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

not soid their -espon sibil.sies 10 tne demon
of fsction-who are aorriti al aud indignant
at the crueities OF the war, and who pity
our exiied women and houseless little
children; but they will not admit the JUS
tice OF the Confederate cause, and concede
| nothing to US but vague and fruitless com
rniseration. 1t is very easy to Sit on > cush-
toned chair, with full stomach. and SYM
pathize. The South does not want such
sentimentalism. She asks for her justifi-
cation in the eyes of God and man, and dis
dams the pity that, denying it, offers com
fort that dishonOrs her. She will be con-
tent with no abridgement of her right
She has no claim on mawkish charities, no
beggar's plea for the half-pence and broken
dishes of Northern philanthropy. In the
third place, we come to the peace party IN
1.-THE North. It is composed of those VINO
think that the war is essentially crime
and an outrage; that amelioration OF 1t WILL
not do; that it is quite as much in the IN
terest Of the North as of the South to stop
it; that the South represents in It not only
her constitutional rights. but the traditions
of the past and the whole cause OF Amerl-
can liberty, and that il the defeat OF the
Confederate arms must so down the noe.
ty of the North along with the inuepenu-
ence Of the South. Such Intelligent sym
patty is of real value to the South; but tne
|
numbers than Is generally supposed by tae
Confederate people, and may be counted
by hundreds, while the other classes, who
| all come, by very violent connection, W.
der the common catchword OF 'secesh,
number thousands. 1t is especially repre-
scented by the New York News--a news
paper which is 3 marked exception 10 the
rules of Yankee journalism, in its decency
and humanity OF style, 40 less than in The
real value OF its arguments, aad which
NAV be taken Is one undoubted, however,
small. example of Northern virtue III this
war.
While referring to party opinions in the
North, the writer may extend all,ision to
a certain i'll defined collection found in the
bulk OF Southern refugees and residents in
the North. These derelict contederates are
the most contemplate of creatures. There
are exceptions-some few honorable men
detained in the North by the confines o.:
their domestic life, doing good work, con-
tributing to our prisoners; not noisy n
their demonstrations, but holding their
opinions decorousiy within the sanct;ty Of
their homes, or within the pale of the close
society of those who think with them
But there are hundreds and thousands Of
these sympathetic absentees who, in the
spirit o; the sheerest cOwaydice and gross
est se.rishness, exploit their Southern pa
triOtism IN the garish hotels of New York,
and are trying to pass their time pleasantly
among the creature comforts of Yankee
dom. while the beloved people OF the South
are left TO take for .hemSel yes all the Driya.
ton and risk OF war. Many Of them live
extravagant.y. not II few gamble il gold
rooms, and these refugees. dough faced ad-
venturers. tugitives from cOnscript.on and
towards ot every stripe. who are boating
and pampering themselves in Yankeedom
talk ''secesh rs loudly and bravely in the
New York Hotel AS in the Spottswood
House at Richmond. Despite civilities The
writer met ia this former house, and its
singular freedom from the pinch hack OF
J ankee hotel life, he must reme,n Der occa-
SONS o! disgust II seeing so many spruce
refugees teasting and winning, aud guiding
in delicate sops of New York luxury, talk
ing Southern patriotism a3 fierce as ba:ted
bears, and IN the mex: breath comparing
their gains n cotton and tie profits OF their
ast III ysteriOus trips to Nashville and New
Orleans. 1t IS singular that this class are
always the t.u,npeters Of Presiient'Dayi,.
They are so excessively patriotic that they
Worship him morning. day and night; they
resent everything that does not represent
he Coa.eGeracy IN the cO.ors Of the rose,
and every expression OF Southern opinion,
40 matter What is manly and inccn,estib.e
proofs OF attachment 10 tue Confederate
'ause, that Implies mistake on the part o.
President Davis. is fiercely denounced, and
forthwith ,onahawked by these yagabond
knights OF secessia. The writer was in
formed that this peculiar Davis mania at
he expense Of Everybody else, and every
interest else IN the ,Coniederacy, prevails
IS much among tha Confederate absentees
n London and Paris. as well AS in New
York. This IS not uuaccouutable, at least
a good part many Of these creatures are
he agents and emissaries OF President Da-
Wis, and through his Partially are reaping
4 rich pecun!ary reward in pretending 10
politica. adventures IL the North and in
Europe, aad IL flying certain financial
Kites for their own benefit. Thus the wri-
er recol!ects to Lave met in company in
New York "A little rudy gentleman. rudy
With good living, who COT. ID no. be persua.
led that Mr.. Davis was not the Moses of
confederate deiiyerance. At parting he
aoped tie writer would recommend GER
ain financial scheme thar Il certain friend
ii bis had gone 10 Richmond 10 lay before
he authorities, by which millions Of dol
ars were to be raised in Europe after th,
approved fashion OF extracting suubeams
writer nas described, may well dread the
party South sworn to uphold the standard
)f citizenship and society. The confedera-
y pledged to disown these when
their tardy steps shall be turned towards
our Liberated country. and jealously re-
solved to preserve the fruits % our indie
pendence for those who have watered them
with ,heir blood, or brought them to their
perfection by their unwear;ed labor and
sincere soiicltude.
GRATIFYING fao,rEcY,.--In the rete.
Congress, the other day, Mr. Foster, of A.
ALBANIA, said that "he had made a caicu.a-
Ion that there were enough OF men in the
between the ages CT eighteen
and forty Eve years, . .,rotret tbs Gopc,-.,-
'eent oya,nst cry enemy for J'orts yeufs TO
come Considering TIE condition 10 which
four years o. war has brought tae South,
this display OF resources and determine
taon must be extremely gratifying. JEFF.
Davis promised to continue the war ia vir-
glnia twenty years. If he keeps his word.
The people OF that powder ground State
Will have sixteen moro years of expert
ence. Judging from all that reaches lis.
by ihe time that period expires the Old Do
minion will be in rather a dilapidatad con
oition: and if the ideas of Mr.. Foster are
70 Dc realized to the entire South, the pros