The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-11-07
THE HAWK-EYE
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Eg- We are not astonished at any thing
q simon-pure Copperhead does or says
From the infamous we naturally look fol-
constant manifestations of their natural
innate depravity. That they lie withou
ceasing-that they simulate the talk of pa
triots when it suits their purposes, o.
when necessitated by public sentiment
that they attempt to "bully'' one day ant
cajole the next,-all this surprises no one
who understands the nature of the reptiles
who disgrace our common humanity.
What does astonish us is the fact thai
they persist in the assumption that they
really deceive the public-that any one
who knows what they do and say and pro.
pose, believes them. 1t would be supposed
that the recent overwhelming defeats
which have routed them in half dozen OF
the great States of the Union, and the GER
tainty of still other defeats which await
them, would teach the scamps lesson and
induce them to wear the garb of honesty
and patriotism long enough to produce the
impression that they had repentea of their
Sins and resolved in future to support
their country against the traitors who as
sail it. That they don't do this is simply
owing to their lack Of brains. Their total
depravity makes them the constant vic
TINS of chance events. A seeming success
everywhere, tenpts them to throw off their
mask. Defeat enrages them. Between
the two they constantly betray their viii
lainy and assure the public that they cam
not talk or act like honest patriots unless
with dishonest and malignant purpose.
Their prating just now about the new
call for men is the latest example. of their
perfdy. They are doing all they can to
interfere with volunteering. We desire all
men to note the fact. When a draft comes,
as come it will, if their efforts succeed,
then they will make rumpus about that
They oppose everything and everybody
but treason and the rebels. They are so
foolish as not to see that they only succeed
in damning themselves and their dupes.
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re- We presume that most people have
noted the terms of enlistment and the in
ducements offered to recruit under the late
call. These are more liberal than ever be-
fore proffered, and, we should judge, can
not fail of producing a cordial response
among the people. But we wish to remind
all that the time in which these bounties
can be secured is short. The quota of Iowa
must be supplied within the next sixty
days or we have the draft. Drafted men
do not receive the bounties of volunteers.
If, therefore, any desire to avail themselves
of these liberal inducements, they must
make up their minds quickly-before it is
too late. 1t must be borne in mind, too,
that every man must act for himself. No
new regiments are to be formed. The call
is for recruits to the regiments now in the
held. There is no need of waiting for the
action Of others. What is wanted is men,
and the sooner they are procured the more
service they will be able to do their coun-
try. All that is necessary to be done is to
go to the proper Provost Marshal and of
fer your services. If able-bodied YOU will
be accepted and the State will receive cred
it on the call.
This whole matter of volunteering is left
to the people themselves. There is time
enough to secure a patriotic response to it
if they will act unitedly and promptly
But if they delay action-if they manifest
Indifference about it, they will find it too
late to act when they begin to look the
draft in the face. Let all consider the mat
ter as personal one. Do it quickly De
termine one way or the other, and then act
upon this determination at once.
lss~ The Butternut papers which call on
the Union men to do all the volunteering
don't appear to have studied the election
returns from the army. The votes from
that source are sufficiently distinct, we
should imagine, to satisfy the reptiles who
and what sort of men are doing the fight
ing and have done it from the first. In
the army about nine-tenths of the men re-
pudiate them and their candidates
with sort of indignation not very tiatter-
ing to the scamps. And the other tenth
DaObably would do tho Sap,a bu+ ror f,