The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-01-30
SO 4.
The BURLINGTON HAWK-EYE
Daily, Semi Weekly and Weekly.

A great REVOLUTION is at work among us
Few recognize the FACT. None Of Us fully com.
prehend II. Whatever the event, it is plain that
the attempt to rend the Union asunder has
evoked the best and noblest attributes OF man.
hood among US, and made administering angels
of the women OF the land. The storm of wal
which burst upon us would nave destroyed a
corrupt and eieininate people IT has merely
awakened US from our sleep of tancied quiet and
securlty-warned us OF the peril and armed US
fOrtthe struggle The baptism Of blood, the sui
ferings, the fierce buiietings OF the enormous
conflict, have stirred the souls Of the people, ana
animated them with the zeal and courage OF
earnest and unfiinching patriotism we no
longer refer 10 antiquity, nor even to our strus-
gle for National Independence. Tor examples o.
heroic daring and unfaitering devotion, ihey
are all around US We LOOK at me M haa,' ..
ming, at all who have fought unGer X since, al
those who have died in It's defence, al the I'M
complaining mothers and wives OF the absent
or the dead toiling and struggling for the sup
port of the children OF these patriots. see now
cheerf,ily these suiierings and sacrifices were
made and are endured and we think better OF
humanity-we grow proud OF our countrymen.
This war, which mas thus exalted American
manhood and womanhood, is a war of ideas-a
conflict between antagonistic social organiza-
tiOns. Those who WELD the sword and those
who minister to the sick and wounded soldiers,
are not the only workers in the cause. The
greater battle is to be contested at home. It is
HERE, that the great question of the future is III
timately to be determined. Here, if anywhere,
the bar6arism of slavery is to receive its con-
domination. Here If anywhere the IMPOSSIBLE
ty Of Secession, Of National Suicide, is to De
This battle against the insidious assaults of
Ignorance, Prejudice, Falsehood, Hatred and
Malice, is to be contested in the Forum and
through the Press-chehy by the latter. The
Press-thanks to cheap printing-has become
the main lever in moving, organizing, console
aas a@d Ine and
ular will. For the most part it is healthy in
tone, moral in sentiment, honorable in purpose.
heartily loyal, and popular action is sure to be
the result OF intelligent judgment and hOnOra-
BILE motives. In families, in neighborhoods in
lished FACT, noted and accepted by all observ-
ers, but valued and esteemed the most by the
wisest and best Of our citizens. Four-fifths of
those who derive their knowledge of passing
events, public men and public affairs from the
Press, vote right. Almost every man who has
regularly drawn from the Press his knowledge
Of the war, from the beginning,-whO by its as.
ststance has traced out every act from its cause
TO its result, is now on the side of his country,
and votes for those who do likewise. whatever
may have been his former political associations.
It is only among those who do not thus keep
FAMILIAR with the great events Of the times that
the enemies OF the country have influence.
Important Is have been the events Of the last
which will transpire during the year to come.
We hope and expect to see the end Of the Rebel
Hon before the close Of lS64. Ere then, we ex-
pect to see the States reunited under the old
Flag. In this we may be mistaken. But we are
not mistaken In saying that an election for Pre-
.iIrepressibe Conflict Of IDEAS IS to INTENSITY a
Presidential contest before the people. Untiring
energy aud sleepless vigilance are the price we
labor. And the best labor that can be done is to
make sure that q reliable, earnest vigorous and
loyal newspaper goes into every family. Those
take one themselves, should be supplied at the
expense OF their neighbors.
Asa humble. butdiligent. and earnest worker,
THE HAWK-EYE
calls upon its readers and the true friends of the
Union 70 still further enlarge its field of useful.
done in the present year is cheering proof 81
what may be done in the future.
The efforts Of our friends and the liberal nat
HAWK EYE a success, Notwithstanding its
mammoth Proportions and low price. 1t has
fairly competed with the Journals Of Eastern
are proud Of it, and Of the labor which has built
1t up and obtained for it a circulation, Nothing
equal 70 IN size OF superior TO it in mechanical
execution, is printed In the whole Northwest.
what 1ts influence has been, 1t is not for US hut
for the Public, to say. 49, WV
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