The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-09-26

interesting and fascinating pretensions will
be PERSISTED inSuntu after the election.
Then, of course, they will do as they
did last year-through off the mask and
swear it was merely a "bit of by-play'' for
the amusement of their auditors-tha they
never meant anything of the sort, but that
they are now, as ever, the enemies of the
war and all who prosecute it and refuse to
bow and worship before the "Baar' of Re-
bellion! 1t is very pretty notion-pro-
vided the people were foolish enough to be
"caught with such chaff." That's just
where the trouble is with these fellows
the people see through them all the time
and do not mean to be deceived. The But
ternuts would be wiser if they would just
make up their minds that the people have
eyes and are very much in the habit of US
ing them. a" @Fa
~ The Butternuts are suffering badly
we presume from the late frosts. They are
dropping prematurely to the ground, ex-
cessiyely green and bitter. Even the
''sw "A won't touch them. They are in a
spar Ms state Can't get up meeting
any d. ore that amounts to anything. They
tried it at Peoria the other day. Said they
would have a monstrous collection of the
genuine fruit. 1t was a sad mistake. The
frost was in the way. Those chilling blasts
from California, Vermont and Maine,
played "the very deuce" with their pros
poets. The meeting was monstrous fail
ure, palpable abortion. It was hardly
big enough to entitle it to burial. 1t was
nothing buta ghost Of a meeting -ashadowy
pretence without body or proportion. So it
is getting to be everywhere. A few Of the
scamps who want Office, who will starve if
they don't get office speedily, who will serve
the devil and all the devils, and do any
thing they require, to secure an Office and
the fruits thereof, make up the "crowds"
we sometimes hear of. That is about all
there is of the Butternuts left. AS soon as
these hear from the October elections, even
they will desert the foul faction they have
chung to SO long. They will desert not be-
cause they repent of their sins, but because
they will then at last be convinced that the
sin don't pay. Look out for them. Watch
them closely, and take care they don't
crowd in among loyal people. They have
impudence enough for anything. They
will swear they were always loyal. Mark
them. remember them, and avoid them as
you would any other poisonous reptiles.
Gs~T The earnest War Democrats of Wis
cOnsin have just had an enthusiastic Con-
vention at GAINESVILLE, at which patriotic
utterance has been given to their opinion
of treason and rebellion and of their North
ern sympathizers. We note also that the
same class of men in Illinois, disguised at
the purposes of treason by the vile gang
who have obtained control over the once
loyal party, have also issued call for
similar Convention, to be held at Decatur,
on the first day of October next. We are
glad to see these evidences of the fact that
the true democrats intend to spew out the
deliberate traitors who purpose the Nation
al ruin. 1t is time they did something to
vindicate their honor, fidelity and patriot
ism. We don't care straw what man
calls himself, nor what his opinions are on
minor and merely political questions. But
we do care whether he is faithful or un-
faithful to the flag that protects him-to the
country that gave him birth, and peace,
prosperity and happiness, until the Slave
mongers "waxed fat and kicked" We
wish to know every mans colors on this
point. We don't believe any man loyal
who knowingly fraternizes with traitors
and rebels-who does any thing that aids |
and encourages them under any pretence
whatever. This makes the line between
the loyal and disloyal. All true men are
our brothers. Butternuts are our enemies
because they are the enemies of the conn
try. How can any man who loves his
feel anything but detestation for
those who are wHfutly seeking to destroy ii.
CELEBRATIoN.-The Union men OF Lon
sville have determined, it is said, to cele-
brate the successful movements of Rurn-
side and Rosecrans. by which Kentucky
and Tennessee have been relieved from tho
presence ofrebel forces. A general militia.
y and civic procession will be part of the
to be followed at night by fire :.
works and illuminations. If the matter is :.
'arried out, it is intended to make the cele- .
)ration memorable in the annals of the
;ity.
Here is another proof of the perfidy of
'r Northern Coppcrheads. Everybody
Knows that the Union men of Louisville
md Kentucky are anything but "Aboli-
ionists." They are, in fact pretty general
deeply enamored of the peculiar institu-
ion. Yet these men sustain the war.
light in it, insist on its prosecution, and re-
dice over the successes of the Union arms /,
With as mnch earnestness and zeal as any
ne in the North. But our Butternuts do
zone Of these things. They do the exact
pposite-talk, write, and vote in direct an.
agonism to all that the Union men Of I
kentucky approve! Why is this, Can I
ny reason be assigned for it but that these t
who make 'abolitionisnli the )
retense for their conduct, are really the
raitors, good and loyal men they say are '
10 not their acts demonstrate their vii e
Amy and expose the falsity of their base pre- a
.nses? If they were truly loyal, or even 4
,aned towards LOYALTY Womb tbax, nj