The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-10-01
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/ CAMP % Iowa CAVALRY, y
i es WHITE STATION, TENN,
Sept. 18th, 1854. J
EDrroR HAwK-EYE-As there is . lull
the rear, and q political chit-chat, may not
prove dfstastefnl to your readers.
The late glorious news from Sherman
! and Farragut have called forth burst Of
enthusiastic joy from every loyal heart
Even the citisens Of Memphis, whom Ne
have heretofore regarded g, at BEST. very
i doubtful. now see that we must and will
succeed. and on Saturday last Wed with
each other in their acclamations ofjoy.
But how do these things affect the vOta-
ries OF the Chicago nominee? Do their
breasts swell with Joy Is they see the tell
{ ing blows Sherman Is dealing their sC0y-
,cdrd brethrene Doubtlessly the rank and
real pleasure at the success Of our arms;
but sadly fear that Atlanta pills won't
set well on the stomachs of the Leaders,
The rebel army found about Ms muchca
for joy at the nomination of their favorite,
General George b. Mcclellan, for Presi-
dent, as they did for sorrow at the loss Of
their stronghold, Atlanta
just had the pleasure Of converting
with job .Gilpin, Of Co. F, Of this regi-
ment, who was left as q nurse with the
wounded we were obliged to leave at Tu-
pello, after our late battle there. He was
moved to Mobile, and thence, by way Of
Selma and Meridian, back to our lines at
vicksburg. AS he was 9 paroled nurse,
he had an unusually good opportunity for
feeling the Southern pulse. He left us, a
| Mcclellan man, but he soon found that all
the rebel army were of that school, and
not liking their company, he now calls
loudly for Lincoln.
So great was the joy in Dixie at the re-
ception Of the news of Little Macs success,
enough at one hundred and thirty dollars
per canteen, got drunk on the strength of
It. Rebel camps resounded with cheers for
Mcclellan. So loud were they In their
compliments to the hero Of the Chicka-
hominy graveyard, that Gilpin feels CON-
WINGED that were jeff. Davis and McClel-
Ian both candidates before the rebel army
for the Office Of President, Mcclellan would
beat him badly. The rebel soldiers boldly
assert it as their belief that il Mcclellan is
elected, 1t will secure to them their indie
| pendence; but If Lincoln Is reelected they
acknowledge that their only hope is gone.
Cur informant re affirms, what every
soldier knows 10 be true, that the rebels
have their last man in the field, and hence
can never recruit their army when the
present one is consumed. Their army il
now SO depleted that their entire force is
massed in our immediate front, leaving the
interior of the country perfectly defence
less: There - but one company Of soldiers
1t Meridian, one ut Selma, and at Cahaw-
ba 800 of our men areguarded by but sixty
Confederate soldiers. or course these men
could easily escape from their guards. but
great difficulty would be found in making
| their way to our lines, as every living crea-
ture is an enemy. The term Citizen il
obsolete In Dixie. All'are Soldiersin some
Giipin saw men marched to the con.
script camp on cvutches. In Mobile the
thump Of sspegs," substitutes for legs lost
in action, II everywhere heard, as the SOL
diers pass to and fro, for the provost guards
are entirely composed Of cripples from 9TH
or fields. have myself seen mere boys
ana white headed men among the dead and
wounded left behind them in their flights.
Grant was correct when he said, "They
have already robbed the cradle and the
graveto replenish their armies" Who, in
the face Of these facts, will maintain that
this rebellion cannot be crushed by fight.
ing! liz true We have received some des-
perate wounds from the monster with
whom we had to do. The demon treason
mas made some almost superhuman efforts
to crush our best Of governments, and hum
dreds Of thousands Of the flower OF our
country have been sacrificed. But is this
reason Why We should abandon our cause
just g complete victory is within our
grasp! Tell me, We cringing towards, who
have not only stood back and refused to aid
your country in this her struggle for life,
but have by your fault finding given ma
terial aid to our enemies, will YOU still out.
rage high heaven by compelling US by your
oellots 70 withdraw our forces just NJ we
nave got, BY dint Of three years bloody |
war, where we can deal the final blow to |
the rebellion, and when but . little more
time y required 70 reinstate our dag on ev- !
cry spot where she ever waved? Ifyour
hearts are with the South, 90 I'LL their de- |
pleted ranks and fight us like men. Reb-
ei bullets are no worse enemies to our I'm |
lon than are your so-called peace ballots. |
There 10 but ope road to peace, and thank |
God Sherman has found it.
Mcclellan says: The Union isthe one |
condition OF peace-we want nothing |
more II, then, the South Will come back |
upon the condition that the msjority shall /
not rule in the election OF Presidents. or |
that JED. Davis shall be permanent King |
accept the terms, or his letter Of acceptance !
means nothing. But Davis says the lone |
condition Union shall not be granted "A
hence, should Mcclellan b. elected, an ar /
misti:e granted, and our forces withdrawn. |
at Jet. Davis behest, from every foot Of |
the territory which has cost US 40 much |
blood, our choice would still be between |
It Is plain, then, that we must fght it out
sometime. Why, then, not doit now We
vii do 1t now,. Vallandigham, Dean aud |
seymour to the contrary Notwithstanding. |
Our REGIMENT has faced rebel bullets over |
one hundred times, and are willing to face |
them as many more times rather than &C. |
cept Of peace on any lone condition. Wei
oldn' court this war, we didn't begin II, |
but: God willing, re will end i. ard that
too 0y fighting. @a PIERCE. |
MoTLEY's THE ONLY WEAR.-The Chica-
30 Convention, in desperately attempting
TO please nobody, bids fair, In the end, to |
please everybody. The dish b an extraordi- |
nary dish-it is creditable 70 tho resources
Of the cooks-it 10 . miratulously null
hilarious hash-it is composed Of ingxedi-
ents OF acknowledged dissimilarity; yet
the public gorge rises at the first ladle- foil,
ana those who do swallow little make
worse faces at it than the boys Of Mr..
Squeers q the sulphur and molasses. To
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