Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1857-01-28
Retiring senator,

Actlfin& SENATOR'S
The Boston Atlas gives brief retrospective
glance Of the public career of those demo-
cratic Senators who are about to retire from
the public Affairs OF the country, in obedience
to the will of their constituents:
The world does move, although it may seem
70 do so slowly. One by Que the members Of
the q. S. Senate, who have so long bowed in
submission to the degrading requirements OF
partizan servitude, VINO have SO long and SO in.
solently closed their ears to the monitions of
friendship or tile sterner demands of outraged
constituencies, and turned their backs so dog
gedly against the people Of the free states, are
made to feel the appropriate weight OF the dis
easure they have SO deservedly awakened.-s
Conspicuous among them all for his giaring and
criminal Inconsistencies. his cringing subser-i
vience TO southern dictation, and lnsolent def
ai,ce of constituencies whom he had betrayed,
and the signal punishment that has at last over
taken him, stands Lewis Cass Of the State of,
Michigan. The sands OF his public life, 40 far
rs NAV depend upon the sovereign will OF the
people OF Michigan, are well nigh run out. His
DAYS of misspent and abused public trust are all
counted. Hardly six weeks will eIapse before be
must ceaseto represent, even nominally, the peo-
ple Of Michigan. He retires overwhelmed by
verdict of popular condemnation, and yet more
by the consciousness OF having deserved, by his
Inconsistency, his pertidy and his treachery, the
popular contempt and uvcrsion with which bis
name win ever more be associated. In what
striking contrast with his fallen condition and
his degraded lot appears that Of his whole soul
ed and generous hearted successor, Hon. Zacha.
riah Chandler, Of Detroit-long the leader Of an
al,nos, iorlorn hope, hus now the cllosen repre-
sentative OF the people Of Michigan. Tao Kan
.sas Nebraska perhdy, which Gen. Csss in speech
did not hesitate TO condemn, but IN favor Of
which he vas dmgooned into voting, has drag
yed him down from his once eminent position
and consigned him to disgraceful defeat, that
forever shuts him out from the councils Of
Michigan and the nation.
Mr. James, Of Rhode Island, democrat Of a
more moderate stamp, who obtained his scat In
| the frs, place, By corrupt appliances, hut who
has had the decency, occasionally, to bow in de-
terence to the popular will, has been superseded
by Hon. Jas 7. simmons, an able and sound re-
|! publican.
Senator Toucy, or Connecticut, another one
of those who have been conspicuous for their
bold, bad devotion 70 slavery propagsndism,
and defiance OF the wishes Of the people OF the
| free states, has been superseded by an hottest,
! able and ardent friend Of freedom and human
rights After the next 4,h of March, the Sem
| ate Chamber win knoE him no more forever:
| Hon. Janes Dixon win henceforth truly and
| faithfully represent the people Of Connecticut,
| and speak and act in full accordance with their
WISHES.
Ia Pennsylvania another compact breaker
one Who has been notorious in his bold and
wicked disregard tor right, decency or justice.
I Richard D. Broadhead, retires TO private life,
| With none 70 poor ~ 20 do him reverence, and
without one SOLITARY vote uesiring his reelection.
So ever may thes pass into the oblivion Of pop