The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-06-11

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do neither. They have simply turned
themselves tout in the cold" They have
betrayed their designs too plainly. When
wolves attempt to personate honest and in
nocent sheep, they must be careful to keep
their fangs out of sight, The Fremont
convention had not that much discretion.
r. Recent information from South
America is to the effect that the late out
rage committed by Spain. in forcibly pos
sessing itself of the Chincha Islands, part
of the Peruvian territory, has created the
most intense excitement, not merely in
Peru, but also throughout the other re-
publics of that region. Not merely the Au-
thorities, but the whole people are aroused
with indignation at the wanton insult
They see what it means, they understand
the portents full well, and are everywhere
arming themselves TO avert the fate of
which Mexico and San Domingo are pat
ent examples. Throughout Peru a Ma
tional Guard is rapidly organizing and one
hundred thousand men would soon he pre-
pared to respond to the first call of the
President for soldiers to vindicate the in
dependence and integrity of their country.
One city, alone, Arequipa, had fully organ
lied, on the Sd of May last, $1,000 men, a.,
fantry and cavalry, and rendered tha, -
the authorities.
In Chilli, too, monster nssea,;,os h.va
been held in the princH,1 c;,;os larco
contributions raised the work Of organ.
izing military ssforce begun with ardor
and enthusissns, .ua ,ho Govarnman, hss
o'uele'. ..~ssship 0: war to proceed to Callao,
{ pys5deeding which, it is intimated, will
c'.g followed by other of the republics.
The luminosity of the people is said to be
intense against Spain and France. In u
word, the purpose of the European despots
to intrude upon them is SO manifest, that
all South America seems to make common
cause with Peru, and y stern resolution
sways the mass to repel this first assault
with united energies. Even Mt Panama
the Spanish Minister to Peru. who re-
signed. was mobbed on his way home, at
the home of the French Consul. We guess
Spain has stirred up hornets nest.
~ The New York papers of Monday
contain in full the correspondence between
the committee Of Colonel Moss Mass Meet
ing and its nominees, Fremont and COch-
rane. Fremont's letter contains sundry
accusations against the Presid ent which In
dictate his obtuseness of intellect, as well as
personal luminosity. He seems to take de-
light in reiterating the stale charges OF the
Copperheads, and seems to imagine that
they acquire new life from his repetition OF
them. But he forgets, all the time, that ne
is himself the personation Of the Identical
offences for which he arraigns the Presi-
dent, and that great many OF these accu-
satious grew out of the acts done by him
self and other equally uncomfortable sub
ordinates. It does not seem exactly polite
for . man who, in every public position ne
nas occupied, whether civil or military,
has uniformly usurped authority, to COM
plain that others have done the same. FIRE.
mont has lost all judgment. 1fhe had any,
he would be cautious how he invites inves-
tjeation into his military acts a. com.
mander of the Department of Missouri.
ns-The Richmond Senti,el Of May slst,
at last gives evidence of some returning
sense. It declares that cit is time for all
OF US 10 cease speculations as to Grants
movements" It affirms that "Grant was
Offering battle when they thought he was
retreating;' has been advancing when
be was whipped. and has gone by the rule
of military contrarineas," &c. In word,
the Sentinel concludes that it will not do to
Judge of Grants movements by any rule
it is acquainted with. 1t can't comprehend
the man who advances when he is beaten,
md who invariably retreats towards the
enemy. We think there is some hope that
the Sentinel will at last understand that
Lees victories over Grant have been alto
gether mythical. Its credulitv must he
great if it still persists in the opinion that
Lees vsctories have invariably made il
necessary for him to get back towards
Richmond. II will compute how many
more such victories will put Grant in pos.
session of Richmond and put an end to the
| Sentinel.
n-Fremont protested to be anxious
that the Baltimore Convention should
nominate some imam whose past life justi.
ties a well-grounded confidence in his f.
deity to our cardinal principles" We are
wondering what there is in ms life that
should Justify well-grounded confidence
in his fidelity to any principles9 Does he
imagine that deliberate attempt to create
disc0rd in the Union ranks is evidence OF
fidelity to the Union?"