The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1865-03-25

power that shall sustain itself ct any cost,
and hold it's own against all comers, what.
ever political constitution may be found
best for that purpose.-London 1snsss.
MAN WANraD.-Panica always rushes to
poltr0onery, to pltiable reliance upon
other than its own right arm. The carter
whose wheels struck mud bawled plain
lively to Jupiter, and was informed that
the god helped those that helped them
selves. The rebels, who do not shake in
their shoes, simply because they have no
shoes to shake In, fancy that they need .
Dictator. We do not blame them for being
sick OF their President, and heartily tired
OF their CongreD; but Why they should
suppose that BY surrendering themselves,
body, soul and spirit, to Cen. Lee, they
not clearly comprehend. Lee may b. an
Extraordinary warrior, but he cannot
create those things which the Confederacy
most sorely lacks, viz: beef, bread and
battalions. "Robert e. Lee" says the
Richmond Enquirer, .'by and with the
consent Of the army and people, will grasp
tie scepser they may wrench from the
safety and security Of his country's iiber-
ty and Independence" ''Sceptefs'' il an
ugly word, and the thing itself ia an un-
common utensil to be used in the manage.
ment ola republic. A monarch seems to b
taken for granted. There IL only to be a
transferred from King JEFF to King Bob |!
That is all!
Now let US note, following the intima-
tons Of the Enquirer, what Robert the
First 10 expected to do when he is snug in
the purple! 1.-THE Congress has utterly
failed"-and SO he Is to legislate. The
treasury is empty-and 80 he is TO coin
thin-Gen. Lee is to thicken them. The
Commissary Department is not only out
[of joint. but out of everything else-and
the Dictator is to replenish it. Having
supreme power, he Is to tax and to take, to
contiscate and to conscribe, to make the
President his errand-boy, the Secretaries
his servants, the people his plant and un.
questioning instruments. The whole
scheme has u smack of plantation morale
~ about it which il truly edifying. In
spite of their straight and silky hair, their
fine Roman noses, their unexceptiOnable
shin bones, the proudpeople OF the Confed-
eracy are to hew Gen. Lees wood, and to
draw. water for the Dictator. This logical
" 1Aplves . most astonishing complies
tio principles. The white men are the
sur BIZ race, but In Ofdsr to keep the
bid men in inferior position, the former
mt 90 to speak, ad;cate, and take up.
on emselves the ban of inferiority there
being no frst class A No. l human being
LEFT in the COnlederacy except, Robert y.
Lee, who will reign u kind Of moral Rob-
insOn CrusOe, surrounded and served by
several millions Of Man. Fridays, white,
black Or yellow!
All this may be delightful in theory. but
unless Lee is much greater man than we
think he il, the plan will lsmentably break
N<>S~~S To- S~N su rAn win n
who can extracs blood from turnip. King
Robert will note Cadmus, he canuot ex.
temp0rise crops Of armed soldiers, nor
even crops OF corn and potatoes. He may be
good commander of armies, but he must
first have armies to command. He may
take up arms against sea Of troubles, but
like King Csnute. will find the advance
ing ocean too strong for his real authority.
He may grasp the scepter," but he will
stand in much greater need Of . life-preser-
yer. He is excellent at fighting shy-ifI
wise, he will fight very shy indeed of the
indignity Of . cOrnatiOn.-N Y. Tribune.
THE NEW POSTAL ACr-ADvERT1sEDl
LETrERs-FoREIGN AND DOMESTIC MAILS
-FREE DELIVERY, &C.-The new act, re-
lating to thapOstal laws, provides that all
domestic letters, except letters lawfully
franked, and duly certified letters of sol.
diers and marines in the service of the
mailing in any post Office of the United
States, on which the postage IL unpaid,
shall be sent by the postmaster to the dead
letter Office in Washington; and all letters |
deposited for mailing and paid only in |
part, shall be forwarded to their destina.
ton, charged with the unpaid rate to bel
collected on delivery.
The provisions of the act for the relief of
postmasters who have been robbed by Con-
federate force or rebel guerrillss, approved !
in April, 1854, are extended to cases of 10y |
al postmasters, where, ty reason OF the |
presence of armed forces, q post Office 10 |
destroyed, and the postmaster loses the |
or stamped envelopes, and the cases where |
such Losses are Occasi0ned by armed forces |
other than those of the so-called Coincide |
rate States.
The Postmaster General is authorized to |
allow for the publication in newspapers Of
the list Of undelivered letters at any post
office, compensation at q rate not to exceed |
two cents for each letter 90 advertised.
He 10 also authorized to cause the mails |
to be transported between the United |
States and any foreign post or ports, or be. |
tween the ports OF the United States touch. |
ing at n foreign port by steamship, allow
ing and paying therefor. If BY an Ameri.
and United States inland postage, and. i'll
by foreign vessel, any sum not exceed. !
ing the sea postage on the mails 50 con-
veyed.
The system of free delivery is to be co
tablished in every place containing pop
ulation of fifty thousand within the deiiye. !
~ Of the Office thereof. and at such other
places as the Postmaster General, in his |
Judgment, shall direct.
Provided, that the prepayment on drop
letters in all places, where free delivery is |
not established, shall be one cent only.
lets. etc. in mails, to be punished by dine |
and imprisonment.-N.Y. World.
PARTICULARS OF THE cAPTURE or KINs.
roN.-From a gentleman VINO arrived in
this city yesterday, from Newbern, We
learn the following additional particulars |
respecting the capture of Kinston, N. c.:
The assault on the CITY was led by Gen. |