The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-08-08

and asked Gen. Mcclellan to go up to the
scene of the riOting on the east side of the
city, and address the people, stating that a
speech from him would quell the riot
Gen. Mcclellan replied: ~ I 90 up to
the people, as you cali them it wiU not be
a0tth q speech, but Nth grape and canister"
-Neao York Commercial advertiser.
HONOR TO THE SoLDIERs.-At a time
when he was ignorant that he was giving
to the cause of the country the life of be-
loved son, an officer of quite high rank, a
gentleman sent us note in which he said:
"Would it not be well to suggest to our
citizens different manner toward our
wounded soldiers when they are met in
public? A nod of recognition, a kindly
smile, or what mightperhaps be more CRATE
full to their feelings as soldiers, a short mil
itary salute, would say to them, we ac-
knowledge your services for us, and honor
you therefor This, in many instances
would be far more gratifying than all the
material aid we have so generously given"
To such hint as this it is hardly neces-
sary to add word. The spirit of it must
touch every heart. From the nature of mil
itary organizations and the immense size
| of our armies, the noble deeds and the he
roic deaths of only comparatively few OBJ
tain special mention and distinct tributes.
But no hard generalization should allow
the forgetfulness or the Indifferent treat
ment of any one, whatever his position, who
has bravely endured the hardships of the
camp and the march, or bravely met the foe
Oh the battlefield.
At home we do not yet fully comprehend
the exposed and perilous lives that have
been led, and the sufferings and the deaths
that have been met, for the sake of home.
Every man, woman and child that walks
the streets owes debt of gratitude to every
true soldier. The war is in their behalf if a
great, united, prosperous and free country
is worth having-if all the noble and just
principles, which have been struggling
through the ages to have their fine political
and social contamination in the American
republic, are to maintain their ascendancy
for the benefit Of present and future gener-
atoms. 1t is great error, therefore, to al
low moments separation between home
and the forces in the field. The latter are
our fellow citizens, our friends, our sons
and our brothers. They have no more to
lose or gain in the great struggle than We
have. They are fighting for us, and fight
ing nobly, while we are far away from the
scene of strife, pursuing our usual avOca-
tons, even INDUCING in our usual recrea-
tons. .
Butfor the mourning in numerous house
holds, most of the Free States would hardly
know of the horrors Of war. Under such
circumstances there must be exercised a
kindly thoughtfulness, even in the little
things that tell every faithful Federal SOL
der, that his services are gratefully recog-
nized and duly appreciated. 1t is fact,
that men and officers coming from the iso-
lation, dangers and tolls of the seat of war,
| when the daily, almost the only thought is
of the rebellion and how to crush it, have
been momentarily disheartened at the cold
| ness and Indifference to the momentous
crisis, seemingly prevailing i'll comnuni-
ties untouched by the immediate presence
of the contest. We know that these are
only superficial and that the chilling ap-
pearance is largely but an appearance
| But care should be taken to dispel or pre-
| vent the unfavorable impression, by show
ing to the soldier all the attention he so
richly merits.-Boston Transcript, July "A.
A "REMINISCENCES OF THE REBELLION
The guns captured by General Gilmore, on
Morris Island, were the pieces with which
the South Carolina traitors opened the wal
of the rebellion.
! A Renaissance of these same batteries is
related by the Washington Republican
| When the South Carolina commission was
here demanding that our Government
should transfer Major Anderson's force
1 from Fort Sumter 10 Fort houltrie, tele-
grams in cypher passed between them and
egrams were interpreted by one of our
shrewdest telegraph managers in the Amer
lean office here, and this is the purport OF
| two of them:
From Charleston. 'The work upon the
batteries goes gloriously on"
/ From Wa Shingtos. "We have no conn
dence that the President will order Ander-
son to Fort Moultrie, but we stay mere e ~
order to give you time to erect your oa''ei
ies."
/ A REPRNrANT REBEL.--Whiie our sur,
geons at Gettysburg were attending to the
Wounded as they were brought into the
hospitals, without regard TO tne $50. sue E upon
mel. covered with blood, was ordered to be
placed in bath AZ T. was ssd sa Sm in
hurst into a Hood of tears, and wept like
child. Recovering himself, he said to those
sar raising my hand against the Stars ant
, Stripes. and If recover from these wounds
LI viii not only never do the like again, bu
try to make amends, so far az can, for tn
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