The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1865-05-27


one ADD ineepA.abla."
The address was listened t. win toe Ut
most attention, and its sentiments were
frequently and loudly applauded.
Oar Returning Heroes.
TX EoRAc. oRHE.s,.
Before these lines can rea0h the majority
Of their readers, the van Of tho trsom phant
Uuion armies will have encan PSI around
Washington City, though Their Ies1- guard
may scarcely yet have passed. through
Richmond. Two hundred thousand IL AL
from the grand old Army Of the Potomac,
the sturdy Amy OF the James, tho Amy
| Of Tennessee, Of the Cumberland, and Of
GeoYgis-wjll, OF, Or abou: the IL; Of June.
I've assembled ut tbs Federal Metropolis,
preliminary TO their speedy and honorable
discharge frop, the servica some OftheiD
to,e Il part 10 the d.as,erous ex ;nr1eE r.s- Of
ouy fret unpaigns--o' either Bull Nun,
Wilson's Crsek, Lexington, Mo-. tiaines'
Mil. SecessiOnville, ana tho .ariie. AZ
t4.,p.A on SicEsborg-iar i0o-a q! .he.n
recoiied from :he dea1ly IRE :ha: redeemed
| the frozen, e]i2pery esepa sf Fsedesicks-
ourg, o, shs ye1 the modification inflicted
by our haffAed effort at Cbsnceii0reviile. or
lglowed witty the vAlor which wres,e.t vic.
tory from, the awe % rain q. stene River
while tho hearts OF teEs ~ thousands
J among laen lkr Ii With patriotic pride at
tho mention % Shiloh, Of Fors D,nelson,
OF Ap;ietAn,. of Gettysburg, o. the cam.
paign which eliminated IN VI. surrender
Of VicksbaYg, OF SheYmss:'s alag nificsut
march SYorl the Ien:essAe, TO Savannah aud
to Ralsigh--o, Grants tenacious hold On
Lee, which nothing co1!d relax or SHAKE
until be hal, through mOnihs Of bloody
persis,ency, through every shade OF fortune,
hunted Rebellion from its cuiraRsed capt.
tai, sp.. chaset, the Rebei General issi:no
H. 90 n s... - Y~A Ann
brttxed host abOu; to De finally mustered
At Washington, there are the relics Of q
hundred desperate oootiicts, individuals
among them hAyiDg participated in moro
than twenty. Someo9 them have marched
in defec.e vf the Union much further in
the aggregate than tue distance from New
York 70 liverpool; and, tAoagh thafe are
some recent recruits in the YSnxs, Tho reg.
inen:s that wlli answer at ro!l-call IN thss
mus,es have los. more met by wounds in
ba..is than will now respond 20 their
Names sSolne Of them have not seen the
face % the paynaster s.nos las: September
Or O:sObeY; many are poorly ctAd and
Aaod, and are going home lo resi- mo o life
Of constant, -lggec .aoo, for . mere eub.
s;s.ence many, who hate bravsd death
unbsy,nad Though the carnage ofrmany
battles, return 70 halr,ns made deso.ats "a
their absence by the death Of those they
most deeply loved. lsiA nos probable that
their county, during the rem binder cf their
lives, will ever call them again t0tae tent
cd field. They leSve NJ least Two Hun.
dfe1 Thousand veterans IN the 6eld nearly
haE o; them cavalry, who are amply ade-
Qna.e tc the spsedy stamping out .of,any
fature outbreak OF the now eEa0thefe.t
bxes Of the Rebellion: The like number
who are sOon 70 stack arms on Inc Potomac
will probably never 10 called 10 recover
them. 9eE. grant ths. their children also
t,N
stern experiences Of the last four yearsl
Most certainly, know that our col.
diere are not az heroes. Soma Of them en-.
listed for the bounty, intending TO earn It
at a. slen1er cost and rick ~ might be.-
Some Of them attempted dseeftion; others
hsvO disgraoed. their colors by cowardice
or robbery. AZ whole, however, hold
least equal inintelligenoe and moral worth
. their tellow-citizens generally, decidedly
their superiors IN average bravery. patYi.
otism, and the spirit Of cell sacriic.A How
generally, how patiently, how buoyantly
they haveHorne fatigue, exposure, priv.-
zion, suffering, 70; she salvation 6f their
county, % 11y, ! trust that country is not likely
Yet write TO urge my fsliow.citizsns TO
q persistent, Aii.eInbTacing, systematic re-
membranes and yeQuitai OF tho obligation.
write to urge that everywhere the loyal
men and women Oftheso States fOrUl local
associations, Whose constant care and spec-
;al work it shall be tO see that no Union
so!dicr's widow or oIphane want the COM
forts oflifs. and no crippled or invalid SOL
der has personal reason to feel that epublics
arc ungrnteful And would like to urge.
further, that every township and city hold
stated annual meeting On the 4th Oy J uly,
when no other day ehall be deemed prSs.
ferable-to inquire and consider whether
this duty has been fully discharged.
( have small faith IN the alns. giving
save ia exceptional Gases. 70 10 not be-
neyolens, II in wrong. to support any ono
In iG2caesS who is anle to work. Ii some
weak, rioh philanihropist were TO leave by
! Will tWo esi1nes Iser Say 10 every adult ard
one to every child that would appear TO
clsissa bis bounty. no would thereby have
| saone fax moro harm than good. 80 much
| Tor 10 much is :he :neaoTable law Of Ike
| universe, Which han IL isIpctenSto eyaae.
Ao who would rather 1--we On anothtS's
! fool Ia intealect and a siave in soul. III
llopen wide his purse and give therefrcm
||dos!ar to every one who might ssk for il.
1 would not Far from mo be any such
Idebauch0ry Of the p0orl
bat our Union ao.d iexs and their faYui-
dies, bus especially cur disabled heroes.
have claims on Our sense OF JUSTICE thai
may not 30 evadekl Here u enc who en-
&sted on the 0dings Of tho 0rst shot nred
At Sumter. or Ia response to the call after
Ball RIM, receiving no bounty. and dis
casd!ng vooasaea which gave him ccIn-