The Burlington weekly hawk-eye., 1863-03-21
An EARNEST WAN.

company E, 9Th Iowa Infantry, dated at Cor
nth, Feb. 2sth, and written to bis brother. Ine
writer does not despond. He sees nothing 10
be conduct of Northern tories, who poilute tne
oil with their midnight conspiracies ss"'nst the
best Government ever established hy man" TO
induce the loyal and true to finch iIon 1oeif
luty. or to hesitate in the prosecution OF Tue
war and thinks that it is but necessary to kno"
hat our cause is just, and then leave the result
With Him who rules the destinies of nations.
He goes on to show the utterly iae1cusabie
character of the Southern revolt, how secure
were all the private, social and political rights
Of the traitors, and how, not satisfied with TINS
absolute security, their ambition and nAl'ce IN
duced them to attempt the overthrow ano des-
t,uct;on of the Union. All honest men, be says,
admit the Justice of cur cause, and those VINO are
not honest we propose to convince with fixed
bayonets, grape and canister, which appear to
be the only sort of argument they can appre>
ciate.
As to the Copperheads of Iowa. he says, ii
they wish the terrors Of war to visit their
he.rthstones, let them unfurl the traitor flag
show their colors like men, and fight for their
maintenance if they want Southern despotism
and oppression, and all the enormities known
in the catalogue of crimes, and ali the liberties
of the American people to be bio'ted out OF
existence, let them leave their homes and
meet the soldiers of the Union in the battle
field, and there test the valor OF traitors
against that of partiots in the deadly arbitra-
ment Of arms. He wants them no longer to
cry "abolition" or ''unconstitu,iona!ity,' but
to show their hands, for eve intend 10 tight
until the last Confederate flag is trailed ID the
dust, and all their armies surrendered
And that is not al, he says. 1--WE never intend
to lsy down our arms until the last clanklpg
chain that letters humanity is broken, ard the
soil of America is freed from the withering and
deadly influences of human slavery, nor cease
the struggle while the right of property in man
is acknowledged" Slavery has been the cause
of the rebellion, the source of our troubles, and
must always prove fruitful in diasentioDs and dis
cord. If the Nation would have security, peace,
prosperity and greatness it must rid itself OF the
institution forever. He once thought otherwise
he was firmly opposed to disturbing is-ous
since it has undertaken to trample on the Ma
.ion's Flag, be has adopted different opinion.
While the memory of the great battles OF
the war, of the blood Of departed brothers and
friends haunt my dreams, he says, am not VIII
ling to return home until the cause OF This re-
bellion is utterly "wiped out" and this not be-
cause of any special regard for the negro, but
because of his desire for the happiness OF the
American people, and the perpetuation OF the
Republic established by the Fathers of the Kew
olution. There was time when constitutional
bars intervened; but these are now forever re-
moved, and the nation has the right to fix the
destiny of the Institution and Of the country
He holds that the Rebels placed themselves
outside the pale Of the Constitution and no
longer have any rights under it. He says that
when you hear anybody denying the right OF
the Government to con6scate rebel property,
tell them they are both towards and tTaitors,-
if you could see the secrets of their hearts
nothing but treason would be found there.
The soldiers, he says, are not fighting for re.
venge-to crafty malignant spirit. They
are actuated by higher motives. They are
battling to show to the despots of Europe, the
Oligarchs of the South, and the traitors Of the
North, that the Republic can and will sus-
tain itself.-that the soil of America is now
and will ever continue to be
s'The land of the free and the home Of the brave,
and Christianity, Civilization, and Progress
sion, through all coming time will be the bea.
con light to guide US still onward in the path Of
glory and happiness"
This is one more specimen of the earnest
ness and zeal which animate the old soldiers Of
the war. We do not give the whole letter. II
We were to do so, the Copperheads would how
still more than the extracts above are calcu.
lated to make them. 1t would hardly be fai,
to administer too large q dose of such earnest
talk at once.
T At Corinth, Mississippi, a new order il
in force in regard to the Copperhead Times, o.
Chicago. This one does not bear the signature
of Gen. Hurlbut, and is not likely to be rescind
ed by Genl Grant, 1t is issued by the soldier
themselves and enforced by the same authority
They notified the newsvender not 10 bring th,
traitorous sheet into their camps i! be wanted t,