The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-12-19

| COMING BACK TO THE
Union movements in the South show at
least this much, that those engaged in tnem
see the rebellion to be Q failure. The pre-
sence of four men at washington asking
seats in Congress as representatives %
Louisiana is most significant fact, All the
slavery wing of the Union party of tneir
State, and may therefore be supposed 10
sympathize naturally with the ob1ects Oh
| the rebellion, and to have abandoned IL
from despair of its success. A memper Oh
Congress has also been elected in Western
| Arkansas. Col. Johnson of the 9st Arkansas
Union infantry, ana he is not only for the
| Union but for emancipation as means OF
| more perfect union. In neither OF these
cases, nor in that of the member from the
loyal fragment OF ola slIsInla, 49,
by few Union men at and around Alex
! andria, were the members elected IN ac-
cordance with State laws, but by Irregular
and spontaneous movements OF the people;
! Since the State governments In the repei
sections are suspended. Congress must ell
ther recognize these spontaneous eiectionS
as valid, or provide some measure by when
| elections may be legally held. This Will
open the whole question of reconstruction.
But what We notice at present Is the s'S-
tnificance of these movements az proving
growing belief in the suppression OF the
rebellion, and at least a willingness to ac-
cept the restoration OF the Union as an III
evitable fact.
There has hardly been time yet since
Gen. Banks occupied the RIO Grande and
Corpus Christi. for any very extensive
Union demonstrations in that State but the
accounts received, although rather vague
as yet, are full of good indications. Previ-
Gus to the Banks expedition committee
2 of Union men from Texas visited WASH
5 ington, and predicted with confidence that
Union movement would soon be made IN
i their State, that the State government
+ would be reorganized, the ordinance OF Sc
: cession be repealed or ignored, Slavery
t abolished, and representatives elected 10
the Congress of the United States. If they
: did not greatly over estimate the numbers
|, of the Union party in the State, 1t Will
: soon show ITSELF and Texas will return 10
/, its place in the Union. It is intimated that
: the part Of the State west Of the colorado,
d where the Free State element is strongest,
q will be the first to reorganize and Will ask
if to be admitted into the Union as II separate
4 State, after the manner of West Virginia.
It Texas was admitted with the agreement
% that it should be cut up into five states
when the population should warrant 1t,
= and there are no such objections in her
,e case as exist in reference to the division OF
old States like Virginia.
If Thus the process Of reunion commences
T. at once in the districts reclaimed from the
le rebels by military force, not waiting for the
lie termination of the war elsewhere. w hen
IL the final blow has been struck III the held,
~ we shall witness the same thing every
D. where. 1t ~ not III nuIIlah Httuie
the dreams of the rebel leaders, that the
st Southern people will still hold out against
ne the authority of the Union after their arm
as les are fairly beaten. Nor is the progress
he in the emancipation OF the negro to be less
v, marked In the border Slaves 1t is already
e. so rapid and universal Is TO confound be-
mt lief and we may be sure that kentucky,
he naturally the last to yield to the current OF
a events, now that she has come already TO
- saw through her Governor that slavery IS
A. ~ 80, nn
take one step further and declare emancl-
at patton essential to the best restoration OF
of the Union. We have faith in the sterling
at patriotism of kentucky. She Will work
ed out her own salvation in due time, ii she IS
,ic properly let alone.-'springt:etd Repuo.
ARRIVAL OF REFUGEES At BALTIMORE.
~, The Baltimore Sun gives the following
IL account Of the arrival in that city last sun
w day Of refugees in Richmond:
". Yesterday morning there appeared at the
ay military Provost Marshal S office five refu-
Id geesf rom the South. They had escaped
- from Richmond and made their way to the
re- Potomac River, and then secured passage
= to Baltimore in a steamboat. After they
~, had got aboard the steamboat they were
80 accosted by a Government detective ana al
ne once gave themselves up and stated they
~ were refugees, dc. AT the Marshal once
m their trunks and vaises were examined
re, and gold bars, gold dust, and gold coin,
IRE American and foreign, was found, amount
icy ing to about $50, 900, together with teWelry
NC consisting Of valuable gold watches, dla-
en-: air monds, &c. The wealth of the entire party
ity was computed to be from $4,000 TO $50, 600.
ese Three of them had their families with them.
a'e Bv their own statement il cost them abo' II
ne 81 700 to get out of Richmond; one of them
III alone paid 5000 for pass 70 leave the city
OF They informed Capt. French, Assistant
Provost Marshal, that man they had en-
LOT ployed to act as their guide TO the Potomac
csc had been killed on the route by Confade
lus rate ushwhacker. They represented tina
. hu they had been engaged III the clothing ant
lle general merchandise business in kichmont
~ and other parts of the South. 1t was
az novelty to examine the gold bars and dus
a'e they had in their possession, to say nothing
-. of the quantities of tens and twentles tina
ss.; they had carefully wrapped up and place.
ia: :ial in leather bags. The following are tn
the names given by them TO Capt. French =
Ieu A. Brussel, Joseph Blumaner, j. Israel, -
nn- Brill. and d. Epstin. The first four nance
oM signed the parol of honor, used for foreig'
ual subjects, and Epstin took the oath of allie
ing glance. They were then all released, ant
me allowed to take with them their preciou
'nd metals. ..
ave "BIrE BIGGER, Billy One day gen
NEW two E FSs SB Ges
,ili- ed. Their clothes were ragged and dirty
Co., and tied together by pieces CT string. On
ap- Of the boys was perfectly happy, over
the half-withered bunch of flowers he had jus
son, picked I'D in the street. II say, Billy,
'0z. said he to his companion, "wesnt some
body real good to drop these ere posie
ana Jest where 1 could find them-they're
the nooty and nice? Look sharp, Billy, mel
ma Nv You'll find something bimeby.' Pres
he entIv the gentlemen heard his merry voic
aer- again saving so, Jolly! Billy, If here ain
as most half peach, and it amt much dirty
his neither. Cause You hain't found nothil
und Won NAV bite first" Billy was just goin
rate take a yery little taste Oft when his con
he panion said, "Bae Bigger Billy, mebb
lat we'll find another fore long" .
7 in What noble heart that boy had lin spi
low If his raps and dirt! lie was "uoing gOot
Mr.. in the way that we are speaking Of. The
this was nobody for him to be kind to but h
IAN Communion in poverty-the poor raggt