The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-04-13
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/ WAsalHersH, April .. 80.

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DrAa aAux-nss:-
Isend 20, te-day, some speeches on Kansas,
among th4n, Chaadlsr's Hasian's, Critteadsn's,
TrumbslIb sa1 WaAsia .Whsa you have done
with tAen, eive 49, - ssne Dschanan man,
il there = - ~ - fSss. 1hsrs are none
here bat e3seAoldsrs Who dare hold up their
heads aud sIlus1ah for Old Dssk.s "But yea.
ssrdsy Old Bsrk essid sesa1 Ssfsvs he ssoyld,
nov, aelas = ~ = = IN ssssssaes."
The Adminiatsatioa 10 defeased On ell hands
Even the soushsra Fire. eassrs are taking in
iii. and the Washington Usssa begins - zee
that even Me '.ss5sills and The ''hirsimg slaves
Of the HERD, /" s'she ltee vhito slaves ~, are
getting uneasy. Connecsicut has spoken, Gin
cinuati. g. Louis, Dubuque. have spoken n
tones Of condemnation Of this corrupt adminis.
trasion louder than the mighty waters Of Niaga-
70. tss..as.
The Administration Of James Buchanan 10
quaking and trembling, and the future historian
will refer to IL % the most rascaliy, villainous
and corrupt that has ever been inflicted upon
the American people.
Kansasl Utah!l the Army Bn!!! What .
1Iimity ofvorruption! Well, thank God, the
American people are now speaking and acting,
and. on the sober second thought, they always
speak and act right
The election news Of the last few days has
greatly happened the hopes Of the Lecompton
men,. they are deserving the administration
with the intuitive sagacity with which rats are
endowed in sinking ship. They are vamosiMg
Tie ranchs.
The Presidents late LEvEE was an instance,
and striking one, Of this fact. Very few Ad-
miuistration men attended it. The Assembly
was almost entirely composed Of Republicans
and Douglas Democrats. Towering above all
the throDg was your Senator, the Hon. James
Harlan, who was accompanied BY his amiabls
md accomplished lady, and by the charming
wife ofhis cousin, the Hon. Mr.. Harlan, Of Ohio.
These ladies were prssented to Miss Lane, the
niece Of the President, and seemed to enjoy
themselves very much. Mrs. Curtis and Mrs.
Davis, the ladies Of your two members. were a
~ there, and several other Iowa ladies. In
act, the "Lady Delegation" did honor TO the
glorious Hawkeye State, and would loose mo-
hing in comparison with that Of any other in
he Union.
Old Buck locked haggard and careworn, and,
. he had just learned that the Republican, cpl |
smic had made its appearance in Connecticut,
here he had caused thousands of dollars to be
pent in order to ensure the success Of Lecomp-
On, he was low-spirited and responding.
1t 10 stated that Senator Pugh assured the
resident that Cincinnati was 'dead on Lscomp-
,n," and would give 5000 democratic majority,
nd that when the truth was told told to Buck,
lat the city had gone Republican by 1900 ma.
'rity, the old President DIDN'T s,ceay lit.
e."
The Kansas debate comes up in the House,
'-day. The Lecomptonites are doing every
ling to induce the weak and wavering to come
p to its support. The most piteous appeals
e being made to them to save the Administra-
on from the humiliation Of another defeat.
over, patronage, and rewards, are freely and
penly offered as brides to the Northern dough-
ces. But the talismanic word, "CONNECTI-
Ut" will, it is hoped, cause them to stand
nm.
do not yet learn that they have succeeded
inducing single man to change bis vote.
Very respectfully, yours,