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The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-02-20
~ It is q great pity that Congress can

~ It is great pity that Congress can
not manage to do necessary business within
. reasonable time It has now been in ses-
sion over two months and yet it has not
managed to perfect the Enrolment Bill,
matter Of immediate necessity and about
which there need have been no debate or
discussion beyond what could have been
uttered in single day. But it yet "hangs
fire. and is banded from one House to
other us If it were mere football for The
amusement of the members.
Sensible and practical men, we should
think might long ere this have ascertaned
what enactment is required and what
shape they could agree to put it in. But
our Congressman act as if it were 4 mat
ter of indifference whether they amend the
Law as it stands now or u month hence. -
They will find that the people are not in
different. They are deeply interested in
the perfection of this measure. They want
TO know what the law is before the Draft
comes. Yet Congress dallies with its duty
on. the every eve of that event!,
The people..are tired not TO say Disguised,
with these impracticable praters who can't
find out what ought to be done or what
they can agree to do. What the people
want is certainty in this matter. As things
stand they cant tell what the law Of the
Draft is likely TO be. That il what they
desire first of all. II Congress can't do
let them say SO. If they can, let
them do it. Talk we have had enough Of.
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-02-20

No- The report of the capture Of Mobile
the other day is said to have originated
with New York broker who had bocn,
''extsu Herald printed with the news
The hoax was discovered before its specu-
lative object was accomplished, and the
author Of it discovered and forthwith ar
rested. We have not heard whether he has
been punished for it, however. 1t would
do NO harm to make an example of him. il
there is really any way to do it.
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-02-20
IA Truth seems to be working itself to

Ea- Truth seems to be working itself to
the surface in these days with what may be
considered amazing rapidity, even in the
Halls of Congress. The other day Mr..
Harding, of Kentucky, in discussion Of
the Enrolment Bill, denounced the enroll
ment of negroes as highway robbery
To this Mr.. Davis, of Ma'ylond, replied
He thought Harding's phrase was fortu-
nate. Slavery had its origin i'll robbery,
he said, and was nothing but robbery
Slavery had robbed Maryland, and slave
holders had been the enemies of that State,
and he proclaimed eternal hostilities to
them and their institution.
Think of that! A Maryland Represen-
tative, elected almost without opposition
from Baltimore, talking Of the peculiar
institution in such phrase. Nothing like
it is on record. Wendell Phillips couldn't
put it stronger. Is it not true that the
men who live where Slavery has always
been master arc rapidly becoming the most
intense of all the abolitionists?
nss- The 4 17ny and Nary Journal taking
as its basis, affirms that they cannot. by a
lew en- n.asse, add more than 100000 men
to the few they have in the field. Without
this levy $4,000 is the utmost they can re-
cruit The total number, throughout all
Dixie, it declares cannot in any event, be
made 10 exceed 400, 900. And this force it
concludes can be easily overpewered by
the force we shall have arrayed against
them. We trust this may be found to be
the truth. But we are in favor of making
assurance doubly sure, in this case. We
desire that no loop-hole for doubt be left
that no chance be left for disaster. Make
the Army strong enough to accomplish all
its work in the campaign, and then the Re-
bellion will suddenly and of necessity col
lapse. Fill up the quota and it will surely
be done.
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-02-20

W. The reactionists of Mexico. the oppo-
nents OF JuareZ and the Originators of the
French Intervention, composed mostly of
the Church men and their supporters, do
not appear to be as we'll off as they antici-
pated. One great cause Of their opposition
to the Liberalists was the attempted confis-
cation OF the enormous property of the
Churcn to public use. 1t seems that the
French Regency have decreed the same
thing. and the Archbishop, according TO
Late news from Mexico, in conjunction
with numerous other Bishops, in the name
of the whole body, has published a protest
against this decree, in which it is declared
that the Church party is now in a worse
condition than it was under Juarez!
Among other grievances it is alleged that
they have no liberty to express their opin-
ions, the Regency having, in happy illus
tration of their ideas of civilization and
public freedom, established censorship
Of the Press, thing unknown before in
Mexico. The protest concludes with an
communication Of the authors of the Re-
gency decree and of all who shall observe
or Obeyit.
This is the old story once more repeated.
They chose to invite an enemy into their
country to settle internal differences. That
enemy chooses to treat the whole popula-
ton as suits his interests and purposes.-
The Archbishop had been wiser had he
studied the old fable before he appealed to
. distant Power. He is learning now. We
hope he will learn fast and be wiser in flu
ture. There is said to be much excitement
in Mexico on account Of this protest.
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-02-20

~ Our dispatches announce that Off
cial information had been received at
Nashville Of Sherman's entry into Jack
son, Mississippi, on the 5th, inst. There
seems to have been little if any resistance.
From this we infer that the rebel force in
that vicinity cannot be large enough 10
make stand against him. jackson. we
Judge, is about one-third the distance from
Vicksburg to Meridian, which is ON the
railroad which runs south to Mobile. IF
nothing has CHANGED toobstruct the march.
sherman has probably now been ten DAVIS
moving in advance of Jackson. About one
hundred miles by the railroad would take
him to Meridian, if that is his destination.
How long it may require to get over that
distance with an army we cannot saw
but It is plain that we may look for news
either OF fight on the route or his arrival
at meridian or its vicinity almost any dav
Dy The way of Richmond unless the rebels
suppress the information. Meridian is no,
over one hundred and fifty miles north o.
Mobile, and Is about the same distanc.
from Montgomery, Alabama. Agains
one OF these places we presume Sherman i,
aiming. Which it is he and General Gran
probably know. The rest of us can indn,g,
in guessing until events determine the fact
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-02-20

y 1AI0 NCNOIlOn ~ His COUulIy expressed
by Col. Terrence is the prevailing senti-
ment OF Iowa officers and soldiers-they
never let their banners trail in the dust"
More than 200 banners have been wroupht
by the fair ladies Of Iowa, and given to the
soldiers, with the Injunction 10 stand by
their coiors. If needles and other impIe-
ments Of industry, such as woman is &C.
customed to use, could conquer this Rebel
lion, there would not now be a traitor left
in the land. Iowa's women work indefati.
gahly, her men vote right, and her soldiers
fight valiantly.
The speaker then called the attention Of
her hearers to the condition Of the ar,ny.-
The Sanitary condition of the u. s. army
is better than that Of any other army now
or heretofore in existence. It is not no
cause our soldiers endure no priyations. no
long marches; no hard fighting. It is due
to the liberality of the Governme mt and tile
generosity of the people. But for these
many brave boy who now does dutv in
the field. would fill soldiers grave. hut
in spite of this liberality and generosity
the soldiers suffer much. It is unayoida,
bic. They are obliged to make forced
marches over mountains and through
swamps, feeding on hard crackers and
drinking Cypress swamp water which la
dies would not wash their tioor.cloths in:
many times without proper clothing. and
beset by lizards and copperheads anI eve.
ry mean thing that Rebellion can pro-
duco.
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-02-20

she speaker concluded with an earnest
appeal for the Orphan Asylum, which she
has much at heart, and asked the Legisla-
tors present If the modest request for an
appropriation Of $4,000 would be refused.
1t was the intention to give every body an
opportunity to contribute TO this noble en-
terprise. The patriotic citizens Of IOwawill
make this fitting monument u the men,
Dry OF our fallen soldiers.
The address was listened to throughout
with marked attenoon and frequently in
terrupted by applause. She described ma
that frequently results from the timely be-
stowal OF proper Sanitary supplies. The
greatest compliment TO the speaker. and
the strongest assurance she can have that
her audience followed her with tho closest
attention and liveliest interest, lies in the
fact that Representative Hall was AS quiet
as Church during Divine service.
Coop ADyicE.-If the body is tired. rest
II the brain is tired. Sleep. II the bowels
are loose, lie down in q warm bed and re-
MAN there, and eat nothing till YOU are
well. IL an action Of the bowels does not
occur at the usual hour, eat not AN atom
TIL they % act at least for thirty-six hours,
meanwhile drink largely of cold water or
not teas, exercise in the open air to the ex-
tent OF gentle perspiration, and keep this
gestion II practiced would save myrads OF
lives every year, both in the city and coun-
Try. The best medicines in the world are
warmth, abstinence and repose.-Journdl
Of Health.
In Cincinnati, the other day. a wealthy
Quaker refused to give any money to aid
| tho war, but said there was a loose 500 note
! at his office, which the committee might
: mud. Ofcourse they found il.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1864-02-29

pressfon, as he gazed al the young
man, was that of a father as he gazes
upon an erring child.
Mr.. West he began kindly, | am
sorry to see you here
George VEST could not bear the
light Of those kind and pitying eyes.
He turned away and burst into tears.
AS low as he had fallen, he had not
lost all manly feelings, and now his
sense OF shame overpowered him.
The officer gazed at him in silence
for while, aad then continued, in the
same kind tone:
| am glad to see those tears. They
show that yon are not lost get. I have
come here, not as your superior officer,
but rs fellow man, to ask you to redeem
the character that YOU have lost. Yoa
were once the best soldier in your reg
;ment, and | saw how gallantly you
behaved at Falling Wat rs and Manas-
sas. / am. sure there must rbe some
.canse for your misconduct. VIA yee
tell me whatit is?'
West could not resist the. officers
kindness. lie told him everything
how be had beer trifed with By the
girl he loved so dearIy~-how 1t had
maddencd him-how he had tried to
obtain leave to 90 home for short
whites and had been refused a--how he
/ had gone without le&Ro-bow he had
been arrested, brought back and pun
ished-and how the sense of shame
had dragged him down in spite of his
efforts to do better.
The officer listened attentively, and
when West had finished speaking, he
4 said ..
| You were tempted very sorely, Mr.
West, but if you had taken hold of the
only true support, God would have kept
yon firm. However it is not too late
[ have come nere to ask you i{voa will
God helping you; do better What Dc
you say p
} West was silent for a moment ther
: he exclaimed. solemnly and firmly:
, God helping me, viii do better, sir,
i thought you would say that, sai>
the officer quietly, as he held out hi
hand. West raised it to his lips, bs
the officer blushed, and drew it away
: lie staid with the young man faE
half an hour longer, speaking encour
agingly to him, and before he we1
r away the two men knelt down, and Il.
4 officer asked God to give the ycuD
! man strength to keep his resolution.
e As he turned to go away, the ofies
told West to follow him, that his arrei
3 Was at an end.
i As they passed out, he said sone
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1864-02-29

and receIvgSF.. nave iloslcNd ycuf con-
duct, since your promise to me, and
beiseve you to be sincereIy peniten5'
The young man thanked him for his
interest in hiaa, and promised him to do
ss he wish ed him; AID then the officer
lef. hira.
The proraise was never kept, for be-
do-e the day arrived the army was in
rapid lnotieu oser the moan tains. Nc
Dowel was fought and won, the noun
.talns we're crossed again, and soon we
were drivins. Banks down the Valley to-
wards the Potomac. Then came the
march up tlle Taiiey-the race between
Tye4ont and Jackson.
At last the Shenandoah was reached
Fire mont had been defeated at Cross
Keys, and the battle of Port Republic
had b,een fsdght and won.
The battle mad Just ended, and the vic
terious shouts of our army had scarcely
died away when the officer to whom |
: have referred SO often rode across the
:feld .llone rs code slowly and eau
tiously &meng, the dead and wounded,
gain pitlngly. at them. Suddenly be
reineG 10 MS horse, and, dismounting,
Anelt by the see of q young man who
was lring on tbs field, apparently in his
3est a gony.
West, my peor fellow he exclsimef3.
The young inan opened his eyes, re-
~3ognzed him, ard smiled leebly.
You have saved ME, General he
whispered tair.t'y. L woulG nave beer
].ost but fer yo o,s'
4 will call assistance said the officer
rising. 'You mus be removed.
Don't leave. me- murmureds the dy-
ing man. Il a;sa aim ost on the verge o
Heaven. Pr&r for xae."
The officer l;-1elt by him once more
and with unc oTeras, head, prayed co.
to take the yo eng man to himself, ant
give him that rest which shall nevs
end. A happy mile lit up the youn
soldiers face, asd when he had tinlshe
praying the o. kecr turned to him. Th
smile was sel. uP on his face, but hi
spirit had pas SD away.
. While the os5sloer knelt, gazing at tn
body, an Aid rede up, exclainaIng:
Dispatches. tor General Jackson
The officer rose and received the pa
pers. The vietor Of Port Republic Wi
the preserver Of George West, and
Heaven that single oct which turned Oh
| sinner 90 re pcetance, outweighed all
! earthly glory.
He lad il ldged won great victor
He mad say ed aehelaan soul.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1864-02-29

She dice esid Polly, 'and was new
er leen sg.i q, for she was buried IN the
ground whe re the trees grow
The col, grouiTd,' said the child,
shuddering gain.
Mol the warm ground, returned
Polly, swhere /. she ugly little seeds are
turned into b eautiful flowers and where
good people aTn into angels and hy
away to heay eas' DICKENS.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1864-02-29

EoafarIoN OF Br4Es.2It is estim.-
ted that $4,000, 600 copies ofsthe Bible :.
have been circulated within the last half9
century, oe which Great Britain and her
dependencies received 26.000000, the
rest Of Europe 2A2sg, 900, and America
40, 900, 0eO, leavi5gF5ut 100000 for the
Jews, the Mohamnledans and the Heath
EN-. Agencies nave been appointed to
circulate the Bible in Egypt.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1864-02-29

q GREAT VICIJ~
When Oh regiment, the. --th. VIZ
g.iha Infant =, entered the service "a ID
May 1861, We numbered onsrhoasaua
and ten men, u in all oag uambee,
there was NJ bc fouu} 3 feer or i
h@adsomer lsioa than o..ksaon /
Shall, for coayenience's ske, call
George West. He vas 4 arge. fee-
looking, free and easy feliosga with q
fFark, open cdlntensace, aa1 an eve
that met your own calnlr al1 unfal-.
teringly. He was one Of thE kindest-
hearted fellows I ever saw, a.x Us ready
to 10 favor s a comrade, - never
re1r0lurine Al any hardship Shat -he
haG to uua@r%o. a.
Our reg@cu5 vas orlereEst 10 Ear-
:per's Fem, atd after the To-; sation u
the army O t3a Shenandoa5 &c were
ASSIGNED piale in the Fret hiigade," !"
commanded 6Y Colcnsi Jack-1e-.l-tbat at
glorious ole .. StonewaIl gade, .
which hss since won such i,nse .Shablc
reaown. 4 short time after ia George
West WAS advanced to the eradl 81
Corporal. He vas very &ttestive to
his duties, and was noted in NE regi-
meat as one Of the best scidisss in it
The first time that we met Sse van
KEGS was at Falling Waters, ana there
l had an opportunity of scei:s how
cur mods corporal" as w called
West, could fight. He behave | with
great galIaatry, add vas comphe.ented
on the field by Col. Jackson.
After thR battle OF Manassas West
: wss msde.a Sergeant, and was Looked
upon by q AS Il rising man.
One d lit e5 rate in Auggst, !
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1864-02-29

l1Hs fare wous grgy vorv nals, and be
wodld repEs IoesI
1t is useless. / Am a disgracsd
hetreaties were IN vain. lie seem
ed % have determined not to heed
them.
0aa day [ happened to be passing
the guard house, wen saw West
thrust into it. From his appearance,
| knew that he haa been drunk.
coald net bel p ny eyes filing with
tears Of sympathy fos tte poor fellow,
~b.o seemed he.pesssass zshing on to
destruction. <
determined to 60 70 him that af-
ternoon, before lie nas. released, and
plead with him oaoo r15ee - reform.
nHt bcfqrs' I could 20 so he vas set at
altst'A. It was not until several weeks
Sftei ~ar2 that | |a~fa II ne cause Of
as sudden release, a'i4 tho.v I heard It
from liz own lips.
lhe night previons to his ina Qrison-
( 'l0 - AASt'- WV. UtA tc4LlpfE spree,
and I'D been fould u the moraite by
the guard, fyin4sn tle street at Win
chester. lie was esfried . tie gaard
.honse, and strargely enoa1th, CHARGED
tbat dry be'i.s Icy eaeapant.
i ile itad eeon centred about an hour
when the door crned ard an officer
entered. West rec gHizea him at once,
and turned away. rGe cG1cer walked
! mp to him and la:l his hand geutly on
bis shoulder. West could not help turn
ing to him. He was man of,gaedium
height, aud was. dressed in . plain,
woli,-wprn SUIT Of grey, with the trim
r1inrs of . Field officer. His hair
! was dark and not long. His beard and
moustacae were cut close, and there
was about him al air of dignity and
coAmand that world have rendered
mia. IN siyite oi h-s u s>- -
+ *
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1864-02-29

'ftb'S " T" Eat- IVY WflH Aic uSoN
resting on cne hand, gazng absently
a 6 letter. III the brief glance that
Tobtai1ed of it saw that it was writ
Lon IN wonan's hand, and L knew,
from tAe expression sf Vests coun-
tensnce, that It contained some painful
tidiugs. AS | vas from the same tow
that Wost came from, / knew that he
was engaged to one Of the loveliest
girls in the place. Sha was, however,
as Aght-heased and as gjddy as she
was lovely, and | was convinced, as
soon as | saw how tue letter affected
my friend, that she had been trifing
With him. I could easily imagine what
would be the effect Of such conduct
upon q man like George West, for
when he loved q woman he gave her
bis whole heart.
West did not notice my entrance,
and being unwilling to disturb him, |
]eat +he tent. That evening at dress
psrade, | looked for him, but he was
absent. | went to his tent, but he was
not there. For several days he was
absent, and was afterwards brought
baek nader guard. He had been az
rested by the Provost Guard at Staun-
t6u and sent back TO his regiment
When he waa tried for his offence, he
refused to nis.,e any defence, aid was
sentenced to undergo a severe punish
mcnt. but, in consideration of his past
good conduct, the sentence wgs chang
ed TO confinement in the guard house
ard loss Of pay for one month, and q
repr,lnand in the presence of the regi-
ment. His conduct seemed to take
every one by surarise, | was the only
one 10 the regiment who had any ides
Of the cause of IL, but | held nv peace
West had been such good soldier
sand possessed 50 perfectly the respec
his commander aad the confidence o
his officers, that they could scarcal.
realize that he had acted SO badly.
Alter his punishment, q great chang
came over George West. His old good
humor and cheerfuIRess deserted him
and he became sulien and morose.-
He began and kept up systemati
neglect ofhis duties, and when VI
we've ordered to the valley, he ha
been broken Of bis sergeancy and re
duced to the racks Alter this tim
he became famous for bis Dad habit:
he took to drinking, aud was oftcne
IN the guard house than any man i
the brigade. His old friends deserte
hin, and IN the midst of an army b
was alone.
| spoke to him very often about h
course, and begged him to do BETTER
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1864-02-29

thing to ths~%l q the guard, VINO
seemed scrpA tfsshe bowed respect
fcllg and Iet ispart'
slhev sem ih the street.
God h,aS your kin mess, SIR
said West "a SHAH never have
No, / aials wis was the
From ii great change came
oyer go g,, he became
euiofer n,a yer. AMI there was in
ais cond, ,tnd ofshcmility that
was indeea ding. Havas soro-
puloasly FIJI il the discharge Of MS
duty. Ns.As was ever brought
against j W gradualIy.ressain ed
his oIe s. d the regiment.
He YER s1',et the officer who had
rsscaed Sc felt shat he was not
forgott4l - Many men loved that
quiet, .]hrStian hero, but no
mans ht I'D as warmly at the
tho, Sit IS cid the lfeart Of Geo.
" est. ttfseQ 70 GO something to
prove bis aide. we're il even to lay
down Ills -. his preserger, aud he
pYavedSta'5l day would come when
he IaiShEif ain some re6urn for the
great sers = had rendered him.
AtAke -, Vests conduct was
truly her I y two days after the bat
tle eva s5oant NJ Test. once more.
TheCiF OF the regiment told me
one day sest nsd spoken to him of
his desire eonnoct himself with the
churcl,s q y2ded that he believed the
ycnns sm seformation to be complete
GneA st before we drove Banks
army out e Valley, George West was
sitting Y ldor Of his tent reading his
Bi2ls, VIII g saw the officer to whom
he owed lch approaching. .He,rose
as he cap and took off his cap re-
spee ettulls
- @ You II taat 'A's .. The nave "a.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1864-02-29

!. osyour kin lness, sir
"a shall nsver have
The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1864-09-21
sale.

. b. .=a - 81 =. ~ -er. -
John K. Fike In partition in Ash
christian Fike, ct al. J County Common pleas
In prrsuence to the command Of an order
of Sale on partition, duly issued out of the
Court of Csmmon Pleas Of saio County. dated
the 18th dayaef August, A. d. 1864, and to me
directed, / will expose to sale at Public Aue-
tioa on the premises, IN SEt-E3sak
Saturday he t7th ddyof Ssptens6er, 1854
BET aI resn he hours no o'clock a. NJ. and 4
o'clock P, N. of said day, the following de-
-cribed land and tenements to wit: Being the
west half of the south east quarter of section
ten co. IN. township. twenty four (24 oi
range seventeen az ,lcontaining eighty acres
more or less T; also a part of the north half OF
the north east quarter Of section hfteentl5,)
in township twenty four GA ofrange- seven
teen az Being in the yirginia Military dis;
trict, and being u of said half quarter except
thirty acres heretofore sold of the east end OF
said half quarter, to William Hum~erickhouser,
and now owned by John Miller, all of said
lands lbeingSsituAte in the County Of Ashland,
and State OF Ohio; sold free ioftdover. APP
praised at S45,u Q, per acre, N2g m
Terms of Saleeone third In hand ON day OF
SALE one9hird in.ene ysar. sandt the residue
in two years from day Of sale : back payments
to be secured BY mortgage on fhe premises. :
JAMES NeCOOL, Sheriff.
Kuguss 17th, T564-pf$l0,o0.