Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1849-05-31


THE PoLrrrcs OF THE DAY.-The sta
pies of political discussion are now mostly
local and incidental. The journals OPP
posed to the Administration, making the
most of their resources, are copiously full
of complaints and expostulaions at the
changes made in public Offices. a New
Hampshire paper asks with much peril
hence: s.--. -... ..-.sss
sin all their papers, from Texss 10
Maine, what is the theme Of discussion?
Are there any regrets expressed that the
new Administration may over-turn some
of the plans which she so called democra-
CIV originated? Not word Of it. Do
you hear Trades against discriminating
tariff? Not a word of that, either. Is
any solictude felt for that peculiar pet of
recent Administration, the Sub Treasury?
The rocks in the most secluded dell Of
New Hampshire are not more silent than
are the Locofoco papers on that matter !;
and tariffs and sub treasures, peace and
war, manifest destiny high or low post
age, river and harbor improvements, -
Congress mileage, banks and railroads,
have no place in the thoughts Of the out
going party, which are all bent upon what
i, is now apparent has formed its only bond
of union-the proceeds of fat Offices, and
money making jobs. Yes, the 'unterrifed
democracy as they call themselves
who for about twenty years strobe, like a
very Colossus, over everything; who
treated the Wings with the utmost arrs-
gance who said, in 1874 that the charac-
ter of the general Administration was de-
termined for a quarter Of century, and
that the Wings had better disband at once
this party. we repeat--so arrogant, so vim
dictive, so confident that il was entrench-
cd behind ramparts which could not be de-
molished for ever SO many years-is----
crying oper the loss of its bread and buifer!''
The late official paper, not content with
filling editorial columns with out-cries
about prescription. fills other columns with
auxiliary contributions on the same sub.
ject. What is wanting in variety is sup.
piled by repetition, so that all who come
10 the feast, ifthey complain Of the caterer
must at least admit that there is enough
provided. And no doubt it is all very
good of its kind, but, like the patent sod;
water Of the ventriloqnist, the kind is no
very good.
In reducing its range Of reasoning ant
patriotism TO the items Of proscri ption
pledges and pity, the Union seems to b.
proceeding upon the principle Of that love
Of landscapes and Of the picturesque, VIII
commended that all the variety presented b,
Nature was to be found included in thre
words, "water, plants and ground"
For what is nature-ring the changes round,
But three fiat notes-as, water, plants and ground
Prolong the peal yet spite Of all your clatter,
The three fiat notes are, still--sround, plants an
water
So when some John his dull invention racks,
To rival boobies dinners or ALMACKs,
Three uncouth legs Of mutton shock our eyes,
Three roasted geese, three buttered appe-pies.
Whether, with this limited variety, tn
thing is msrded by serving up the sam
dishes hashed, the readers of the Unto
may judge. But, by way of desert to ii
political banquets, some discussions abo'
democracy" are Observation-Disclosures
! which it designates by strange abuse I
the definite article, ''the democracy
But the article is so indefinite that it come
up in shape resembling floating islam
or a whipped llabub.-[Balt. American
: MAD Cows.-Mwrow Escaps.-A col
: respondent Of the Hagerstown MAR,
] land) Herald Of Freedom writing fro
Clearspring says that six cows and thrt
dogs have gone mad from the bite ola do,
four weeks ago, and it is feared that othe1
will follow. Some Of the families hay
been using the milk of the cows A ma
cow rnn' w. II. Handcy, Esq, and not'
ing b't his activity saved him.