The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-05-02
Chm State Executive Com.

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9Th Thomas Hughes, johnson,
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10th :. Samuel Merrill, Clayton
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Davenport, Feb. IL. 1853. I
~ The self-constituted defenders of
the Constitution are the Copperheads.-
They have supreme reverence for the
Constitution. They are the mortal enc
mics of all who attempt to violate the Con-
stitution. They swear,-very profanely,
too,-that they intend to maintain the Con-
stitution. They even talk of arIning them
selves to ensure its perpetuation! All this
they say, and much more, in every variety
of phrase and in all possible tones and
modes Of expression. They must be Sc
rious and in earnest,-the dear, patriotic
fellows! 1t is impossible to conceive that
they, such respectable and honorable men,
are insincere in their fierce invectives, in
their ardor and zeal! They must mean
just what they say! They must be the
deadly enemies Of all who strike at the
palladium of our liberties.'' They must
be men, too, of infinite courage-very Hec-
tors in fight! They talk loudly and
truculently. They are "bearded like q
pard'-leonine in aspect, and none can
make them afraid Now the rebels have
violated the Constitution. They have re-
pudiated the Constitution-they trample
upon, deride, spurn and spit upon the Con-
stitution. They have withdrawn from
under it, and oppose it's authority. They
are waging war against it to overturn and
destroy it, and all the rights existing under
it. This is what the traitors are doing. Il
the Copperheads mean to defend the Consti-
tuition, sohy don't they DO IT? There is wal
against the Constitution. Copperheads
defend it,-',ow don't theys
AeREEABLE.-Gen. Braggs report of the
battle of Stone River is said to be bitter
pill for number of his subordinates. 1t
charges Gen. Breckenridge with utter in
competency, and ascribes to his want of
skill the miscarriage Of the battle. Gen.
Cheatham is alleged to have been drunk on
the field in the presence of the Union army.
Hardee was slow and inactive. Gen. Nc
Gown itasserts disobeyed orders. Such are
the compliments Bragg extends to some of
his principal officers. In all probability
there is much truth in his statements, since
they are made of men Of such prominence
and influence in the Confederate military
circles as would make it extremely danger
GUS for Bragg to make them without being
fully able to establish their accuracy. In
deed, a correspondent of the Charleston
Courier utters the opinion that Bragg will
be damned for telling the TRUTH We
should think that quite likely and not alto
gether improper. A great many better men
men who are not double-dyed traitors, as
he is-have suffered all imaginable horrors
and torments down in Dixie for just that
''crime' Of telling the truth. Why should
not Bragg have taste of the same penalty!
Why should traitor escape?
GONE MORE UNFoRTUNATE."-W When
that Reverend and, doubtless, exceedingly
pious Evangelist of the soul-enslaying reli-
gion of the "chivalry,' Mr.. Martin, was ar
rested near Washington, recently, rebel
officer was found in his house and summa-
rily placed in safe keeping. This fellow, it
seems, was lover of one Of the Reverend
traitors daughters, and had ventured across
the lines to pay the ''lady" visit. His
dream of bliss was most rudely dissipated.
His visions of rapture were broken up by
the grim officers of the law he had violated
and the miserable dupe at once carried off
to the "Old Capitol Prison." of which the
patriotic Mahony has so much to say,
where, at last accounts, he remained to
speculate upon the unfortunate issue of his
venture in love. If thepoor fellow had on
ly remained among his brother traitors, his
perplexing and unhappy adventure would
not have occurred, and he would soon have
q been gratified by the presence of /" the lady
of his love-" She has gone South with her
pious and patriotic father, where their trea-
son can ventilate itselfwithout harm. But
the youth, who ventured SO much to win a
smile from her, remains behind to bewail
her absence and his own nl-starred and
hapless fate, where, whether he will or not
the banner of the Union still proudly fonts
the air. Isnttheir's a hard destiny? Isn't
it a pity that "the course of true love never
will run SMOOTH" Isn't it terrible mis-
fortune that these traitors should be cauphtp
All the Copperheads think so, Wen wager
tour pile"
IMMENsE.-The shipments ofgrain from
Chicago on Monday last amounted to 5s2.-
500 bushels, and on Tuesday COL ,O55, for the
two days l,ls3,s55. The freight to Buffalo,
at seven cents per bushel, will by $s2.
$50 S5.