The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-03-07

have desired the more Mr.. Editor, to tell
you and my eountrymen of that loving little
Alpine honor to Washington, because no guide
book that have ever seen makes mention of it.
DARWIN.
Letter from General Rosecrans 70 the
Indiana Legislature.
In response to resolutions of thanks from the
Indiana Legislature, Gen1 RosecraDs has written
the following letter:
@ HEADQUARTERS DEPT OF THE CUMBERLAND
VI: b MURFREEsBoRo', Tenn, Feb. Is.
GENTLEAEN:--In the name OF the officers and
soldiers OF the Army of the Cumberland, thank
you for the resolutions of congratulaton, approval
and condolences you have sent Us on account Of
the battle Of Stone river.
At the call Of constitutional liberty, the brave
and true men of the West laid aside peaceful
pursuits, left their homes. and sought to qualify
themselves TO fight for Government that had
cost the blood and treasures Of two great vars
and eighty wears of time to establish.
For twenty weary months this army has stood
guard to keep the Confederate wolf from your
doors. They know what hunger, cold, weary
Marches and painful watchiDgs it has cost to
preserve our homes from invasion, and our friends
and neighbors from conscription; it is therefore
doubly pleasure to hear these free and cheering
words now from home.
The INSCRIPTIONS despots in our front call us
"Lincoln hirelngs," and We hear that this cal
jimmy has lately been repeated at home, by some
of the men whose property and persons have
been kept safe, by our toll and blood, from the
ruthless hands OF Kirby Smith, Bragg and Nor.
gan. PresumiDg on our absence, these men talk
as if we were not citizens. and speak mockingly
of our patriotism. They stab in the back the
most generous, true>hear,ed men Of the country,
while standing guard in front of their doors, and
they prolong the war by encouraging the rebels
to hope for divided counsels at our homes.
speak the conviction of the officers and men
of this army, when say that We fight to secure
equal rights to all, under the Constitution and
the laws-we fight in defense of our homes and
hearths, sure to be invaded, If the rebel despots,
who began the war, can get the power. But We
long for peace-we pray for peace, and we fight
for peace-not for disbonorab!e peace-not for
a rollow truce. We have once been deceived
Rights," and have seen how the rebel leaders
practice in East Tennessee, Missouri, Western
Virginia and Kentucky. We have met the mas.
ses of the South, aud are witnesses Of the false :
hood, calumpy aud per6dy by which they have
been led to wage war against US. We have seen
flags of truce violated, hospitals, ambuanccs and
boats bearing fags, fred upon, and our sick and
wounded stripped Of their blankets, and robbed
of their food and medicines; We have been ap-
preached in battle by rebels wearing our uniforms
and carrying our colors
After witnessing their wholesale SANDER of us,
their perfdy and treachery toward the masses Of
their own people, and the unfair and dishonora-
BILE means to which they resort to gain an ad.
vantage, We have been forced to the immovable
but sad conviction, that the leaders of this rebel
lion are perfdious, tredcherous, interruptions and
cruel-their leaders never will nor can be pea
ceable, or true friends and neighbors. And that,
as Mr.. Davis has said, they only want the power.
not the will, to invade aud subjugate Us
We should rejoice to zee the power OF these
leaders fall BY the hand of their own people,
whom they Cypress; that people for whose rights
we fight, in common with our own; but unless j,
does thus fall, we must destroy it, or il will des
troy our Nation and our children will pass under
the yoke of military despotism raised on 'the
sable foundation Of negro Slavery, and the more
degrading servitude OF the "poor whites, suct
| as now overshadows the South I say "youl
children will pass under the yoke, for that cou!t
only happen after the brave and true men OF The
country-her citizen soldiers-shall have per
ished; or, deserted by the wretcbes whose home
they have hitherto protected, heart broken ant
desparing, shall quit the field and give to SLAYER!
and to its domination ell those who love money
more than honor, and peace more than freedom
The issue is plain one. If we Who battle TO
national existence are not to be sustained by GU
own friends at home, the sooner We know it tn
better. We do not wish to be deceived as Il
our position, nor fall victims to the treachery
/ cowardice or selfhness of those whom We hav
loved aud trusted. W. s. RosIcRANs,
Major General.
To the Honorable, the Legislative Assembly, Q
the State of Indiana gH
The reception given the Northern traitors VII
are advocating more vigorous prosecution {
peace" mutual forgiveness of injuries" &c, b
the Southerners who are in earnest in figbtin
for independence, is amusing. Speaking of Sa.
I Cox's speech in Congress, the Richmond Enqui
rer observes that ''Hon Mr.. Cox, Democrs
from Ohio, is wooing South Carolina, who q
pears to be an old fame of bis" and it declare
that such melody 40 the music Of Cox migt
"melt the heart OF palmetto log'-but "th
frail creature 10 coy" But after poking its q
fun at Mr.. Cox in this way, the rebel editor pr
ceeds to call him tbief. Itssys:
means, Help US Caroline, to Democratic tick
ct for next Congress, and you shall have a part (
I, the stealings. Hsve We not always, oh, chil
of the sun! lived and loved and stolen together
4 How often have our hands met in the pocket
. the same innocent public and fondly pressed OF
another Without oar dear South the Uenocra
can pl'sader no morel Without thee, that ont
, unterri6ed party pines in isolation and despair
Q i is one blade Of a pair of scissors; it is It
n half of a hook and eye! So sings the swain
!, Ohio! Will Caroline hearken to the gay sedu
q cer?"
The indications are numerous that the butter
nut season is about over. The prospects al
s that crop Of the fruit of the tree will be faiu
1t is ascertsned that the shell of the nut Is th
i and the kernel putrid and watery. The bickc
ries are in good condition, and the yield will /
o ;mmppsp ar n whole ao,,o