The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-09-12


manned war-worn heroes returning from the
war, crippled for life. Yesterday we saw
at the Western cars young man who had
lost both his legs. He was carried in the
arms of fellow soldier. He was of the
10th Iowa, and received the wounds which
made it necessary to cut off both his legs
below the knee, in the battle of Champion
Hills. Such is war. Such are the conse-
quences Of the internal rebellion, for
which there are so many apologists, even
in the loyal free North.
Is it not strange that there should be a
class persons filled with hatred and ma
Lightly against these veteran heroes of
many battle-felds. That this hatred should
extend even to those who have been disa-
bled by the loss of limbs-yes, even to the
dead-to those who gave up their lives
amid the thunder of battle and the shout of
victory? But it is true, and we are sorry
that it is so. But our sorrow is more for
the Copperheads than for the men who
bear upon their bodies honorable wounds
received in defense of their country. They
may Justly be proud of shattered linn b.
The nation hOnors them and will honor
them while they live, and even their chill
dren after them, and keep green the men,
DRY of their glorious deeds and heroic sac
rifices. Weinfinitely prefer the condition
OF the soldier we met yesterdayin the arms
of his companion, from the glorious ba tile
field of Champion Hills, poor, hobbling
upon his stumps through life, rather than
that of the proudest Copperhead in Iowa,
tainted with treason and destined to an
eternity of infamy.
The commander-in- chief of the Or
der of Butternuts, has issued General Or
der No. IL. 1t is published at large in the
Dubuque Herald. This latest illumination
from the sacred pen Of ''Tax Titles" is in
tended to secure due attention on the part
of his subordinates, editors, candidates
and committee men, to the important OBJ
ject of carrying those thirteen districts of
which he, in former Order, explained the
necessity. They are notified that political
documents may be found at certain de-
pots, in charge of patriotic individuals like
Hutchins, of the Herald, Rabbit of the
Bugle, and A.W. Carpenter, of Burlington.
These documents" we presume will con-
sist of the Chicago Times, Ben Woods
News, and JEFF. Davis speeches and mes
sages. He further orders that county
meeting be held in each county, and that
"all resident speakers and candidates re-
port themselves at such meetings for
duty. In addition to the County meetings,
he orders that meeting be held in each
township on Saturday, October 10th, at one
O'Clock, p. M, to adopt all necessary mea-
sures to secure the entire vote of such
township. This General Order is dated at
Chicago, on the Sd inst.
These orders display the profound "stra-
tegy" of the General in Chief of the X. G..
C.'s, and of course are to be implicitly
obeyed by all of the lesser ornaments of the
patriotic order. The manner in which
Tax Titles. dictates his measures to the
whole gang of Butternuts is worthy of note
He evidently thinks them all serfs and
purposes ruling them as sternly as his
Southern friends do their plantation
nlggers." And what is worse, his under
strappers accept the position he assigns
them, and obey his commands without a