The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1857-1858, 1857-08-05
PFOclarnasiOm No. e.


Bro STRANGER, July "a, 1857 --3 A. NJ
have now approached to within few miles
of your city. Anxious still, il possible, to pre-
vent the effusion Of blood, and to win you back
to allegiance to the laws Of the land, have con.
descended once more to address you. am at
the head of eight companies Of the United States
troops, and shall soon be IN your midst. A scout
whom had sent out to reconAoiter, informs me
that your mayor and common council have al
ready had the audacity to assemble in a private
room. Gentlemen this is the first overt act in
your programme of treason. Once more lap
peal to you to desist. The Territorial govern.
meht and lava give you no power to assemble
IN private room; and 1t is evident that il YOU
are allowed thus to procesd, other localities may
follow your example, and the territorial govern.
ment be overthrown.
The same scout also communicates TO me the
startling intelligence, that from the effects Of
the intense heat yesterday, q horse dropped
dead in your streets, aud the owner neglecting
to remove him, your mayor has even gone 50
far as to order that dead horse TO be removed
beyond the limits OF the city, and has paid
man for performing the work. Here isanoth-
or act OF usurpaton which for moment can
not be tolerated 1t is in opposition to the
organic act, and to the laws Of the territory
1t is easy to see what will be the effect il you
are allowed thus to proceed. The weather is
extremely warm. Horses are liable to die in all
the cities and villages Of the territory. Other
localities will follow your example. The Iemov.
al of dead horses will become a common thing
all over the territory, and for all practical pur.
poses in many important particulars the ter
rtorial government will be overthrown. The
territory viii thus be involved in inextrcable
confusion and litigation; the value Of your prop.
erty will be greatly deprecated; your titles,
transfers and transactions will be subjected to
disputes, and all will suffer from this insur-
recton, except the men who are so fortunate
as to obtain the jobs of removing the deceased
animals aforesaid.
appeal once more, as did day before vester-
day and have done on various occasions, to
your reason and patriotism. ask YOU in the
name OF our common country, in the name of
the constitution and union, TO desist from this
rebellion. II dead animals are offensive TO you,
the ballot.hox is open for your redress; rally,
rally, then, my loved fellow.citizens, and in
peaceful and legal method get rid of them.
But, as ell my appeals to you hitherto have
been in vain; as you will persist in such in.
famous acts Of open rebellion; as l can reach
neither your patriotism nor love Of our blessed
union, l shall soon be in your midst at the
head OF the troops, and hope that you will be
paepared to quarter them upon your claims
without money and without price, though in
candor am bound to admit that, under the con
sttution Of the United States, have no right
to quarter them upon any mans premises with
out his consent. l shall, probably, be in Law
renee this evening, about s o'clock.
Until then, attectionately. farewell.
ROBERTUS J. WALKERUS.