The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-08-01

The Bne9r at the Kew. "A. n. foWeIS, VA
the M. Il. Church, Corydon"-ah who
know tho writer of the article in the Argus
will understand; his contempt for religion
only being surpassed, by his love for
traitors.
Again, ne says "the whereabouts of Bow
man is unknown to his friends, many oil
whom are of the opinion that he 10 either
killed or placed beyond their reach. -
When he wrote this he knew that Bowman
was in st. joe, Missouri for trial. and that
he. in common with many of the active
fearless Democrats" had raised fund TO
aid him. Nothing to give to "Lincoln
|hirelings'--to linen engaged In this unho-
ly abolition war''--but let q man try to
bring war to our homes and he must be
|supported-he must not be crushed by mil
itary despotism!
will leave the correspondent OF the AT-
gus for the present and give you short
SIX etch of our troubles.
Some two months ago several arrests
were made of members of K. 6. C.'s in
Mercer county, Mo-, and some OF the par
ties swore that this DIR. Bowman, a citizen
of Iowa, was the man who organized
the Lodges of that Order in their county,
and that he was one of an organization to
seize the arms in CorYdon, Leon ana
Princeton, rob their treasures and burn
the towns. Capt. Esteb received requl-
sition from the military Of Missouri Tor
this man Bowman. He sent part OF
his Company to arrest him, and while
they were SO engaged the Sheriff Of our
county called on the Captain, told him he ar
derstOod that some arrests Uere being 1nGdf
that they mast be stopped, that they we're Of
01nised and determined that no arrests
should be made in this county. On the next
Saturday, Esteb, in the course of speech
that he made, told the people OF the threats
that his High Mightiness the Sheriff had
made and drew a sketch of that function
airy that was by no means fiattering. He
also said, the Sheriff being present, that
he understood they were about to arrest
him. that he should not resist legal writ,
that with that the least child in the country
could take him. Next day Sunday our
Sheriff spent in jefferson, Grand River
and Clay township, and, by strange CO.
incidence, on Monday morning about "l2O
of Mr. Bowman's neighbOrs" came to
Corydon from these townships ''to test the
legality of this act, the kidnapping of
Bowman" Yes, arrest Esteb, hold him
as a hostage for Bowman and take all
the arms in CorydOni Was that the way
proposed to test the legality of this act?-
The Argus correspondent says, they
were however, persuaded to abandon
that object" but he does not tell us that
the guns in loyal hands suggested the
strongest argument. They could not fall
to see the quiet, firm determination OF the
people to stand by the Government. One
statement that he made / will not deny,
viz: that there were some black eyes and
| bloody noses, but am happy to say that
Mr.. Carter's "serious internal injuries"
! were of a mild character, as he was able to
be at show the next day. No one more
sincerely regrets than / do these occurren-
ces, but l think that they who made
the presence of the Missouri State
militia necessary are alone responsible.
Now few words about the military
They are all citizens of Mercer County,
Missouri, and have at great loss OF life
and property succeeded in establishing
peace and quiet there, and they find that
men from our county are establishing dis
loyal societies among them, and doing all
in their power to bring to their homes an
archy, confusion and bloodshed. When
here, they found themselves face to face
with men, who if not themselves engaged
in doing SO, were the friends and supper
| tiers of those who were. Under the cir
cumstances. perhaps their moderation is
to be commended, In justice to them, we
must also remember that many of them
| had been born in the South taught from
their youth upward to knock down, tar
and feather, and ride upon rails, all abo-
litionists, and now that they hate those
who they think sympathize with this frat
ricidal rebellion, they think what was for
merly good for the abolitionist, is now
equally effective for southern sympathi-
zers. 1t is not my place to defend Capt.
Esteb. have been no friend of his, but
Justice requires that I should say that the
bold, uncompromising stand he has taken
for his country, his bitter and fearless de-
nunciation of traitors and their sympathi-
GERS, is worthy of all praise. All honor to
him and his true mon, who love their
country more than party. &c. F. Esteb, a
renegade Democrat" Aye, that's the
trouble. He gave the death blow to that
corrupt and rotten party in our county,
and brought down on himself the concen-
trated hate and malice of men who now
see the loaves and fishes fast passing from
their longing eyes. Yours truly. UNION.