The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-04-09

No. 2l. Joint resolution asking Con.
gress to adopt measures to have the Con-
.titution 30 omended a. to prohibit slavery
NoTn~.~Those marked thus and be-
came laws by publication: Chapters llo
TO l34inclusive, and resolutions Nos. 10 and
q have not been approved yet by the Gov
enror, but no doubt will.
THE COLES COUNTY HURDER.
Opinion Of . War Democratic Ps-
per ON COppeFheaa Ml1creants-
The Charleston Affair.
This Charleston affair, mournfnl and dis
blessing to the country, and particularly
to the Democratic party. Bad men, infs-
nous men, have for months been urgingan
ton Tbev tod on .h.t
if this outbreak commenced it would be
taken up In all parts Of the Northwest, and
that in a hand to hand encounter the ques.
ton Of civil liberty would be decided
Some month or more ago, a crazy fellow in
military clothes and holding commission
in the army, melted a score or more Of his
fellow soldiers to mob newspaper Office
in Dayton, Ohio. They committed the out
rage, Tor which no legal apology could be
made. The noisy leader was arrested
This wrong was precious boon to the men
revolution in the Northwest. The organ
Of this class in this city (the secesb 7smes)
Immediately notified the Democratic party
Of its duty. That duty it declared to be
that in all cases where the civil Or militia
ry officers Of the Government interferes /
with their rights, they were not to resort o
law. nor appeal to the courts, but were. .
shoot the officers like "dCgs." If they IA
this, the support and aid in money nd
men Of the entire Democracy was libers nv
promised. A lsecretl meeting Of th ere
desperate men from all parts OF the tate
was held in Chicago in the second wee Of
March, to consider upon common NEE sure
OF action.
The meeting called At Charleston " =. se-
lected by gang Of men belonging to 10
cality known as O. Hairs settlement, ~ mt
into practice the advice given then ,fIom
Chicago. An address by Mr.. Eden calIed
together . large concourse Of peoF le in q
vicinity where soldiers were at 80 IN
furlough. Charleston was crowds n the
men who came there prepared for 6ohx
found soldiers equally be1ligerent. Whiskv
inhamed both sides. Mr.. Eden ..v M.
prospect of disturbance, and .Srsa.1 -
speak. Those who were spelling fnr a f;uht
were not to be cheated out Of the Tr,n,;sed
luxury. 1t was easy to CONNER = = Il and
1t was commenced; but hardl ,,aS the
O'Hair faction fred their PIECES $50 .hev
discovered that the Chicago or ~, os riot
had deceived them. The De- s1.rats sa 70.
fused to Join in the melee, and ~ ,ni.era.
BILE deluded gang became AVA :. .hat thew
bad been swindled into act ~ murder.
They fed. "
This is the substance or
wherefore Of this bloody riot :, h.s aeun.
| onstrated that despite all the .h;a,. - 80
d;rectorv ~ a rohppi,;or ,hs Of the Chicago
ty is true as steel TO the Or r cas - -
and order. The deluded m cp rh.v,..,o' ~
followed the advice given ea a =. 1n..s -;
city, to shoot down the o 1 .na ,;ra ~.
but when they looked Il @ ~ nnseocrst
who were to rally to th II uv n,,nysort the
| looked in vain. DemOcr en suppv -. ~
relied on the law and the ~ nase - ~ r,oSa.
| ton and vindicAtion Oft ,.P,e yCa.I ~. P,eSo
to armed violence to red s .e.. .sar : rron
i The blood of the men 49, @ e.I..
both sides at Charlesto vn0 wi, Nv .e., srrev
| upon the souls Of the ~. ~ a ;,H Ono
men who urged thel NIuP. ;s;rss snS =
speech by the murder ar,h,;n - rr;vs
individuals. Let the va vaYhn1S Yu ..rrror
4 BILE the wretches {sOPie no'. asdpJ
these deluded men nO nase - so; "ess;,
Charleston. and let u .Dls is ~ .,1 r.r4
remember that the ~ 0YeOPae U - -
rcMJMs, 49, h. * ~ ,rsr, .ging rebuke and .
in case there he NIB have promised
I Govs-Dv.ar. v .. .rS,. armed resistance to
4 - rsrtv~cml6 rei, . officers, the DemOc
down the ofhcers' Xms ~ I".J r;.d cmt
men who sent thi uA9 uoes! .Lu-. 80
Uses to the people sadvice anu .ness n, =.
the moral regpop H10 upOu - t1eT r1aS.
and the live lost 0oMNy IoI me u.oo~t
II TheChicagop t nCnaIlessou Ies'.
with the threat oonc nave oecome es I.n
ed with blood, ord Chicago shall oe az
cIs.n ant the n,with fire and sword,
its limits who aD, ano leave NJ vno
snch threat. ho. law. Let the weight
the exemnis q entitled 70 be estimate
the Democr: ~ and law-abiding cond
fused - e a6yof Coles county. Ths
j drive the y * part in the riot, exc
refused To Suigerents out Of the town
thew rallis shok down any body like
the vindic d To- the support Of the
lservntinn alton OF authority and to III
} will II he Of order. Az It was in Co
Of moh IN Chicago. At the hrst
not TO Il here, the Democracy will
D mob nm ke pArt in q mob. nor in G
n nntt; ITO sustain the officers Of
& ceadine M down by force any illeg;
hottonl M .dair at Charleston has knocT
, the rel out Of all the schemes and
. thovl sallious disor0anizers. In thi
) viii .t M ave discovered that the Den
q ment lot take up arms against the
ons u:3y nor take part in any illegai
! fact ass proceeding. Inc kno~Iu
: pret a8.e#- Il more potential for peace
: Sta. 4 l5 ae ,ence Of thirty tncusano 'io"F
4 VI \. .s.-Chieago Post, APR" a.
3 .ts, O
= Ia. frw. IN CHINA.-The Jews in
ar @ dial Land are very numerous.
lii acer in the British navy, in rec
In t". cation estimates them at one
sai hev speak the original tongue,
II aes documents Of great antlql
II cronsht with him to his ship seyt
st,t nefs not over four feet square W
!. tained over three hundred drawer
- cret places. The most interestir
. Ivhicf he received was prayer-b
: tan in Chaldaic, on vellum, whict
ss a ps sented to the British Museum.
1H44 II was by mere accident that
5Usff#a II rnunitv Of Oriental China Jews
sE a ,ad covered. The officer alluded II
La 81 small vessel of war serving ur
mandes HOllins. He went up
da.n rivers until he discovered Eom
In tnVayv nv I