meut from giving offense to any of the individual States.

As to the other charge of the Hawk-Eye that I with others believe," that the rebellion can only be put down constitutionally through the State Governments," it is a pure invention of that paper, if anything but abolitionism in its rankest form can be pure coming from such a corrupt and infamous

source.

The Hawk-Eye is not satisfied with trying to make me out a disloyalist, but a fool also; and having done everything to its malignant satisfaction, it swoops vulture-like upon what it presumes to be a powerless victim. But, prisoner of State as I am, no vile mouth-piece of Abolitionism shall insult me with impunity, till I be deprived of the right of self-defense, as the Hawk-Eye supposed, no doubt, had been the case already.

People of Iowa, believe nothing that you may hear discreditable or derogatory to me as your fellow-citizen, both of the United States and of the State of Iowa, till my revilers and accusers prove something involving guilt. That, I assure you, it is not in their power to do, other than by bearing false testimony against me, a resort to which they probably will not hesitate to have recourse, judging some of them by their newspaper organs.

As I said at the outset, I write these remarks to remove from the minds of my friends any apprehensions, if any there be, of my having by word or act committed any offense warranting or justifying the arrest to which I have been subjected, other than to be loyal to the Constitution as it is, to be in favor of restoring the Union as it was, and to having the Government administered as it should be. I remain, Messrs. Editors, and people of Iowa, Yours truly, D. A. MAHONY.

ARREST OF DANA SHEWARD.

During the day, the object of our visit to Burlington was revealed by the arrival in the city from Fairfield of Mr. Sheward, Editor of the Constitution and Union. To secure his arrest Marshal Hoxie engaged a powerful locomotive in the morning from the Superintendent of the Burlington and Missouri Railroad. The Marshal and Superintendent started early for Fairfield, which place they reached at dinner time. Mr. Sheward was dining at the house of a friend when the Marshal informed him that he was his prisoner.

As a separate account is designed to be given of the arrest of each of the political prisoners as such an account can be procured from, I shall pass over Mr. Sheward's case, except as it is connected with my own; and connected with me, not only as a prisoner but as more than friend, as Mr. Sheward was to me from the moment we met as fellow prisoners, for the first time, that eventful Sunday, the 17th of August, 1862, in the Barrett House, Burlington.

The locomotive made good time back to Burlington from Fairfield. Indeed owing to the influence of whiskey on the special engineer as well as of steam on the engine machinery, the locomotive which bore Mr. Sheward a prisoner from Fairfield made the best time ever before run on the Burlington and Missouri Railroad. Mr. Sheward arrived early in the afternoon, was brought to the room occupied by me, introduced, and thenceforward we became for three months fellow prisoners of State, fellow martyrs in the cause of constitutional liberty, fellow objects of partisan malignity, fellow victims of the arbitrary tyranny which has usurped despotic power at Washington, but in pleasing contrast to

this aspect of our condition, fellow-men in mutual friendship and affection for each other, and in devotion to those principles of human and political rights which God bestowed upon his creatures, which the Constitution of our country recognized and guaranteed, but which tyrants have dared to attempt to take away:

The excitement at Burlington increased ten fold when it was heard that Mr. Sheward. was arrested. Under the pre ext of removing us to more comfortable quarters, Hoxie had us placed in a part of the hotel more remote from access to our friends. Our guards were quadrupled, and armed with both muskets and revolvers, with orders from Hoxie to shoot down either of us who would manifest the least attempt to elude their vigilance. I came very near becoming a victim to this order, by an attempt to speak a suggestion to the guard respecting an over familiar friend of ours who having imbibed a little more stimulant than his judgment could control, became disagreeable to our other visitors, Sstepping to the door and whispering to the guard in the most friendly manner to suggest that our noisy visitor be removed, the fellow rushed at me with a loaded revolver with the imprecation from his lips, "Dain you, stand back or I'll shoot you," thrusting me inside the door as if I were a wild beast. My indignation was naturally aroused. I felt for a moment a conflict of emotions struggling within me; indignation of being a victim of despotism and the humiliation of being in the power of my partisan enemies and obliged to suffer with impunity their taunts, jeers and insults.

The evening of Sunday and part of Monday, was spent in receiving and by me in making visits to friends, Mr. Sheward having for some time previously to his removal to Fairfield, been a resident of Burlington, was regarded by his many friends and

acquaintances of that place as their fellow-citizen. A large number of persons called to see him, but only a few of them were permitted to enjoy that gratification. Hoxie made his head quarters at the office of the Abolition paper, and there any one who desired to see Mr. Sheward or myself was obliged to seek him to obtain pass to reach us. Of course many of our democratic friends rather than subject themselves to the designed humiliation forewent the pleasure of making us a visit.

During my absence from the Hotel making calls on friends, one curions visitor presented himself at our rooms. He inquired of Mr. Sheward if I was in. Mr. S. replied, No-I was out visiting some friends, but would be in soon, probably. Visitor remained for a couple of hours. At length Mr. Sheward inquired of him if he were an acquaintance or friend of mine. The fellow replied, no, he was not, but that he had a curiosity to see me. O! said Mr. Sheward, if that be all you want to see him for, I can assure you that he has neither hoofs, horns, nor tail-and, putting on an expression of countenance significant of contempt, scorn, derision, and indignation, which few men can do better than Mr. Sheward when a proper object presents itself for the purpose, he looked my curious visitor out of the room, and I never heard of him after, except as Mr. Sheward told me of his visit.

Although I have alluded, in another part of this narrative, to the friendly interposition of Senator Grimes of Burlington in my behalf, I will take this occasion to give that gentleman the credit which belongs to him of having made me a friendly visit at Burlington, and of having, as he promised he would, written a letter to the Secretary of War, demanding for me an early trial. This promise he fulfilled in a delicate, dignified and friendly manner, of which I have the evidence in my possession.

I would also speak gratefully of Mr. Postlewaite of Burlington, who forced upon the acceptance of Mr. Sheward and myself the contents of his purse, observing to us, prophetically as it turned out, that we might need it while under the subjection of our tyrant keepers.

OFF FOR WASHINGTON.

Burlington was considerably agitated during Monday, as rumors had been circulated that other victims designated for sacrifice, Gen. Dodge, Mr. Carpenter, Mr. Postlewaite, and some other prominent and esteemed citizens of that place, were on the tongue of rumor as the proscribed victims, and I have little doubt but that it was the design of the Marshal to make more arrests, as he had told me going down the river to Burlington, that he had orders to arrest some four others besides Sheward. But the day passed on to the time for the starting of the eastern train and no arrests were made. Messrs. Dodge, Carpenter, Corse, Postlewaite, Judge Hall, Browning and several other friends, made us visits during the day, regardless of the rumors which designated nearly all these gentlemen as our fellow-victims. Evening came, and with it the order for us to prepare for Washington.

We had but little to get ready. I was taken away from home without a charge of clothing, and with but little means to procure any necessaries that I might require. Mr. Sheward was taken equally short, and would have been equally destitute in that respect with myself, had not his wife arrived on Monday with a carpet sack of clothing for his use. My leavetaking, sudden and unceremonious as it was, had been made at Dubuque. It was now