Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1851-06-12
Post Master General Hall.

Post Master General Hall.
The following win show the p. NJ. G. is far
from being deficient in wit. The speech was
made dnring the late excursion to Buffalo and
Dunkjrk.
loc-cui-eRs: believe there has been a
leagie formed against me TO compel me to make
speech on this occasion. think the Attorney
General has combined with others to force me
to speak. But gentlemen, | shall do no such
thing, and what | shall say, | shall say under
protest Laughter l-for it is not the business of
a Postmaster General, under any circumstances,
to make speeches. His business is to see that
the speeches Of the President and his cabinet are
trans mltted through the organ of the department
throughout the world. wherever Brother Jona-
than has penetrated. [Lauchtcr.l And, gen.
tlemen, thisis enough 70. the Postmaster General.
Gentlemen | am willing to be the pack horse OF
the administration, but | cannot allow them TO
force me to set precedent so entirely at variance
with the Just rights of myself and those who are
TO come after me. |, therefore, protest. in the
most so.ema manner, on my owa behalf, and on
behalf OF those that are to come after me, that it
is no part Of the business OF Postmaster Cen
eral to make speeches. Laughter. Why,
verify believe the whole cabinet are leagued
against me. and believe the President, too, has
indalged a mlschevoas propensity against me-
A we Were coming on the railroad yesterday,
man of letters, and they allowed the cars to pass
On without permitting me to say that | was not
even man of words, nor one of letters. unless
BY virtue Of nv Office. Gentlemen, / am par
tcu'arlv unable, to-day and win appeal to the
Attorney General. if am not sustained by the
constitution and the laws i'll my position. But
have no right to expect fair opinion from him,
after indulginS his naIignity, yesterday, By say
ing that he c1ald not make speech, blt that
there were two or three young men behind him,
on the car. alludiny to myself and Me- Graham,
whose speeches were prepared, and who wanted
TO talk the worstway. Laashter.l Ny friend,
the Secretary Of the Navy, across the table, says
I am serving Mr Crittenden right, and to give il
to him. Great Laughter. | am an amiable
man. and / don't think it is right or fair to take
advantage of the Attorney General when he has
not the power to make a reply. shall not
therefore. make any more complaints against
him, but sha! against the Railroad Company,
if yol Please. They treated us, TO be sure, very
we'll Bat are we to BE- bribed to speak in their
favor? Way, think they treated the President
with disrespect-.hey di started the train so sud-
denly as almost to throw him down. Indeed,
saw disnitary Of this State Frustrated by the
action of the locomotive. Besides doing that,
they accomplished more than anybody else has
done, for they divided the Clbinet, by sending
some on one car and some on another. Contin-
ued laughter. and cries of ..-ood. good."1 Now, +,
4
and will not !; laughter1 but my friend at the
head Of the table has omitted to perform a very
important duty, and having complained of my
colleague. in the Cabinet. | may now try to COM
plain OF him. He said he should have proposed
the health of the Secretary of State, who is the
head OF the Cabinet Gentlemen, we have had
m,ny Secretaries OF State before him, and we
nav have many after him. but we have had and
can have but one Daniel Webster. Tremend-
ous cheering and applause. Il propose, fellow
citizens, the health of Daniel Webster.
The Massachusetts, Legislature adjourned on
Saturday night. the oath ult., after session of
AT davs. the longest ever known. The number
of acts passed was $40, and resolves 9S The
Boston Transcript says of it
s.The most remarkable acts of the session were
the election of Charles Sumner to the L. 5. Sem
ate--the General Banking Act, by which lndl-
yiduals are authorized under certain restrictions
to establish Banks and Manufacturing Companies
Il Homestead Exemption Law, at a limit Of
S5oh--the Secret Ballot Law. requiring all votes
to be enclosed in envelopes Law re luiring the
sense of the people to be taken, calling Conyeu-
ton on a Revision Of the Constitutions Change
in the Board Of Overseers in Harvard University
-'he Plurality I.aw-Reform i'll Legal Proceed
ings-the Act of the last session. giving power 10
Trial Justices 10 adindcate small claims, has been
repealed. Nc, Nc &c. Ine session Ft"7tt pt'">-
antly. To ..kill time" Mr. kimball of Boston
WIS called 10 the chair, and the usual scene OF
merrmnnt was enacted and many witty things
were got o:f.''
\ correspondent Of the Mo- Republican writ
in5 from Kansas Mo, says:
Mr. CARSON. faIniliarv known as Kit Carson
j. also here on his way out This gentleman.
though famous for his numerous encounters with
the Indians. is not the coarse, roIgh, Dragging
Indian fighter which some may have imagined.
Judging from my own impressions, should say
that there exists not a more modest. unassumnv
naan-a man of kinder feelings, or more humane
heart With his great native sagacitv of mind.
ard thorough knowledge of New Mexico and lis
people, whether Mexican or Indian. he cannot
fail Of proving valuable aid TO the Government
Of New Mexico, in that war which is bound TO
be set on foot Immediately against the tribes in
its vicinity
An UNGALLANT RoRBER.-A gentleman re-
iocing in the name of VIM. Foster, was found IN
a lady's room in the New England Hotel, with
number of dresses rolled up in a bundle. As
500, as he found himself caught he became very
s,eepv and sno-ed most melodloasy; however the
-use was unsuccessful. and the unfortunate hon.
bre was Yesterday sent to the District Court by
that very wide awake Judge, Mr. Tflford.-S1n
francisco Herald.
A CoLD.-''Do Won know what it is,'' s1vs
Lamb s'to succumb under an insurmouatable day
mare? an indisposition to do anything, or be any
thing total deadness or distaste-l suspension
Of vitalitv-ln Indifference to locality numb,
soporifical good-for- nothngness-an osslfcation
I'll. y, amy