The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-02-13

as the ABOVE, HIS pIOCuIcu W en"S VI r.,
losophical research, is the petition, which
has hitherto been unsuccessful likewise. OF
Madame Peytel, the daughter OF Alexan-
der Dumas, against her husband. she de,
mands a separation de corps for goods ana
chattels; she had gone upon the simple
plea of incompatibility of temper. This the
court refuses at present to accehe 70: .ho
husband and wife having exhibited no IN.
compatibility of the kind when they agreed
to commit the mutual folly Of marrying
together. Mad. Peytel complains that her
husband is 50 stingy, that be abso! uteiy ne,
fuses her the food necessary for health ana
decency: that in journey to the East No
absolutely suffered her to depend for nour-
ishment on the chance kindness OF her TEL
low travellers; that upon the ungenerous
plea of her having brought no other dot
than the poor $1,000 note placed in her GER
belle by Alexander Dumas, she had no
right to eat, or be clothed. He had often
with the utmost malevolence, denied TO
her the commonest necessaries Oflite. until,
at length, she left him on the road to Jerusa-
lem, and went singly to the road to Chaillot
20 place herself under the protection OF the
Superior Of the Assumption, where she
has remained ever since. Monster Peytel,
on the other hand, pleads that he is able
and willing to support his wife, but not in
luxury and extravaganza. That he leaves
to his father-in-law, who built his chateau
of Monte Christie out of the treasures dis
covered in the book where he had placed
the island, and is now getting centirne a
letter for his alteration Of San Felice; but
in all the strict necessaries Of life, which
for person TO whom nature has been 30
lavish in superfuities, he declares to have
considered all that was requisite. As for
his affection, who can doubt it? Madame
Peytel, who has always been of a religious
turn OF mind, having at one time run
away from the short commons of home,
had left the little lamp burning before the
image of the Virgin in her dressing room,
and NJ. Peytel had actually fed the lamp
during the whole time of her absence, al
though il had cost him nearly sou day.
The Tribunal rather inclined to bestow the
verdict desired Of the wife until this proof
of affection was brought forward, when
they hesitated at once, and asked leave to
deliberate on their judgment.
general SHERMANs SPEECH IN MEM
PHIs.-At the complimentary dinner given
to General Sherman, in Memphis, the
General in response to toast, said:
] well remember the first morning 1
came among you. As / rode through
your city with a few members OF my staff,
your stores and places Of business were
closed, and your streets silent and desert
ed. The pestilence was not abroad
Everything bore evidence Of subjugated
people. But we had not come to destroy;
we came to restore that which was lost
found you tied down by rules and laws
more rigorous than had ever been impos-
ed by the Government. / relaxed these;
gave life to your commences, 1 opened
your places Of amusement and sent the
life-blood flowing through your veins and
arteries. Perhaps ! did wrong, but L
think not. But whatever of good l per-
formed, was done incidentally. What
time remained here, / was drilling and
preparing my troops for new and arduouS
duties in the field.
Gentlemen. ] am not conscious of one
particle Of pride in any success that may
have attended my efforts, but take de-
light in tracing the events Of history to
their cause. Three hundred and fifty
years ago band Of Spaniards stood where
Fort Pickering now stands.
De Soto saw that the Mississippi was the
aorta Of mighty nation. He was search
ing for gold and died disappointed. After
ward French families appeared, and Ger
mans and Yankees: lastly the African
was brought here; brought here because
labor was scarce brought here as a mere
matter of speculation-to make money-nO
more than cotton spectators at the pres
ent day are doing. After time the colo
nists declared themselves capable of self
government and threw Off the authority Of
the mother country. The question of
State rights arose and caused, for q time,
OlSuAlOus AZ lCIEAu al JAClCS Va COuICuCI a.
ton were agreed upon precisely such
form of government as jeff. Davis has
organized. Under this the people lived q
very few years-just about as many a.
the jeff. Davis Government would exist,
provided it was left alone. They needed q
central power. They needed q cOnstitu-
ton. They needed q ruler; we all need
ruler. The United States progressed in
power and attainments. The South pro-
crossed to be particularly careful about
points Of honor.
An election came. The man legally
elected was not the favorite OF the South.
The point of honor was waived. They in
honor should have abided by an election
into which they had entered. was in
Louisiana at the time. A brave soldier,
Major Haskins, was in command Of
guard of forty-five men at the Arsenal
in Baton Rogue. When Bragg came
with 600 men and demanded the surren-
der of the place, the Major scornfully re-
fused. At last, by false promises, he was
induced to give it up. When the gallant
Major was brought a prisoner up tho
river, why did you not rise to the res
cue?
If we were to wipe out every vesitge Of
civilization in Louisiana, it would not
atone for the disgrace heaped upon Has
kins. would not have blamed Hnrl-
but il he had crushed yOn to the earth.
could not have done it myself; still
could not and would not have blamed
Hurlbut had he done SO, when l think
of the ignominy heaped upon the brave
Major Haskins by the population Of this
city, when he passed through here pris-
Oner.
! wish to make issue on the point of
honor alone. But back Of there is anoth-
er principle of right. I believe IN the
right Of men to secede. They can do so
by leaving the country, but net foot of
land can they take with them. We must
obey the laws. Gentlemen ! thank you.
How THE REBELS BRAND-Branding
deserters, as performed at Castle Thunder3
in Richmond. is described as u beautiful
operation, and as humane as beautiful
The cnlprit is fastened to q large table, face
downward, and large 3D. Scared upon
his posteriors A plain bar Of iron. about
an inch in diameter, narrowed down a lit
tie at the point, is heated to incandescence,
aud used as a gn-painter would use
brush in lettering, only in a very slow and
bungling manner. A greasy smoke, with
a sickly stencil arises, accompanied with
cracking sounds. and the grOans Of the VIC