The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-07-16

-. There Il to b . Democratic mass con-
weston at Peoria, Ill, on Wednesday Aug.
Cd. to s9express indignation 1t the act OF
the President In relation to the Coles coun-
" ssmurderersv' It seems to be the mis-
don Of the Democratic party" In these
days, to undertake the defense and protec-
tion Of all crissimals. According to IT.
practice it u highly improper to punish
those who commit crimes. And the great
est Of Ill outrases u to seise and hold muir
dsrers and traitors, simply, We suppose.
because these offences are the most horri-
BILE Of any to the minds OF true and faithful
citizens! This II the mode Of action "Dem-
ocrats" are invited to sanction. What DO
they think Of it? What would Gen. jack
son have thought Of it,
This call, according to the Chicago Tines,
il authorized by the secret organization
which exists in that State, whose members
are democrats. II this be 90, 1t would be
well to watch those who meet, note who
they are and detect their designs. 1t must
be something exceedingly outrageous
which is thus meant to be transacted, when
the Times takes occasion in advance to re-
pudiate all responsibility for its acts. Look
out for the scamps. Men who are SO solic-
itous about such miscreants ~ the Coles
county assassins, are probably no better.
and possibly much worse than they. OF
course no man who is a true Democrat will
be in attendance at Peoria. Copperheads,
however, and those of the worst type, will
be sure to 90. The purpose Of that Con-
vention Just suits their tastes and purposes
and sentiments. Anything to injure the
country and aid the rebels.
- The universal opinion of tho loyal
press Of the country seems to be that our
present Congress contains much too large .
proportion Of utterly incompetent men,
bers. This opinion is undoubtedly correct.
The question is: Will the people endeavor
to make the next Congress . better and
ADLER one9 They can do it II they will
The people of each district knew pretty
well whether or not their representative
is worthy of his position. Ifthey think heis
not, it 10 their duty to find better one.
What is demanded In Congress, il our very
ablest, wisest, truest and bravest men,
those who can see what should be done,
and have the will and the courage to do it.
These are not the times In which mere pol
iticians should be clothed with authority.
Men, patriots, Of nobler mold, are
wanted. Will the people try to find and to
elect such where they are cursed with small
demagogues? Will they be wise in season!
After while it will be too late.
~ The Manifesto Of the rebel Con-
gress declares that 1.-THE war upon the Con-
federates was wholly one Of aggression r.
The scoundrels, who deliberately fred up
on Sumter, with the openly avowed pur-
pose Of arousing ''the Southern heart, " and
whose chief officers gioated with delight
over their reasonable act, now assure the
world that the North was the aggressor!
We wonder If they have told that lie 20
often that they really believe it. II they
do. they need hardly flattsr themselves
that the rest Of the world Is 20 foolish. The
civilised world pretty thoroughly compre-
head the great facts of this civil war, de-
libsrately cot on foot by the Southern reb-
els. This inveterate lying il only another
evidence Of the folly and knavery without
which rebellion would have been impos.
sable. The Villains ought to know that the
public outside of Dixie ID not much in
clined to credit 20 brazen lie merely BE-
cause traitor asserts It to be true.
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The CRoPs..-Whateve croakers may
SAY we are certain that there never was q
better crop prospect, 1t this season Of the
year. The oats, wheat, corn, and In fact al
the growing crops, on the road between
Burlington and the Capitol, never looked
better. Some Of the wheat fields have been
attacked BY the Chintz bug, but the dam
age win be slight and the crop large. Grass
looks very well-Corn never better-Oats
short, but with large well-flled heads
There ID large breadth Of land under Gull
uvation, and the prospect could hardly be
better. There have been abundant and
timely rains all over the Northwest during
tho last month, and whoever believes there
IS to be . short crop is badly deceived.
~ The Muscatine Daily Courier has
been revived. It il q dirty Copperhead
concern, and its editor, Thayer, would like
to be martyr. All the martyrdom there
il likely to be is that Of the moneyed
friends Of the irrepressible editor who are
likely to suffer in the pocket, and the COP.
perhead party, which will grow small by
degrees and UNANIMOUSLY less under the
ministrations Of the Daily Courier.
@rA friend of ours, on recent trip to
Des Moines, extorted q promise from US to
write an articleagainst hot, greasy, yellow,
salaratus biscuit, with which tavern tables
are garnished in the rural districts. We
comply with cheerful zeal. We believe
mat any woman who viii poison her fam.
NY ner innocent children and the travel.
.ns Pooiic, with such internal, poisoned
numerous compounds Of grease and aka,
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