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

Tho Frees OF Cincinnati gave supper at
theSt. Nicholas Saturday evening last to
Messrs RICHARDSON, DAYlsand Browne.
tho escaped newspaper cores pondents who
have been prisoners IN Dixie for the last
twenty months. AL three Of tho Boheni-
ans made readable speeches. Blu. we only
have room for a part Of Mr.. Brownies re-
marks, from which il is clearly apparent
that love for the old Union still exists in
the Soath-that there are yet thousands of
brave and true hearts among the rebel bar
barians
When the war first broke out we in tho
North declared the South was full of Union
men in . state of suppression and subse-
Tuently we came to the conclusion there
were no Union men in the insnrgent dis
tricts. No one, hope, will hereafter talk
to me Of the lack ofloyalty in the so-called
"Contederacy." have had such eyiden-
ces OF this recently that ! were indeed
strangely unconscious Of the mos generous
Of human efforts, If ] did not testify. dur
ing orr late march, TO the unGuenchable
zeal and devotion OF hundreds OF Southern
era to our sacred cause. Everywhere they
aided and betriended Us; black and white
young and Old, men, women and children.
-ana though entire strangers. thew sheI.
tered us, and fed us, and protected IA ns IL
we ~ ere their nearest Of kin and their best
beloved feeling, as was really so, that we
were their brothers in sy 10 pathy and in .t
tacn.nen: to common and glorious cause.
through long, weary and tempestuous
nights, hungry, cold and fatieued. we
passed from the dwelling Of one Union man
70 another, receiving food and con uealment
ia every instance at the most Imminent
FISK TO themselves. Again and again. the
reoel scouts and home guards. who are
merely band Of re aians, incendiaries and
murderers. had robbed and burned down
!ne houses OF the loyal families, and had
.hrea.eheu 70 DO so whenever they found
Yankee beneath their roof No,w;,h.
standing this, they Invariably extended to
US tne warm hand Of fellowship and va vo
us their pest most bountifully' and laid
their bravo hearts beneath orr woundaJ
feet. "o"''ueu
There vas nothing they woul do
do 100 much; that they wom.a 49, 49,. w,
much risk In our behalf, and ex nose ,h.,o.
selves, after We had departed. 10 ~. .n
Lightly and vindictivenesy Of tho ..;,;Iae.
and heartless rebels. They asker rs IS
sleep in their houses; but we refused ,,o W
ing totheir Da.ns and corn cribs: conscinos
We we're therein discovered, tia. .here
) would be ne jast grounds for charging ;he
} onon persons with completely.
!. The negroes were set a whit less zea,o,e
MAN 'he " nlse ioyailsts. Though con iden,
they would be cruelty bep.sn ,.,,'.sr.
r nurdered, by thei, "e.iiyAlrou,5 ms a..
: .hey were known 20 have sheltered Yam.
] hses-especiaiiy such odious oaes as at
J s.cases OK the New York Tr.5.ne-they
. never aesitated Cor moment to ad,niai.,
! ~ ONT feile'; 10 rise from their beds q.
j 80. oolo AKA extremely incle ,nent nights
,a ~ ., Us 20 stables and out houses, furnish
rs nssa.asiiy with iood, and guide VA K
: danger. ~ Seeu'o A'on
The name Of Union man or Yankee j.
suIncient Ut any time to awaken their deep
~ in!e1est, ana transform thep, through
bless them! what have they to exp,ct .