The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1865-02-18
Appearance and Anecdotes ~
Rebel Peace COmmisStOners.


roe correspondent says OF the appearanc.
Of Messrs. Stephens, Hunter and CAM
bell:
The ordinary texture Of their cls,b;,.
bespoke the fact that textile fabrics of tLe
best kinds we're somewhat scarce in fhs
Confederacy., They wore good, thick.
soled English, shoes, no doubt got in
pearance was not that Of men in sound
and robust health. They looked NOR
like men who had not had reurls.
succession of good dinners for some tim.
past. '''le
The first thing they wanted to know wa.
whether there was any good whisky On
our side. The answer was prompt. COZ
course there was, and any quantity Of it."
The ambassadors thereupon expresse,l
desire to have some. and were iulmetI;sta'
~ gratitied. 1t was evidently long tims
since they had tasted so prime an article
for brief time they bad consumed vhst
y as sent them, and were under the necoe.
sity of requesting further supply. M
aromatic taste Of such 6ne liquor. which
they lad rarely heard OF since the rebAi.
lion, no doubt put them in very good hn.
nor, and all feelings Of hostility to Ii.
Yankees were for the moment, Sin TIA
deep bosom Of the ocean buried" and thav
at once proposed an interview.
PRISONERS.
Before the close Of the interview Mr..
Stephens spoke to MI. Lincoln on the sub.
ject OF the exchange Of prisoners, and ask
him what was proposed to be done in tia
matter. The President said that evsrv
thing connected with that subject had BEEN
contided to the care Of General Grant, and
that all information must come from him.
through the regularly established chan.
nels o: communication. Mr.. Stephens thec
said he had favor to ask of Nj. Lincoln
and which, If he could grant, lie would e:
TEEN personal obligation. The Pred.
dent OF course, inquired what it was. M.
Stepoens said it was In reference to I
nephew of his, who had been taken p,is.
oner some time ago, and who was stil
confined in the North. His desire waa Ia
have him released. ..Well,'' said MI. lin.
coin, after q little reflection, "I dom. think
have the power to do that; but Win
give you note to General Grant. who win
no doubt do all he can to oblige YOU. But
by the way" he added, "'there is, I BELIEVE
a young man Union lieutenant, in one
OF your prisons in the South, Of the same
rank as the youngman you wish to eet
released. If you will try and get him out
of prison I will use my influence for the
liberation of your nephew, and they can b.
easily exchanged one for the other" Nj.
Stephens asked the name of the youns
lieutenant, and, on being informed boz.
rowed q pencil and tearing q slip of pauer
took note oft, saying that he would do
what he could in the matter, Every well.n
said Old Abe, ''send him to US, and your
nephew shall go down to you"
one OF OLD ABE's STORIES.
After the formal interview was over these
1t seems that it was during this informal
talk that the rebel ambassadors fiSst heard
OF theepassage ofthe Constitutional amend.
ment by the lower House of Cougrooa-
Que OF the number remarked that this &C.
ton might c0mplicate affairs little with
the South. The heavy planters insisted
upon maintaining that institution and de-
Tending it, and asked Mr.. Lincoln if he
Abe was ready for them with one Of biz
stories, aud said:
There is an old farmer out in Illinois Who
had made his arrangements to raise large
herd OF hogs; he informed his neighbors
that he bad found way to raise cheap
pork. This excited the curiosity of his
neighbors, aud they asked him how he was
going to do it. The old farmer replied that
he should ..,e plant q large field Of potatoes.
would turn the hogs in and let them dig
and eat, thus saving the ex pense of digging
the potatoes, and feeding them.
''But," said his neighbors, ..the frost viii
come before they ara fattened, and in al
probability the ground will be frozen foot
deep. deep: How do you propose to get around.
..Oh,'' replied the farmer, "they win
rs well root away there, even II it Is hard
work.
WHAT THE REBELS THINK OF GENERAL
GRANT.
On the return up the river, and on pass
ing through our lines to their own, they
were much attracted by the appearance
and manner of 'General Grant, and 70
had never expected to find 80 modest and
unassuming man as General Grant. Their
idea Of his character and appearance va,
Of course, drawn from the tenacity and
purpose with which he sights. They Do.
clared that for man holding 20 high and
important position, it was astonishing to
find him 80 modest. They left with moA
favorable impressions Of our General.in.
chief. But it must be stated that the ex-
pressions which fell from them on leaving.
showed that they regarded this semi-om.
cial mission N . failure. Nevertheless
they expressed hope that good would nj.
come out Of It, seeing that the au.
thorities In the South would now know bot.
ter what the Northern Government 10 vii.
ling to do.
WHAT EDUCATION WILL Dot - .
question how far by education person can
make up for the loss Of one or more limbs
or any Of the senses. When boy, We used
to be surprised to see . one armed man
split wood, which he seemed to do more
and forcibly than men With
Two arms. So We notice now young man
named Crockett, who lost q leg above the
nd Nqo;N
when child, who can perform feats, with
one foot. that few if any lads of his age in
this neighborhood can perform with two
feet. He will swim like duck: he can run