The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-12-21
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Inc recent courageous and even .despera1
act OF Capt. Brooks, keeper of the Faulkner
Island Light, in rescuing the captain, his viii
and crew, from a wreck in Long Island Scum,
deserves more than passing notice, 1t wi
| De remembered that Faulkner's Island itself
more than two miles from land, and tina, il
only inhabitants are the keeper of the lph
house and his family, Capt. Oliver N. Brooks
The wreck lay upon Goose Island, some tw
miles from this; but Capt. Brooks could Sc
With his glass, the persons in the rigging, an,
the sea dashed into unusual fury, making
breach high over its decks, and threatening In
slant destruction. 1t was too sad sight for th
brave man to endure; and provided as he wa
| 0y Government with nothing but small sail
boat, to 60 between the island and the main.
land, he would have been fully justified in leav-
ing them to fate horrible to think of. Hi,
wife was on shore, and he was alone with b ].
family OF little children. but telling them Of the
peril ne was about to assumes fearful peril
from which be might never return-he kissed
them, and calling upon God to protect them
and bless his endeayor, he jumped into his frail
SKIN and stcered boldly into the storm and bill
lows.
Those on board saw the attempt, and even in
their agony wondered at his boldness, predicted
its failure and grieved at wha, they considered
an unnecessary sacrifice. But still the brave
man, relying upon Providence kept UP his heart
and hopes, and although every wave threatened
nim with destruction, he reached at last the
wreck, and hailed the Responding crew with
words OF cheer. By the most skiiuI manage
ment OF his boat, now shooting past, and once
over the wreck itself, he at last managed to pick
them OF one Rt a time, and then turned for the
shore But it was only by constant battling and
tremendous efforts that the boat was kent above
water, and at last reached the island, with its
inmates exhausted, and nearly dead with hun.
ger and exposure. On the shore, waiting for
their father, were the little children Of Capt.
Brooks. who with tears and screams of JOY, saw
the boat tossed violently upon the land by the
angry waves, with its overtasked load OF res.
cued mariners, who we're Immediately transfers
red to the lighthouse residence, and made vel.
come and comfortable.
MORE SLAVES OR NO MoRE TERRITORY.
Mississippi Democrat objects to retaining any
OF the swamp lands in that State, as suggested
BY Gov. Melville, until the African slave trade
70 reopened, for the reason that this would be
practical abolitionism." The Democrat argues
mat 1.-THE reclamation of any lands in this State.
where slave labor could be probably employed.
would have direct tendency to abolitionize the
border States 9y attracting from them their
supply OF slaves! II would employ every slave
It present in the whole South to work the avail.
ibis land in Mississippi, Louisiana and Arkansas
Q say nothing OF Texas aud other new terrific.
, 10 pro: pect."
Again the same journal remarks:
1.-THE repeal Of the Unconstitutional laws pro
libl1ng the African slave trade is becoming a |
lecessity IN the South. Every where in the |
'outh we heAr the cry, "Nore siaveslr With |
ut IN inccease Of slave labor the South can |