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The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-10-24
Vindieat1On of Gen. futile.
CAMP NEAR BEAR CREEK, Miss. Oct

4 EDITOR OF BURLINGTON HAwK-EYE-
Sir, Will you please allow me to make a
statement of few simple facts, through
the columns of your paper. Last April Ad-
jutant General Thomas, in his tour down
the Mississippi, stopped at Duckport. Gen.
Tuttle called out his Division. Gen. Tho.
mas addressed us, saving what the Ad-
ministration's policy, with reference to
arming the Negro was, saying (and hun
dreds heard the same) he wished General
Tuttle's division to recommend him for
officers enough to officer TWO Reg-
ments, and that he would return in
few days and commission them. The
names were handed in Immediately, but
mark Gen. Thomas never came neal
Duckport again. Gen. Tuttle, after wait
ing about ten days, heard that Gen. Tho
mas was at Milliken's Bend; he went there
on purpose to see him, but learned that n
had gone up the river. The Third Div
sion about this time was ordered on tn
famous Vicksburg campaign, when ever
soldiers attention was occupied with ID
thrilling events Of each day, and especial |
Division commanders. AS soon
Vicksburg fell, Gen. Tuttle wrote to Gel ;
Thomas for information as to whot shoul
be done with those names. He receive
no answer. When we. returned tToi
Jackson and Brandon the last time Gel
futile applied to Gen. Sherman Corr
Commander as to what should be DOL 1
with those recommendations. Gen. She
mans reply was, no Negro Regimen
were being raised as the old ones were.n
| filed. This was the day before Gen. tt
tie left for the North on sick leave.
| The above facts all came to my kno'
ledge about the time they transpired,.a
as party interested in the success o.
commissions, feel it my duty to exon n
ate Gen. futile from all blame, belleN
that he did all in his power TO do, toh"
the men recommended, commissioner
he repeatedly said to me he was flavor
using anything and everything TO
down this cursed Rebellion. make I'M
statements unbeknown to Gen. lutte,
for the purpose of correcting an impress
that has gone out to the public tha'
General quashed those recommends II
office, thereby insinuating as to his V,l
honesty, which no one who knows
questions. $50 ~ IA
w. EARLE, Cap. co; "a
18th Iowa VOL, ID Brigade, sd IA ~
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-10-24
THE HAWK-EYE
The New Call.

j "
Our readers have probably considered
the terms of the Presidents Proclamation
for 800, 900 recruits for the army. The ne
cessity for this grows out of the fact that
. large portion of the army now IN the field
will have to be discharged in the coming
Spring on the expiration of their terms OF
enlistment. Their places must be supplied
either by volunteering or by drafting. We
don't intend to discuss the comparative
merits of these two modes. The people,
under the proclamation, haye until the 9Th
ofJanuary to fill their quotas by volun-
teering. If they fail in filing them by that
time, then they have the other alternative
and the draft will become inevitable.
Iowa, thus far, has filled all demands by
volunteering. Probably she will continue
to do so. But whether or not, there is no
doubt that our people will, in one or the
other modes, cheerfully supply all the men
that may be required of her. That is wha,
the people have just said at the polls. Tha,
is what every true citizen and patriot will
cay in his private capacity, and with all
the earnestness of his nature.
Now that we know more men will be re.
quired, let us all put our shoulders to the
wheel and do what we can to increase the
number of volunteers. Now is good sea-
son for it. The years harvest is over
Our regiments in the field need recruits
The bounties offered are ample. All it re-
quires of us is general public voice in the
right direction. Let US be of one mind on
the subject. Let us unitedly encourage
volunteers. If we do SO draft will be
avoided. If we do not, it will come. The
draft takes in all classes. AL are equally
interested in avoiding it, if its avoidance is
desirable. Let us, then, push on the good
work. .aoe .9.a
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9-It is said. that for number of days
past Gen. Burnside has had no commune
cation with Rosecrans. How people have
found that out we don't know. Nor do we
know the ground ofthe inference that some
of the papers draw, that Burnside is ma
king a movement which will probably
compel Bragg to turn his back on Chatta-
nooga and to move on the double quick"
to his rear. Wetrust these men are pro-
phetic, however. We are in favor of any
thing which will enable Rosecrans to move
far enough to cut the only line of commu-
nication the rebels have left between the
East and Southwest. When that is done,
besides ''bagging the game.' --.22s ~
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A GLORIOUS CoMPANY.-Our State has
one Company, Go. Al in the 18th Penn
sylvania regiment, in the Army of the
Potomac. 1t gave FIFTY-EIGHT votes to
the Uuion Ticket and not one to the Cop
perheads. That company faithfully repre-
sents Iowa. 1t is all Union-it don't be-
lieve in Copperheads,
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Two men at Oswego, n. " got VI
quarreled with their wives, anG let u
homes, their injured spouses remarhinl
they left, that they didn't care to see y
again alive. Next mornging the ofieht
husbands were found drowped in -
race, and their widows leisurely repei
of their hasty expressions. -
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The HEdIRA BEGUN The Cincinnati
Gdzette learns that Dan VOORHEES, has con-
Guided to remove his domicil from Terre
Haute! The atmosphere Whereabouts has
proved too loyal for Dan. He wants to
live where snakes are more numerous,
He had better be careful where he goes
Just as likely as not he will find the rep
tiles so near dead everywhere else that he
will not be able to hold his head up in any
new locality he may choose. His only
chance of being considered decent man
is to change his name, go where he is not
known, hoist the stars over his home, and
swear he was always Union man. He
would then be considered respectable-un-
I'll he is found out. Then he would have to
try it again.
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Gs- The Dubuque Herald positively
comes to us with fierce looking "roos-
ter at the head of its columns! We pre-
sumo it was greatly rejoiced over the re-
suit OF the election in Iowa, much
indeed! But then Mahony is elected Sher-
III, ii thinks ii it is satisfied. we are.
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-10-24

GENERAL RosEcRANs.-We are sorry to
see it reported Rosecrans is to be removed
and hope the report is unfounded. Much
as we admire General Grant, and brilliant
as has been his career, we think General
Rosecrans his equal, and hope he NAV ba
retained to retrieve the fortunes of Chick
amauga
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rWe have not heard of the famous
engineer of the Butternuts, LIE Grand By
inpton, otherwise "Tax Titles" since the
election. Where is he! We wish to ten
der him our thanks. He has ''done the
State some service" Although entirely
guiltless of any such designs, he has been
an efficient instrument in the utter destruc-
ton of that party which he calls demo-
cratic. No engineer was ever before SO
evidently s'hoist by his own petar." From
the day he was appointed Chairman of that
terrible Committee of five, and undertook
to run the Butternut machine, he managed
to dig mines and pitfalls for himself and
his confederates to fall into. and they all
blindly made point, apparently, OF find
ing the bottom at the first opportunity. II
we had been empowered to arrange mat.
tiers to make sure that snakes should in.
evitably sting themselves to death, we
could not have done it half 50 thoroughly
as Tax Titles did it-as the result shows
he did it. Every move he made, every
circular he issued, every speaker he put
upon the stump, every meeting he called
every nomination he caused to be made
turned out to be blow at the foul Faction
he SO truly represents, and in the aggre.
gate finally killed it beyond hope of resu-
rection. Hes set out with the purpose oil
proving the organization traitorous, and he
succeeded. He satisfied the people of that
fact and the people have stamped it into
the EARTH Wherever he is we thank him
for it., And we devoutly pray that if any
similar faction shall hereafter exist in this
country, it may be equally fortunate with
the Butternuts in having LIE Grand By
ington to lead and guide it. That will
make its fate sure. -sf
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-10-24

HENRY CLAY DEAN.-That precious
combination of dirt, profanity and trea-
son, labelled Henry Clay Dean, has been
serving his employers by Kissing for the
Pennsylvania Copperheads.
At New Bloomfield he denied the charge
of being renegade preacher; and said
that ''those ministers and members
who have said so, ought to come out Of the
Church and go to hell as gentlemen, not as
lars
No doubt the Methodists will be under
great obligations to him for the pious in
vitation; but they will not be likely to de-
sire his company, and, it is generally un-
derstood, are aiming for different desti-
nation. The recent triumphant election OF
Curtin shows the great value of Dean Is
services to the Copperhead cause. We
hope the Copperheads will retain him in
Pennsylvania for the further benefit of the
party there!
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-10-24

Biscuit from wheat that was standing in
the field four hours before have been accom-
plished in England. We could do it in
three,
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-10-24

NS- The official vote of Philadelphia at
the late election is as follows: For Curtin,
44,274; for Woodward, 1873. Majority
for Curtin, 1851, That will do.
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-10-24

@- 1t seems that Gen. Bragg found it
inexpedient to carry out his part of the
programme for the Ohio election, and did
not attack Rosecrans on the 18th inst. We
have no doubt that he heard the ''earnest
prayer of the Vallandigham breed. Nor
is there any suspicion that he was not dis
posed to respond favorably by making an
attack and killing as many of the gallant
soldiers Of Ohio as possible on that day
But he failed to do so-probably because
he thought it extra hazardous. So the
prayer was unanswered. The Ohio soldiers
probably voted for their country and
against the traitors. These villains will
not have chance to rejoice over the
slaughter of their neighhors and Bragg's
intermeddling with the election. That VOC
have consoled them some for their crush
ing defeat at home! 1t is pity, isn't it,
that Bragg couldn't make the connection
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-10-24

The people of the great Middle section OF
the Union have said, in voice that must
be heard, that the Rebellion must be put
down. They have admonished the Gov
eminent that the noise and hiss Of Copper.
heads is not the voice of the people, but
the mere clamor of foul faction which is
only worthy of scorn and contempt. They
have said to the Administration, Go on
They tell it that the people are ready to do
their part-to furnish all the men and
whatever else may be requisite to finish
up the job which has been thrust upon us
by the traitors.
The people having uttered this instruc-
ton to their public servants, must now not
only expect them to adopt and act upon it,
but must prepare TO back up their instruc-
tons by their own earnest and active sup
port of all necessary means to the accom-
plishment of the great endin view. Having
said that the Republic, in all its integrity,
shall continue to live, is not enough Of it.
SELF 1t is but stating our wish. We must
follow this by action. We must prove that
we were in earnest and remain in earnest.
And we must prove it by doing all that
new exigencies, as they occur, demand at
our hands. The victory at the Polls is
both gratifying and honorable. If we en-
phasize that by prompt and united action,
now and always to the end, we shall show
the world not only that we wish to be but
that we actually are patriots worthy of our
cause and the country we call ours.
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-10-24

OHIO ELECT1oN.-The returns from
eighty-ive counties in Ohio give Brough
81 ,4S2 majority. Three counties in the
easy for the soldiers vote to make this ma
jority run up very considerably above lOO,-
600. If they all vote as those have done
from whom we have reports, it will in
crease the home majority by about nine
tenths of the number of soldiers Ohio has
in the field. But it is likely that the vote
of portion of her noble volunteers will
not be returned in season to be counted
They are scattered from the Potomac to
Texas, so that many of them will probably
not have an opportunity of putting their
ban upon the traitor. But there are
enough already.
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-10-24

rs The price of gold took whirl down
among the forties on Saturday, in New
York, but the market finally closed at l5l!.
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-10-24

Va Macmillan, the Austrian Arch
duke, whom the French Emperor says
the Mexicans wish to assume imperial
dignity among them, had an interview
with the Mexican Deputies on the Sd inst.
Accounts thereof say the Arch-duke is We
ry far from accepting the position uncon-
ditio'sally. He makes his acceptance con-
tingent upon ga free, spontaneous express
sion of the. population in his favor, and a
guaranty for the integrity and indepen-
dence of the country" If he understands
these phrases as ordinary people do, we
think he will "wait'' as long as before as
Stunning the Imperial Purple in Mexico as
Vallandigham will to become Governor of
Ohio. He will never find the Mexicans in
his favor, and that guaranty will never
be forthcoming. The Mexican Empire
will probably he an ideal one until long af-
ter the Arch-duke is gathered to his
fathers, as it ought to be. ...
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-10-24

Sa- We have bit of consolation for the
Deans, Dodges, Masons, Rabbits and the
other poisonous Copperheads of Iowa.
Amid the gloom that now overshadows
them it would be unkind to deprive them
of the solitary CLEAN of sunshine which we
find for them in Ohio In that patriotic
State there was just one place where the
men were almost unanimously for Vallan-
digham. That was at Camp Chase, among
the rebel prisoners! These friends of tn g
Copperheads took vote among themselves
on the day of election which resulted as
follows for Vallandigham 1,Osl; for
Brough 2. We know that this fact will
delight our Iowa Butternuts-whata are
left OF then.-and we therefore print it for
their editication and comfort! How it will
cheer their hearts! .a $50 3
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~P Probably our people have never been
sufficiently thankful for the fortunate fact
that, on the outbreak Of the Rebellion, the
Governors of New York, Pennsylvania,
Ohio, Indiana, Indiana; Illinois, Iowa,
and in fact, about all the Northern States,
were patriots, and not Of the Copperhead
faction. Had executive control in these
great border States of the Union been in
other hands, the late conduct of this abom-
Unable clique Of traitors may serve to indi-
cate something of the peril, if not complete
ruin, that would have resulted to the Union.
Perhaps we are not going too far when we
say that it was this single fact which really
saved the country from immediate disso-
luton t4E .aT ,as1 IEkft
Everybody now knows that Secession
was not merely purpossd l,y the South, but
also that these Northern Butternut leaders
had knowledge of the intent, and were par
ties consenting to and approving of it. The
letters already come to light from many of
them show this conclusively. Time will
will give us more evidence and make the
fact still more plain. Had these men occu-
pied executive positions, we know they
would have done as Beriah Magoffin, of
kentucky, and others did. His action then,
and its evil results. show what might have
been the effect of similar action in North
ern States. The hands of the President
would have been palsied. The Administra-
ton would have been absolutely powerless,
and treason would have accomplished its
aims. 1t is lesson to us. Let us think of
it. Let us be sure in all time to come that
none but unfaltering patriots are chosen to
fill any Office whatever. If we do that, trea-
son will ever be trod into the dust. 9y
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-10-24

%The people of the principal cities of
Ohio, who had made q business Of attend
ing the Polls the day before, on Wednes-
day last made business of rejoicing over
the glorious result of their patriotic labors.
At Columbus the people were jubilant,
and they had Col. Moody, the famous
Preacher and equally famous fighter, to
make them still more jubilant. He made
them a speech-in fact, series ofspeeches.
He hit the snakes all the time and every
where, until his listeners fairly laughed
themselves into WEAKNESS. We don't
wonder at them. They were relieved Of a
great burden. A peril of appalling mag
nitude was put aside. The tragedy intend
ed was converted into an actual farce that
seemed only worthy of being laughed at.
God bless Ohio and its patriots!
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rs The scoundrels who have been
preaching treason and blathering about the
Radicals and "Abolitionists," through
five or six daily papers in Iowa, supported
by contributions levied upon the Copper
head leaders, have received severe shock
through the ballot-box. The dirty dogs
who edit these miserable sheets may still
exist, though it can not be called living
But the papers are bound to go under. The
Muscatine Courier has winked out already.
Clagget, in his feeble way, still talks about
the Radicals to the disgust even of the
iorlorn and pitiable Cops who pretend to
read his driveling sheet. The Constitution,
IN common with the other four, is in the
agonies OF death. They will all die just as
soon as they decently can.
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TUESDAYS ELECT1o Ns.-Tuesday last
should be marked as a "white day" in the
calender of every loyal citizen. It witness
sed the vanquishing, and almost the exter-
ninatioh of the rebel sympathizers in
Pennsylvania, Ohio and Iowa. Grand is
sues were at stake; magnificent results
have been attained. A campaign that has
been marked by the bitterest partisanship,
and which has given rise to countless GRIM
nations and recrimination, has been ter
minated in quiet and orderly Manner
ThelAmerican people have been taught to
respect the ballot box and its decisions, and
| We hail it as a fresh triumph of our politi-
cal system that campaign, exciting be-
yond parallel, should cuiminate in such
quiet and order at a time OF so much con-
fusion and party bitterness.
Governor Curtin has received a f1attering
endorsement of his loyal and patriotic
course, from the people Of Pennsylvania.
| With a large part Of the Internationally
| loyal voters of the State absent in the field
and debarred from any participation in the
canvass; with the enlistment Of all the tall
ent and money, that his opponents could
command, against him; with the grossest
Misrepresentation Of his course, and the
impeachment of his very motives, his gains
have been large in every section of the
State, and Pennsylvania shows by her votes
| that loyalty is what she delights to honor.
Governor Curtin's majority is variously
estimated, butwill probablybe about twen-
ty thousand.
The people of Ohio have declared in
terms that will resound through the length
and breadth of the Union, that their voice
is still for war. Mr.. Vallandigham was
unhappy in his judgment when he conclu-
ded that the people OF Ohio would be will
ling to rally upon peace platform and
give him their sutfrages. The Ohioans
have plainly decided that they will have
nothing to do with Vallandigham or the
principles he represents. The majority fol-
Brough will be large, about fifty thousand
on the home vote, and the vote of the sol.
diers will largely increase it, making the
aggregate about seventy-tive or hundred
| thousand.
The people of the loyal States are speak,
ing, and they give utterance TO no doubtful
or equivocal words. None of the mistakes
that have been made in the management
of the war, are sufficient to turn their ale
glance from their country. They are
ready for greater sacrifices, if need be, to
secure righteous peace and firm Gov
eminent. Let the Government accept this
encouragement from the loyal people, and
evince their appreciation OF it by decided
and earnest action. The loyal people will
never desert loyal Government.-,Sp'fng-
fetd Republican.
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- The Missouri Republican has New
York correspondent who writes, that al
though other States have trampled the So
called Democracy out of existence, New
York will still adhere to the party! This
fellow is living witness to the indubita-
BILE fact that the fools are not all dead yet
Under the pretense that they were "for the
war;" the Seymour rioters carried that
State last year "by the skin Of their teeth. ~
Now Seymour and the rest have proven
their treachery. Does any idiot imagine
they will have better luck than they have
had in Ohio7 New York City alone, we
believe, will change the result. People
there don't want any more Seymour riots,
we guess.
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-10-24

Ss- We suppose the reliable Democrat
is now somewhere in Dixie looking at
ter the vote OF the lst Iowa Battery. He
Will hear OF the result of the election in
jDes Moines county on his way back
Won't he be delighted with the news? He
was the missionary who went out for the
conversion of futile. His ministrations
were no doubt influential in inducing the
Brigadier to Ego to bed with the Copper
heads" How the voice of the people will
cheer his ''honest hearth How he will be
cheered by the sanction the people have
given to his arduous labors. Alas for the
mutability of human opinions. The '.re-
liable Democrat" thought when he went
over to the Butternuts the people OF this
county would follow, with glee. 1t will
astonish him to learn that those he left are
delighted that he has gone to his own, and
think that they are safe so long as he NAV
stay with men Of his own kidney, d' -