The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-07-09

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~ ,,svea .1ho Proclamation. ain
n Vil b. seen that Ne President haB de-
a6stiaAinsd 10 put IN end 70 the Kentucky
esaepdracy to. endangsr our armies ~ The
!, 1runt and to that I'D has declared martial
law therein. The patience Of the country
: vith u traitors Of that state was long since
exhausted. The President has Soeborne
sAssisivs action until their purpose and eff
1bets have become 90 palpable and 20 dam
9orous that even his desire to conciliate
1hem II ovsrcome, and he finds 1t necessa-
- 10 put m end st once TO their schemes
. nustrate the aims Of our armies. All
leyal people will be grateful to him for this
uDanifsstation Of his intention 70 put out
the s6re In the rear intended to draw
sherman from the front or make his ad-
vance Impossible. It il time that the men
euAo have bssn sconspiring with the rebels
and giving them succor when they came,
. It Cynthiana, were made to feel the
power Of The unisn. II they viii be trail
5 soEs, Il b time they were treated q traitors.
- Congress hes adjourned. We be-
1ievs II got through with most Of the Inn
porsant and necessary business before It,
how well or how badly the future will de-
1ermine. We are rejoiced thereat. Most
people In the country win likewise rejoice.
They have beer tired ct the exhibition We
have had for the past seven menthsof Cop
Rsehead insanity on the one side, and, with
ssms exceptions, no to numerous - they
should, Of imbecility, inedlciency and neg
let On The other.
The present Congress IL probably equal
n ability to most OF it, predecessors. It
contains few men who will rank with
any. In ordinary times it would probably
perform the ordinary functions of legisla-
ton with a. much promptness, and quite
. well, - any. The trouble Is that the
times demand . higher order Of ability
than ever before, while the task of legisla-
tion has been mainly assigned to men of
no greater calibre than il was our wont TO-
: elect in the days Of peace. No doubt the
large majority Of the Union members in.
ted to do well, and act upon the best oil
notives. But well-meaning incompet
hjust = hurtful - intentional wrong-do-
lne. It IL just - much ont Of place in
Conerss Ia crisis like the present, rs dis
1eyalty Itself Small lawyers, mere politi- |
1aans, and the whole spawn Of imbeciies |
inoaqable Of originating wise measures,
-and 10 1oolish Or prssumptuous to recog-
niss and sppnort wise measures, originated
By The ADLER men in the body, ought to be |
allowed the privilege q staying 1t home
hereafter. II they are patriots, and could
ealy 30 themselves - others see them, |
they would b the most Jealous in the en-
6savoe to secure the election Of ADLER and
wiser men. Asmatters are, however, vel
presume the incnmpetents will be most
anxious Of any for reelection. 1t is for
The people 70 cay whether or not they shall
- sent back. We are mot solicitous for
changes, unless for the better. But we
think District which cannot produce one
oompetent Congressman, must be badly OF
1bf brains and patriotism. Now is the
tims fsr the people to look about them. RI
their present Representative has been faith
I'll and true and competent, he ought to Be
He-slsoted. II he has failed in any Of these
qualities, look np . better man and elect
him. 49, ss sAs saes as
~ - That pest Of Tie ocean, the pirate
Alabama, has 1t last encountered the fate
Ne predicted for Il Whenever It should