The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-10-03
BURLINGTON WEEKLY HAWK-EYE

1KLY HAWK-EYiEa ).
ia Bad luck seems to wait on and ulti
mately destroy the vessels of the rebels.
The richest instance occurred in Charles
ton harbor recently, when theirebelsther-
nlents on board, under the impression that
It was one of our Monitors. That was a
huge joke-to us. The Sumter, we believe,
was the first vessel fitted out in England.
1t was overhauled in Gibralter, its depar-
ture prevented, finally sold out, and made
a new start and got into Charleston harbor,
where it at, last met the fate, it deserved.
So may it be with all their piratieal efforts.
Nothing is too bad for traitors We shall
beglad to see them repeating the treatment
of the Sumter to the residue of their armed
vessels. Such mistakes please us deei-
dedly. r. G
ne" 1t is not true that Mr.. McMakin
voted to strike the word 'twhite"5 out of
the new Constitution, as has been charged.
We do not suppose the lie will do him the
least harm, but the stupid inventors and
circulators Of it will be estopped from as
sorting that nobody denies it. - 81.
THEIR HONESTY. The Chillicothe cor
respondent of the Cincinnati Gazette tells
the following Of Hon. VIM. Allen, who is
now advocating Vallandigham's election
in Ohio, and portion of whose TRADE at
40 mil II ind
Gates not merely his honesty but that of
the whole gang with which he associates.
They all think the first attribute of poll
tician is ability to assume any shape or po-
sition they please, and by all possible
means induce the public to "believe a lie."
And they, really seem to imagine their
conduct honorable, confess themselves
liars with brazen face and stony con-
science, as if it were decidedly commend
able! What could be expected from such
men but treason2 ..aE.gstV en#
In his great speech year or so ago, Mr..
Allen declared that the Southern rebellion
was the wickedest that ever occurred since
the rebellion of Lucifer in the Court Of
Heaven. In his late Hamilton speech he
said nothing against the rebellion, but
poured uOt SilOt mo llle ApOlltlOIlSUS, Qe-
nouncing them as the wickedest conspira-
tors this side of Lucifer. A friend met him
recently in Chillicothe, and, after saying
that he had always been his friend, called
his (Allen's) attention to the two speeches,
and respectfully inquired where he really
stood on that question Of the rebellion and
the Abolitionists. Allen spread himself in
is usual style, and replied: II stand to
the first speech, Of course-but, you see,
I m q n OF Ior mil
tonp' I-'.' 1921.
Then in reference to another matter, Mr..
Allen said in his war speech that we had no
reason to fear that the negroes would come
North, many of the negroes we now have
would go South were all danger removed.
But in his Hamilton speech he said that the
policy Of the Proclamation would fill the
North with negroes, who would so reduce
the wages of the white laborer that he would
live on the brink of starvation.
Mr.. Allen was privately asked which of
these opinions should be taken as his con-
viction on the subject, and the same reply
was made: that on the former occasion he
was speaking for himself, "but you see
they wanted me to make some political
speeches"-and that explains it.
Ssa-A Paris correspondent, speaking of
the purposes of Louis Napoleon appropri-
ates an old description of a similar charac-
acter and says it will fit the Emperor ex-
actly. 1t is doubtless an accurate idea of
what politicians whose aimsare merely per-
sonal desire to be. Napoleon comes as
near to it as he can, and we are not certain
but that he does "till the BILL" But if he
does he is certainly very shrewd manager
for he certainly has many sharp eyed
uf ofaSnap opd 6iplopootC pvotoh;pc b;,,,
some of whom certainly ought to be able
TO divine his real intents. But it is posi-
bic that he is deeper than any Of them
Here is the portraiture: aa a@
"He never did what he aimed at-never
aimed at what he intended intend
ed what he said never said what he tho't;
he carried it so that others should
do his business when they opposed it, and
he should undermine theirs when he SEEM
ed to promote it. A man that was to be
traced like the fox, and read like the He
brew, backward; if you would know what
be did, you must observe what he did
not.''
FOUNDRY BURNED.-The EagleuoII
Works, at Dubuque, were destroyed by
FIRE on the afternoon of Monday last. The
was the property of Mr.. r.
Walter. No part of the establishment was
saved. Loss about five thousand dollars,
and no insurance. .
~ The manufacture of the electric
cable for the new Atlantic telegraph has
been commenced by the English oontrac-
.ors, Glass, Elliot 81 Co. They ara to make
and lay it down for about $s, 600, 600, taking
4 large portion of their pay in stock of the
company. They have confidence in sue
cess, and we hope the effort viii prove it
we'll founded. W
N The Annual State Fairs Of Illinois
and Indiana are now in progress-thas of
illinois at Decatur, and that of Indiana at