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Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1863-11-21
SEE THE DOCTOR HIMSELF.
LET TNE AEELICIED RERl I.

LG IttL M LII 7 III ULEB
aud guaranteed To all who AFRO AFFLICTED win voltl.s-,
debility nervous complaints, melancholy ttunghu, tr.
preston Of spirits, distress nnd anguish Of mini, o,.
Of sleep lo4s Of mcnory loss Of energy aud muscular
power puny growth, wasting away, and want ul cone
lidoncc ia themselves, hintug nis, oonysl,c trcm-
blings, lmpoicure and disgust of life.
HEAR WHAT THE MEDICAL PRESS SAYS
Some pyucinns require to be told the nature Of sonr
dsase--the ENGLISH BOTANIC PHYSICIAN docs
not His perfect Know ledge Of the human ayHtttn enas
him 10 describe the Diseases without any information
from tho pategt, TO explain it, original cause and 10
guarantee It's cure. And, what IL more valuable still he
viii honestly aud frankly tell whether you 10 cured
or not All his communications and Interviews arc
strictly private aud oonhdentia--1I 1Isiiohi Jo~aA
Tho Botanic Remedies Of Dr. Raphael, tho English
Botanic Physician, fhilsd yet to make perfect,
radical, aud permanent oire OF Alb PRIVATE, SE-
CREr, AND NEhEREAL DISEASES, without The uso
OF Mercury, without hiudofanse from business, aud
without FEAR Of discovery or exposure. No doniy poi
Aol such as Rnono, nux vomlea, opium OF any other
posous No mercury nor any deadly dyinlnrfnis-nothing
bot purely Vegetable Botanical ISmsdies are sed ~
this wonderful Botanic Physician. Ills Botanic RsHe.
dies never yoi failed to cure the most obstinate and the
most dangerous cases. aud 10 remove all mercury aud
other Impurities from the system whom all other Remo
diea had hiled,-A Medical JopHal
GOOD NEWS FOR SINGLE MEN CONTEMPLAT-
lNu MARRIAGE. Hear what she Baltimore CORES
popdgni Of the oddfciloW, Boonehoro, Maryland said
on Thursday the 5lst of May, ls6oi
Numerous Of diseases caused by early ndiscrc-
tion having been performed by the Englah oianc Ply
slcan, ieo Il my duty, having knowledge Of thuin
90 state the fact, belicSng that ia doing 40 may do
service to the suffering Ono Ia partculAr-that
OF young man Ia this ctyls worthy Of note lie had
boeomo tho victim of habit the mere auson 10 which
shWdder and aor yoars Of suffering aud doctor.
Ing gave up all hoes Of recovery, lie wished marty
and was dearly believed BY HNent gir lsped
word. Of Affection, but he fearful aud pfc-
ratod lle dared not wed account Of tho shattered
state Of system He sought relief al the hands OF tho
Botanic Physician aud, astonishing - Il may ssem all
tho bloom and yigor of youth has returned aud no l.
now the happy hther of pair Of bright boys"
ANY who are suffering matter what their com
plAlni can call on the Boiano Physlcian oonAeptiSS
They may rely upon relief. Ills ofiee IL at No. So
EAST FIFTH Bet Sycamore 81. and broadway, GIN
O width I'D col.
Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1863-11-21
SUPPORT THE WIFE OF HIS BOSOM

It's the unseen hand OF tho provident ahor reaching
forth from the grave, and still nourishng his offspring
and keeping together the family. BY it, tho faithful
Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1863-11-21

Might hirly be regarded as the tribute ,,heh an nm.
right heart pays nj the shrine Of Justice
JOHN ", STOPPELMAH, B
"w Agent iof Dayton and vicinity. /
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illinois Central kailrOaa.
baltimore ana OHIO Ratlr0od
AaQ % -. = a. ..s....aLll -.

AA k& uIA hai ls.st+ E3sslgEs.l,,,s.l n. =. .,.,,
s@A1 IN IN 1AE shR----i8Rs " Y. --.s,s.S.I
TSa iasid SAIiSN4L SS5 kovTL Terminates al Wal
~ i',Moou a9d tarkersburg tue west ,e NJ "hov NJ,
POINTS in Go Wsst s, seames 6c for @ tx, l"os
Three Trans Baily tar Nh III 81 anu Nha Northwest
ISati nis ~ IL % thf only route 10 WAslln,,tnn H.;
and S,io w, , at $50, 7ao aud lu'u M,
a lestu washington at d;OO 7.IO ana n ,'v q n ohJ
Thrpugb 2e EsIisdays a. 800 ana m ooy "0d $3.50
via Washington CITY at an can be procure
inniI e 10 o'ek ana fare low As 6v sI', se o s2
at ANY ~ & iul uteels wa baltimore and dr. Gsl route.
j. II. SULLIVAN. Eor "a uihe NE West.
W. p e,yf1I; ~; ~. UoLfs, Cen. 'IieEet AL A6t'
-, = '---t ~ AiAsler OF Iiansporta1o6 ,.
Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1863-11-21

Even whore ho has preceded them into eternity by il
the honest debtor satisfies his confdng creditor hen
late seemed loast propitious In moral and worldly
his sting. y
Let any husband, fether, son, ask hlmself "If was
TO de tonight would those who are dear to me
Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1863-11-21

DE SAFE FROM TnE PANes or WANT,

Would those children have a comfortable home, ana
the means OF educauOnl Would this wife bo lndcpen.
dent OF the cold charities OF the worldl Would this
aBeu ana feeble parent ba provided FORT Would my
estate Pay my debst Would there he no sacrifice 81
properly ny forced sales OF an administrator to meet
the demands oicrodtors sales made whom the marked
tehus uo"hWard, ana lhir prices cannot be reazedY
How few can answor these question 10 their satsiac-
non They fear 20 ASK them, and cherish the belief
tha they nave along lease on he This is both fool.
ish and eowardiy. The brave man
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FOR SALE BY

VIM Wenathoh and W W stewart, Dayton; 0eorgo L
beyer Mlanisburgi Nj stoc slayer, DDion; O Ander-
SON Oenteryillei Myera, Nov Lebanon; II Jackson,
VhambersburG p RaueT, Harrisburg; D Divine,
JohusNlllei Arnold lmhort, South Arlington; jacob
SniN er, West heltimorei Rookie 90, Germantown
j. MURPHY, Nandala; II Nekola Liberty Rees,
narinersvllle Heyerling Herr Saiemi w FyTnnont,
williams swaner, W West BALTIMORE, Parker, Bro. a
COT fArkeruburgl and by Druggists and Merchants
geheraiiy throughout the Unted States aud CRnadns
tea.t. rv au2ldly
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D|y Ut 'OH' AeHIA ana Columbus Raliroad

s'sI ',-'laf Aaf W :, sal
ack"t. Iai9 Irl,,9 iians iHst, VIE Commb5T -
fs.l ", ,e' l,y L,q1ly lalns East itawn5 S,, SN'''ga
and Gsiumiss Ia, Nfl' Ahpress 30 a. i, ps,,, ,,I te
~ "'uy bl Aenia ana London. &C., W. th"-t irains
Columbus. "' 'tt"'ns oetWeCu Isyten oi..
A"ung at usyton night es,r...,,.
press 81 ~ '4 10 M columbus aad CmcnoFl' tse4n
Trans gun hy Uolunlous tina ,.,,.,
~ trlt tA,u I"yt9H time. '''i 10 minutes irH-
calling on s. n Z is Jan tc had Tor nh Eastorp ,,. D,
poI7 '' "; hlNS, iich ct AGENT p" "''l"' ~
~" h. W. kuUDwA ti,- I,,
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4DrnhLalpns.

Andrew Weingartner,
stall No ~, Western Market House,
Dealer in
Fresh Meats, Hams, ,SauSage,Sc
Always on hand, Of choice No. l stock auIod3m
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Railroads.
Dayton a western RaiIrOad.
u q Gggl!


ON and after Monday neat trains on ,ne lndiei
" Central will leave the Union Depot, sixth strest
at s.55 n m and 500 p m.
Returning, Will arrive at li.lo u m NJ d 500 u m.
The 800 u mi and 400 y m, express trans ma @
close connections 10 AL points IN the West ana Aout
and 800 M train Is the shortest and quickest iut' e
10 Chicago and tho Northwest.
nol1 N. W. WOODWARD, Superintendent.
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Drntlstrp.

=. y. CoHrroN .
COMPTON a WILLARD,
ID E N II L $ II s
oFflOE-CnkNER or MAIN Ann sFr,t,.
oFfuslfE FRAEkLlN HOUSE
A ~ oPernnons pertainng 10 nentttr, ....,.,,.
~ and thoroughly attenaed 10 ff"3 s@faioliy
NoNnuld call uspecfal atfaf lion IN am. .,.t, !
ssIilng NltheiN teeah with Conttnt,o,t. siN ~ h-
@ tne ne pll. ultra Qi mechanical TENTS M 80 .s
@ ~ n'Anhei % or mahing the NuicHnne Work vb,sh "
Ta.ts N, hnef superior % the osi1afy Iii.at
ise'a' "a mipe fIseinqps ma soA
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'andusky, Dayton ana Cincinnati n. !.
ia ~ ~ l.l...ais. n. .i s.s...v.aa 80

IL "A kka isik NJ e h Il u ~ fs.sl..
aks& tAAS SAAE H---c-uAe< ~
4 N anu attf Noyembcr 40, lsua ana ulul o,rlh
" notice, Passenger AMI Freight Trans vli I.,v.
pA1ION, going north, ~ follows
y Q.1iI a. NJ. through freigh aud Accon,,no.ivt.a
OstU with Passenger Car attached.
iIk.Qll A. M. Mai tram iOr spunaiiold Cohn,l,,
lUsOV Urbanp, bellv0ntnne, Fufest Cit',,, ,,
S"htehyi connecting az Springfield wlth Tram i,
huhuon ana Columbus, arriving IN Uoluuiis a. .,ii
10 ~ urlMnh Nith tfnu lOr Columbus, az F0fos ,,t
ram on ililsbutBt b. Wayne Chicago k. n ,'''t-
has3 arriving ~ Cfesthuo Nv o;io T. m ana Flttamif
1''1 M ~ SiyGe Wlth Tran on Cleveland ana i,,
~. ~ Boihk h.sti arriving IN Cleveland al 3. 40 n a.,
Duhklik ~ s.dOa N, sud Buffalo ~ 5:,iu a m ,,,.
Nest, arriving M Toledo ~ l2.iU ~, beirut nj M,
IN NiuoAsV ~ lu'HV t ANA baudisky at gao Ia M
al 4. Al. NlBht Ia press ior apiln5H, Ia f,.,
Osl 4 and heiieiOntlut, oounoutnp M l6nt,sl ~,
ir"ih solnK EHsl " Hitauurk, Nj. awe and ti,,
hOnu, arriving Crestns NJ t;l6 u, piti.Iirs tt e.
M uolng West, witt gran ariI yiul M Ft W N
o'zo M, anu Chicago NJ lU,iU M, at lIds Win |
on cleveland and UUdo h. Il. alIryin. IN IN, v,.i "
v'"o M, Duhlrk az 500 m and butAio NJ bgU a ~,
Reaches hAnuussy VI 7.iU M. ~
y. T.llE T. Al. Huntsville Accommodation. tc.,..
t.OO bhylon ON arrival ui lunn !loui Jlu,,,i,,i,
,,sS,'chl@ springfield Nt 300 M uTgNuA III tU.ah n
Wess i-lvply al ll'z5 ~ bUlieOutalna " ilt5ip m
And huutsNlltu az i2;iEA IA. ' ''
llvhets VI" TINS Line 10 al points North LIST ma.
Neh can bU iiad NJ The Ticket Otlcolu ttt ltu,, III,
-sAM u ". k1NG, 1Iukst AGENT ''
- thre AWAY as low kh bJ any o.hpr ratta
HOI hlIthlAtoh teiattt 10 slllpj ng Flslsht las, u,
NSVN.uye, tPiiJ al the OoMpAny's fleight Bt,put-t
A.A.7Shi - agent a, RICE, ouppItl.t .,Iort
W, y, uLAif, Gen. Ticket agent t
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DayIOn and MlehIgan lLaIlroad.


nN and amer Sunday, Nov 10, 1903, tialna WI
W leave Union Depot, sixth street. Tor fde,i, a.,
Nil Intermediate points as ioiluwsi
Toledo and Chicago Mai At 1000 I'm.
thlehBo ahu Dehvt Might EApoAsRt 500 D m.
nolf X, III bAOhMA khh, auperintepdeut
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LOOKS THE DANGER IN THE FACE

lha' he may grapplo with II; the wise man. that he
may STUDY ts nature and palate its threatening Ths
means OF pal"'on are at hand, Of easy access % all
Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1863-11-21
IN LOVE AFFAIRS HE NEVER
FAILS

llo will tell you their circumstances aud their future
prospecta and what Is hctor than ALL he tell yi
their th0ughM and whHt their "runl intentions are
What Is better still ho toll you II they will nko you
happy.
DR.. Raphael Il, therefore, suto dependence
TO all In business his ay vice IN Invaluable Tie eau fore
tell, with the greatest ccrtNny the result of al
mcrct and business transactions aud sIcCluipns nr
Raphael incrprrts dreams for lottery numbers with
falling nccurary.
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-02-28

MAJOR McKMsrRY.-The general order in
Major AcKinstry's case shows that he was found
guilty on the charge preferred, viz: Neglect and
violation of duty to the prejudice Of good order
and discipline, and upon twenty.six of the speci.
cations, in whole or in part The order, after
setting forth the specifications and findings at
length, proceeds and sentences: yas.,a
"And the Court does therefore sentence Maj
Justus McKinstry, Quartermaster of the United
States Army, to be dismissed from the service.
Second-The foregoing proceedings, findings
and sentence are approved but exercising the
discretion given by article eighty -nine of the
Rules and Articles OF War the execution Of sen.
tence is suspended until the pleasure of the
President Of the United States can be known
Upon the Recommendation of some Of the Mem.
beers of the Court for remission or mitigation
of sentence, this suspension and the proceedings
of the court.martial is being transmitted to the
President for his determination. uEsa G
(Signed) Il. w. RALLEcK, Genlin Chief.
HEADQUARTERS OF THE Army, !
WASHINGTON, Jan. 26, 1868.
The following are the orders of the Presi-
dent: A 5,as III i}5l
..s h. WASHINGTON, Jan. 20, 1868.
The sentence in the foregoing case will be
carried into execution by the dismissal of Hajor
Justus AcKins.ry, Quartermaster o. s. A., from
the service of the United States.
(Signed) ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-02-28
pold Attempt 20 murder.

/, A most Isystematic attempt at murder has
lately been Brought to light in this city Shrough
the efforts of the police, and the guilty parties,
ii is thought, are now in the hands Of the law
The circumstances are briefly as follows:
man named Nehemiah Hodges, an old and re-
spectacle citizen Of North Adams, Massachu-
setts, clsims to hold patent for railroad brake
which has long been in use IN nearly all the
railroads running out of Chicago, and has lately
commenced suit against the Chicago, Burlington
4 Quincy Railroad for an Infringement. Pre-.
iyions to the commencement of the suit, Hodges
had in his employ man named S. NJ. Whipple,
also resident OF North Adams, who, having an
opportunity to become thoroughly conversant
with Hodges business affairs, had since that time
left his employ, and was now supposed to be
using that knowledge to the interests of the
railroad companies. Whippla was to appear at
Chicago on the lst Of January as witness for the
road in Hodges suit against the Chicago, ,8ur.
lington and Quincy railroad. On the 9th Of De-
cember he received at bis home an anonymous
letter, mailed at Albany the day before, warning
him that an internal machine wss to be sen him,
describing how it would be marked, and eau
tloning him against opening it. Nothing was
seen, however, Of the box until Whipple arrived
at Chicago, when, upon going to the Burlington
depot, be there found spruce box, covered wi.1 !,
sheets Of paper, glued together, stoutly coIoeu
and addressed, IS. n. Whipple, care Obi. Bur.
l. Quincy Railroad, two brass models SPafK AZ
roster, for examination and report OF .. n !.
Whipple, Railroad Attorney-handle Win care.
These being the exact directions described IN inc
letter. the box was left alone and the ponce IN
formed of the matter, when superintendent
Rehm, with officers Vanderwerker and DIXON, az
orce set about working up the matter: Expert,
mente were made upon the box, which resulted
I in exploding it, the msehiue being so arranged
that the raising of the lid drew pin which held
I an upraised hammer; this, falling, struck Smith
& Wesson percussion cartridge, which, explo'
ding, fred about twelve pounds of powder. II
was most ingenious and dangerous attempt,
hand it seems the builders dared not trust them
selves near the box while the percussion was 10,
this being put in through hole bored in the eide
of the box after the lid was on-the hole after
wards being nicely filled up. The officers soon
4 obtained Information, such as warranted them
/ in believing Hodges to be the guilty party as he
had been known to make threats against Whip
pie, and this being laid before the Grand Jury
an indictment was obtained, and officers Van
derwerker and Dixon last week proceeded witt
a requisition to Massachusetts, where, the neces'
sary proceedings having been gone through with
Hodges was at once arrested and brought to THU
city, reaching here on Saturday last. These arr
the main facts. Evidence is expected to be de
veloped on the trial sufficient to convict thu
prisoner beyond doubt Chicago Journal.
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-02-28

Anew York letter says: cat q grand ball at
the mansion of Mr.. August Belmont Fifth ave-
nue) few nights since, the Marquis of Harting-
ton had the bad manners to display q secession
badge, pinned to the breast of his coat, but one
Of the guests called him aside, and politely re-
'quested him to remove it. The request was
complied with, but with an i'll grace"
DEATH OF MISSIONARY IN IHD1A,-A letter
from India to the Boston Journal, announces the
death, by drowning, in November last, of the
Rev. David G. Sender, of the American Madura
Mission.
A canoe, formed from single oak tree, has
been found in dredging the Seine, above Paris.
Seventeen pieces Of Gaulish money, knife, a
flint, Ratchet, and several pieces Of pottery
were found in the same place.
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-02-28

A MrxBER OF CoNGRKss IN CORRESPONDENCE
WITH REBEL GENERAL.-A few days since o la.
DIV, who came through the lines at Fredericks-
burgh under flag of truce, brought message
from the Hon. d. W. Voorhees, of Indiana, to
Gen. Jackson, to the effect that he (Stonewall)
was the only man living who could beat him
(voorhees) in his Congressional district, so great
il the admiration of the distinguished chieftan
in the Northwest Richmond Dispatch.
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-02-28

GA DIP ABOLITION SoNG. AT concert
lately given by the Baker family in Mason Co.,
copperhead got into terrible rage, kicked
up disturbance and left the house in swear
ing passion. at the singing of what he called a
id abolition song! The song was the
'Star Spsngled Banner" The truth ofthis
story is vouched for by correspondent with
whom We are personally acquainted and whose
word is reliable. Transcript,
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-02-28
The copperhead peace Convention.

The Copperhead Peace convention.
This long Kerald.ed gathering which was to be
such an immense outpouring of the tories OF Du.
buque county as to strike terror to the hearts OF
Union men. came of, partly per programme, yee-
terdsy afternoon, and was attended by about six
hundred men and fifty women. Henry Clay
Dean, the Iowa -p0lecat, was the only speaker
present of all the host of talent advertised, and
be spoke for three long hours in behalf of JEFF.
Davis and the Southern Confederacy. If Du-
buque we're some portion Of South Carolina that
still remained loyal to the Union, and JEFF. Davis
himself wished to have speech made that would
incite the people to rise in arms against the
Federal Government and join the rebel army,
one better calculated for such q purpose than
that delivered by Dean, yesterday afternoon,
could not have been made. Every proposition
was false, and every illustration used to sustain
it was lie. He said not one word against the
rebellion and its authors, but occupied his whole
time in denouncing and ridiculing the Federal
Government. He spent an hour in denouncing
what be called attempts made by the Admins
tration to suppress freedom Of speech and Of the
Press-and what paradox he unwittingly pre-
scented; the very words he was then utteringcon
tradicted bis assertions and made him liar; and
as for the freedom of the press, is not the Du,
buque Herald still allowed to be published?
luis Is I'll tueEe WAe III uI9 tuEUe uVuIs epceCu.
He has piping sort Of a voice, and when he be
comes excited, it develops into . shrek, and
ends with equeal. Here are few sentances I:
1.-THE Union commenced with Government;
it has ended as . despotism-and such despo.
item never, neuer Ia howl, NzvIR . shriek, ]
NEVER q squeal] before cursed the earth!"
"There il scarcely right Of mankind that has
not been violated by this Administration"
1.-THE great armies Of the Union are fighting
fort despot," ssgo
1.-THE liberty::of the Press has been overthrow
talhdng to the destruction Of the Keokuk Con.
stitution Office by mob of soldiers) and cisil
war has commenced IN lo,oa!" '
1.-THE nggers of the South are freer to-day than
the white men of the North"
"The secret purpose of all Mr.. Lincoln's ty.
ranny is to make the negro equal with the white
man."
And thus the traitor talked and raved and
foamed his best, to incite resistance and insur.
rection in the hearts Of his hearers. Every al.
fusion to Federal defeat and rebel victory
was applauded and cheered by the tories before
him. Dubuque Times, 22d.
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-02-28

AIDING SOLDIERS TO DEsERT.-A man named
Yates, from Perry county, Indiana,.was lately ar
rested at New Albany, tried and sentenced to be
shot for enticing and aiding his brother to desert
from the service. The sentence was afterwards
comma,ed to imprisonment
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-02-28

MORE NEGRO INvAsloN.-It is said that ne
groes are being carried through Southern Hi.
nois from Missouri to Kentucky. They are
slaves sent out of Missouri to save them to con.
t;nued seryitude, the exodus being caused by the
contemplated emancipation measures of that
State. Isn't it little singular that we don't hear
lisp from the copperheads about this invasion
of Iilinois-this bringing of negroes within our
State limits? If those blacks were only passing
through Illinois as fugitives, intent on finding q
refuge and freedom in Canada, every hound of a
copperhead in Illinois would be baying on their
tracks They are silent now. Isn't it curious!
What's the cause Of it? Can any one diviDe?-
Peoria Transcript s
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-02-28

THE LANCASHIRE RELIEF SHIFT is stated
that the British Secretary of War had forwarded
instructions to the commanders of the batteries
on each side of the Mersey, and of her Majesty's
ship Majestic, to the effect that, when the Amer
lean ship George Griswold with provisions for
The Lancashire operatves) enters the river, a
salute of fifteen guns should be fred from each
battery, and salute of twen.y.one guns from
the Msiestc.
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-02-28
The Frre Mast ~ Put out, or An l. Loss.

rhs Frre Muss lhe Put Out, or Al II Lost.
Our national house is on fire. The south side
Of it is In flames. Those occupying the north
side must either unite In the most energetic eff
forts to extinguish the Ere, OF prepare TO see
their own apartments and the whole Structure
in ruins, and be left miserable beggars.
WHAT'S our duty? What is our INTEREST,"
Some are wickedly trying to apply theiucendia.
nv torch TO the north side Of the structure
others foolishly propose to let the fire alone,
rfor the sake Of peace" and leave il to spread
all over the house in the future. One set o. men
insist that all the powder that is in the building
shall be removed, thus obviatng the greatest
danger; others prefer to let the Whole building
burn up rather than interfere with the powder;
One CLIQUE is assailing the chief engineer and the
6rcmen with all manner of coarse abuse, be-
cause they don't put the fire out in the way IT
nronoses. another assails the whole FIRE depart,
ment. and everybody else who wants to pat out
the fire, because it has more love for the inceni,
diaries who caused the fire than for the sacred
house itself. :;
{ And 90 We go-and the house is burnt ng, al
the inmates are in state Of excitement, and all
the neighborhood is looking on in amazement
that the dwefiers in the house have so little
sense and so little regard for their own best in
terests as to relax their efforts to quench the
flames and go to qusrreling and fighting among
themselves at the most critical time, when one
good, strong, united effort of theirs would save
the noble structure, which, without this united
and determined effort, will soon be mass Of
ruins.
American You know your duty
Will you bravely perform it? You know your
fate if you disregard that duty. Are you pre-
pared for the humiliation, the anarchy, the beg
gary? You have your destiny in your own
hands. What will you do? Will you listen to
the clamors of unprincipled politicians, who
have no higher motive than their own selfish,
ness, or will you heed the voice Of patriotism
and noble manhood, that tells you to support
the Government and the cause Of your country,
without Hinching, without discouragement, with
out regart to any minor or party consider atoms
whatever?-Chicago journal.