The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-03-14
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"wednesday, March III.
8- Mr.. Ben n. Samuels, once Democratic
candidate for Governor of Iowa, but now de.
graded to the presidency Of the Copperhead
club Of Dubuque and a mere hanger on Of the
traitor Mahony, like the rest Of bis tribe, has
been in the habit of denouncing treasury notes
as trash werth no more or less, than Confeder.
ate notes. An honest Irishwoman of Dubuque,
having heard him make these assertions, lately
waited on the gentleman with batch OF Con
federate bills and kindly offered to exchange them
for ''greenbacks" without shoot" Ben, much
to the assonishment and disgust Of the good
woman, declined making the exchange. She
evidently thought the Copperhead was in earnest
and would gladly give her the worthless trash
he denounced with such seeming heartiness for
the promises to pay" of his particular and
chivalrous friends way down in Dixie" Ben
used to be pious youth. But since he be.
came Copperbead it is quite natural that be
should take to lying. What slight offense is
tina. compared with the enormity of aiding and
abetting the conspiracy against the Union and
public liberty. a $500
IHE SANITARY SroREs.-A correspondent of
the Missouri Democrat is responsible for the
statements below. They are either true or
false. If true, we know of no punishment se-
we're enough for those who are so wanting in
manhood, so void of humanity, as to divert the
delicacies provided for the sick and the diving
to the grati6cation of their own depraved and
vicious appetites. Officers who would be guilty
OF this robbery of the sick and the wounded,a are
unfit to command band Of savsges They are
utter barbarians, almost as low and base as the
bandits who follow jeff Davis. These com
plants should be inquired into. Correspon.
dents in the army should be compelled either to
prove the truth of such allegations, and thus
secure the exposure and punishment of the
guilty, who disgrace our armies, if such there
be, or they should be made to retract their
ISLANDERS, and then be drummed out of the lines.
If this writer tells the truth, some officers in
Grants army should be reduced to the ranks and
mada to dig bitches with chain and ball to the
end of the war:
"On one OF the boats that arrived here few
days since, was quantity of sanitary stores
sufficient to load five or elk mule wagons, des-
tined for brigade in Gen. McCleruands corps.
large part of these stores consisted of wines.
canned fruit and other delicacies for the sick in
the hospitals. The officers of the brigade took
possession of these good things, and am know
Ing to the fact that last night and the night be-
tore were spent in festivity and intoxication
over these hospital supplies. This is not the
nrst time l have been aware of the existence of
this evil. Time and time again have seen the
fruits sent tor the use of soldiers served up on
the tables of officers, while the wines and other
liquors were drank at social gatherings and at
calls OF friends"
B The Dubuque Herald is stll pe,fecting
its record" against the war. We think it is
succeeding admirably. 1t denounces the Gov
eminent, it SANDERS and outrsges the volunteers,
it praises the Generals who wont fight, and con.
dennis those who do, aud it cheers aud encour-
ages traitors and rebels in every possible mode
1t seems to be making up very strong s'record"
against the war. We give below another item
Of the records
We do not believe in "War Democracy. n
It is a contradiction in terms War DESTROYS
the very thing which the true Democracy desire
to preserve. How can they who are for the
Union-or what little may be left-clamor for
war? 1t is absurd.
CoNSEcrIcUr DENocRAcY-Some years since,
when Thomas Il. Seymour, who is now the Cop.
perhcad candidate for Governor of Come cticut.
vas actually filling that position the Legislature,
being Democratic, adopted the following reso-
utions which he as Governor approved. We
lex every body to read them and compare them
nth the position the honest fellow and his SUP.
'orters now occupy. They are good common.
AIRY on the consistency and sincerity of the class
# men Who now oppose the Government and
ympathizs with treason:
81. Resolved, That Congress has full cons,i,u-
'ionsl power to prohibit Slavery in the Territo-
nee OF the United States by legislative enact
nents and that it is the deity of Congress to pass
without unnecessary delay such strict and positive
d'ns as "M e1ectMal,y shut o,t Slavery from every
,ortion Of these Territories
Aues SOtiSIcSS mas likewise fuli
constitutional power to remove Slavery and the
lave-trade from the District of Columbia. and
hat this power should be At once exercised for
10 immediate prohibition of Slavery upon such
erms OF compensation to the shareholders "A
nay be just and reasonable
20. Resolved, That. in the name of the people
t Connecticut, We do hereby solemnv re-. firm
Or uDalterabie attachment to the Federal Union
nd our inhexible determination to adhere to our
RATIONAL Constitution, and abide by all it's COM
romises to the letter, and in the spirit Of the
anne; while with equally unalterable and infexi
10 purpose, deferred by no threat of disunion, ps
hall forever oppose any and every measure of COM
romiss BY sOhich any portion Of the territory no.O
sIonging to- or Which may hereafter be acquired by
he United States, shall be given up to, or left un-
roteeted against tie eneroac'msats of Slavery"
TIE SESArs.-On the 4th of March the fol-
owing changes occurred in the United States
senate. Those who ceased to be members are
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