The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-09-17
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Tas cousrr JrDess ExnIpIr ysa 1862
4 documsns parporsing 70 hs an abssracs .
sss receipts and expenditures Of Dss Noins
county from Asg. ~, 'ss. 70 Asg. n, SO, ha
oeen served upon ~, and We are told viii b
very largely circulated in she couusy, but 70
whas purpose we are not informed. Rayon,
Informing tsx payers Aoe ssseA money hs
been expended il cGh Be Of mo uss. Tier
are but few items upon which the report u en-.
pue's-ths roofing Of tho poor houss coz
tsoO.ss, and the construction Of out-buildinx
oos Of the stone blown od (ths third story
$4,000 mors. These items ARE full and
would De easy detecting fraud if there was any
bus look At the balance. What cheek can thi
exhibit be upon the County Judge! And y,
always supposed that the Law requiring On ex.
h'ois. intended that he should make such a,
one - should enable the people to know jus,
no" aad where and for what purpose the public
@oneys were expended.
For instance there has been expended for the
support o! paupers the current year A,ls2.as
"oo0 ior paupers, 34O.05
Here is . pretty large item. How do The
people know this large amount has been honest.
y expended, besides the prodscts Of the poor
iarm, to support the needy in Des Noinea
County! We do not assert that unfaithfulness
exists. We do not assert thst one dollar Of this
money has been perverted to dishonest par-
poses. But We do assert that il would be the
easiest thing in the world to do it.
By this exhibit the County Judge has remit
! ted taxes to the amount Of $4s.7s on the plea
oG>e-ror. We are under the impression that
the Gazette accused Us OF lying when We as
| serted that he had the power to remit taxes-
He has remitted interest as We were before ad-
vised, and now it seems by his own exhibit he
has RENTED the principal to the amount Of
nearly City dollars. We do not assert that
there is anything wrong about this. but there
might be.
For repairs and furnishing county Jail
aud jail lots, Ss7s.25
Will anybody tell US what that item il sbou,
-how much is for furnishing the jail and how
much for furnishing the lots, and what kind of
furniture vas used for the lots
There are very few simple items in this ex-
hibit. There are several matters grouped to-
gether, land in many cases winding up with
''&c.") If anybody can make anything out of
it they can Go better than We can do, or learn
anything except the aggregates. II it is such
an exhibit as was contemplated by the Law it is
not such an one as TO be Of any use or satisfy
anybody.
The "NIGGER QUESTION Cincinnati
Gazette truthiully remarks that .'lhings are COM
ing to q strange pass in this country" The
Democratic party 'the great and only national
party" has become patty of one ideo, and that
one thing is ''the bigger question" 1t discusses
nothing else thinks Of nothing else. The elec.
tions At the South turn upon this. Its candi.
dates for the Presidency sustain THE topic and
no other. Mr.. Douglas has written several let
sers, all relating exclusively to this. Mr.. Wise
thinks be has better chance than Douglas, be-
cause his position OH slavery is more agreeable
to his party. The other candidates have an eye
to this one thing. 1t is quite apparent that SO
far as the D, mocratic party is concerned, this
alone will be regarded at the next Presiden initial
election"
TIVE TROUBLES IN SOUTHERN KANSAS
exciting difficulties between southern Kansas
| and the Aissourians Of the border may ripen into
open war again. Pickles or Wright, who is held
as u prisoner in Missouri Jail, WAS seized in
Linn county. Kansas, by gang Of Nissourians,
without legal process, and is held for trial for
some crime alleged to have been committed
during the border war of two years Ego. His
seizure is similar to that OF Or. Doy, and it is
alleged that indictments have been found in
Missouri against q considerable number of the
free state men Of Linn county, and that the Mis-
sourians declare their purpose TO get possession
Of them in the same way. The excitement in
Linn county is naturally very great, and Mont
gomery and his men are on hand for another
6ght unless the Missourisns come to terms. Al
las, accounts Montgomery had met a committee
Of Missourians, and the latter required week
to decide whether they would give up their
prisoner, Wright. II not. Montgomery threatens
| to 60 into Missouri and take HIM.
The renewal Of these disturbances is to be
regretted, but the people of Kansas cannot Of
course allow their citizens to be illegally drag
ged into Missouri for trial. and they will be very
likely TO carry the war into Missouri if the "blue
lodges" continue this nefarious business.
PoLlrIcs, GLoRr AID MURDER.-Much i'll
feeling has been caused at Hartford, Conn.,, By
bayonet charge Of the military to keep the
area clear. on the occasion Of the reception Of
Ex- Governor Seymour. A young man named
Charles w. Banks, IS years Of age, who ~as
sitting In wagon with ladies, was stabbed in
the back, and lies in great agony, it being
doubtful whether be will recover. A horse was
stabbed attached TO . carriage, in which car
riage is said to have been citing the wife Of the
officer who ordered the charge. The wagon
and carriage we're 40 wedged In that they could
not bs moved in season to escape the deadly
| charge.
TIE DIvyERkxcE.-Kansas 10 hopelessly lost
to the Democracy, and-tbe President denied
the petition Of the people to postpone the land
sales.
Minnesota may possi6!y elect Democrats, and
the land sales have been postponed
| THE BAYoNEr SroRY.-Several Of the
Democratic papers have continued to repeat the
foolish labricadon Of the Hsuilton Telegraph,
shas NJ. Dennison had said he would, IL elected
Governor, resist the execution Of the Fugitive
Slave Law in Ohio, even using " the bsyonet,
IL necessary. They have also asserted that this
story hes never been aushoritatively denied. In
this reepecs they are nov grati6ed, and ihs
ssupid Invention has received its quiesus. The
Statesman reports NJ. Dennison - having used
the following language In regard to that met
ter, during his discussion With Mr.. Raoney. a'
TI@n:-
"Hs wants 70 know what think Of obeyini