The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1840-11-12

Vhsis our Ophsoh' aiAu We ha'0 ilSii'
doubt ha express it.
Outstanding ----
e conducs THE PRINTING.
J. We 4 Some of the members affect to believe
e commit ii was our preference not to have any
embodyst The printing Of the Legislature, during
should b5a. present session. 1t lis true that months
was sp,1p, when we really expected there
'posals.- voud be q Wing majority, as there might
airman s1ave been, we proclaimed our willingness
pshare the printing with our opponents.
e commlrhis may be seen by reference to our
he famousas That we expected portion of the
ct of comspn.ing, these members might have
th a chaHnown, by our having gone to great ex-
PLANTATION rnse in making preparations for it. Pre-
], at lat nous to the commencement of the session
cir report We visited St. Louis and purchased ma
one mus Eials amounting to upwards of thou
. was thu and dollars, for the purpose of being
} tribunal mpared to do Legislative work. Al
ounce MD though we have been somewhat disap-
lave seea pointed, that disappointment shall never
occasions induce us to take the first mean or dis
Legislaa honorable step to procure share of what
1t ''migA MEMBERS seem so unwilling to award US.
decislonI Whatever is given we wish it given will
It entitled ngly; and did we not think the people
e lowes9 generally would be better satisfied in our
having part of it than otherwise, in that
ommit.es snse and under those circumstances, we
The mos Foud not want it. Such disappointments
and dgl 5not affect us as they do many others,
emselve . Wenever placed very great-perhaps
a sub]edIna a suficient-value on money and
to unraH schew making it our idol; instead Of be-
and ou1ng cast down, we feel light hearted
had helal ness and freedom, which those who
} OF ou1 huckle over our defeat may well envy,
adow ol aud which we would not exchange for
hts' MS III their apparent success.
$? DID
,ur opuil NOW THE PARTY LINES CAME
!. Whes' ODE DRAWN.-We do not know
'ry, Wi mtour readers may be surfeited with SO
hen We much being said about the printing in this
sible fod weeks paper. All of them may not know
not say1 that this was the question which first
express caused our opponents to rally their forces
ployeda and call upon the leaders of their party
we've draw the party lines. From the mo-
2 in QUIZ nent there was any prospect of our OBJ.
, on MI inning Legislative patronage in this way
ince thsl NE tocsin of party warfare was sounded,
ature oA and every epithet and every means were
can telIl employed to break US down, and prevent
feeling Us from getting any of the printing. We
and shsa can easily trace the first recommendation
WHINE draw the party lines to those who
lat they we're personally interested in this mat
e ac'eul er. The question, to whom shall the
letul " legislative Printing be given! has in this
ieraiy'l way become party question and has
'equep assumed considerable importance i'll the
ants y acts Of Legislation in this Territory.
8 hands -
& wersa Among the numerous extracts which
all. aeertain member read in the House OF
adopt representatives the other day from the
Of their hawk.eye, was the article in which we
lost SCI 'ad after we found that he and the lead
,der Of US Of his party were determined to draw
18th thsa uen on their side, that it would mot be
wy fault if the party lines were not
Of thsa utaWn.' Now, if we acted up to this
lwkeyoI promise, it shows that we did our duty,
o. .,ouri 'nu we consider it complimentary in the
ion Of members supposing that we did fulfil it
i've did not do it at the last election, we
my 81 uost assuredly shall at the next, if we
rinu"sI 1--WE and have charge of this paper; and we
aust that all the wings in this Territory
e.,,.I Nl'l have an eye upon thorough organ
. 800 nanon Of the Harrison party before tht
- / Winter closes.
osher3 he Communication of Mr. Lines ha
VII ssn necessarily crowded out. Ii is il
'ps' and shall appear in our next.