The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-04-09


10 report all regiments and companies that
neglect and waste their horses. Such -
are found remiss are to be transferred to
other organizations. and the officers to De
out Of the service. Commanders
Of armies and departments are also empow-
cred to dismount and transfer to infantry
any man who neglects or mis-
uses his horse. We think that order touch.
60 the case. Officers, especially. will find
it their interest to attend to their com.
mands, and know that their men do their
duty in this branch Of the service.
Another order puts an end to all the in
of officers who have been in
dulged much too long in manufacturing
against their superiors, by re-
quiring all communications from one Of
fcer to his superior to be made through the
regular official channel, on pain Of court
martial and dismissal from the service
This will keep great many mischief-ma-
kers in line-especia!ly in the Army of the
Potomac. These are very simple orders,
but they will effectually remedy the two
great evils-if strictly adhered to.
Va We don't hear that Forrest and his
gang in Western Kentucky. have been
captured. The telegraph daily informs US
that they are still in that vicinity engaged
in seizlng all available property and CON-
scriptiny the citizens. We don't know what
it means, but we should be glad to hear q
different sort Of story. It seems to US that
the marauders might have been taken care
of before this time. That they are still At
large does not evidence very high degree
of energy or activity on the part of those
who coatrol military affairs thereabouts.
They seem to be good deal Of the Colonel
Hawkins sort of men in that quarter
They neither 60 after the rebels, nor do they
seem to make preparations to do so. We
guess they don't know there is q war way
ing. or that the way to carry on war is to
strike the enemy whenever it is possible
Forrest will do no great harm to be sure.
But then his presence where he is reported
is not complimentary to the military COM
mander Of that locality.
1-Judge Barnard. one Of the New York
City Judges, took occasion last week to call
the New York Etening Post ''beastly
JOURNAL" and to utter falsehoods of the
most scandalous character concerning its
editor. The Post had taken occasion to
criticise some judicial act Of this man who
seems a lit companion for his 'sdead-rab-
Bit constituents. Whereupon, in open
court, from the Bench he disgraces, this
foui-mouthsd fellow poured out his bill.
lings gate against the editor. That editor
is William Cullen Bryant. What could
the blackguard expect to gain By attempt
ing to traduce q man of his character. The
only result o! his conduct is that he has
made himself known to thousands rs a foul
calumniator. unfit to be the mental of the
man he sought to disparaee.
~ In reading the eulogies in Congress
pronounced over the lamented Lovejoy by
bitter par,izans, by men who have all their
lives been telling their rag-tag and bob-tail
followers, on the stump and at mass meet
ings, that Mr.. Ilovejov was au abolitionist.
= scouudre! and Al enemy 10 his country.
we are reminded OF that saying-"A just
man in death conquers his enemies" But
1t seems to us. that man must have great
deal of brass in his cheeks who can staad
before the American Congress and deliver
en- eulogv on the memory of one he has
hoHaded even unto death! All such 'eui-
ogies" are . disgrace 10 that immortal
apostle of Human Freedom, Owen Loveioy.
And not only this. but how do these men
square their eulog;es with their past con-
duct? How will their eulogies read, side
by side, with their political speeches, made
10 gull their audiences pending annual
eiectionss These eulogies may be all right !:
We admire the man who can forget and
forgive" who carries no malice to the
grave; but we" for one, here give notice
70 our enemies, that when we leave this
earthly tabernacle and are carried to the
narrow house, we want them to do as Peter
did-stand afar of! until contr;tion HIS
done its work, then they can come to the
hillcck that marks our resting place, and
acknowledge to Heaven mot to us) that
they told many lies about Is " hen We were
in the flesh. 20, Consistency! thou art a
jewels" When will men learn this truth :
~ From private letter received by q
gentleman in this city, from an Iowan in
Washington, we are permitted to make the
following extract: II was surprised to see
in the paper the other day that the def.
cheney in Iowa was set down at over Is 600.
I asked Wilson ii he had noticed it. He
said he had. and had the thing ssdug out
The officer contended that the notice was
right, and examined the books and said
they were right. Wilson asked him 10
take common sense view of the matter
how many troops Iowa would have to raise.
&C. He then discovered there must be an
error somewhere. Wilson took the books
and examined them, and discovered tina,
be had added instead of substracted, which
brought Iowa ahead OF all calls to the last
10. 900. lis men, without counting the re-
enlisted men. tell you, Wilson watches
the interests of Iowa in every respec,.
&c"
- We notice tina. a few newspapers
have urged that the National Convar,;,r