The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-08-29

true patriots in the land The man who To-
day Is the enemy of my Government in
my enemy, and I never want to see him
until ne repents Of his sins, or dies In them
Truly, G.. G. BRIDGES.
A FRESH CHAPTER OF HIsToRYLWHAr
GOVERNOR CURTIN DID IN APRIL, R6I.-
The Philadelphia Press furnishes the fol-
lowing in reference to an important event
in the history of the war:
Il ''When the red hand Of rebellion was
raised against the governments, the people
of the country were appalled,. The nation.
SO to speak, was apparently powerless for
q time. Our ships-of-war had been sent to
distant waters. Our arsenals and forts in
the North had either been robbed or re-
lieved of their little garrisons.z The small
army of two thousand five hundred Uni
ted States regulars had been sent South.
under the command of the meanest of trait
lors, General Twiggs, by the order Of the
band OF conspirators, who, though solemn
" sworn to support the Constitution, were
then was filled with gloom. President
Lincoln had very recently been sworn into
his high and responsible position, surroun-
sded as he was then by q few armed soldiers
and patriotic citizens, who sprang to such
arms as they could readily obtain. Trea-
son Haunted its red flag all over Washing
ton at that period. It was then that Presi.
dent Lincoln called around him the gov
errors of the loyal States to advise with
them on the desperate nature of the emer-
gency. asInrsf,,, ..-sg
"They met in the White House. Cen
tlemen,' said the President to that little
party OF patriotic men, the machinery Of
as we find 1t. It's wheels, its rods, belts
are separated, but the boiler seems to be
perfect. We must repair the work with
such skill and ingenuity as we possess
Ihere is wisdom in council; and therefore,
nave called you that we may reason to-
getner. What shall we do to crush this
loul rebellion and preserve the country
from wreck? have made up my mind.
with an implicit confidence in an overru-
ling Providence, to meet all emergencies
tnat may arse. IT is time for work, con-
tinued the President. What shall do
about issuing proclamation to the people?
ihe PRESIDENT, with his hands folded
behind his back, paced up and down the
apartment. The six or seven Governors
who formed his auditors, were wrapped in
meditation. Each expressed his opinion.
but their sentences were punctuated with
too many ifs or ands.' o. u .aigiglsI
while all this was going on, Governor
Curtin, fresh from his Pennylvania home.
was standing at the window looking thrO'
| the panes, upon which he was drumming
with his fingers, while at the same time he
was humming Hail Columbia He was
an attentive listener to all that was going
| on. He had not yet been approached by
the President. Presently there was pro-
found silence. ~
spell, and, turning to Mr.. Curtin, said:
Andy, what will Pennsylvania do if is
sue my proclamation? En.
''Silence still more profound PREVAILED
| 1t was momentous question. It seemed
as if the fate of the country depended upon
the reply about to be made. ~ X Caq 5PaM
| Gov. Curtin, still drumming on thepanes
with his fingers as aforesaid, turned,
faced the President, and with uplifted hands
said: - ..
What will Pennsylvania do?" Here he
paused. ,..f -.r a-tl. >
''Do!' another pause.
| "'Why, sir, with emphasis) if you issue
your proclamation Pennsylvania will
furnish you one hundred thousand men in
a week! ..s lsse.a ,st.g
"'Give me your hand, Andy said the
President, and as he convulsively grasped
the same, he calculated: Thank God for
that reply. will at once issue my procla-
nation .fI
''The gloom that shrouded that conclaye
OF men on the instant passed away; hope
revived their dropping spirits, the Govern
ors sprang to their feet and with one accord
congratulated Mr.. Curtin. -. aa ssa
The Governor of Pennsylvania tele-
graphed the fact of the forthcoming procla-
nation to the Capital of the State, from
which it radiated to all parts; It was an
| nounced on the newspaper bulletin boards
in Philadelphia, before the ink of, the doc
ument was dry, and thus the yeoman pop
| ulatiOn of the old Keystone were aroused
| to wholesome enthusiasm. e.aGa
"Two battery companies of Reading and
Pottsville, on the receipt of Governor Cur
tins dispatch, called the roll at once.
and the next train bore them to the de-
tense of the Capital of the nation. We we'll
remember when those hardy men from the
interior some even in their shirt sleeves.
passed through Philadelphia and took the
cars at Broad and Prime streets. They
arrived in Washington so quickly, that the
dy-minded traitors that surrounded
the patriot President, and had Washington
within their grasp, were struck with aston
ishment upon the sudden appearance of
the batteries. They thought they had been
deceived. They were seized with the idea
that Pennsylvania was at once ready for
the emergency. The foul conspirators
were paralized from their own fears. i
sets Sixth, the Washington Brigade, of
Philadelphia, passed through Baltimore,
when a murderous outrage was commit
ted, and the first loyal blood was spilled:
then followed the New York Seventh;
then came the Massachusetts, Eighth. The
capital of the nation was saved, much to
the surprise of the conspirators and to the
qualification Of the loyal people of the
country. aqrrn ID Eslatp rs.. "a,
.ASoUTHERN FINANCE VIBw.--The Rich
mond Enquirer3 of August 10th, says:
TE"Mr. Memminger's printing press, we
mean that press which is grinding the life
out of us, is turning out reams and tons of
printing paper by way of money. Every
turn of the horrible engine is raising the
price ofeverything we eat and drink, and
wear for the present, and for the future is
laying up an additional load of debt to
crush us; with taxes, and our children, to
the third and fourth generation.
."ihe more money that dreadful insfru-