The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-11-05
Washlngson CoPresponaenee.

Warrington CoPFesponaenee.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 81, 1884,
FRIEND DUNCAN The readers OF tie
HGWk- Eye missed . letter that they inign.
have had, the other day, j. it had no, been
s io5 the interference !, Q. Tbs internal Lin
just a. sat down to ny desk and took
my pen in hand, the pOstnlan brought me
little note from the Provost Marshal IA.
forming me that II would come up to liz
Office he would give me a gun, some new
clothes, and q lot o! things, and put me in
training 10 kill rebels, Tor get killed. The
note wasn't hardly in The shape Of an inrs-
mand than a request. Stiu ii wasn't un-
civil or discOurteous enough so that could
take reasonable offence and put ruyself or
my dignity as gentleman, and l conclnd-
ed to go. 1 learned, afterwards, that tie
disposition of the Marsha! was such tia.
ter them. So, on the whole, WAS rathe-
glad wen. so promptly. The surgeon
looked At me pretty keenly, and said be
did MT believe ] could walk far enough in
Q day TO do the business they wsrted to pu:
me to. Now, between you and me. walk
ing il my particular forte. Whatever else
/ can or cannot do, no E,ar ever undertook
to travel with me who did not express his
establishment, and wan. me 10 ''hold up"
But forgot, on the instant, to tell the sur
geon about the mistake in h!s Judgment.
and before happened - think Of il he ".
paper in my hand tE:., excused me, ana
babe me- pleasant 'gf.,l day. ia MAJ
ner tia, seemed 10 s.y. J would Hike &c
entertain you longer, Tn. you must e.c,+
my abruptnasS; brsiness ~ pressing. ard
guests crowd hard agai.st my door ~
l came away; but il was 100 late 70 VIE
my letter.
just one little week .-oso Tomorrow ami
an act viii be performed OF more impos-
lance than often occurs N the history o.
egOtism. ] don't believe hat Republican
principles are bound up with the deetinyos
this country, SO that II Ibis nation fails, the
greet cause will fail forever with it. That
- the very nonsense Of vanity. But make
the remark, nevertheless, and Y it'll thou6ht-
full candor; for though Repnblicanism may
not forever fail with u, lie tall Ct this ma
ton, as its present mighty pioneer and ex..
ponent, will be tremendous 4 its effect mp
on Human Rights and Popular Rule And
there is little hOpe-.ii.ie hore-.ha: our
national unity and Republican institutions
in this land gould long survive the assaults
Of Confederate Copperaeads and Rebels
under the lead Of Mcclellan and JefI: Da-
Wis. / have not, really. tut very slight
fears OF such u calamity as the defeat Of
the Union party.
had none till tie s..lren1ous frauds ID
New York struck me with astonishmeEi
and made me question: whether they Were
not IN iniimation Of others equally s,C- .
pendous, which as yet we know not Of
But though the result be vet really already
sure, something more than mere technicl
success IS needed. An Overwhelming.
crushing defeat may ne, am much affAiG
certainly Is needed TO prevent the exeea.
ton OF insurrectionary schemes now coz
cocting IN anticipation a. q close result
H.. H.. AHncx
villains will te cowe3 ty their voice; but
unless the result is emphatic and over
whelming there is Imminent and deadly
danger. triumph unparalleled ,
Is almost AS important, to Us as it is to tn
umph at all. And thc-gh We know lows
IS safe. yet / trust that no Union vote with
IN her borders Will be LEI! unpollpd ON thai
bears our precious hopes ne buoyed ou.in-
20 the clear blue watt.s of the boundless
future.
And here let me pay ICY tribute Of sir..
cere and earnest gratitude TO the soldiers Of
Maryland. We have seen how unanimous
everywhere the soldiers Of the Union a!e
IN upholding the friends Of their country's
matched since my observation Of politics
that the Democracy have resisted the sol
d!er's vote. II was their sure destruction
70 allow it. No body Of men ever gave
votes so unanimous. But, to the honor o.
the soldiers of Maryland be IL said, no 9th
or body Of soldiers have voted near e
unanimous as they to make the Slate from
which they hail instantly and forever free.
There were almost no votes at all among
her soldiers against the new constitution.
And it not only took the soldiers vote 70
secure its adoption. but i. required Just that
almost unanimous vote among them when
il received. but which no man could have
anticipated. They k,so.o who made this Wa,
and uhot ittras made for. They understand
it better than those who were not brougn.
up amid the surroundings ofslavery. Gooc
friends lovers of freedom give heartiesl
thanks to these gallan. men. None living
none that ever lived--better deserved tire
esteem and applause Of their country'nen.
Iowa.