The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-11-12

|unfonnded stateu1eE}s il 'Eegard to the
Confederate attack upon ST. Albums t0pass
witEou: word Of explanation. As to The
facts. tho attack upon St. Adams was made
mand OF Lieutenant Bennett III. Young, of
the Confederate States army. AL having
served in the Confederate army, within the
Confederate States, and being still in that
service, were especially constituted and de-
tailed tor that service, under the direct au-
thority Of, and in fact by direct orders from
the government Of the Confederate States.
50 far from having the character istics of a
Federal raid upon our territpry, as impu-
ted to it by some papers, this enterprise
VAS conducted without unnecessary vio-
iehce, and was accompanied by an open
and public declaration at the tirne by those
engaged in it that they were acting as SOL
dien under the ordersof the Southern Con-
federacy, and in pursuance Of these orders
before the public, TO prevent the case Of the
Confederate prisoners, nowin custody, from
being prejudiced; but 90 soon as the fact
OF Lieutenant YounR's demonstration up
on Vermont shall be known at Richmond.
there is no doubt but that the Government;
will take immediate steps TO make their
responsibility and approval Of the enter
VIII assuredly communicate the facts Of
their responsibility and of their approval
to the Canadian and United States authors
ties.
Very respectfully, GBojN. SANDERS.
A Moro ORAroR.-Col. Higginson Is
writing his experience with colored troops
for the Atlantic Monthly. He gives q
graphic sketch Of speech by negro cor
poral:
The most eloquent, perhaps, was Corpo-
raj Prince LaInbkin, Just arrived from Fer
nandina, who evidently had q previous
reputation among them. His historical
references were very interesting. He re-
minded them that he had predicted this
war ever aince Fremont's time, to which
some of the crowd assented. He gave
very intelligent account Of that Presiden-
tial campaign, and then described, most
impreesively, the secret anxiety of the
slaves in Florida to know all about Presi-
dent Lnc0lng election, and told how they
expecting their freedom to date from that
day. He finally brought out one Of the
few and really most impressive appeals for
the American flag that have ever heard:
s'Our mas'Es day hab lib under DE- flag !;
dey got dere wealth under IL, and ebry ting
beautiful for dere chilen. Under it dey hab
grind rs up. and put a. in dere pocket for
ole dag mean freedom for We colored peo-
pie, dey pull It right down, and run up de
rag ob dere own. Immense applause.l-
But we'll neber desert de ole flag, boys,
neber; We hab lib under il for eighteen
hundred sixsy-two years, and we'u die for
Il now"
1 With which overpowering discharge Of
chronology n long range, this most efiec-
tive Of stnmp-speeches closed.
s. -O
E ARE THE DEMOCRATS FOR DIsUNloH -
The democratic papers generally treat
Alex. Stephens recent peace letter IS Of.
feringa fair opportunity for negotiations
one of the ablest and most influential pa
pers of the party, does NOT Aesitaao to agree
with Stephens that the adoption Of his view
Of state sovereignty is the only way to
peace. Let rs understand this. Stephens
espouses, sQuarely and without Cualifica-
tiOn, the secession dogma--that every
State has the right to secede from the
Union, and thai The general government
has no constitutional power 10 prevent
snch secession. Although he opposed se-
cession while the question was pending,
and predicted all the evils that have result.
ell from it, he now stands as ii My for the
right to secede az jeff. Davis himself. He
10 not willing 70 listen to any proposition
for peace nntil the government Of the Uni-
ted States shall concede this right; and as
TO the Union, all he professed 10 willing
uees TO consider the question Of a new
Union after the independence Of the con-
fede1cy is conceded. Now il the demo-
crats say that We ought to stop the war
and listen 70 snch propositions - Stephens
suggests, they declare themselves for
disunion peace; they pronounce the war
hut mistake and q crime, as do Vailan-
digham and the Woods. Do they mean
this? And if they do, have they the cour-
age TO declare it openly? II not, by what
hOcus- pocus do they make il, appear that
Stephens has shown US all the open door to
peace, and blame the administration for
not Fastening tc enser il? LET us have no
double e-dealing about this matter. 1t is
the vital and most moMentuoas issue of
the campaign. ",
4 GREEN MOUNTAIN BOYS SPEECH BE-
FORE GOING TO EATTLE.-An army cor.
respondent writingof the battles OF Win
chester and Cedar Creek, says:
ade Of the lst division, 10th army corps,
was commanded by Col Stephen Thomas,
Of the Sth Vermont Veteran Volunteers, OF
which officer it would be impossible to
speak in terms of too much praise. To his
indOmitADl0 courage and CoolnesS may be
attributed thesplendid discipline and fight.I
under q terrible enfilading Gre OF the ene-
my, they gallantly maintained the left Of
the lst division line.
Col. Thomas is q vermon.er, with all the
characteristics OF Green Mountain boy !;
was q prominent Democrat anterior to the
rebellion, and q candidate upon the tiuber-
Material ticket Of his party il 1850. He
nobiy sacrificed party to principle al his
country's call, and has LED his brave regi-
ment through many battles, from Port
the valley OF the Shenandoah. His speech
10 his regiment lust before gallant charge
at the late battle Of Winchester is charac-
teristic Of the man: Boys, il any OF you
are il the habit Of praying and hope
you all are-the sunc to pray las conse.-7,
Pray now, and pray devontly; remember
Ethan Allen and Old Vermont, and we
win drive the enemy TO h-ll, where he be-
lonesln It is unnecessary 70 edd that the
Sth Vermont and 18th Connecticut, id the
grand charge Or that day, nobly verified
the words Of Col. ThoDas who led both
regiments. tel
"LAsr CARps.n-The rebel generals are
preparing their s'.ast cards" for the benefit
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