The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1865-02-18

lions Of peace made to the enemy. unless
with victories of our arms ):
that the true hope of the Confederacy was
in brave soldiers in sufficient number TO
contest her claims in the military field :;
but he would have been more or less than
man not to have yielded to natural de-
sire t.. testify. on every proper occasion,
his anxiety, his yearning anxiety for
peace. He had received notice from
Mr. Lincoln, opening the way TO
an unofficial conference on the sub
ject. He did not feel at liberty TO decline
the invitation which it implied. In the
notes which passed between Mr.. Lincoln
and himself in the matter there was one
marked difference. He president Davis
coin spoke of common country. He could
have no common country with the Yam
KEGS. His life was bound up with the con-
federacy, and il any msn supposed that
under any circumstances he could be an
agent of the reconstruction Of the Union,
he mistook every element Of his nature
With the Confede.acy he would live or die.
proud to eat the leek or bow the neck to
mortal man. IGrest cheering.] Although
he anticipated that nothing in the way Of
peace would come out Of the recent confer
ences with the enemy, yet he WAS not pre-
pared for such extravaganza of insolence
AZ they had shown. They had not SO much
rs proposed that these States might come
back even on those conditions which were
the first occasion Of their separation from
the Union but they were to come back as
. conquered people, submitting to all the
recent legislation Of the Washington Cow
eminent, including the abolition clause in
the Constitution recently enacted in Con-
gress, and pushed with the greatest haste
through that body, before the commission
ers could arrive at Fortress Monroe. And
but q few days before this, one Of Mr.. Linz
coins Cabinet had sat at the feet of Beech
er in Baltimore, giOating over the picture
drawn by that Yankee artist of words Of q
long procession of the public men Of the
Confederacy, moving to the gallows to ex.
plate the crime OF rebellion Perhaps Linz
coins heart eoftened at the length of the
procession when he suggested that, in case
Of our submission he might be merciful.-
ILaughter.] He would never have occa-
sion to show that mercy. Words OF cheer
and encouragement had recently come from
the armies of the Confederacy. If only
half the absentees were back in Gen. Lees
army, he was sure that Grant would be
taught lesson such as he had never re-
ceived even in bis eventful route from the
Rap;dan to the James. Beauregard held
another army IN Sherman's path, and it
would he shown that Sherman's march
there had been mistakes in the past, let
US accept them as Lessons of wisdom for the
future. {Cheers.l Let US improve the ez..
rors OF bygones ;let 10 unite our hands and
our hearts, lock our shields together, and
We may well believe that before the next
summer solstice falls upon as; it will be the
enemy who will be asking US for conferen-
ces and occasions IN which to make known
our demands. [Great cheering.1
AN IKPEnlAL SCANDAL-NAPoLEoN,
EUGENE, AND Mile BELLAN0ER.-The
Emperor has been out but once, and then
he remained but q short time. A few NOR
nings since, he and the Prince Imperial
and the Empress skated on the little lake
in the garden Of the Tuileries. His Males
ty is said not to be In good spirits generally,
more and more shaky. Besides NJ. Moe
guard, the Emperor has recently lost an
other one Of his favorites. The keeper OF
kennel who has served him faithfully for
many years, was, with his two sons, Bit
ten some two weeks since, by one off G
Einperor's dogs, which had gone mad, and
last week all three Of them died. His Ma.
jesty, it is said, too has other troubles, and
q piece of which, If it were true, would in.
cline one TO the belief that neither his phys.
ical nor moral health is in the best condi-
ton. The scandal, Tin which of course
there is not a word of truth,) goes that
last week, the Emperor was brought to the
Tuileries from the apartments of his favor.
ite mistress, Mile. Bellanger, in fainting
condition; and that upon arriving at the
palace, he layan state Of eyncope for al
least a quarter Of an hour.
Then the story goes that the Empress
who has been fol some months past, not 9
little troubled about the influence which
Mile. Bellsnger was gaining over the Em.
peror. sent for that lady requesting her &c
come to the Tuileries. The Bellangef re-
fused and as the mountain would NO,
come to Mahonet, Mahomet went to the
mountain. Her Majesty. taking asoufurt
de remSsc, called upon Mile. Bellanger
and used with her the most persuasive ar.
guments she could muster to induce her u
leave Paris, to al Of which the Bellangel
turned q deaf ear.
Finally her Majesty applied an argurnen;
which is usually 0nanswerable with ladies
of the Bellanger stamp; she offered hel
the sum OF SOC, 600 francs if she would leave
Paris and never return. The Beliangel
refused even this, not considering It a SUI
ficient equivalent, probably, for her blight
ed hopes and smashed affections; and &C
her Maiesty.returned TO the Tuilleries and
gave the Emperor q curtain lecture, and
the affair of Mile. Bellanger remains II
ssdtu quo. This is the story. all OF which
as before stated, I do not post aihrmly
and rellgiously believe PnSis Cor. n. Z
Herald.
ALL FOR LovE-A young man nance
George Pritchard, who had served out hi
time In the army, has for some time pas
been paying marked attention to q younf
widow who resides on Thirteenth street
between q and II. On Friday night b
visited her and proposed. The lady re-
jected k.n, and Pritchard endeavored Z
persuade her to alter her decision. which
she refused to do. Pritchard then put hill
hand IN his pocket, and drawing forth
pistol, remarked, ssThen viii show you
how q man can die for love-" and dehber'
ately putting the pistol to his Lett breass
fred. The ball did not, however, reacf
the heart, but striking rib, glanced OIL
Tho would-be suicide was placed unoel
medical treatment. He 10 In fatr way O
recovery.-Nasiosdll ntelligenceF.
The principals Of tho public schools il
Brooklyn have had their pay increased
from p 500 TO F, 200 Per annRm.