The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-11-21
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THE BURLINGTON HAWk-EYE,
Daily, Semi W eekly and Weekly.

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great REVOLUTION is at work among US
Few recognize the FACT. None OF US iully com.
prehend II. Whatever the event, 1t is plain that
the ,np a 1snd ae
hood among Us, and made mlnlsterlng angels
of the women of the land. The storm of war
e %aren o and eenate people It has merely
awakened us from our sleep of fancied quiet and
security-warned us of the peril and armed us
for the struggle. The baptism of blood, the Suf-
ferings the fierce bufietings of the enormous
conflict, have stirred the souls of the people, and
animated them with the zeal and courage OF
longer refer to antiquity, nor even to our strug-
gle for National Independence, for examples OF
heroic daring and unfaltering DEVOTION ;,, They
men who rallied round the Flag in the begin.
ming, at all who have fought under it since, at
those who have died in its defence, at the un.
complaining mothers and wives of the absent
or the dead, toiling and struggling for the sup
port Of the children of these patriots, see how
cheerfully these sufferings and sacrifices were
made and are endured and we think better OF
humanity-we grow proud of our countrymen.
This war, which has thus exalted American
conflict between antagonistic social organiza.
TONS Those who WELD the sword and those
who minister to the sick and wounded soldiers
are not the only workers in the cause. The
greater battle is to be contested at home. 1t is
HERE that the great question of the future is Ill
the barbarism of Slavery is to receive its con-
demnation. Here, il anywhere, the impossibili-
ty Of Secession, Of National Suicide, is to be
demonstrated.
This battle against the insidious assaults OF
Ignorance, Prejudice, FalsehoOd, Hatred and
Malice, is to be contested in the Forum and
Press-thanks to cheap printing1has become
the main lever in moving, organizing, CONSOLE.
dating public opinion 1t not only fn and
ular will. For the most part 1t is healthy IN
tone, moral in sentiment, honorable in purpose
popnar is
the result Of intelligent judgment and honora.
BILE motives. In families, in neighborhoods, in
lished FACT, noted and accepted by all observ.
ers, but valued and esteemed the most by the
those who derive their knowledge of passing
events, public men and public affairs, from the
Press, vote right Almost every man who has
regularly drawn from the Press his knowledge
of the war, from the beginning,-who by it's as.
sistance has traced out every act from its cause
to it's result, is now on the side of his country
and votes for those who do likewise, whatever
may have been his former political associations
IT is only am9hg those who 90 not not thus thus kteee9
the enemies of the country have influence.
Important as have been the events of the last
three years, still more important are those
which will -transpire during the year to come.
We hope and expect to see the end of the Rebel
lion before the close of 1864. Ere then, we ex-
pect to see the States reunited under the old
Flag. In this We may be mistaken. But we are
not mistaken in saying that an election for Pre-
:irrepressibie' conflict of ideas is to intensity
Presidential contest before the people. Untiring
energy aud sleepless Vigilance are the price we
labor. And the best labor that can be done is to
make sure that reliable, earnest, vigorous and
loyal newspaper goes into every family. Those
take one themselves, should be supplied at the
expense Of their neighbors.
Asan humble, but diligentand earnest worker
THE HAWK-EYE
calls upon its readers and the true friends of the
Union, to still further enlarge its field Of useful
ness, during the coming year. What has beer
done in the present year is cheering proof o
whatmay be done in the future
The efforts of our friends and the liberal pat
ranage Of the people, have made the WEEKLY
HAWK.EYE a success, Notwithstanding Its
fairly composed with the Journals of Eastern aa,
cities-AND PAID. We candidly own that we
are proud of it, and of the labor which has built
it up and obtained for tia circulation, Nothing
equal to 1t in size or superior to it in mechanical
execution, is printed in the whole Northwest
What its influence has been. it is not for u.s. blu,
The following is our scale of prices for the
coming year-cAsH IN ADVANCE. Hh'siE
THE WEEKLY HAwK-EYE e..
Published every Saturday in Octave form.
Single copies nns a Clubs ss Ct 70 's15oe
Clubs of 70 to one address, $500
sEMI-WEEKLY. HAWK-EYE
Published Wednesdays and Saturdays
Single copies. ..".s3,oO Two copies........ IS 90
Ten copies, Recommendation
g.. DAILY HAwK-EYE. ~
By Carrier in the City, per week.l cts
per year..........S70 90
BY Mail, per year, D, 90
q six months, ............................ 3,25
three months. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. rs
one NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS." COO
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Sl Burlington, Iowa.