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Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1846-10-15
NEW YORK BUSINESS CARD.

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ruNE undersigned your attention their Stocks q Goods and
n feel confident they prepared, In The several branehs
supply favorable cher e-ishsh scn
Of and
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Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1846-11-12
Ii our WING Friends

Would exert themselves in procuring
subscrbers,for the Hawk-Eye they nigh,
be doing US and the cause some service
II each subscriber would consider himself
an agent for this object. we might soon
double our subscription list. Friends, will
YOU try
We have word to say to our delin.
queni subscribers. Remember that we are
subject to heavy drawback in employ
ing an agent TO collect our dues. Wait
not for him TO call upon you, then, bu,
forward what you owe to our address bv
mail or otherwise.
Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1846-11-12
BURLINGTON HAWK-EYE
Surprising Change.

"7hat alters the case. Ill is quite
amusing to witness the sudden change
tina, has come over The Capital Reporter.
A short time since, and all the time ill
then, tina, paper beloved most vocife-
rously agains, the Retrenchment and Re-
form party Of Lee County. and IL the loco
focos had elected clear majority and
could have got along in the Legislature
without, the Lee county democratic "Pos.
sums" it doubtless would have continue
ed to below sgains, them. Its particular
abuse against Mr. HuNER was marked with
a coarseness mos, rank and unjusl fable.
But as soon as he perceives that the
.sPossums" hold the balance of power in
the Legislature, they are all the sweetest
gentlemen imaginable in his estimation.
He now condescends TO call them s.Inde-
penden,s." when before he anahemaliz
ed them with all sorts of adjective cpl
,heis of BLACKBOARD character. We
shall see before many weeks whether
soft soap rubbed on by snch hand. with
its objec, so palpably in view. will stick.
Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1846-11-12
Look On Z.

The members elect from Lee county
seem to he the mos, popular men in this
Dodge clique are now willing to crouch
and fall down al the feet Of the three dem
ocra,ic "possnms." The Van Antwerp
clique are courtng their favor also. We
have heard enough about the .ampering
with these gentlemen to leave the impress.
sion upon our minds that if some folks
amt amazing careful they may obtain a
seat in the Peniien'iary before they can
get one in the Senate of The U. States
We know some things.
Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1846-11-12

Divorce from the Banks. -"Diyorce
The Government from the Banks was
The cry OF the Locofocos. which nothing
could que. until the legal connection was
dissolved, And what is the result! WHY.
me very same old gentleman who was SO
furious tor divorce is now seeking the
ca1esses OF his former kind and faithful
spouse Dithom the bonds of matria,ony.
me government does no, seem 10 relish
=. 'ega connection. but il. very fond Of II.
Hct emoroces.--Cin Chronicle,
Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1846-11-12

TIPToN, Cedar Co, Iowa,
Nov. %, 1916. :
DEAR SIR:-The official vote of this
county has been received, and the resnl.
Is cheering To the heart of every true whig:
showing that ray of the pure light of
truth has penetrated to the very inmost
reeesses of This benighted region OF Loco
fncoism.
Let due honor be awarded 10 the who's
of Cedar. In the face of an adverse ma.
Jorlly in the county. estimated on both
sides a. not less than 80, they effected an
organic allon-fearlessly advanced to the
a''ack-stormed the out posts-and shook
the citadel itself. even to the very centre.
forward you copy Of The Official Re.
turns,
Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1846-11-12

The immigration into Iowa at this
point has been very large during the pres.
en' season. a large majority of the i'm
migrants, we are pleased to see, are
Wings. There is plenty of room for thou.
sands more. Farms are cheap and much
land al Government prices can be had.
The new purchase from the Winnebagoes
will soon be opened TO settlers, we hope,
when we shall look for large numbers Of
The people Of New England TO occupy
that delightful portion of Iowa now known
as the Neutral Ground.
Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1846-11-12
Dreadful Starnl

The Storm Of the llih ult., did i'm.
mense damage all along the Atlantic
coast. In the Gulf i, was terrific. The
Town OF Key West was almost entirely
destroyed. Fifty lives were lost. and The
loss to the United Sales Government a,
that place cannot be less than 900. 600
dollars. AT Havana, more than fifty yes.
sells were totally destroyed. !, is hoped
that our squadron may have been out Of
The reach Of the hurricane. The details
of the storm are beart rending.
Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1846-11-12

THE new Crop Of Polk Stalks have
done great damage to Steam Boats the
present season already. The Missouri
Republican Of the Cd contains an accoun,
OF the loss of five boats by snags. These
boats were the Toneeuka, Annawan.
Sea Bind, Clermont No. 9. and James
Madison. all well known and good boats.
The same paper of the 5th contains the
loss OF The two magnificen, steamers Met,
amora and Monarch with valuable car
goes, in the same way. If these boats
had been destroyed by pirates every pa
per throughout America and Europe
would have Illuminated its anahemas
against them; but James X. Polk can he.
come the efficient cause of all these ,lisas.
tiers, and many more Of even a worse cha.
racler. and still be upheld By large par
~. What is he better than pirate by
proxye Down with him. we say.
Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1846-11-12
Jefferson street.

This is becoming the popular tho
roughtare. 1t certainly is the place where
the merchants most do congregate. With.
IN the past few days out of about dozen
removals all have been in favor of this
street. Messrs Partridge. and Prngh and
Cook have located themselves permanent
" in their beautiful new block on the
corner Of jefferson and Main, Messrs
Disque and Gnahn and Mr. Bodeman have
also gone into their new brick block near.
ly opposite on Jefferson street. Mr. Tai.
liant and Mr. Fear and 4Messrs Anderson
and Cameron have removed their stores
from Front TO Jefferson; Mr. Campbell
and Co. have gone into the store former
ly occupied by Mr. Fullerton and the last
named merchant now occupies the la
mented Shackford's old stand. all on JEFF.
fer>on street. The fact is Jefferson is a
popular street. --The Hawk-Eye Build
ing is on the corner of Jefferson and Main,
and overlooks the whole city.
Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1846-11-12
From The Iadependenee Eis's1
TO TUE FUTU iE EWGM,T
OREGON TERRlIUh
FoRr HALL. SNAKE RIrsl
Neniember l0. I6B

Conference.-The underslghA
py To inform you that soulafs''a !.
The Willamette. has just osen =
and a portion Of the emg'auI
Presen, year is now upon NV y. y
ing to unavoidable delays, 'Ma
party did not arrive al sbs la =,
road until some OF the front coDf. :,
the emigranIs were passed, ps'''f
,y or one hundred wagons, N
The new route follows lhs ~
ifornia about 800 miles IRON = Y
and enters the Oregon le''po'
way OF the Clamel lake. p'ao
The splendid valleys Of ihs ~ 2,
Umbqua rivers and enters ne "a !,
The Willamette nearits soala~
tremlty. i. ~
The advantage gained 70 W N, u
by this route is Of the gre''s''.s ~
The distance is considerably Y.
the grass and water pleniT. WV
gions and dangerous efos''' VA a
Snake and Columbia f'e's n
we'll as the Cascade Moiin'sM II
reach his place Of des''as'v j \
wagons and property 70 ". Il
cabin and SOW wheat pe'"s
season. This road has been Nv
will be opened at the exPen" ~.
zens of Oregons ans D0;hE'
demanded Of The emlgrsa'r J. AZ
Gov. Boggs and party. WIN ~ \
er families 81 responsibility .as .
ed their destination. and a. ~ ~
way to Oregon. Some q 1 IN, ~
intend stopping in the u~'a \ w.
which though not 80 's's XIV.
to The Willamette for 'sfn''
Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1846-11-12

Queer Doings.--lf The usurpa,ions
which are recorded in the action of Gen.
kearney and Com. Stockton DON, s,artle
good democrats themselves, we are mis-.
taken. If such acts can be tolerated, with.
out any authority from the peoples Con-
gress by the direction of the President.
then are we subjects of a despo,ism as
absolute as that Of Russia itself. Verify.
The power is stealing from the many to
the few, quite fast.
Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1846-11-12

Them Hogs appear 10 plague the Ga
ze'se very much. He has not probably
heard about those Muscaline locos who
hired 10! Of Wings TO go to Walling 5
Landing in Louisa county TO pack wheat,
so that they couldn't vote in Muscalne.
Their votes would have changed The cleo
ton with some of the candidates, while
the few men who are said to have gone a
hog hunting in Henry, were no, missed.
Bribery and curruption. ebl
Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1846-11-12

CHANGE OF ToNE.-One week AGO.
The Reporter threatened TO devote a chap.
ter to 'possumrv.' Now It's all honey
and molasses laid on with the tongue of a
young kitten-,aiks about the du,v of
"possum" democrats-of their retur 10
Their first love. The Reporter. no doub,
expects 10 get an embrace from possum.
dom if it should succeed in making them
believe il always was their best friend.
Will i, iake!- Bloomington Herald
Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1846-11-12

lie Terriers Pianet.-A new Planet
has been discovered oy the French as.
tronomer. lie Verrer, which is occasion
ing considerable speculation among the
astronomers Of this country and Europe.
The distance from the earth to this planet,
is thirty-six hundred millions of miles.
1t moves around the sun at twice the dis.
lance of Uranus.
Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1846-11-12

Loss Of The Steamers Metamora and
DI0narch. The officers of the steamer
Pfairie Bird. which boat arrived last
evening, repor; The total loss of the two
fine boats named above. by striking a
Polk Stalk. on Thursday, the och ull..
IN Cypress Bend, near The month of The
Ark ansas.
The JIetanl0rd was from this port
bound for New Orleans, and, in addition
to the cargo with which she cleared al,
this port, received par, of The cargo of
the steamer .7nndUon. al Island 35, which
boat was snagged AT that place and obig-
ed to return for repairs. She struck the
Polk Stalk on Thursday morning, and
was run on a sandbar, where she sunk.
the water being two feet deep on the main
deck aft The machinery will be got on,
bu, the boat and cargo are said TO be a
total loss.
The Monarch. with a cargo Of eipb.
teen hundred or two thousand bales of
cotton, from Randolph for New Orleans.
run on The same snag, in The evening of
the same day, The 29,h. and sunk soon
alter over the main deck. Boat and car
90 total loss. The machinery NAV he
recovered. it is supposed, with the aid of
diving bell.
Both of these were splendid boats. and
the loss must fall very heavily on the in
surance Offices. The Monarch had lust
repaired AT this port for the winter sea.
son in the sonlh. The cargo of the Met.
amora mus, have been very valuable, aud
this loss will fall. principally on our off,
ces. II will be observed tina, the boats
were lost on the same Polk stuIk-tbus
IN one day destroying an amount, of pro-
perry sufficient TO have kept the river free
from snags for an entire year. No. Re.
publican.
Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1846-11-12

Journeyman 7aiiors!- Mr. Folks ne W
British Tariff has reduced The Tariff on
Ready-made clothing 20 per cent. + an
English or French broad-clolh Goa, cost
$50, this reduction is 81 per coat, Abou,
one half the cost Of such Goa, is The
journey work cutting and trimmings. To
compete with the French, German and
English tailor The American journey man
must come down nearly So per Goa, in
wages!
Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1846-11-12

His Paiedictory.-The valedic,ory Of
). X. Thurston, Esq, on his re,iremen,
from the editorial charge of the Gazette
appeared in that paper Of las. Saturday.
lie makes the ground of his reiremen,
rest on the incompatibili,y of his prose.
cutting the two callings of an editor and a
lawyer at the same time. Bah! Brass
is riz.
Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1846-11-12

We have elected a wing Representative
by majority Of %. A triumph as glori
Gus as It was unexpected. The vote stood
N. Raihhurn 2l7 r. NJ. Long 1875
For Senator Of the District. composed
of Cedar, Linn and Benton, this county
gave our candidate, John P. Cook, ma
Jorlly OF 8 But as Linn and Benton
have doubtless given a large loco fnco
majority, (feporls say co., s. NJ Bisse!I,
his opponent. is elected,
Inc wings OF Linn comfy. do not ap-
pear to have manifested much interest in
me e'ecl'"n. as they suffered Smith, the
loco candidate for Representative, to run
over the course without opposition.
Respectfully, Yours, &c.
Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1846-11-12
High Henry.

We give the official vote of this staunch
wing county, in another column. 1t is
exceedingly gratifying TO the friends OF
the people to beholdSihe s,eadfastness OF
tins banner wing county to her principles.
With such men as Jay, Wright, Morton
and UpdegraG TO represen, her interests.
she may well be satisfied.
Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1846-11-12
From the Pacific

The Journal of Commerce ssa .
lowing letter. dated a, repis y a&
September: nv On d N
ut Commodore y, &c, Stockton h,, j.,
whole OF the coas, of M.r ra' oe'is
clhc IN a state of bloekads avg = %
Stockton has established h;,Sea s,
or in The capital of Upue, cse, O.
Is reported sha, the por,s - r,Ill'r
t"rnla are to be taken pos = Love!
San BIAS made a rendr,,l''
squadron and their prize, 'A'''' !,
The Cyane arrived .r
the I'd Of This month. and !, ~, Sab
ea'''n OF the blockade to n, i" va
She is cruising off The co,., &c 'a'pr
anchors IN The bay. and h. o''nA ,
PIE OF eoasl'ng vessels. AWE 's,l'i's
mas also arrived off Mazs,l,a "''As1
'' ''''oof = c'asting va.
Com. stockton,s pro-.
To all 'ehom il may CONN.,, aa'',a
Stockton, Commodore .0a eS 4,
ln-Ch'ef of the United Sale, ,s "
ees in the Pacific Ocean. q, NY =
and ce"mmander-in-chier o N y. G,'r
ry Of f California. do, BY de !, ,r, q
the President and Congress i ' ~
States !, Of North America, h.,. ~
all The ports, harbors. bss, ol .
inleis on the west coas, Of NJ.
of San Diego, to be in ,,, n' :,
blockade, which will be ma. ! 1
except against armed vess.I. ~
nations.
All neutral merchant vessel,
any Of The bays and harbo, ' ~ ~ ~ B
2" n arrival Of the blockading ror,,
allowed twenty days 10 ltsv. '&
Given under my hand and =,
nineteenth day of August, A D I b
sand elsh. hundred and fortv.,,
Government House in the .i,,;ll
Angeles the Capital Of calilan. \
J. R. sTOCKnII !.
Commodore and Comm,,J.. y
Of The Naval Force. 4 N. .,
States in the Pacific Oce,p, M
ernor and Commandet.it.cCl.
the Territory Of Califorsn, Z
Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1846-11-12

official Refurns.-We occupy consid.
cradle space in giving the official vote
from several counties. We solicit our
friends in those counties who have no,
sent in such returns to do so, as we are
DESTROYS to publish the vote of each couu-
~ for future reference. It would be we'll
for our subscribers 10 preserve these mum.
bers.
Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1846-11-12

er source than TO those, who encourseed
The creation of these irresponsible bank
ing institutions. They were brough, in
to existence and were encouraged 10 dis
count freely by the loco foco party, who
used these pet institutions to perpetua,e
their party organization and TO pay their
favnri,es. This cannot be fully
denied.
Now. the Wing party are aud have
been all along DESTROYS Of counteracsing
the fluctuations in the currency. In the
absence Of any thing like a national pa,
per currency in general use, they are OBJ
liged 10 protect themselves in their indi-
vidual states from imposition. by encour.
aging none other than banks Of The puresl
reputation for soundness and discretion.
The policy as we'll as interest Of Iowa.
requires that 10 protect herself from i'm.
position by foreign institutions, and 10
promote the prosperity Of the people, she
100 must have banking institutions Of her
own, so managed and controlled and ere
aied on such firm basis, as to ensure
and command The confidence of the PEG.
pie. But our new Constitution prohibits
the people from exercising this privilege
This Constitution is pa pably anti repub
lican, aud i, must be amended. The
Wings as well as large number of the
Democrats call loudly for such amend
menl Does no, this show that the w nig
party wish to promote the interests and
carry on, the will Of the people! Does
II not also show tina, they are the only
true Democracy!
The Wing party has shown itself
friendly to The people by its opposition to
the annexation Of Texas. If the good of
the people had required the AREA of free.
dom''o have been ex ended by the annex
alton of Texas, the Wings would have Sc.
cured the OBJECT in a way that never
would have involved us in a war with
Mexico. The war that is now raging and
which has already cost SO much of the
best life blood Of the nation, and which
before it is finished is likely to involve
our country in debt Of two hundred mil.
lions, nigh, have been avoided, had whig
counsels prevailed. AS much as they
detesl the weak and pusillanimous course
OF the Administration in the prosecution
of this war. the Wing party have voted
supplies most freely, and it cannot be de.
MED tina! the majority of the rank and file
OF those now engaged with the enemy are
good and loyal whiss-friends of their
country and friends of the people. But
this war is wicked because il was unne-
essary, and while wings feel bound to
maintain the honor of their country by
being foremos. in fighting its battles, they
will hold that party responsible who
brought on this war, to the fullest extent.
We have occupied so much space in
barely mentioning two or three points to
show that the wing party are anxious TO
promote the interests of the people, thai
We mus, leave the further e!ucida,on Of
this subjec, to some other more favorable
opportunity. The late elections in Penn
sylvania. Ohio. Georgia, Florida and
Iowa are enough 10 show ,ha. our rosi-
lion, in stating tina. the people are begin
ming TO see that The wings ale their true
friends. is correct one.
Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1846-11-12

Rail Road TO Oregon.-Mr WHITNEY
is now occupied in addressing the people
IN the Western cities in relation to his
magnificent project. His perseverance
his gen'lemanly department and the i'm
portance of the work will ensure some
thing being done before long.
Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1846-11-12
Proceedings M san,, q

4 ~sshd u n
We find tie annexed exlr,0,is;,,.
llcle in The New York Erpna !,
though the Statement. which ,p.,
very circums'sntial, there mus ps
be some material error in il. Co. n
neys first proclamation and ANN L
ceedlngs at Santa Fe were doubb. 1
scrlbed TO him by the inslrucd0,,
Government. He is an ol6rp, |. I
Greet and experienced to have N
upon 50 remote and responsible "A
dillon without full instructions lslE
bable contingencies; but, much l
OF his transactions exceeded all II
tlonal authority. we doubt il IhiI
tive could have gone the leurthdl
ing Delegate 10 be elected ID ca
from the province Of New Meya
Out any previous action or sanciin
ever on the part Of that bodg. "
therefore regard The reported elm
Delegate 10 Congress and mensn Il
Territorial Legislature as f.bum Il
though. from the respeciabiIiH
journals which give couuleana u
statement. we place j, before oWsa
National Intel.
From The EIpa
The Pittshnrg American hs I
from Santa Fe. dated Sepienba 4
closing another proclamation tyG3
kearney, summoning the cllilsMd
Mexico TO hold an elecliun 90 d.4
October 10 elect Delegate 10 N
gress of The United States, anil N
of Territorial Legislature, he a
assemble in Santa Fe on The ssssl
day Of December next. The n
consist OF l3 and The Hnuss Of III
hers. Two candidates for Dtaz
Congress are announced, Dm VI
Ltn"sa. Secretary Of the TrnH
Nr MagotIin. a merchant Of ST.
connected with the iIouse or III
d Nephews, Of New York w
posed two or three uther csnd,ds
take the field. The htss We haf
IF this proclamation is in the CT
Herald
1.-The proclamation calls on N
DIES and all other magistrates ias
tend the polls. count The bslal
returns. aud preserve order; y
mands all officers. soldiers. sHdM
bi The army TO abstain from al !
ance in said elections. and 70 ~
in securing the peacesble ana un''
-nJ"ymen, Of the good clIIlsh
Territory in the exercise OF lhsHaf
Die privileges authorized BY Ihh
1
Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1846-11-12

II would excite melancholy in,eres,
if The ST Louis papers would keep stand.
ing list of all the boats that have been
snagged the present season, with the
amount of damage agains. each, and add
10 the list as the necessity might require.
Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1846-11-12

FREs.-We understand tina, grea, loss.
es were sustained by some of the Farm
ers between this place and Mt. Pleasan,
a lew weeks since by the burning of the
Prairie. We should like to hear the par.
,iculars.
Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1846-11-12

Ma vINroN.-We are rejoiced to learn
lha. this sterling Wing AMI pure Patriot
is reelected to Congress. A more fai,h.
ful Representative never served Ohio in the
National Legislature, Gin. Chronicle.
Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1846-11-12

Easy Method Of Taking San Juan de
ONoa.-WisE. the Kronau,. proposes in
a Lancaster paper 10 take the Castle Of
San Juan by means Of a Balloon, loaded
wnh percussloned bomb shells and torpe.
dos, and manGuvered by cable 5 600
feet long. The balloon to take position
directly over the castle. and then 10 dis
charge It's destructive contents upon The
heads OF the devoted dons. With this
pf'al war ship hanging a mile above the
tor'' supplied with a thousand percus
stoned bomb shells. the Castle of Vera
Cruz could be taken. he thinks, without
The loss Of single life TO the army, and
at an expense tha, would be com para,ive-
ly nothing TO wha, il will be to take it bv
The common mode Of attack. AS Mr.
WISE understands The operation, he is
the very man 10 enlrusi with this impor-
tant undertaking. Mo. Repub.
Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1846-11-12

The ST Louis Republican gives Nc
Knight, our worthy wing candidate for
Governor. majoxity of only "a in this.
Old Des MONIES. county. Colonel, please
add one hundred and one to that and it
will be correct.
Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1846-11-12

Mr. John II. Miller, farmer of Cedar
township, met with severe loss. by fire.
on Wednesday nigh, last. Several stacks
OF wheat, oats and hay all that he had =
were destroyed. Mr. Adams had corn
crib burned .. The same tme-supposed
to be the work Of an incendisry.-Ib.