Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1851-03-20

william Wightman, corner Commercial and Locust
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Martin and Brother, lls Main street.
''''s Household Tsr.issre Of all kiads.
searrist and Mason, 60, Washington Avenue.
E@. Ths mest Important subject.
We have never, since our residence in Iowa,
witnessed such hearty co operation and unanim-
ity or feeling ON any subject ~ is now manifested
b. tAs whis press IN favor Of WILLIAM G. WooD-
vAnD, ESQ, % the Independent candidate for SUI
psrintsndsnt Of Public Instruction. Every Wing
pesss In the state has spoken, and without single
exception al are in favor Of him as the candidate.
They have confidence In his ability, his integrity
and his aptnsss for the station. Wherever he is
kaown he 10 respected IS gentlemen and a schoi-
e.. AZ one or the late Commissioners to frame .
ceds or Laws for this state, he possessed the con-
aAshcs OF the Legislature and his associates
esntlsnan and citizen, the people Of Muscatine,
whore he resides, esteem him highly. Should ne
d elected, and w know he canbe, with suitable
sxsrtions on the part Of those who feel that the
eeacs has bsen miserably filed BY the present in
cumbent, our taxi paying citizens will not only
know what has become OF their money, but they
win have the best assurances that will be lcgiti
stately employed In the promotion OF it, legitimate
ends. This IL Just WHAT people want. Nisno
object to them and can afford them no compensa-
siea . have ths mschiaery worked nore for the
purpose OF turning out party capital-and this At
- sspenss Of the school fund--than 10 secure
sueA . system A. viii give complete education TO
every child in the State, sasi0g pt 1 aaa Ill
We need hardly say anything in view Of all the
quotations W have made from other papers. These
extracts not only exhibit confidence in Mr. wooD-
NAsD, hut with smazing unaaimity coincide in The
opinion that Mt BEHrox u un6t fos the ofiee.-
We hope oil our readers will carefully peruse the
long article from the Iowa Republican which treats
Of Sir Benton and his report. That the Office has
been niserably hlled, and that the School Fundh
been actually misapplied i made most apparent.
iowa has the means to secure an educational sys-
en tAat win be creditahle to the State, and give
every youth In Il an education OF superior char
kessr. hut these means must be husbandcd. The
saaSgeasnt and control OF them must be commit
~ 70 Asaea and espsble hands. The respoasihili-
y % their direction 10 too vast to be committed 10
say otAss. sThs people must themselves become
isteessted IN Tho disposition that il made Of the
ocAeol Fund. In relation to that 40 900 which
canaos be accounted for, the last Miners' Express
stt4apts - exonerate Mr. Benton from blame ~
eve did hlame Mr. Benton for advising the per-
petuatfoA e this system, but we never thought Of
hsadisg Mn accountable Tor the 100000 which he
oGld Ae knaW nothing about. The school iunc
cen.issioners are the persons who arc neid e.
Vkee hnA nor caa have any influences in shsir cleo.
tioa, more than other cisizens have or can have
tAereloee be 10 no way accountable Tor the mannel
81 which their functions are diseharsedS conse'
Of he tio,Ooo which 10 ineAplicably undistin
euishahls', until the school Fund Commissioned
siss him some Information which will enable him
o Dad oss.s IS H o .aIa 8s Esd
Nov here 10 IN acknowledgement that Mr. BEN
ZOO framed he law under which these frauds OF
- scAool Fund were perpetrased and advtssd tn,
pe,Yefsisy Of the System BY which they were toler
aled. This 10 precious adm, ssion, truly land
Z % cool a. II 10 precious. But Mr. Benton 4 re
Sponsible. The law gives him the general and uni
vsssal super:ntendence Of The whole matter. Hi
Dssinsss u to advtse The Fund Commissioners o
ussis asly--to inssrp.etto them the law-and to re
@sifs - fsiGlsent On their part. Every one mus
- this. For what else did he people elect him
n ae4Opk to throw the blame on the people, VIII
el1ee ~ Yhnd Commissioners won't Ode is q
ieeslA 3 their judgment. Ths people elect thcr
- sabsrdtnates 10 the Superintendent, who - =
direce theis novsnepts end receive from them 70
ports q sAsir doings.
- Dubuque ccunty-and Il may have been 90 /,
osAsrs-we arc informed BY The Express that tn,
school fund Commissioner distributed the schoo
v0nd aaose he Teachers OF private scAools, not
witAstssding they had been paid their regular III
Ennnh he tha he ~;
eaee. This must have been known to Mr. Benton, an,
- vshavs never heard Of his uttering the faintcs
pesssst against such an illegal donstion OF the PEG
pls,s money. Such things ought not so to be. Tn
Only remedy We see for them Is for the people /,
y, md such . man we be lieve may he found in III,
person Of WI. 9. WOODWARD. sa
The iaw requires that the superintendent Shout,
vsit parts Of the state and address the people
tAe subject OF Education. This he has, in grea
nsassEs, failed 10 10. 70 be sure, We have hear,
Of his having been in few places for this
paepese, but instead OF delivering such an addrcs.
= ths law contsmpates, he gathered the people &
ustee 70 his readings--not of Shakspeare--but OK
tracts from his own report. Even this he has NO
done . Any extant, only since his nomination, an,
many think that he does it ell, not 50 much to com
ply with the law and perform his duty, as to paw,
the way for his own re election. Bat the name O
DExTox has already lost its charm. His Uncle, D,
whose political capital he may have been trading
has become bankrupt in Missouri, and we have ey
sry reason TO believe that majority q the pcop,
OF lows are disposed to show that there Il no NOR
charm In the name among them than there 10 i
missouri. 80 mote u be. t+*1
W 4& &ke ~ sA8st
.. @. 0ooDRicH, whom all our youth know /
his Assumed character a. Peter Farley, is to tax
~ place Of Mr. WALSH, Is y. s. Consul In PaIi.
The boys and girls will oil say amen, to such o
sppototnsnt. IA a~
"A Bill TO make another trial for the election or
D. .. Senator was defeated on last Monday weeI
- the New York Legislature, by the vote Of N
Deoknan. 80 So aEa a5an 8Eatf
Tie Dsssbs last Friday, had to cut her way ,hroul
The IT, ID FsSss river to Galsna. Ht