Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1857-05-20
Secretary stanton and the Free stat,
Men In K0NSRA-Ha1x Coy. II n him 81 =, !,

Proposition Originatcd-Thc Acting
governor showing two Faces.
The following communication appears in the
N. Y. Times of Tuesday:
As the proposition of Governor Robinson and
other Free State men to Mr.. Secretary Stanton,
seems not to he correctly understood, an ex-
PLANTATION of the causes which produced that
proposition may aid in the formation of correct
opinions concerning it.
The writer hereof was present at Lawrence
during Mr. Stanton's speech, and heard it ALL and
participated in the conversation which ensued
between him and the citizens during the same
evening and the following morning. Hence,
what shall here state will be given of my own
knowledge.
The most important Of these facts is this: that
Gov. Robinson's proposition aoas the result Of
Mr.. Stdnton's opn suggestion. During the sup
per which followed the outdoor speeches. Gen.
Mclean admitted that the law providing for the
election Of Delegates to the Constitutional Con-
vention had been framed with great care to
ruin the Free State party; knowing, to use his
own words that by it 1--WE have you dead ~
Afterwards he attempted to account for this
runous anticipated defeat by the great numeri-
cal superiority of the Pro-Slavery party an Kan
sds. So absurd statement drew out burst Of
good-humored ridicule, and amidst the excite
ment, Acting Governor Stanton inquired of Gov.
Robinson and others whether they were willing
to make fair trial of strength if chance
were offered. The reply, unhesitatingly, was
"yes"
"What,' said Mr.. Stanton, >',could satisfy
you"
"An honest revision Of the census list, and
half of the Judges of election" was the reply.
The plan proposed in Gov. Robinson's letter
was then mentioned; he approved that part re
lating to the census, and thought the other
might be satisfactorily arranged. He was told
that he had not the power to secure these
changes; but expressed himself confident that
his influence would suffice. At his oao's request,
the proposition was reduced to writing and as
he had left Lawrence before its completion, it
was sent to him at Lecompton.
During the next morning, in conversation. he
reiterated his confidence i'll being able 10 secure
the cooperation of the Sheriffs and Probate
Judges in this plan, and left town with the ap-
parent expectation of receiving and acting on
the proposal.
Knowing all this, you may imagine my as
constituent at the tone and character of Mr..
Stanton's answer. I had no faith in the sue.
cess of the plan, but / did not look to see
him so unhesitatingly and disingenuously ignore
the whole offspring of his wish, and cody as
sumo to instruct his menloria!ists in the very
principles of law and matters of fact which they
had taught him short time before.
A SINGULAR CAsE-NEARLY BURIED ALIvE.-
A letter from Cleves, Hamilton county, Ohio,
says:
Wat. Eckman a wealthy citizen of this place,
was taken violently ill on the morning OF the
| 10Th, and, by having the prompt and kind ser
vices Of two erudite Esculapiuses, received his
'sQuietus" about FIVE o'clock same day. Next
morning the defuuct Eckman was kindly slowed
away in his coffin, and jolted in a market wagon,
to the Berea church, distance of two miles,
\ where q funeral sermon was preached by the
Rev. VIM. Lee. The solemn thing was about
| concluded, the last hymn was read, and the
/ choir was about to ''strike up" when they were
suddenly annoyed by discordant and very I'M
musical sounds aud kicks which seemed obvious
4 we're going on inside the coffin You may pos
! sibiy imagine there was some CONSERVATION II
4 that meeting house about that time-well there
i was nothing else for . few minutes. At leas
half Of the congregation broke for the door, ant
the balance were about to "foiow suit, wheI
| the Rev. Mr. Lee descended from the pulpit ant
/ In loud voice ordered the coffin to be speedil.
4 opened, which was done, when it was found tina
Wat. was not only alive and kicking, but wa
struggling to free himself from his--to him
| mysterious confinement. The blood was howin!
freely from his mouth and nose, but In q yer.
i few minutes he Vas able to speak. He was car
ried to the house Of Abram Patterson, Esq.
about two hundred yards from the church, ant
i physician sent for, who remained with hin
until the next morning, when he was able =
Il walk about the room.