The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-05-14
THEHAWK-EYE
"Wednesday, Mag i III.


ADeoNA02 ASseAs1 Sesk>keSSse
his army must b In . dsmoralised condi-
ton. He IL pitssd against . commander
who il likely to use. all the advan-
tages gained, and 70, follow up his blows.
A the defeat Of Lea - the almost certain
destruction Of the tebel cause, We may sate-
" calculate upon another desperate battle
bstwsea the Rapidan and Richmond, or
around the fortincations of that city.
Our dispatches come in = mixed condi-
ton. We have done our best to render
them Ineligible, but have not fully sue
ceeded. The storm rendered telegraphing
very dificult and tedious. !. g
r. S.-We have official Information, and
The authority Of the Secretary Of War for
claiming I victory. GRANTS on the road
to Richmond in pursuit Of Lee.
- A number Of political gentlemen
who have an idea that nothing il rightly
done unless it suits their individual ideas
exactly, and that everything b wrong that
haspot their endorsement and cooperation,
havs issued . call for = Convention to be
held at Cleveland, Ohio. on the 3lst instant.
Thesa gentlemen have discovered that what
thay sayle ''ths one term principle, has
now ''acquired nearly the force Of law
and that Il ought 70 b inflextbly adhered
to-, They also declare that they do not rec
esni2s In the Baltimore Convention the e.
sential conditions Of truly National Con-
vention, and and sundry faults with its 10
cation. In = word, these earnest and most
Aisintsrested patriots are terribly afraid
fhat their own motions are not those of the
mass Of the people, and they arc sealously
detsrminsd to enlighten those who still
dwell in the outermost darkness.
A National Convention duly called, dele
eAtss duly aud deliberately appointed, do
not suit them. In wQ, they apprehend
that the mass Of the Union people do not
rightly understand their own purposes.
Being wiser than tho rest Of us, they kind
~ stoop to enlighten Us. So they call a
Convention, not Of delegates sent by the
people and chosen by the people. but OF all
who choose to go! That of course will be .
convention without constituents. Il that
ths mode of ascertaining the will Of the peo-
Pile? If Is not, do they propose insisting
that the people shall abide by its decision
and counselsr Ifthey don't mean to in
siet ON such an arbitrary and unpatrtotic
course, what do they mean by the call It
Il plain to all that the nominee for Presi-
dent ought to he the man whom most Of the
people prefer. How otherwise than by del
seates chosen BY them il that point 70 b
determined? II thess delegates cannot
dstermine It correctly. II it likely that .
solf.appointed Convention can do it or win
bvsn seek to do it, r It not m open con-
Slesion Of : design, or 1t least : wiah, to
change the popular feeling, that these men
ars afraid 70 mees the delegates OF the peo-
pie? We think %. II they are actuated
BY genuine patriotism, their acts should
indicate It. They shoald be willing to 90
wjeA tho psople and not insist upon dictat-
ing to tho people. For our part, now, .
ever, We ars quits willing to support any
man who may b deemed the best fitted "a
All tho position Of President during the
next term. We have no personal feeling
about it whatsoever. But we confess W
have little confidence in the wisdom or pru'
dence Of those who insist that their i1di'
Si3wal feelings must be attended to regard
Len Of the interests and welfare Of the coun'
try, and the opinion of the great mass o.
the loyal. Those who arc 30 fearful Of
Convention Of the people, by the susptcioni
they manifest only indicate that they are
themselves rightly to b suspected.
~ We have NO doubt that tho whole
farming community are fully persuaded o.
the necessity Of planting al they can THU
spring. The present and prospective,
prices Of all farm products, are likely to
influence them to exert all their energies
In that direction. Perhaps nothing that
w can say will increase their efforts. Yet,
- the time for planting corn 10 1t hand,
and =. that crop was particularly failure
Last season, and b the most important 81
oil to the country, we will do our duty ~
far ax once more TO urge our farmers, ~.
cry there, to plant - much Of it A. they
,possibly can. There 10 no danger Of max
ing tho crop too large. There Is danger
! chat i, may b TOO small for our nssda.-
There il = possibility that, hereabcuts =
lsast. owing 8 the latsnssa Of the seasol
And The pest sxcsssof rain. lfarmsss ma.
\ b somewhat discouragtd and may in con
sequence hesitate about putting in VIVA
10y Otherwise would, and what they "
On. Corn h The staple Of The county
; - hasis Of our prosperity. Every scr
J 70 raise IL such a. additien 70 our wealt
and IN increase Of our assurance ofabund
! at food. Let eyery ono plant every acr
- On. Let I'll ithe labor possible b d
: votsd to produ6t3on. Let the young %
= ths old and Tho ordinarily idle do some
d thing aew - patriots. SO WIN they increaa
'qtlneir own prosperity and insure sscurit
/, to the country. - - 100 IA nt24i \
If - A. . comment On the reliability Z
dispstches concerning tho movsmsnts
the army OF the Potomac, the Chicago r.
6,sse republishes batch Of those whic
!, eane concerning Hookers battle Of Chan
oeliorsville, IN the early days Of May asyes
n 40. and compares thsm with the. actu'
ua.A ~n~,,1A n mt vQrv ell0OnYnQinl