Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1851-10-16
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amp.on.
Among the various lines of steamers in opera
ton. between this country and Europe, it seems
rather singular there should not be one running
direct to London. Many hundreds who arrive
in this country, by one or other OF the present
lines, would doubtless at once avail themselves OK
the advantage OF steam line direct from London
to the United States. There can be no doubt that
a steamship line direct from New York to Lon
don would be profitable investment for capital.
The packet ships between these cities, number
ing some dozen or more. invariably carry large
number of passengers, and, upon the whole, OF
superior class to those in the Liverpool packets;
and some of them have shipped the largest and
most valuable cargoes ever brought from, or ia
ken to, Europe. One advantage attending
London line would be the fact of its not having
to compete with mail line.
The aspect Of European affairs is daily becom-
ing more complicated. France is still agitated,
and further arrests have been made. The editor
Of one of the Government newspapers has been
imprisoned for nine months, and his paper has
been suspended, for commenting on the expulsion
of foreigners from the country. 1t is asserted
hat 600 refugees. mostly Germans and Italians,
are under the espionage of the Partisan Police,
and will be expelled, as too dangerous to remain
in Paris.
1t appears, also, that Austria is SO jealous of
the recent commercial Treaty between Hanover
and Prussia that every effort is being made to in
duce Bavaria. Wurtemburg. and Saxony, to Sc
cede from the Customs League, (Zollverein,)
while Prussia is coquetting with B, unswick, o.
dcnburg, and Mecklenburg, to induce them to
join it.
The German Diet, is, on the authority of the
! Hamburg Correspondent of Brussels paper
charged with designs of SURPRISING the indepen-
| dence Of the Hanse towns. Hamburg. Bremen
and Lubbock, and the incorporation OF them with
their large and more potent neighbors.
Joined with all these circumstances, we have
rumors of aggression by Russia on the territories
of Persia, lying on the south of the Caspian Sea.
This, il true, will excite the alarm Of England !;
and, if persevered in, win result in hostlities be-
tween the Bull and the Bear, far more important
than were ever waged by the so-called bipeds of
Wall street.
An Ambassador has just arrived in England
from the Persian Government. This is Impor-
tant, when taken in connection with the rumored
aggressions Of Russia in that quarter.
The failure of Austria to contract another loan
is significant; and the presence Of Mr. Temple,
the British Ambassador at Naples, being s.sud-
denly'' required in London, by his brother, Lord
Palmerston, ''on important business" bodies no
thing favorable to the cause of the monster who
rules that fair land with such fearful severity.
In fact, the state of political affairs in Europe,
has evidently reached a climax, which must ap-
parently terminate in great explosion. Let us
only hope, that the friends Of human freedom
may not again be disappointed.
Every thing is apparently so quiet at present,
in the Locofoco camp, that spectator. Judging
from the surface Of things. would say that all
questions of difference had been laid aside But
this is not So The State ticket is not liked by
many influential men among the Hunkers and
this feeling will go on increasing daily, until the
election when il will be sufficiently large 10 crush
the obnoxious nominees. A great mahy of the
wonld-b be leaders of the Locofoco party. are try
ing to keep the ticket together but when such
men as Cutting. Sckles, Morris and others. hang
back, and cannot be brought to ''talk openly"
there must be something going on which will not
bear the public gaze.
There is every probability that the Democracy
will lose the city Of New York, at the coming
election. This is caused BY the numerous divis-
ions in the different Wards there being but two
or three which have not returned double delega-
tions to the different Conventions In the Sixth
and Fourteenth Wards, there are four parties,
each claiming TO have been elected. Should the
rejected delegates call meeting, and make sep
arate nominations, there viii not be even the first
chance for the Democratic ticket 20 succeed
Ever indication at present points to this result.
In most of the uptown Wards. there will be two
Locofoco candidates for the Legislature, in which
case, the Wings will have an easy victory. The
Land Reformers are divided among themselves;
and, as they have acted pretty generally with the
Locos, their internal dissentons viii take off
considerable number of votes. Many of the Lo-
cofoco nominees for State Offices, Randall of
Cortlandt CO., for example, will be scratched by
the Reformers throughout the State, from the
fact that he has written strong letter against
Land Limitation. The working men, therefore,
will generally go the Wing ticket; as three names
on the other side-Randall, Nc Alpine and Storms
have Disguised them completely with '.Demo-
Gratis" If the Wings manage right, and keep
alive this feeling, they carry the State by as
large majority as slas Wright had, in III.
a large number of persons in this city are con- I
verts TO the new theory Of Intercourse with the
Spirit World; and in many families mysterious
knockngs, similar to those which first originated
in Rochester, are regularly heard.
On Sunday last, VIM Fishbough, one of the
leaders of this sect, and ''seceder;' from the
Andrew jackson Davis school, delivered a lee
ture on certain s'new revelations which he a
vers, have been made to him. partly BY vision.
and partly by clairvoyance. The theory traced
out by Fishbough agrees in the main, with the
Bible; Heaveu being represented as Order, Lite,
&C., while Hell is represented as Chaos, Disor-
der, and Misery. Davis, on the contrary, Claims
there is 20 He'll. nor punishment after death.
Six "circles" have been organized in this city.
each consisting of twelve members, and each
meeting on different evenings Of the week. All
of these ''crcles' conSregate every Sabbath in
rooms which have been engaged in Broadway.
The purpose Of all this is said to be morality, re-