The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-08-15
What a Soldier of the 2Sth Thinks
of the Cons.

oEr DAhhAChS, aug. D
Editor Hack-Eye: Dear Sir-I will write
you few lines to let you know what one
of the 18th Iowa thinks about matters and
things at present-for think a great deal
here of late about the Copperheads- those
peace-making and peace-loving things that
hate to see any person hurt, but can ba
found in arms against the peaceable and
aw-abiding citizens of Iowa. those things
that howl and make such great noise
about the expenses of the war and at the
same time they are doing all thew can to
prolong and make the expenses greateA
those things that worship at old JeA
shrine and hurrah for him when they thin
they are not heard by Union men. / hold
in contempt those that sing the praises of
Old Valiandigham, and crawl in the dust
to the hiding places of the X. G.. C's. to hold
their secret meetings-it is those vile things !
that cry out peace, and at the same t;Se1
they are armed and in camp drilling to /
slst the draft. l understand this morning.
by good authority, that the Copperheads
are camped within few miles of low:
City determined to resist the draft. SucI
peace makers as they are! Better me,
nave been hanged than they, and waa ed
ing to say there were better men in ~
pen,te1tiary, but it is full of just such CSb
Dean ought to be tarred and feathered. rod,
on rail, and then sent to Dixie, to The pre.
sence OF old jeff, who would order a SINH
lar prescription, or perhaps tar and cotton
for the Rebs hate the Copperheads nd ~
or quite as bad as we do, Il have their
tor 1t, II that is worth any thing,) them
Copperheads must be in a bad fix.
After the fall of Vicksburg, I werfauuI
town and talked with the prisoners. n
said that they expected aid from the C1
perheads, but they had been sadly dis
pointed, for they did not come to helm n
fight, but stayed at home and spouted
nowied, ana Kept out of all danger,
they were afraid they might get hurt
There are some Copperheads. who 4,
close to town, that ought to be attended
There is old Matt and old sam and :
Wesley, who ought to be led a merry stri,,
until they repent of their wicked waJA.
my opinion, OLD Matt ought to be made si,
the Star-spangled Banner, at least thrI
times day, as long as he lives. instead
spouting his secesh doctrine in the strs.
OF burlington. Old Sam and old M
ought TO be punished according to t1e d.
done IN the body. 1 think that woniS
enough to kill both of them, for the sva,
OF .. Iraitors ought to be death. All the n
ought to go and help them fight. Old \
they say, is right, but I say that is = i n
when we get back home Wen or;vo :,
hemp and hang them out to dry. NY
III the draft goes on and sweeps the vb.
country of Copperheads and anti-was
IN the loyal States, the war will soon
then where will JEFF. and his Son,
Confederacy be. >cu
The Richmond Enquirer gives ACC,
OF hundreds end thousands Of ouy No.
sorting. There has bSen a good MAY
sertions, l will admit, but the nn@E,
not half as large as old JEFF. maEas /.
All who have deserted were either CIR
heads, or they were persuaded to AZ
their Copperhead friends, who ara AZ
writingsome of their slang about tho IT,
Army and about Uncle Abe's Admin;s
ton. Ifthey don't like it, they ourhts
to Dixie and try old JEFF. awhile. Ma
now ~ -, they ~, would like his Administras
kept under, or sent down to DIXIE fans
jagged in Castle Thunder. Resna.,s
yours-from one of the 18th Iowa. e''''
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