The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1840-12-24

= sp.member the Temperance Cele
s p'oscripSl !, the Methodist Church. to-mor
a. -. gu Dod ~ o'clock, ?. NJ.
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..serts, .as !. Hon. Mr. JoHssros's Lecture on
cause every ). n. evening last, was scholarlike
"''iier and i; s.n.uce. His subject was American
rested patriosN His audience was large and
n EXPOSING n 4 ,noeared pleased. We have seen
end selfish ~ neces of Mr. Johnson's poetry.
per All the boz .f,hese is too impure to be read,
u our countr !. calculated to excite the grosser
. not 60. NJ nc and corrupt the heart. The
iuif expo., !. his New Years Address, which
'hey would III considerable genius. II Mr. ].
|aiy' would 6i anime himself to pure and ennob-
f'e bottom ID. abiects, he may yet do his coun-
"a. This Is q, ue service but if he continues to
'hose ambiio4 ante his talents as we consider he
every comm a.ne in one instance, he will leave
FaAe the lead n on his character as poet which
r public sen never be wiped away. For the sake
aers and SOD .,nty and his own fame we hope he
= are the no never again polute his pen in the
80 nave new amer alluded 10.
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Fhem-the p,. The following excellent remarks Of Dr.
may be fonH az we're delivered in the House the
ny. Place ~ day, while the Bill to Incorporate a
them, n, a,o,ry of Learning at Columbus city
bat their riebN upaer consideration. There was a
eir humble \ .siou in the bill to permit the donor to
En- invaded, !. forty lots. which he proposed to do
r"ng, they Il : % the Territory, by lottery. The
tn those III ssdon was on striking out the proyis-
despair, th.Ia. xhen Mr. Mason addressed the
/ that spid Bu.e, as follows.
sooner or III M SPEAkER-As the yeas and nays
that we uo. lire been called on this question. deem
Z me b,r. Nj, du,y to state my views in relation to
liking out the words in this section of
r. mas oee bill, as proposed by the gentleman
er loot "a lam Scott. | do not know what are the
Fsh ourse ,Ser provisions of the bill, it is not
ms sake. il Ssfre me, bu, such iegerdemain course
bic nm ss been pursued in relation to this bill,
ne, HIT am constrained to oppose it. though
f'sona' pag shall confne my remarks to the lottery
pa 70 see dArorison II is exceedingly difficult to
lcsnism vuamm any conjecture what will be the fate
of those w1atiis motion, from the previous course
hal ,F.;.. 1deeutemen. We have had two bills Of
dsrorcement, and they have passed this
Hoeser shea House they have been supported by
Fimation ,ha anlemen who openly avow their hossl-
h held, ,basy 10 the passage of divorce bill. So
atonemen ,epy is this hostility felt that gentlemen
sin. By ave aecl n .s WI, s; NV; n
70 me pug nd even those that have been acted on
Fsy in all u ne only justified on the ground of their
has alre,ay King extreme cases. The result of this
h. To he d,,d mecedent may be easily fereseen. APP
~ ..,r pra,ions will hereafter multiply. and in
ssad Of having only swo cases from one
co IN spsaa county, should not be surprised to find
Flessly on hi sreral from each county.
The bill before the House grants lot
| = vsn.,,i ery privilege. Gentlemen censure, in
Fi,ory, whici ia, o,se dsar.oad ,nJ .lo aaso,.,aJ
ume; any asse United States. They admit the
evil tended widespread ruin which this odious sys-
|e CONSIDERED lem brought upon society. Ii is now
v;se Ra, happily abandoned; it has been driven
from the Eastern States, and God grant il
We na'e may never be suffered to fasten its poi
Rges Maida ,onous roots in our country again. This
ou, any prd the first bill of the kind that has been
saw him introduced into the Legislature of Iowa;
after i, H. .0 hna y .e .e ,os i; 70 t
tina. our ssd NAV con,amina,e the p.ri, Of ou
e any brea1 virgin Territory know that this mea
7, addres sure is advocated on the plausible plea
Ese. car .sa promoting Education. The proceeds o
i :. !, II, The lottery are to be applied TO the build
ng of an Academy and putting it init
successful operation. This is one of tn,
ID eternal q most popular inducements that could b.
yard, and | uged in this House. The public mine
Won spel ss,rongly inclined 10 foster institution
for the instruction of youth, and if an,
f'e' u's nson could prevail in this House, the,
Pr my sef valid be based upon that ground. BIZ
Hope gentlemen will not adopt the I'M
L. the ,bor2 satous doctrine that "the end justfe
,,naj the MEANS If lotteries are wrong
ext Augud morals, s ba;r tendency !, to corTnp
% mislead and to destroy, let us at ono
determine not to give our sanction to IN
h. system, and open the door for an ev
:, an Nor which may flow in and overwhelm GU
80. J, Territory. Napoleon has somewher
Ps'o"' said, it is only the first step that costs u
the cn0'' pang. Let this precedent once b
sioner an adopted, and we will have bills of Xix
Eh stGsnd nature presented from every county i
yet all M's ierrl,ory. Ihey VIII multiply upo
the once have.
But, MI Speaker, we are told if ,hi
provision be not incorporated in the bi
Of 81 the benevolent donor will not grant to tn
cI.nh.nl Seminary the lots he proposes to give
ona ,n.. Grant it, sir. would prefer that on
KePuol'A children grow up with less opportunitie
harmony Of instruction. would forego the ad