The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1839-09-26


nor. in consequence of. this not being
the case one Of the most important and
anxiously looked for official documents,
during these times Of apprehended dor
der troubles must remain "partly in
type on the ''galleys'' in the Gazette
Office and held back from the people
nearly two weeks, to make room for edi-
torial slang. To obviate such an act Of
injustice to the people hereafter, we here
by propose to publish gratuitouszy, all
the proclamations of the Governor about
the Border war, and Iowa City Land
Sales, wiihout any delay, provided he will
give US the first chance of publication, as
it may, after all, have been on economical
grounds that he has heretofore withheld
this species of advertising from our col
umns. As it is, the people must wait
until next Saturday, before they can see
the Governors Proclamation, unless it is
published in an Extra, which ought to
have been done before.
LAND OFFICE MONEY. Whilst our
citizens have been left without cent Of
exchange, except at ruinous rates, the
State Bank has not been undutiful to the
u. S. Government. We learn, that in
pursuance of the contract by which the
Bank Of Missouri became the depository
of the revenue of the u s., collected in
this and some Of the adjoining states, she
has shipped, and is now shipp ng ForR
HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND dollars
in specie, to New York. - The last ship.
ment was made yesterday, and it has all
gone forward within month
What say the farmers of the west to
this practical result of the glorious decla-
ration, that '.gold would flow up the Mis-
sissippi?' What say they to being shaw
ed by brokers to get specie to send to the
east, to feed the pampered Office holders,
and help the banks of New York? Is it
not most consummate skill, and the ten
derest mercy in our very paternal gov
eminent, to ship its specie to the east,
nearly half . million of it, just upon the
eve Of bringing large amount of public
lands into market! If she had not done
it, the shavers and brokers would not have
stood half chance at the land sales TO
pluck the settlers, and this would have
been against Mr.. Woodbury's general po-
licy. He always works his nerves just
at the time it may best work to the adj
vantage Of the money shavers. Truly, we
should be thankful for all these especial
favors, and we trust that the settlers on
the public lands, now pressed to get .'land
Office money!" will remember this act
with gratitude. Mo. Republican.
So the experiment works. No matter
how much inconvenience the people may
suffer or how much it may cost the gov
eminent to ship and reship tons of specie
i'll low water, while freights are double,
the currency thinkers will have their own
way. We presume this government pet,
alias chartered shaving shop, charged I'm
Gle Sam for storage and drayage. These
glorious experiments were commenced
ten years since, and what have they ac-
complished! The government at that time
found the country prosperous and blessed
with the best currency in the world. The
''Retter Currency" that was promised has
turned out to be the worst that could have
been devised, and has made every thing
of doubtful and uncertain value. It abo-
lished one Bank, and upon its ruins hun
dreds of irresponsible institutions have
been created. The banking capital of the
country has been quadrupled. Executive
officers have been multiplied to an alarm
ing extent. The expenses of the Gov
eminent have been increased from thirteen
to forty millions Of dollars. A Limitation
of executive power was promised, but it
has increased to an army of one hundred
thousand office holders, and is still increas.
ing. The influence of these hirelings on
the freedom of elections is far more alar.
ming than any institation with which the
government has yet had any thing to do.
All our domestic exchanges have been de-
ranged. The one and one half per cent.
which made a Louisiana bill good in Bos-
ton, and vice versa. has been substituted
for premiums for the same bills, ranging
from !, to 80 per cent. The business men
of the country have become the slaves of
usurers and extortioners. All the depart
ments of government have become cor
rupted. These experiments have con-
verted the officers of government into
gamblers, Spectators and stock jobbers--
mere politicians and partizans, without
principle or capacity. The nation has
become almost bankrupt. From sur.
plus Of millions, we are reduced to paper