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The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-11-07
BURLINGTON WEEKLY lHAWK-EYE
Ma The efforts of the malirnant. he

| Va The efforts of the malignant repro
bates, who style themselves Democrats, t.
aid the rebels in their work of infamy
have been branded by the people as they
deserve. These fellows may now be con
sidered dead as well as damned. They
have taken pains to make themselves the
| scorn and derision of mankind. They
succeeded in that Perhaps, also. they
have succeeded in another matter, though
against their desires. Had they accepted
the invitation of the loyal patriots of the
land at the outbreak of the rebellion, and
earnestly and zealously united with the
true in support of the Union and the sup
preston Of the treason of the South. there
can be little doubt that the work would
have been accomplished ere this, and by
modes quite different from those their re-
creancy has made necessary. Had thew
taken pains to prove that the North was
du loyal, there cannot be doubt that the
eifect OF that assurance to the South would
nave been as death knell to their hopes.
and would have immeasurably increased
the effect of every blow we struck, as well
as enabled us to strike harder and oftener,
Had these political gamblers but adher-
red to their duty and the country. they
might to-day have shared equally in the
public confidence and exercised. perhaps.
controlling influence in our public coun-
ellis. But they would not do this, Thew
were cognlzant of the purposes of the
southern leaders in treason They wpra
co-conspirators with these rebels. They
intended, as they still intend, to aid them
as far as possible. They would not unite
with the loyal. They would not assist in
saving the country if they could avoid it.
The result of all this infamous policy is
simply the prolonging of the war and
compulsory resort to measures which, in
the beginning, were not thought of.
These Butternuts, instead Of aiding the
rebels IN the accomplishment Of their
aims, have, practically, proved their worst
enemies. They held out hopes which have
not been, and never can be, realized. They
encouraged the rebels in the beginning.
and ever since, with promises which could
not be kept. The war goes on and will
go on. The rebellion will be overpowered.
The Leading traitors will be punished and
their sympathizers, North and South, will
forever be condemned to utter infamy.-
And this comes of Butternut malice and
folly. They sought to destroy the Union.
but they will succeed only in DESTROYING
themselves. Will they learn little wis
dOmS
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Sanitary Convention.

We call attention to the call for SAM
tary Convention to be held at Des Moines,
on Wednesday, the 18th inst, to consider
what measures are necessary to make the
Sanitary contributions supplied by our cit
liens more directly useful to our own sold
iers and generally to increase the usefulness
and the amount Of our Sanitary aid. The
call is signed by large number of those
who have heretofore been most prominent
in the work of mercy and are best acquain-
ted with the needs of our noble volunteers
and the means of supplying them. Let the
call be needed, and judicious measures
adopted to attain the desired end.
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-11-07

The force that was captured cons;s,.s -
the 18th Iowa, 18th Indiana two parus ol
guns, and Lieut.. Walton, of the 34tb ~ az
"a party OF thirty mounted infantry
1nlnh our entire loss will not exceed 5ea
inen, oO OF whom were killed and woun50
Gu. 1 am not prepared to give list of tn
Killed and wounded. Lieut.. Roberts ~ ne INC
I9th Iowa, from Mt. Pleasant. was l ii me
tally wounded. % nior-
tne General commanding hearing of opr
pau fortune In front, and surprising the on.
envy would improve his success by moy,;ns.
upon the main force. immediately had eve
~ mouse IN Morganza burned to tho
ground, lest they should give shelter ~ the
advancing foe, and drew the troons mn ;n.e
llne, using the levee as battlement Ri
zen. Hreen did not think it good tactics 70
apProach within range of our gunboats
burning the town, however nrcnsr
| proved source of grief to us, having
brought no tents with us upon this eyna
ditlon. The rain, which commenced faIIing
early on the 10Th, increased in tho oFtar
noon, seemingly on account of orr ax-
posed condition, and to our infinite sor
row continued to fall III torrents for thrao
Gays and nights, until we became fearfnI
that the hapless fate of the Antideluvians
awaited us.
Oar position has been greatly STRENGTH
ened, Ievee is transformed into n most
excellent earthwork, our guns are mounted
IN barDette, traverse thrown ND from the
IsVer to The Ievee and palisade planted in
front. Our anxiety to meet the enemy
upon our own ground increases daily. hit
from the latest rumOrs, that he is march
ing pack into the interior. we seem
doomed to disappointment. 1t is rumored
that we go below in a few DAYS.
Inc latest news that has reached us from
the Army OF the Cumberland was hopeful
and promised good results.
me soldiers are in better spirits, more
contented and more sanguine than at any
time since the beginning of the aon, IN
earnest. They expect that one of the dead
Hest blows on traitors will be struck by
Iowa. next Tuesday, Oct 18th. Tho AIT
is a unit for the Union ticket, headed bv
our chief cornerstone, "united liberty and
the Flag OF our Union forever ~
lhsre may be one or two isolated cases
who will support Gen. futile, but only
where personal pique or long biased
feeling has not been overcome in the Late
school of instruction, where fruitfnI
mind would have made greater proficiency.
The health Of the regiment is greatly i'm
proving. Lieut.. Col. Dugan has gone to
Iowa to recruit his health. Colonel Clark
ana AdJutant Bryant are as active and eff
Gent as ever; also our new Major Kern.
return the thanks of the Regiment to
some KIND benetactor or benefactress. for
furnishing us with your dalies and week
lies, and also the IO'0G State Register,
Whlch we have been receiving regularly
Tor some time, and assure them. that their
efforts to ameliorate our condition. have
been crowned with success, and will not
soon be forgotten.
Very respectfully yours,
MILES
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-11-07

NS~ Dean Richmond and Peter Cagcar
the lie Grand Byingtons of New York
have been printing circulars lying about
the graft IN that State, as usual with such
scamps. The Provost Marshal General
Col. Fry. takes occasion to say to these
scamps that their statements are lies. He
does 1t in decorous phrase, shows their
mendsaity, but stamps liar upon them
forever. That will not abash the fellows a
DIT. Lying is one of the fine arts with
them. Taey are simply nothing if not
liars. The more they do of it the more
they are pleased with themselves. They
don't even take the trouble to lielike truth.
they seem to take a devilish delight in be-
ing found out, and thus far beat "Old
Nick in the race,
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NsThe original draft of the President

~The original draft of the Presidents
Proclamation Of Emancipation, is among
the curiosties exhibited at the Sanitary
Fair in Chicago, to which it was presented
by Mr.. Lincoln, at the request of the Lady
managers, and will be sold to the highest
bidder for the benefit of the soldiers. 1t is
reported that the Historical Society of thai
CITY VIII endeavor to become its owner
The Society may succeed in purchasing it
but, just as likely as not, if they do they
VIII have to pay big price for it.
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w. Major General B. z. Butler has been
assigned to the command of the Depart
ment of virginia and North Carolina. and
OF the 18th Army Corps, relieving General
Foster. The latter has been ordered to re-
port to the Adjutant General, at Washing
ton, and it is supposed will take command
OF the detences at that city. So say Wash
ington kilograms which failed to reach US
night before last.
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-11-07

Va We are in receipt of copy of the
proceedings of the National Ship-Canal
convention held at the city of Chicago on
'the "a and Sd days of June last. 1t is an
imposing volume of two hundred and fifty
pages, and, we doubt not, contains great
deal OF valuable information. But we have
not the leisure to examine it at present.
In fact, we think these war times not ex-
actly the best for constructing such things,
useiul and proper as they may be- After
the war we shall have time to consider
them. Meanwhile, people who think they
Will pay can put their money in them if
they choose.
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-11-07

Ns- Rev. A. B. Robbins, Pastor of the
First Congregational Church, at Muscatine,
celebrated the Twentieth Anniversary of
his Pastoral labors in that city, on Friday
OF last week, by social reunion of his
Congregation and friends at his residence.
In the course of the evening the Reverend
gentleman entertained the throng with
some entertaining "reminiscences of his
early days in Iowa, not emitting peril
nent references to numerous well known
persons, formerly resident or frequent
visitors, at what was then called Bloom
ington. .t
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-11-07

Gg"M Mr.. Justice Clerke of the Supreme
Court Of New York city, lately refused, in
the case of Geo. w. Jones Jour Iowa friend
OF Jefi. Davis VS.. VIM. II. Seward, to
comply with the provisions of the Habeas
Corpus Act of March Sd, 1868, and trans
fer the case to the United States Court.
His pretense was that the act was uncon-
stitutional! A few days since Judge Grier
OF the Supreme Court of the United States,
one Of the old Judges, too, had case be-
fore him involving the same clause of the
law, and he decided exactly the opposite.
and not only so decided, but said that there
was no room for question about the mat
ter. Mr.. Justice Clerke, it would seem, is
anxious to equal the notorious McCunn in
infamy.
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-11-07

NS~ We learn by private letter from the
18th Iowa, that in the recent battle at Cher
okee Station, near Tuscumbia, Lieut. Fici-
Ter and privates Charles REM, of Co. E.
and Lewis Hillyer, Of Co. D, were wound
cd No ono lyiIInJ
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-11-07

I.s~ What formidable vessels are those
built by the Lairds for the rebels, may be
inferred from the fact, said to be reported
on official authority, that the Turkish Gov
ernmet offered for them g13O.OO0, or about
S65OOO0, each. Vessels that cost so much
ought to be powerful and effective.
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gas~Fhe subscriptions to the Govern
nleht hve-twenty stock amounted te sisteea
and hat nations, Saturday.
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-11-07

The Chicago Times is indulging in a
general TRADE against the Chicago Santa
ry Fair and the ladies whose undertaking
it is. The editors appear to be anxiously
soliciting a cowhiding! 1t wouldn't as
tonish us much if they succeeded, at last,
in waking up the right passenger and
making themselves martyrs among the
blackguards of Chicago. If nothing else
will suit them we trust they will shortly
be accommodated. 't'5= .'-ts D
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gaS" According to the New York indie.
pendent, Lord Lyndhurst, whose decease
has lately been announced, and the vene. IA
bic Josiah Quincy, of Boston. We're both
born on the night Of the 2lst of May, l772.
within a few hours OF each other, both were
ushered into the world by the same physi-
clan, and that physician was Joseph War
rem, the same who, three years later. be-
came immortal as the chief hero and sacri-
flee Of Bunker Hill. Both these infants
were named attertheir fathers, that of Lord
Lyndhurst being John Singleton Coplev.
ms father being the once famous painter of
that name. Both became men of note-one
in England, where he was four times Lord
Chancellor, and the other in our own land.
Both attained great age. One is Just dead
at ninety-one, and the other still lives, re-
tanning his mental vigor, yet almost unim-
paired.
We doubt whether the same condolences
can be traced out in the history of any two
individuals of note, in this or any country.
Such men are scarce everywhere. That
two should be born at the same place. al
most at the same hour, attended by the
same phosician, himself a part of history,
live such honorable lives, attain such age
and universal respect, puts all the incredi-
BILE condolences Of fiction to the blush be-
fore the marvellous realities of fact.
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9ss- The Dublin correspondent of the N.
I. evening Post, writes about late move
Hent OF the English iron-clads. The con-
clusion becomes to is thatth famous vessels
are as gross failures in offensive qualities,
as the Great Eastern has proved in COM
merclal circles. Numerous extracts are
published from French papers, about the
recent trial of the Emperor Iron-clads, all
OF which tend to show that they also are
decided failures. After the trial, brief as
it was, they put into Brest-for repairs!-
We guess they wont trouble any one soon
on this side the Atlantic.
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~ Some of the people of Chicago are
becoming alarmed at the project to procure
a supply of water, by means of an immense
tunnel laid under the bed of the lake for a
distance of two miles. They are beginning
to apprehend that such job will cost mon
ey-a great deal of it and perhaps and pro-
badly prove a failure after all.
We judge they are about right. The I'M
tertaking might possibly succeed. But all
the probabilities are against it. In any
event its cost will be enormous. They had
better not try to put traces on Lake Michi-
gan. 1t won't endure it, and will probably
play the deuce with any such attempt.
So, The French papers say that the re-
cent experimental trip of number of
French iron-clads was a demonstration of
sea-going qualities decidedly satisfactory
to the naval authorities. A Paris CORES
pendent of the London Times tells an op-
poslte story. He says they were caught
In storm, that they rolled dreadfully. the
sea washed over them continuously. tho
guns could not be tried, and that it was
evident that the ships could not cross the
Atlantic. There is the statement and
counter statement. People may credi
which they think is nearest the truth. As
near as we can judge both French and En-
gllsh lron-clads have thus far proved fail
ures. Their governments act as if thew
were Of that opinion.
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-11-07

ES~At the late election in Maine the
false Democracy claim the election of Just
one member of the State Senate. 1t now
appears that even this members right to
his seat is to be contested. His opponent
alleges that he received the most votes,
some of which were improperly rejected
by the officials. He wants them counted
for him-wants his seat and means to have
it if he can. Individually this is all right.
If a man is elected he naturally desires TO
enjoy the honor. Still, it would be as well
perhaps, to have one member to speak for
the Copperheads. II there are none, the
members may possibly forget that they
have an existence. That would be bad,
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-11-07

Nzs~ An English paper says of "Long
john Wentworth, of Chicago, that he is so
tall that when he talks to the people, in
stead of mounting a stump as ordinary
mortals do, they have to dig a hole for him
to stand in! We don't believe an English
man invented that story. He simply stole
it from some "HooSier
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-11-07

S-Col. Lowe of the 5th Iowa Cavalry is
reported to have pertinaciously exerted
himself to prevent the men of his regiment
voting at the late election. Col. Lowe is
a regular army officer, formerly, we be-
lieve, of this city. If the reports are true,
and he really did so act as to interfere with
the soldiers right of suffrage, we trust that
the people and the soldiers will remember
him as long as he lives, and make him un-
derstand that men dressed in little brief
authority if they play such pranks, will
eventually get their deserts. Col. Lowe
may be very good officer for aught we
know, but such conduct would induce us
to believe that his fidelity is somewhat OF
the Copperhead sort, and twill not do to
tie to - s-
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lG- The Richmond Enquirer is troubled,
as well as our Northern Butternuts, about
the freedom of elections! 1t wants it's rea-
ders to believe that here, in the North,
some one, somehow, interferes with and
controls the ballot-box in opposition to the
will of the people! We should not wonder
if the editors of that rebel sheet had been
guilty of the unparalleled folly of crediting
| the lies of its ardent co-laborers in this
quarter. Ifso, they have written them
selves down a thousand more assinine than
body in the North was even idiotic enough
to believe Butternut story ofthat sort.
But it is really huge joke to hear these
Bntternuts, North and South, talk of the
freedom of elections! These rebels have
got up civil war because of an election
They have waged war against the Union to
overturn an election. They took every
State into the Confederacy, except South
Carolina, not merely without the consent
but in opposition to the express declaration
OF the people wherever they had chance
to declare their wishes. That is their prac-
teal regard for the wishes of the people,
And here at home, how is it? Did any one
ever hear of any election fraud, or any vo-
lent attempt to overturn the balIot-box. ex-
cept by the identical class of men who run
the Butternut machine? Who hired men
to go to Ohio to vote for Vallandigham p
Who attempted to overawe the New York
Legislature last winter? Who are the
scoundrels who are now, right herein Iowa,
striving to deprive soldiers of their votes,
and instigating Butternut Supervisors to
perjure themselves and violate the law to
secure petty offices to their tools? The in
science OF these villains is almost equal to
their perfdy.
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y~ We must confess that the best evil
dence OF the absolute falsehood of the Con-
perhead cry about the danger to free speech
has been furnished by themselves. They
mad such abundant liberty for their tongues
and pens, talked and wrote SO outrageous
~ and reasonably, took so much pains to
convince the people that they were the un-
alterable enemies of the country, of social
order, of republican and democratic insti-
tutions, that they were stamped REPRO
BATES by the popular voice. This all came
from that freedom of speech they enjoyed
and still enjoy. They were free to hang
themselves, politically and socially. and
Judas-like, they went and did it! The cry
which was. meant to alarm the people on
ly served as a demonstration of it's fall
slty. 1t only provoked derision. and at
last, worked real good to the country nv
showing the care with which free snaocb
was every where protected.
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-11-07

M~Gen. Heron reached his home in
Dubuque, on Saturday evening last. He
was greeted with hearty welcome by a
large assemblage of his fellow citizens, and
escorted to the heart of the city by an i'm
posing procession, where he was eloquent
lyaddressed by D. N, Cooley, Esq, on be-
half of the citizens, to which he made a
brief, but patriotic response,
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-11-07

~ Elections occur to-day in MARYLAND
New York, Massachusetts, Illinois, Wis
consin, and Minnesota.
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~ The Ohio Statesman, the old "Dem.
ocratic' organ at Columbus, in that State
tells its readers that the nomination of
Vallandigham was 'sgrave mistaken
th"t large proportion of those who voted
for him did SO under protest against his
doctrines and platform, and that hence
forth the peace men of that party
must content themselves with back seats
and wait until their folly or crime is for.
gotten before they can hope for promo.
tion. The Statesman appears to have
learned something. But it has not vet
learned, it would seem, entirely to forget
party and think only of the country, II
viii learn that one Of these days, probably
when 1t will bitterly feel that the lesson
comes too late. ~
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-11-07

| lss~ The Butternuts throughoutthe North
have made great cutlery against the $500
exemption clause in the Enrolment Act.
| That, they said, was aterrible wrong to the
poor man. We think otherwise. Are they
still of that opinion? Do they intend TO in
sist upon that clause as an objection to the
Draft? If they do, what do they say to its
repeal, so that every man drafted shall Ell
Their serve in person or by substitute? We
would like to know where they stand. Do
they want that exemption repealed, or
don't they? Congress will soon meet
Will they let us know on which side of that
clause they stand-for or against it.
Gss~ The rain Of Friday last, closing here
with an inch or two of snow, was pretty
much all snow north and west of us. 1t
showed heavily at Chicago. at Des
Moines the snow fell to the depth of nine
inches on level and drifted so as to make
the roads insome places impossible. These
early snow storms would seem to indicate
that we are to have plenty of the article
during the coming winter. They are the
warnings which bid us prepare for cold
weather, and long siege of it. It will do
no harm to accept the prophecy and get
good ready at all events. If it proves
less hard than il might be so much the bet
ter.
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-11-07

Gss- 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 a sort of indignation not very fiatter-
ing to the scamps. And the other tenth
paobably would do the same but for
lingering idea that no man who ever pro-
1essed to be Democrat can ever be an en-
nemy ofhis country
Now, as the pestilent "Abolitionists'' as
the Copperhead style every man who is
not traitor-have already supplied at
least nine-tenths Of the soldiers, would it
be anything more than right that few of
the men who opposed them should supply
slightly larger proportion in future than
they have in the past? OF course we don't
expect any genuine Copperhead to volun-
teer! That wonld be asking too much of
such fellows. But the great mass of the
Democratic party, the men, at least, who
think that a Democrat ought to be Patri-
OF, must perceive that these abolition
ists'' have done and are doing pretty much
all the fighting. Do they intend that they
shall do it all? Or will the Democrats
manifest some disposition to do small
share of it? IT they propose sharing the
honor of saving the country they must as
sumo some of the burdens. they won't
do dnv Of the work, they have the alter
native of shame. If they can stand that
the rest of us can. But it will be remem-
bered against them to all eternity.