Hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1843-1845, 1843-11-16

Executive branch Of the Government, upon
the important subjects Of the currency, for.
eign trade, and the public lands, receives
the cordial appreciation OF. SO meritorious
and respectable q portion Of my fellow :,
citizens t S s.#ss
For this expression Of their confidence and
good will, and for the accompanying pledge
of support and cooperation in upholding
the authority Of the constitution and laws,
beg you to make to those you represent
my sincese acknowledgements. 80
Thanking you, gentlemen, for the fiat
tering and friendly manner in which. you
have, performed the duty assigned to you,
am, very respectfully your obedient ser
want. NJ. VAN BUREN,.
To Messrs. F. sroEyER, ISRAEL YOU'VE,
and JOSEPH DEAN"
Was there ever holder move---.ever
more savish followers, or a more abandon
ed partisan president We doubt wheth-
er the protectorate Of CROMWELL, or the
bloody reign of RoBEsPTERRE and MARAT.
can present the parallel of this. We do
not believe their fend votaiies, were so
corrupt at heart, or so slavish in their de-
votions, as to make such an offer and we
are sure they would not have dared to
avow its acceptance openly.
We would like to speak further of these
things, to review the "gerrymandering" OF
the iocofocos, and notice at length the
bribery used by MARCUS MoRroN. and BEN
JAMIN f. HALLET, to elect the former, Gov
ernor Of Massa chusetts but our article is
already too long. Suffice it to say that
the loco focos "gerrymandercd' Virginia,
Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Mich
! igan, Alabama, North Carolina, Connect
cut, New York and Maine, and every other
State in which they had the power. And
ed they would thus defeat certain men, who
were obnoxious to them, and secure L ma
iorty Of Congress. They set out with this
object in view, and they scruplcd not to ef-
| feet it.
| After this, and in the face Of these facts,
the loco focos, each and all of them, set up
tremendous howl, because the wings, ar
ranged the congressional districts in Mas
sachusetts and Kentucky. What fine, what
worthy fellows, what fair politicians arc
your genuine locofocos Oh! they are hor
rified at the thought of corruption, and yet
no party is more corrupt and corrupting
Hereafter when the people hear its leaders
with uptnrned eyes, and sanctmoniou'
mien, bewailing the prohigacy of the times
they must not forget that 1.-THE devi! car
cite scripture for his parpose."
The United States Steam Frigate Prince
ton and the British crack Steamship Great
! Western, had a trial Of their speed recently
/ in New York harbor, which terminated
greatly in favor OF the Princeton.
The Princeton is constructed on an en-
tire new plan, with Erricson's submerged
propellers. AS she moves along with won
| derful speed no smoke, chimney or vince
house are perceptble. The experiment,
under her gallant COMMUNICATIONS
has been so em!nently successful that al
sea steamships, both in this country and
Great Britain, will probably be constructed
in the same way hereafter.
| The Great Western, at the late trial, had
all her sails SCI, while the Princeton die
not show rag Of canvass. Notwithstand
ing there was spanking breeze at the
time, which must have operated very adj
vantageously for the Western, the Prince
ton passed her with all ease.