The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-02-28

ADJUTANT GENERALS REPoRT.-One Of the
e1celencies of the Adjutant Generals Report
for 1852, consists 10 giving, in condemned form,
the military history OF the officers and privates
of the Iowa Regiments. The history is embraced
in one line. 1t chronicles acts of bravery. 1t
speaks of wounds received in battle, or promo
tons, of transfers, discharges, and deaths. Many
private who hiss done noble service for his
country, will be delighted to find himself honor
ably mentioned in this Report. 1t will do for
his children to read with pride and :hankfulness,
when be shall have passed to bis final rest. On
the other hand, the history Of those soldiers is
given who have done discredit to the service by
cowardice on the field, and by desertion. What
a record for an Iowa soldier is this-"Deserted
at st. Louis, "Deserted at Birds Point" "De-
serted at Corinth, "Refused to take the OATH"
"Feigned lameness to escape from the RESPONSE
bilities of soldier" discharged for worthless
ness" "Cashiered for cowardlce on the field"
Can any soldier live down an SYNONYMOUS his
tory like this Never His dishonor will hunt
him down through life. No obscurity will hide
him from the infamy of his own acts. He..will
be pointed at derisively- as . craven wretch who
volunteered to serve his country, but who played
the coward, and deserted his post of duty. 1t
would have been better for such soldiers if they
had not been born. They will reap harvest of
public e1ecration while they live, and dying,
they will entail upon their children an inheri-
lance of infamy.
Every soldier from Iowa ought to know that
his acts, whether of good or ill, are matters of
public record. Each private as we'll as each
officer, has q chance to secure an honorable
place in the history of this war. he has an OPP
portunity to win glory aud repown. The oppor-
tunity is offered to him to have his name ASSOC
cd oil 20 ou tt 6oI
with imperishable Disgrace State Register
/ CHANGE OF TUNE ON new ENGLAND.-A
little while ago the Western Democratic jour
nails and party leaders were unanimous for
cutting off New England, and putting her ou,
in the cold, in order to restore thepreponder-
ance of power to the South, and build Chi
nese wall against New England ideas. Mr..
Cox of Ohio journeyed to New York, and de-
livered a laborious speech to the Dead Rabbits
and other ssvory orders of Democrats, to show
the necessity for cutting off and humbling
New England. Amputation is Mr. Cox's frs
remedy for all Democratic complaints, Like
an army surgeon, he would amputate for the
cholic. Just before the rebellion he proposed
to have the Reserve cut off, SO as to make Ohio
a Democratic State. Things would have to b
cut fine and cut often to follow Democratic
necessities.
Of all New England, Connecticut was re-
garded as having the peculiar Puritanic Yam
kee ideas the most intense, and Of course wa:
most obnoxious to those who urge the rationa
remedy of cutting up the nation to exclude
ideas. But change has come over things
Now the Democratic press is in raptures will
the proceedings of the Democratic party i,
Connecticut, and bases great prospects o,
hopes of its success. 1t seems the entir'
trouble will be removed by the, success Of tn
Democratic party atthe election.
i This is a complete illustration of the Demo
cratic idea of Government. 1t would dissolve
the Union whenever the Democratic party i
beaten, and exclude enough States to restor
its ascendency. And it would cut up tn
State in the same way. Every popular cleo
ton would be subject to revision by dissolu
ton Of the Union, or Of the State, county o
city. If it cannot rule the nation, or the State
or the city, it would cut them up until it Cal
have Office in something, if it is ncthing NOR
than ward Such party is about as valu
able to nation or State as an industrious in
cendiary would be to tenement house.-Cin
Gazette.
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