The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1840-08-20
THE FLORIDA WAR.

THE FLORIDA WAR. :.
mr.. Fellow citizens, VIC ask you to open
Iyour eyes to the infamous conduct of
|he Sws1 yom government in this war.
Fcers, d Nhas cost more THAN TWENTY
" will MILLIONS OF DOLLARS. Yet with
Fe seekI1 lis vast amount OF money at his COM
Mr. VI nnd. together with the armv. navy and
immen| militia, Mr. Fan Buren, has not subdued
y and five hundred Lad;ans!' Can this conduct
as'oaa accounted for!
pWn TO How has this money been expended
were We will give you few samples, as an
ana NJ lmstration of the balance. Ponder on
Mellow hem! From vol. 3. I'd session of 35th
Ileas1 Congress, Senate Documents, report
Fh Feh5 appears. showing that Mr. Van Buren, per-
q tud rlted the officers to pay party friends,
y PAM owners OF twelve steamboats, ut the rate
rs " gfona THREE HUNDRED TO FOUR HUN.
lnlhis'1 bred AND sIXry-F1vE DOLLARS PER DAY
|n the mlhe use Of their boats in Florida!!
were Again: From the same report it ap-
Ina are pears that for carrying 100 cords of wood
pc mont ind one surgeon from New Orleans to
come. Florida, (nstead of cutting the wood in
5Forda,) the government has paid t,Oo
Frs QMusand dolars!!
f1ON0 Again: 1t appears from the same re-
pit that out of two hundred and ninety
|5.7O5 ioasand dollars squandered at the mouth
1858 ad'he Mississippi. a large sum was ex-
|2,3l2 Pended by the officer for sdeboard, set
|9,385 dfe, ardtables, &c. to furnish mud boats
10, 900 9hit 10 clear the channel!
10, l7S And so goes the peoples money,
p, TAG dnuandered by corrupt administration,
1858 While the people are suffering all the ago.
1924 anes Of pecuniary embarrassment and OPP
|o,936 PRESTON While the people are suffering,
|O,62O De office holders are revelling-faring
|3,3l5 aamptuously, and asking to be reelected!
|O,7S3 1G'Such as the above, are what Mr.
~ ySenon calls "ertraordinary expenses ~
) .oa5 q Who WILL VoTE THE HARRISON Trek
2449 E!--All who wish an improvement
In 006 d IN the financial and business condition of
|5 q6s the country.
9. 55ol AHWho wish to have property stand at
II ,2sO sfar value, and labor receive its just re-
ID AL cOnpensc.
d, $50 all who wish to have the young men of
9, oil eaaFacter, but without property, stand an
". Will tIlC SUI vi Ills wealthy
n s95 iaeghbor.
3. nc ALI who believe that the condition of
3,Ol2 lOe' working men has been better than that
! $50 II me working men of Europe, and who
). $50 ssh to have it remain so.
h .7O2 I All such as prefer the interests of the
500 kope 10 that of the holders.
d, 900 all who are willing to try the expert
h 1873 aent Of change of rulers, and are not so
sund by the shackles of party as to be
aiaid to do so.
In short all who are opposed to the hard
aaney Sub Treasury system.
GIVE THE PEOPLE LlGHr.-Why don't
b nm & Van Buren, newspapers publish
:, WuIl g plan of the Secretary of War, for
aciplining the militia, so strongly re-.
! pulls essnnended by the President! Why don't
$: ney Do it! Have they no MALTA men, as
be hoH ,fssaders, over Is or under Al, that would
We have use to know something about the two
|RK vi hundred thousand drafted men-or the
|mbeT, one hundred thousand in actual service.--
the nj why keep the matter dark? Publish the
|gal vi pan Submitted to Congress, land to be sane
Desul %aed by the votes Of the people. We
Inc ten'1 pnt want any mouthing about Gen.
|focol,1 soxs plan, or Gen. Harrison's plan
Fr IS y sglve US in black and white the plan
VIII commended to the present Congress by
mere ~ oaa buren, and his Secretary Of War;
al y ", Ssl to the people just as it was given
VIII : y congress, and let them, for once, Judge
% y themselves with the plain facts before
~ SG,l 1sf eyes-thats all we want.
re abc1 TO- '
ave I : Evidences Of Popularity.-People are
Iipp uly apt 10 name Towns or Counties
Fon' VI towards" or Ceramics As All
Ing. ,usnce Of this there have been named at.
(usap B. Washington, 100 Towns and Coun-
It's !" 80 alter Jackson, 77-after Jefferson
IN latter Munroe, 57-after Madison 81,
long ser Gen. HARRISON 29-aftel
Pe NJ syette, 23-after Gen. Scott, Is,
|o d, IN E'er Col. Johnson, 6-after Martin
"sa' :" 6uren, FOUR Troy Mail.