The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-11-19

all exemptions, DC, in the following gen.
eral terms: In the Department Of War
several recon men dations are made for in
creasing the strength and efficiency Of the
army, and the report Of the Secretary OF
War is favorably referred to for particu-
lars. Touching the employment Of slaves
in the public defense, the Nesatinel merely
presents the views Of the President, with
out commenting upon them only in 80 far
as it gives its adherence to those views in
expressing the opinion that the Executive
view Of the subject places it where the SEN
tincl has always thought 1t should rest
The Sentinel demands of the Government a
" Use policy and skillful administration for
the management and maintenance of our
railroad system. It points out the advan-
sages Of the building of railroad from
DHnville to Greensboro, and urges the con.
struction of another from Danville to
Lynchburg, as it would give US another
and interior line between the South and
Virginia, which would greatly facilitate
ject, we wish to ask, In the absence of bet
ter knowledge, what reasons prevail
against the construction of q railroad d.
rect from Richmond to Lynchburg, form
ing q diagonal between the sides Of the
parallel formed by the Richmond and DAN
vile Railroad, the Centrala and Orange, and
the Virginia and Tennessee Railroads.
military purposes, and would shorten the
actual route by ut least one-third. Again,
with the construction Of the road proposed
by the Sentinel, should the Danville and
Richmond road and the Central Railroad
be cut above or below either Of their term
mi, we should still have communication
with the South by this interior line. We
merely throw this on: as suggestion, rs
we have not yet fully considered the sub
ject.'
The Dispatch forbears, for want Of room,
10 comment on tho message. yet it pro-
ceeds to give succinct review of the posi-
ton assumed by the Executive upon the
question Of the employment OF slaves In
public defense, and concludes that the
President is opposed to making soldiers of
Tho Enquirer contents itself with brief
synopsis Of the contents Of the Presidents
message, reserving FULL com ments for q fu-
ture occasion.
The Examiner characterizes the message
which is in fact, on several points indis-
Greet. It opposes the employment Of ne
groes in the army, ana gives its reasons at
some length. Negroes wont do as soldiers.
The French Turcos-whO are negroes
have proved failures on trial. More than
this. the negro soldier is incompatible with
our political aim and our social political
system. He would be considered by all
the world as a compromise 10 Abolition
ism. The President refuses to employ
slaves under arms, but adopts the fatal
principle of emancipation as q reward for
service in our armies as pioneers. This is
an absurdity, for we hold the negro as q
slave is in better condition than in q state
of freedom. Emancipation therefore is a
punishment, not a reward.
In regard to the Presidents proclafna-
ton to detail all editors, the Examiner is
whitening. The Constitution guarantees
the freedom Of the press; and the Presi-
caprice of q ''Seddon" or 'sBepjamin.'-
The Examiner closes with q tremendous
crack Of its cat O. nine tails.