The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-09-19
BURLINGTON WEEKLY HAWKEYE.

, sUNI0N MEErING AT KEosAUQUA .-The
Heesaaaua -Repa5ssean off, Friday last
brings us glowing account of the Union
Meeting held at that place few days pre-
vious. 1t seems that the people of Van
Buren, county were about all there with
numerous additions from adjacent coun-
ties. Every township in the county sent
up large delegations, with flags and ban
ners and music. One team came in drawn
by thirty-fi horses, each with flag, rep
the number Of States in the I'm
ion. Another bore flag representing the
equestrian feat of q person ri
ding two horses running in opposite direc-
lions, one side of the rider being in the cos
tune of Brigadier General, the other be-
ing adorned with the significant Butternut
"a somewhat pointed chit considering
that Keosauqua is the residence Of the
IMttle. NAV w sE
Judge Love, Of Keokuk, presided, assis-
ted by numerous Vice Presidents. The
meeting was addressed by Senator Har-
Ian, in an able speech of two hours, who
was followed by G.. w. McCrary, ESQ.,.
of Keokuk, in brief but effective address.
AT night Attorney General c. C. Nourse,
put in an additional plea before a crowd at
the Court House which was unanimously
sanctioned as good one, after which the
people-for the people were there-ad-
journed to their homes in the happiest spir-
it's. We are glad to see that the border
counties are up and doing. We do not
doubt that they will keep the ball rolling
on until Tuttle will wish he had not been
SO foolish as to ego to bed with Copper
heads
- The Union Mass Meeting at Gales
burg, Illinois, on Thursday last, wasa great
success, very large in numbers, and enthu-
siastic in spirit. Gen. Harding, of Mon
mouth, presided. Speeches were made by
Gov. Yates, Senator Trumbull, Col. East
man, and others. Knox county was out
in its strength, and its loyal people were
delighted with the immense concourse.-
How the Butternuts Whereabouts felt we
are not informed, but we presume they
looked on as scowlingly as they do at a
"gallant soldier" just returned from the
wars! We all know how well they love
"Lincoln's Hirelings.''' the murderers of
their Southern brethren" &C., &C., and
how delighted they are when they read of
a Union victory!
Gg-It appears to be generally credited
place in the Department of Gen. Banks,
probably in and towards Texas. We don't
know any particulars, but it seems likely
as it is plainly necessary. Success in that
quarter will do us scarcely less service,
perhaps more than the capture of Charles
ton or Mobile. We hope to chronicle it
very soon. -.4
. DEsERTERs. According to the New
YAK Times, deserters will be in bad way
very shortly. Their names will soon be
published in the Districts where they en-
listed and where they reside, SO that they
will be known to the whole public, and the
disgrace fastened upon them in popular es-
timation forever. A great many have re-
turned to duty. A great many more will
be gobbled up as soon as the people know
the papers their whereabouts will soon be
made known to the proper officials, and
escape will be hardly possible. They had
better take warning in season. A prompt
return, by reporting to the nearest Provost
Marshal, will probably be considered evil
dence of sincere repentance of the offence
and a resolve to prove good soldier in fu-
ture. If they wait for arrest, which will
pretty surely come, they can understand
that they will get off less easily.
81 @~ A Butternut at New Lisbon, Wis
consin, ON Friday last, shot soldier, kill
ing him instantly and wounding three
others. He was himself shot dead on the
spot while still endeavoring to do more
murder. That's another instance of Cop
perhead love for the soldiers further evil
dence of their patriotism! 1t is also Illus
trative of the danger of carrying PISTOLS
Most men who carry them at some time or
other ''come to grief
, rs The st. Paul Pioneer, of the 9th inst,
says that three of the seven nominees of the
Minnesota Butternut State, Convention,
have declined the nominations rendered
them, all assigning the disloyalty of the
platform as their reason for so doing. In
addition to this extraordinary, though de-
served rebuke,nit adds that every demo-
cratic paper in the State which had come to
hand, with one exception, had repudiated
The ticket! y We do not know, the exact
tenor of the Butternut Platform in Mime
sofa. We are hardly able to conceive that
it can be more distinctly disloyal than that
with which their friends" of Iowa dis
sraced the State. 1t would seem that our
Bntternuts have better luck with their can
.s- --,. f,s.,as. -
Ex-senator Summers speech at New
York, on our Foreign Relations, is, as we
supposed, able and eloquent, and replete
with valuable facts, and conclusive deduc-
tons. 1t fairly exposes the temper and
desires of the two great Naval Powers,
poAats out the great error committed, pur-
posely or negligently, by them in acknowl-
edging the belligerancy of the "Confedera-