The Burlington weekly hawk-eye., 1863-05-23

~ H.,
Davenport, Feb IL. 1858.
&ss.- We regret to observe that the noto-
rious vagabond and mountebank, Clay
Dean, has been 'gobbled up'' by the con-
valescent soldiers at Keokuk. We do not
wonder that the soldiers should feel out
ragged by the reasonable course ofthis dirty
blackguard. But we are sorry to see them
take the law into their own hands. Dean
is not dangerous man, although undoubt-
edly u scoundrel of the most disloyal char
acter. He is amendable to the laws, civil
and military, and should be punished by
law. We regret that he has been interfered
with, because we are opposed to mobs and
opposed to initiating the miserable creature
by giving him notoriety. But the pleasure
he will derive from the noise which his
handling by the soldiers will create, is
greatly marred by his fears, for he is one
of the most abominable towards living.
p. S. - Since, writing the above we
have received the Gate city ofSaturday,
from which it will be seen that no violence
was offered Dean-that he was simply ar
rested by the soldiers and placed in the
hands of the Provost Marshal:
ARREST OF HENRY CLAY DEAN. - The
Great Mogul of the CopPerhead fraternity,
Henry Clay Dean, arrived in this city last
evening. Soon after his arrival a company
of about one hundred soldiers formed and
marched up in regular order to the house
of Mr.. Clagett, whittier Dean had gone,
and brought out and placed him at the
head OF the column and marched him down
to the corner of Main and Second. They
formed Il hollow square, placing the eN-
Chaplain in the centre. They then pro-
ceeded TO deliberate what should be done
with him - whether they should deliver
him over to the authorities to deal with
him rs they saw fit, or take him into their
own hands and meet out justice to him in
q summary manner. While they were
consulting, Dean asked liberty to speak,
He then stated that he had never belonged
to the Order called the knights of the
Golden Circle, and that he had always
preached peace on honorable terms. Some
one in the crowd at this point asked how
about his speech at Pontiac, ILL.,, and one
or two other places. He said that he had
seen some statements i'll the papers, but
that they had misrepresented him. Some
one in the crowd again spoke and said
what the papers had said was true, for he
heard the speech himself, and that more
reasonable sentiments could not be utter
ed by any man, and that il was him and
his cOnfederates that were producing this
discord and dissension in the North, and
that they, rs soldiers, had enlisted and
sworn to defend the Government against
traitors, and as there was no specifications
in the bill or no limitations, they proposed
to keep their oath the same here as they
would in any other locality, and that they
deemed him traitor of the deepest dye
doing more injury to his country than he
could by fighting against it. The soldiers
and it was decided to deliver him over to
the Provost-Marshal. So, forming into
line they marched the arbitrator to the
Provost Marshaps Office, where he was
properly arrested and placed in contine-
ment, where he will be kept until they
hear from higher authority. The soldiers
then very quietly dispersed.
Much credit is due to the soldiers for the
orderly manner in which the whole affair
was conducted-there being no excitement
or noise-everything being done quietly
and in order.
We learn by telegraph that Dean has
been sent to St. Louis.
w. Col. H. b. Grierson, the leader of
the recent cavalry raid through Mississip-
pi, is from the State of Illinois. At the be-
ginning of the war he entered the service,
acting for some months as aid to General
Prentiss. In the fall of 1861, he was COM
missioned Major of the 9th Illinois cavalry,
which by his means soon became one of
the best in the service, and subsequently he
became and is now it's Colonel. He has
proved once again that it is what man
does and not the station he holds, that lifts
him to fame and confers real honor. Ev-
erybody has now heard of Col. Grierson.
There are plenty Of Generals whose names
are still unknown to fame and will proba-
bly, remain so.
rs~The Bank of Commerce of New York
holds United States securities of the par
value of Sl3, 4O2, 900, and which cost the
Bank Sl3, 1893, 900, but at market prices was
worth half million more than cost, 1t
also holds legal tender notes for an addi-
tional sum of more than a million and a
half of dollars. The Bank of Commerce
seems to have confidence in the Govern
ment, and TO have made money by it. II
gives good example for all to follow.
SENsIBLE.-Col. Munday, in command
at Louisville, it is said, has ordered all the
houses in that city to be closed,
and the whole gang of sporting gentry'
to leave instanter. That is a good move
1t is getting rid of that number of traitors
or Copperheads as well as gamblers, and
relieves the community of two evil at once. |