The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-06-28
THE NEBRASKA ANNEXATION QUESTION.


Correspondence of the St Louis Evening Newsl
Nebraska City, N. T., June 9, 1859.
We, OF Nebraska Territory, South of the
fiatte river, are aeitating the question of State
| organization with Kansas, and all of the conn
Ties south OF the Platte have elected Delegates
10 the Kansas Conventional Convention. to be
heid at Wyandotte CITY, K T., on the 7th july.
| Ioo9- have canvassed the whole of Sou,h
fia,se, and know that large majority of the
the people south Of the Plate river are in favsr
OF coming into the Union as a part of the State
OF Kansas Our election took place at the same
une the elections was held 10 Kansas for Dele
gates, and the returns will show that there are
about SIX to one in favor OF the measure and
hehce this part Of the country will be repre-
sented IN the Kansas COnstit utouaI Convention
II the Kansas Convention will receive our Dele
gates; tsat they will be received | have bnt
little doubt, for the public men in Kansas and
the newspapers are in favor OF the admission of
the Delegates from Nebraska, without distinc-
tion OF party.
Oar people here are impressed with the con-
vc'on that their true interest consists in an
early organization into Safe they are also |
sa lshed that Territorial Government such as |
James Buchanan has given US n Nebraska. il
a farce, and they long totget out OF Territorial
condition | do not believe the Administration
hetty WHICH COEsistS OF Ottlce hold
efs could poll zone in six, if the party lines
were drawn.
POLITICS AT PIXIES PEAK.
lc0rrespondendenc of the Leavenworth Timesl
Denver City, June s 1859.
on Monday ne xt the Convention OF Delegates.
or the purpose of framing constitution for
ne iuture State OF Jefferson. is to meet. |
ook upon that body as a farcicaI entity and
mere Is no doubt that its proceedneS will
'artake OF like character. People out here
IRE bent upon gathering gold rather than both
ring themselves with State or Territorial I
fairs. s
IHs PRESIDENT LOSES DRAFT FOR $1,000. !
The Washington States, of the 10th. has
his incident: :
Yesterday afternoon the President of the !;
Jnited Ststes gave an endorsed draft on a /;
ahking house in Philadelphia for the sum of !
even thousand dollars to messenger, for de-
osite IN Riggs Co.'S bank The messenger = 3
arted Tor the bank, and proceeded down on o
ne sidewalk of the grounds toward the State .
apartment When near it, he was acuosted | =
very polite, unassuming gentleman. with !,
le inquiry as to where he might find the Navy q
apartment The messenger kindly informed a
I'M, when the stranger began to remark the 4
fau'y OF the buildings, grounds, &C., and after {,
minutes conversation, the messenger pro- n
'eded on his errand to the bank, the stranger !,
the same time proceeding in the other direc- h,
Oh. -
On arriving at the bank the messenger found y
c draft to be missing. 1t imme aatey occurred =,
nun that it had been distracted from his oI
lad by the follow who addressed him at the m
nai tment, which seems now to be fact. The ~,
arper has not been seen since, AID probably .,
It ihe city IN one OF the eoutgoing trains or a,
dt5 last evening. The dra fl MT |
the Presidents regular messenger, Mr.. Nc. a.
ANUS but in his absence was given TO Young ~
'rman, who thus acted as a substitute. The -
all was not presented In payment here, and Of
doubt has been stopped in Philadelphia
Iere it is due.