The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-05-21

Ad0Eoooo6 ~ &30Nn&t0no to -E~~& u, Btos0Al,
ESQ.,, Of Dubuque, and although it is in an
ever 70 p.,vSt; letter. 4t yet its sSnte S; re-
The hour, anddWi1l b. read with earnest in
terest by the people Of the whole State:
,.tstl dI ExEcuTIV1 tDEPARTM1NL,
pa xD1D Mo1NEo1 May 10Th, 1851.
DEAR 6lR:-Yours Of the 2eth ultimo
- JuDe0UU1- huu6o0 % mU hos0. !
have made ~ prpmiaes. for neld ofieef
arrives, when, after conlnltinE the wishes
s; 5: !: s $ " $ =; e !: !:
s: !: M ii
. q casr thgaap * i 4, f]Sll have
I] rs;ocoomnsrd 70 fielt onsce
3kN e Spplicant 81 owed pecul4F 1T
HQo143Se@mand BY raising Me0jo be
oonDa1Aa1s II an oheered By the natter-
inn in1icetipne re0eiyed fton, Dubuque,
and NJ truly grateful Tor the promptnees
end patriotic energy With which your citi--
80 toek bold Of The call for one hundred
a Is Iielt spirif q ths risht dine. Their
1ob,s eenap4 gives Grstiiy ing assurance
that they f1lly realize he situation Of the
NOUntxY o thu poItenkouD hour and that.
like 60oHen and patriots, they aro vii.
ling - iooesi6ce their personal Interests
md soeys1tsPos toy tie purpose Of ad-
"ifn s@ ~, - ss@ .s.s ssss sSo ~ md. Nv
some, evidently unaeqoainted with the
1Dets, GiotAef States should bocompelled
% al up Aheir quotas before moro men are
fn1nishod nom Iowa, II these lault-6nd.
en- Win oake the pains to read the proposi-
ton, asaesepted BY the President, they viii
and = e1pfe0ly stipulated that the fur
Wet 8 ct e adect the drsft Is any 1.-THE
1alinquont 6tetes, but that It II to be en-.
1ofcodin al ofthem Notwithstanding, and
4OWho has failed to notice that the draft
= now going on In these States n ignorant
0f the subject about which he talks. We
were careful 70 guard this point, and would
not havo tendesed these men II BY their &C
ssptenes tie d5aft in any State would have
Events are rapidly eliminating, which,
ifthey do not absolutely decide the fate Of
the Kepublic. viii determine the question
Nhefher our land IN to be cheerSd by an
early return Of peace orsubiected to all the
horrors ola protrocted and ruinous war.
oees Of General Grant and his heroic ar
Mes. They may bsat hack the rebel
horileq and reach Richmond, and trust in
God they will, but the road has yet to be
Gaveledi and stretches over many bloody
and desperate fields. The cool and deter
mined courage Of our northern soldiers
may prove an overmatch for the fiery des-]
1eration oftheir Southern foes
With his armies daily wasting away in
the terrible conflicts with Lees tried and
determined legions, Grant must have con.
fresh columls, OF ultimately turn his back
upon tho rebel capital nov almost In sight,
cssr e. srs1ss E oSr patriot de.d in ~s s
other f1itless campaign. To prevent 20
disastrous . result 1thsre is but one safe
course 70 pursue. The thousaAds Of tried
veterans now performing guard and Garri-
son duty along our widely extended lines
Of Contamination and defencess must be
relieved and sent 70 the ffont. It was for
emoE9o0cy nov ex6tinA that The 1iouten.
eAt 6eneeal Joined The Governors. of the
Wostey1 States in urging upon the Presi.
dent the acceptance Of this contingeut force.
The rebellion IL almost within our grasp;
lett6 Glitch IL while We cAn. Grant add
Butler, CHAIRMAN and Logan 'aye moving
Gmy, Vt I'D experiences has tapRht us the
uncertainties, Of var. The tide Of victory
which ~ now ct II pangt - taken ct 10
ebb 1D0pusoed onward to 6nal triumph.
C0dtahu66 energy, Hal6& and endurance
Wl1 De6uIe a0ditioulf victories to our con.
qusrilg arnhSt, and dld1e fhe struggle -
tumn- 0o66g 0AIaflufo noSemay ignomin-
3o9etK teEninate the spring campaigns and
protract t6eyar, with al ito inareasingh or-
|oEo to IN Indefinite length. -,
Who can portray the thrilling scenes and
grand, 0ssnls Of the next ono hundred
6ays p Within that time many contests.
bloodier fAr than Waterloo, may be fought;
Poleon gave . new map sud destiny 10
Europe, % may this short period mark the
destiny Of this Republic. IS 81. ias
Arc TIE youpg men Of iowa fu1ly alive to
the importance Of the call they have receiv-
ed, and are they prepared to respond? Will
they be laggard when their country needs
and % earnestly demands their help? Arr
those 1t home less patriotic than the 10000
Town veterans who, with bleeding hands, |
heckon them forward to the rescue? The ]
people Of the towns anu cities should rally.
The agricultural districts, always patriotic, |
hAve heretofore FURNISHED the most men,
and while win eheerfnlly. aceept have
not HE, heart to ssk them for more.
hands ltftto gather tie ripsned .s1Tain.-l
10 young men i4acounting housGT u6aces, |
shops, aud school rooms, 9he apGoal comes
With peculiar Yoree, and upon them I'VE |
must rely In this emergency. Let the. la |
dies Shroug0 the S0te initiate the noble ex.
simple If their. Sisters in Burlington and |
Mt. Pleasant BY coming and Offering to |
take the places Of the young men thus en- |
pleyed.A Their. h1Eoism may shame if it |
ao& not stinuh ehesitating young men to |
tia performan6e d1 their duty.
Ohio has already sent her 50 600 forward. |
while Indians and Illinois are ablaze with
patriotic fire. Will Iowa, with her well
earned laurels and now historic fame, lag |
behind her sister Ststes Of the great West.
and fail in her duty at this hour of the ma
TONS perilf am urged by the Secretary
Of War, in earnest terms, to push the new
regiments forward with all possible dis
patch. He expects Iowa to do her duty
now o. she has heretofore, promptly and
well. Let us bear in mind the horrible
massacres at Fort Pillow and Plymouth,
nor forget the brutal treatment of Ameri-
can soldiers In Southern prisons. Let ours
be the avengers hand, and stay it not until
condign punishment overtakes the barbar-
Gus hordes that, while striving to overthrow
our Republican Temple, shock the moral
sense OF the world by their inhuman acts.
cannot do more. Having presented the
matter fully to our people, whatever the re-
suit may be, shall have the consciousness
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