The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1857-1858, 1857-09-16

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Nh MAnor Ann anR AaaAEEf gFn,gs Mn
SuuxEn.@-An futtmoee fEfend of IT. Massey
furnishes ~ she N. y. Rxnmincr Baptist
raper) shs folIowiMg statement:
Goysrn0e Marcy was always true - In
convictions ON the slavery question. nSlase-
~ il yours. sid he to Sonthern gantlennen
whowas endeayoring to commend the insti-
tution 10 his favor, land you have the polite
cal right Do retain II 40 long % you please,
and 70 estimate it a blessing but We Of the
North want some 81 ID; % ~ il would b. IN
unmitgated curse z
Two wceks before hcd died, Gov. Marcy Ind
attended the Second RA2tist Church in
Rochester, and had listened n the preaching
OF the Rev. George d. l3oardman. He was
greatly interested in the sermon, and was
etrikinglv impressed with the preacher him
sell, From the sermon and the preacher
our conversation turned 10 the occasion 1t
Mr. Boafdman'e leaving South Carolina, and
to the assault by Mr.. Brooks upon Mr. Sum-
ner, ssYou can tell me nothing, said he "Of
the sensitiveness Of Southern gentlemen on
that subject "But,' he added. IL did not
hesitate to give them my views in full -
Abiding TO an interview with one Of them,
who justified the assault, he paused--stop-
ped-(we were walking in the street land
turning full towards me, he said with empha-
sis, II told him that il another man was q
BLACKBOARD, it gave me no right to be bull
w. You say that Mr. Summers speech WAS
studied, elaborate insult 1 have not read
it. don't know about that But tell
you that all the scenes in Kansas will mot 70
much disgrace us among the governments Of
Europe, q this assault in the Senate cham
Der Of the United States twill be account.
ed, and Justly, an invasion Of the freedom OF
debate And tell Won further, that would
| be glad to be let off with the loss Of two
Thousand votes in the next election, in con-
sequence of this affair And continued
the Governor, II was right The State Depart.
ment brought me the journals ofall Europe.
than by the troubles il Kansas, and az for
the election, nothing saved us but the oppos-
ing candidate. Once thought the election
lost, as it was; and if Judge Mclean had
been the candidate, it would have been lost
irreparably.s
The same writer says that
Tine Governor did not regard the Kansas
troubles as settled. Governor Walker had
then just reached Kansas. and published his
promises Of the sacredness Of the doctrine
of squatter sovereignty. He expressed him
self in the strongest terms, as being without
confidence in Walkers paci6cation. The
event has justified his apprehensions, and
the grounds on which they rested
USE OF STRYcHSINE IN DIsTILLERlEs The
physician in the house Of correction at Law
renee. Mass, reports it almost impossible to
treat delirium tremens successfully now, in
consequence of the utter prostration Of the
nervous system Of drunkards by the strych.
nine so generally used in the manufacture Of
liquors.
We have heard tall story of an Irish
knight who was once dispnting with French
cou, tier as to the age and standing of their
families. when the latter, as fnisher to the
argument, said that his ancestors were in
the ark with Noah. That is nothing, said
the Hibernian; for at the deluge my fore
fathers were cruising about in boat Of their
own
A Wires REroRT--A clergyman Of our
acquaintance being recently in company
where several ladies were present, his wife
among the number, and the recent crimes Of
Mrs. Cunningham becoming the subject Of
conversation, remarked with sor of roguish
leer. that when woman fell she was far
worse in her conduct than one of the other
sex. My dear husband, replied his wife,
you will recollect that the height from which
she falls is infinitely greater '-Cambridge
Chronicle.
There is a good story told Of a young man
who had light and incipient moustache-
One day while lingering the few hairs, he
said to Harry, Hadn't better dye this
moustacheg Oh, no, replied Harry, let
it alone, and it will die itself
A little Swedish girl while walking with
her father, on a starry night, absorbed in
contemplation Of the skies, being asked Of
what she was thinking, replied, 4 was think
ing if the scroay side Of Heaven be 50 glori-
Gus, what must the right side be-!