Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1849-05-24
From the Springfield, (Mass.) Republican.
MIR BEACH AND MR. WARREN,

The article IN ednesday's Post over
flows with spirit Of scurrility that does
not belong to its present editor. 1t would
be gross injustice 10 hold him responsible
for il but if it suits the taste of his rea-
ders no one else will complain. 1t will
hurt no one but its author. Leaving,
therefore, Mr. Beach's ribaldry to be en-
joyed by such as fancy it, let us come at
once to his attempted exculpa'ion of his
wicked endeavor TO injure Mr. Warren by
means Of his official position. II Mr. 3.
had not stood in the character of Judge
in the case of P. Warren & Sons if he
had hot used that character and position
for the purpose Of doing cruel wrong to
the character Of an honest man, whose
only provocation for these assaults is that
he is Wing and that Gen. Taylor has ap-
pointed him to an honorable and res ponsi-
BILE office;-but for these things Mr. Beach's
interference and agency in this matter
would be w1hnllv unimportant and insig-
nificaat. He would have remained nm
distinguished among the common herd OF
those, who rejoice in the manufacture Of
daily libels upon every active Whig.f from
General Taylor down to the humblest vo-
ter. Those libellers who could attempt
to make the people believe that Gen. Tay-
lor used the leaves Of the Bible for cart
ridge paper in his Mexican campaign,
would have him for fitting associate
But in the case Of Mr. Warren he has sig
nalized himself by being the first judicial
officer, who, while Gas he now says) the
case is mot Finished and is still pending
before him, has joined in concerted news
paper warfare upon the character of one
Of the parties in the case,-upon whose
rights and character, if the case is not
closed, (and Mr. B. says ii is not) he may
yet be called upon to pass judgment in
Court
Mr. Beach's first public demonstration
over his own name was in the Washing
ton Union Of April 10th. The statements
and mistatements in that publication indu-
ced many inquiries for the records of the
Insolvency case at the Registers Office;
where they learnt to their astonishment
that no such records could be found. The
law requiring them to be placed there was
plain. We gave the whole Of the section
Of Tuesday, and we quote portion Of il
again, as follows:
"And the record of the proceedings in
each case, with all the papers filed therein,
shall be enclosed together, and, at the ter
mination Of the proceedings, shall be de-
posted in the Probate office of the county,
and be there preserved under the care of
the Register Of Probate. And the judge
may remove the clerk Cor any cause that
he shall deem sufficient; and, upon such
removal, or upon the death, resignation,
or absence of the clerk, may appoint an
other in his place. And the certificate of
discharge, when granted by the judge,
shall be recorded at length by the clerk,
with the other proceedings and copies Of
all parts of the said record, duly certified
by the Register of Probate, shall in all
cases be admissible as evidence, prima
.facie, of the facts therein stated and con-
tained."
Here was plain provision of law, and
it seemed most strange that it had not been
complied with. The public knew that the
records ought to be in the Registers Of
fice,-and yet they found that Mr. Beach
was publishing his own partial statements
from papers wrongfully remaining in his
hands. We called the public attention to
this on Tuesday; and on Wednesday Mr.
Beach comes boldly out in the Post, and,
in order TO screen himself, alleges that the
case is not finished. Three times he makes
the assertion. First, he says ''the case
is not Finished" Next he says, ".Mr
Beach and his Clerk are not only legally
but rightfuliy in possession Of the papers,
and should keep them until the case is fin
ashed." And then, again, he says, "K is
for the Master in Chancery and his Clerk
to determine when the proceedings in gin
en- case are finished, and they ,riH do this. ;"
SC.
Now, all will admit that if the proceed
ings are not closed, lift the case be consid-
cred as fairly open and pending, then the
custody ofthe papers does belong TO them.
But how is this fact? Does Mr. Beach
ever close case! The proceedings be-
gun in Dec, l943. Nearly six years
have elapsed! Has there been meeting
held or.eallea for four years past Nay,