The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-12-26

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FHE BURLINGTON RAWk-EYE.
Daily, Semi Weekly and Weekly.

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A great REvoLUTIoN is at work among u.s.
prehend Il. Whatever the event. II is plain that
evoked the best and noblesti attributes Of man.
hocd among US, and made ninistering angels"
Of the women OF the land The storm OF war
corrupt and effeminate people It has merely
awakened us from our sleep of fancied quiet and
" q aas pef of sood bs
ferings, the fierce buffetings of the enormous
conflict have stirred the souls Of the people, and
earnest and unfiinohing patriotism. We no
longer refer to antiquity, nor even to our strug-
gle for National Independence. for examples OF
are all around US. We look at the million of
mon who rallied round the Flag in the begin
deS n s the aa
complaining mothers and wives Of the absent
or the dead, toiling and struggling for the sup
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
manhood and womanhood. is q war of ideas-a
conflict between antagonistic social organiZa-
lions. Those VII , WELD the sword and those
greater battle is to be contested 81 home. Il is
tmasg be Il
the barbarigm of Slavery is to receive its con-
domination. Here, if anywhere. the impossibili-
ty OF Secession, Of National Suicide, is to be
This battle against the insidious assaults of
Ignorance, Prejudice, Falsehood, Hatred and
through the ss-chiefly by the latter: The
Press thanks to cheap prihting-has become
tie main lever In moving Organizing conso al;
educa1es; it unites and makes effective the pop
ular will. For the most part it is healthy in
Hence. where papers are read, public opinion is
heartily loyal, and popular action is sure to be
the result Of intelligent Judgment and honora-
Towns, Counties and States, this Is well estab-
lished FACT, noted and accepted by all observ-
ers, but valued and esteemed the most by the
WiSeSt and best of our citizens. FOur-ffths OF
those who derive their knowledge of passing
events, public men and public affairs, from the
regularly drawn from the Press his knowledge
of the war, from the beginning,-who by its as
sistance has traced out every act from its cause
to its result. is now on the side of his country.
earnestly supports the war and the Government,
and votes for those who do likewise, what ever
may have been his former political associations.
1t is only among those who do not thus keep
familiar with the great events of the times that
the enemies of the country have influence.
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-
sident occurs next year-that once more the
.irrepressble conflict of ideas is to intensity q
Presidential contest before the people Untiring
mass r
labor. And the best labor that can be done is to
make sure that a reliable, earnest, vigorous and
loyal newspaper goes into every family. Those
who are unable, or who may not be disposed, to
take one themselves, should be supplied at the
expense of their neighbors. tv..rt0-I. r..
Asan humble, but diligent and 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 been
done in the present year is cheering proof OF
2 what may 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
mammoth proportions and low price. 1t has
cities-AND PAID. We candidly own that we
are proud Of it, and of the labor which has built
it up and obtained for it circulation Nothing
equal to it in size superior to it in mechanical
execution, is printed in the whole Northwest
What its influence has been, it is not for u.s. but
for the Public, to say.
The following is our scale Of prices for the
coming year-CASH IN ADVANCE.
THE WEEKLY HAWK-EYE
Published every Saturday in Octave form.
Single copies~.;.. Clubs Of lo,.......s15OO
Clubs of 2l,.........sso00
Clubs of 20 to one address, ...-.s25,0e.
'i.is SEMI-WEEKLY HAWK-EYB -
Published Wednesdays and Saturdays.
Single copies $500 Two copies. ..-"S5,Co
Ten copies, $3.50.
DAILY HAWK-EYE.
. BY Carrier in the City, per week........-l5 cts
per year........"..SS,00
BY Mail, per year, 600
six months, ............................. 3.25
three months, ......................... Is
one month, ......................".... Coo
10 dealers 2c-per 10
Burlington. Iowa.