The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-07-18
ns-Morgan in his raid through Indiana

MrNorgan in his raid through Indiana
appears to indulge the natural propensity
of the Chivalry, in robbery, arson, ana
such slight peccadilloes, to his hearts con-
tent. He not only destroys public proper
ity. such as bridges, railroads, and con-
| structions of that sort, but he burns resi-
dences. barns, mills, and about every
thing else that lies in his path. he eonhs-
| Gates all the horses he finds, and his whole
gang supply their wants from the stores of
| the towns ne passes through, and when
not tired out with this pleasing and salts
factory work, they exhaust their surplus
energies in breaking up the furniture OF
| the private citizens, who are only too GLAD
that he spares them shelter. In truth the
fellows appear to have been cut out by
nature as first class thieves, and have
nlied their vocation as industriously on
their present raid as hitherto they have
done elsewhere. We trust the gang Will
not be able to elude capture. But their
chances we suppose are not as bad as we
wish they were. We shall know about 1t,
soon. Meanwhile, we call the attention Oh
the Copperheads to their manifestations OF
kindness and chivalry, and hope they will
tell us how they like it.
My~ Although the Rebels of Richmond
have been insisting that they obtained a
victory at Gettysburg, Gen. Lee, their COM
mander there, does not think so From an
order he issued at Hagerstown, and dated
July 10th, we extract the following confess
sion of defeat He only claims for his SOL
diers that they fought well, but he does not
dare to tell them, as ALWAYS before he mas
done, that they have gained victory
This change of tune indicates the terrible
punishment Meade inflicted upon his forces.
He says to the soldiers:
"You have fought fierce and sanguin-
airy battle, which, if not attended with the
success that has hitherto crowned your eff
forts, was marked by the same heroic spirit
that has commanded the respect OF your
enemies. the gratitude of your country land
the admiration of mankind"
The remainder of the Order is very ear
nest exhertation to his soldiers to maintain
their courage and to display still more their
devotion to the cause in which he and they
are engaged. We presume the exhortation
was needed or it would not have been pub
lished. The inference is that his forces did
not feel quite as invincible as they may
have done couple of weeks previous-in
fact, that they were slightly demoralized.
GEN. GRANTS HoME.-General Grants
residence is at Galena, Illinois. The cfti-
zens of that place seem, very naturally, to
feel a double interest in his successes
The result of this interest and pride in
their fellow townsman was developed on
last Saturday in one of the best
of the many celebrations over the fall
of vicksburg. A procession one anda half
miles long, eloquent and patriotic speech
es, Examinations, cannon firing, fireworks,
and every other mode of manifesting joy
over the result of Grants. efforts, engaged
about the whole population of that city and
vicinity. Large numbers were in attend
ance from Dubuque and Dunleith. and the
whole affair proved brilliant success.
@~If the latest reports are true, the
number of men captured at Vicksburg, the
cannon, arms, and other material OF war
greatly exceed what was expected and the
measure given of them by the first reports.
Thirty-one thousand prisoners make a
large haul-much the largest of the war
The cannon, arms, and stores amount to a
magnificent capture, and will add to our
available means in that quarter while their
loss is a terrible one to the rebels-a loss
:, which they cannot easily, if possibly, re-
place. It seems as if Grant has the fortune
of making large captures. At Donaldson
he made sshauP' of $1,000, which we be-
lieye has not been equalled by any other
General. Now his good luck gives him
double the number. If success is the sole
title to military honor, Grant has certainly
asserted a claim to large share OF it,
Large as it is we are confident that no one,
unless it be Copperhead, will desire to
lessen it.
i Law ARIDINa!-On the Both of June,
says the Abba Record, for or five the gal
liant Knights of the Golden Circle, visited
the house of Nathan English, about four
miles from Blakesburg, Monroe Co., and
, called him to the door. Suspecting no evil
he went. AS he opened it, one of the vii
lians fired revolver at him, the ball just
missing his temple. He stepped back, clo-
sing the door, got his rife, and opened the
back door to meet them on something like
an equality. AS he opened that he was
again shot at. But finding him determined
they did not attempt to enter, but fired the
house and then retired! The house was
, burned down with most of its contents
, This is one more specimen of how the in
t fernal Copperheads obey the laws. Mr.
English's offense we believe was that he
t was loyal man and lately member Of
: Grey Beard regiment! What devotees Of
l peace and law they are, to be sure!
; @A patent plan was that adopted by
= Gov. Seymour to quell the New York mob
He evidently understands himself. III
thought the mob was a jury, quietly sit
!, ing in courtroom, and that all he had t.