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

BURLINGTON. WEE
il over. That seems to Be. about what vel
may expect from the small my who con-
stitute ito majorities. When will the peo-
ple begin to elect men to Congress!
1.-THE prosecution which Horatio Sey-
mour has set on foot against Gen. Dix ana
others for obeying the orders Of their su-
periar officers. If it did not manifest 30
much Of infamy, would DO one OF the ricn-
est farces Of the age. OF course 1t i easy
enough to find in New York Judges apt
and anxious to assist in ''playing out the
play." The Judges there are elected oy
the voices of the "Dead Rabbits" and 9TH
ar human ofEal, and usually truly repre-
.ent TIER constituents. Thew win do any
thing that may be necessary to manifest
their turpitude and prove that they deserve
the votes of the miscreants whose total de-
pravity delights in such episodes - MUIR
ders. arsons, robberies and treason.
Yet no man knows better than "Horatio''
himself that all his legal talk and action
ara the boldest shAms, that his pratings
about vindicating and enforcing the laws
Of New York,-which have never been VI
olated.-are subs thrown out to the
"Peace Democracy whale" that no decent
Court would anywhere sustain his absurd
and false allegations and positions, that he
| il merely proving to the world that be is
an unblushing knave willing to load HIM
self with the infamy Of treason to secure
the applause Of other traitors.
The case il now before Judge Russell,
CITY Judge, who has taken until the lst Of
August 70 make up his mind ~ TO what he
thinks or ought to think about it. What
he concludes il Of no earthly considers
Inod. EXCEPT the trouble he may cause. Il
he concurs with Horatio, the case only
goes to q higher court, and thence to one
Ihirher still, until it IL dismissed or reaches
In Court Of the United States. When it
rets there very shsrt work viii be made Of
it. and the lamentable farce will come to
an end. That Court viii say what it has
always said, That the Constitution and
laws of the Union are the Supreme law OF
the land, that they are Supreme in New
York rs elsewhere, and that an officer
acting under orders issued under them is
not responsible, criminally. for obeyine
them. That IL just what it will decide, and
Horatio knows it. If that is not the Law
how could any officer venture to obey an,
order? How 10 he to know whether it il
legal or illegal
- The Cincinnati Gasette takes rea
|sonable view Of the rescue Of Semmes b.
} the Deerhound, after surrender to TIL
Kearsarge. It concludes that Semmes AMI
} his crew were by all rules Of warfare pris
oners from the moment he struck his flag
! that the conduct Of Semmee, in MAXIM
his escape, proves him destitute Of Ill hon
, or. but it denies that the British Govern
: ment il in any way responsible for the &C
! Of Mr.. Lancaster, in making the rescue
} The conduct Of Mr.. Lancaster was IN eve
: ~ way dishonorable, ii il true; quite .
t much 10 - that Of eemmes. But the Brit
. ish Government il not to be held for thai
: It il not bound to return prisoners Of wa
I who eludA their captors and ind rsfng
: under its dag, nor II it bound to inquir
d how they escaped. The cass II the sam
i as If ON land, after battle and surrender
: part Of the defeated army should withoc
ARMS, cross the lines into neutral territory
:. They could not be demanded and would NJ
It be surrendered. 1t will be lesson TO on
7. navy hereafter. The next time any I
. them sink . rebel pirate We suspect the
Il will take care that no English gentlemo
b rescaes any Of the crew.
~ - Mr.. John Lancaster, Gentleman,
- Kindly Hall, England, who. with Il
(. Yacht Deerhound, rescued Semmes Ar
; ipart Of the crew Of the Alabama, has wri
Il ten q long letter to the London Daily Ncsf
70 in which he attempts to justify that act.
+. In this letter he says that II he had unde
4 stood that he was to deliver up Semm
b. and the other officers to Capt. Winslow,
ID should have declined picking them up, u
O. he further says that mot many membs
Of the Royal Yacht Squadron would fro
motives Of humanity have taken CAPITA
ID Semmes from the water in order to 81
" him up to the tender mercies Of Capita
"a Winslow." Mr.. John Lancaster may
- an Ehglish gentleman, for aught We kno
O. But his letter proves beyond question Il
y every where else he would beg"wrft
n down an ass" Dogbsrry, hims)l dif !
ne better demonstrate his claim II that tit
d. than has Mr.. John Lancaster, gentlemen
n, - Gen. WashburnSs ordPr putting
ey Iceesionists ON trains runningl out oA Me-
IN phis exposed to the shot of guerrilla, II
NE particular friends, has worked almlrSb
'p- The rascals quit shooting because 4
he would interfere with their other schem
lge Some Of our Northern Copperheads thi
les this very barbarous. No doubt they ,
be sincere In thls idea! Anything 10 barb
us, Gus that loyal men do nothing is barb
nd Gus that the rebels do! It is perfectly Q
ich rect for guerrillas to shoot into trains,
utterly wrong 70 interfere with such re-
". lindulNencl0el Our idea II somewhat 1