The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-11-19

ing through the disordered macs, his horse
all a-foam. blood streaming from its nos
trils, and about ready TO fall from exhaus.
ton, the General stretched his arm and
shouted, "All right, boyy! Hold On
tears again and Ereat, bearded, lubberly,
dirty men absolutely threw their arms
around each others necks and kissed,-not
: single sentimental couple, but scores OF
them. Those grim veterans were, tor the
moment, children once more. The patri-
otto revulsion of feeling overcame them.
TheYw we're weak "a women, yet strong AZ
lions, for anetantly there came cheers again
ry sh:sS s1 smniv 9ss..re them
Iplsudid name and upheld their courage.
How often is 1t, in war, that the presence
Of a single individual is more than host,
and turns the tide of battle. Certainly this
was conspicuous and admitted instance.
Confidence in the invincibility of com.
mander il worth more than an army corps.
Napoleon, after the complete prostration Of
his plans in the first campaign In Spain,
reputation for invicibility he should have
abandoned that nation to its own destiny.
He undertook, and carried through to
close, the second campaign in
that Peninsula, he declared, almost solely
to assure his prestige. He might have sur.
rendered dominion over that country, me-
cessary n that point was TO establish the
commercial saystem with which he might
to checkmate England. But he could not
allow the idea Of his issvimcibiiity to be lost.
Our Sheridan, In his own limited sphere,
has prestige Of invincibility equal TO that
of Napoleon in Europe. He seems dis
posed 20 guard it a. vigilantly. And let
70 hone the little Massachusetts IrishmAn
will prove - successful as he evidently
aims to be.
So far as the effect Of the election upon
the rebels, in connection, with the war, il
concerned, am not 20 sanguine rs some.
Many believe 1t will have the effect to cause
the suspension Of hostilities upon their
part. That expectation seems TO me wild
and unreasonable. should presume the
natural effect would be to heighteu the feel
ing Of evaporation, whenever it exists,
and the feeling Of evaporation doubtless
very laJeely prevails, at the present stage
Of affairs, throughout the South. In all re-
decting minds II will have some effect to
sober their Judgments. They viii see that
that all other recourse II hopeless; that the
North IL solid and unimpressible; and they
will measure relative forces with . calm
ness and anxiety that they have not often
done. They win modify their exalted ex-
pectations and intentions. Through them
public funtionaries and the mass Of the
people may be measurably influenced
More than that do notexpect. The leaders
in the rebellion are too clearly committed
to pursue their purpose to the bitter end,
and that end will not be found, in the dis
play Of moral forces, on our side Of the line,
or their. We must not, therefore, think
that all our labor is done. The remainder
is only rendered more easy and certain
Enlistments must still be encouraged
Even another draft may be necessary, as
another campaign in all human probability
make, courage to re-assure, and high reso-
luton TO maintain. We have reinforced
every thing, % far - moral power can do
that. We haveGiven to the world the most
emphatic evide1ce Of the capacity Of DO.
pular Government steadily to pursue .
gTat object In the midst Of civil discord and
revolutionary elements. We have done
cannot be adequately estimated from the
present point 0f time and circumstance
But 1t Is neither patriotic or safe now to fall
back in listlessness, in the belief that our
work is done. Let no such idea he enter
tanned or encouraged.
The rebels propose to enlist 300, 900 blacks
in their service. I cannot yet bring nv
mind to believe they will do it. But they
may. NO better sign could be given Of
their exhaustion, their desperation. and Of
the nearness Of the end both of rebellion
and slavery. If they do enlist their blacks
10 the military service, and the war draos
through another year, believe they viii
SO 2 step further and abolish the institution
on their own motion. With black soldiers
for their final dependence, the institution
shattered, the whole question will wear a
different aspect to the Southern people. ca
pecially to the rebellious leaders. and if
they can improve their moral position he-
lore The European public in manner n
practically benefit themselves. thew Mill
take this last step as final and desperate
venture. But whether they do or moi. the
erming OF the blacks, II they have the te-
merity TO undertake it, involves the ex.
unction q slavery ~ necessary conse.
Quence. Between the act and the outcome.
however. the blacks may DO Of service to
them. Under the command Of masters
whom they are accustomed to obev. min.
gled IN the ranks with other troope' their
phyeical force may prove ! temporarv 70.
enforcement Of the power Of the rehs},,o ~
BUT iet the project take form. The sooner
the better. Il seems, however, hardly cred
IDLE, q yet. Bot strange things happen
no"-sroays. Iowa.
PoINr LOOKOUT. ND. Nov. ,se.
EDITOR -Enciose6 ~, En-,
lind ticket Of Des Moines county. There
were but few Of ~ hers, bat what there sre
are true blue, a. you viii rec by noticin~
the ticket. S
The returns of the elections held n hi.
point were handed In to Gen. Barnes. u. s.