Burlington tri-weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1852-1855, 1855-03-22

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Wcshal at that time be in the receipt Of an entire
ly new assortment Of
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From Eastern Foundres, with other printing materi-
ak, which will enable us to execute such work as may
be sent to u.s. in workmanlike, and we fatter our
selves, entirely satisfactory manner.
The. Administratlon---its Dis.raeeful Foreign
and Domestic Policy-'mprovemen Of Yves
terra Rivcrs-Augusins Caesar Dodge!
Somebody has very truly remarked that
Franklin Pierce has rendered the Administra-
ton Of John Tyler respectable by contrast!
Much as our pride, as citizens Of this Great
Republic, may revolt at the admission, the
management Of our relations with Foreign
Governments has been such as to lover US in
the estimation of the world. Possessed with
a chronic desire for territorial acquisition.
Franklin Pierce has sent his Diplomatic
Representatives, abroad to purchase foreign
Territory--the Sandwich Islands, Cuba, the
balance of Mexico, Central America, or any
other territory, it mattered not what or where.
The spectacle has been presented within the
year of the assembling Of our principle Di-
ploma,ic Representatives at Ostend for the
grave purpose of celebrating upon the most
feasible plan for the acquisition Of Cuba
And this Congress of American Diplomats
Illuminated . pronounciamento, signed by
Buchanan, Mason and Soule, our accredited
Minister'S at the Courts of England, France
and Spain, in the face Of Europe, that is
truly worthy nation of Brigands! In this
beautiful document it is gravely asserted that
the possession of Cuba is necessary to the
preservation of this Union! AS foul SIAN
der, as base an aspersion as was ever cas-;
upon US. The preservation of this great
Western Republic dependent upon the acqui,
sition of Cuba! If such is the case let it go
And after gravely determining that Cuba
was necessary to our National existence,
these very honest and highly moral represen-
tatives of ours, very easily arrived at the con-
clusion that we must have Cuba. That We
would buy it. But if Spain refused to sell,
self preservation demanded and would i'm
pei us to take it By force!
Very much after this fashion has the Ad-
ministra.ion conducted its internal policy
While TIE la . Congress at its last session,
made appropriations for the current year,
amountingto over .ffty-three millions ofcol-
lars, it is we'll known that our Army and Ma
Wy were never in more inefficient condition
and every branch of the public service noto-
riously and scandalously bungled and neg
lected. Salaries have been increased and
new offices created to find places for spawned
and broken down party hacks. Congress
has been besieged and appropriations have
been drawn from the treasury VIGOROUSLY
procured by corruption.
And with so large an expenditure for the
current year, our readers will very MAUI
rally ask what has been done for the improv-
ment of Western Rivers and Harbors? With
an expenditure Of over eight hundred thou
sand dollars for the Collins Steamers, and a
good many millions to pay Texas debts, sure
" few dollars MIGHT have been spared for
the improvement Of the Rapids. And did
not our Senator, on the very FIRST day of the
session, rise in his place and give notice of
the introduction Of a bill making app opria-
tons to continue the work on the Rapids?
To be sure no did. We published the fact
at the time and took courage. The people of
Iowa took courage, and thought full surely
something would be done. Knowing that it
was matter of great interest to tie great
States along the river and its tributaries
knowing that the National Treasury was full
to repie.ion, We did expect an appropriation.
And this notice, so early in the session, on
the part of Senator Dodge, indicated new
born zeal and energy, no doubt somewhat
sh.rpened by recent and unmi~ akable indi-
cations of public opinion in his own State,
did promise something.
We are now compelled to shy that no ar-
preparation has been made. The Nasiona.
treasure has been used and is wanted for diff
fsrsnt purposes. It is wanted to purchase
foreign territory-to buy Cuba-it is wanted
to put in the pockets Of vagabonds and PEN
sioners, and keep this broken down admins
tration agoing until the 4th of March, '51.
But cay you what became of MIR. Dodse's
bille There is the rub. We have looked in
vain for it among the proceedings. No
mention have We seen. We had expected to
see the matter conspicuously before the Sen
ate, and our distinguished Senator, advoca-
Ting, with his usual ability, an appropriation
% important and National. What it was