The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-01-31
TRAITORS. Finances. and Victories.

Vt0!tOIUS H1000c00S ana V1CtOIle0.
Northern traitors and secessionists, of the Fer.
nando Wood, Vallandighsm, and Brooks school,
as if possessed Of some internal spirit, seem now
determined, with all the strength they can COM
mand, 70 aid JEFF. Davis in the overthrow of our
Government Az they have lived, every one Of
them, during this eventful period, 80 they seem
to be preparing TO die-TRAITORs-hated and
detested of every true lover of freedom and hu-
mainly. Their efforts, together with those of
their Southern leader and master, jeff Davis,
shall utterly fail They may array themselves
against God, justice, and liberty, and Join them
selves, body and soul, to their idol, slavery, but
they will now take notice that 4 long suffering,
bleeding nation 10 being rapidly prepared to in
Aict upon them mark and blow, given to every
enemy of freedom from Gain down to Arnold
viz: Eternal Ezecraion. fas L,
Our enemies just now seize upon our financial
troubles az the weakest point Of assault. They
complain of the policy adopted by the Govern
ment to raise money, Of depeciated currency,
Of imitation of prices, and of thousand Other
things in financial matters inseparable from q
state of war. Just Is though hundreds of nail
lions could be obtained without jostle Just
% though the whole nation could be rocked to
its very foundations, and more than million Of
its noblest sons called to the battle field without
even whisper Of disturbance. =
/ We have encountered difficulties thus far, 10
our great struggle, unparalleled in the history
of the world. We have nobly met them, one by
one, - they have appeared, and have vanquisbed
them. Now the state Of our finances demands
attention. Our Minister of the Exchequer, Mr..
Chase, has . work Of herculean proportions be-
fore him, and he should have the help and sup
port of every loyal citizen Our people have but
to viu it, and the way out of esery difficulty will
be a. plain - MONDAY.
We are rich in every element of wealth. There
is neither destitution nor suhering-on the con-
trary, there never was more universal prosperity
in oil quarters than ct the present moment
What are the facts in relation to our so called
deprecated currency9 Will it not buy bread at
fair prices? Certainly. Are not the necessaries
Of life, % whole, 40 much within the reach Of
the poor Is during any one Of the past twenty
years! All things considered, this Is undoubt-
eddy true. There never was Z time. urobahlv.
when old and young, male and female. sll over
he free states, were more prosperous and com
Portable then now. Every human being Who has
strength to labor, can find profitable. EMPLOYS
mept either at home or in the service Of biz
country. A hundred dollars Of paper currency
will to-day purchase better horse, or yoke Of
oxen, than could have been bought with the
same amount of gold before the war. The same
10 true of many other thinga secrstaty Chase
in his report says:
"Wheat, quoted at $1.ss@1,45 per bushel
on the LIST Of November, 1861, was quoted q
81, 45@l,5 so on the LIST of November, 1852. =
Prime mess pork, ON the 1st of November,
1861, was quoted at $l6, 00@15, so per barrel,
and ON the LIST of November, 1861, ct $3.50
@1S,oO. Corn sold on the lst Of November,
1861. at EGGS cents per bushsl, and OF the
LIST Of November, 1882, at 7l@73 cents, a
comparison between tie prices Of hay, beef
and sonso ether htaples Of domestic produce 70.
.s'ssl s:t!..s|ss { Ssas! f. IT,
We affirm that thss far, ~ have 10 reason