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The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-04-25
Gen. Dodge at Dodgeville.
DoDGEv1LLE. April IS 1S

DODdENlLLE, Apru Is, 1855.
EDITOR OF HAwK-EYE:-Dear Sir, The
great Augustus Cesar has spoken, and
we are all enlightened. He commenced by
telling us that he could only occupy the
place of the Great Unwashed, and not fill
it, as his lips had never been touched with
the "Promethean fire. as those of the I'm
washed had. Caesar then told us that the
party in power at this time twas a purely
sectional party''-that the South in his
opinion had acted most injudiciously in
seceding,-that it was not necessary for a
person to support the President or Admin
istration in order to be loyal He then told
us that he had come to convict the Repuh.
lican party OF disloyalty, -thatlif hn fa;iod
it would not be for lack of will but far iant,
of ability. cTrue). He said,that the RenuhN
lican party were prepared for the war be-
forehand,-t they had educated the
people OF the North to hate those of the
South-that the New York Tribune was the
political Bible Of the Republican nartv ,ile
that Greeley was disunionist, and thai no
controlled the Administration ever since
it's Inauguration. He next told us that tho
Democrats had gone on their knees dnrinU
the last session of Congress, to make a now
compromise, that the South would have
compromised, if any considerable number
of the Republicans had been willing. He
then told his Democratic brethren to hurl
back the lie if anybody called them dis
unionists-and finally that the war had
been brought on by the ballot-box, lin the
election of Mr.. Lincoln) and that the ballot
box would have to end it (by electing jeff.
Davis, to succeed him, we suppose). Thus
you see, Mr.. Editor, that the Great General
has sat in Judgment upon us, and that we
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-04-25

FIRE!-Ye sterdav afternoon at O'Clock
our city was alarmed at the cry of fire, and
1t was discovered that fire had broken
ont on, In the roof OF the old Medical College,
The wind being high the western wing of
the building was soon enveloped in one
sheet OF flame. Our engineers were on
hand promptly, but water being scarce.
ana the fire having made such Roadway. it
was found to be impossible to save the
building, and after pumping one or two
cisterns dry, they ceased in their efforts To
put out the fire, which was now raging and
enveloping the whole building, turned their
attention to surrounding buildings. to nre-
vent the fire from spreading; but in snifa of
.heir efforts small building above took
nre, but was soon extinguished.
rms building has been used as n most
house ior some time past; those that were
in the building at the time, were ra,no,,o
ed TO the old barracks. Everything in
the building was saved. We understand
there was no lnsurance.-Go.e Cttu, 1871.
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-04-25
GREAT UNION MEETING AT WApELLo.

We learn that an immense Union meeting
of the people of Louisa County was held at
Wapello, Saturday. The attendance was
very large. Judge Springer presided
The meeting was addressed by Mr.. Cloud,
Of Muscatine, Judge Rorer of Burlington,
and Senator Harlan. Upon taking the
chair Judge Springer made a most elo-
quent address of half an hour The other
speakers made stirring addresses, and the
occasion was enlivened by fine music, vo-
Cal and instrumental. Our informant SAYS
it was one of the largest and finest gather
ings he has attended.
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-04-25

&s. The 65th Illinois regiment of infan-
try known as the Scotch regiment, left
Camp Douglas, Chicago, for Kentucky, on
Sunday last. This is one of the regiments
captured at Harper's Ferry, paroled by the
rebels, and since duly exchanged. From
the number of troops Gen. Burnside seems
to he concentrating in Kentucky we infer
that some important movement will soon
transpire in that region. We note re-
mark ofhis that he shall take the field in
person. In that case we may be sure there
will be some fighting, if he can get within
reach of any rebel force.
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-04-25

Hoas.-The following is q comparative
the States named below for the packing
seasons of 1862 and 1923. Iowa. it viii
be noticed, supplied almost double the
number of the former in the latter season.
But this table fails in showing the proper
ton of actual production. A very large
proportion of those killed in Illinois were
produced in Iowa. Instead of being the
fourth State in the number of hogs actually
raised and fatted last year, as this table
would indicate, we shall be considerably
mistaken if Iowa is not really the first. II
any State is ahead of us in production,
1t in Ohio
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-04-25

vs, would for moment harbor the ide.
OF peace or cessation Of hostilities on o,s
part, while their forces, determined as eya-
are using every means in their power n
gain their cause and defeat the strong arm
OF the Governments. 80"
Hesotyed, That it becomes every patriotic
loyal, Union loving man to succor orr s@.I'
diers now in the field, exposed to fan,;nn
ana disease and always to the relentless
IRE OF the enemy
ResotOed, That we never will fai, in f,r
nlsning supplies, in sending them rein-
lorcements OF men, in upholding them b,
concentrated vigor ofpublico opinion; should
re cry peace, while they are being fred
pom and killed and we provide for no re-.
might forgive US, but man never wouid u
ResoLped, That we believe among In.
men who have made memorable the msn~
bloody fields in this, our struggle for
maintainance Of our National existence
history and coming posterity will point
with becoming pride to the Iowa soldier
as the bravest Of the brave; for their 70.
nown and well known valor, for tho lustre
their achievements shed upon onr
great State, for their illustrious slain for
the honorable scars of the living, and for
the sacrifices they have made, and are now
making, they ever shall, while God reiuns
and the Sun shines, have our tendarest
sympathy and proudest respect.
RESOLVED, Lastly, that forgetting all par
ty divisions, and owning no other duty in
the present crisis thanloyalty to the Union.
we will unite and act upon the motto OF
Decatur. Our cOuntry-may she ALWAYS
be right-bu our country always!'
RESOLVED, That the proceedings of this
meeting be published in the Missouri Dem
ocrat, the Gate City, Burlington Hawk
Eye and Bloomfield Clarion.
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-04-25
Hospital Report.

List of deceased soldiers who have
died in hospitals at st. Louis, No., from
April IL to l6, 1863. Furnished by Thos.
w. }. Long, of Iowa, State Sanitary agent,
st. Louis and vicinity.
April l3-Jas Dodds, A lis ILL.,, chronic
diarrhea. ...........
H-Wm Coar, d 50 Ind, chron. diarrhea,
Chas Cox, "a + NJ $ NJ, erysipeias.
Samuel Morris, G. IS o, pneumonia.
I5-Harvey p Strong, X III cav,
Geo w Sale, L "a Ind, typhoid fever.
Daniel Potter, % Iowa,
ROLAND Hershey, + 81 LII, scurvy.
Thos Rodgers, d 81 Iowa, bronchitis
and diarrhea.
90 Bray, G So Ind, chron. diarrhea.
VIM King, e 40 /"
Daniel Barrett, b 81 Ill,
I6-Jno dresser, G. 1l3 Ill,
VIM Vaughn, X l24 Ill, g
A Edwards, Ii 81 Iowa, g
Geo w Cox, IA Mo, erysipelas.
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-04-25

81 MOUNTED INFANTRY.-It is said that
Gen. Rosseau is now organizing force of
twelve thousand mounted infantry in
Southern Kentucky and Middle Tennessee,
designed for scouting and similar purposes.
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-04-25

~ The Davenport Gazette processes to
to have good authority for stating that
Caleb s. Baldwin declines being candi-
date for reelection to the Supreme Court.
The Gosette forthwith suggests that Judge
Dillon, of Davenport, be the nominee.
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-04-25

S- A letter from Sergeant Albert A..
Barnes to Capt. f. NJ. Littler, published in
the Davenport Gazette, says that tvo hun
dred and seventeen members of tho End
Iowa infantry have been made commits
stoned officers
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-04-25

One Of the most significant indca-
tons Of the foul and traitorous purposes of
the Copperhead leaders of the once Demo-
cratic party, is the pertinacity and malice
with which they denounce every lifelong
Democrat who ventures to utter word
against the rebels, or stands up manfully
in support of the Union and It's Govern
ment. These scoundrels set themselves up
as the embodiment of Democracy, and,
fools and villains as they are, attempt to
''coerce' the opinions of all who have been
true Democrats down to their own base,
Infamous and cowarlly level. They vii.
fully trample on every principle, and scout
every measure that was ever esteemed
Democratic. They style every Democrat
who still thinks the Union and the Govern
ment should be sustained at all hazards and
despite all opposition, "Abolitionists,' and
hope by this means to deter the people
from doing their duty as patriots. They
do not seem to understand that they have
made "abolitionist'' and ''patriot'' words
of the same meaning-and that Copper
head, Democrat, and traitor, are no longer
distinctive appellations. A true Democrat
is always a patriot. But when the party
is made to act treason, no man can be of, or
act with it, without either wilfully or igno-
rantly being guilty of the crime.
O
THE CONFEDERATE LoAN.-The "Biue
Noses. as the people of Nova Scotia are
sometimes called, don't appear to have a
very high opinion of Confederate RESPONSE
bility. On the 10th inst. So, 1000 Of Confed
crate eight per cent debentures, with cou-
pons purporting to be payable in gold,
were offered at public auction in Halifax,
and though there was large crowd pres
ent not single bid was made. A canny
Scotchman did offer to purchase the whole
lot, coupons included, at four cents per
pound for the paper, but the auctionser de-
clined parting with them at that rate.
The loan of E3,OOO,OOO lately offered in
England, it is now said, was a mere
shrewd ruse of certain class of Confeder-
ate creditors, who, by means of it, were en-
bled to shift their demands from their own
shoulders to those of the deluded public.
who, for few days, swallowed the bait
At last accounts the thing seemed to be
seeking its level--or rather to have collaps.
ed altogether.
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-04-25

>The President has appointed Hon.
Joseph A. Wright, late Minister to Berlin.
our National Representative to the Worlds
Fair, soon to be held at Hamburg. New
York and Illinois will also be represented
there. Articles intended for exhibition.
must be delivered at New York, ready for
shipment, by the 18th day of June next.
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-04-25

The winter is exceedingly severe in Por-
tugal, great deal of snow has fallen, the
railroads are damaged, all building opera
tons are suspended.
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-04-25

~ The trial of the Rev. Mr. Hagar. of
Chicago, before the Ecclesiastical Court, at
Joliet, ILL.,, is still progressing. The pro-
ceedings are forbidden to be published and
Reporters are excluded, but the Chicago
papers daily contain what they say is the
substance of the evidence. How they get
1t they don't tell us; how correct their re-
ports are soe cannot decide. 1t is a very
pretty affair, i'll every way. We guess the
parties who started it wish they had let it
alone. Their notoriety is by no means
enviable.
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-04-25

Va There was grand Union Meeting at
Hamilton. Butler county, the Gibraltar of
vaiiandigham's District, on last Saturday.
An immense concourse of people were in
attendance. The number was estimated at
not less than twenty thousand. General
Burnside, Governor Morton Of Indiana
Gov. Tod OF Ohio, Col. Stanley Matthews,
Hon. Henry Winter Davis of MARYLAND.
and other distinguished gentlemen and pa
triots, made earnest and loyal speeches.
The Copperheads were astonished and
shrunk into their holes, to hide their shame
from every eye.
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-04-25

A PRoPHET.-Mr. Charles Starbuck,
who sometime since advertised that he
possessed infallibIe means of determining
in advance the growth of Wheat" which
he was willing to impart to others for a
consideration, has written letter to the
Prairie Farmer, stating that in his opinion
the coming wheat crop Of 1868 will prove a
failure in the Northwest. He don't say
whether he refers to Fall or Spring wheat,
or both, nor upon what he bases his conclu-
sion. We trust our farmers will not be too
much alarmed by this prediction, and by
proper care and diligence. will endeavor to
prove him ''false prophet" The crop
may fail, to be sure, and lest it should, let
our farmers plant plenty of corn and other
grains, SO that in any case, we shall have
plenty to eat. IF all turns out well so much
the better.
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-04-25

OUR RELATIONS WITH ENGLAND.-The
New York Evening Post makes the follow
ing remarks relative to the reported warlike
tenor Of Mr.. Stewards late dispatches to
England. The Post, like earnest people
everywhere, seems to begetting tired of the
subterfuges of the English Government,
and desires our own authorities to act with
that sort Of decision and purpose demanded
for the preservation of our national honor,
English insolence and pertidy have been
submitted toquite longenough. tits about
time that we let the bullies know that Eng
land must either be neutral in fact, or make
war i'll earnest. England is already max
ing war on us while protesting neutrality.
1t were far better for us to have a war in
earnest. In that case We shall all know
just what to do:
The newspapers speak of u dispatch, now
supposed to be on its way from the State
Department at Washington to our Minister
in England, in which It is demanded that
the encouragement given by the English
Government in the fitting out of piratical
vessels to plumber our commerce, shall
cease. We suppose the rumor to be true
since this is the only course that our Gov
eminent can take with credit. The conni-
vance ofthe British ministry with the nj
rates II % palpable, and its consequences to
our trade are 80 mischievous, that the most
cold blooded of politicians could hardly
help speaking with energy ON such pro-
ivoCutff,N. ri
4 wewiil suppose such a message TO have
been sent; the honor of the country will
then require that the answer be given with
out unnecessary delay. Is Great Britain
willing to fulfill her obligation of restrain
ing her subjects from making open war up
on our commerce by sea, or does she mean
to c0ntinuc the practice OF connivance which
she has followed from the beginning of the
rebellion? That is the question for her to
decide, and the mischief to our commerce
which must ensne from her further en-
of the pirates is SO great that
we must have her decision immediately.
If the British ministry hesitates or falters.
our Government can do no less than recall
Mr.. Adams from England and send Lord
Lyons home. 1t does not become our Gov
eminent to stand Mt the doors of the Coun
Gil Chamber of the British ministry, cap in
hand, whimpering the twentieth supplica-
ton for an interference with the schemes of
the pirates, which is but an act of simple
justice to friendly nation, and which a
Government disposed to deal fairly with us
would not have waited for us to ask, or at
least would have granted at the first sug-
gestion. 1t does not become us any longer
to hold Diplomatic correspondence with
GovernnAhft so utterly regardless of the
rights ofother nations as the refusal of so
ademand will show that of Great
Britain to be. On this point there should
not, in our judgment, be moments hest
tation or delay. When that step is taken,
the next will be to decide on the mode of
redress. The recalling of our Minister and
the dismissal of Lord Lyons will show that
we are in earnest, and there will then be
time enough to deliberate on further meas
ures.
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-04-25

~ When Gen. Burnside's old Army
Corps passed through Cincinnati, sometime
since, they CHANGED to go by the Hall in
which what styled itself Democrat Con-
vention was in session. This body did not
extend to the gallant warriors single
cheer, smile, or other manifestation of en-
couragement. The Conservatives evident
~ felt bad and ill-humored. These SOL
diers were going to fight their friends, the
rebels. They looked as if able to do it eff
fectually. We don't wonder that the Cop
perheads were sullen. But ifthese soldiers
had been the real Butternuts, who doubts
but they would have been greeted with
cheers and CALCULATIONS by this "Demo-
cratic assemb age?
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-04-25

~ The Democracy and the Copper
heads of Chicago, or the Copperheads and
the Democracy,-we don't know which set
hold the reins-have nominated the presen
Mayor for reelection. We suppose this
nomination is the consideration the long
cared Mayor earned for his recent veto of a
call for Union meeting. The nomination
will prove the whole consideration, howev-
er. Tho people will give him leave to re-
tire by an overwhelming vote. Vetoes will
be rather disagreeable topics to Sherman to
the end of his life.
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-04-25

G3- The Chicago Times of Sunday con-
tains dispatch from st. Paul, of the 18th
inst, to the effect that courier had just
arrived with information to Gen. Sibley
that detachment of troops stationed at
Wantonwan, short distance from Mede-
lin, had been attacked by q band of In
dians, supposed to number about fifty
One soldier and one boy were said to be
killed, and two soldiers and two women
badly wounded. We give the report for
what it is worth,
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-04-25
THE aHAWK-EYE
"Wednesday. april -.

A SPECIMEN COPPERHEAD.-One Dr..
Rundy, Surgeon of the late l2sth Illinois
regiment, was arrested short time since
charged with stealing property belonging
to the Government. The l2Sth regiment
last fall, at Camp Butler, voted the Copper
head ticket unanimously. Carrying out
it's Oopperhead principles it afterwards at
tempted to desert in body, in which at
tempt it was foiled and put under arrest
This DR.. Rundy seems TO be careful and
assiduous observer of Copperhead prsc-
tees. At his residence, some ten miles
from Carbondale, ILL.,, large quantities of
hospital stores were found, concealed in
unusual places. He was unable to give
any explanation Of the manner in which
he became possessed Of this property-ex-
Cept by telling the truth, which a genuine
Copperhead, of course, could not do-and
he was thereupon carefully taken to Cairo,
where he will be treated with most distin-
guished consideration so long as he may
remain. If he should escape he will pro-
badly turn up somewhere in Egypt as a
Copperhead candidate for Governor, Mem
her of Congress, or something of that sort.
He would suit exactly.
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-04-25

e 49, AA0 Jc01OuSy lO1 tluS COuutfy, ltS
past wonderful growth and rapidly accu-
initiating power hitherto hardly concealed
by the British Government, may be accur-
ately estimated by the alacrity with which
it acknowledged the belligerancy of the
Rebels, and the pertinacity with which
from the very beginning to the present
hour, it has made use of every means, short
Of actual war, to aid, comfort and encour-
age the would be Confederacy. The efforts
England makes, not covertly now, to Sc
cure the success of rebellion, as Internal
as insane,are the highest possible evidences
of the dread she has felt, and stills feels,
Of the united American people. That Gov
ernment is now insolent ;;where'it was for
merly exceedingly courteous. 1t now i'm
pertinently intrudes it's counsel in cases
where it would but lately have been con-
tent to ask::ours and, turnkey like, would
have followed it. To secure our ruin, it
repudiates its morality, ignores it's own
interpretations ofinternational law, sanc-
tons piracy on the high seas, and impu-
IDENTIFY pirates of its own honor, neutrality,
forbearance and honesty.
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-04-25

EB- The General Land Office has receiv-
ed additional specimens Of valuable Min
erals from New Mexico. Recent reports
from that region give glowing accounts Of
valuable gold mines on the ella river, which
have evidently been entirely unknown
hitherto even to the natives.
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-04-25

Mr In the course of the recent discus
sion in the English House of Commons on
American affairs, Mr.. Laird. one of the
members, and also the actual builder of the
Alabama, gave his views, and boldly 40
knowledged and justified his conduct, as
builder Of rebel pirates! Yet with this
avowai yet sounding in his ears, Lord Pal
merston got up and gravely talked of Eng
lish neutrality, and Of the technical diff
culties in the way Of OBTAINING that and
similar vessels! We don't know with Ger
tainty, butsuch talk in such circumstances,
looks very much as if English Statesmen,
had made lying one of the fine arts, and
had themselves attained the highest excel
lence in it's practice. They are about as
accomplished in it as are those honorable
fellows, the ''chivalry' Of the Paradise of
Dixie.
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-04-25

ANOTHER NATIONAL BANK.-The Bank
of North America, New York City, has no.
titled the Secretary of the Treasury that
that institution is prepared to deposit $780,
900 of Government Stock, under the provis-
ions of tho National Bank Act a. soon az
the circulating notes arc prepared.
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-04-25
The Beginninx Of the End.

The Beginning OF the EnA.
Bya reference to our telegraphic columns
it win be seen that the Indiana Copper
heads are following the example Of the 4.
G. Cs in Southern Illinois in numbering
Union men. Their spite is particularly di-
rected against officers who are engaged In
srresting deserters. Upon these murder
GUS attacks have been made in numerous
instances and several have been killed. It
is q fact that cannot be blinked that these
Oopperheads are buying and smuggling
arms and powder and making preparations
for mischief. Their labors are to secure
the aid of the people and to precipitate re-
volution and bloodshed, and we see the
fruits the first fruits Of their internal
doings in these murders. If they succeed
we shall have war nearer home.
10 Revolt seems to be growing in Rus
sia Besides the insurrection in Poland, it
is reported that the Tartars, inhabiting the
shores of the river Volga and the Kazan,
and tho inhabitants Of the surrounding dis
tricts of country, have risen unanimously
against the Russian Government. 1t is also
stated that the Emperor troops in that re-
gion have proven insufficient to suppress
those of the insurgents. The cause of this
new trouble in the dominions of Alexan-
der, has not come to our knowledge. If
the report be true, it is only one more illus
tration of the old fact
UJIneasv lies tho head that weara q crown ~