The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-08-03
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.,,c Parity. and the Ausher
Hwful Disclosures" ~ Dss
.l.s,, .sopl. 4. large are already pretty well
r = M, the recent cry from the African
ra', -, ,he ex,ravagance Of Republicans,
more than disguised cry Of hungry
s'-s -. for public leave to f.sten them
We 4. Treasury. After having enjoyed
'.,ol, for years, and disgusted the peo-
p'''f ss. safe with their political course, they
- Ia on the only remaining plunder
=. !, ,ber, the School Fund, ard gcrged
's.' .r,,, NAV with the rich robbery.
X few who have the hardihood to
p,,ublican party with extravagance,
4 .,rap.ion, and deialea''on' and all other
~" i. political calendar, 10 the man
am. !. signed TO the remarkable receipt
4, '. give . copy below. He lives At
sa..,, ~ and partly owns, and writes for
,s.ono,Ou paper there. His bray y the
Is'' 8, hsra about these lawful disclo.
i Republican e1travagance. 1t will be
~, intelligent and well informed
r., s,,. very little to say about Repub.
4 .,0sndi.ure., we'll knowing that the items
;,.,s.,ed the expenses Of govern
~. '. no., NOS. loudly demanded and in.
-. !, leading democrats in the States.
- ,l-;c,o Lecomp,onite at Des Moiues
!, taad.r hitting democrats just as hard
,e,u,,lv si.Aous kaOxinsis His training
\ HIM TO appreciate the cohesive attraction
M. ,lops,r lie enjoyed The benefit OF
; r,a., peIitic.l instruction, and is said to ,
I aope .he spread eagle paris OF Eads Re-
!, 1856. Rumor says be enjoyed the ben !
q ono of hose famous "loans" in bankabie !
!, .o heartily endorsed by Eads. He GER 6
!. r.. zone far down to find piece Of SO
\ ,,,.y.gance. He has assailed the small
ace, allowed by the Governor for ferret a
l., and discovering other frauds on the
n Fund.
very opportunely, We have had placed Y
! hands, by a gentleman familiar with the
document (which we publish below,
.arstes this mans affectionate guardian. I
tlsr the State Treasury. His watehful
bu,p.sses belief. When he has an oppor- q
/, actually reaches that pitch of anxiety
be will prefer to take all he can put his a
On, rather than leave it exposed, in the 81
nh 10 the attacks Of Others. Such vir- m
Sosli not 90 unrewarded. "
the extra Session of 1856, Maturin L. k,
= democrat was president OF the Senate, hi
Bradley, democrat, Chief Secretary, and su
|uthor Of the awful disclosures" assistant th
lasry. Tie members OF the General As te
Nv Grew two doilars per day for their SER kr
/ The Session lasted from the I'd of July tr
l6th July. At the close of the Session nu
u disclosures presented a. the Auditors til
q certificate 70. the largest sum allowed Or
Icer 0. either House, from President down bo
l.searef, for services at that session. His
saie amounted to Slsi dollars. The Chief
[aiy got only $50 dollars, which was toll tie
handsome for fifteen days work. But his tn
|ai oea; him out entirely He might play su
Y fiddle in the Senate, but in approaching VI
ksasgry il was first or nothing. His certif- ne
IA made by filing up blank, printed IN
psd BY members of the Senate, erasing We
% Substituting agas dollars, and filling in tn
hl1 left for mileage jus, as if he was a
b. This is remarkable feature of the 10
There vas no precedent for allowing At
/ 10 CLERK, the chief clerk got none, no sh'
iicaa cletk got any. The Republican WI
|rrl Of ,he House got only sl2o, all told, an
! $50, TO the Democratic clerk Of the
AID !ls+ to The Democratic assistant in
ee Bat no mileage is found any ywhere !,
u tbs pure PATRIOTS case. How did il
p lais Lecomptonite can get over $l2
E u days writing, or less, but Repub- ~ -,
ese'not !, wicked TO pay from s. to S5, :.
psffs for aying thousands Of dollars to g
le0 fald of the State. =
Eia AWFUL sight OF travel he must have
L'asd to get to Iowa City that time.
|. for Gao miles, or 800 miles each way.
ilare come all the way from Buncombe p''
ald gone several times round the prai. w
1, est
rpsauism, what Whitsd sepulchre! ,