The Burlington weekly hawk-eye., 1863-03-21

s"'. ~ VIZ Seutis Tue iaDOr tnat produces tEell
food builds their Notifications, and provides fo,
toe families OF those who meet and fight our sol
diers in the field? The object of the war is to
save the Government; to suppress the rebellion,
and to preserve the unity of the States. To this
end it is the duty Of the Government to use every
means known to civilized warfare, not excepting
tue slaves OF men who numbering our SOL
oiers, IN order that they may destroy the Nation.
ane platform OF the loyal people is the UNION.
iney are not in favor of sacrificing the lives of
white men, merely TO destroy Slavery; and they
are certainly not in favor OF sacrificing the lives
OF white men to save Slavery, which the rebels
declare Is the corner stone of the Southern Con
federacy. They are for saving the Union iu the
shortest and most effective way, and if that way
snail De over the dead body of Slavery, they are
not 10 favor of lengthening the marches of our
armies, prolonging the struggle, or increasing
tne now OF White blood, merely to secure to the
armed enemies of the Government their rights
ID slave property, or any other species of pro-
perty. The Government can never be saved by
men who make either the destruction or preser-
vation OF Slavery a condition There are in the
North two classes Of conditional men, One is
very small and very harmless class, to which we
nave already referred. The other is Seces ssion
sympathizers The masses of the ioval war peo.
PIE are not ihteaced Or governed by either.-
NOW, we would like to know what there is in this
war platform, upon which the loyal people of the
North stand, that the Commonwealth, or the
loyal people of Ken lucky cannot subscribe to
Let US hear the objections.-lCin. Gazette.
Some OF THE TRUE PATRIOTS IN THE ARMY
The true patriots of this war are not always
those who get the reputation By any means
Patriotism which makes men enlist is of one
ho JoI - =.
tlcle and most commonly the gliding comes off
after little hard wear. That which carries
man uncomplaining through hardships and
privations, is another kind, and may be called
principle. In one of our regiments, there was
hfer who flied we'll, and to the satisfaction of
all who knew him. But when disease laid
cruel hand upon the men, it was found that he
was sklllful doctor, and he who flied without
complaining, was promoted to higher things.
There is q man who, at home, was minister.
dearly loved of his people, and bred to all the
rehnements OF life. He is now color corpo.
raj and sets an example Of every manly, sol.
dierly quality: and "when Isaw him "-Writes
fellow soleier,-" tenderly yet bravely laying
his brothers cap and equipmsnts upon his cof.
nm, logged for more such men to give strength
and sinew to our armies" There is another
man who, at home, was dignitary, a select.
man OF his county town, leader in the church
and in every good word and work. Now he
finds his mission as company cook, and cooks
so well that the hundred men never find fault
with him,-an almost unheard of thing. He
might stand high is the company he Should
have commission; but he takes his more mar
lfest and more tumble d ct tn, withouta NO d
of complaint. And again there are many, |
great multitude whose only thought is how to
live out their term of services real sneaks, not
towards to danger, but towards to suffering
and discomfort. There are great many who
have gained great credit by enistlug. but who
have not half the patriotism of Jonn Smith,
who thinks that all these things are what he
must expect Ito offer upon the altar of his
as the home guard say.