Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1845-12-11

This documen, will be found in xnothe,
par. Of this paper. I, will appear eviden,
10 all tina, it smacks more Of The editorial
sanc,um than Of the Executive office, be
ing wanting in those attributes which,
usually distinguish and dignity State Pa
pers emana,ing from chief Magistrate.
TO speak in disrespec.ful term. OF The
action Of The majority may be Tolerated in
the hea. Of editorial discussion, but for a
Chief Magistrate to account for the defesl
"f measure on the ground Of s.misre pre-.
ssnta'on" and ''mys,ifca,ion" in 80
grave an instrument as an Inaugural Mes
sage, ", 10 say the leas, of il, paying bu,
p"or compliment. to the intelligence Of
the people. The same Disappointing en-,
and prejudice aud chsgrin which charac
t-rized the editor on account Of the defea,
Of the Constitution and which ough, Ia
have been left in the printing office, we
are sorry to see carried into the Execu.
tive chair and there welded in verv
undignied manner against a respectable
majority of our fellow citizens.
Whatever steps are taken by the lie.
gisla.ure in relation to State Cons,i,u.
ton. we do not believe the mass Of the
people on either side will ever be sa,isfi.
ed or vote for one that shall have engraf,.
ed in it the peculiar notions Of either par
~. Party measures should be carried on,
ny iaUs enacted by the majority; but a
Constitution is too sacred an instrument, to
know or favor any party. LIE. this dls,inc
ton be clearly recognized. and we care
no, how soon we have Stale Constitution.
His views in relation to the extension
of cur Territory by the voluntary reno.
val of the Sacs and Foxes and his felici.
taiion on the anticipated occupancy of
these lands by the whites may all be very
well, but we should have liked il much
better il he had recommended some meth
cd by which the two Townships granted
by Congress for University could have
been Immediately selected for the benefit
Of the rising generation. before all the
hes. lands were claimed by the white Sc.
tiers. The people have already los. much
in consequence Of neglecting this impor-
tant matter.
His hopes in relation to effecting trea.
ty with the Winnebas oes-the se,tlemen,
Of the Southern Boundary-and proper
disposition Of The Mineral Lands are quite
sanguine, and we trust they may prove
well founded.
The improvement Of the Des Moines
river is alluded ,O,snd from conversations
we have recently held with democratic
members Of Congress we are led to be.
lieve most confidently tha, a suitable re.
ques. both by the Legislature and the
people Of tina, region Of country for alter.
nate sections would he granted wi,hou,
much hesitation. While Congress would
be willing to aid the people in securing
slack water navigation in this way. they
are altogether opposed aud never will
make direc, appropriation in money for
the same object. All the s,ric, cons,ruc-
,ionis's are in this indirect way willing 10
aid in internal Improvements.
Gov. Clarke gives mos, dcplorable
account of The public deb, Of The Terrific.
ry. How this deb. has accrued or who
has been benefited BY it, we are no, in.
formed. We hope the people may soon
be enlightened on this subject.
The demagogue cry Of over Legislation
and economy in The expenses finds al
appropriate place in the Message. Blu. we
question whether il will have any effect
either in lessening the thickness Of our
statute books or amount Of expenditures.
We have now run through all the prin
cipal points Of the Message, and leave our
readers to peruse i. in detail. if they feel
disposed TO do so. We confess ourselves
much disappointed in not seeing any re.
commentator to the Legislature to me
morialize Congress for the removal of
distractions in the Des Moines and Rock
river Rapids Of the Mississippi, work
which to the people Of this Territory is
second in importance to no other.