The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-04-04


most daily, all bringing the same story-their
unwillingness to fight under the Emancipation
Proclamation. Covaydice, bel;eye, Is at the bot
tom of their conscientious scrup1es."
HTwo citizens Of Peoria, ILL.,, have been
contendipg at law about the ownership of a
squirrel. One brought an action Of replevin
against the other and thus got possession. The
defendant, however, got the best of it at the
trial, the jury finding in his favor, and the JUS
tice thereupon ordering its return. The costs
before the Justice we're about S25. We havn't
heard whether plaintiff appealed or not. We
presume he will, az q matter of course. We
never knew suit commenced about an abso>
lutely worthless animal that didn't terminate in
the Court of last resort.
WooLEx FAcroRY.-Ar. Joseph Shields, of
Davenport, is about establishing Wooden man
ufactory in that city. He has purchased . site
with some buildings, and will 60 East in few
days to procure the requisite machinery. So
says the Gazette. We wish him success, as We
do every man who so employs his means and
energy As to furnish employment to those who
desire it. Every new branch Of industry start
ed within our State tends alike to increase our
population and resources So
49, HHt O
~ The Springfield (Ill) Register, one Of
the Tory sheets Of that State, complains Of i'm.
pertinent interference by the Missouri Republi.
can with the politics of Illinois! It did not
complain in days not long since, when the Re-
publican's influence, if it has any, was directed
to the same end as those Of the Register. Itwas
oil right then. Now it is all wrong. The trou-
bic seems to be that the Republican is not quite
Copperhead enough-it don't talk treason quite
strong enough to suit the miserable reptiles who
disgrace Illinois with their foul slime and fouler
carcasses. That's all.
WEST VIRGKIA.-The vote taken in West
Virginia last week was upon the adoption OF
rejection of the Wiley amendment to the Con-
stitution previously adopted and submitted to
Congress- This. amendment, which it is sup-
posed has been almost unanimously approved
BY the vote Of the people, declares that ''the
slaves born within the limits Of this State after
the 4sh day Of July, 1868, shall be free; and all
slaves within the said State who shall at the
time aforesaid be under the age Of ten years
shall be free when they arrive At the age Of
twenty-one years; and all slaves over ten and
under the sge of twenty one years shall be free
when they arrive at the age Of twenty five years
and no slave shall be permitted to come into
the State for permanent residence therein"
A WoHDxR-Tbe Commissioners of Pablo
Charities, in New York, have discontinued relief
operations, assigning as their reason the fac.
that there is 50 little demand for aid or assist
ance, that their continuance is quite unnecessa-
~. That is one more remarkable phase of the
war. Grass does not appear to be growing in
the streets Of that city, as yet People do not
starve there. The fact seems to be, that all the
calamities which the traitors predicted for the
North, have been visited almost exclusively up.
on their own rebel beads They will probably
learn some little wisdom after while. Expert.
ence is stern teacher but its lessons are taught
most thoroughly.
@ A Cincinnati dispatch to'the Chicago
Times states that the rebels are impressing in,
to their service every white man in Pulaski,
Russell, Laurel, and other counties in that por-
tioa Of Kentucky, and that the same thing is
being done throughout East Tennessee 1t
says nothing Of conscripting the negroes prob
ably because there are but few in that region.
What . good. thing !: would be if some Of our
Iowa Copperheads were there! How delighted
they would be to be thus "grsaed" into the
army Of traitors As the way is open VIC sug.
gest that they hasten to avail themselves Of
the opportunity. We assure them that no one
here will shed any tears over their departure.
or their after fate whatever it may be.
~ Her Majesty, Queen Victoria, has caused
letter to be written to the Lord Mayor
Of London, expressing her regret for the loss Of
life and other accidents occurring during the
procession Of the Princess Alexandra through
thu CITY and dipectino an inouipv intn The a.,