Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1851-07-17

which shows that the ssfancy. of the editor is
wholly at Fault, when few ssfactso are brought
to bear upon his speculations.
We have no desire to begin or pro.onc con-
troversy on the suhjec'; we are, however. dispos-
ca 70 comply SO far with the request Of the Dis
patch, as to notice the tiers of counties south Of
Tue Oesmolnes river-that rich magnificent Sec
hoa OF Farming land, as vet almost unbroken by
the p.oagh-some twenty counties of the best soil
IN The world. "Are they not" asks the Dispatch,
tributary to the river? win they go over it to
Bnriinston?" This is a question the editor is a.
fraid 10 have answered. He cannot answer it to
please himself. It he really desires an answer
from US, we would say, that these counties lie
from twenty to forty miles north Of Keoknk. and
| IN line directly west of Burlington No GOOD
| reason can be given why they should go forty
miles south of direct line to Peoria, in order 10
cross the Mississippi river below the rapids. For
| all the purposes Of railroad communication they
are more accessible to Burlington than to Keosua.
| That po.tioa OF their trade which Keokuk now
| ENJOYS, she will lose on the completion Of the
| Desmolnes River Improvement, when all that will
not seek an outlet by railroad through Burling-
ton, will enjoy steam boat communication direct
with St Louis. 1t is idle to suppose that when
| the river is made navigable any portion OF this
trade can be attracted to Keokuk.
The same NAV be said Of the trade Of Northern.
Missouri which the Dispatch expects to draw to
keokuk through 81 Francsville and Pennington.
| All the business which keokuk will be able to
| draw from northern Missouri, the editor Of the
Dispatch may "put into his eve"
| We have endeavoced to place the question Of
the construction OF the Peoria Railroad upon llb-
eral and enlarged grounds, such as the interests,
the wants and the policy of the country require
What is the object OF the people of Peoria aud the
East in desiring such road? What is to be the
use of it? Is il merely to bring them TO the Mis-
s:ss'ppl river that they may take boat and go
south? IL such Were the object, they might reach
the river sooner by the Quincy railroad, or by the
Alton and Springfield road, soon to be continued
to Bloomington, and where i, will connect with
the Central road. Or is the object to strike Iowa
at a central point when the road will at once
command the immense ami increasing trade and
travel of the State, seeking outlet to the East
and North2 Is the road intended to accenciate
the business of Iowa. or merely the people from
Illinois going to St Louis? Where then, should
it strike Iowa in order to tap her trade? Evil
denly at central point like Burlington, from
whence other roads will diverse to different parts
of the State, and where the business OF the inte-
rior is most likely TO be concentrated
To go forty miles too far south, in search Of an
imaginary "Dubulue and keokak ra;lroad,'' or
"Keoklk and 81 Lonis" railroad, would be throw
ing away the substance in pursuit OF the shadow.
We coafess, therefore, that we can see no good
, reason why the people of the interior OF Illinois
should desire tnat the Peoria railroad shoald 20
to keokul. And we can say for the comfort OF
the Dispatch that they do not desire that it sholid
20 there. Alter mature consideration, With eve
~ means OF forming correct jad -meat in the
matter, they have dec ded in favo7 o. bringing the
road to Bur.,ngtoa. Tais the people OF keokpk
may not like very wel;--the editor of the Dis
patch does not Ike il at all. II was not intended
that he should like Il. Bat as he is in the sitaa-
ion OF those who, wa,a th,5 do not like thing
are bound to .slump it,''-vhy, let him ',lnep it'
The Dispatch st,ll insists upoa it that the peo-
pie of Burlington have given their subscription
: to build thirty miles Of railroad fcom Peoria tc
. Warsaw and Keokuk. This is part of the tactics
: Of one who is disposed to draw favorable omens
from the most adverse circumstances. We have
before stated that the road is already graded from
. Peoria to Farm;ns ston-twenty eight miles ans
NY be completed as soon as the company car
: procure the iroa; this VIII no: quite take th'
/ whole of the subscription already made 10 The road
as the Dispatch seei. to suppose; there will be
e ltile more lest perhaps enough to build the roat
to Knoxville or Monmouth. The Dispatch inaul
ges the hope that will be expended to build ,h'
| road to Warsaw. We will let him draw VIVA
comfort hesmay from such an anticipation. TIL
editor is an adeptin the new art of extracting sun
!" beams from cucumhers. Tbs latest specimen o
!, his work would hardly pass, however, we thinl
q for respectable mooasi;ae.
s. HENRY CouNrY.-Tne wings of Henry CO
is met on las. Saturday anu nominated the following