The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-09-14
Ihe Campaign in lOwa.-yo. 2.
SCHOOL FUND AGENTS.

left Office, By his successor, and that a major
cf those he did appoint rsre actually opposed
Ais election. some of them being SO violent
their opposition as to make pilgrimage all /
way to Des Moines to aid in securing his defei
and all declared that they had never, eth
directly or indirectly, had any communicate,
With him on the subject Thus, ''this lie We
home to roost."
THE INSANE HOSPITAL.
The next charge made was, that the appr
priations made to erect the Insane Hospital
Mt. Pleasant had been used to promote partiz.
purposes. This lie "went to r6ost' when it W
shown that if used to promote any party intel
ests at all 1t must have been those OF the Den
ocratic party, because the Superintendent
Henry Winslow, Esq, who employs all the me
engaged on the work and pays ou. every dolls
expended upon 1t, is lifelong Democrat, an
votes no other than the Democratic ticket.
| SWAMP LAND AGENT.
| Ihey next charged that the Republicans pas
| cd law at the last session, authorizing the al
| pontment OF swamp land agent, expressly
give an office to the Hon. James Thoripgton.
But when il was deemed important to abus
Gov. Lowe for not appointing Mr.. Alter. q
Muscatlne, to this Office, they strangled thei
own offspring, and admitted what was the truth
mat the bill was introduced into the Geners
Assembly by Democratic member, epgineere,
to its final enactment by 7. S. Parvin, ESQ, an,
voted for by every Democratic member OF boil
Houses.
BOARD OF EQUALIZATION.
4Ihe old stock being exhausted, . nswceinag,
OF "es Is now to be propsgated. We have bs
tore US copy of the Democratic Clarion, pub
iished in Davis county, which furnishes us ,
specimen Of what their character is to he Ir
all our observations Of newspapers we mus,
confess that we never before saw so mapy faIse
moods crowded into 50 small space as are con
tanned in about one hundred lines of the Ciar-
on under the caption, "More Money Demanded
by the Ruling Dynasty" 1t would be useless
10 attempt to refute these falsehoods one by
one, but we will allude to one or two of them
by way Of sample.
The Code of the State creates Board of
Equalization Of the State assessments. See
4S2, p. 80 of the Code directs this Board to pre.
serve unchanged the aggregate amount of the
state valuation, but they are requ red to appor.
ton the valua ton among the several coun ties
as equitably as may be possible with the infor-
nation before them. For example, if the av-
erage returned valuation of farming lands in
Van Buren, ana Appanoose counties is six dol
lars per acre, and three dollars in Davis county.
the reasonable presumption would be that the
valuation in Davis county was too low. The
Board would therefore raise the valuation in
Davis to correspond with that Of the surround
ing counties, and lower the valuation of other
counties so as to preserve the aggregate valu-
alton of the entire State" Such cases as this
have happened every year; and always will hap
pen. Such case has happened this year in
Davis and in six or seven other counties, The
assessment OF Davis county was never remark
lble for Its correctness, as is evidenced by the
act that the valuation of town property in that
county was placed in 1856 at ST, 1928, and in
500 at 1872, Or about one-seventh of what
was to be estimated to be worth one year
before the last date. The assessment of real
state III that county, exclusive OF town proper
y, was reported in 1857 at $2,734, S45, and this
ear it is reported at 81 1928 297, or at S9ll ,64s
ess than last year. Does any one suppose that
he lands in Davis county are really not worth
wo thirds as much as they were last year,
nder these circumstances the Board OF Equal.
zation, guided by the assessment Of the ada
ent counties, raised the assessmens of Davis
ounty to value corresponding with that of the
ordering counties. They could not decrease
ne valuation OF those counties because j. would
isturb the valuation of the grand schedule, but !
ley could make Davis county pay her propor-
on OF the State expenses, and the law required !
ASaA W Wv A1VAVs AVtuluk lGS0- |
at it should he bosne in mind that the vaua
on of Davis county, after being raised by the |
oard OF Equalization, amounts to only s., ,552,.
10, or $lS2, $3.50 less than last year.
But, says the Democratic organ, mot only
ave they been content to add to the assess
ent, but have raised the rate of taxation from
ne and quarter to three mills per dollar"
I'd then proceeds with an array Of figures to
low that whereas the tax Of Davis county was
,643.33 last year, it will this year be 81, ,s66..
t., under this increased per cent. Now, the
ct is, that the Board of Equalization, instead
raising the per cent. Of State taration from
ie and a quarter to three mills, actually lowered
from tsco mills to one and a half mills, AND
IE STATE TAX IN DAVIS COUNTY, AND ALL OVER
IE STATE, WILL BE JUST ONE QUARTER LESS
IAN IT WAS LAST YEAR UPON THE SAME VALUE.
an there be any apology found for such un-
oshing mendscity? We ask the Democrats if
ey do not think the public sentiment Of their
lrty ought to require their editors in making
eir statements, purporting to be facts, to come
least within one hundred per cent of the
nth?
Such are the miserable shifts to which the
emocracy of Iowa are reduced. Thus have
e evasions and falsehoods of their newspa-
pers been exposed and "gone home to
ost." Instead of manfully meeting the great
,estions at issue between the Republican and
parties, they cover themselves with
fanny by the propagation of the most bare.
ced falsehoods in their attempts to avoid these
sues.
Their appeals and their fabrications are adapt
to the particular locality where they are to
used. Whilst their papers are denouncing
o Republican party Of the State, their candi.
tes for Congress, in their anxiety to secure
election, are willing in some localities to de.
are to Republicans their hostility to Mr. Buch.
an and their determination not to vote for
IN should the election of the next President
carried to the House of Representatives.-
ut are they willing to pledge themselves to
,,e for the Republican nominee in that event?
this vicinity they imagine the winning ca:d
be hostility to the colored race. They seek
degrade degraded race still lower by arous-
8 still greater prejudices against them
here are some weak minded persons who ina.
ne that there 70 taint Of aristocracy about
g ownership Of negro. and who plume them.
Ives upon the fact that some one of their re-
ots ancestors was the proprietor Of one
.ch men believe that they would be guilty OF
eat impiety if they did not forever maintain
e divine right Of human bondage. They may
,ange their residence from slave to q free
.te. but remain foreigners still. To such the
gnments Of the journal are appropriately I'D.
.essed.
To our friends throughout the State, and to
If friends beyond our State limits, we desire
say that the success Of the Republican party |
October next is ~ sure ~ that there will be |
! election in that month. All their turniDes |
I'd twistings, their appeals aud pledges, and |
Iseho0ds will avail the Democray Bothing-I
he Republican party stands ~ . unit. They |
,hor the doctrine Of the Drsd Scott decision, |
hich 10 alone the real Democratic platform Of |
le day. They will never consent that slavery |
,all 90 into the Territories of the United States
ad be nurtuTed there under the Federal flag, |
I'd they will never elevate to office any man |
no favors such proposision.-Gats City.
An English officer of one OF the British YES |
10 bombarding the Chinese forts, was actually
lied by the c0ncussien Of the Atmosphere
e was coming on deck when round shot took |
II his hat most unceremoniously. Hillo hs
reclaimed, "that was . close shave" and the |
EXT moment he fell dead, without an apparent
ound. The peculiar effect Of What Is termed |
. wind Of . ball, destroyed his hold on life. |
Hon. +. Ellis, . member Of the British par
sment for forty years, 10 making second tour
the United States, having visited this ooun-
J Ahy-six years ago. ns !