The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1857-1858, 1857-09-09

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: n .... 80 ~ !! - 80. ). - J. - q
mAximrA o. iN11lonoo = NhieA be 80
oA1fesd ~ = thto 10 Wos only eutitlOd ~
3 Moderated esespaseegs III rS4uD ~ thu
ypet ard valuable domein shousd hare besAl
66ld, under tho NV, 10f Tho highest price
that tho Governnent ooald ct Tor Il - Due
aotice and fair competiti0n. Il sMe
4 Bat instead-of bsine soa o. dss nesace
1nd fair competition, i W1l rold q Al o!esl-
deetine manner, Withoae notice q any .ind,
md without any 0pp0ssaniey aor comPetation
Nhatsvey A pfoferV worth, on me most
moderate caleniee.on = million q dollars
was put oseensiosy lneo he hands q M.
Fsanklin 6eeelc Tor ~, 600 BY these shreTga
ord eonscientious agents OF the War De
pastment-Major Eastman and Mr. Heis.
keH We say osese9ibly for We have NO
idea that the gentlem1aiy and opulent set
tier, who i tho nominal purchaser Of the
Reservation, il the cole Beneficiary Of this
gigantic fraud. There are no Governments
officials more vigilant in taking care Of their
friends than yonr Virginia Secretarles-
Mr.. Masonswe rsmember, lost some hundred
thousand dollars 70 the treasury BY remit
ting money TO Marseillee BY the way Of kien-
mond, through . Virginia tobacco house.
When the money va N1mted it turned up
missing. Now Ms9E1tyd ID too much OF
Virginian to permit an army sutler, with no
special claim on the Administration or the
Democratic party, 70 make million Of dol
lars Or thereabOuts, by . trapsAction Of this
| Aature with tho War Department. Other
parties are in the background, who partici-
pate in the wholesale plumber; broken down
politicians who have TO be provided for, and
| live politicians to be pr0pitiated in the event
of outcry and investigation. We Qo1ot
know that Mr. Rice or Nc Deueias, - III.
Orr had anything to do with the matter,
though intimations to that effect have been
thrown out in the Western newspapers
They have oil been about st Paul during
the summer, and are known to have been
familiar with speculations IN Government
lands We are inclined to beileve TINS ale
has been effected with their prlvlty, tor they
are well posted in these affairs, and they
must have had their eyes opened Dy the pas
sage Of the law giving this important power
to the Secretary. whether or not they are
among the participants OF the fruiss OF TINS
JOB, is point upon which we reserve our
opinion till We are more fully enlightened
The orlv nartv Tins far shown TO be cul-
nahla i The See retary Of War This is not
It. fr.t t;rne i, which that officer has been
' thorn = :, = tho s;de of An adm;nistration-
r. P-a.;de NJ, T.vIor;s fine there WAS a Sec.
~. - of We no aA;red a stigma To h;s
Cah;n.t that will never he FORGOTTEN. But
NJ Crsvfor . onlv rece;ved from the Treas.
49,. .,,t H. ,,,c,,.v 4hat ha v.a anti.
~. ny :. 49, rs"e;re n,dsr log ~ Conorass and
.h os o ~ .;on of ths Attornay Genarsl His
s;h,s. bnt = was neither clandest;ne nor
dishonest In seek;nr his own by law. he
v;oi..aS NO n -. r;aRt. tboue6 from the
n, ,. IN wb;ch he songht Il he ;nyolyed
b;s nol;t;cal f.;ends IN the most unfortunate
;mnf;c.t;on.. M Flovd has thrown away
naa-lr : ,;ll;on of tho nnhI;c money. nv the