The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-01-31

murder Of Robert Baker, committed on the Fam
day Of June last Thomas Smith, also convicted
and sentenced for participating in the same muir
der, was respitsd, BY Gov. Grmble. until the 9Th
day Of February next. 6
WHAT TIE SoLDIRs TzIsx.-The Chicago
Journal learns from gentleman just from the
army Of Rosecrans, that intense indignation per-
vades his army against that c;ass Of men in the
North who are stirring up dissension and dis
affection at homo. The volunteers do not az
feet honied words in their exssrations, and
threats Of etribution, to be exacted Of these en-.
emies Of the country, are freely and aercely In
dulged in BY the mass Of the troops They do
not seem TO think treason 10 any moro excusable
in tho North than that they are fighting against
in the South.
TIlsr Iowa BArrssY.-Ths 1st Iowa Battery,
under comd Ind Of Capt b. Griffith, Of Des
hoines, formerly Of this city, was engaged in
the assault onArkansas Post, al the time were
up in front, and behaved most CALAMITY through.
out. Gen. NcClernand has acknowedged its
merit BY presenting it:with:two riaed field pieces
Of superior description. captured with the Post
~ The marriage of Gen. Tom Thumb. and
the petite Miss Warren, 20 positively announced
in the New York papers, sndsof which y many
minute particulars sre paraded before the
public, is, We begin to think, another ''dodgf
Of the immortal Bsynun, out Of which he man
ages to realize "pile Of tin" daily, besidesgst-
ting all biz advertising gratuitously. The mar
riage way come Olive know nothing about it,
but meanwhile Banum's Museum iscrowded,
day and night, and the "Ohief Of Humbugs" Is
again getting himself rich, while he laughs It
his victims, Who throng about him ike summer
aies to cup of honey. Great u Bsnum ~ ss1
T"Gen. Porter is not. in the eyesof the
country, degraded. but exalted" So says the
Tory Times Of Chicago. Well, that is just Whist
We oil expected It to say. Nothing degrades .
man in the estimation of the Tories, go much as
courage, earnestness, energy, and patriotism.
A competent and impartial court, has convicted
Gen. Porter Of want Of these qualities. Of
course this is enough to place the convict in.
the first rank Of Tory celebrities. Newgate hid
it's heroes, pre-eminent in crime. Secession.
lists have theirs, and on the same principle. /
"WH1rE sLAvEs."- Commenting on the adj
oress of the Working Men Of Manchester to the
President of the Unii ed States, which We pub.
lished few days since, the Chicago Times Of
the 2stb, styles ito authors the ''wH1rH SLAVES
OF ENGLAND" i
This is one more example of the sincerity Of
the Tory press, when it expatiates on its love
for the working men, and its jealous regard for
their rights. The traitors call the working men
Of the North ''mud-sills," and Say all laborers
are slaves" The Times calls the working men
Of England "uhits ayes, in imitation Of it's fel.
low, traitors. And in tho next breath it, and
the balance Of the tribe, will insult the laboring
man with professions Of regard for his welfare,
and his rights! If the Times, and the rest of
the gang, think English workmen "white slaves"
is anybody fool enough to suppose their opinion
Of American l.bofers is any more respectful
SERvED NM Rrazr.-A notorious secessionis
Of Auscatine, was kicked ont Of house in that
city. where he obtruded himself, BY lady, for
persistsntly uttering disloyal sentiments.
~ One Of our Tory exchanges says lit is re.
ported that Butler, the BEAST, is to be returned
to New orleans and restored to his former com.
mand," &c. The same paper has never found
time to print word in condemnation of the
hanging, stabbing, shooting or starving of Union
men, committed by the southern "Chivalry !"-
Are We not to infer that it believes it all right
to commit the latter enormities Can they be
anything other than traitors who thus fail to
censure the savage atrocities these models of
civility constantly indulge ins
a. The Other day an Irish woman asked for
; spelling book at = Democratic Book store in
Burlington: .1 ~ ace
"Hox comes it that you are asking fifteen
cints for the likes of this-surely ten cints il
he price, Nisther G."
NJ. C.-'The extra Eve cents is the Federal
Tax put on to buy niggers." g s9fg
Irish Woman.-"Do you think I am going to
pay you i've cints 70 buy nagurs, yon black
yusrd."' Exit in great wrath. -. -.
a. The members of the Illinois Legisls-
ure made n excursion to Chicago, and re-
NAMED two days, during last week. a c
u Below We give statement Of the num-
'er Of hogs daughtered at the several points in
he Let District of Iowa from Oct. ! to Dec. 81,
1862, subject to tax under the Excise Law:'
keokuk, 50 j 7e,4so
Vest Point Al
Fort Madison, 1906
Burlington, 40,97S
~ ~ Pleasant, 2,62s
" Peio. BIOS 226
Bloomfield, IRIS
np::rmlngten. l0,s3s
o,luA, $3.50
9's's'~leo ~ butchers for retail, 1895
TOTAL ~. l4s, $40
Ine Democratic party in New Jersey has dir.
TIED itself beyond the reach of the clessinr and
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