The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-03-23


hitsninoss c3Al Of the arss quality. The city
= Within ave hours dissaaos ef she finest iron
oee Ia The country. Wheeling manufactures
glass and iron asa nails, nearly every imple-
nsnt Of labor, and every necessary Of lifs.
This'cisy has population Of 10000, but Of all
tAis population there are acarcely any slaves,
asd the number i not increasing, indeed. Il
never can increase. The Suspsndon Bridge
the dry road on the Island oppoatse the PLAN
rough Ohio Bridge=zshe yast srea Of freedom
10 the West--the Quaker sstsleaents-shs Me-
thodiss Revivals, and Hamanitarians generally,
have made Slave Property an article Of pre-
casioss valae; and TO aay, nothing OF cholera,
yellow fever, consumption, and The thousand
ills that aesh Il heir TO, which, like bots il
horses, murrian in cattle, and the rot In sheep.
hes completely thinned this region Of slave pro
pssty, and such prosperity y unknown in any
other section Of Virginia. tt g
4Hs OHIO RIVER.
This once majestic shoroughfars that bore on
its bosom the wealth and emigration Of the
Atlantic States and the treasures Of the Euro
pean Continent TO the mighty West, is now .
quiet, lonely highway. used By freight.boats,
-.
.'''''' rnr ..u.o.n ur,r
The Hemp6eld Railroad has suspended oper-
..;on. n. R.l,;mo,. ana 0h;o R.;,.o.a con
..;h.t.. ,o.h,n. - IN. .unnort a, hu;,d;,~ nm al
wbeelinr. The Central Ohio Railroad Il the
u,o,t uns.fe and d.nyerous ro.d IN The country.
sm..h-un.. rup-osfs and had luck eeuer.llv
ch.,,ct.rirs tha vhole bu.;ne.a of this Com-
c.rr. -.a. .ra ,.ok,... ,n.c.~.rac. h.. mad.
II vh.. i. i. and vh.. Il iii hs until ch.nved-
. nubl;e nui.anca.s
- LkcoMProM.
This synonymms Of fraud 10 in everybody's
mouth. North and South. There is NO differ
snee Of opinion among honest man.
The question here il arous,ng indignation in
the bosom Of every candid man. There ID only
one way in which to present it fairly.
l. A great fraud is charged ON Kansas Gov
srnment officials which compromits the honor
the inteerity-the Justice of the country, and
is sanctioned By the President Of the United
States.
The Presidents friends refuse to investigate
the fraud.
He 10 charged BY the Republicans with com.
plcitv in the crime. Yet his friends are unwil.
ling to investigate it, and BY that very refusal
stamp the fraud upon James Buchanan and the
party who elected him to his present exalted
station and every man who does not repudiate
him and his act 10 responsible to the country
for the fraud.
cusron-HousE IN WHEELING.
Yes. Sir, Custom-House is in the course Of
erection. Il employees hundreds Of workmen.
distributes thousands of dollars, and will also
give to tho President an appointment Of .
Custom-House Oflicer and other subs, but the
Government Revenue will never pay one mill
on the hundred dollars Cor all this expense. II
the people knew how they are swindled in
nearly all Government transactions, 10 would
have revolution an over the land. "where the
carcass ia there will the eagles be gathered
.lso.n
Mr.. Douglas friends are about being removed
from office every here in Illinois-Cook is con.
frmed but not sanctidied-Head after head ID
following in this decapitation. The scent Of ths
spoils is spreading all over the land, and keenly
IL it snuffed and followed by every manner ol
man. The cormorants are let loose. The Ohio
Central Railroad was loaded with office holder.
making their way to Washington City. Here,
close BY my side, 10 . bushy eaded hairy faced
blood .shot-eyed sulphurous breathed political
loafer, talking loudly of |" freedom shriekers,'
Kansas rebels-denouncing Douglas, Wise
Stanton, Walker, Abby Kelly, Fred. Douglas
and everybody else that does not drink whiskey
and own negroes. Close by his side is lean
deash-in ths-primer looking fellow, who VA
lately divorced from his wife in Columbus, fo
having given his affections to . colored lady
He went further than his compeer in travel, an,
Rad ali mn moor veak backed Democrats out o
ths parsv. sUpoo the whole. the change o
| oascera IN tha Government promises mn mos
vaneroua noble. self-aacriAcinR body of men
eminently qualified for business duty or an
other purpose Necessary. These men will b
appointed. Thev are a. good a. can be eotte1
| frem the Lscompton svindle faction. and sh
oshsr vios are left without either patronage Q
pover. "a. INV travelling compapions will cue
ceed. Every day presents some new develop
ments. but nothing viii change the issue, an
honeat Douglas Democrats never can be take
into the Lecomptou faction upon equal term
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