The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-09-12

stitutlon, and our wright here as well rs in
the South.
my, maine object in writing is this I
publish paper. If you wish changed
will put you in the Keokuk Journal Office
in "a hours Notice aud would be clad il
you would take charge Of it it belongs to
me, & Smith don't Preach my kind Of Re-
ligion, but don't wish to stop the paper &c
through the business into the Gate Citv of.
flee. the concerne is paying right along
but Smith pays me nothing we would
make a strong pull for you if you would
take the concern. ~Js H1G
What say you to Pollard of Bloomfield
for Congress he is the ableSt man in the
District that is Sound he can skin any
man the opposition has on the stump
Wright me here. Respectfully yours,
Private n A. G.. SELMAN.
State Register. j. 40
following in the Dubuque Times, among
the published answers to invitations to the
great Mass Meeting at Dubuque on the Goth
ult: The good taste displayed by Judge D.
In declining to make speeches during the
present canvass, will be admired by all,
while his manly expressions of opinion on
the great issues of the day, viii commend
themselves to every patriotic heart. Here
Is the letter.-DdUenport Gazette.
LEWIS A. THOMAS, Eso.9Dear SRI
have your favor of the Sd inst, inviting
me, very cordially, to be present at Grand
Rally OF the Union citizens of your coun-
ajudicial position and being candidate
tor another, it better accords with nv no.
tons of propriety to refrain from attend-
lending or addressing meetings of a partv
character, no matter how exalted or neces-
sary the ends and aims of that party may
pc. NY position alone restraints me; my
heart and sympathies are with you and
with all whs are on the side of their coun-
try ana their Government in this tremen-
dous crisis. Letsimilar meetings be eyery-
where held. They do vast good. They re-
new our courage and strengthen our pa
trlotism. Contending for the highest and
dearest interests OF man-battling for the
darken the Nations skies, the great duty of
the hour is Faith-Hope- Courage.
Let the people meet, then; meet often.
meet in vast numbers and take counsel to-
gether. The people established and or
dained the American Government, and.
therefore, the people are solemnly pledged
to resist and crush any attempt to subyert
it. -
Only one thing is necessary to establish
the cause of Constitutional, rational free
dom upon rock which can never be NOV
ed; and that is to demonstrate as the result
and issue of this struggle, that popular
Government has the fiber, the tenacity, the
coherency, and the power successfully to
defend itself, not only agains. foreign foes,
but also against domestic revolt, and if
need be, against both combined. And this
can be done only by the warm, unbegrudg-
ing, generous, Overlooking and undivided
support of the Government and the loyaI
men who are charged with it's adruinistra-
ton. Ii this is done all will yet be well.
To sustain the Nation in this great crisis.
Iowa has sent forth over $4,000 of her best
and bravest sons. Their valor has illus
trated and rendered glorious every battle
field to which they have been called. It
will live in history. Having the historic
stamp, it needs no eulogy. With unequal
soldiery have surrounded her youthful
brow with an aureola of undying splendor
have written her military history in
bright and fadeless colors. Who is not now
proud OF being citizen of loyal Iowa? Let
us honor those of our brave soldiers who
survive, while we cherish the memory and
Keep fresh and green the graves of those
who gloriously died that their common
country may live! Let US replenish our
courage and renew our devotion to the
cause OF the country. Let us stand by, let
us rally around the Old Flag, as the hon
ored symbol of our Nationality, and of all
that it contains and represents; that Flag is
and patient it will yet wave as the recog-
nized emblem of the Nations sovereignty.
over every drop of our water and over eve
ry inch of our territory. Very respectfully
your ob't serv't. JNo. F. DILLON.
LETTER FROM A PATRIOTIC WoMAN-
INFORMATION WANTED.-HoYLT Wash.
lngton county, Illinois, August Us. 1861
Please read these extracts from the letter
OF q patriotic woman in Kentucky, and ia
vor her with their publication in your
weekly paper if you can. She is lonely
widow, whose husband enlisted at the COM
mencement of the war in the service of the
Government, and has since died. Her on.
" son and only child has recently enlisted.
She desires to communicate her bereave.
ment and address to an only brother, whose
address she has lost, and who has lost hers
This little rough Jackson, of which she is
proud, was the former field of exiled mis-
sionaries. 1t gave more votes for President
Lincoln than any other county in the State.
and now, probably, turns out five soldiers
to one in any other county in proportion to
the number Of votes. !-tsl-E
J II you see fit to publish Mrs. RS letter,
will you not request exchange papers in
Iowa to copy. Yours, truly, -,
LETTER FROM MRS. LUCY A. RoBRRr.
soN.-GRAY HAWK, Jackson Co., KY, July
II, lo0o.-DeQr, Fr1endS-GeOrge left me
last evening for Irwin, a volunteer. I cam
not describe to you my feelings when saw
him start with his company. God only
knows how stood it and lived. jackson
county has poured out all its men to aid
our common cause. I am left unhappy
and helpless, yet I am proud of little rough
Jackson. Poor George begged me to be
willing to have him 60; said he never could
be happy if he did not strike blow for tho
good old flag, so gave my consent.
You will remember our telling you that
we had lost track of my only brother, Al
ban B. Slaughter. Shortly after Mr.. Rob-
ertson's death, neigh Dor woman told me
that year previous letter from my bro
Their had arrived for me at a post Office i'm
Owsley county, and that her sister, wife Of
the postmaster, had opened it, installing
the name. + proceeded Immediately to
Owsley, but could only learn that the letter
was remailed to me in Jackson county. I
never received it. However, have learn
ed that my brother has moved to Iowa. to
what part know not. 1t would be great
happiness to me to see my brother again.