The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-03-14

view, declares tnat Tue ''OOnIcVeToto NVA0ssso"
ton is mere tub thrown to the whale"-that
no intelligent man who voted for it had any idea
that it would be permanent, and then goes on to
affirm that no people can be well ruled by
Constitutional Government De Bow speaks
for the slaveocry and utters their opinions.
The Raleigh Standard afirms tha: Office
holders in North Corolina ignore the Confeder
ate constitution and republican Institutions, and
that they "are apouedly in favor OF military
despotism or. King, and would tosmorrow if
they could vote to change the character of our
institutions"
These purposes have been apparent to all
thinking men from the commencement OF our
troubles. That they we're entertained by the
leading men of the South, was indeed known
long before. But when these traitors openly
ayow opinions and designs, 80 repngnant to the
principles of our government, how is it possible
that any one can fail to believe them? Yet the
Copperhead leaders and conspirators of the
North, thoroughly understanding their designs,
studiously and persistently aid and encourage
them, and seek to delude the honest masses to
follow them, and all under the specious pre-
tence of-democraeyi Do not the people UNDER
stand that the identical men who now would
set up despotism, always, while in the Union.
pretended to be "democrats!" Does any one be-
lieve they we're really more ''democ' attic" then
than now? Is there any man simple enough to
believe that the Northern Copperbeads are any
more democratic than their fellows Of the South
whom they encourage in their wicked and des-
perate designs! Is it not shout time that the
people put the stamp of infamy upon that sort
Of democracy" which seeks to establish DIES
potisms Let the people think fthese things
IcE-A correspondent of one Of the Chicago
papers states that large numbers of the Illinois
river ice dealers, who supply large portion of
the people of the lower Mississippi river with
that article. have congregated on Lake Pepin,
purposing to put up their stock for the coming
season in that locality. He gives the names of
large number Of firms who intend cutting from
one to six thousand tons each. The ice of the
Lake is of very superior quality, clear as crystal,
the sole objection being that it is so thick
that the cakes are difficult to handle. If the
statements Of this writer are correct, the trans
portation of this article will make cons:dera-
BILE item in the river transportation during the
next summer.
LEARNING SoMETH1Na.-The editor of the
Opelouses (La.) Banner appears to have made
some approach to realizing sense of the
beauties of secession and the benefits of trea-
son. If he continues learning, probably he will
sincerely repent after while, and, with the
rest of the maniacs, conclude that it is always
best to obey the law and be faithful to the
country. He says:
Gin times like these it is difficult to tell whe.
Their it is the greatest misfortune to be rich or
to be poor, to be an old man or to be young,
to be man or woman, an American or q
Turk. If man were right sure of heaven,
this would be splendid time to de-
IL The late Prince Albert, who had the
honor to be husband to the Queen of England,
and magnanimously accepted from the hard earn.
ings Of the people, an annual stipend of sundry
hundreds OF thousands of pounds, in shining
English sovereigns, was of an economical turn
and actually laid up about FIVE millions of dollars
for the benefit of his children. His widow, the
inconsolable Queen, with similar magnanimity,
permits the people to furnish monument to her
husband, and takes care to keep bis property
undiminished. The Prince of Wales inher,s
large property, but on attaining his majority does
not object to large addition to bis income out of
the public purse, that addition being only one
hundred thousand pounds, or FIVE hundred thou.
sand dollars yearly! From all which precedents
we infer that it is one of the kingly virtues to
draw as much money out Of the National treas.
.ury as possible. The fact is, we believe. that
England pays more money to the Royal Family
annually, than is appropriated for the support Of
all the other poor of the Kingdom. No com
plants are made Of the exorbitant sums paid to
these leeches. But what a fuss is made when, as
now, little more than ordinary is required to
supply the starving with bread,-those who ere
starving, too, because Of the policy adopted by
their own Government. A million or two, more
or less, ia counted as nothing, if bestowed to
satiate royal greed; but it lie mighty matter if
spent in bread for the people! When will the
people learn common sense and throw overheard
the whole nest of Cormorants?
IL The Cincinnati Gazette, of the 9th, con-
tains letter from the builder of the Indisnola,
in which be describes that vessel, her engines,
her capabilities both Of motion, Of offsnse, and
resistance, and whichhe concludes by expressing
the opinion that it's loss was owing to either
eovardiee, imbec;lity, or treason. A great many
other persons have already arrived at the same
conclusion.
The New York Tribune few DAYS since copied
letter from the Chicago Times making sundry
statements in relation to Geo. D. Prentice, hi.
movements and opinions. 1t was about as
truthful as most Of the Chicago Tines CORES
pondenceI The following note from Prentice
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