The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-02-16


Leavenworth, Feb. 4.
The latest news from Lawrence lie that the
Legislature is still engaged on the bill providing
for Constitutional Convention. II will GER
tainly pass this week. The Convention will
probably be held in Lawrence. @ .@+-
In Leavenw0rth everything is quiet. All the
ultra &pro-slavery men have left the ctr. No
trouble has occurred Of late, in any part Of the
Territory. We feel pretty we'll assured that the
Lec0mptoD swindle will never pass Con gress,
but intend to 60 on quietly and determi nedly,
without regard to members Of Congress or any
body else. We feel old enough and able enough
to take care Of ourselves, and intend 10 do it
The revelations about the Delaware Crossing
returns are internal enough. The villainy caps
the climax Of border rufianism. Verify are We
Of Kansas called upon TO endure that which
elsewhere would create An instant revolution.
Would TO God We might meet these, our OPP
pressors, on an equal footing for once BY the
withdrawal Of federal power and patronage
They would mot pollute our soil over night.
Now that the Free State party have posses
sion Of oil the Offices under the Lecompton Con-
stitution, beyond peradventure, We suppose,
'Old Bck, q. a.,) will not be very particular in
forcing the swindle through. II makes very lit
tie difference, however, what the cid cuss does
For pass Congress. oder NIGHT, weeshall never
accept II % the organic laws Of our State, let
consequences be what they may.
Psi would just add that the ''Constitu-
tional Convention bill"Aos passed the Legisla.
ture though il i not yet settled 1t what place
the Convention ID to be held. The Council says
Lawrence, the House, Topeka; and 50 the
battle goes. It's foolish tight It best.
THosE FRIEHns ARE TakY ?-"CliG.
ord, !" the Des Moines correspondent Of the Bur-
ington Gazette, thus writes about his excellency,
Gen. Jones.
1.-THE Black Republicans are making the most
contemplate attacks upon the Hon. Geo. w.
Jones, but they are only making him host Of
friends"
The hardest attack that has been made against
Senator Jones came from his proiessed friends.
The substitution Of Ben n. 8amuels for the Gen.
eral. was the ''mOst unklndest cut Of all" and,
judging from the Democratic vote on the SenA-
torship, in the Legislature the .'host Of friends"
Of whom Clifford" writes, could I'll Be provided
wish ample accommodations IN = nutshell.
Clifford" cannot raise the dead; the trump Of
the aFch-angcl will hardly do that for General
George Warrington Jones.-[Des Moines Citi-
ssn.
CnURCa TAcrics-EYEs UP: KxEEs DOwH.-
The n. Y. Times selAtes bit Of West Point gos.
zip. The chaplain there il the Rev. VT. French,
an Episcopal Clergy man--she same who testified
70 Col Fremons's Catholicism during the last
campaign. The cadets are made up Of every
kind Of religionists from the Hard Shell Baptist
down 20 the believer 10 sack cloth and ashes,
and long faces Not long since the Chaplain
read the cadets . severe lecture for their mat
tsntion - the religious services which ~
are required y b present, and especially b.
cause u their failure 70 make the customary
responses and % knesi ct the places eppotated
10 the Episcopal services, -. tMsjes Delaaelds
the Military Oemmandans e the Point followed
up the lecture, It va stassd. With declaration
70 the cadets that he should il future demand
the ebssrvaacs Of religious forms from every
one Of them, = matter Of discipline. Against
this The cadets sebel, -and they have asreed-
Rpiscopalians and All-not 20 make me fespon-
- unlsss Major Dslaheld risss II he chapel and
tRivss ~ word 81 command Ii military style.
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