The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-02-06
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THE BURLINGTON HAWK-EYE,
Daily. Semi-Weeklv and Weekly.


Few recognize the FACT. None of US fully com
prehend Il. Whatever the event. it is plain that
the attempt to rend the Union asunder has
evoked the best and noblest attributes OF man.
hood among us, and made administering angels
Of the women OF the land; The storm OF wa,
corrupt and efeminate people. 1t has merely
awakened US from our sleep of fancied quiet and
security-warned us of the peril and armed us
forjthe struggle. The baptism of blood. the suf-
ferings, the fierce bufietings of the enormous
conflict, have stirred the souls of the people, and
animated them with the zeal and courage OF
earnest and unfiinching patriotism We no
longer refer to antiquity, nor even to our strug-
gle for National Independence for examples OF
heroic daring and untaltering devotion, They
are all around us. We look at the million OF
men who rallied round the Flag in the begin.
those vino have died in its defeHce, at the un-
complaining mothers and wives OF the absent
or the dead, tOiing and struggling for the sup
port of the children of these patriots, see how
cheerfully these suiferings and sacrifices We're
made and are endured, and we think better of
humanity-we grow proud of our countrymen.
This war, which has thus exalted American
manhood and womanhood, is a war of ideas-a
conflict between antagOniStic social orgaIliza-
tions. Those who WELD the sword and those
who minister to the sick and wounded soldiers,
not the only workers in the cause. The
greater battle Is to be con tested at home. 1t is
HERE, that the great question of the future is III
timately TO be determined. Here, if anywhere,
the barbarism Of Slavery is to receive its con-
domination. Here, if any where, the impossipii-
~ OF secession, OF National Suicide, is to be
demonstrated.
Ignorance, Prejudice, Faisehood, Hatred and
Malice, is to be contested in the Forum and
through the Press-,chieily 10y the latter. The
Press-thanks to cheap prlnting-has become
the main lever in moving, organizing CONSOLE
dating, public opinion. 1t not only informs and
educates; ii un!es and makes effective the pop
ular will. For the most part il is healthy in
tone, moral in sentiment honorable in purpose.
Hence, Where papers are read. puolic opinion is
heartily loyal, and popular action is sure to be
the result of intelligent Judgment and honora-
BILE motives. In families, in neighborhoods, in
,ished FACT, noted and accepted by all ohserv-
ers but valued and esteemed the most by the
wisest and best of our citizens Four-ffths of
those who derive their knowledge Of passing
events, public men and public affairs, from the
Press, vote right. Almost every man who has
regularly drawn from the Press his knowledge
of the war, from the beginning,-who by its as
sistance has traced out every act from its cause
to its result, is now on the side of his country
earnestly supports the war and the Government
and votes for those who do likewise whatever
may have been his former political associations
1t Is only among those who do not thus keep
familiar with the great events of the times that
the enemies of the country have influence.
Important as have been the events of the last
three years, still more important are those
which win franspire during the year to come
We hope and expect to see the end of the Rebel
lion before the close of 1864 Ere then. we ex-
Flag. In this we may be mistaken. But are
not mistaken In saying that an election for Pre-
cenct of IDEAS sh tee ,11s e
Presidential contest before the people. Untiring
energy and seepless vigilance are the price we
labor. And the best labor that can be done is to
make sure that reliable, earnest, vigorous and
loyal newspaper goes into every family. Those
who are unable or who may not be disposed, to
take one themselves should be supplied at the
expense Of their neighbors.
Asan humble. but diligent and earnest worker.
THE HAWK-EYE
calls upon its readers and the true friends of the
Union to still further enlarge its field of useful
ness, during the coming year. What has been
what may be done in the future
The efforts Of our friends and the liberal pat-
ranage of the people, have made the WEEKLY
mammoth proportions and low price. Il has
fairly competed with the Journals of Eastern
cities-AND PAID. We candidly own that we
It up and obtained for it circulation Nothine
equal to il in size, or superior to 1t in mechanical
execution, Is printed in the whole Northwest
What its influence has been, 1t is not for US, bat
The following is our scale Of prices for the
coming year-CASH IN ADVANCE.
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Burlington. Iowa