Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1851-05-15

ing spirit have opened to human view the
hopes, .he fears, the boiling passions,
which tumultuaied within those fierce bo-
SONS, how would the painful interests Of
the scene have been yet further height
ened in intensity
At length, the Speakers hammer fell.
a dead silence instantly prevailed, ard
the respective delegations assembled and
took their seats around the table prepared
for them.
II was my privilege. from an elevated
position on the right Of The chair 10 enjoy
full view Of all the z: :oup. and have
preserved rude ard hasty sketch which
caught Of their positions while the first
ballot wa. proceeding. Each delegation
appointed one Of their numbers 10 act an
Chairman 10 collect their votes, and re-
port the results. The delegations voted
by pluralities. Whoever, in each, re-
ceived the most votes, was reported as The
choice Of that delegation. There were
tweny -four Of these groups and when the
votes had been gathered in zach, they were
called upon to report, which they did in
succession, rira roce, commencing with
I'D
sepnIchre. Mems breath was suspended,
as State after State uttered its voice end
oh, can ever forget the moment when
the Speaker, standing up in his place, de-
clared, in clear, sonoIi, us voice, that
seemed TO pierce through bone and mar
row, that "JoHS QuIscY ApaM<, having
received a majority of the votes cast. was
duly elected President Of the United
States, for four years from the fourth day
Of March next ensuing"
Then arose such shout from the gal
le,ies as seemed 10 lift the very dome of
the hall. Mr. McDafie (wlose candidate
had been defeated, whose eager hopes
were blasted, and whose pledge for the
good order Of the assembly. was remem-
bered by all. sprang in much excitement
from the ground, and in . voice that rang
above all the tuhu!iuous plaudiis Of the
spectators, cried, MIR Speaker. / move
that the gallery be cleared" The ques-
tiou was put and carried. .'Yes said a for
eign minister Ia another who stood by his
side. "bnt how are you going 10 do nf"-
A natural question enough Tor European,
ignorant ot the country and the People
Here were no guards; no gens-f -1rmes
not even constable; how was the order
10 be enforced?
lie soon saw. and while he gazed, SEEM
ed penetrated with speechless wender.--
No sooner had The Speaker given the or
der, The Sergeant-at-Ar will cless the
galleries." than an active slender young
man, of graceful form and with brilliant
black eye, darted from his place. and
mounting, Il did not see hoW,l 10 The
broad stone cornice which runs ail round
the hall and in front Of, and below, the
breast work OF the galleries, motioned
| with his arm to the dark, dense. and almost
sufioca.ed mass of human beings before
him, exclaimiug. Gentlemen. the speaker
orders the galleries 10 be cleared yon mu-t
relire--cleAr ihe galleries" And ut his
word, like flock OF quiet passive sheep,
when the gate oI their pen i. thrown open
! out went the entire crowd, without wcfd
| Of complaint or rsmonsirance, and in an
| incr edible short time, not a <onl was le..
behind. The foreign minister lifted up
I his hands in amazerneni and exclaimed
"Wha, a government. What people,