Burlington tri-weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1852-1855, 1855-01-23
From the D avenport Gazette.
EXPULSION OE MR.. HACKLEY.

An extra from the Office OF the Dubuque
Tribune, forwarded US by member OF the
Iowa Senate, refr,shes our memory upon
subject in respect to which we have as yet
expressed no opinA on--we alludeto the eK-
pulsion Of Mr.. Hack'ey. editor Of the Tribune,
from the Senate Chamber as reporter
Our readers have already been placed in pos
session Of the fact. that this honorable body
passed the major portion Of three days, atan
expense to the State Of several hundred dol
lars, in the iuvestigation of \ question touch-
ing the dignity Of, its members; but they
have not yet learned. through any of our sew
eral correspondents, tho length and the
breadth, the depth and the height Of the st e
ma that was sought to be cast upon them.
1t appears that Mr.. Hackley in writing to
his paper an account of the Inauguration Of
Gov. Grimes. after stating that upon the au
dience assembled cheering him at the close Of
his address, and Nj. Coolbaneh. Of Burling
ton, moving that the galleries be ceared, was
guilty of he gross and most objectionable
offence Of saying. that general outl,urst Of
indignation preceded Il withdrawal OF the mo-
ton. The d gnitv of the Senate was hurt:
the Democratic members felt that their hon
or was at stake. The word .'preced do was
the stickler; had the writer SAID .'attenlcd"
or s.folowed," his communication would
have ELECTED no noice whatever, and 20 far
as the Senate, or postcrity, was concerned, it
would have fallen stillboin from his pen.
8. lis straneethere should such d ference be
'Twixt twerdledum and tweedledee.o
But the dignity of the Senate was touched
and her occurs favorable or opportunity, d
We avail ourSelf of it, to ind te 4 honlly on
the responsibility Which attaches to those per-
sons who write for the press. A single word
has been known to have felied a IN IN to the
earth as cffectutily as 4 blow from sled .
hammer, can we then estimate the weight II
sponsibiiiry which rests upon that man who
makes ii his business to write concerning q
collective BODY, whose dignity takes alarm at
every intim it on? Go d NTH has said, that
that virtue which requires ever to b. guarded
is scarcely worth the sentinel, but no doubt
ie alluded to weak minded femn mes in the
abstract, and not to collective bodies vf Sc
lected Insecurity. Why, we tremble as our
pen crosses the paper, for fear we may mad
versently let slip word that will subj ct our
beloved State 10 an additional expense Of
FIVE hundred dollars.
Now we happened to be present when Mr..
Gr mes was lnangurated Governor and al the
time of the spO famous outburst OF feeling
Ut the close of his address, we SAL by the side
of Mr.. oobangn. We ella m TO possess a
molaty OF hum IN nature and must acknowl-
ed-e that az the sp aker rounded his last
period our foot-thoueh separated by only
about twelve inches of space from the p dal
extremties of Mr.. Coolbaugh--rose aud fell
sew raj tim ye'y audibly. Mr.. G. jumped
to bis feet and moved that the galleries b.
cleared, another gentleman. amended The mo-
ton, by exc ping the ladies, while Mr..
owning turnrd anu several times questei
hIr. G. t. Withdraw his mot on Mr.. Cool
baugh did 50. indignantly r@marklng as he
sat down, 81 did not come here to BE- Insult
ed: Whether marks of Indignation pre-
coded the withdraw Il Of the motion is the
question. a it is admit u that hey follow
| and IN abund nee. Ii by these s.m ,rks' is
IN end ID signs Of contempt, as rappi z, hiss
ing, ETC., We cannot see how any live man
present 1T the time could have failed to OBJ
serve such indications of displeasure. We
notei h m, bur I the same time r. garded
Mr. Coolbanghs motion as influenced by the
lequ 81 Of Mr.. Browning AMI not by those
notts of disapp obauon.