The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1865-02-25

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BURLINGTON WEE
6herman's March through the
s CaFo1ina9.
HoW A REBEL PAPER SEES IT.
The Raleigh Progress, of the 2lst ult.,
has the following Article upcn sherman's
march through the 0arolinas and hamilia-
ton Of the Original Secesh. The al ticle
ridicules the Con federaoy, ana the writer
evidently feels that the rebel government
is gone np:.
Sherman is in motion, an ], according to
refugees from Savannah, has a force Of
loose mob, prowling on the country TO OPP
press friend as well az foe. i is an army
Of discipline, vigor, action. With Savar-
nah and Beaufort, South Carolina, az
base, he moves North with the sun, ard al
ready Charleston and Columbia begin to
feel the oppression. But will he cone to
Columbia with those eighty thousand men?
further into the bowels Of the land.
Terry is on our own coast-has Ft. Fish
|er, at the mouth Of Cape Fear, and will
soon, We think. have Wilmington. He
probSbly has twenty to forty thousand
men. Suppose they combine their forces
Terry and Sherman-wo must set them
down ct not less than abou: one hundred
move on with the sun, and before the orb
that lights the world shall stand erect in
the heavens, it il more than probable that
the Federal flag will fly over Charleston,
Wilmington, Columbia and Raleigh! Yes,
Raleigh too! Grant viii stay where he is,
and thus keep General Lees array IN the
vtce that has held It 1or the last ten months,
nm ND
We sec nothing to stop them, or prevent
their getting to Raleigh, where they can
open communication with Nevbern by
rail, distance about one hundred and eight
miles, and then demonstrate or raid toward
Greensborough or Danville at pleasure
Newbern would be the water base, Raleigh
the inland base, and with Grant on the
James, and Sherman at Raleigh, both in
command Of large armies, al ;raEspoTta-
ton cat of and supplies exhausted, Gen.
Lees army would be IN a tight place
And unless Sherman can he met and whip
ped, he Will probably come, il not with the
April showers, certainly with lie buds and
blossoms of May. He travels rapidly
We had an army that might have checked
commander from it, and put II under {.
secoud-rs.e Bfigadier, and sent il en- Mat
wild-goose chase to the blue banks Of me
Ohio, it is weil-nigh done for. Hood
marched into Tennessee and marched ont
again, os4t las G1,nsy IS gone That is, the
aeor0!c OF the great army OF Inc Vest. as j.
existed under Albert Sidney Johns.or, un-
Ger ReauregErd and j. e Johnston, is
gone, and Flood is crouchea Gown II North
Alabama with nothing be. T. small mass OF
denoralzed fragments. There is bll. little
more tight in that army. What there was
in it for good has been FILTERED away where
30 good could be accomplished, ard the
people Of that section have 10 disposition
70 I'll its ranks. They think he war has
are to % called on TO 50. Tnese are sad re-
flections, but we have to deal win things
as they are.
Sherman viii press forward. No Gee can
give us good reason for believing be viii
De hurried back, and empty trsggadocio is
NO longer current.
What then? Sherman VIII in AL human
probability he here with the spring, and to
stay. The Governor, Eow 50 placid and
calm, SO fall Of fun and coarse jeets, viii
have to fly - some Obscure village Gs ref.
lge; while the Legislature, tie peoples
chosen representatives, are now assembled
here, no doubt, for the last time during the
continuance Of the pyesen. war. From his
obscure 'sheadquarteYs' in some way-side
village inn, his Escellency may cal them
to meet n Bnnoome, on the top OF Table
Rock, or at some point IN thA. central ter.
ystoYy beyond the Chowan; tut We have
not the shSdoW OF doabs out lie present
body has met in Raleigh FOR tEe asst time,
and II the members desire 10 Go anything
to save the people Of their State rom ruin
that il 20 follow the events we have fore
Swallowed, they must act row. les the
Governor no farewell word scf his dear
people7" the Legisisturo 20 parting blee-
sing for suffering constituents? Are We 70
look on these august digni.a-ies to-day,
knowing that tomorrow tEey depart TO be
eeen and known 10 more by Is forever
The people viii stay where .hey Ase, and
If Sherman coMee here and hrClgnout the
State generally, they viii co ss they have
done n Savannah, make the Tee. they can
OF condition Of things irey could no;
help.
But Il We have no afmlee 20 meet armies
why continue the unequal con.estf Ii
there 20 those in our Legislature who be-
lieve there is no salvation fer the people Of
North Carolina bat in an appeal fox their
rights under the old Ccpstita,,or> let them
SPEAK oat, for the time has come to discuss
these questions. And if there be tnose Who
believe that the only way 20 save % from
abolition negro equality, serviie insurrec-
tons and general upheavirg Of society,
bat restoration Of the old government,
under the constitution Of our fathers, let
them present their plans; the people will
listen, reflect aud take such action as they
may think best for them and for pos,erity.
II We are sabjugaied. or 80 near j: that .
pTotSaction Of the unequal comics: can end
IN nothing else, why continue the WARP
This 10 question for our Governor anG
Legislature to answer to tie people Of
North Carolina. The people a. the coun-
try, not only here in North Carolina, but
throughout the whole South, begin 70 see
the state and condition 20 which the war
has brought them in its true Light, and 70
speak out. Eastiles, star chambers and in
quisitions, have lost their power 70 ave :he
people. and the great public ,e%-. begins 70
throb aloud, and the popul.- vs.ce is loud
and conatan: for peace.
We say candidy to our friends in the
Legislature tina. we believe the TO pe their
last chance. Do something pow, or you
may never have another opportunity. And
take the bull by the horns, aud DO soD/.
thing practical. What is to be done m1st
be done quickly; for il 10 not though; that