The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-03-26
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IA The Copperhead Times, of Chicago,
styles Gen. Butler "beast'' and Gen.
Burnside butcher 1t don't appear to
have the slightest objection, however to the
brutalities or the butcheries of the rebels.
1t makes vast deal of difference whose
OK is gored. Any one who hurts the trail
tors, and wishes or strives TO damage their
cause, is a "beast" or a butcher, But
the traitors themselves are all the time to
b looked upon as much injured and "chiv-
slreus" gentlemen! We should think that
this game was about ''played out" Blu, if
these Copperheads cant see it." we will
not complain. The more they exhibit their
reasonable designs the deeper the gulf of
infamy they dig for themselves. Let them
go on. They will make their perdition on
ly the more thorough.
~ General Grant is probably in Wash
lngton again, if indeed he has not gone
through 1t to the front. He seems to have
done his business in Tennessee. whatever
it was. with dispatch. We are really get
ting to admire the energy and promptitude
he seems to display. They indicate that he
knows what he is about and how to do it
in The least possible time. There don't seem
TO be bit Of nonsense about him." We
like this. 1t looks like business" We
take pleasure in noting these indications Of
decision and efficiency. And we do so the
more gladly because, for long time, we
were not disposed to look upon him in this
light. We hope he will prove himself oil
that we are now disposed to think him. II
he does there will be wailing and gnashing
Of teeth among the rebels.
@-Governor Seymour raid on the New
York Police Commissioners is at last ended
and in such way as to avert all danger OF
its repetition. The new Police Commits
sioner Bill has passed and has been signed
by Horatio. 1t names two of the old Com
missioners and substitutes two new ones.
The appointment Of future Commissioners
is to be made by the Legislature, nor are
they removable by the Governor The
matter is at last settled to the satisfaction
Of all parties who desire the maintenance
of peace and good order. Those who do
not. are Of course vexed that they cannot
make the police q mere political machine
to he used IS their own corrupt purposes
may demand.
~ Harrington, who was the Demo
cratic" candidate for Governor in the re-
cent New Hampshire election, is reported
to have expressed his joy at the first battle
of Bull Run, by hoping that severy Union
soldier would come home in box" That
is the sort of man the Copperheads want
for Governor in New Hampshire. They
would be glad to have the same sort in all
the States. But the people, who don't want
"Union soldiers to come home in boxes"
don't vote for such men. They have got to
understand the wriggle of the Copperheads.
They don't like it. and they say SO, as they
did in New Hampshire, with an emphasis
which fiattens out the head Of the snake
amazingly.
~ The New York Cattle Market last
Monday and Tuesday was not good one
for the drovers and spectators. The sup
ply was excessive and the price went down
fully one cent. per pound less than the pre-
yious week. It won't do to count upon
selling cattle there at sixteen cents q pound
for the best for more than one week at a
some. We guess no one lie sorry. People
have no right to speculate in beef, and when
they do most Of US are not inclined to pity
them if they lose enough to compel them
to stand from under.
va The Postmaster at Oquawka, just
over the river in Henderson county, ILL.,,
has noted no less than fifty-seven different
modes Of spelling the name Of that place, as
displayed on letters and packages passing
through that Office in one week. The Flain-
dealer prints the variations" Some Of
them are singular. and the whole presents
a remarkable example of photographic in
telligence among the people.
Ia It is but justice to say that the En-
gineers on the Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy Railroad had nothing whatever to
do with the threatened strike the other dav
on the various roads centering at Chicago.
They do not belong to the Footboard Or
ganization. In this they have evinced
sound discretion, and for once at all events,
avoided completely with what may be apt
ly termed q conspiracy to wrong and out
rage both the Railroad Companies and the
public. The late folly Of the Association
will not be likely to induce those who sup
pose themselves competent to take care of
their own affairs to become members Of il.
"a As far as heard from by the New
York papers Of Friday last, the vote on
the Soldiers Suffrage amendment to the
Of that State was IA, 9Ss for it,
and 1855 against it. Majority thus far
lis, 2Ss, or about FIVE to one. Tho vote is
small, but if it had been larger no doubt
the preponderanee in favor would have
been still greater. It is q grand showing
Of hands as it is. The people, despite the
politicians, are not disposed to exclude the
soldiers from the Polls. They are right
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