The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1865-01-28

DEMot RAcy.-Tbe unfortunate -etel con-
scripts, 1.-The poor white trash, have long
since faniliarZed the maxim that this IS "a
rich mans war and a poor mans fight. =
The Rebellion started apon that pan, and
even in the hour Of distress i seems I'M
boss !ble 70 change the burden SO that the
wealthy Shareholders shall be s:ompeiledto
60 into service. The owner OF fifteen ne
groes has always been exempt, and low
when there are cries that every white man
il wanted TO strengthen the rebel army,
this aristOcrat;c piece OF favorit.srN cannot
be touched. There was a debate ir the
Rebel Congress on this subject few days
avo. which was fruit!ess. Gee aspiring
denagogue disguised his colleagues by de-
clarng that The wanted the rich man tJ
" understand that his son should go into
the ranks and Eight 10y the SIDE ot the
poor man. He had no idea Of citing
| :. certain classes of persons burrow in The
ground while his cOuntrymen and chill
!" dren were bleeding on the field Of bat
"tle." lie was in favor OF destroying ev-
erythinc and slaughterinE every body soon
er than that the Yankees should triumph.
Such sentiments must have exc.!ed pro-
found disgust. but il was iIlr-l dent for
the advocates Of exemption - -ich slave
holders to show their real feelings. They,
! therefore, tried the expedieEt Of beacing
Oft the malccntent by proposing tie same
thing in another form, which WoEiC ex-
provided ne gave bond to furnish 50 much
provision 10 the Rebel Govers,E-nt and
/ sell TIE surplus To the families &; soldiers
at prices 20 DE fixed by the Rioaa. aiQ SOW
ernment. Another believer ~ lie ,rinci-
4 pie OF tdiyide ard conquer, proposed
j new topic Of d.ssa:isfa .lon py tiseflh- an
amendment: 10 recotnni., with El-.r~et.?ns
10 pat al. white males in sersjoe hrtween
4 seventeen and furiy-ive years OF age,
whether they owned iifteennegsaes ar were
willing to commute by eiN..I -ih ilelr
crops for the soldiers and their Xxi, A'.@as.-
| He also wanted al tie nTtS-t-. aAppy
conscrip.s over forty five years ~ e2e dis
| charged from the army, n !i-<'s .tre htch
would very seriously ini.nirsiS . : 2is'ers,
i ar i take from il ulat iof.ion II 40 forces
Of which the grave has seen 'fc. 5eI.'
These amendments and etann.er-.Inesa-
meEts were doubtless made t. Ill. tie bill
and keep the Fifteen negro e.ses" Of the
old law from being repealed. Iiey sue
ceedea ard by vote OF 20 10 -. 'na bill
and all amendments We're laid On the table.
| So the contest still remains "a rich mans
war and poor mans tight"
/ GuERRYLLAs.-A band Of thirty of these
outlaws, one night last week, v:sifec 9
small village called Lima, on The
Hannibal and St. Joseph railroad. end
killed two citizens and piundefea one pr,
! more stores. one Of the citizens, Delare -
was killed, shot and killed one o. the ger.
riilas. 'pne citizens Teach couE.y 81 A9rta
M issoari should al unto for the pu Tp1st OF
! rep-essi nc the robbers and murderer af
| ,tlat section. let them be called 'gnerri!ia-.
"ohinch- bugs" o. anything else Pat es-
ery ron,er aud plunderer down, iss hun
call himself what he may.-sco...n Con-
| s.HGt.o1l.
| The 81. Louis DtmOcra: u ne A5-A az
| nonncaa that the famous h. rse Dashs,S,
formerly the property Of Mr.. J. 4. arse-,
| of this place, has beer sold 10 II. c. Beck
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