Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-07-30
WESTERN Iowa, July II, 1856.

MEssRs. EpiTons:
You have no doubt noted the capability
of the human mind Of convincing itself that
that is truth which it desires should be true.
In accordance wish that capability, each of us in
Western Iowa believe that one of the four Rail-
roads which is to cross our State, will run thro'
or near the place where we reside, and are wait
ing for the pleasing excitement of the putting of
steam, the rumbling of cars, the running to and
fro OF the passengers, &C., &c.
An event which has quite excited the
marvellous, is that of two men and span of
horses, stung SO severely by bees, that for o
while their lives we're despaired Of A man hay.
ing anointed his horses with some kind of oil
perfumed with walnut leaves, was passing or
stopping for moment at house. when he was
attacked by an army of bees. The man of the
house ran to his assistance, and tried, but in
vain, to make the horses leave the spot One,
in its efforts to rid itself Of its little tormentors,
burst blood vessel and jied-the other was
stuTig severely that it was feared it would not
live. The heads ofthe men were literally filed
with stings and the life of one was for some
time considered doubtful.
On the 9th inst, tornado swept near us,
prostrsting in its course the house of widow
in which were six inmates Clothing, furniture,
house logs and people, were all blown togethes
in wild confusion, but wonderful to tell, no liver
were lost and not even any bones broken.
But to-day, these are no exciting events at all.
Kansas, its wrongs, its hopes and fears, fills the
mind and heart of all the Republicans in our
community. The presence of a part Of General
Lanes company in our neighborhood-the
fears, founded on strong grounds for suspicion
that they have a spy in their midst-and the ru-
NOR that company Of Border Ruflians have as
cended the river on a steamer for the purpose
of intercepting Gen. Lanes company on their
route, are all calculated to arouse indignation in
the breasts of all the lovers Of Liberty and more
than one stands ready to act on the defensive,
and if necessary for our country's veal, to carry
arms into Kansas.
Although we have thought that the mass OF
the people here with the South, yet VIC knew
there was a strong party of Free State men with
us-if not strong in numbers, strong in action,
thought, and in prayer to the Great Director OF
all events, that at this crisis of our nations his
cory, He will make the wrath of man to praise
Him, and the remainder of wrath He will re-
strain.
But now that action is really begun, those up
on whom We have looked as conservatives are
showing themselves to be active lovers of Lber-
IT, Some say, am too old to go to Kansas to
fight, but here is my bacon and corn, I will give
it to feed those who can go
Republican meetings are frequent, and altho'
there are those among us who in cir private,
personal acquaintance with our candidate, Col.
Fremont, did not admire the man, they nobly
lay aside all personal feeling and say, for our
countrys good we will sustain him, if he is the
man. and instead of hearing an expression of
personal luminosity, or making him target for
scandal, as is far too often the case when man
is announced as candidate for office, we hear
the cry, "Hurra for Fremont !"