The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-06-18

candidate was elected, and that, say the
telegraphic reports, by largely increased
majority. 1t is good omen. We trust
the patriots everywhere will endeavor to
take such measures as will ensure an
equally honorable result ut all elections, if
| any there are, which may come of this
summer. Let there be no wincing,-no
lack of effort,-no want of harmony and
united action. Keep the ball moving on
,cord. Be sure it don't halt anywhere for
anything. The issue we decide next fall is
infinitely more important than any ever
before presented to any people. 1t is a
question of life or death to our country
and its free institutions. All is in peril. We
must labor increasingly, that the result
may be overwhelmingly against the traitors
and their sympathizers. We shall make
it SO if we all do our duty.
~ The New York Herald is against
Lincoln. We are thankful for that. 1t
thinks Lincoln a "pigmy," and it declares
Mcclellan is Statesman It throws
all the dirt it can at the former, and has
praises and nothing else for the latter. But
we are thankful, neva ktheless. The Herald
is in the habit of occasionally cursing a
good cause, or an honorable man, with q
pretended advocacy. Mr.. Lincoln is not
to have it this time. The Herald means to
labor with its usual phrensy in concert
with its fellow SdDundrels, who seek to de-
stroy all that is dear to patriots. It is ply
ing its proper vocation. We are glad of it.
We want the line drawn between " patriots
and traitors. The Herald knows where it
belongs. 1t goes with the traitors, as it
ought. It wishes success to the rebellion.
| 1t Is quite natural that it should hate and
denounce all who love their country, labor
to sustain and fight to defend it. Ofcourse
it must oppose Lincoln. The only fear we
had was that it would pretend to support
him. That would have been misfortune
~ The Albany Argus announces that
Governor Seymour, he that is called Hor-
alto, "desires, above all things, to seek at
the close of his arduous administration,
the repose of private life We guess the
people of New York, and of the country,
very sincerely unite in the hope that he
may have all the "reposeo his conscience
will permit in "private life." He and
"ten-cent Jimmy" had better seek out a
private abode together where no honest
man will look upon them with scarcely
restrained wrath until Death shall summon
them to their final account. What sort of
"repose" their souls will find in the Here
after, it is not for us to declare. But that
they will have in this world will not be
highly desirable.
&a- One of the fire-eating rebels, Joint
owner Of the Atlanta Appeal is reported
to have evinced glimmer of sense at late
meeting of the proprietors. He thought
the paper had better be stopped. 1t was
first published at Memphis and the Yam
KEGS took it; 1t was removed to Grenada,
and the blue-coats followed it; tt was re-
moved to Jackson, and the Yankees came
right after it, and now 1t is here in Atlanta.
and now sure enough they are again pounc-
ing down upon it. He thought if it were
removed to Savannah it would be but a
forerunner of speedy fall Of that place,
and therefore it had better dry up'' with.
out further ceremony. That rebel has a
little sense left.
a-The House of Representatives has at
last decided that Mr.. Frank Blair is not
entitled to seat in that body, and that his
contestant, Mr.. Knox, is the lawfullyelec-
ted member. That settles one of Franks
pretensions. There are others to be deter
mined, for Frank is most decidedly man
OF unnumbered pretences. But he will
get to the bottom in due season.
~ The caucus Of the Union members
of the New Hampshire Legislature did MT
select Senator Hale as their candidate for
reelection. They seem to have thought
his Senatorial certificate" insufficient
We thought they would. The people of
New Hampshire don't want Senator who
stands in need Of certificates. We pre-
sumo we may safely say, good by, to Sena-
tor Hale.
Those fabricated orders of Dahlgren.
which the rebels took pains to photograph,
stngularly enough demonstrate their own
falsity. They make Dahlgren spell his
own name wrong! As he could have had
no possible motive to do that to a genuine
order, the forgery is palpably evidenced by
the very document which they offer as
proof OF their charges against him. What
will the idiots do next?
G-It is said that Fremont's letter of &C.
ceptance was submitted to q member of the
democratic National Committee" before
1t was sent, and modified, at that members
suggestion, in several important particu-
lars! Straws show which way the wind
blows. How do men, who think they are
Radicals" fancy the idea Of their nomi-
nee's consulting with the leaders Of the
Copperheads? Is not that q queer feature
of radicalism? Is that the sort Of anton
the Radical Democracy" are seeking:
~We don't know whether or not John
Morgan is on his way to the Chicago Con-
vention, as one Of our exchanges suggests.
But whether he il or not it is certain that
his particular friends in Kentucky do mean