The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1865-01-07

THEY WANT TO BE WHlrrED.-This is II
rue statement Of the feeling ofslnany Of tho

1HEY WANT TO BE WHJFpED.-Ihle IS
true statement Of the feeling ofmany Of tho
southern people--perhaps a majority OF
thess; or, if our victories 20 on another
znonin as they have been going, there VII
soon be a majority, withou.a doubt. The
IeelinE among the people OF the South, as 1t
COMES oat in many ways, is that tine -eoel-
lion -, IL fact, q failure, and tho soone. the
war ends the better. Oar prisoners ius.
returned from South Carolina and Gsorg ia
say ;ha. the rebel common soldiers and
some o.. their officers, very freely ex press
ed the hope that Sherman would take Sa-
vannah. They said Inc rebellion was play.
ed out, and they wanted Davis ard tie
rest to understand i. All iheir refugees
and deserters tell The Same story. The peo-
pie Of Mobile were much disappointed ne-
cause FarraguI did roi capture their city.
Thomas officers in Tennessee say that
Hoods men seem anxious 10 surrender.
especially the Te1aesssaans and oeorg;-
ans. They were promised tha. they should
stay IN Tennessee, ana Ina. their States
should not again pass into federal hands ).
they now see tbe. the last etfor. mas been
made, and that Ter nessee aa.s Georgia can
no, De held by the ConieGerscy. Under
such circumstances they hare no heart to
fight. The recent march 81 DAvidson's y ex-
petition from Baton Houge completely
across eastern Louisiana and southern Mis-
slssirpi and Alabama, into western Flor
.da, shows the same state ci feeling there
The Governors and rebel newspapers call
ed veheEently fo- genera, turn gu. ofthe
people to destroy the invaders, but there
was no response. There were no men eft
10 light. or they had no heart for it.
The people Of the South begin to see that
the attempt TO divide the Union is n hope
ess one. They were willing ID fight, and
those who were not dared not resist the
popu. ar current. so long as there was q
chance of success. They stay il the war
because they cannot well get out OF il, bat
they would be glad Of an opportunity to
sc: ont, and would welcome a reaction to-
wards the Union. They see that this reac-
ton can only come by the defeat of their
own armies, and therefore are they more
than willing to be defeated. Some o. the
leaders are incliEea the same way, and
this is the real meaning OF the warfare of
F0Ote and other malcontents against the
Davis dynasty. To make Davis odious
and destroy his power will be 10 overthrow
the Confeceracy, and that 100 in . very
brief time. We'have no doubt that The an
ti.Davis men SO underestimate.
The wish OF the half-peniten: rebels is
being gratitied. We are whipping them
just as fast as We can get over the ground.
They must not be impatient, for there are
tremendous distances 10 pe irave4ed over
10 reach al their assailable points. They
pidity and thoroughness with which Hood
has been whipped out OF Tennessee; with
the triumphant march Of Sherman, ard
the fall of Savannah; with the grand raid
Of Davidson's corps from the Mississi ppi
river across four States 20 Pensacola, IL
Florida with the raids Of Burbridye arc
OF Sheridan's cavalry II Southwestern
Virginia; and they vii soon be treated to
the capture Of Wilmington. Let the poor
victims OF the rebellion keep up courage.
and continue to iGh. shy and surrender
easy the day Of their fall deliverance
hastens.-'sprinGfe,d Repntlicdn.
TEE EXAMINER ON SECRET SESSIONS
JEFF. DAVIS VOTED DOUBLE RATIoEs AND
ToRAGE.-The secret session OF Congress is
source of as much solicitude as the mys-
terles Of Savannah, or the unknown cam
paign Of Tennessee. Vague but unpleas-
ant rumors prevail Of things therein done.
1t is whispered that the wri. OF heoccs cor
pas has been suspended without Limitation
and that the ealainities which have Defalien
the country, on account of the capricious
abuse of Executive power, have beep excu-
ses for an increase of tha, very power. In
crease Of power to do what? TO lpse more
Statesy To throw away more armies for
the qualification of personal spleen. or in
the vain pursni. Of personal applause p
We hope that secret sessions OF Con-
gress viii conclude with this gloomy De-
cember, and that the legislators Of the na-
ton will soon dispel the suspicion, which
necessarily accompanies concealment, bv
the manliness and wisdom Of their public
debates. The Examiner here quotes the
bill which has passed the rebel Senate, re-
ported BY Senator Sparrow, giving JEFF.
Davis forage and rations to an amount
equal to those provided to two generals in
the field.) Considering the condition of the
country, the character Of late events. and
other circumstances, who can fail 10 ad-
mire this appropriate bill Of Sparrow, and
speedy action of the Senate. W:thou.
doubt, it is needful at this moment, when
the results Of Presidential combinations
are freshly visible at Savannah and Nash
vile, that the nation should give some
clear token Of its gratitude and affection;
and what better things could il give than u
double share of the arrays whisky, sugar.
tobacco, lard, salt, coffee, flour, tallow and
sperm candles, beef, pork, rice, molassee,
cheese, rum, picked herrings, DC. Allow
ance equal ir quantity, allowance two full
Generals, in command Of two armies in
the field. Has not the Commander-in in
Chief accomplished as much as Bragg and
Hood combined? Has he not earned il?
What does it matter, If some miserable
privates Of Lees line go without some of
these things, or all of those things, super.
fiuities to them? They are ali necessary
W SO0eUi1 SAC osAOAs0eh Va tA4C ICSlu6Ut Ill
hie exbausting campaigns. What does it
matter if the Constitution of the Confeder-
ate States does cay that the President shall
receive q fixed compensation, neither more
or less9 A fig for it. Mr.. Semmes dis
covered constitutional currency-last win
ter, some weak stOmachs were unable to
digest the phrase, and Mr.. Sparrow now
settles them with par funds-that is the
way to deal with Congress. Richmond Er-
amiNer, 2ath.
A death recently occurred in Halifax,
from arsenic eating. The victim was Wig
or0us man, who four years since saw some
remarks in amagazine about the arsenic
eaters Of Sty ria, and the supposed benefi-
cial effects Of the poison upon the skin and
lungs. He commenced the practice, and
from that day, though previously in per-
feet health, became complaining man."
Abdominal and gastric pains tormented
him, but he persisted in the fool hardy ex-
pertinent, until small overdose brought
on al the symptoms Of arsenic poisoning,
hv tho nhvaiciona in death Raforo h,