The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-07-04

81 could state to the gentleman from st.
Louis things connected with Curtls's ad-
ministration that would appal even him.
/ never have stated them and will not I'M
less driven to do so. l refer to those
things that are notorious-that he has ia
ken property from Arkansas and Missouri
and shipped it to his private residence IN
Iowa.
Now, wesubmit thatthe above paragraph
is in the regular sterotyped style of COM
mon defamer, and will be so recognized
by every one who has the slightest knoWl-
edge of the world or Of books. Shakespeare
and Byron have carved the character in
the undying memory Of mankind. And
Jack Henderson has not improved on 1ago
though he has very naturally closely imi-
tated his style of dark and appalling inu-
endo.
And at the same time in the practice of
his vocation he has shown that he is
Skilled by 3 touch to deepen scandals tints
With all the kind mend2city Of hints,
While mingling truth and falsehood."
If Henderson is cognizantaaof such ap-
palling facts in regard to Gen. Curtis Off
cial conduct, why i'll the name of honesty
and patriotism does he not go before that
Military Commission which has been sit
ting for months in st. Louis and make
them known? Or why not proclaim them
TO the public? But he does make one
y
ture to say that neither he or any other
man knows a single fact to sustain it. We
have been at Gen. Curtis residence before
and since his appointment to the command
in Missouri, and we have failed to discover
any Of the spoils of war in the plain and
meagerly furnished house Of the patriot
citizen and successful and victorious lead
er of our Western Army.
1t is true that he captured from the reb-
els several camels belonging to the Gov
eminent, and turned them over to the
Quartermaster. farm to keep them for the
Government. But all that he brought home
more than he took to the enemys country,
is two horses, bought and paid for from his
own funds, and q pony, presented by an
officer to his little daughter.
He came back to his residence in Iowa.
after two years hard service, and gallant
and successful generalship in defense of
Missouri, not to count over the SpoilS of
war, but to be reminded, by his gray hairs
and premature old age, of the efforts and
sacrifices he has made for his country; and
to be reminded, too, by each familiar scene
of the loss of his peerless daughter, the
light and joy, the pride and stay of his
home; who gave her young life also for the
relief of the suffering soldiers OF Iowa, who
shed their blood in defense of Missouri
And even here III the shadow Of his home
and his dead, the housekeeping, peace-iov
.nS' Pto1tiHg pro-SlaFery pohLclanS OF
Missouri follow him with their malignant
falsehoods and their dark and damning
calumny. No class Of beings on Gods
earth except pro-slavery politicians, would
be so mean as thus to follow up their as
saults upon man after they have got him
down; and continue to repeat to the public
their TRADE of accusations against him
while his case was on trial, (as Gen. Curtis
is before the Military Commisson.) while
he is precluded by circumstances from APP
pearing before the public in his own de-
fenSe.-Gdte Gty