The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-05-07

Saturday, MOy 2.

Saturday, MOy z.
NJ There il one Brigadier General J.
M. futile, in compiand of the District Of
Na&hsz. We suspect it 10 the same indi-
vidsal Who haxs from Iowa, and last fall
distinguishei himself by getting worse
beaten than any man who ever ran tor OF.
fee in Iowa, save and except Charles Ma
son. r..re tul
:, We find in tho New York Tribune . copy
ofan order issued by The Health Oh1cel
and approved BY this worthy Brigadier,
under pretence Of providing for the health
eethat post deelazipgt that no 'contraband''
should b allowed to remain in Natchez
after the first day Of April, unless en-
! ployed BY, and actually residing within the
domicil Of some responsible white psrson
This order made no Discrimination BE-
tween the industrious and the idle,-be-
tween those who were supporting them
solves and dependents, and those, II any,
who were receiving MD from the Govern
neut The only exceptions to the decree
Of ejectmsnt. were Of those who were actu-
ally ct work for and residing in the house
Of , white person-that il, Of those who
were in the position Of slavss! Ths order
We studiously oontrived 70 bear hard upon
those who were earning m honest support,
aud, - appears BY subsequent acts, intend
"a to compel their return to the subjugation
q their former mastees.
The correspondent who sends the order
~n~. Ahe% - A1H> Ah%A vvs>~%S~~>IA q -.
forced, and Northern soldiers under the
command Of this Brigadier, were engaged
in seising al colored men, women and
children, wherever found, and hurrying
them OF to the Health Omcer, to be dealt
with - he might determine. II any Of
them had former masters In the city, they
were advised BY that disnitazy 70 80 back
to them, and II they would do 20, were per-
Aittsd to remain; II they would aot, then
they were mercilessly sent out Of the city
to the contraband camp, where, il they
wished, they could not earn their support.
The agents Of the Freedmen's Aid Com
mission expostulated with the Brigadier
against the order, and were insulted with
the remark that ''they appeared to think
that colored men had more rights than
white men," and their petition was referred
to the Health Officer, one DR.. A. w. Kelly,
the man who concocted the order, and was |
1t in the most outrageous man |
ner.
This 10 the substance Of long communi- |
cation in the Tribune. Under pretence Of
. sanitary necessity, an attempt was made |
TO make nugatory the Proclamation Of the |
President, to make freedom in q black |
man . crime,-to punish those who honest |
y supported themselves and children, for
aaring to occupy homo for themselves.-I
A moro atrocious evasion and violation Of
,ficial duty has not come under our notice,
md nothing could better illustrate the man.
her In which the unfortunate blacks are
reated BY many Of our of1cers.
II sanitary measures are necessary, let
hem be adopted. But the order IL . self-
Dvident lie. Ne man who wished to &C.
sure the health Of community, would /
,ver dream Of banishing the INDUSTRIOUS
hose whose labor IL absolutely essential to
he cleanliness Of . city. The persons ex-
,luded and those permitted to remain, .ex-
pose the motive and declare the purpose.
L WAS new illustration Of the idea that
negroes have no rights the white man il
hound to respect" Il Il made ! crime inl
he negro TO- b free, to keep hin family
about him, not 70 reside under the roof Of
nh e1nployers II he does any Of these
.hings, he endangen the health Of hatcher
Brigadter General Tuttle says soi For our
MT, ~ think the man who most endsn1
yers ths health, Of Natchel. ID this Brig.
3en. Tuttle himself. The man who ap-
moves such IN order, would corrupt any
under the heaven. i2
- The wisdom Of the Ohio organize
ion Of home troops canas Cut eloriously
ast Monday. On thatday 5000 men ~
ported for duty under the hundred-day
call. Was-not that vindication Of the
policy Of preparation for eontingenciesil
Doss It not provo that there IL nothing Nike
being ready for any and III emergienciesf
II our own Legislature lad made similar
provisions, Iowa, too, could have muster
ID it, proportion q men On @ early day.
Bot it wss1ot done when It should have
been and so.1o an len behind in this In |,
stance. But ~ btllsvs ~ shall mot be 70
long. Our young and energetic men are
\ work md mean to put the thing through.
1--WE notics dispatch which SAYS that
Gov. Stone shipped 1890 EhnSld rifles and
- same numbsr of suits Of elothing, from
Warrington wsek since, intended tor the
lundred-day men. They win b at Dav.
IMPORT in rsadinsss1br those who volunteer
y wear and uDe them. Now - the dime 70
:u1h into the sorvice. There Il no uae in
lelay. Go In while you can. II you wait,
psrhaps Jon may and yourselves ''left out