Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1850-04-11
Ma iority of Democrats. IS

MAJORITY oil Democrats, 56
After all this outcry about prescription, there
fore you perceive, that after lapse of ten months
General Taylor still kept majority of Locofocos in
office here. SO that he has not yet finished the
work OF equalization; and the Locofocos, after
having held all the best Offices in the country for
twenty years, are basng all their opposition the
fact that the Wings, the party in power occupy less
than one half the offices. The public mind has been
grossly deceived in this matter, and Mr. Smiths
able speech will doubtless have powerful effect
IN correcting the false impression created by the
reckless assertions OF the opposition press.
The Ho4se is engaged :n-day in passing :he si!i
TO supply deficiencies of former appropriations. 1t
Is worthy OF note, that while the Wings generally
manfuy supported the Seer tary of the Interior,
and were desfrous of aftording him all proper acil-
tiles for carrying the laborious duties of his De-
partment, such men as Allen and Root, Toombs
and stephens. shirked the question, and Just be-
fore the vote was taken, left their seats, and by
withholding their votes lost the amendment. Such
things should be known to the Country, that the
Wing party may place those men in the position
which they properly occupy. From Free Sellers
such as Root, Allen and Giddings the Adminis-
traion has nothing 10 expect. They opposed Gen.
Tay lors election. and the administration expected
their opposition sto The bitter end" But Mr. Toombs
and MIR stephens have profes sed TO support Genera
Taylor, and his cabinet; yet here We find them side
by side with the FreesoiIers and Locofocos, refu-
.iDg that support which Gen. Taylor has a right to
exec. from men to whose wishes he deferred in
the yer, formation of his Cabinet. No stronger
evidence can b., Wai'eu That Ten. layior mas Eur-
sued the right course, when se find men OF extreme
opinions united in opposing lin his course has
been such as will command the arnro."''oh vi
moderate men of all parties, VIII" desire TO see qu>'
restored to the country, and ultra and sectional
parties put down.
The deficiency bill provides that ssninety thou
sand dollars be appropriated, from the patent fund,
for the completion Of the Patent Office building''
The patent fund is the amount accumulated from
payments by pat ntees OF inventions, for the right
oil exclusive property in the creations and concep-
tons Or their own brans-in other words, tax
genius; for there is doubt chat upon grounds OF
moral and natural right they are entitled without
positive law-exclasive Of the expenses Of the pat
ent office: which are all payable out Of this fund.-
Now the addition to :he patent office building is not
needed, FOR the accommodation of that Office. and
rs expected to be used for all the other bureau Of
the Department OF the Interior. The Commission
er and the Secretary both recommend that the build
ing be completed ont OF the public treasury, and
that the patent fund be devoted to the encourage.
ment of art and science-in short, lcgitimaely ap-
piled for the benefit. directly of those from whom
1t was received and indirectly for that of the whole
country. This Mr. Baily and his Committee, and
the locofocos of the House refused to do, and the
rights Of the inventors. the men Of genius, to
be sacrificed to false and pitful economy.
SAINT LOUIS.