Burlington tri-weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1852-1855, 1855-02-24

l. there not some chosen curse,
SON, hidden thunder in the stars Of heaven,
Red with uncommon wrath, to blast the man,
Who owes his greatness TO his country ruin?
! AUcusTus CESAR DoDGE, Senator in Con-
gress from the free State Of Iowa, betrayed
his constituents and aided in consumating
the most Infamous ACT that ever disgraced our
National Council. For which act his con-
stituents condemned him and cast him off,
For his perfdious course he has the deep and
bitter condemnation of four-fifths of the
People of Iowa. Her legislature have re-
Gently elected another to fill his place-and
the State casts him off-spurns him as a
commodity that has price, instead of free
representative Of free People.
Blu. the per6dious course of Senator Dodge
in betraying his constituents is his chief re-
commendation in the eyes of Pierce's Ad-
ninistration. And as soon as the People of
his own State cast him off and disown him
as unworthy, Franklin Pierce takes him up.
'<Comc thou good and faithful servant, thou
hast blasted thy reputation for honesty as
well ~ statesmanship by supporting my Ne
braska popular sovereignty bill--thou hast
been good dough-face, will give thee a
foreign mission! And by the time you are
recalled the People will forget and forgive
you all!'
But wo advise it will not be so. It is the
last thing to be forgiven. A blundsr may be
forgotten, blu. betrayal on the part of q
public servant, Of the trust imposed in good
faith, by free people is thing that is new
or either forgotten or forgiven. Lay not the
Aattsriny JUNCTION to your soul.
Appointments by thu President Of the United
Phillip Harvey, NJ. D., Editor of the State
Gazette, Collector of the Por. of Burlington,
vice Anthony W. Carpenter, resigned.
1t is not certainly known why Mr.. Carpen-
ter resigned, but some suppose it owing to
the onerous and burdensome duties of the
Office. If such be the case we congratulate
him upon his escape from the cares and per-
plexities Of Official station, and hope he may
find that peace in retirement which he has
doubtless long desired. s2
The Doctor will bring to the discharge of
the official duties Of the station much vigor
and great abilities, and we confidently be-
leye he viii be entirely equal to the position.
If the salary is as reported to US, FIVE hundred
a year, and if wo were betting men, which
We are not, We would ego our pile'' that he
holds on like a"puppy at a root" or grim
death to colored gentleman, and never re-
signs <@}
Republics may be ungrateful, but Franklin
Pierce cannot be justly accused of this basest
Of crimes. The advocatcy of Popular Sow
reignty no doubt damaged the Gazette to
some extent, but the wear and tear of the
EDITORS conscience should not be taken into
account, as that is a thing he had parted with
before he came to Iowa, if indeed, he ever
the article At all. How stands tho
account. The Gazette is owned by Phillip
Harvey, j. II. Mckinney and James Tizzard.
Mr.. j. II. Mckinney now holds the Office Of
'cceiver of the land Office at Brownsville,
'Iinisota, James Tizzard lie Post Master of
be City of Burlington, and DR.. Philip
Iarvey, as above stated, is collector of this
'ort, with salary, but not one hours work
nivsyears. Does not g Popular Sovereign
" pay though? What very disinterSsted
ryan Mr.. Pierce has here.
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