The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-11-12

! Cept J w Rsinensheider 18th, killed. 81
8 1t Morlaud, 18th, killed. E .F-.9.r.- ~.
It ColB w Wilson, wounded, severely.
fAdjt ] g Strong, 18th, slight. 40
Capt. A B Knott, II 24th, side, flesh. ass
Capt FSeoddard, + 1lth. thigh, fiesh,
2 Capt A B Cree, F 22d, leg, Aesh. q ~.
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's.stcssts9 Hard Up. se s ls
The Richmond newspapers are snapp;np
and snariing because the authorities viii
them. IL = stated by these authorities that
At least two-thtrds Of the rebel army are
absent without leave or license. and thar
the blacks are absolutely necessary Il, ann.
ply deficiencies. This is certainly Cheering
intelligence TO everybody except the chi.
cagoites, who can hardly look at these "a ,as
other than dismally, ia view OF the contis.
cation question which has proved 50 har-
assing 70 their equitable souls, because the
employ inent BY the rebels OF blacks Il,
the army knocks all the coppery coustitn-
tsoual arguments against cOnfiscation II,
the head. For If the enemy EMPLOYS 8
black to shoot, or to dig, or to drive, there
e no moro reason for our not taking him.
Il we can, and doing with him as we please
than for our not taking gums, baggage
wagons, Or banners. Heret0forethe 1ns,Ir-
gents have insisted upon having : pure
white light, and have fallen into EXTREME
ties Of murderous wrath at the few black
regiments which We have in the field. pro-
claiming their intention Of giving no quar-.
ter to Mble soldiers; while John Bull shook
his wise head, and roared that his slave.
holding friends were right, and that we
were no better than barbarians to resort to
such hide0us, bloody, and savage expert.
Ments. We shall now see whether. ac-
cording to their philosophy, good sauce
for the goose IL bad sauce for the gander.
But very lamentable Is tho other fact. that
two-thifdD OF the rebel army, with an ep.
gregi0us want Of patriotism, have taken
unto themselves legs and fed, perhaps to
the utterrnost parts Of the earth-to the
Barracan desert Or the banks Of the Ore
gou, or maybe to the Northern States to
get something to eat. ana to vote for Nc
Clellan, leaving the fighting to be done by
the dark-c0lOred goods and chattels. This
statement Of the pusillanimous depart
1re Of s'twO-thifds's has an exagRofated
air, but certainly the Richmond authori.
ties would not make matters worse than
is enough to make the Devil laugh cheerily
70 hear Of these military patriarchs
mean the ''oue-third," who, for want Of
strength or some other reason, have not le-
vanted-calling, in their sore necessitv.
upon the slaves to come to their rescue
Mens - various tIns: au0 IN various ages,
nave ion9ot Or various enoe, ior laurel
se.ves, soI PI1ndef, ICs t0e induieence OF
s . sayaeery, e We'll % Sor freedom and
their own endorsement, risking their lives
TO secure q lifo-lcng misery, killing their
Oess n1cnos - tne anssence OF t9eir worst
enemles,- nosnlng NE TINS, 90 dlsmally lu-
olc!ous, nas happened IN history. except,
perhaps, 10 the history Q! SPARES COM
IostAolo IePuOno, o. Wnicn the cita1ens q.
ways appeared 20 % 70 nave oeen general
nsane. IN consequence o. iow diet and
ne TonunueI s0peFvnson OF tnc ponce:
when We proposed TO employ afew black
soldlers, our horrible cruelty Vas duly set
ioftn ~ the brltisn uewepapors ana one or
Two Ioqoacsous members OF armament.
pom snis eioe OF the water, she Chicago
;ses waneo n the sane oenai1 after SIM
ilar nsnion. Even now they are election
eering 70 the same WAY. ana pi.eously set
lux iOrtn tuo uncOnsututionaiity OF conns-
caung negroes 20 tneir own use and behoof.
rart OF tneir plan -, not merely to restore
tne Unions out 70 restore contraband blacks
20 thelr Deieave0 ana inc0usoiaOle master 8.
Inese pacinc Poliuciens nave not gone yet
90 lar ~ 20 propose the restoration OF the
feoei guns wuicn we nave taken, and this
timidi:y - to- the whole and entire hog
strikes us AZ little Inconsistent. What is
q gun witnousa man to work It? What is
q man without gun 70 work? If we send
BACK our contraoands to take the place OF
the two-thffds'--the pale-faced warriors
VINO nave aOsc0nded--we should really re-
turn them armed and equipped out Of what
hand, in good order for killing a., for dig
ging bitches that We may tumble into them
and for building stone walls that we may
break our soft heads against them!
The case would hardly be any better,
even il we should make n Chicago peace.
Acoppery administration would, Of course,
among other charming arrangements, give
up all the ''contrabands'' upon whom it
could lay its bloody hands. Truth would
humanity, nothing-future considerations,
as dust in the balance! Beautiful 10 mag
nanimity and charming 10 forgiveness =
Noble will it be for ~ TO put the public en-
envy - nearly 40 possible in stolu quo, 20
that whenever he. takes it into HIS mad
head to rebel again, he may have plenty
Of blacks to- convert into sappers and mi.