The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1841-01-21
..aueman that some Of the


3. ,,sss ess6srrassing.
! ~ chairman, if ! were not afraid Q
The patience Of the COMMITTEES
s 81 draw q parallel between tn,
|''aa y stated il s minority and th'
81 !. slated III the majority re
~ win content myself, however
.:,;nc Que more extract from thu
= report, and Of referring you Il
|fv .,.,ements in the report Of the
y g. which you undoubtedly recol
4. Undersigned had reason to find
y 81 many Of the receipts and vouch'
=, hair not being sufficiently explic.
!; .sntaining TOO many different items
.sceip., and strongly objects to the
{ keeping the pay-rolls, as the
: :, not required on these to receipt
Il own pay. He also thinks proper
y hat many Of the contracts made
\. Swan for building, materials, &c.
!, Indefinite, not setting forth the pre-
: 'aount Of work to be done, and the
: ~ .oeci6cations Of the different parts
= s,me In the contract with Rague
we were not able to come
actual value Of the work done when
,.,ed with the whole contract.
same Of the contracts for lumber,
md, quality and quantity are no,
0psd as specifically as we could
,one instances there appears to have
,mall advances made on contracts.
! was wrong, and should not be
" any one entrusted with the pros
4 n Of public works. As a palliation
{, j. may easily be supposed That
utractors in that place were, many
N, honest men, but not sufficiently
90 on and complete their contracts
i, some advances, but as the instan-
ere few, the undersigned would not
as much blame to the transaction
would under other circumstances"
speaks Of small advances on con-
If 1929, $500, and $llOO, made
lively on the Ronalds, Handy and
b, and Rague and Cos. contracts,
,sidered small advances, then has
inority correctly reported. They
doubt sir, very small advances.
E pallialion Siris beautiful. This is
,ument; if a public officer violates
land his duty i'll a dozen instances,
"Opens to perform it and obey the
as many more, he should not be
ID. The good acts in which he
0 more than duty requires should
Il off against as many violations Of
An argument of this kind | re-
7 to have heard once in the case Of
ASSN who killed one citizen, and
mother from drowning, considered
as being square with community.
| need hardly say is a false stand
conduct. 1t has been fashionable
ly Sir, aud the sooner it falls into
,e the better will it be for our coun-
her institutions.
inclusion permit me to say Sir that
lily | have no ill feeling towards
ng Commissioner. l respect him
IN, as a citizen. True l have had
light acquaintance with him, but
quaintance has been such as to
N my mind no prejudices against
What has been stated in regard to
cial transactions has been ELECTED
nse Of duty. 1t is the result of a
nation nothing to extenuate, nor
own aught in malice. The major
'rt charges him with no acts of
'sty, it charges him however in his
capacity with carelessness and in
ency, sufficient in the opinion Of
0 disqualify him from holding an
{ 50 much responsibility and i'm
9 to the Territory as that of acting
ssioner.
NATIONAL CONVENTION
big Young Men, which met at
,re in May last, to make arrange.
or the election of,
HARRISON AND JOHN TYLER,
,e remembered, adjourned to meet
IToL HILL WASHINGTON, on the
March, l84l, at which time and
ON present indications, there will
greatest gathering of the people
parts of this great Union, that
T yet taken place.
aradons are making on a grand
r the entertainment Of visitors al
,gton. The congregation at the
,otion of Gon Harrison is oY,aoet.
e immense. A delegation Of the
kind is expected from Ohio, com
i the 'rippecanoe Clubs Of that
10000 strong. If armies of such
lde assemble, there will be no
course but to camp out. Il will
ossible to provide accommodations
mighty mul,itudes.
have information from different
{ N. Jersey sufficient to warrant
ef that our worthy Governor the
preventative of the "BRoAD SEAL y
accompanied by a large delegation
, Jersey Blues. One township
re are informed will send at least
tadned representatives with tents
'itol Hill, on that great occasion.
'e who choose to go on a few
efore, will have the additional in
ddod IN tho trim of ho;nr ~ Wo.h