The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1840-01-30
GEN. HARRISON.

ST. GEN. HARRISON.
It IS quite amusing to see how our
neighbors Of the Gazette endeayor to cast
dust in the eyes of their readers in rela-
ton TO the nomination Of Gen. Harrison to
the Presidency. To guard their readers
against any favorable impression being
made upon them by the accounts of gath
erings Of the people in favor Of the Hero
of Tippecanoe, they talk about the Wings
getting up imaginary enthusiastic meet
ings in his behalf. This would be small
business for any loco foco journal, but as
the Gazette makes pretensions to be the
mouth-piece of all the respec liability and
elite Of Burlington, i: appears despicably
mean. The conductors Of the Gazette
know, from facts, that there have never
been such enthusiastic meetings in real
ity, in favor Of any one man for Presi-
dent, as have been and are now being held
throughout the country in favor of Gen.
Harrison. The whole nation is awake
perfect union exists among the Wings,
from Daniel Webster and Henry Clay,
down to the humble editor of the Hawk
Eye-and we have not the least fear of
the result in November next.
County SEAr.-By the law published
on our last page it will be seen that an
election for county seat is to take place in
this county on the first Monday of March
next. We understand that the commits.
sioners have proved pre-emption to a
quarter section contiguous TO town, and
that the proofs have been forwarded to
Washington. If this presumption is gram
ted it will be great acquisition to the
wealth of the county-mucl more so than
any other quarter could be. We have no
time to enlarge on this subject in the pre-
sent Number; but of one thing we feel
confident, that if the citizens of Des
| Moines do not generally unite in making
Burlington the permanent seat, they will
go counter to their own interest.
The last Gazette contains criticism on
an article we published last week i'll rela-
ton to the Presidents introducing mes
sage adverse to the claim of Iowa. We
would have been glad if it had been in
favor of the Territory, but we published
it as we found it in one of the most strict
! ly neutral papers in the United States,
Wig: the Boston Mercantile Journal. II
there is any wrong statement i'll the mat.
ter, that paper is responsible-and we are
clear. We could not conceive of any mo-
tive that should have led the Journal 10
make missta,ement, and that is the rea-
son we copied it.
There must be something in the charge
of coalition between the southern and
northern portion Of this Territory. Some
hocus pocus game must be going on, else
why is it that within few days two of
the scarce parts of creation in our city
have been prevailed on to join the men
of the north. Our own young men
I should be on the alert, or more of our
damsels may be taken.
We did hope to receive the excellent
speech of Mr. Rich, which he delivered
on the seat of Government question, for
! this weeks paper. AS we took no notes
of this speech, we depended on his wri-
ting it out himself; professional engage.
ments. have, however, thus far prevented
him from complying with our request. i
is too good to be lost, and we still hope .e
publish itin some subsequent number.
We have on hands Mr.. LEFFLER's in
teresting speech on the question Of ad
mission into the Union. 1t is very long
;. but we shall endeavor to lay it before ou'
readers shortly.
J 0TThe JOURNAL OF THECOUN
GIL of the last session Of the Legislative
Assembly Of Iowa. will be ready for de
livery on Saturday next.
We have received nothing Of, an impor
tant or definite character from Congress
I since our last, except what may be founs
in this number.
From the Peoria Register Of last Saturday.
STATE BANK REVIVED.
! By the Sangamo Journal of yesterday
received by last nights mail, we learl
/ that bill to revive the State Bank of Hi
nois passed the house Of representative
4 nm Wednesday, nv n vote of So to 3d.