The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1865-03-04
BURLINGTON WEEKLY HAWK-EYE.


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bottom6f mans pocket unless he ia q
cousin to that strange gentleman called
Mr. Petroleum.
Many familiar faces begin to appear at
the hotels aud on the avenues. Inaugural
ton day is drawing nigh, aud curiosity, as
we'll as selt-interest, has its influence on
such occasions. How strange that human
huences Some come to see-some to be
seen-some to talk, and some to wonder,
and a fer because duty calls
Great preparations are being made for
the Inauguration. The Ball that is to take
place in the large Hall Of the Patent Office
building, seems, ::1st now, to absorb the
minds Of the Butterfly class, who like to
ed. Miiliners and French hair-dressers,
without whose plastic hand, man, but es.
pecially womdf. is considered q deformity4
are just now in great demand, and their
artistic skill is taxed to its utmost capaci.
ty. Take an instance. I have it from the
wife Ito be in fashion / should say Lady,
of well known Senator (not Of Iowa.,
to be worn at the ball, which cost q, 0OO.-
'Extravagance, like necessity, knows no
law. It is only limited by the s'pile'' aud
not always by that. At o recent reception
mot at the White House,, several ladies
made theis appearance with their hair rails
ed into waving puts aud be-spangled with
Diamond Ponder" new and costly toi-
let article. In a few hours it all skakeS
of, but what Of that, it only costs seventy
ive dollars to pu: it on. Be not astonisn-
ed, / tell you fact for which I have the
very best authority. Il
And this extravaganza is not to be won.
dered at. It is perfectly natural Mrs. Shod.
dy and Mrs. Petroleum, with their be-
witchsng daughters have made their APP
pearan9ee On the public stage. And why
should they not make display! Why
should they not take the lead! !! They
have struck ''iie" What need of brains?
The old fashioned people of wealth, who
can only count their piles by few hun
dred thousand per year, must now give
way. They committed the error OF trying
to have ''brains" and wealth both. A
new order has now arisen, reckless alike
of expense and public opinion. What to
them is the bloody civil war going on in
the land. Grant and Sherman are pretty
clever feilows-do very we'll to dig bitches,
build Mud-forts and fight. Let them and
their ZIG men fight on while the Mrs. Shod-
dys and Mrs. Petroleums make broad
their "Phy!acteries' and astonish be-
WAueteu Wofto VIII toelr unparalleled
Of wealth and Vaguificence. Who
cares for brains wien "ila" is SO abundant!
Well, let the Mrs. Shoddys and Peifole-
ums pass. Like toad-stOOls, they are the
right growth OF the hour, aud so soon as
the light OF reason returns their gorgeous
will vanish like
"The baseless fabric of a dream
And leave no. wreck behind"
But South Carolina, ''the land Of the
chivalry'-the beautiful, the aristocratic
South Carolina: how she Is being humbied.
Sherman and his ''boys in blue" are play
ing game OF skuttle-cOck with all her
places OF historic renOwn. Charleston,
tina, had encircied herself with that ''last
ditch, is ne-going-ruuning-go Her
sschivairy' has been suuffed out as one
would tallow candle. Columbia, the
capital Of the traitorous land. has Sue
cumbed. The hateful Yankee is treading
on her soii.goes where he pleases-has no
need of "a base the whole State
bis base, and feeds on the fat of the land
Verify Pride goeth before destruction and
a naughty spirit before fall"
TIE great shears OF Gods justice are'
aboutto close over the whole OF rebeldom.
Grant holds the lever handles, and soon
Sherman and Thomas will close in andcut
up the rebellion by the roots. And when
that Is done, and the veil lifted, what vol-
ume will be found there written-written
in bIood-.in untold and UNRELIABLE suffer-
ing. wrong and oppression; such q record
OF 1eudish oUtrages and hellish fury as
will appal the world. But like the Thebau
the fearful record will re.
main concealed, until some future Cadmus
shall discover new language Of sufficient
power to bring to light all its black and
horrors.
Congress is moving on to close OF itsF
labors. 1t will soon pass into history
And when written, the history Of the 3sth
Congress, will be full of interest. The
history will say OF it, lit did we'll. It had its
troubles and doubtless made many mis-
takes. But with its surroundings, and
not few of it's ''iunings'' it has done
well. Its Coxes, its Longs and Voorhees,
Will pass with infamy and contempt. But
its Boutwells,' its Schencks, its Stevens
and its Wilson's will pass into honor aud
renown: Future generations will pro-
nounce blessings on their heads. Faith
full and true men all.
The record made by Hon. J. +. Wilson,
% chairman of the Judiciary Committee
though bright now, will ever grow brighter.
The loyal people Of the land do not 1T
present know how much they are indebt.
I'd to his legal acumen-his far seeing and
ever watchful sagacity in shaping and
Wondering the Judiciary system, to meet
the new and trying ordeal through which
the country must pass, ere 1t comes out
from the fires ofthis accurstd rebellion
In due time We will know the value of his
labor and honor him for his wisdom and
sound Judgment. There is no discount
upon any Of the Congressional delegation
from Iowa. They are all true and reliable,
and on the great questions Of the day they
are unit, and they know how to make
that unit count on the side Of loyalty and
Justice.
To-day National salute Of one hundred
guns was fired from the various Forts sur.
rounding the city, in honor OF the recent
glorious success OF our arms and the birth
day OF Washington. stood upon the top
of,he Patent building and Witnessed the
scene. The firing was rapid aud in the
tar on distance" could see the smoke
coiltng up towards the heavens In gyrating
whirls, a. II pa:taking Of the general joy.