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The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1839-11-28

BRIDGMAN g. PARTRIDGE
EEAvE just received general assortment
IL IL Of Foreign and Domestic Dry Goods,
Hardware, Groceries, Prints, sc. &c.
10000 yards Lawrence sllcctngs,
1000 - blue calicocs,
5000 g light and dark fancy do.
1900 blue drillings,
tons spun cotton, 10 bales Waiting,
10 bales wicking,
GO pieces unbicnchcd drilling
80 do. stout stripd shirtng.
ALso-Port, Madeira and Malaga wine,
Linsccd, sperm and trained oil, varnish,
Turpentine, whiting, white lead, glue.
Borax, rosn, tar, indigo, alum, madder,
7x9, * 10, 10 ~, and II x Is glass
Box and cask raisins, dry currants,
Goldfish, castings, iron, floor hrads,
Wrought nails, Sd, id, I'd, Sd, 1Od, I'D,
29d, and ADD GU, nails Eng. and Am.
blistertd, spring, German and cast steel.
And thousand and one other articles, which
with the goods they daily expecting, will
render their assortment more complete than
any ever offered in this Territory. .
June 6. 1891
The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1839-11-28

ADMINl STRATOR,S NOTICE.
A Ii persons having claims against the es-
"A tate of Aaron White, late Of Lee county,
Iowa Territory, deceased, arc hereby notified
and requested to present the same for lquida.
tion TO the subscriber or to the court of Probate
within nine months from the date hereof.
S. S. WHITE, Admir-.
Nov IS 1899
The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1839-11-28
ADMINISTRATORS SALE.

WE subscriber will sell at public yendue.
a ON Tuesday the 10th day of December
next ne, at the house formerly occupied by Aaron
". hite' deceased, in the county of Lee, and Ter
ritory OF Iowa, the following described proper.
"; 10 W.T.: The interest of said Aaron White,
deceased, in the Steam FERRY BOAT at Fort
Maaison' beng one third of said Boat; also, two
oo"s' some t1oa ne Furniture, &c. go.
TERMS. OF SALE.
All sums under five dollars. cash Over fve
dollars, nine mouths credit on giving good Sc.
curity. S. S WTIfE
Administrator of Aaron White deceased.
S Fort Madison, Nov 90 1899,
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VALUABLE PROPERTY
FOR SALE LOW FOR CASH.

TEVHE undersigned is determined to sell the
IL following described property, i'll the city
of Burlington, without reserve: Lot No. %
fronting the river forty feet and extends back
one hundred and Seventeen feet to an alley, six
teen feet wide; it fronts opposite the boat land
ing in that city. Also, ii acres in out lots
on which is situated Tan Yard with the ne
ccssary buildings, good cast Mill, fourteen
Watts, and all the work tools necessary for car
ryine on the business, which will be sold in one
or more acre lots to suit purchasers Govern
ment title-Tcrms of sale can be known by
calling on NJ. ID. Browning, Esq, or IN his DID,
sence VIM. K. Ross.
All those ind:bted to the subscriber either by
note or book account, will please call and set
tic the same, on or before the first day OF Au,
gust next, with NJ. D. Browning, Esq, or IN
his absence VIM r. Ross, and save cost, as then
notes and accounts VIII be placed in the hands
of Justice of the Peace for collection, |. moi
'~S'',S. ~ ' " s. s. ROSS.
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NOTICE.

= III persons who hold the bonds of LEWIS
a DOOLITTLE for lands in this Territory,
will be furnished with deeds for the same,
by calling on him on the LIST or I'd of March
next in the town of Burlington, and paying the
money therefor.
next, or have sufficient and lawful attorney
to act in his stead. For further information
enquire of w. HENRY STARR, Esq, at his
Office. Nov ae-St
The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1839-11-28

PRETrY GOOD, WHETHER TRUE OR NOT
The following is vouched by the Bal
timore Clipper
A Dutchnanfrom the West went to
pay his ExcelIency the President Of
the United States, visit. He hap
pened to call just as the President and
three others were sitting down to dine.
The President asked him to be seated,
at the same time inquiring if there was
any thing new or strange In his coun-
-try.
mo, links not, except dat one OF
my cows hash five calves
"Ah indeed-and do they all suck at
one time?;,
s'No, sher? four on 'em sucks while
de tudder looks on, shust as ] tush.
The hint was so significant that a
clean plate was Immediately ordered,
and the Dutchman seated at the table.
where he partook of a comfortable din
nerswith his Excellency the President.
Chicago American.
The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1839-11-28

The Secretary Of War. J. R. Poinsett.
has recommended measures TO prevent the
abduction of any Of the Sac and Fox In
dams FROM the country. This is done in
consequence Of information having reach.
ed the department that certain individuals
were about taking some Of these Indians
to Europe in order to make money by ex
Ihibiting them to the curious across tn
water
The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1839-11-28

TRuE.--An old French author says;
the way to make sober man a drunk
ard is to give him scolding wife,
These Frcnchmen understand human
nature.
The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1839-11-28
ADMINISTRATORS NOTItE.

hDhlAN1o MA 1OR'S NOTICE.
n LII persons having claims against the as.
IN tate of John Bevins, late deceased Of J,on;.
sa county, Iowa Territory, are hereby notified
and requested to exhibit the same to Hiram
Smith, administrator, or to the court of probate
for said county, for settlement, within nine
months from this 25th day Of November, 1899.
HIRAM SMITH Adm.
The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1839-11-28

The speeches Of Messrs. Hawkins,
Hastings and Hall, on the formation
q q state government, will be found
y this number Of the Hawk-Eye. We
could not write out the speech OF
M Rich in season for this paper,
Shall appear in our next. We hope
'|lso TO obtain the remarks of othe,
Gentlemen who addressed the Com
An'ttee, 50 as to give our readersa fpl
new Of the arguments, pro and COT
pa this important subject.
The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1839-11-28

presidential Term.
O ~ Bank, but the same
I'D e. the Government as the
ssse.s.. ri settlers rights to be
pspls held inviOlate.
snt in the expenses of the
government,
No Navy, the Treasury and
~ : pnst Office Departments
" .:on If the Presidents Pat.
Sbil Nv making more offices
reasvS,,.ctiye by the People.n
"af The Secretary Of the Treasury
,istsf ~; Master General by Congress,
~ 4 - s.ah;bition by ia,cof the interter.
s1ns Z sdeers of the Federal Coz
go IN Popular Elections.
The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1839-11-28

DR. r. F. Barrett has recently been ap.
pointed Director of the State Bank Of H.
linois, by Gov. Carlin. We learn that this
was done without solicitation on the part
of DR. B. and it must be quite gratifying
to him inasmuch as he is well known to
differ in politics with the Governor. In
this act the Governor has manifested de-
sire to clear the Doctor of those charges
which have been brought against him ii
some newspapers in relation to his trans
actions with the Bank and his land spec
ulations.
The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1839-11-28

ors who style themselves Democratic.
but whose principles, if carried out
1 in practice, would show them to be
as little tinctured with true democra-
icy, as is the Mahometan with the
] Christian faith. And yet these are
1.-THE men who decry every thing and
every body that is not shaped accord
| ing to their mould, and does not ac-
knowledge theirs to be the only true
standard Of political excellence. The
Wing party is reproachfully denoun-
ced as being the federal party, while
it is notorious that many of the lead
ing federalists of 1912, are among the
leaders of the self styled democracy
of the present day. The wing party
are charged with curtailing free suf-
frage, while it is fact that the idol
of this same democracy-Martin
Van Buren-made speech and vot-
ed against any mans enjoying the
elective franchise, unless he had pro-
perty amounting to two hundred and
fifty dollars.
The wings are charged with favor
ling abolitionism and amalgamation
when it is not denied that this same
idol voted for permitting negroes to
vote provided they were possessed
Of two hundred and fifty dollars; and
their second leader, r. NJ. Johnson,
has had negress for wife. The
Wing party are charged with being
the Bank party, when it is a fact that
more banks were created during the
late and present Administrations, by
self styled democratic Legislatures
by hundreds, than ever before existed
Thus we might go on, and by SINH
lar antitheses, prove by facts that the
leaders Of this self-styled Democracy
arc deceiving the people, and thai
the principles Of the Wings are foun
6ed on the basis of pure and real de
mocracy. We shall recur to thi:
! subject again.
A few weeks since the editor of thu
r Gazette was charged in this pape
y with having written to members 0
r the Legislature, in order to influence
r them to vote for the present incum
!; bent as speaker. 1t was done through
;. the representations of those who w
: supposed knew all about the subject
n The editor has charged US with inten
u tional falsehood in the matter. w
: deny the charge, but are willing t
acknowledge that we knew nothin
= personally on that particular subjec
:. except in the one instance which tn
! editor himself has mentioned. Wha
6 ever treatment we may have recei,
ed from our contemporary, candc
20 and Justice demands that we Shout
to make the above statement, wlilc
lie was Inadvertently omitted in our la:
number.
r, The Empire State has gone for II
h, Wings. The Journal of Commerce
y, the 18th says: The Wings are certa
n, of majority in both branches Of the L
r. gislature. They have not before had
majority in the Senate for many years
H. The state OF Michigan has also go'
for the Wings; electing, as the Chlca
Democrat has it, Governor, Leglslatu
~ and all. Whiggery is not quite dead y
= We suppose the great succession OF VIC
DC ries experienced by the loco focos a
OF about which they say so much, rende
oy their defeat in these two states OF no II
le- por,ance. The Presidents late electio
n eering visit to his native state-notwi
is standing the high wrought and exagge
The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1839-11-28

IN the remarks OF Or. Bailey. on
Tuesday, he made an important sug-
sestion, which if viewed in the~same
yht by Congress, will spoil one of
The strongest arguments urged by
hose who are aRxious for the inme-
date formation #of a state govern
nent. Their argument is, that Wis
eonsin, being the last Territory that
can claim admission into the Union,
" the compact of 81, Iowa will
stand poor chance of being admit
icy at all, if Wisconsin should apply
'or admission before her, and Florida
aould be admitted at the same time:
On the ground that the slave states
VIII insist on keeping their balance o
power in the U. S. Senate. Mr.. Bal
sy stated that the Organic Law qua
nnteed to US all the rights and priv
eyes extended to the Territory 0
Wisconsin. One of those rights i
PERMISSION to enter the Union US sool
~ she shall have 10000 inhabitants
Ar. 3. contended that by the Orgu
'a'c Law, the same right must be es
tended to Iowa.
The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1839-11-28

feet? Look. sir, at the short time since this
TERRITORY was the abode of the RET. man, and
ask yourself whether it is dream, or whether
it is u reality, that within the short time since
the white man has had right to the soil in
this Territory; that its population could have
been any greater, had it been State from the
commencement. of its settlement. will here
venture to say. without the fear Of contradic.
ton. that no territory oP state in this Union.
has advanced in population with equal rapidity.
and that no part of our common country, has
/ been settled with more prudent, industrious
and cnterprising community, and possessing as
much general intelligence as is possessed by
the settlers of any other new country. This
being the case, sir, why not submit the matter
| to their decision. and wait patiently until you
| hear voice from them. view them as being
competent to decide the matter, and / want
them to decide, before I, as one Of their Rep
rcsentatives, can feel authorised to force the
Measure upon them. Are there any petitions
on your table, or on your clerks table, calling
on you sir, or this committee for any action on
this subject? Ii there are no such petitions,
then indeed we are about to change fronts, and
in place OF waiting for instructions from the
people, we arc about to instruct them, in what
is their duty and their interest; this sir, is a
new kind OF democracy, with which have not
before been acquainted; and hope that il will
not be introduced into this committee at so
early period in our history as a delibcrative
body.
The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1839-11-28

~ the last accounts from st. Lou
y y was thought that a compromise
IN you'd take place between The citi-
Ems and the president Of the bank.
The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1839-11-28
7scInN INTO THE UNION.

=. ,,oor.s Of the majority and minori-
.n;,tee. on that part of the Govern
..,,,ee which recommended the adj
of,be Territory Of Iowa into the
State, we're taken up in COM
i The whole in the House of Rep.
..;,e. on Wednesday last, and
1. theme Of considerable discussion.
n,;ority consisting of Messrs
Imam. Summers, Walworth and
I, rperssd unfavorably in regard to
a.ps being taken by the Legislature
..aeaiate admission. The minority
.,o..d Of Mr. Rich, recommended
4. n,,,age Of a memorial asking con.
!. ! mass law authorising the peo-
Lathe territory to elect delegates to
.,,n,;ou. which convention when as
I,nbl.d. shall be authorised to decide,
neither i.be, orbe not expedlent to form
.,,.d,ulion and state government for
lie Taiory.'
Tie Importance Of the question drew
Il, hest talents Of the House. Mr.
IHao 81 Van Buren,, opened the debate
apuort Of the minority's report; the
is.oa before the committee being on
rfnr outthe majoritys report, and In
snr that Of the minority. Mr.. John.
In, Speaker, followed on the same side.
Isnay Churchman Of Du Buque, and
|hssins Of Des Moines, opposed the ad'
bpiou Of the report Of the minority. Nj
Of Lee, who drafted the minority
Inpct, addressed the committee in favo
Iis ADOPTION. He was followed by Nj
Hsings Of Muscatine, in opposition
Ind Ibis closed the discussion for Monday
On Tuesday the discussion was re
lnmedby Mr. Bailey, from Van Buren, il
deposition. He was followed on tn
lame side by Mr. Letter. In the after
] |Uon M Rich summed up, and made
lrpy TO the arguments OH the other sld'
IIhe report Of the minority was finally n
LIKED. The report Of the majority W;
iarpor,ed back to the House, which
lwher with the following resolution o
by Mr.. Summers:
Resolved, That it is inexpedient to tax
IYpeparatory steps for admission int
kUnion at the present session Of tn
legislative Assembly.
~ adopted by the following vote:
Yea-Messrs Bailey, Biggs, Brewe
lcArhman, Clark, Coop. Cox, Englisl
ElKnor, Hastings, Hawkins, Langworth.
iIa,h, LETTER, Mintun, Owen, Robertso
Ross, Summers, Walw orth, and Wheele
Ia.
Nsys--Mcssrs Hall, Patterson, Eicl
md Johnston, Speaker, 4.
The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1839-11-28

The seat Of governmental Texas
was to have been removed from
Houston to Austin, on the 10th uit.
The Houston Intelligencer says, sin
the midst of the shantees just put up
divine service is performed, Sab
bath school is opened by the ladies
and Presbyterian church building
The crops are represented as being
very abundant.
The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1839-11-28

BOOTS, SHOES & LEATHER.
60 cases Mems and boys thick Boots
Is do do do do and kip Brogans,
l2 do calf and kip Boots,
500 prs Women's kip Shoes aud Slippers.
Women s calf shoes and shoetees,
) Mems and Women's lined Moccasins,
Sole, Kip and buff Leather,
Shoe Pegs, &c. &c. For sale by !, !,
BRlDcMas & PARTRIDGE, BRICK oiock
Nov % ny
The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1839-11-28

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The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1839-11-28

The Mississippi election has result
ed in favor Of the Administration.
The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1839-11-28

fairs as these. and that they do;.nd will exist,
cannot be denied, call upon gentlemen to
pause, and ask themselves whether change
from a Territorial 70 state government, could
or would be benefit to the great body Of the
people?
Again, sir what must be the burthcns that
they will have to bear? The lowest estimate
that can make for the annual expenses OF
state government is $l0,J00,now, sir, estimate
the population at $4,000 and suppose each Ia.
mily to consist Of five persons, and what VIII
be the result2 Why, sir, if this estimate be
correct, then indeed, the head OF each family
will have to pay four dollars per annum over
and above his county levy: all thlsbe pays Tor
the honor of being a citizen OF the state OF 10
wa. Now, sir, 1apprehend that TINS territory
is not settled by a class Of men who Would De
willing at this time to pay SO higha price 'ol
that honor, though believe that the inllab't,
ants of this territory are rs highninded and
honorable, as any other community, ye. .hey
arc prudent and economical, and let them De
eide the question Of admission and they will
decide it correctly. Who are to be benciltee
bv the change? Certainly not the many, VINO
will have to bear the burthcn OF taxatioh; no
sir; say the few who are to fill the ofhccs, ant
not the many who will have TO bear the Dur
thcns incidental to such a change. we ar
told that We cannot prosper as people WIN
we remain territory; that agriculture com
merce and every thing connected .hereW'tn
must languish, under our present form OF gov
eminent; but makethe change. and all VIII !.
life and animation; population and wealth. W.!
flow into our state beyond parallel, there WI
be new stimulus to industry anG entsrPris $
/ Now sir, do you believe that such Wouid De u
H case, and that the cause would Produce 'hs
Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1839-07-23

red dollars day for The mere use Of The
boat, agreeing 10 return the boat in as good
condition as when it was taken. The boat
is employed at this rate from October to
June. and at the end of that time the own
er receives from the Treasury seventy
two thousand dollars, the boat being re-
turned in good repair, During part of
this time the boat lies at a wharf, while the
captain, who was sent to return it to its
owner, is having drunken frolic and
meanwhile the government is paying for it
$500 a day. In addition to this three
hundred dollars, the crew must be paid,
full provided, &c. &c. The boat ap.
proaches a woodpile; wood must be had,
and now is the time for fine draught on
the Treasury. Ten times the value ofthe
wood is moderate charge the money is
paid, and the boat moves on. At The
same rate are other purchases made and
labor employed; and the patriotic dealers
who thus supply the Government are great.
ly saddened that the honor of The nation
should be wounded by any thing like !
REIMBURSEMENT of the Florida war
This is not fancy ( is history, and we
have it from tie mouth Of an intelligent
gentleman in Florida, whose account mer.
It's the highest confidence. From the
same source we learn (whar might have
been well enough conjected) that the NOV
ers Of the excitement respecting Gen. Ma
COMBS treaty are chiefly men who furnish
directly or indirectly, the supplies of tn,
army, and the means of carrying on the
war.
We have stated these facts as throwing
light on the question, "What has become
Of the twenty millions p That peculial
circumstances may sometimes render sucl
expenditures unavoidable, will not bt
doubted. But the history of the Florid,
contracts and purchases would probably d.
little credit to the financial skill of tht
Government agents, if such apology wer'
offered.
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From tEe Philadelphia North American.
THE FLORIDA WAR.

What has become of the twenty or thir-
ty Millions expended in the Florida war
This question is often asked, but not so
often as it should be. DiAour people, see
the money taken from their pockets, they
would ask the question to some purpo e.
The great body Of our citizens, who are
laboring to support their families, and arc
groaning under the high prices Of the
necessaries of life, do not reflect that they
are. paying a portion of their earnings TO
meet the reckless expenditures of Govern.
ment agents, and 10 ill the pockets OF
greedy contractors. The. revenue paid
at the Custom-house is supposed to come
in some mysterious way from the bosom
Of the deep, instead Of being drawn day BY
day from the purse Of the frugal consumer.
It goes as mysterously as it comes and
il Congress appropriates few millions, We
notice il as much as we should notice the
passage Of an empty resolution, or the
appointment Of committee
What has become oftbe twenty millions
A shrewd Yankee goes to Florida with
little steamboat which he has bought from
oneofour rivers for seven thousand dollars
and the y. s. Army pays him three hind
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ExTRAvAGANT EXPENDITURES.

"They talk about "Extravagant Expen-
dhures," while they Go not attempt to Law
their finger on single item ofexpenditure
that could well have been dispensed with
or, If they do, the journals of Congress
prove plainly that their own uohig party
voted all for the very appropriations that
they complain Of as Nash
rifle Union.
Not a single item, eh? You shall have
one or two now.
1. Increase of expense for collecting
the revenue, going TO pay an army of cleo
toneerlng Custom House Officers, whom
Mr.. Criltenden's excellent Bill to protect
the rights of the People, was designed to
reach. In 1928, tie revenue amounted
to S23,205,5 3. Cost of collection,
Ss89,327. This was in the days of
PROFLlGACY In 1887. the revenue
amounted to Sl1,169,29O. Cost of col.
lection, $l,497,275. This was in the
days of INFRINGEMENT and REFORM!
2. Increase of expenditures for Internal
Improvements. In the four years of John
Quincy Adams Administration, the SUN
Of $l,62O,43O was appropriated for works
of Internal Improvement. This was in
the days of PRoFLIGAcYl In the single
year Of 1923, the sumof 81 ,970,317 was
appropriated for works Of Internal I'm
provement. This was in the days of RE
TRENcHMENT and REFORM
3. Increase of expenses for the Legis
lative Department. In 1886, the expen
SEES of Legislative Department were in
creased 100000 over those of. 1885 =
During the same year, appropriations 70
the Navy were increased 81 900, 900! an,
for Notifications, $90O,OO0l
A. Increase Of expense for the furnitur
for Mr.. Van Buren's Mansion. The fur
niture for John Quincy Adams, when h
entered the White House, cost the nato
$4,000. This was in the days Of PROF
LEGACY The furniture for Martin Va
Burcn, when he entered the White House
cost the nation $4,000! This was i
the days Of INFRINGEMENT and REFORM
Here are few items. We shall touc
upon others in future number. AS fc
the Wings voting for all these expend
lures, it has nothing to do with the matte
1t is true they voted for some of them =
They generally vote for expenditures
put the country in state of defenc
when called upon so to do.
But the Wings were in the minority
None of the appropriations could hay
been carried had the majority, who we
alone responsible for all useless and pro
ligate expenditures, gone against them.-
Therefore it is the Administration, and NJ
the Wings, who are responsible, and wi
are to be censured for their extravagal
expenditures. Nashville Banner.