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WO NJ A MS RIGHTS.

great deal OF talk has been had lately about thu
Rights OF Woman, and the necessity Of clearly de-
nn'ns and protecting them. The Worcester Con
sen''on does not seem TO have thrown much ligh
upon the subject. But we do think that Mrs La
sELLE, or Washington, in the following verses
winch we find in the Southern Press, has touche,
the thing to the right issue, ,exactly:-fMo. Repub
II is her right TO watch beside
The bed Of sickness and of pain;
And when the heart almost espairs
10 whisper hopes Of health again.
Her right to make the hearth. stone clad,
WIN gentle words, and cheerful smile;
ana when man is with care Oppressed,
His wearied spirit to beguile.
1t is her right to train her sons
So they may Senate chambers gracc--
lhns, IS She with more honor crown,d,
Than IL herself had flpd the place.
1t Is her right to be admir'd
By eN'ry generous. manly heart,
When. with true dignity aud grace,
She scteth well woman's part.
She hath dearer right than this;
10 be In one true heart enshrineI--
VINO. though tue world may all iorsakc,
W't chtrsh Still anl stil be kind.
And there is yet higher right,
Which, also, is to woman given:
'Hs hers, To teach the rfant mind
Those truths divine, which come from heaven
What would she more, than to perform
On earth, liGe's holiest, sweetest taskso
When you perfect woman find,
No other tights than these, she asks
Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1850-12-26

REroRMArloN IN New ORLEANS
The New Orleans Crescent, in speaking of
recent Sabbath in that city, says that
''the different places Of worship were all
thronged and thousands listened, with dee y
solicitude, to the exposition Of the Scrip
lures. We are happy to mark the chan
ses which are taking place, from year to
year in New Orleans, in regard to the
observance Of the Sabbath. Ii is not long
since Sunday was looked upon as the best
day in the different retail stores and it was
considered as mucha business day as any
other. 'Tis not so now. But few even
Of the small stores now keep open on the
Sabbath, and the custom is look ed upon
with SO much disfavor, that it will soon be
entirely abolished.
Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1850-12-26
S1eech sf &ir Aenry Bulwer.

The Telegraph, says the Bosion Trans
cript, gave us meagre abstract Of the
British ambassadors speech at the ami
versary dinner of the St Andrews Society.
The Tribune contains report from which
we CLEAN few passages. Referring 10
the fact Of our British origin and ,ha, even
our national and social history is indi,id-
ualiZed by the same names, Sir Henry
happily SAID: "Shall no, find in these Id
ter and more recent times that il Waver-
ley and Guy Mannering have made the
name Of Scott immortal on one side Of the
Atlantic, Csrro Cordo and Chsrubusco have
equally immortalized it on the other. II
the novelist has given the garb of truth 10
fiction, the warrior has given truth the
air Of romance"
The sentiment which follows will meet
with hearty response from all Anglo
Americans:
Engii>hmcn, Scot chmen and Americans,
none OF you, as think, can be proud of
yourselves, without being proud of each
other: l cannot even understand those
who, to crafty paltry vanity, TO panper
the appetite Of noisy amhiion,are al times
willing to create discord and jealousy and
hostility between nations " hich are Loun,!
by every parental, filial and lraterual SEN
'imen, 10 dwell on terms Of harmony and
unity together. How different the exam
pie Of which may be reminded by the
gentleman beside mc, (Mr Draper, Pres.
idsnt Of the New England Society," Ev-
cry one here present knows the melan-
choly fate of one Of my mos, gallant conn
tr. mrn-too bold in the rur>ni, of science!
his friends, his coun,rymen, deplored his
loss; all, except an affec,ionate and ever
hope -contding wife, deSpaired of his re-
turn. Who, in that hour Of need, came 10
his rescue? II any one ever doubts of,he
feelings which ought TO animate and do an
innate John Bull and Brother Jonathan,
will merely pronounce the name of Grim
nell and Franklin. [Great cheering.1
Let me induce you Americans, to tell
the American who vitnperates Great Bri
'ain-and You, Brilons to tell the English
man or Sco'chman, who does Injustice TO
America, that, after all, he is but "a dirty
bird that fouls his own nest" Let the lat
ter teach the parents that their just pride
should be in the prosperity Of their chill
dren-let the former teach the child that
no people has ever performed any work
worthy OF prosperity, which did not hon
or and respect their ancestors.
Sir Henry subsequently alluded to the
glory Of the moral conquest, which must
be shared by Bri'ons and Americans,
"whenever (and the day is not far distant, J
the works of Macauley and Prescott, Of
Bancroft and Hallam, of Ticknor and Ford,
OF James and Cooper, Of Tenny>on and
Longfellow, Of Thackeray and Willis, OF
Irving and Dickens, of William Bryant,
and venture to say Of Edward BuIwer,
are read and loved throughout every cor
ner Of this immense continent"
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TIL. Home Of the Son,.

sue tloRsc 81 the soul.
. where shall the soul find relief for her woes
shelter uf safety, q home of rcro>ep
Can ccrtiSs highest summit or dcepes ST hid vale,
Give refuge, no sorrow. nor sin Can assail?
No-n"-there's no home, there's no home on
Inc soui mas no nome. (earth,
Shall she leave the low earth and to the sky,
And the soul find home in the mansions on high9
In the bright realms Of bliss. shall refuge be n:
And the soul find home, midst the glories Of Hca.
ven?
Yes-ycs, there's home
There's home in high Heaven, the Soul has .
home.
o holy and sweet her rest shall be there.
Free forever from sin, aud sorrow and care
And the loud halielujahs Of angels shall rise,
To welcome the Soul to her home in the skies,
Home. home, home of the Soul
The bosom Of God is the home Of the Soul.
Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1850-12-26

Rock Island Rqilrood.-The Directors
Of this Co. have elected the following off,
GERS: James Grant, President; N. B. Bu-
ford, Secretary /; Mr. Bailey, Treasurer !;
and Richard P. Morgan, Engineer.
Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1850-12-26

ADMISSION OF CALlroRNIA.--The Cres-
cent city brought our files OF California pa
pers, filled with glowing accounts Of the
reception Of the news that California had
been admitted into the Union. The May.
or Of San Francisco Immediately issued a
proclamation announcing the fact. We
clip the following from the whig paper at
San Francisco:
Yesterday at about half past ten A. NJ.
the booming Of cannon was heard in the
bay, and in a few minutes the beautiful
steamship Oregon hove in sight complete
ly covered with flags of all nations, the
starry flag Of our country proudly waving
over all. She Came up in fine style in
from, of the city, firing her heavy guns in
quick succession, which were answered
by the ships in the haroor, and from can.
non on shur-, as also by the vessels of war
a' Sansoito. The news flew from mouth 10
mouth, ,ha, California was now one or,h-
states Of our glorious con,ederacy. The
hills and touse-tops were soon covered
with mul'itndes q! people, who uttered
cheer upon cheer as the Oregon swept up
! towards her anchorage at Rcon Point. In
the c 'ur>e of the afternoon Il grand salute
was fired from the Plaza, and groups filled
the streets congra;ula,iog each other upon
the happy event. The roof of Wells
splendid banking house, on Montgomery
street, was covered hy large party of
gentlemen, who had assembled for the
same purpose. Bon!ires were kindled on
the hills, and in Happy Valley. A grand
salute was fired from the Revenue Gutter
in the harbor in the evening, ,and the whole
night was spent in every manner Of re-
joicing. Great guns and little guns
rockets and cr.ckers-trums, trnmpeis,
and trombones were brought into re-
QUESTION to celebrate this great event.
Many of the public houses of the city
were illuminated in the most beautiful
style. Among these, we noticed first aud
mos, prominent, were Delmonico's, Ross
Merchants Exchange, Cronin & Mark
ley's. the Ell Dorado, City Hotel. Alta
California and Courier offices. The show
from some Of the houses was most bril-
| liant.
Every one seemed happy-and we do
not believe that the news Of a brilliant
victory was ever received by any people
with greater joy, than was the news that
California is now one of,he brightest stars
in our glorious galaxy Of states. Thanks
10 our tardy bu, patriotic Congress -
thanks 10 our brethren of the Atlantic
states--thanks 10 an administration which
has shown itself true 10 Cslifo, MIA, and
true TO the Union. Long may our heaven.
blessed, united country be preserved for
the glory Of our times and the pride Of un-
born generation
Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1850-12-26

New YoRk.-The majori,ies in the
late election in New York, as officially
ascertained in all the counties, are; for
Hunt, Governor. 247; Tor Church, Ii.
Governor. 7,2l4; for Mather, Canal
Com'r 1866. 60. '..-.. z.s.a.e
For Prison Insp'r and Clerk Of Ap-
peals, We have the whole State official ex-
cept St Lawrence. The msjorities, thus
far. ars-for Angel, l0.024; Benton,
6,9l4:
Maj. for Fses Schools, oil but 6 ooua-
ties, IS, ,2l7.
Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1850-12-26

Tho value Of all slave property in the
United States, is computed TO b thous-
and millions Of dollars.
Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1850-12-26

The following tribute TO the poetic pow
ers OF DR. Watts is from the pen ofthe eel
ebrs,ed WIN Writ, Attorney General of
the United States for fourteen years:
81 bought the other day." he says in a
letter to his wife, 'a copy Of Watts
Psalms and Hymns. Do you know that
never think Of this man, without such
emotions as no other human being ever
inspires me with. There is loftiness in
his devotion, aud an Indifference approach
ing To contempt, for the praise or cen>ure
OF the beings o: this neither world, which
is heroic and sublime. II is so awfully
great ,ha, even old, surly, growing John.
son, with all his High. church pride and
arrogance, felt It's inAnence, and scarcely
dared 10 whisper s'critici.m in hi. lire oil
DR. Watts, which is a curiosity in this par
ticular. What soul Of celestial fire, and
at the same time Of dissol,ing tenderness
that! How truly did he devote all the
faculties Of that soul 10 the contemplation
Of the glory Of God, Of the Saviour! He
was indeed ever journeying 10 God, and
seems to have stopped halfway between
earth and heaven 10 compose this excel
lent book. His was a rapt soul, and
never feel my own wor,hlessness so for
chilly as when | read his compositions and
compare my spirit with his"
Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1850-12-26


A Town SITE LOST IN THE Grass
The person employed in taking the CEN
sus, writing to the Dubuque Tribune from
Fay yette county, Iowa, relates the following
characteristic anecdo:e
"While crossing one of the extensiv e
prairies tha, stretch along the southern
border Of Fayel'e county, upon which the
grass and vegetation had grown to the
height Of four or five feet, then <ered
and yellowed by the a'rumnal frosts, we
were suddenly started by the voice of a
person shouting, Hello, there, stranger,
did you come from this here course -
Turning in the direction Of the voice, we
discovered the head ola person just peer
ing above the top Of the tall grass, while
the arm was extended in southern dirrc-
iiun. We answered atfirmatveIy, when
the man continued: well, stranger, did
yon see any Thing of a town site in your
travels, >lan,ing little towards the sun,
with Lu>,in' spring ccming out right bv
the side of IA boulder? found one dow n
in these parts las, spring before the vege-
,a,ion was up, and I've been looking for il
again close on ,o,wo days, and, by thun-
der. can't find iln We answered that
we had not discovered his lost tov II site.
when he continued: well, stranger, |
recon III have TO give i, mp till the grass
burns, and il you'll let me ride behind in
to the settlement, I'll make you deed 70
a lot fronting on the public square as soon
as get my land warrant squatted on EN-
pire CITY," Not bring the owner Of any
town property, we accepted the Offer"
Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1850-12-26

her, or their possession before he can be
taken beyond the limits Of The State in
which the arrest is made, il shall! be the
duty Of the officer making the arrest TO
retain the fugitive in his custody, ard 10
remove him 10 The State whence he fed,
and there 10 deliver him 10 said claimant,
his sgent or attorney. And 10 this end,
the officer aforesaid is hereby authorized
and required 10 employ so many persons
as he may deem necessary to overcome
such force, and TO retain them i'm his SER
vice SO long as circumstances require
The said officer and his assistants, while
so employed, TO receive the same compen-
sstion, and 10 be allowed by law as for
trans poria,ion of criminals, 10 he certified
by the Judge of the district within which
the arrest is made, and paid out Of the
treasury of the United States. ..F
Sec. 10. And be il further enacted, That
when any person held TO service or labor
in any State or Territory, or in the Dis
trict Of Columbia, shall escape therefrom,
the party 10 whom such service or labor
shall be due, his, her, or their agent or a.-
torney may apply 10 any court Of record
therein, or judge thereof invocation, and
make satisfactory proof 10 such court or
judge in vacation, of the escape aforesaid,
and that the person escaping owed SER
vice or labor, 10 such party. Whereupon
the court shall cause record 10 be made
of the matter as proved, and also general
description Of the persons escaping with
such convenient certainty as may be, and .
transcript of such record authenticated by
the attestation Of clerk and seal of the said
| court being produced in any other State,
Territory, or District in which the person
so escaping may be found, and being ex-
hibitsd 10 any judge, commissioner or 9TH
er officer authorized by the law Of the
| United States to cause persons escaping
from service or labor 10 be delivered up,
shall he held aud taken to be full and con.
elusive evidence ofthe fact Of escape, and
that the service or labor Of the person
escaping is due 10 the party in such record
mentioned. And upon the production by
the said party Of further evidence, if nee
essary, either oral or by affidavit, in addi-
tion 10 what is contained in the said record
of the identity Of the person escaping, he,
or she, shall be delivered up to the claim
ant. And the said court, commissioner,
judge or other person authorized by this
act TO grant certificates TO claimants Of fu-
gitives, shall upon the production Of the
record and other evidences aforesaid, grant
TO such claimant a certificate Of his right
to take any such person identified and
proved TO be owing service or labor as
aforesaid, which certificate shall authorize
such claimant TO seize or arrest and trans
port such person 10 the State or Territory
from which he escaped. Provided,
| Tha, nothing herein contained shall be
construed as requiring the production Of
Transcript Of such record as evidence as a.
foresaid, but in its absence the claim shall
be heard and determined upon other salts
factory proofs, competent in law.
Approved, Sept. Is, 1850.
MlLLARD FILLMORE.
Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1850-12-26
n Policemen Manicure. An incident

n Poiiceman's yMan0ure. incident
in which one Of our oldest policemen was
the chief actor, wa. related TO us a few
days ago, and we think it altogether too
good to be lost. Some time ago, house
of bad repute situated in the neie ehborhood
of the College, became source Of extreme
annoyance to persons living in the vicini-
,y. One evening large concourse of per {.
sons gathered together, and exhibited I'M
mi>takabIe manifestations Of tispos i,icn
10 do violence 10 the house and probably
to its inmates. Our policeman, who han
pened 20 be in the vicinity, repair ed to the
scene of the disturbance !: he saw in nc. X.
ment, however, thai single-handed he
could do nothing CARDS preventing the
anticipated violence. and consequently dis
patched IA messenger 10 the police office for
assistance. Some time mus, elapse before
assistance could arrive, and TO restrain the
excited mob in the interim, our policeman
Int upon the following ingenious ruse:-
Mounting a stump, he commenced haran-
gning the crowd, showing them the i'm
propriey Of their conduct occasionally
'n'rod"c'nga Il clever anecdote to keep them
in good humor acknowledging the evil
OF which they complained, but advising
them 10 resort to legal remedies for it,,
correclion-all the while keeping sharp
look-ou. down the street for ,heexpected
detachment ot,he "club company" AT
length they came in sight, and then turn.
ing TO his audience, he concluded his
speech with the following effective pero.
ration: "Genilemen, have used every
means of persuasion in my power to in.
duce you to abide by the Law, bu, il you
are no, satisfied, tell you to pull down
the house as soon as you please; let me in
form yo" however, mat The whole police
force of the city is on the ground. and the
first man who shows disposition to vio-
late the law shall bs arrested and taken to
the calaLoo>e The crowd found they
had been beautifully Cozzen-ed, and were
compelled to disperse without etfec,ins
their object Organ & RereiNe.
Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1850-12-26

Three buIlies in Paris, KY, went TO
gentleman's house in that place, and in
CURED of the genteman's wife where her
husband was, avowins their purpose TO
tie him up and whip him, FOR some alleged
offence. She directed them 10 his shop,
and followed them unperceived. They
attacked her usband, when she dealt one
OF them blow with mallet, di>locafing
his shoulder, broke annther ones skull.
and bruised the one who was struggling
with her husband SO that he and the other
two had 10 be packed home. She weighed
less than 100 mounds.
Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1850-12-26

EXCITEMENT DYING AwAY.-The sig
nal defeat that the disunionists have met
with, wherever they have attempted
gathering, has considerably cooled their
excitement. The governor put of calling
the legislature altogether too long. Un-
less he does something the agi,ation will
cease before ii can assemble. A fidgetty
man once called in doctor 10 prescribe
for very slight wound. When it was
examined he told bis boy TO run with oil
his might for sticking plaster. "Doc-
tor" said the patient, "do you consider il
SO dangerous No, but if he don't get
back soon, the wound will heal !"-.Mis-
sissippi paper.
Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1850-12-26
MlLLARD FILLMORE.

QUESTIONING CANDIDATEs.--The New
Orleans papers, albeit published in an ex-
treme southern state laugh at the disunion
and secession threats of South Carolina 4
Mississippi, and make fun Of the sombrs
queries, addressed from time TO time, by
handful Of the people in those simmer
ing states to certain candidates for officisl
stations. A late number of the "True
Delta" contains communication "speer-
ing" the following questions, at sup
posed candidate:
Are you in favor Of the compromise;
and, il SO, Go you not think that it can be
applied TO the will of John McDonough ?
Do you think that Yankee buckwheat
cakes should be eaten in this city; If so,
should Louisiana molasses be eaten with
them?
Do you think the two combined could
be called amalgamaton
Are you in favor Of the total or partial
abolition of the Music Grinders; if so,
could you be called an Abolitioui,t
win yon take Office if elected; if so,
which office would yon prefer, Mayor of
the city, Captain of the Watch, or Super
in!endent OF the draining machine?
DO you think the Yankees now in the
city should pay an extra tax?
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T.. u ,'y(iOlf..

III HDUsE, Sign. Carriage and Ornamental Painter,
= tiazer. Glider AMI !mtator Of wood. Marble
sec.. etc.. south side of letter three doors
b ~ n lin street. Burlington. Iowa. fmay 3,'49-ly
The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-11-25
From the Erening Po,t.
Unfonsfi "a a of the Law nj frD

"MEssRs. EDIToss Tho following is an extract
from letter written this month by a gentleman
who has occupied a seat on the bench in the State
where he has resided half century, and on the
bench Of the U. s. district court, besides having
been for many years Senator Of the United
States:
"'The Fugitive Slave Law Of 1893. and its suppl
ment Of last session, are wholly unconstitutional
When was on the bench, decided that Congress
could not constitutionslly empower the State Off
Gers to enforce the laws Of tho United States. The
Supreme Court Of the United States have since
made like decision"
The Supreme Court Of the United States
has decided that the act Of 1893 is clearly con
stitutonal in all its leading provisions, and !,
with the exception Of that part which confers
authority upon State magistrates, is free from
reasonable doubt OF difficulty. As to this au-
thority, the Court entertained no doubt that
State magistrates might exercise it, unless pro
bibited by State legislation
The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-11-25
Mr.. Cheyes's sDeech.

The Charleston Mercury, Of the 22d instant,
publishes the speech of the Hon. LANGDoN
CHEyEs before the Nashville Convention. Ii
seems to be the production of gentleman who
is il-informed in regard TO what is going on in
the world. 1t states that the old Federalists
are the present Free sellers, which will proba-
bly, amuse Mr.. VAN buren,. 1t states that the
population of California, at the time of forming
its State government, was Contemplate in
number, disqualified in character, whether
recent squatters or the simple and ignorant
conquered people, to perform the great work
9 of statesmen, &c." The most prominent OF
the wrongs Of the South of which Mr.. CHEvE.
complains is the introduction of California
''under all the circumstances, with the exclu-
sion of slavery"
The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-11-25
coreonp. IN. Hl Nov. lsrn. lsS

CoSConD, IN. HI Nov. l5TH, 1850.
Gentlemen--Y Your polite invitation for me to at
tend Union meeting at Manchester on the goth
inst. has been received.
The great object Of that meeting, to advise
upon the course best calculated to allay all unne
cc.sary further agitation" Of certain sectional ques
tons, meets with my hearty concurrence
Without more forbearsncc a. 70 such agitation,
among the sister States, II is my solemn conviction
that the present hsllowed Union Of those States will
be placed in fearful jeopardy
II is another alarming sign Of the times that any
portion ofour law abiding community should either
recommend forcible resistance 10 the laws, or ac-
tually participate in measures designed to overavo
the constituted authorities and defeat the execution
Of legal prccepts issued by those authorities
This is in direct hostility TO the injunctions Of
Washington in his Farewell Address to bis CRATE
ful countrymen. And 1t seems no lees hostile and
derogatory to every sound principle for sustaining
public order and obedience 10 what the legislative
agents Of the people and the States have enacted
The only objection to such obedience, which has
come TO my knowledge, and which seems sup
ported by any semblsnce Of argument, is ono
very dangerous for individuals to rely on at any
time, 10 force But IL 10 much more haz-
ardous when the measure resisted IL one.
toned after much elaboration by Congress and
the Prcsidcnt-one, provided for explicitly in the
Constitution itsef-one. carried into effect, except
a. 10 some details since added, under the Father
Of his Country as early l793-snd one which
has received the approval Of the Supreme Court,
sitting az the highest judicial tribunal Of the Union
and Of the elevated law officer Of the Government,