The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-07-11

why the Abolitionists could not make any
overture of this nature to the Confederate
traitors, especially through the infamous
author ofthe Fugitive Slave Law
Inc first is, that no reliance can be placed
| upon the word of those who stand before
the world black with perfdy and treason,
ana In the most dreadful sense as hostes
1 n TN ge'aeris. Having long since proved
| themselves capable of uttering any false
ioou, however stupendous, practicing any
ueception, however detestable, and break
ing any pledge, however solemnly made.
!. would be the hight of infatuation to sup
pose them morally capable of carrying out
az uy selpulatlon for the emancipation of
tnelr Wretched bondmen.
The second reason is. that as thew com.
menced and are CARRYING on the war ex-
pressly and avowedly to obtain wider
! scope ana stronger safeguards for their
cheerlshed Slave system, and desire
independence upon no other ground: to an
Proach them with an overture for imme-
ulate emancipation as the method of fer
minatlng the struggle and Securing the;r
recognition as an independent Confsdaran I
is to be lacking in self-respect. and to ms
tlfy them in resenting it as an insult and
a mockery.
| The third reason is, that the Federal
| Government has already decreed. ssforev-
err the liberation of all the slaves in tbe
Confederate States, and stands solemnIy
pledged to enforce that decree in suppress
sing the rebellion. 1t is, therefore, not
only an act Of supererogation, but an i'm
putation upon the Government, to solicit
the traitors to do that, as means of tri.
umph and to screen themselves from pun.
ishment, which has been wisely and con-
stitutionally done by President Lincoln te
savethe Republic!
Yours, for universal freedom, and there.
fore no compromise with the Confederate
States. WIN. LLOYD GARRISON,
Boston, June 80, 1863.
CLOSE OF THE INTERNATIONAL POSTAL
CoNaREss.-The London Times Paris cor
respondent, writing on the 18th instant,
says:
The International Postage Congress ter
minated its sittings yesterday, and the re-
suits OF the discussions, which have ex-
tended over amonth, are most satisfactory.
New facilities will be given by conven-
lions with the different Governments to
postoffice communications, founded on the
resolutions of the Congress. There will
probably be an augmentation granted in
! the weight Of letters, and a diminution in
the cost of postage. The heavy charges on
transit are likely to be modified. The sit
tlngs Of the Congress were presided over
by II. Vandall, the Director General of the
French POstotfice, and we hear that the
warmest thanks were given to him for the
courtesy and ability with which he direct
ed the discussions. A vote of thanks to
the American Government for having TAX
en- the Initiative in this important move
ment was also passed, and the liberal
ideas advocated throughout by Mr.. Kas-
son, the transatlantic delegate, were cordi-
ally acknowledged.
A graceful allusion was made to the SER
vices rendered by Sir Rowland Hill, the
| great postal reformer, to whom especially
| the low rate of postage and the enormous
increase of correspondence from eighty
| million to six hundred and five million OF
letters, in Great Britain, is mainly due.
| Newspapers, books, and all other articles
of postal transport, will receive additional
facilities among the contracting Govern
| ments. The subject is exciting much at
| tention in France, and it is believed that
the Emperor and Minister of Finance en-
terrain large and liberal views. At the
| last meeting of the Political EconomVClub.
debate, and Sir John Bowring was called
upon to initiate the discussion. There was
perfect unanimity of opinion as to the d,,-
| rability of minimizing rates and extend.
| ing accommodations. Whether.or not the
conveyance of letters should be monopo-
| ly retained in the hands of the govern
ment and whether it might not be desira-
itously rendered (as is the case with the adj
ministration of justice) for the common
good, are questions on which there is a
great divergence Of opinion.
A QUAKER IN THE Aide FIeHT-How
! GEN. FITZPATRICK WAS RECOVERED
| WASHINGTON, June 30, 1S63.-The compa-
ny in which Gen. Fitzpatrick was engaging
the rebels at Aide was overborne by their
superior mass, and he was left a prisoner
in their hands. Captain Nicholas Halleck
Mann, Of Milton, Ulster county, NY, was
in command of squadron of cavalry
composed of two companies, and was a
witness of this misfortune. His squadron
itself hesitated, wavered, and was giving
way before the terrific sweep of the enc.
my's horse. He galloped to the rear, and
by great exertion succeeded in stopping
their backward movement, and in restoring
order to their ranks. Again he was at their
head, facing the foe; and waving his sword
over his head, he shouted, "Men, are you
heroes, or are you towards? Follow me
charged Without waiting to look wheth-
er Single man would obey the order, be
spurred his horse to an instant gallop, and
plunged, alone, upon the rebel ranks. His
blade flashed right and left, as he dashed
forward. His squadron could not hesitate
at such brave sight, but with one impulse
shouted and followed their leader-too late
| 10 save nm, Tor MS ardOr naQ given MIN
considerable start butthey broke through,
rode over, and cut down the rebel ranks,
with an irresistible plunge. General Kill
patrick was released. The artillery came
up with rush, and poured in the canister
and grape. Flight was established on one
side and pursuit on the other. To use the
expression of one of the soldiers: "Those
who escaped the the artillery, we hazed
down with the sabre.' One man, short
and slender Frenchmen, named Pinot, OF
pronounced with that spelling, killed five
with his own hand, and then fell himself
He was said to be q recent emigrant from
his own country. The slaughter in this
charge was two rebels to one Union sol.
der.
| Capt. Mann had been struck by a sabre
and endorsed. At the same moment his
horse was killed. He lay on the ground
helpless, but this did not prevent the rebels
shooting him, as he fell completely within
their ranks. A pistol ball was shot through
his back under the left-shoulder blade,
making the circuit of his ribs inside, and
lodging between two ribs in front, near the
nipple, whence it was skillfully extracted
by the surgeons several days after. That
it escaped his heart is scarcely less than a