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

How GEN. HooKHR DEALS WITH HIS SOLDIERS.
-Thoee wise men who know how to judge .
commander, regard with great hope and satsfac.
ton Gen. Rockers dealings with his enlisted
men. He goes among them, and the men in
the ranks have access to him in his quarters,
and everywhere else. and get patient and kind
audience for their grievances and their needs
His care that they be fully fed and we'll fed has
already put proverb on it's travels through the
camps !" Fighting Joe feeds we'll" A remark
able illustration of this new care of the men
was given in the midst of the great snow.
storm, which impeded transportation through
out the army. Gen. Hooker ordered thati the
movement Of the rations of the soldiers should
have precedence over everything else, that not
q general officer in the army should have trans
portation for his own caterers supplies until the
food of the men Was all up from Acquis Greek.
The order, With severe impartiality, fell on him.
self Much of his own subsistence was held
back by it. Gen. Towards supplies, General
Wnipples, and those of many other ohicers
we're remorselessly stopped. In the case OF
Gen. Howerd, poultry and vegetables, liable to
spoil, were detained nearly week, and portions
| were actually returned to Washington. 1t is
said that in reply to requests to modify the Sc
verify Of this order, Hooker replied, my men
shall be fed before am fed, and before any OF
my Generals are fed" 1t is unnecessary 70 say
that be is winning the love and confidence OF
his troops msziagly, and the frightening e the
discipline of the army IL felt from day To- day,
and from day TO day its increase in efficiency and
self-relsnce is visible. a5f-ao5
4 -. 81 ...,;o fTove el Herald confassHs tho
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-03-07

The San Antonio {Texas) Herald confesses the
nersecutious of Unionsts in that State, and JUS
tif;es them. II says: .Iu the mountains near
Fort CLARK, and along the Bio Graude, their
homes are bleaching in the sun, and in the coun.
ties Of Wise and Denton, their bodies s,aspsn.
Id from scores Of black jacks. They verse
warned in time to leave the country; asa, choos.
ing to remain, and rely for protection upon the
enemy with whom their government 10 at war,
they must expect to take the consequences of
their choice. No government, in time Of war,
will tolerate treason; and no man who 10 trai.
tor at heart should expect favors from the people
of government with which be has no sympathy,
and in the overthrow of which he would rejoice"
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-03-07

Sec ~. ana 0e u JufHeT Ssocteo, Ahss WIG
President of the United States is hereby snthor.
lied and empowered, during the present Rubei.
lion. to call forth the national forces BY draft
IN the manner provided for in this act. 80
4 Sec. "a. And be it further enacted, That all
persons drafted under the provisions of this act
shall be assigned by the President to military
duty in such corps, regiments, or other branches
of the service as the exigeueies Of the service
may require. las4 ~nL .bss.g o.
Sec IS, Ana be 1t further enacted. That here
after details to special service shall only be made
with the consent of the commanding officer OF
frees in the field; and enlstedl linen, nov OF
hereafter detailed to special service, shall not
receive any extra pay for such service beyond
that allowed to other enlisted men.
NSec. 36. And be It further enacted, That gen.
eral orders Of the War Department, numbered
one hundred and ifty.four and one hundred and
sixty-two, in reference to enlistments from the
volunteers into the regular service, be, and the
same are hereby, rescinded And hereafter no
such enlistments shall be allowed.
Sec. 81. And be It further enacted, That the
grades created in the cavalry forces of the Uni-
ted States BY section eleven of the act approx,
ed the 18th July, 1862, and for which NO rate o,
compensation has been provided, shall De palo
as follows, to wit: Regimental Commissafy the .
same as Regimental Quartermaster Cs,el
Trumpeter the same az Chief Bugler; Sadier
Sergeant the same as RegimentL Cemmissary
Sergeant; Company Oommissary Sergeant the
same as Company ouartermaster's Sergeant
P-ouided. That the grade Of Supernumerary
Second Lieutenant and two transfers for each
comnanv and one chief farrier and blacksmith
for each regiment, as allowed by said section o.
tha Got no and they are hereby, abolished and
each cavalry company may have two trumpeters
to be paid as bugsrs; and each regiment sha
have one veterinary surgeon, with the rank of .
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-03-07

margin OF the lake and commanding also the
public road stood small marble temple, fashion.
ed like the Temple of Vesta at Rome. Its
diameter was twelve or fifteen feet It's floor
was of the decorated granite Of lake Naggiore-
stone that the beautiful worship of Rome gar
ners up for her most cherished Churches. It's
Doric columns sustained an architrave and treize
and cornice, proportional from the noblest
architecture of classic Greece. And beneath,
upon'a solid pedestal Of Alpine granite, stood
the bronze bust of Washington. aa
"There," said he, shat little temple 10 nv
contribution to American renown. That w ash
ington of yours, of ours, Of the worlds, placed
there, and did 60 because believed Wa shing
ton the only man Of the century worthy Of ,
Statue"
And there on the margin Of that historic lake
in the bosom Of the grand Alps, sentinellet
by the Swiss demi.god TELL, looking up out o
land, every vale of which is purpled BY q
rich blood as was ever split for liberty-ther
nested amid the rarest beauty, waited on b
the most rugged sublimities, and circled by th
proudest memories that history cherishes o
earth and angels register in heaven, was life
up with loved hands loved altar to the great
est Of our countrymen.
Mr. Editor, what was 1t to US, that famou
Como, amid her silver sheen, her vine and div
and pictured villas, forever ripplsd with crysts
laughter to the many lovers who thronged to wo
, 1863-09-09

worlds history, and to inter.o-
gate Justice, which is the manihs.
tation Of Heaven, and from both to lea.n
that our woes, though seemingly numb4.
less-he war with which the Republic Is
afflicted, With all its fearful and bloody
consequences--are but the accumulated
penalties Of ourqwn misdoings; and that
we strive in Tain against the consequences
Of our acts. II they viii not heed what
Nature teaches, and Reaaon and PhiIoso-
ply confirm. and be just for Justices sake,
let them lower the motive, andbe Just that
their interests may be serTed thereby. 1t
is often and truly said, even By men who
do not LOOK beneath the surface Of affairs
that this war will crush slavery, or slavery
will crush US. We declare the reason why,
and we point OFT the way in which victo.
y and justice my march out of. the con
test hand in haadi If wewoul6 liye-live
is Americans, unler the benign influence
OF the institutions hat the fathers found
ed-live tree and maaly liyes-li7e as ex-
emp1ars to those who eihcome after us
slavery must die. It's bloo1 smoking On
the ground, is the accepted scritce that
will compel the favor Of the pver that
rules us
But this is Aboliionismi So it, and
more than that-the expression O the
truth Of the national exigeney-the us
ease and the method Of cure. The Repn-
lie will be wise if It heeds the words, ami
acts upon the policy thst we declare, II
be just to Others is the condition preceden
to the obtaining Of justice for ourselves
That is the lesson Of the day-one tha
this people must learnt
, 1863-09-09

Gen. Burnside is safely in Knoxville
with the van Of his army; and the great
east and west 1ailroad line Of communica-
ton between the rebela- in Virginia and
their contederates In the Valley Of the
Mississippi is unquestionably in his pos
session. Now, in REV of these facts Of the
situation, one Of these things is true:
/. he is there by sufferance, and be-
cause the rebels were .powerless to resist
lis advance. This admitted, the prospects
Of the Consederacy are dreary enough.
East Tennessee was the Thermopy1as to
which all rebeldom was to fec in the event
Of disaster oyertaHng them in the last
ditch; and the great East and West rail
road was, 1iks aorta in the human body, q
means Of circulation, without which the
extrcnities would die.
II. There has been constructed for rebel
use another line Of communication, un-
known to our commanders, which renders
the Knoxr1lle road comparatively value
less. But this is hardly probable.
III. The boast Of the rebels that, in 60
ing to Knoxville, Burnside was shutting
himself in cnl de sac, in which, escape
being impossible, he can be crushed at
leisure.
We take it for granted that Gen. Burn
side will not long suffer the problem here
in contained to remain long unsolyed.
Meanwhile, East Tennessee is practically
relieved Of rebel domination, and we shall
see how far the boasts Of Brownlow and
others, that when the weight Of tyranny
was taken of, she w0nld spring back to
loyalty and duty, will be made good.
, 1863-09-09

lnferna1 Rebel Operations In the
StOnos

lNOE1E6pV4AEuCo u kAG Ns /. dElAlQ.J
Some days since the enemy made system
boats and transparts In Stono Inlet by means
Of torpedoes. Fortunately no SERIOUS dam.
age was inflicted upon any Of the vessels by
these Internal machines OF destruction; but
the escape YVES quite narrow enough Tor COM
fort One torpsdo exploded little astern Of
towing astern, to fragments. A few moments
later . tremendous explosion occurred on
Bird Key, q few rods below the Pawnee, occa-
eloned by another torpedo sent down At the
same time. From tacts since developed It is
certain that the rebels sent down on that
devil, three or four Of which exploded, and
fur of which were picked up. One dfifted
through the fleet Of transports and up the
Folly River, and exploded under the bows OF
the mortar schooner c: r. Williams, but oc-
eiseiy Ike those Ws have found i in the II Ilsht Ell
Kouse Greek, and 60 of at the slightest con-
cueeiVp, The method adopted In sending
them down and securing results Ia ia:har in
Eenious. The boat picked up In the 5teno
The day after the explosions occurred was fit
ted up for torpedo business. It had q long
and wide plank fastened Acroa5 tho RunwAles,
upon which the torpedoes were placed.
From certain marks upon. the plank it was
evident that ten Of the machines had rested
upon 1t. The torpedoes are launched upon
an ebb tide and sent down in pairs, connected
~ rope fifty or sixty feet long: On each Of
tened hard port, the other hard starboard.
By this means the bows Of the torpedoes haye
tendency 10 move on divergent courses and
the line ID Strengthened out As they float
down the tide the anchor cha1u OF the vessel
which Is to be destroyed catches the rope
borne down the current to the length Of their
cable. when they sWiDg around and strike the
, 1863-09-09
United States Telegraph Company
We are gTatifed to learn that this Company

United States Telegraph Company
We are g1atihed to learn that this Company
are making good progress in the construction
Of their new telegraph. They have some
twenty gangs OF men between New York
ard Milwaukee at work in different localities,
setting poles and striDgfng the wires. The
work has been delayed some by the scarcity
Of labor, during the period Of harvest, but
that is only temporary, and the work Is now
gong on much more rapidly. The line will
be In operation from New York to Albany by
the first Of October, and to Buffalo and Clcye-
land by the 10th or 18th Of October, as ne are
informed by the Superintendent Of the line.
Every uertion- is being made to complete the
line through with all possible dispatch, and
the public must be patient for a fen weeks,
VIXEN their hopes Of q new line from the West
to the East win be fally realized.
, 1863-09-09
Gay Times on the Railroad.
tFrom the Dubunue Tines.1

Ont on the Dubuque and Sioux City Railroad
travellers AID employees hare the gayest pos
sfble times. The train is only. about two
hours making the first nine miles.
The other day, just this side Of Peosta, q
boy ran alongside Of the ca1s for nearly half
i mile, yelling "Mr. Cawleyl Mr.. Cawlcy!"
at the top Of his voice. At length the Con-
ductor Heard him, and asked what was the
matter.
"Wby," said the boy, "1athei,s big bull
has jumped On the hind car"
Cy run back, and sure enough, on the plat
form Of the hind car stood a big bovine leis-
ing view Of the country from his elevated
position. The Conductor had the brakes
VhIet1ed down, and the noble erltter was
helped of. He bad been eeen standing on the
side Of the track for several days, and had
probably deliberately come to tho conclusion
that he could wait till the train passed, aud
then catch up to 1t, jump on the hind car,
and take free ride. He tried It and won.
Since then the Conductor has placed cow
catcher at the rear end of his train, and has
had no more trouble with animals On his hind
car.
Out at Manchester, Independence, Water
loo and Cedar Fall, they send messenger boys
On horseback to meet tho train and get the
3nnes-5o anxious are they, for news. The
news boy on tho train throw them the papers,
snd they g2llop back, thus enabling the people
OF those enterpsising towns to read the latest
Intelligence from the seat Of war, from two
to three hours sooner than they otherwise
!: The Dubuque and Sioux CITY Is . great road
Tor time. You can ride longer On 1t, than any
ot9er road IN the country for the tame amount
, 1863-09-09

We print in another place remarkable
statement from the New York Erprcss
relative 10 our affairs in the Department
OF the Gulf, which Will at once command
attention, from the probabilities attaching
to it, and the indications therein Of compl-
cations between the United States and
France in the not very distant future The
rebels at New Orleans affect to have dis
covered what Of late has been patent to
many Union men, that the expedition fit
ting out at that port is not destined for
Mobile. but. for the mouth Of the Rio
Grande. The rebel general commanding
in that district, anticipating tho expedi-
tion, has removed the Custom House from
Brownsville one hundred and fifty miles
above The. neutrality Of the Rio
Grande and the relntiye localities Of AIata-
moras and Brownsville, have furnished
excellent avenues for the Transmission Of
contraband goods which should give aid
and comfort to the rebels, and if Gen.
Grant is. organizing an expedition for
Tezas, it is undoubtedly for the purpose
Of breaking up this trade, and establish
ing a military blockade for its future pre-
vention.. But the French in their Mexican
designs, have already taken Tampico, and
are advancing on Matamoras, which must
bring the United States and French troops
face to face, separated only by d narrow
, 1863-09-09

rioters are a. quiet and mild Is Kittens.
Cou!d this force be put to better use than to
be placed under Gen. Hunter, and dispatched
to Georgia to conduct campaign according
Deparmeuts Where in all the rebel terri
tory Is there more as5ailable ground? Where
could an equal number Of men strike ut 20
vital a part of the rebellion with greater
probability Of SUCCESS? It would be some
thing desirable to overthrow the rebellion In
the States Of Georgia and South Carolina, nud
recruit 100, 600 stalWart b1ack soldiers Tor the
Union army in the same operation.
, 1863-09-09
GENERAL HUNTERS CASE.

We print elsewhere in this paper, let
ter in which the late campaign OF General
Hunter, in South Carolina, is somewhat
deliberately discoursed. It is, weprcsume,
fair statement Of one eide of the case,
which, without the countervailing test1-
mony, would carry conviction to the minds
OF all who read it; bat, while we do not
question the essential truth Of what is as
serted, we beg that it may be remembered
that what appears now so plain may be
obscured BY countcr-proof and that the
charges now SO confidently urged against
those who were instrumental in the Cen
erals removal, may fall hopelessly to the
ground upon q presentation Of all the facts.
That Gen. Hunter is brave and an accom-
plished officer We do not doubt; and that
he has been hampered and practically re-
duced to uselessness By some power, ma
1ign OF mistaken, above him, is He think
clear enough. By aud BY the whole his
tory will be written.
, 1863-09-09
Ul)ita9, Qribnnt.
THE WOOD CORRESPONDENCE,

Ofal men in America, Fernando Wood,
will hereafter be most notorious for his
tmpudcnce, That he, man Of Infamous
personal reputation and confessedly disloy-
al, should attempt to take up the role Of
negotiator and presume to instruct the
President Of the United States when,
where and how to make peace with the in
surgeuts now in arms against the Const-
tuition, Is stretch Of ASSURANCE that ap-
proaches the sublime. The correspond
cnce to. which this attempt gave rise is
printed at length in another column; and
in studying it, We are sure that our readers
will, as we did, admit the ease and doxter-
ity with which the President laid Mr.
Wood and his rogue hea7szys to
the land. Like perfect honesty, he
had nothing to conceal Says he
in effect: II do not believe your. fish
"story; but, nevertheless, L win say to
~you, as am willing to say to all men, If
"thcse rebels want peace they can have it.
"They know that, and know how to pro-
*' coed; but you have any 'exact infor-
" nation, trot it out, and I will consider
cit. In the meantime, my pet lambs are
marching onl' But the exact ,informa-
tion has never been sent to the White
House, nor, except through Wesley
Greene's memorable affidavits, to the pub
lie. Fernando is still silent, though ten
1npnf}a have elansed Il is probable that
, 1863-09-09
Complimentary Military Order.
HEADQUARTERS eSo Bn.aADK, Gru D1y,,
17Tu AnxT CoHps, J
NATcfFX faEN


GENERAL Orders, No. s1.-I Major Worlen
commanding the attachments Of mounted infantry
Of this brigade will cause the detachnenta from
the 11th, I'D, and 95th Illinois infantry 10 be is-
mounted and returned to their respective reri-
mcnts, and viii turn over the lo.sEs and horse
equipments Of his mounted corps to tho Quarter.
master Of the 18th Wisconsin infantry for tic mr.
rose Of mounting that regiment.
II Col. A. 9. Malloy, 18th Wisconsin infantry
xp]urtec1e will, ae eoon as practicable mount his
rsrimt ut AID drill It for service as mounted in.
faht1 ;, ard will se1ect and occupy suitable camp
for that purpose.
mounted infantry and substituting an entire regi-
me1t, the General commanding desires to express
thanks to Major Wo.den and the ofhcers and men
OF his command for the extraordinary zeal and
fidelity with which they learned and performed
their new duties. They haye fairly won for them.
selves reputation for p.omptnesB, ofac!eney and
eo1dierly conduct, rarely II ever c1ccncd. The
conduct Of both the ofhceEs and soldiers OF this
organization on all occaetons, and their careful IT.
caid for The rights Of private property in their
dealings with the people ofthe country, ls desefv-
ing Of high praise, and might be proftably cnnl2'
ted By Other corps.- By order Of
BRi9. GIN. 7. Z. g. RANsoK.
c.E. D1cKKx, Ass't Adj. Gen.
Msj. Worden przsed through Chicago yes
ferday, En- route for his home In Wisconsins on
a brief turlough.
, 1863-09-09

Ane geneiai VI .ne uetu WV = pAss.ou
a'e, 1asn' anu naole ~ W eall.eo away
VIII .ne eAei.einenl " tns 4ne1u.' .
alnose u insai'aot5 eei.an' W .oss 414s oAes4e' ~
Aeai "iunous nooe.auon leaus " ~ eAcess
"hlch Is sell-ann1nnAnng, =. ano never sup-
serves me oesl1eo eao Ane rus appi1cs
WIN eqoa 1otee on 1ne oaee.e ne1u. ~ -
'ne @tn ~ eoppctnsau l'unuelans ~ plo.
We eou.:,ou W. ne on.oa nen =. =. -
programmed non ta.n seuupe s'uu 49, ,.:,.n !.
- aa.arna,;sh u ~ s,1. +raasa,abis - as;an s.a ~
thraa.a .har ,o1 ~ ~ dasn.;r rssa seas. - 'ue Nv
ea.s,,1;s,, ' 49, ~. .;o,oaa. ~ H. ~ thas
~ ana1os;nn ~ ,- orarr ,nossrro ~ ~ zrh;oh shsi, &
drre Tn,on ne,, orts;de The na1e ~ ~ H.
Inv and make Them the OMISSIONS pra.
centat,ons of arna tanIte ;,,s,,1ts snd ,,or.
sona1 assan1te are Ised f,.s,v snd - .
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+ha- car sn7uca mn;on -oan ~ -;ea :, - =
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, 1863-09-09
Safety Of the Vanderbilt.

The ship Grey Eagle, Capt. Burgess, arriy-
ed at Baltimore On Thnrsday last, with dates
from Rio dc Jnneiro to the LIST Of August.
She reports that when she sailed from Rio,
the United States steamer Vanderbilt was
sill lying In tbat port, and that the United
States steamer Hohican sailed on the 3lst Of
July. This renders 1t pretty certain that the
statement Of Noble paper Of the ed Of
August, based On the authority Of passenger
IRON Havana, that the Vanderbilt had been
su X off the Bahamas by the priyateer
&c rgia, is without foundation In E4ct.
, 1863-09-09
Bankruptcy Of the Contractors for
the Southern Loan.

I have piece OF intelligence to communl-
cate to you which will hardly prove very graf
flying to Mr.. Jefferson Davis and his col
leagues in the region of secesh.- It is cur
i'netr 1 & Co. Co., Of rranEiert, tie coutractors
for the Southern cotton loan, are bankrupt.
Pleasant news this for the gentlemen at Rich
mond, and pleasant for the speculative fools
in England who have been done out Of their
money. This rumored' bankruptcy, coming
the Southesners are burning and destroying
the very stores OF cotton on which the loan
has been raised, has done anything but put
the friends Of eeceah in this country in good
humor. They do swear q trlde. If Jou
should like to hare fen Southern cotton
bonds IS .cu1iositles In the financial world,
you can have them very cheap now, assure
Iou.-M ?. Herald.
, 1863-09-09

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49, ",1..@NA ~ 10 CIV
VI u1e negro race In 1h's country 70 1ree-
oom' ~ nas peen our ooas1 tna1 no amer
iean eoolo look unconeeineoly upon any
people or any race engaged in struggle
Tor their right to Life, liberty, and the pur-
suit OF happiness. And in making that
saunt good, We have, sometimes with mis-.
taken generosity, been lavish OF good
words, and. N some cases. OF brave deeds,
IN behalf Of dozen nailonahucs attempting
anoepenoence' s'nce inc existence ol tne
nep4p',e legal VIM LIZ rieci, nelgi-
s<'e' a'ai'aos "ao oet!nale' uumg .ne Eu'
1ol'ean ul'nsas" y. a.o' " 1oto' VIII ane
meAieans a&uo "tta LIZ poople VI s*toos
ota.es o1 ooo1n America, WIN 1ae 91eeAs'
WIN sne ii1ao, "1la u'e 'nlta' ",tn
tue oe' Aue Nv. @us N''o ou'
.re s"1s na'e ssy
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49, ~ oasa;.;ay. ' ,s.sa". mich 1ihertv il held
49,. Te.artcd nnon the dorora an;7 carped
10 keen alive The sn;,it of f1ccdom At home
The riffs have blessed the river more than
, 1863-09-09
MAGUIRE'S COMPOUND
Extract Benne Plant

4 tgroat tame which oIs medicine has acquired
beth ere and throughout .he Army Of the Wes:. a.
dHons O. he bowels, afmost pFecluiles tho necessity
Of adve1t Hg In this city: but a there arc many
these coplsnts caused either BY caanEe Of climate
Watet food We you'd remind them mat this medt-
vim be found the testimony Of Brig. Gan. Fitz Henry
Warren. =. 8. Eos: Col s. 3. Long. Q. $. A., Chiet
Top1 EnE'tB; Aaj. F. " Crane. Paynaster q. 9 u.
Capt Hoyt, G. s., Army ot the CnInoetland; aad n;
S. Mepham d Bro, No, 81 eecunt street. Prepared
only 65J q G. IAGUIRE. Chemtsts and prusEista
Southwest corner Of second and OI1e street 8ad sold
by all Druggists. Beware Of counterfets.
AnoA k96i 1ru.K T6IAatN