The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-10-15

tune 0! SlaO, QUO, left him by his uncle who
was grain merchant in Genoa, and died
in July last. Mr.. Cartwright has for sew
eral years been resident of Davenport
where he has kept a small Ishop for the
mending of umbrellas and parasols, but by
| the terms Of the will is now obliged to re-
move to Italy to enjoy possession. This is
certainly streak Of luck that seldom be-
falls q man more than once in lifetime
and hardly that some think.-Gote CITY.
STILL THEY CoME.-During the last and
present week large numbers Of Immigrants
with farm implements and stock, have
passed through our city en- route for the
southern and central counties of Iowa. A
number Of these movers are from Illinois
and States further cast, while the remain
der are flying from the rebel tnva6ers OF
Missouri to land of peace and plenty
lbad.
The Ia0uence or Victory.
If the American people, living in these
loyal States, are not rapidly learning what
sound national policy Is, it is not the fault
of events. In time Of darkness and Of
divided cOunsels. in time Of party strife
and Of temptation, in q time when mems
hearts were failing them for fear, in q time
of deep disappointment and discourage
ment, when men begin to doubt Provi-
dence, doubt their rulers, doubt their lead
ers, doubt themselves, then God opened o
window, and all but the hopelessly blinded
saw the path TO peace and prosperity--saw
1t without doubt-and, giving y shout,
pushed on in their accustomed path Of la
Dor and sacrifice. 1.-THE events of the past
month have any Significance, they teach US
that the path to q valuable and permanent
peace is through victory, and that the path
to infamy and Infamous discord is through
armistice and tn. intent to permit rebels
| NJ e&Ae hxAHs tad A6r,s~ mtH Is
dictate terms OF return to allegiance.
| The tsrst effect Of victory il noticeable ia
the public mind. There is universal JOY.
Not even lose who think, with the Chi
cago Irishman, that it may ''injure Nc
Clellan's prospects," tan deny themselve
the luxury Of "a "hurra!'' National pride
is gratified, the national sense Of Justice is
gratified, the national honor il vindicated.
something is won for all these months OF
waiting and wasting, new sense OF
strength Is achieved, q new confidence IN
rulers and = fresh faith in commanders are
excited-nay, fresh faith in God is begot-
ten. 1t is like the dawn of golden morn
ing upon starless and breezeless night. 80
Victory is also mighty moral reinforce
ment to soldiers in the field. There was
not soldier in all the Union ranks that
did not feel stronger after the news from
Atlants, and when the tidings from Sheri-
dan were proclaimed to the army Of the
Potomac the men begged to be led into
action. 70 soldier and civilian alike the
an added power. The nation was mightie.
by the power Of a million men through the
knowledge of victory.
! The next noticeable effect of victory is
upon national finances. The moment the
news of decisive victory flashes upon the
nation, the government paper rises in value
and every man with dollar in his poke,
IL AS II
falls, and with it everything that a
1 man eats, drinks or wears. There was moi
q poor man in the whole nation who was
not relieved by SEeridan's victories in the
Shenandoah valley, and there is not poo,
man in the nation who should fail to learn
from this fact the lesson that the only way
out Of his troubles is through victory, per-
fected and permanent. Tradesmen who
have been making money very fast may
lose 1t quite as rapidly, under this fall Of
prices, tut most Of them have bOughtshor
4 and bought for cash, 40 that we are not
likely to have failures. These rapid
changes in the value OF money are sure to
bring trouble to some men, but to the great
masses OF the American people the victO-
| ries of Sherman and Sheridan were EQUIV.
alent to GIFT OF an almost incalcCIable
sum of money-equivalent to four.four-
teenths Of all the paper Money in the IN
ion.
Another influence Of victory il to
strengthen the government and the gov
ernmental policy, and to weaken all the
elements or opposition. 1t il q singular
I position for party to find itself in, but
here is the fact that the prospects Of the
Democratic party and its candidate for the
Presidency are damaged by every victory
won by the national arms. The victories
Of Farragut, Sherman and Sheridan, which
fill all loyal hearts with Joy, which waken
/ IN oho - hvn
they may be, which bring down the price
of gold and of all the necessaries of life,
| which weaken the rebellion and strength
On the government, bring encouragement
to the men who constructed that basest OF
base manifestoes, the Chicago platform, as
well as to those who nominated and who
support Gen Mcclellan. Could anything
worse be said or known Of q party than
thisf There can be no reply made to these
| notorious facts. It is enough to do precise
~ what it will do-destroy the Democratic
party. This party has been kept alive for
many years by its alliance with slavery.
It seeks q renewal and perpetuation of life
through continuance OF this alliance. but
it will fail, and failing it must die.
The approaching election, which is only
/ q little more than q month removed from
/ U.S. is one that the American people should
make emphatic. Every han who believes
that this rebellion ought to be crushed, and
who, taught by sound political philosophy
and by the results Of victory, believes that
the only honorable way to peace is through
victory, should vote to sustain the govern
ment. The Stronger the vote for the gov
eminent and for the only safe and hcnora-
BILE peace, the more swiftly and certainly
will peace be achieved. Let us remem ber
that the rebels will not and cannot fight
four years more, and that if the govern
ment is supported In its policy, it viii
make its own terms. Otherwise we have
a compromise which brings with it all oui
old evils, and train of new ones which
will involve US in national disgrace ant
universal financial ruin.