Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1851-04-03
That Nlissins $4,000. &c.

Yesterdays Gazette endeavors to throw dust in
the eyes Of its readers in relation to that xp-
csbly undi stinguishable'' $4,000, by quoting a
small paragraph from the Report of Mr. Benton, and
BY throwing the whole blame Of the transaction
upon the people, BECAUSE orsooth, they elected the
Fund Commissioners. II they had been appointed
b. Mr. Benton, the case might, he infers be different
But SAYS the Gazette ethe fund commissioners pre-
sent inaccurate reportss and they sschosen by
he people and not appointed BY Col. Benton,"
therefore, the inference intended to be conveyed is
that Mf Benton is a. innocent in the matter as
Mr. Gazette. Mr. Benton himself says ssMy impres-
sisa ID that the abstracts ofthe
reports appended to this report, will not show the
Vet amount OF the school Fund now at interest by
some ten thousand dollars" Ny ,mprsssion. truly.
Well, It was his duty, end he had ample time, and it
Wls his business aud that OF else, to inyesi.
rate this matter and call those commissio to an
account Tor having this impression on his mind. He
cannot shield himself from blame in this matter
The principal must be held responsible for the de-
Nnquencies Of his sgents This 10 an acknowledged
principle. But this is not the only charge thahas
Ossa brought and proved against Col. Benton, to
show his incompetsncy to fill the efice Of super
intendent. when Mr. Holt, the democratic editor
OF the Miners Express, and recently elected State
Printer By the Legislature, first called attention to
this miaains Ais0oo. he pronounced the whole sys-
Ten proposed BY Benton corrupt and incuraeie.
Heat Him.
The editor ofthe Express, in his comments upon
the report Of the Superintendent, says: "No boil
STERLING up, or atalgsmation with another Office, as
HpvoPossd ~ tie Superintendent it he pre-
cent school system Of the state) Of its disedse Its
manifold csrxptioas will continue to patrify until
The UAols school fund win become As iSExPLicABLY
Unprsrlxo uIsHAnLE, as the superintendent &C.
knowleeyes 100000 Of IL has heretofore become ~
The above is the voluntary evidence Of q distin-
guishsd loco foco editor. But this is not all. We
have not yet seen any apology offered by Mr.
Benton or his friends, for allowing the salaries of
the commissioners to be paid out Of the prncpai Of
tAs school fund.- when the constitution required that
al the proceeds Of the public lands should remain
Q PEnPEruAL FUND, and the interest alone was to
b appropriated to such object. This permanent
fsMdha been actually reduced, by the fairest est-
mate, up to the present time, atleast eli 500. How
long We ask under the administration Of Col. Ben
Ton, will take to render vast amount of the peo
pies money inerpieably sndisingxishable - Think
oft, voters! Are you prepared to continue such 4
man In once - Col. Benton, who acknowledges in
his report his utter inability to account for the
funds committed to his control and supernten-
dencei Whatever view may be taken Of the sub
Jet, there h his confession in black and white.
and al his attempts and the attempts of his friends
70 explain the matter, only makes his incompetent.
= Tor the once more and more apparent. Think
Of Il, think Of II, that Is all we ask.