Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1845-07-24

do not admit! OF copying some extracts
from this Address.
The Nashville Banner speaks very
encouragingly Of the prospects of the
Hon. E. Ii. FosTER, tie candidate for
Governor in Tennessee. Among all
the talented men. Foster stands A No.
!. in ,ha, noble State.
We regre, to learn that the people OF
Johnson county propose to vote for the
Constitution simply because tina. ins,ru-
menl fixes the Sea, Of Government, at
Iowa City for twenty years. That
clause III the Constitution is a question
of simple. naked legislation. and does
not OF right possess a single Cons.itu-
ional attribute. |, should never have
been inserted, bu, like many other clau-
ses possessing no higher claims to be-
ing a part and parcel Of the Consii,u-
ton, and for which partly we oppose
it, was inserted by mere accidental
within, without regard to principle or
right. The fact tina. ii has been so in
serted will awaken jeaousies which
never would have exhibited themselves
for years to come, had i. remained an
open question, and the result, will show
that the Capitol will be removedfrom
Iowa Guy sooner than if i. had never
been incorporated in the Constitution.
We are friends of Iowa CITY, but we
cannot encourage monopoly in seats
of government or in any thing else,
where the public good is moi promoted
We think The people Of Johnson county
might see tina, in voting for the Consl.
tuition they will defea, the very object
they are aiming 10 accomplish.
Nov that DR. Bailey is appointed
Marshal. what has the lIawkeve to say
Of the bargain which i, falsely asserted
was entered into a, Iowa City between
certain members of the democratic par
ty, by which Col. Leffler was 10 be
continued in that ofiice!' The charge
was rather am unfortunate one for the
editor; but at the time Of making il he
probably thought no appointment, would
be made ill after the election, and eN.
pected tina. crelbility would be obtain
tanned for his story by The delay. The
action of the president, however, diss-
Al, f,,ll
the parties implicated by the dishonor-
allie accusation. Thus does the false
hood defeat itself. - Gazette.
The above is perlec, man Of straw
Of the Gazet.e's own manuiacturing.-
"rhe charge was rather an unfortunate
one for the editor" says the Gazette.
Was it, indeed! But suppose we had
never made it. what then? Well, ben,
we declare lha, ne nerer did asserhatay
thing about COL Le6lers JGagJ retain
ed. in office. and we challenge The editor
OF the Gazette TO show any proof that
we did So He cannot do ii; and as he
has said that we s(alsciy asserted
something which we never asserted"
at all, has he no, himself made a false
assertion! Let the lie res. where i.
belongs.
Dodge's case must be pretty desper-
ale when he has 10 send off for certfi-
Gates to prove his good conduct. The
| last Gazette contains three certificates,
one from Long John Wentworth who
| hooked that letter from Gen Hardin
and two others from Messrs Asher Ty-
Ter and Jas. Pollock, whom nobody
knows. We do not see that, either Of
the certificates prove that he did any
thing more than he has already obtain
ed credit for in the publication Of his
remarks, wherein i, was admitted tina.
no "rose solemnly," and protested
against the proposed boundaries.