The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-06-11
Malt is amusing to read the accoun

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Walt is amusing to read the accounts
published in various journals Of the pro-
ceedingy Of Col. Moss Mass Meeting at
Cleveland. If the writers don't caricature
its proceedings most outrageously, 1t must
have been the richest scene to which poor
mortals were ever invited. The Colonel,
it is agreed by all, was the very god OF the
whole affair. and with his usual modesty,
stalked the stage and swayed his scepter
with a despotic vigor. He knew exactly
what he wanted, and he got it. The Con-
vention did lust what he wanted It 10 do,
and it did little else. Just think ofit.-
Colonel Moss, editor of the Springfield Ms
sourinn. aud late of the First Iowa Cav
airy. dictatinga Convention called to nom
mate President and Vice President, and
define great principles of national polity
Those who know the man will appreciate
the hugeness of the jest-the broadness of
the farce. We wish we had gone to see it..
It was too good thing to lose. But we
did not anticipate anything Of the sort.
@.A few weeks ago it was announced
that a Mrs. Rice, who had given shelter to
Col. Streight and other Union officers after
their escape from Libby Prison, in Rich
mond. had reached our lines in safety
| It occurs to US that such an announcement
was exceedingly "untit to be made" and
would seriously affect the safety of any at
Richmond who were suspected Of loyalty
| 70 40 "a &c.
suit. It is said that General Winder has
caused dozen or more OF the ladies with
whom Mrs. Rice was intimate, to be ar
rested and imprisoned, on suspicion, mere
| ", that they would do as she had DONE
Among them was a Mrs. DeyOe, whose
husband has been long time in Europe.
She was dragged from her children and
thrown into Castle Thunder. The next
day she went mad with grief, and on the
third day she died. There was nothing
against her but that she was suspected OF
loving the Union. It was believed she was
not a traitor. That IS Virginia Chivalry''
| in the wear 1864. Isn't it charming?
Va The New York Tribune says that
the refusal of the Senate to tax whisky on
hand will cost the country five millions OF
dollars, which it could have as well as not,
and which is a mere bonus to the holders
OF the article. It declares that the Senate
is "fixed"-that the whisky-holders have
it aud will keep it. That may be highly
complimentary to Honorable Senators. but
to us it has a squint of another sort. But
we are not prepared to deny the IriLune's
allegations. Thus far the Senate has OBJ
stinately refused to tax whisky on hand
How it was fixed we don't know. But
the absolute fixture seems to be quite
beyond question. Their seats are not fix.
lures, however. That's some comfort.
va Some of the engineering feats real
lied during the present campaign are said
to be astonishing. Among others men.
toned is the erection of the railroad bridge
across Potomac Creek on the road from
Acquia Creek to Fredericksburg. The
bridge Is between four and five hundred
feet long and ninety feet above the bed oil
the creek. 1t was put up in saxty hours
The whole road from Acquia Creek to Fred
1
went over it on schedule time in five days
after the work Of repairing it began. And
they have been doing quite as rapid work
on Sherman's line of advance. His train
Of cars ran into Resaca at the same time
with his troops.
| ~ The New York Tribune has discov-
cred the immensely of the joke developed
in Col. Moss Mass Meeting. 1t took all
| the wind out of its sails. 1t hasn't had
stomach enough to say word about the
farce since the performance ended. We
don't wonder at this. 1t must have been
extremely disappointed to find that what
| it imagined would be a collection of poll
teal sages, competent to take an intelli-
gent view Of the skies above and around
us, should turn out to be mere cOnvoca-
ton of Office hunters, of the most palpiable
and undiguised vulgarity, guided by the
irritable Sancho Pansa Of the Springfield
Missourian. The Tribune was doubtless
tensely. 1t can't approve and, after all its
gable abont the lone term principle
| and similar nonsense, it dares not condemn.
But we trust it has learned to be more
modest for the future.
~ The National Union Convention
which assemblies at Baltimore tomorrow,
will probably consist, say the arithmeti-
clans, Of four hundred and eighty dele.
gates, of which number two hundred and
forty will be q majority. There will
no doubt be great number of outsiders il
ATTENDANCE, but that is the number Of those
who will be authorized to act. It is TO DC
hoped that the delegates will prove worthy
and capable and do the business Of the
people in the proper spirit and the righ
way. We presume they comprehend theil
responsibilities and will do their duty II