Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1849-05-03

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under oblgationsto repndiate all the sptoininents
made BY the pressed Administrators, and WHARF
there isEothing, = Or his personal acquaintance
goes, to afford him an apology for SO doing, he
seeus to feel as much bound TO retail the endorse
ments of his co-laborers in the work Of deprecia.
ting the appointments Of the Administrati0n, bow
ever unmanly and merely personal they may be
We have conspicuous illustration Of this in yes.
teFdays Gazette in his review of the appointments
in Minnesota.
He attempts to show that two or the Judges
Messrs Meekcr or Kentucky and Goodrichof Ten
nessec--are unfit for such Offices and that General
Taylor must have been imposed upon while con-
scntng to their appointment. To prove that MI
Meeker is not qualified, he simply declares that he
is an obscure ndis idual unknown to fame, and that
ssit is sai' no left the place Of his former residence
without paying several debts which he had contract
ed. AS 80 his obscurity, that can be no objection
surely, as aOld Zach' was pretty much in the same
category, before he brought out for the Presi-
dency and to the latter, his creditors who alone
have been aggrieved should be glad that he 10 place
ed in position where he can pay them oil: Loco
focos, who at present have their spockets fun Of
rocks;' obtained from Uncle sam's treasury, seen,
very fond of depreciating those who, from want OF
employment, and not from any lack Of intention,
have been unable to pay the small debts they have
contracted. They seem inclined to make this the
highest species Of crime. They would, apparently,
make mans poverty crime. While we would be
far from encouraging all failures to pay honest
debts and while we detest all who would rob the hard
worker This dues, would At the same time cau-
ton those loco focos who are so loud in their de-
nunciaticns Of those who have from the force Of cir
cumstanccs failed to pay their debts, to be careful
lest they also, before ssOld Zach's time out,
become as obnoxious to the charges they 50 fluent.
" make against others as are those against whom,
they make them. All such, who have depended on
patronage for support, and on that alone
land there arc many such--had better look out.
In relation to Chief Justice Goodrich, the Gazette
quotes from bitter loco foco paper in Tennessee
anddecares thatshe has no reputation as lawyer.'
This and the fact that he made wing speeches is all
that is brought against him In relation to his ha-
wing ssno reputation lawyers in Tennessee that
is the last thing that loco ocos should urge against
him, it being precisely the position OF James X.
Polk in the same state, when he was first nomina-
ted to the Presidency. Who will ever forget the
question, and the circumstances by which il was
evolved, when every body was asking ssSVho is
James X. Polk pn All the reply that could be OBJ
tanned was that he was third rate lawyer Of Ten-
nessee.o We grant that the whig speeches Of Mr.
and il they could keep him out of Office on account
Of them they would do it. - 8..sas:ze s
The editor then passes by the other Judge BY
declaring that che is brother to Senator Cooperof
Pennsylvana and was appointed to crafty that gen.
ueman, without any reference to his legal attain
ments.o We consider this statement entirely gra-
tuitous. &' -
The Gazette then disposes Of the Secretary as
ssThe Secretary is nlr Smith, of Ohio, one Of
Secretary Ewing's pets. He is described as being
wholly ignorant of the duties Of his office; and
doubts have been expressed whether he will ever be
able to find his way to Minnesota. Yet he was APP
pointed over our highly respectable fellow citizen
Gen. Stu, who was an applicant for the place, and
who had proved himself TO be able, faithful, and
accommodating officer. s =
We insert the above in full for the purpose of
showing the Gaxette's unfairness. His ignorance
understand it is inferred simply from the fact,
that he consulted Gen. Dodge a. to the best route
he had better take to reach Minnesota. If this is
any evidence Of his untpess fpr the office Of Sec
tary, then Is almost every in the United States
disqualified for the same reason.
The compliment to Gen. stull will pass Tor what
it is worth, and hope the editor Of the Gazette
will continue his good opinion Of the General. II
Mr. Stuil was such good officer why was his remov-
al hailed with Joy by the loco focos? To be sure,
he was removed by John Tyler, bat 1t was after
John was fully adopted into the loco foco family.
From any thing the Gazette says, we do not see
but the officers Of Minnesota as well qualified as
were those sent to Iowa at its organization ter
ritory. The Gazette has ina former number en-
dorsed the fitness Of Gov. Ramsey, and paid him q
very handsome compliment. & As to the judges, we
think they will turn out to be well qualified for
their stations, as we're Judges Mason, Williams and
Wilson, when they were appointed in the infancy
Of Iowa. No one recognized them then as every
,and neither OF the two latter,
with all their practice, would be apt to be hung for
having too large share Of legal even at the
present epoch Of time. Without knowing him, we
presume the Secretary il well qualified, and will
be less troublesome than was the first Secretary of
Iowa. The whole opposition to these officers
springs from the fact that they wings, and moth
ing else. Thus far the appointments Of the new adj
ministration have, on the whole, been judicious
~ to force our opponents-as they can lind moth
ing condcmnatory Of their public career-to ferret
out every thing Objectionable in their personal in
tercourse with their fellows and turn their Bate
lies the private Characters Of those appointed to
Office. This course has always been condemned
and will be so now.
T
1 SCHOOL House. IN CALrroRNrA.-The Boston
ians are about sending large frame school house
with all the accompaniments as a present to the
citizens Of San Francisco. The Transcript SAYS
such present will be as il Boston said to her youn-
gest sister on the Pacific -ssbehold the secret Of
my own greatness and prosperity, the public school.
Take it, my sister; for it is better to get wisdom
than gold. Take it, and il win be the germ Of insti-
tutions under whose protecting shade you and your
childrens children shall be blessedl without it,
your golden treasures win be curse; but with il
they Can be converted into sources Of comfort and
advancement to yourselves and to mankind.', Al
ready one Bostonian has packed a good sized bell,
which he sends as present for the school house.
The Gazette Of yesterday corrects our statement
in regard to the removal OF Mai. d. D. MITCHELL,
while he was superintendent Of Indian Affairs
The Gazette says it was John Tyler and not James
X. Polk who removed Major Mitchell If the Ga
zette is correct-and we believe it is-about this af-
fair, the reasons for reinstatng Mfr Mitchell are,