The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-01-03

Nothing wilt enable our readers 90 thoroughly
to understand The movements Of Gen. Burnside,
from the time be took command until..after bis
repulse At Fredericksburg, as the statement he
made before the Congressional Joint Committee
on the Conduct of the War. With this view,
we give it to our readers in full. 1t is straight.
forward, open and manly account of his plan Of
operations and Of bis reasons therefore. 1t will
inevitably create in the minds of all impartial
readers higher estimate of the NAS than that
they entertained before. His frankness We
charm them. The absence of any desire to
throw any responsibility upon others which pro.
perIy belonged to himself, is in marked contrast
with the conduct and policy of some who have
held important commands. II there 10 any enc
to blame for the failure at Fredericksburg he
does not shirk it. ~gaa
| MoRE TRzAsoH.-On Saturday morning last
the Chicago Times Illuminated long article, the
purpose of which ia to innoculate the rowdies,
blackguards, and reasonable villains who sup
port it, With the idea that New England, and
New Englanders, are the cause Of the present
troubles, and that the remedy is . reconstruc.
ton Of the Union with that ''pestiferous" peo-
pie cleft out ia the cold" Among other equally
credible assertions, It says:
The early records of New England would dis
grace q. community of Hindoos or Hottentots,
and, in later years, even down TO recent date,
her legislative records attest her treason to the
constitution, AID her intolerance of constitution.
al liberty.
The writhings of the Times would be amusing
if they we're not 6endish. Toe internal treason
it teaches day BY day, has already earned for it
the most prominent place among the infamies
which polluse, degrade and endsnger the land
It is fortunate that in ell things it overlesps
itself. exposes its base purposes, and arouses the
scorn and hatred of all men who have the slight
est feeling Of honor or loyalty within them. The
fools imagine that they can convince the people
that it is not to New. England We owe our Inde-
pendence, our Freedom, and the existence of
the Republic. 1t is because New England val
ues these, that the Times now denounces it.
"a We are in receipt of copy Of the pre-
liminsry report on the United States census for
1860, and will from time to time, as We have
space, publish such condensed portions of it as
may be of general interest, entitled "FAcrs
FROM THE CENSUS"
The population of the United States June l,
1901, was. .....s............. 81, $40 $50
Gain since census Of 1850. ....... s,2z5, 464
Vermont has remained nearly stationary bare
Iy gaining one third Of one per cent New Hamp-
shire but two and half per cent; while
Illinois shows 10l per cent, going from $50, 4sl
in 1850, to l,7ll,s5l in 1850, $50 large pop
u!ation, more than doubling itself in ten years,
increase, is without parallel" Indiana shows
very satisfactory progress, gaining $4,000,
about SO per cent. Iowa went from l92, 900 in
1850, to Cts, 900 in 1860, or 25l per cent, show
ing the largest per ceutage Of any State organ
lied prior to 1850, except California. Missouri
increased 100000 within fraction of "a per
| cent.
The fifteen saveholding States contain H.
FAC, 600, of whom 1895, 900 are whites, PSI, 900
free colored persons, and $3.50, 900 are slaves.
w "SsusA 6oan W su0 WuOsC pVpul0tiOu III tuOSe
States from 1850 to 1860, was 1922, 900, equal
to a. per per cent The slaves advanced in
numbers 74s, 1881, or Is per cent. The nineteen
Free States and seven Territories, contained
in 1860, l9,aOl $40, OF whom 1926, 57s were
white, and 2s7.2lS free colored, (the latter does
not include 1000 that came to Burlington the
day after the October electiou,) increasing in ten
years nearly 100000, or II per cent. Mr.
Kennedy in commenting on the above says:
ut is due to candor, to state that the marked
disproportion between the rate of gain in the
North and South respectively. il msuifessly, to
some extent, caused BY the larger number OF
Immigrants, Who settle in the former section. on
account Of congeniality Of climate, the variety
of occupation, the dignity vherewith respecta-
bic employment is invested, and the freedom OF
labor"
Assessment undeP Revenue Law.
We are uuder obligations to T. u. Pickel,
Esq, for tabular statements Of the assessm snts
/ under the U. 8. Internal Revenue Law, for the
division consisting Of Burlington township, for
the months Of September, October and Novem-
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