The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-03-19

! MhhhS of ILL., n. y. HOBART, BEFORE
THE WISCONSIN LEGlsLATURE.-Amon
the Federal prisoners who effected Their
escape from Libby prison, in Rich mond.
was Col. Harrison c. Hobart, of the 2lst
Wisconsin Infantry. Col. Hobart met
q hearty and imposing reception upon his
return 10 his friends in Wisconsin, and on
the Sd instant yielded to an invitation to
speak before the members Of the Legis-
lature in Madison. We reproduce that
portion of his remarks in which his views
concerning the war are set forth:
Having concluded the narrative portion
OF his remarks, Col. Hobart said he wish
ed to add few more words rs citizen of
Wlsce nsln, and resident Of that State al
most from the date Of its settlemect. to give
some Of the impressions which he had
gathered from what he bad seen and ex-
perienced at the South respecting the war.
He believed that the rebels would move
heaven and earth, in order to achieve sue.
cess the present year. They would dash
their strength upon US. They were mass
force, and not an element of power which
they could control would be spared. It
was his firm belief that there was a strong
Union sentiment even in Richmond while
It pervaded the rank and Gle of their -9fU11-
~ hndt tie leaders. .They were purpose Of
Mr.. Davis and his associates to fight on to
the bitter end. Did the audience wish to
believed that if the North would stand firm,
if our people continued united as they
have been, if we push forward the war
with vigor, striking resolute blows, the
worst is over, and that the present season
would witness the termination of the war
upon large scale. He might be asked II
he believed there was any mode Of settle
ment except by fighting. He had seized
every opportunity while in the South to
ascertain what the real sentiment Of the
people was. At Atlanta, Augusta, Raleigh
and Richmond he had conversec with
both officers and privates in the rebel ar
my, for he had felt great interest in this
subject. Certainly if it were possible to
settle the difficulties between the two Sec
tiOns of the country without the further
efiusion Of blood, he should be most earn
estly in favor Of that methot. But it was
his deliberate conviction that there could
be no restoration, Of the Union, and ne
peace until we have whipped their armies.
Nothing but hard blows will shake their
purpose. When their armies were whipped
it was his impression that the Southern
people would act as other people do under
like circumstances /; they would yield
Nothing but vigorous prosecution Of the
war could ever reconstruct this Union
He said it with sorrow, knowing what war
was, knowing that il meant suffering, sor.
row and death - thousands.
The subject OF slavery was q f0fegonO
thing. The Southern people understood
well, that if we succeeded there is to be no
result in the event Of their defeat. They
know it involves an entire change in their
system of labor, for the philosophic element
that underlaid this whole struggle was the
Of the labor systems Of the
North and South. This war was death-
grapple between free and slave labor. Zap
plause.] One system Or the other has got
TO succeed. He asked his friends to consid-
or what would be the condition of the coun-
try if the South were to triumph.
He was aware that it was said that the
country was in danger from the soldiers;
thatthere was danger of their allying them
selves with the fortunes of some military
leader, and subvertipg the Government.-
He wished to say that for nearly three
years past he had been by the campfire,
and among the soldiers, and he declared
from his own knowledge that If there was
any zeal for liberty in this country, it could
be found tonight about the camp-eres Of
exist there, there would be no liberty for
the North. But If we defeated their ar
mics, would not the South remain in senti.
ment ~ ever7 No. Az the army advanc.
es into the South, it effects great changes.
The population there wss changing. Thar
The soldiers were marrying Southern w0-
men. We were peopling the country -
We went along. (Grest laughter, interfnpt-
ing the speaker for some time.l
Colonel H., resuming, and looking to tho
galleries: would say 70 the soldiers pre-
cent, is it not true, boysi [Renewed langh-
teri Gen. Thomas made remark, when
with the army in Tennessee, that would b
historical, Jt gave y correct idea OF the q.
fects Of the war. He said that "this war
was slow process Of colonization" Mash.
vile, Baltimore, Warrington, and other
Southern cities, had become almost trans
formed. Northern men and Northern ideas
were gaining the aecendency in them.-
Moreover, when the war il closed, some Of
our warmest friends would be found among
those now in the Southern army. TAar0
was no personal hostility Of feeling between
the men composing the opposing arniss.-
course Of Northern and southern soldiers
on picket. He had seen the blue and gray
uniforms sharing the same blanket. They
were friends until the actual clash OF battle
came, and then they fought hercely and
earnestly. But when the war was over,
there would be found no bar to reconcilia-
be the bravest men on both sides y no would
make the best friends. ees.iilaSr
William e. Hagen, . chemist at Troy,
y. r, claims to have invented . stove
which, BY using some few gallons Of water
pe- day, will reduce the consumption of
eoal one-half, and render the atmosphere
Of the heated rooms much pleasanter and
healthier. The water is placed in boiler
on topsf the stove, and il conveyed through
3 pipe on the inner snrface Of the stove, bat
ayoiding direct contact With the coal or
other fuel, till it is emitted, in the form Of
superheated steam, At the bottom Of Is
tire, where it is dsc0mposed by the contact
INTO hydrogen and carbonic acid gas,
which instantly combine afresh, PRODUCING
,afbonic oxide, which nndergoes = stin
further combination or combustion ~
being presented 70 the air, with large d.
velopment Of caloEic or heat at eack suc-
,essive stage OF combipation. In other
words, instead Of allowing half the carbon
o escape in the form OF carbonic acid, he
'onsunes It entirely, leaving nothing, -
Escape as smoke but water, and perhaPsa .
title, ammonia. 4, company has been
ormed At New York with capital Of $780,
0O for getting the invention into use. y,
The Chattanooga, Gazette states. that
'etween the point of lookout Mountain
nd BYidgepOft down the valley Of the