Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1845-09-04

IC UeOIiC III aAN''
are very Justly incensed at the new APP
poin.ment of a Post Master in their
town. 1t seems tina. Mr. Street resigned
with the understanding tina, the people
should take a vote as TO who should be
his successor. Whoever received the
greatest number of votes was to be re-
commended to the Post Master General.
Ii appears that this very appropriate
mode of adjusting the matter has been
frustrated by the action Of few dema-
gogues, who, in opposition to the peo-
pies wishes, recommended and obtain
ed The appointment of person who is
far from being highly esteemed in that
community. We have received a very
humorous poetical account OF the whole
affair, but on accoun, of lis exclusive
local character and great length, we are
obliged to exclude it,
Salem is one of the most thrifty set
Elements in the Territory, and is COM
posed very generally of the society of
Friends, whose steady habits, honest
dealing, pacific character and industri-
Gus perseverance in eyary thing they
undertake, are proverbial. They love
liberty, but ii seems tina, in the exercise
Of it they have been thwar,ed. While
democracy proposes to be but the echo
of the peoples voice, the people of Sa.
lem have found that their voice has
been .ilenced by the universal dema-
goguc din Of ''give me office, give me
Office There is plenty of professed
democracy. but when YOU look for the
old fashioned practical article, il isn't
there. The people will soon make the
distinction TO the sad discontinue of
many a loco foco demagogue. We
shouldn't wonder if some of them got
starred out"
| The last Gazette prolesscd TO "clip'
something from 'recent" number of
the Hawk Eve. Will the editor or ed
itors of the Gazette please to tell how
recent" Perhaps they meant 10 have
said they recently clipped from num-
! her of the Hawk Eye of the 10Th De-
90, her, 1874. If they had said that it
would E.ye been truthful, but as ii stands
i,looks rather iefd. But we are willing
to make some allowance for want of ex-
perisnce on the part Ct the pro tenn oc-
cupiers of the Gazette lrir'd
We cannot refrain. however, IRON
giving specimen of grandloqueHce,
which we clip from the editorial lead,r
in the last ,oeeks Gazette. We think
ii beats the one which that prin, a,lrib.
utes to US, bat which we never wrote,
Here il Isl
"They uttered one indescribable
groan when shout of glory echoed
through every hamlet and cabin. that
the great Lion of the East had been
compelled to make obaisance to the
American ensign Of stripes and stars,
as il was unfurled by the invinclble
Hero Of New Orleans"
The European letters of n. P. VIII
lis are made up Of operate ms'ptdt
ties, and apper crust twaddle, will
such lack of Investment of common
sense as wholly to exclude all inter
est being taken in them by the mas
cf American readers. In his 6th leue
he attempts to describe wonderful as
ISOLATION Of operate talent and we thin
he comes pretty near committing bul
by comparing these theatrical lumina
ries 10 "a star ligh, evening lit exclu
sively with moons
S The authorities have in custody 3
. prisoners, who are all implicated in tn
r murder OF Deputy Sheriff Steele
: Delaware comfy, New York. Th
4 evidence against them by one Of the
+ own party is very strong and conclt
o sive. Their trials come on mmed
;. aiely.
't WHEAT is now 80 cents per bush
II in Bloomington, and the Herald say
:, sales are dull al that. Here our mile
give 40 cents. This is sad state
:, things. The reason is there is mo
i wheat than money. A good BAN
~ would remedy the evil in a great .mea
. ure.
10 Ben HARDIN has written note
lie which he says he will give satisfa
7r tory accoun, Of The origin of the e
as ciemen, which drove him from Fran
IT, fort, as soon as lie gels through |
e. Court business. The charge again
lie him was tina, a young girl from i
5e country was placed under his care, al
az he was 10 put her in shop to learn t
10 Milliner's business. Instead of this
''F is said he placed her IN hroihel {
y his own base uses.