Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1850-12-19

| pended, unless when in cases or rebellion
or invasion, the public safety may require
it," 1t may be well for every citizen 70
remember. ,ha, Congress cen pass no law
prohibiting The issuing Of this writ, unless
the contingencies specified shonid occur.
As no rebellion or invasion exists new,
and did not exist al the time Of The pas
sage of the act, the writ Of Habeas Corpus
is in no manner suspended by It's prosis-
ions. aar
But whatever differences Of opinion
may be entertained in regard 10 this law,
il is now our duty TO support il so long a.
| it remains the law Of The land; and trust
that every citizen Of the state will, altho'
he may be opposed TO some of its details,
as an American citizen and lover Of the
Union, stand firmly BY it. ....~ a.. ..--.
! ain now about 10 retire from the cfIice
of Chief Magistrate Of this slate. -Four
years ago The people thought proper 10
elect me TO that Office, and assumed its du-
ties and res possibilities ,disirusiing a, the
same time my ability properly 10 discharge
those duties. Wewere then entering up
on our career as an independent state; The
support which we had heretofore received
from the General Government was with
drawn, the machinery Of our state gov
eminent was TO be set in motion, and the
means obtained 10 support il. Relying
sembly, and The various officers Of the
state. entered upon the discharge Of my
duties. You are familiar with The course
which have pursued. Whether il has
been calculated or not TO advance the in
terests of the state, you and The people
are the Judges. During my admins
tration may and undoubtedly have COM
mitted errors; but if such be the case,
shall ever be supported by The reflection
that they spra ne from no vicious Or wrong
motive. The courtesy and assistance ex-
tended 10 me by the legislature, and by oil
connected with the government, will ever
be a subject Of grateful remembrance. In
laying down the reins Of government,
I feel an additional qualification in the as
surance that they are to be transferred 70
!. more able and competent hands. Permit
me, in retiring, TO express the fer.ent de-
, sire tha. this, my adopted state, may ever
be distinguished for virtue, intelligence,
and prosperity, and may she ever receive
the care and protection Of that Being who
governs the Universe. a..asa@ "a s.sa
ANsEL BRIGGS. a
Iowa City, Dec. 3, 1850. aaa4y@
VER,rIcArIoS OF DREAm.-Jnst two
weeks ago, last Saturday night, young
J.. lady residing in Hanover street il this
city, retired 10 bed nj her usual hour, and
. in her usual cheerful, happy frame Of mind
: After having fallen asleep, she had .
Il freh,ful dream or vision. She dreamed
. that her brother, who was iuthe ~rstrTn
part OF New York, was killed, and his
{ body horribly mangled in death. This
,, dream seemed so vivid and real, and i'm
pressed her mind so forcibly, that she
q woke, and even rose from her bed, and
! walked her room, weeping in great an
). guish. - a !.
IS Another lady, who was asleep in an ad-
10 Joining chamber, was awakened by hel
~ ~ wailings, and, OH going into the room, Ia
" ascertain the cause, found her sitting in q
ID chair weeping. The lady endeayored te
s, soothe her fears, and finally persuaded he's
d to retire once more 10 bed, and try 10 for
= get the dream. The mex, Monday morn
e ing the young lady received telegraphic
=" despatch, announcing that her brother,
Mr. Wise. brakeman on the Western
J. Railroad, had fallen from the cars on one
}" of the freight trains near East Chatham
. N. Y, and been run over, and instantly
's killed. The acciden, happened Of about
le two o'clock on Sunday morning, precisely
e about the time Of the Boston
e Transcript. raar a.@ aa
n. Where do swallows 20 "a
10 in Autumn, and where do they spend the
at Winter? This question has puzzled many
Is Huet, French author who died in l72l
er was the author Of the following statement
is ''Swallows in Sweden, at the approach
i'll of cold weather, plunge into the lakes ant
of remain there asleep and buried under tn
On ice till the return of Spring. Then awak
is ened BY the returning heat. they leave ih
re water and resume their usual flight. Will
of the lakes are frozen, If the ice be broke
x in certain places, which appear darker tha
al others, the swallows are found in gres
ur quantities, cold, asleep, and half dead.
he they are taken out and warmed by th
hands, or before the fire. they soon bsgi
1u W cAHlbN StSbs VI S'~'~" s's~' -
b. selves out, shake themselves, and soon III
he away. In other places they retire into th'
v. caves and under the rocks. Between th
n, town of Caen and the sea along the bank
ch Of the Orne, there are many Of tlrese ca
IS, verns, where, during the winter, cluster
d. of swallows have been found suspended
as like bunches of grapes, from the roof Q
nd the cavern. The same thing has been lon
ST. ago observed in Italy. p, = .aze rss
'"' An Editor out West thus acknowledge
~, the receipt Of an heir-a fourteen pound
!a' er and a boy at that. Somebody hol
IT. him-the Editor, moi the baby-Lear ho,
"e he splurges: rssa~saz a.
'i ! am this day multiplied by two-I ~
'.s .n duplicate am number one of an il
~" o definite series. and there is my continua
hs ,s ton! And you observe it is not blocs
nv head, nor q painting, ncr a bust, nor