The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-03-14

ize the army, and to give aid and comfort to the
rebellion generally.
Resolved, That We have the utmost confidence
in the honesty, ability and patriotism OF Abra.
ham Lincoln, and that We heartily approve OF
any and all measures which strike most directly
at the heart OF the rebellion; most prominent
among which we recognize Confscation and
Emancipation-the traitorous wailiLgs OF the
Copperheads to the contrary Notwithstanding !,
| Resolved, That it is the pride and the duty OF
all patriots, without regard to former political
distinctions, to unite in hearty support OF the
Government in its efforts to put down rebellion
| Resolued, THAT We care not whether man oe
Ben. Butler Breckenridge Democrat, Joe
Wright Douglas Democrat, or Wendeli rms
lips Abolitionist, if he 10 in favor Of the Union
and vigorous persecution of the war till the
last vestge Of foul treason is wiped out forever
all such We hail as patriots and brothers, and
pledge ourselves not to quarrel about antece-
dents till the good work of saving the country
is accomplished.
The speech of Mr. Corkhil, wSo has been as
ISOLATED with the army of Virginia, was able and
effective and frequently applauded. represents
ed vidid portraiture of the deeolations OF the
'Old Dominion" the result of her fratricidal
policy, and showed up in very encouraging
light the past progress of our arms and the sat
isfactory prospects for future restoration OF
the Rappahannock have great confidence in
their commander, and that be in turn is sanguine
Of success
Capt West also favored the audience with a
we'll digested address, which was cordially re-
ceived.
The meeting was an imposing exhibition Of
the Union strength of Mt. Pleasant, and adj
journed amidst tumut of applause.
WARRINGTON C0RREsPONDENCE.
| WASHINGTON, March, 1868.
The resignation Of Gen. Sigel, now known to
the country, has been known here several days,
and has been the cause of renewed and earn
est effort to remove Gen Halleck, as it was the
department Of that General to Sigel that ren-
dered it intolerable for the latter personally
and detrimental to the service generally for
him to remain in command. 1t is understood
that the resignation will be accepted. as Cash.
Clay found with regard to himself, Sigel is not
the sort of men that Halleck wants. He gets
alf-hearted Democrats, like H. H. Trimble,
promoted when he can. That is the sort that
suits him. A list of officers as he fixes it up
is said to contain almost exclusively men of
that stripe, and in one list he had actually put
Trimble, for our State; and his name would
have gone to the Senate as Brigadier but for
prompt and earnest protest. We have quite
enough SUCH
Gen. Mcdowell has been reported as going
to Cairo to try the cotton spectators. l am
very sure he is not going to Cairo, but to St.
Louis. 1t may be that he is going there on
the cotton business. Its, perhaps, as eligible
a place as Cairo to investigate the matter
Blu: it is whispered around, with what truth
do not know, that he is going to take command
there. hope if he does he will be made less
clerk and allowed to be more of comman-
der than Gen. Curtis is understood for some
time to have been. But Gen, Curtis won the
best laid and conducted battle of the war, and
when Mcdowell shall have done as well, per-
haps Halleck will reduce him to the same're-
stricted line of authority that Curtis has been,
if he supercedes the Iowa General.
At this present writing, am under the i'm
preston that the Court of Claims bill has been
passed, and that body recognized. One pur-
pose was undoubtedly to give majority of
friends of the Administration, and earnest
friends of the Government to that Court, by
adding two new Judges to be appointed by the
President,-the Court now consisting of three
Judges; and one, Judge Casey, being all right
Another purpose unquestionsbly was to get
rid of the present Clerk, and abolish the lu.
crative sinecure held under him by the writ.
ing editor Of the National Intelligencer, or at
least to give it to somebody else. But think
it probable, the way things 60, that one sp
pointee of the wishy wsshy order will be got
upon the bench to secure the retention of the
gentleman. And only one is necessary.
While am writing the clock strikes twelve.
The flags are lowering, and the Thirty-seventh
Congress is no more. Without dwelling upon
its character, may say that few legislative
bodies in the world have ever had thrown upon
them graver responsibilities; few have sat in
periods of so much importance, considered
either locally or with regard to the general in
terests Of civilization; none have enacted meas
ures of greater or more durable value, and no,
many will occupy more conspicuous and
honorable position in the history of mankind.
IOWA.
Clerks OFFICE, SuPaExE CoURr, Iowa.
DIS MoINEs, March Cd, 1868.
| Pursuant to law and order of Court, have
arranged the causes for the Argument Term OF
the Supreme Court of Iowa, to be held at Day-