The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-12-17

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THEHAWK -EYE
Wedssessjuy, December. II.
ne railnre % che Resources q
she RebelliOn. ~ s
The Richmond Scntsncl, Of November p
eontaius m Areieie very significant Of thu
allure. Il 16mmeuces with . paragraph
Of extravsgant sulogy Of General Lee.say
ing in respect 70 the admiration ofthe MAJ
by the Southern people:
.sThey entertain for him che pFcfbundss
gratitude. although tho full debt they ows
Bin nav not yes b revealed. They cher.
ish the 6iehest adtulratiOn Of hie skill and
services and that ielmtration will b very
greatly increased when, hereattef, the val
.hall = littsd, xhica NOV; IN par. ooscurs'
Thfr means that q will not do 10 publist
70 tho world the limited means with which
Ger. Lee ha0 accomplished that which hia
fFiendS place to his credit. Tho article
awe admire Con. Lee for his general
ship-do We ssstsSs him a. We oughtf We
praise him for what he has accomp lished
Tor us!Ahave We done our duty - Inn in
the past And what is still NOR 20 the
point, ara We rallyfng around him Is we
ought 1cr the trials OK The lcture. That fu-
tuse E.hung with dark clouds, ID which
the th6hders shutter and The lightningS
CLEAN. omln0us Of che coming storm. Are
we surtound;ng Gen. Lee with the strength
whichhe will need, or are We leaving him
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ourselves with proiSf4d him Let us see
20 Il that there De no treachefy IN our prai.
go, no abandonment Or neglect incur love.
h@iS ~ 4Na go o. e astst8t 8a&
sThere = seasoa for the cautio1 No i,sve
uttered. There 10 danger that we sacrifice
our hero to our admiration. There u room
to fear that We may place too .literal :
"a host in himself," and leave him With
out the proper support. What do We see
ON every hand Gen. Lee knows that the
enemy hitherto bafaed, are calling in
fresh leRicns. He makes known the COM
ing necessity to the Government, and asks
tina: be, too. may be strengthened. We all
respond afhrmatively, TO Be SURE. In words
The words italicised are a. they appear
In the Richmond papers. They are inh Of
waning. They h0afsely whisper IN alarm
20 awful, that IL must not be cried aloud.
There isreus0m for the caution that Gen.
Lee has been le0 enaked TO his enemies"
u there! There II danger that he will be
sacrificei BY those who praise him!
There b = future, and ''thot future Is hxng1
sc:tA dark clouds, IN sckich tie tksnders musa1
~. and the tgh<Htn0s CLEAN, oninoNs of tie
coming stors." The truth, cautiously COM
feesed BY the rebel organ, is that Lees ar
my is hard pressed, aud Inadequate to the
task imposed upon it. Tie Richmond cor
respondent OF the London Times told rs
some weeks ago that Lee was like price
tighter with one arm; that Grant had the
advantage OF him in position, and was
hearinehim down. The Richmond letter
writersfOr Georgia papers tell rs Of Lees
overtaAked men, thinned with fevers,
caught by tsil and exposure In the horrible
trenches. and inside dangerous, Acd often
nta., ~ the want Ut proper attention and
medicine. tsss
They all sustain Lee with words and on
paper, sage the Sessli1el, bat, coming down
to particulars. what are they doing? The
SeneiMef in reply 70 afhis question. gives
the following signi6cant and memorable
'fhea f'reeident, recognix ling the necessi-
~, 1evokes the details OF agriculturalists,
1mmedisteiy the cry comes up from some
detailed farmer. "6hali the people stafve:r
Ny farm shall lie idle next year IL you re-
quire me to assist in defending it, The
President recommends that cldSs exemp-
tons be aboli5hed-a system that shelters
many unworthy peFsous, aud keeps out
Of the service many who are useless q
homes e e 1852 eiss57 is IS,
''This touches the press, that jealous
drummer where others are called upoa to
defend the country; and forth with the In.
dignauts begin 70 raise great Constellation
~ Queot1Ono'-it 10 In our trade. The Pres.
tdeut proposes the employment of forty
thousand slaves in such manner as shall
Hibernate forty thousand white men for the
musket; and, In order to make the sefyices
of these efficient and Trustworthy, he re-
comnends that their fidelity be simulated
by nv tender Of freedom. This last res
comiAendatiOn Is exclaimed against Is
giving up some vital question: Others.
not he, except In the prospective. eu9yest
that = much larger employ ment OF this
last reaOufCe would be ex pedient as I'm al.
ternat1ve 70 subjugation. Immediately we
ale treated 70 long speeches, and 20 labored
meaanIe would be attended with grave Is.
conree6texces! The patient may Do dying.
and TIE proposedf medicine might cure
him; but il taste 10 % tntOleraole. and.
beside. it might BE- injurious to the teeth
NtcA ID the commentary on the patriotic
resolutions We promulgate, in favor Of sup
porting our great commander with orr last
tall what we proclaim IL the general. In
the face OF such opposition to every prao-
1cel measure, where il Gen. Lee 20 get HE
suPposu We repeat the questiou-where
- General Leo 70 get his support Will
We let him be overwhelmed, while we
sQuabba0 each 10 secure his own exem D.
donS VIII ~ indulge our sentences and
our pride Of opinion, though chs country
he Iost' Praise % Gen. Lee ID almost the
only evidence Of patriotism that soue pe..
sons ara affOrding."h .bsa = as b
Tns truth b, Gen. sLeeRorely 1eetis more
menfssnd the supply Or figLtiux material
IS &lus3<i, ar not a1tOikO aIer txha ust ed. The
details OF farmers oSa,l4 nvt be revoked.
without increasing, at no distant day. the
troubles OF the food question: IL is i'm pos.
sible for every body who II physically
qualified 70 enter the army ana TO Continue
the war for any considerable period. me
revocation OF the details by the rebel a..
tborites might b the shortest cat to Cd,
erd0f tho war, - it would take from The
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