The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-03-26

There is q new effervesence in Kentucky
l. the fourth, we believe, counting that o
April, 1861, the first. That was caused by
President LincOln's first call for troops t.
preserve the capital from the fate which
had Just befallen Fort Sumter. This cal
was denounced by Magoffin, and the Lou.
lsvlAe riosrmGl as atrOcious, flagitious and
abominable. They regarded it as coercion
which, according TO their ideas, is a special
prerogative Of Shareholders. Three days
before, Rebel organization in Louisville
mad telegraphed to JET. Davis's War De-
regiment awaited its orders; but that did
not shock the Governor nor the Journal. =
Flghtlng for Slavery and the Rebellion
did not seem to violate the neutrality OF
kentucky; fighting for the Union, to pre-
vent It's being driven ont Of its own capital
was quite another matter.
Inc state defiantly,- reproachfully, re-
PEELED the Presidents requisition; the State
raised several regiments on her own soil
for the Rebels. but none for the Union for
months. The kentnckians who enlisted in
the National service had to be mustered in.
encamped and drilled on the Free side OF
the Ohio.
By-and-by, the Rebels had quietly taken
possession OF the southwest half of the
State, having formidable camps Or forts at
Bowling Green, Columbus, Hickman, &c
Gen. sherman estimated that an army of
100000 men would be required 10 retake
and hold It for the Union. Even Louisville
was threatened with spolation BY the Reh-
els But they were hunted out and driv-
ven so far away that they have never got
back but once, when they seized Lexiny-
ton and Frank fort, and advanced nearly
| 10 the ONO, but were sent back rather
faster than they came
| Last year there was serious trouble con.
corning Slavery. Thousands Of fugitives
fen ft-Ns
escaping 10 freedom anc LOYALTY through
kentucky. We're there seized, put in Jail,
advertised and sold as nresumptive chat
tells, Oh the evidence OF the color of their
skins. We insisted, to the horror of many
friends. that, il the laws of kentacly re-
| CURED this, we al the North should bear it
patiently; but when We learned that those
ter expressly to facilitate this Kidnapping,
we did not regard IL with so much allow
ance. .#s s..4. ss.1t -
lhe new tinrry-tor We must hurry on
grows out Of the apprehended CONSUMPTION
Of Kentucky slaves into the UnioH armies,
which has set the conservatism of that State
| INTO Lively ferment. Let US explain it:
A Jaw Of last Session provides for the en-
rol!ment Of all able-bodied males between
20 and Is years old for Military service.-
From this enrolment drafts are from time
! to time made. - 4 .s.
Now the obligation TO furnish men to put
down rebellion against the Union bears
equal Old all the States and People. Ken
lucky Slavery, according to 0ld-fashioned
ideas, is entirely her own affair; but it does
not exempt her from doing her part to up
hold the National authority. 1t would be
Manlfestly unfair TO allow her to shirk her
duty in this respect on the plea that part
The answer inevitably rises to every lip
Your Slavery is your own affair: fill up
yonr quOtar'
Now, Kentucky i, at perJec. liberty to I'll
that quota entirely ruth Whites If she sees
fit. The Shareholders may say: 1--WE will
have no negro soldering, but will go our
selves or send our sons instead" Or they
may know how to induce the Poor Whites
to stand a double draft in order to screen
the shareholders and their slaves or the
slaves alone. If Kentucky promptly fills
her quota with Whites, there will be no
conscripion OF her Blacks.
| But-and here is the pinch-she does not
fill her quota, either with Shareholders or
Poor WITHSTAND SO is on the verge Of o
heavy draft. And her conservative Union
| lists OF the Mcclellan type are making a
row about the enrolment Of Slaves instead
OF filing up their quota OF Whites. Hence,
you see, the new uouble. a
Now Judge whether the loyal, Union
/ loving, non slavehoIding Whites are likely
10 be set against the Government because
il does not conscript Poor Whites to take
| the places of her negroes in our armies.-
That is precisely what her shareholders
want done, and are raising all this breeze
| because it is not done. O that the means
existed cfletting her people know how the
case really stands. Y. Tribune.
| a SUGGESTION TO AGRICULTURAL SocI-,
ET1Es.-T TO the Editor Of the N. Y. Tribune.
| SIR: Last Fall, one of your correspon-
dents commented somewhat at length,
and, rs some thought, rather severely,
upon the growing practice Of converting
our State and County Fairs into horse races.
The evils resulting from the practice were
fully illustrated by a vivid description Of
the rowdyism, gambling. profanity, &C.,
thus engendered, and by the statement of
the large prizes offered Tor the fastest horse,
| while mere pitance Was offered rs
prize for q most valuable agricultural la
Dor saving machine-the former drawing
crowds of a certain class, while the latter
passed almost unnoticed. NV attention. is
called TO the subject by a republication Of
your correspondence article III some of the
leading agricultural papers; and my object
is simply TO offer a suggestion, which, if
acted on, think all will agree may be
made productive of much more gratifying
results. 1t is 10 offer prizes for the best
riae-shooting. The benefits resulting from
this course will readily occur to all Think
ing. patriotic persons. When this war
broke out, it found very large portion Of
our people almost wholly unacquainted
with the use Of the rife. Indeed, in the
manufacturing portions Of the country,
most men had no knowledge whatever OF
the use of firearms Of any kind. In the
South rifle shooting has always been a ia
vorite pastime. 1t was practiced by the
poor as a means Of livelihood, ard by the
wealthy rs one OF the manly sports; hence
they had greatly the advantage OF us in
this respect. In q nation which depends
upon volunteer armies to be composed of
the citizens at random, every individual
should be perfectly familiar with the rifle,
which is, and ever must be, our national
arm. In no other way could knowledge
Of the proper use Of the rifle he better
stimulated than by the plan proposed.
w. C. DODGE.
Washington. D. c.. March IL, 1854.
ABOUT FRUIT TREES. Az the late cold
weather has been very fatal to fruit and
fruit trees, too much care cannot be taken
Of them in reference to pruning and cult
| votiOn IN holm Thorn rocOvor from, tho