The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-10-22

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.. The rebels have higher idea Of me-
gro pluck and stamina than tho northern
conservatives. Now that two-thirds Of the
whites, according to Jeff. Davis. have run
away from the army, and are skulking In
the woods and mountain, absolutely re-
fusing 70 tight for their Independence, the
Richmond Enquirer proposes 70 fall back
on the blacks, and trust the success OF tie
Confederate cause in their hands. This Is
heterodox a. any thing said IN Behalf OF
the "down-trodden'' by tho ultra Abou-
tionists Of New England. II the opinions
Of the Richmond Enquirer are generally
shared by the rebels. and the blacks should
be armed, il will not be long before . sini-
Lar opinion Of their fighting qualities will
take possession Of the whole white-rag
party OF the North, and it will be demon
strated to nicely how utterly absurd and
foolish It is for u to think of putting down
the rebellion, backed up, rs it then will be,
BY two or three hundred thousand blacks
with muskets in their bands. Have the
rebels no bowels of mercy, that they should
desire to make more abject the already
suhjugated souls Of the Confederate De-
mocracy Of the North, by shishorribls sug-
gestion of arming the slaves.
~ The Copperheads and the rebels
agree very generally. They agree in their
Views upon States rights, the right of SEE
csssion and the unconstitutionality OF CO.
ercion. They agree in hating the soldiers
. "Lincoln hirelings." They agree in
stigmatizins all friends OF the Union as
"AbolAicuists''-in calling Butler s'the
Beass;" Mr.. Lincoln the APE" etc, etc.
But there is one point Of difference. North
ern Copperheads say the war is - fail
ure." They SO declare it in their Chicago
platform. But Jefferson Davis and the
Southern Rebels don't look at 1t in that
hight Read Davis speeches. Read the
howlings Of ne rebel papers. Mark the
conscription which ''robs the cradle aud
the erave''-see the desperation of the re-
bel leaders in putting in the trenches the
maimed from the hospitals, and in propo-
are very far from considering the war a
failure.
~ The Grand Jury which has been
l,.boring in the temperancecause and wag-
ing war against liquor dealers during the
Last year is decidedly Copperish. There
are nine so called Democrats and six Re-
publicans on it. The men upon it who
have been engaged in this work are good
drinkers-men who hunt place to get
drink rs often as they can get out Of the
jury room, while this august body is in
session. The men on this Grand Jury
who have been so earnestly engaged in
trying to enforce law which is dead let
ter on our statute books, are the best GUS
toners OF the saloons where forty.rod
whiskey is sold. Citizen Cornick is the
leader Of the movement as we are tod.
His zeal is remarkable, considering the
suddsuness Of its growth.
This prosecution by which some twea.y
liquor dealers have been fined and thirty
six more indicted was set on foot Dy lead. aa
Copperheads in the city, out Of spite and
personal motives, and with the hope Of
making political capital. While wagine
war upon two or three particular individ.
uals they found that to be consisteo. O,
even half way decent, they must prose.
cute all or none. The consequence is that
IKE the Tailor in the nursery rhyme while
firing at the croW they have shot the coz
that gave them the forty-rod whisxey up
On which they subsist, and wounded a
great many Of their best friends. We say
good. We are surprised, but moi sorry to
zee tho Copperhead party on the war path
against dealers in strong drink. Citizen
COrnick and his associates have gone in
and must win. Two or three thousand
dollars viii be added TO the School Fund.
There viii be some profanity, but less i'm.
bihing. When the Copperhead party sets
IT. face against drink, King Alcohol is GER
tain to bite the dust. When Hall, Har-
rington, Carpenter, Endsley and Dodge
engage IN temperance movement it must
succeed.
The RELATIONSHIPS official count in
Pennsylvania will doubtless show Union
majority on the home vote of from 5000 to
1900. OfCongressmen we are sure Of 49,
gain OF 4-aud the soldiers vote has per-
haps secured US one or two more.
In Ohio and Indiana the victory is over
whelming.
The result in Maryland as to the rejec-
ton or adoption Of the new Constitution is
still doubtful, although it is probable the
soldiers voc will make the State free.
In Nebraska the election for delegate 70
Congress held on Tuesday last resulted in
the triddlph ofths Union ticket. Phiueas
w. Hitchcock was chosen by a large ma
jority over Dr.. George l.. Miller the Dem.
ocEatzc heminee. ~ o.
Tho result Nyarvvhere in sween;nv and