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Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1851-10-16
The Rapids Convention.

The indications are that the Rapids Convention
at this place the 23d inst, will be very large
one, and that the delegates in attendance upon it
will be fully impressed with the magnitude Of
the interests committed to their care. From the
tone of the newspapers, and from the resolutions
of public meetings called for the appointment of
delegates to the Convention, we can form some
impression of the general sentiment Of the people
of the Northwest, Immediately interested in this
great measure, as to the duty Of the General Gov
eminent in reference to the distractions in the
Upper Mississippi. The demand of the whole
Northwest is for an improvement suited to the
wants of the country and the age. Not an inn
proyement for the benefit of any particular To-
cality, or TO be controlled by few persons for
their own private emolument, but such an one as
shall make the Mississippi what it ought to be,
and what the people intend it shall be, great
Nationa. Highway, the use Of which is open to
all and free to all.
ANY improvement, whether by the General
Government or BY individuals, which shall leave
the navigation of this great Highway under the
management and control of any private, local or
sectional interest, is greatly to be deprecated,
only standing in the way Of such an one as the
real wants of the country require. As an in
stance of the disadvantages Of such an improve
ment as we have alluded to, we may point to the
Louisville and Portland Canal, at the Falls of
the Ohio. When projected and completed it was
deemed all that the commerce of the river would
ever need. A few years experience, however,
t,l hot. Gov hni prb no
the wants Of commerce and the advancement of
the country required while the restrictions and
burdens imposed by il on the free navigation of
the Ohio, have rendered it ever since standing
monument of the folly of leaving any such I'M
provements in the hands Of private Individuals
II there was no canal at all, the distractions TO
the navigation would soon be removed and over
come at the national expense. Because there Is
a canal. the government stands aloof, and lends
no aid to render the navigation Of the river unoh
s,ructed and free. We may well expect that if
any private company shall build canal around
the Dss Moines Rapids Of the Mississippi, Con-
gress will not deem it the duty of the General
channel at its own expense.
As matters now stand there is every PROBABLE
ity that Congress will recognise the nationality
of the proposed improvement, as it has heretofore
done, BY an appropriation of money from the
National Treasury, for the purpose asked; :ha,
i, will be placed in charge of competent engi-
neer, and that the most speedy and eiisctual plan
will be adopted, 10 remove the DISTRACTIONS
Short Of this we trust the General Government
will not stop, as short of this it cannot expect to
satisfy the wants Of the people, nor the demands
Of the age.
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Missouri.

The efforts to bring about fusion of the Ben
ton and anti-B Benton parties in Missouri, do not
seem to succeed very well. The friends Of Col.
Benton will not listen TO any proposition to aban-
don him, and are standing aloof, agreeing to no
pledges, express or implied, aud quietly waiting
the direct approaches Of the Anti Benton party.
Little progress is thus made and in some sections,
the intrigue has turned out dead failure. In
others, remenbrances have been awakened by
the proposition. which give token of any thing
but success.
In the mean time, the St, Louis Republican
says:
"Benton i. coming home, if not this winter.
next spring, to put himself at the head Of the
Free Sellers, and to wage another war for polisi-
cal ascendancy in this State. There is to be
fusion of presses in this city, as well as change
Of organs in the German division Of the party
All old things are to be put away except Col.
Benton-old editors and old party issues. except
such as any body can agree upon-and then the
anti Bentonites will be made to scatter. We are
likely to have stirring times in the political world
in this State, before long.
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1ochofoucauld's MaYims.

The best Of these, we think, are those which al
first sight appear quite common place, but on re-
Election, are found TO embody truths lying below
the surface. What can apparently be more trite
than the following, but we pity the man who
thinks he has exhausted their sense on hasty
glance: .s...
379.
Minds Of moderate caliber ordinarily condemn
everything which Is beyond their range.
AS
Few people know how to be old.
ass.
The truest mark of being born with great quail
tiles is being born without envy.
ass.
Nothing so much prevents our being natural as
the desire OF appearing so.
46l
II is more easy to become acquainted with men
in general, than with any man in particular.
1872.
We sometimes see fool with wit, but never
one with judgment.
II is only persons Of frmness that can have real
gcntleness; those who appear gentle are in gen.
eral only OF weak character, which easily chan
ges into asperity.
Men are more satirical from vanity than from
malice.-Trib~me.
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California.

The steamer Promethens at New York from
San Juan de Nicaragua brings dates from Cali
forna to Sept Chips days to New York.
The Prometheus reports two millions of gold
oa the way. The steamship Lafayette was des-
troyed by fire at Chagres on the 18th Sep. The
passengers and crew were all saved; part of the
freight was lost
The clipper ship, Flying Cloud, has made the
quickest trip on record to San Francisco. She
left New York on the 2d of June and arrived at
San Francisco on the 3lst Of August, thus max
ing the passage in the unprecedented short time
of SO days
The election took place on the Sd Sept. From
the partial returns no certain conclusion can be
formed as 10 the result. 1t is thought that the
whi- Governor is elected-and the Morning Post
claims wing majority in the Legislature.
The papers contain long accounts of the execu-
ton of two men by the name of Whitaker and
Mckenzie by the Vigilance Committee. They
had been arrested by the Committee and confined
in their rooms, from which they were taken BY
the Sheriff with writ Of Habeas Corpus from
the Superior Court.
The Committee on learning that the men were
in custody of the Sheriff. assembled in great num-
bess, broke open the Jail where they were confn-
ed, took them out and tried them--and in short
time they were executed.
man at Sacramento City. named Robinson,
who had been condemned to be hung, was re-
prieved by Gov. McDongal. The people took
him into their custody and proceeded to hang
him. Gov. McDougal was burned in etfgy and
requested to resign.
The town Of Marysville had been nearly des-
troyea BY fire.
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RAyolution in Mexico.

The latest accounts from Rio Grande, bring
intelligence of a revolutionary movement on the
northern frontier of Mexico. On the Sd Sept,
mento, followed ON the 9th by one from Camar-
go. The causes assigned for the revolutionary
movement are, as we learn, as follows:
l. The utter failure of the Federal Government
to protect the Northern Mexican States from In
dian depredations. ~
2. The unjust, unequal, prohibitory system of
duties, which operates most destructively on the
interests of the people Of this frontier.
8. The despotic powers exercised by the Fed
eral government, over the rights and representa-.
ton Of the several States.
The advocates Of revolution, comprlzing many
native Msxicans and number of Americans, are
commanded by Col. Carvajal, an active, enter
prising and efficient partisan captain. They de-
mand, in substance, the expulsion Of the perma-
nent troops from the State; the invoIabiiity of
the rights and property Of the citizens; the en-
dowment Of the States with all powers not grant
tation in the Senate, by popular election; the
abolition Of prohibitions, and the reduction Of
impost duties, the abrogation Of the heavy penal
ties for smuggling, ard simple forfeiture snbsti-
tuted the free Introduction of groceries on the
frontier for five years; frontier custom house
at Reynoso; the liberating forces to be employed
in protecting the frontier States from the savaees,
&c., &C. The forces will not lay down their
arms until these are obtained. and if the Govern
ment persists in refusing the armed petition, the
States will organize a provisional government,
laying aside all idea Of secession or annexation.
From this the reader may judge of the views Of
the Revolutionary party.
The Revolutionists had several engagements
with the Government troops; Camargo, Mier
and several other towns were in their hands, and
they were in march for Reynoso and Matamoras.
Among the knowing onces it is said President
Arsta is at the head of this movement, and that
he is now en- route from Mexico to Sierre Madre,
his object being to revoutionze all the northern
Mexican States. ..
Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1851-10-16

The people Of ST Louis met on Saturday eve
ming las: to appoint delegates to the Rapids Con-
vention of the 23i. The following are the reso-
lutions adopted by the meeting. Col. Curtis was
present and gave ''an elaborate and interesting
statement Of the feasibility Of the improvement,
and the different projects contemplated for its ac-
complishmcnt."
The citizens of St Louis. assembled in public
meeting with the view Of appointing Delegates
to the convention to be held in Burlington, Iowa
on the ed inst, for the purpose of devisins ways
and means to secure the Immediate acton OF the
General Government for the improvement Of the
Rapids of the Upper Mississippi river. deem
it proper to accompany the appointment of their
delegates with Statement! Of thier views and prin-
ciples in relation 10 the proposed improvement /;
and il is therefore
|. Resolved, That the Mississippi river. con-
sidered either rs means OF intercommunication
between the different parts of the vast valley
through which it flows, or as an outlet to the sea
for the people and productions of that valley, or
in its relation to the commerce Of our country,
foreign and domestic, or rs source and means of
National prosperity. wealth and greatness, should
be regarded as a NATIONAL HIGHWAY, and that
its national character ought to be preserved.
2. Resolved. That any obstruction that Sc
riously impedes its free and successful naviga-
non IS matter OF Natonal interest, ana IT'S re-
moval should be the work Of the General Govern
ment, not merely for the advantage Of those VIII"
reside along its banks, nor for any transient, To-
cal or sectional good but for the benefit of the
entire people Of the Country, who in every sec
ton are more or less interested in the condition
Of this great stream.
u.s. Resolved, That by its past appropriations
for the removal of distractions from this river.
the General Government has fully recognized its
National character and BY specific appropria-
tons for the improvement of the channel at the
Rapids, has given to that work its approval; and
that every consideration of public good in the
largest sense, requires that appropriations should
be renewed. and continued with liberal hand.
until not only the Rocks at the Rapids, but cve-
nv other impeachment Of magnitude, from the
Falls of St Anthony to the Balize, shall be re-
moved.
1. Resolved, That in our Judgment, no improve
ment of the Rapids viii accomplish the objects
designed, unless II is of such nature. as will af-
ford constant navigation, free from tolls upon the
commerce Of this great thoroughfare.
5. That Is or more Delegates to the proposed
Convention, be appointed bv the Chair after the
adjournment Of this meeting who are requested to
represent in that body, as far as may be necessa-
~ and proper, the views expressed IN the fore
gong resolutions.
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For the Burlington Hat r

Mn EDITcR:-The location ar IN. n..-r.
and Peoria Rail Road beng settled -
its Western terminus, taken to.,etaer -, IVY
Plank Roads built, and building from o,- ~
westward through the State, have At o,r.
Burlington, and the portion OF Iowa imm4s;.,.,.
connected with It on vantage ground. a. ~ ,ra,
nary character. No portion of oar sx,...,
country, or perhaps Of the world. ha. ev.,
sach giant growth while go young, a. our o~.
Iowa. Hitherto or course has been onward -.
a: this point in our history, we are reee;v;r- q
impulse, which with the smiles Of heaven &C.,
ing, will urge US forward with an inpe,,. 49,,
ly accelerated. Real estate has increased !, -,
ue an hundred per cent, within the last v.,r -.
the extended and fertile plains, lying along our
Leading roads are destined. at no distant DIV ,oh.
OF immense value, and yet the writer Of H..
lines cannot forbear the remark, that many OF an,
citizens do not appreciate the value of the -
provements making, in their proper light. and IA
not perceive the benefits that willresul 10 nm 80
people from the construction Of these road.
Take as an illustration the dificul.ie, Win
which the friends of the Burlington and Jou;,,
county Plank Road have 10 contend. Tn. pn,,,
OF Directors have located rout. over the d;tsr,,,
part Of which they are not afraid to chaElenve NJ.
skill OF the ablest engineer to excel The fret -
miles has presented alnos, all the labor in s,s-
ing an easy grade; between Flint river and R.r.
hngtoo there is no grade exceeding one fat i,
thirty three, and the other side, none excr4din~
one IN thirty feet elevation. Along this brnIrS
region, the road must necessarily enhance thu vaI-
Tie OF every foot OF land one hundred per cen, ~
more, and yet we have nine Jury trial, in on
miles tor the right OF way! and some from SorL-
holders" with several other malcontents who ~.
not applied for jury. One jury reported rh,,
'.the road IN crossing lot OF five acres. womb
occupy fonr-tentsls vi an acre. the land Was wor,h
one hundred dollars per acre, that the whoI,
ground occupied By the road was worth for,v
dollars, and tina; they gave verdict of sirtv dd.
lars damagesw Another Jury reported that tbs
road was oae hundred dollars ADVANTAGES I'm M.
owner Of the land through which II passeG. nv
they gave verdict for thirtY-three dollars dan
aye! Another item Of smaller moment. The IN
rors generally charged the company fees!
These are some Of the obstacles impeding IN.
progress of the construction Of this Road. Their,
are others that may be named In due time. hut
these are sufficient TO show that III we are IN pur
chase the right of way by paving according 10 The
terms Of some of the verdicts rendered alrea,y.
toe company would be unable TO proceed with the
work. A DIRECTOR
nntpha- II ISL
Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1851-10-16

merce at St Louis appointed twenty-five dele
gates TO attend the Rapids Convention at this
place. Among them we recognize the names of
the first business men Of the city. The Mayor
had issued call for public meeting of the ci,i-
zens at the Rotunda on Saturday night last, 10 ap-
point delegates at large from the city, and also to
appoint delegates to attend the ceremony of break
ing ground for the Hannibal and st Joseph Rail-
road.
From present appearances we judge that the
attendance Of delegates at the Convention will
be unusually large, and the Committee of Ar
engagements should provide accommodations on
the largest scale
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Flax Cotton.

The Illinois State Journal says that an effort
will be made TO introduce the manufacture Of
Flax Cotton into that State. The fax is convert
ed into substance that can be spun by machine
ry with the same facility as cotton, which will at
the same time retain the peculiar and valuable
properties Of fax. COL E. D. Baker has obtain
ed the right from the patentees, of introducing
the process into Illinois The Coonel's health,
however, has not permitted him TO engage in this
matter actively, but 10 short time, hopes are
entertained, that he will be able to devote 10 it
his untiring energies.
Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1851-10-16
Fort Madison.

A meeting was held in Fort Madison on the Sd
inst, to hear the report of the committee on the
Fort Madison. West Point and Salem Plank Road.
Articles Of Incorporation were adopted unani-
mously and officers elected. FIVE per cent. on
$4,000 was paid in TO the Treasurer. Five dele
gates were appointed to the Railroad Convention
at Iowa City, and fifty delegates to the Rapids
Convention at this place. The meeting was adj
dressed at some length by Hon. D. F. Miller,
and the Statesman says that his remarks were
received with evident commentator.
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Hons Market and Homs Manufactures.

Hons Market and Home 1anufacturss.
The argument below, which we take from an
article Vt Our neighbor Of the Telegraph, on the
propriety of establishing manufactures Of various
articles, the raw material Of which is produced
in abundance among us, is very good SO far as it
goes. But why not apply it to protective tariff
on foreign articles imported into this country,
which we can as we'll manufacture at home as we
can import from abroad?
'.Sheep are being raised in great abundance
among us There being no home market, the
wool is shipped east, where it is sold and manu-
factared--the cost of shipping, commissions, &c
being lost to our farmers, as also the increased
price on the manufactured article which returns
TO us loaded with new charges. BY creating
home market. this loss will be saved to our clti-
zens-and instead of giving employment to citi-
gems of another portion of the country. we shall
confer this benefit upon our own neighbors.'
This is the very argument the Wings have al
ways used in favor Of protection. Place the
consumer and the producer along side or each
other. Create home market, aud give employ
ment to home labor in preference to foreign la
Dor. Here is volume in a nutshell! The
merit of it is, too, that it is not only good argu-
ment in favor Of establishing manufactures on
the banks of the Mississippi TO give employment
TO our labor, and 70 consume our surplus produce,
but it is a good argument for protective tariff,
TO carry out policy among nations that our
neighbor is for trying on a smaller scale. Build
up Home manufactures and encourage Home la
Dor, say we. The first step with us would he to
change the cdious features of our present Tariff
law. which discriminates in favor of foreign aud
against home labor, and grant such protection to
every branch of our industry as will enable our
mechanics to compete on fair terms with the pau
per labor of European Workshops.
When this is done, we may expect to see ma
nufactories among us, competing with those III
the East, consuming all the raw material we can
raise, and creating home market for all our sur
plus produce
Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1851-10-16
WASHINGTON. Oct. ".

Edward Stanley. from North Carolina sr-
rived here on his way TO New York.
The Union undertakes 10 prove the sympathy
between President Fillmore and the English and
French in regard 10 Spin, and also that Mr.
Fillmore is rank Aholitionisf.
The lntelltgencer giorihes over the Union VIC
tcrv in Georgia.
The Republic has strong article on the inter-
ference of England in the affairs Of Cabs, ard
cautioas England that the first manifestation d
British intervention " II be the signal for
movement that neither Cuba, Great Brian, nor
all the European powers combined can rrsisf, Tor
on this point the mind Of the American people 3
made M. and will give the law TO American POI
lev and conduct. The Republic argies that The
onlv security 10 Cuba is The protection Of the U.
9 EnvernmeDt
Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1851-10-16

doctors Rave slightly relaxed those ror.,
with which their manners are suppo.s. =
bound. On the arrival Of the Greenn.r., V Dc
Brooklyn, on Saturday afternoon, wa, sums.
ed to meet large party Of gentlemen. an =, N
| recognized as city physicians. h,v;Dx 49," .'a.l
them any quantity OF large barrels. bov.. "a
baskets. On enquiring, ] found that , ,...' 'a
n'ne-all Doctors-had been, for ten Al.
hsh,ns excursion to the lower end Of Long /.
land, and the ominons-looking barrels eon,.;.A,
The plumber which was being brought hom- s'
distribution among friends Yours, t,nlv
I0wn
Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1851-10-16

or DR. Creighton, the newly elected Provisional
Bishop for the Diocese Of New York, the Express
says:
The Provisional Bishop elect belongs 10 that
portion Of the Episcopal Church which is COM
monty designated "High Church," or, as il may
De more accurately as well as Familiarity describ-
ed, san oldfashioned churchman." His election
is, we think, in consonance with the wishes of
the majority of Episcopalians in the diocese,
Judging from the manifestations of their opinions
as made at the conventions of several years past.
The resul, may be taken, therefore, as an auspi.
cious one for the harmony and peace OF the do
cese, which is now relieved from the unpleasant
position in which, for the last six years, it has
been placed.
Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1851-10-16

WHAT DOES IT MEAN?-We extract from
the New Orleans correspondence of the Louis
vile Courier the following mysterious paragraph.
What new scheme Of aggression is on hand?
Filbustersm, as far as Cuba is concerned, has
all died away; but not as regards another point
| know and speak by the card, and you may re-
ly that four months will not pass ere another ex-
that few now think Of And il will be organized
in quite different way from the late Cuba expe-
dition, for men Of wealth indomitable energy and
untr,ng perseverance have the management OF it,
and il will succeed-mark the prediction.
Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1851-10-16
The international.

The October number Of this popular monthly
is on our table. The list of contents, besides
original articles from some of the first writers of
the day, embraces the cho cest selections from
the English Magazines ana Reviews. The pres
ent number hes well engraved portraits of J. Fem
nimore Cooper. Jno. G. Sake. and P. p. Cooke,
besides long lis. Of Illustrations, and fashion
plate for the ladies.
The price is So year, and the postage twenty
four cents q quarter. Stringer & Townsend, New
York, are the publishers.
Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1851-10-16

Col. E. d. TAYLOR and others associated with
him. are engaged in starting Bank at Peru, ll-
nois, to be known as the "Illinois River Bank"
Banks are thus starting up all over Illinois. in
spite Of the laws against them. Four have CON-
menced operations in Chicago in the last few
weeks. The community are determined TO have
home circulation, and to be no longer dependent on
other states for banking facilities.
Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1851-10-16

The Louisville Courier contains a com,nunica-
ton from the engineer of the unfortunate steamer
James Jackson, which exploded at Shawnee,own
a few days ago. He attributes the explosion to
the kindlins up of the fires, whilst he wa. at
breakfast, the pumps being out Of order. He
does not know by whose orders the fires were
kindled. The whole explanation exhibits the
grossest negligence on the part of the officers of
the boat