Burlington tri-weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1852-1855, 1855-03-24
New YoRK. March 10.

TIM CzAR's DRArH PRoNoUScaD A Hoax
The Washington correspondent Of the Sun,
Of this city, telegraphs that the Russian Min
lister at Washington pronounces the death Of
the Csar an unmitigated HOAX.
WASHINGTON, March 10.
Magraw, contractor for carrying mails from
Independence to Santa Fc, sentenced to pay
$500 for assault upon the editor Of the Star.
Counsel withdrew Magraw's application for
Q new trial, in consequence Of The urgency Of
his presence at Independence.
The Presidents Hostility 10 Western Int
/ The correspondent Of the Courier and En-
quirer has the following, under date Of
March 9th:
1t is ascertained that the President has sup
pressed the bill for the improvement of the
st. Clair flats and tho St. Mary's river IN
Michigan, passed by two third vote in both
Houses. This bill originated in the Senate,
and was passed by the House as counter
pose to tho bill appropriating $l6l 900 for
the improvement Of the Savannah river,
which is approved by the President under the
pretext that the Instructions designed 20 be
removed, were placed in the river by the gov.
eminent some seventyseven years ago, that
is to say thirteen years before the govern
ment appealed to for the remedy had any ex-
istence. This pretense was so bald, gratuit-
GUS and unfounded, that the Senate insisted
upon its being struck out before they would
lass the bill, because it was felt to be a pal
Try misrepresentation unworthy to appear on
the face of their proceedings. Yet this mis-
cradle prevarication is the only grounds al
legged by the President or his apologists for
making this bill an exception to that class of
measures which he has chosen to place under
the ban of his Executive prescription.
This is Jacksonism run into the ground
1t is an example Of silly and capritious ex-
ecutive absolutism, founded upon no princi-
pie, and regulated by no rule. 1t is the very
dregs Of that man worship, mistaken for a
system of political doctrine, and called ssDe-
mocracy." Jackson vetoes the Maysyille
Road, and the United States Bank. Pierce
vetoes the granting lands for the relief of
the insane, but signs the bill giving away
sixty millions of acfes for the relief of old
soldiers. He vetocs general bill for neces-
sary works of river and harbor improvements,
but signs the Cape Fear River bill, an OBJ.
scure inlet, in a Locofoco State, where the
election of two Senators was pending, and
whose streams are, therefore, constitutional.
He signs the Savannah River bill, operating
within single State, but vetoes the other for
removing impediments in a channel Of nay-
CATION coasting the shores of seven States
lie vetoes the French Spoil at on Claims. but
approves the Texan Claims, double in amount
and not half rs meritorious; notwithstand-
ing the measure which he thus makes law.
involves the assumption and payment Of two
hundred millions of State debts. The plea
urged by him against the French Spoliation
claims was that they were fifty years old, the
pretext on which he pays the Savannah Riv-
er claim is that it is over seventy years old.
There are two things to be observed in re-
ference to this proceeding. The first is, that
the allegation on which he signed the Savan-
nah bill is not true. The distractions to be
removed were not placed there by this Gov
eminent, nor by any Government, but by ma
ture. There is no particle of proof and new
er has been, that the navigation Of the Sa-
vannah or Cape Fear river has been affected
by the action of the Government, or will be
improved by the removal of the objects said
to have been placed there, in securing the
defence OF the country against invasion. If
any relic OF those works remain, no part Of
the APPROPRIATED will be expended in taking
1t away. In the next place, the pockcted bill
was passed by more than two-third vote
II was passed without dissent, and had it
been returned vetoed, would have instantly
received more than the constitutional major
ity. SO much then for the manliness of this
last instance Of Presidential brayado.