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

From 81. Louis.
ii sssifep a ST. Louis, Sept. "a, 1864.
Sa EtrfOR HAWK. EYE Here the absorb,
q ing objects Of inSetest, at present, are poll.
-4efi6 md war. Party feeling runs high, and
! occasionally finds vent in something more
NJ 1 "a the the evening Of the 18th, the Mcc,el.
= ian meeting III front Of the L;ndelI Hotel
vas stampeded by SOME soldiers, d few
neraons getting injured, mostly by being
y fhn over by the crowd. On the following
= evening there was an indicati from these
Dldiers that the banner in front Of the
Rebublicdn otice would be removed. A
7 l9dad Of soldiers now protect all the p0trt-
a 6Sc meetings of the Democracy. liz their
:nncious privilege Of slandering the Adj
niulstcatton and its acts, past, present and
prospectiye. There IS no indication Of fur
her distnrbance, rs cool reflection mas con.
WINGED the soldiers that It is not good poll
wv to make martyrs Of the too willing De.
mocracy. These slight affairs AFFORD the
usual amount Of EXAMINATIONS and expla.
uatt0ns, and BY = few repetitfons become
-afe3t slaughters. The Judgment of the
Discerning -. MS a soldier expressed 1t !:
NAfter all, one cannot blame the boys
much; J. Glorious privilege, this Of be-
Mo following is Che inscription on the
hammer III front Of the Repu6licca office:
NJ "Fcr President George 3. Mcclellan, Of
New Jersey. e
For vice President George H. Pendle-
ton. Of Ohio" e
@ ave are lighting solely for the integrity
of the Union, to uphold the Lonor OF our
7, National Government and to restore to
he nation the blessings pf PEACE and good
On the reverse Is the motto:
a. I'VE are not engaged in q war Of rapine,
revenge or subju8ation. The struggle
should be conducted by va upon the high
est principles known to Christian civiliza-
tiou."--A Mcclellan. a. = 80 -
in such sentiments; but any one with the
least pretenti0u to the logic OF com mon
sense can detect the implications in both.
Such cold, smoothly rounded phrases are
plausible, but cannot satisfy the longing in
the hearts Of true patriots for such senten-
Il tious strength 40 the uncoMpromisin9 mot.
to: The Union-it must and shall be pre-
Under the peace notices may well follow
the speeches Of Gen. Guitar, in which he
says;
prescription was begun. All it was ueces.
Sary for any General in the Geld to do was
to show that he wa honest and capable
70 show that he had courage and devotion
to the country. and capacity to lead its ar
mics to victory. When that fact was DEM
i onstrated he Was brought to the political
9uillotine, and his head tunbled iut0 the
baaket. II it not known, aud admitted
upon all hands, that some OF the purest.
and ataest, and brAyest generals who have
: distinguished themeelves in this war. are
4 nov laid upon the sl1elf.''I3 ~ q f3s',s ~
'so- Tbs deliberate way Of stabbinS at the
Apeblic confidence and enlisting eympathy.
{ nVmn0fhV n0Yf of III IA 1n0as 81
their disappointed military men, 10 the
method oftheir proceedure. Many persons
eEe elily putting into, the minds Of. the sol.
sdi9ts the thoughts Of mistreatment and
neglect, and also . distrust forvth issues
q tho North. The great public opinion Is
s sn 70 % ininsocsd by apoeals 70 al the
fssss an unqusi support s 'c q Lincoln eh,
and Johnson, and It II very seldom that
one can be found who will cay that he will
yote for Mcclellan. Those who do the
oehting and endure all the hardships are
\ homes who appreciate the cause, and viii
make peace only on honorable terms. Let
~ friends 1t home remember their brave
soldiers In the army, and give their assur.
ance Of hearty support.
Many soldiers are here, some to be mus.
NreQ out, others on veteran furloughS.-
Tue "a, I'd, 18th, 18th aud 9th Missouri In.
11try, and eth Missouri Cavalry had q
gaud reception 1t Washington Hat on the
evs0tng OF the 18th. 1t made the heart
well 70 - the ID Missouri on their march
through the city. There were the bronzed
veterans with Atlanta dust yet upon them.
their tattered dags arriving 70 float out up.
on tho breeze TO tell their tale OF manv
wounds BY shot and shell. Who could
nee the men aud cay, . Your work Il
Some traces Of the s.PathHnder attn ex.
# In and about St. Louis. The radical
German press hold him IN memory as .
bedeF; but his earth-s0orks slowly crum bic
sway, TO exist no more except in history.
= y not easy to determine what purpose
9eee forttfications hsve served, but Ger
Mn it is the little band under Lyon would
ave appreciated much more the services
= 0oeo men out in the 0old than IN ditch
aGatound 81. Louis. 2 50
Ihe ~ L0uisiaus are having q trial q
- wheel Of fortune I'd 80 who shall draw
eltt1e In the lists Of wars. The DRAFT com.
osoced on the 18th and has gone on thus
- very quietly. The front 81 the building
ocrowded with anxious spectators and
sa,l look ess.on." = would be worthy some
Stises pencil to represent the characters
vettny Fallstad's recruits, ID read out, he
- ew jeefs from his companions, and
~ Oh biting his tobacco, resolved on q
glorious drunk, J" to drown his sorrows,
ef dreaming OF q substitute. The veal.
@y@t1en con AFFORD 70 be more phiio.
3gnic Il hts demonstrations; but stfil his
1n1et's ends lind the bottoms Of his peck.
~ - 10 slowly slides OF to one side to
1e1ee On the turns Of fortune. and the cost
~ eQbstitute. Substitutes are getting TO
1s4!nkury INDUCED in only by the more
lthy It is sight for iien-aud will
@aay angels-tO see the harmony that II
ming place between theraces. The Cops.
4these trying days, say to the ssnigger:r
BOTHER let US embraces; II you viii step
pad rake my place there shall be no
.note enKnity between me and chez,
There are but few In hospital here from
MA. The soldiers say, sail thanks to
vSy. Stone for his visit TO the ar.ny.b Al
nSt to the cemeteries where the soldiers
Getutied suggests many thoughts. The
Mt9 mounds closely placed over i large
asne have each = history Of its owns but
M kRows Il AL, have headboards with
apmhsrs and initials; some, tombstonee
eNedby friends. Now aud then Q live.
1lyers Or hardy flower u found on the