The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-05-28

BURLINGTON WEE
cd it. Ills not strange that they should do
90. It IL hard to break up old habits. They
are as difficult to change as opinions, and
more SO. But we may hope that, since
opinions on slavery are changed, so this
bad habit of forcible argument will qlti-
mately be changed also. Let thought and
utterance be free until they become GRIM
inal, and then let the law punish II, as Is
done in the North. That is the next thing
the people Of the South have to learn.
- Down in Kentucky it appears that
disloyal persons have managed to secure
tho lions share of Government contracts
and employment. General Burbridge,
Commander of the District, issued an order
on the 18th inst, which, We think, will put
an end to this impolitic and dangerous
practice, This order terminates all such
contracts and employments on the last day
Of this month, after which date all officers
will be held responsible that no contracts
or employment are given to any but men
Of unquestiouable loyalty. That is all
right. It only remains to carry the order
out in its spirit and letter. It will have
wonderful effect upon fhe people offhat
section. There are none in the Wofld who are
more influenced by appeals to their pock-
cts than genuine ''nigger-drivers." When
they find they can't speculate on Uncle
Sam without being loyal, they will become
20 instanter. u
ia The Illinois State Union Convention
was to meet at Springfield yesterday. ~
was to nominate thirty-two Delegates TO-
the National Convention at Baltimore
Candidates for Presidential Electors, and
candidates for Governor, Lieut.. Governor,
Secretary Of State, Auditor, Treasurer, Su-
perintendent of Public Instruction, and
one member of Congress for the State at
large. There have been numerous persons1
talked of for the various State Offices,
most of whom would be acceptable to the
public. The choice made ought toibe sent
rs by telegraph and appear amopg eur dis
patches, where our readers wflT find it. il
it came.
@-0en. Grant seems to be seeking an
other battle. He proposes to fight we Judge,
not on ground of the rebels choice-not
against an entrenched position, but in the
open field. He don't mean to sacrifice men
uselessly, while he has the ability to flank
his enemy out Of his familiar strongholds.
He seems to be moving onward in spite Of
Lees opposition, giving him all the time
the privilege Of making battle if he chooses.
Lees old game Of sudden assault has fail \
cd him. Grants tenacity alone has baked
him. We don't know what strategy Lee
will next adopt. But we think Grant will
be ready for any he can invent. . 5t i
~. The ministerial expulsion of Cara
baldi from England has been under dis |
cussion IN the House of Commons. The
officials Who were busy in inducing him to
forego his contemplated tour through the
principal cities, protested to be as innocent
rs doves Of any design to Interfere with his
purposes, OF to have any apprehensions Of
did It all out of sincere
love and care for the Liberator's health II
They seem to have taken that under their
lest 1t should suffer from unwont-
ed exposure, though Garabaldi was all
the while stating that his health was never
better In his ifel
: What . farce the English Government
has got to be! At bare hint from the |
upstart Emperor Of the French they make
haste TO drive Garabaldi out of the country !
to which he came by invitation, simply be- |
CAUSE the people manifested an astonishing
enthusiasm in his reception Was so base !
an outrage ever before committed upon q |
guest, by a nation protesting to be indie
pendent7 To such uses is the English gov
at last come. How it must tickle |
the Frenchman to find it thus obeying his
nod We should think he were getting = !
sweeter revenge for Waterloo than he once
hoped for. Such abasement ought TO satis-
fy even the vanity Of that Unfortunately
vain people. We guess It does.
~ The telegraph vaguely announced,
a few days since, that q naval conflict had
occurred between the Austrian and Dan
ish fleets. Accounts somewhat fuller in
the New York papers state that the affair
took place on the 9Th inst, abont six miles
east Of Heligoland. The Austrian squad
ron consisted of two frigates and three
gunboats. The. Danish OF two frigates and
one corvette. 1t commenced at two o.
clock and was ended r. four in the after
noon. The result was disastrous to the
Austrians, who beat aretreat into English
waters, with one frigate in flames and =
loss OF one hundred and seventy killed
and wounded. The Danish squadron went
on it way to Sand Island, where it anchor
ed, after its victory against what seems to
have been great odds. These details are
merely such as were sent BY telegraph
The minute account ofthe conflict does not
sssm to have got 70 this side OF the ocean.
From the Ath lowa Cavalry.
MxNPHIs. April II, 1854.
q. EDITOR HAwK-EYE-Knowing that the