The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-10-08

TIE C1vr1 SYrrArYoN.-It is clearly ap
parent that the Democratic party - not IN
condition to carry the elections TINS All
If it had been maintained during the war
in the position Of q party OF leglumate op-
position to the Administration, standing
FIRMLY for the national unity and honor, its
chance for success at the juncture wonid'
have been good. But there has been mani
tested in it an amount of sympathy VIII
the rebellion which has desolated the lano,
and = feebleness Of opposition to, or acluA
aoquiescence in the fatal hereey Of seces-
sion, that has deprived it OF public conn
dence. More than this, there il an irreeon.
cilable antagonism between factions o. the
Democratic party, that takes the force for
aggressive warfare out Of it. So mucn
strength is expended in the effort 70 make
q show Of harmony, during the canvass for
the Presidency, that the party is incapable
Of vigorous campaign against the Admin
istration. The appetite for the spells OF OF
Zee, and the luminosity toward the P!esi-
dent. felt in common by the contending
factions Of the Democracy, do not compen-
safe them for the absence Of prevading
principle, and the want Of practical plan
for either closing or carrying on the war.
1t is the assured sentiment ofthe great ma
jority Of the people, that il Will not DO 70
make peace at once with the rebels on their
own terms, as one wing Of the Democracy
desire, or TO tender them all that has been
gained by the armies Of the Union, as an
inducement to negotiate with us, which an
other wing of the party would do. Inc
country is not prepared to submit either 10
the recognized disruption Of the Union Or
to its reconstruction on the basis Of the
count upon it that Mr.. Lincoln will be re-
elected.
GEN. PHIL SHER1DAN.-The hero Of the
Shenandoah valley victories, who IS now
high in popular estimation, and deserved!y
so, is thus described by correspondent OF
the Chicago journal:
II had the pleasure yesterday Of taking
General Sheridan-little Phil-by the hand
when had not seen since the morning al
ter he went up to Mission Ridge. HeloOks
az brown as a nut and as tough as q hlcko-
~, and not degree OF Fahrenheit cooler
than ne looked wien he was hob nobbing
with Bragg's battery, and they let ny at
him the whole SIX guns, showerlng him
with earth. But no matter for that, he has
only made his record, and the rebels were
sanding it. There IS no waste timber about
Sheridan-not much Of him, physically,
but neatly put together. square face,
warm. black eye, pleasant smile, q reach
Of under jaw showing that when be will,
trimmed around like garden border no
hyperion curl about him, any more than
there was about Cromwe!rs troopers; and
altogether impressing you with the truth
that there is about as much energy slowed
away in about the smallest space that you
ever saw in your life. Men ranging down
from medium size to little, with exceptions
enough to prove the rule, seem to carry the
day among the heroes. Moses was some
thing Of a General but he was no Falstaff
Alex anGer the Great and Peter the Great
were little; Cromwell was no giant, and as
for Napoleon-why, what was be but the
'little corporal?" Sheridan is capitalex
ecutive officer perhaps he would be hard
~ equal to planning great campaign, but
Jehu wouldn't he drive il! With good
piece Of his head behind his ears, and hard
ly reverence enough for mandarin, he is
not afraid of the face of clay. As chief Of
cavalry, he is indeed chief among ten thou
sand. PleasAnt-voiced, mild-mannered,
not given to long yarns, you would hardly
suppose he is thunderbolt in q charge,
and an emphatic human syllable all over.''
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