The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1840-02-20

ties attended, and among them several old
is isfs who had Mn in il srrisoa' spr-
'm The RegistsSas filled with 9, in
tersssing accountable celebrate on. Sew
eral ofs the Old .Ystiirans. weresdrawn in
canoe, prepared fers +hs~ Rnrpose blythe
Mclean County delegation, The canoe s'
was ornamented with several appropriate !e.
inscriptions, and on each side Of her bow
and on her stern appeared in gilt letters
the word zsippecanoe.sA An Grafton and
several addresses were delivered, but
none were more souching than those de-
livered BY the old veterans themselves in
praise Of Gen, Harrison. Many Of the.
toas.s were quite original, and we regret
that our limits forbid, transferring the pro-
this patriotic and enthusiast
tic festival TO- our columns. We cannot
forbear, however, copying tie Two follow.
ing paragraphs from The Peoria Regis,
. aFa4fI fE9sst- gtti5 lr&.tAS ~ rttii532 -.
e! 'ef:-77i a 81 baltiiVo knsa sill 49,
81 Such is a fain. description of the Har-.
rison festival in. Peoria. From its incep-
ton to lis close il has demonstrated to all
who participated in, it, thai THE PEOPLE.
are, with them, and that THE CAUSE they
advocate is the cause of the people and
MUST TRIUMPH. We know that Peoriatis
not the whole Of Illinois, nor nor Illinois the
whole union.i Bit Similar demonstrations
Of the popular viii Ire -reqching Us from
every portion Of Our country. A kindred
spirit pervades The eastern. middle and
western states, and we feel il in our bones
that Gen. Harrison will bethe' next pres
,iident. 8s8e III asti4iW ,2saa 'f#iii ~
"Our readers will perceive that the
foregoing sketch, though nowhere i'll the
least exaggerated, is written in the wing
spirit. We will add that 1T is WRIT
TEN BY A, WING, and, that hence
forth this ,ciH be a whig newspaper. The
administration party having introduced a
press here, and there is no occasion for our
preserving further neutrality. We inten-
ded defining our position in this num-
Der, but have not room. 1t may be ex-
;'pected in our next, ias''' asa, 11'.4
lsb The communlcation from lone Of the
People, on our first page was written for
our last paper. but not having received it
in season we were obliged to defer its
publication till the present number. XIV.
ANOTHER tCrr1zEN; GoNE.-It will be
seen blythe following that Mr. Benson,
late bar keeper Of the National ilo,el is
no more, It will be ,recollected that he
undertook to drive newly married cou-
9ple to Du Buque which he accomplished.
On his way down the casualty which is
here recorded occurred. verily,.in the
midst Of life VIC are in death. "a
S = MELANCHOLY AFFAIR. -,
\ On the 23d Of January Mr. John r.
Benson, started from Burlington with a
sleighiand horses for Du Rnque; and on
his return a,few miles below Bloomington
in attempting to cross from the island TO
the main shore the ice gave way and he,
together with the horses, were drowned.
-a tits not. usual to expect the dead to be
eulogized unless fortune,rank or some 9TH
ser circumstance had elevated them to high
places of, distinction But real honesty,
real virtue. and real generosity are oflener
found among those, who occupy the more
humble, walks Of life, than among more
distinguished ranks. 81 ..a..s..,zy 9t5
The subject Of these remarks boosted
not Of wealth Or high stations; but he
might in truth, for I knew him well.)
have boosted of one treasure which adds
laurels TO the highest poten,ates on earth,
which is that Of having been through life,
what has been emphatically. called the
s'noblest work of God,' an honest man.
E Mr. Benson came from Ohio and arriv-
ed in Burlington some time last October,
and since that time has been in the en-
ployment of John4C G. Fletcher, the pro.
prietor Of the National Hotel. ri tHa'ti5
3sI On last Sunday Mr. E. Campbell, own
er Of the sleigh and horses, and W. Will
liams Went in search of, the place where
they supposed he had fallen in. And
while traversing the Muscatine ESlongh,
they came TO the fatal spot, Here they
found the two horses buqyed Up above
the surface Of the water vi fastened to
the sleigh. They found also 81; on the ice
near the horses; the overcoat, pocket
handkerchief and glove, which tits sup
posed Mr. henson pulled of that lie might
the better relieve the horses; aud III his
eslorsfto extficate them, It islsupposed
that he got under the .horses.d A long
time was spent in search ofthis body, bat
It could not be- found aic3oH .uofs41I
40 - iIITEl7l- er5If n 7ifHIfIft34 ~
.bsai3aias sshhf9 F a thc Hawk =! Eye
Mr. ED1ToR-In the last number of the
Gazette the chairman of the. committee on
finance appointed shy the late common
Council made his report. tMa.toi
3 Now lido not Know But that Il report is
jpst such report as The city charter calls
for: and aiSt a renOrt that will he s,t;sf.