The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-08-06

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Ladies' and gsntlemen allow ~ y iutroddc
Col. Lysander W. Babbik, he witty and face
tious nominee Of the Dsmsesaiic party foe Lieu,
Governor. he d just about - great In ltsl'
things % be i litsls In great things. He will
make lively prssiding oficsr. provided hs i
elected, his faeetioasness being In marked con
trast with the severe and uAbsnding dignity 0
Augustus Cesar.
BicAxY.-Narshal win,on arrested mar
named Frederick Girard, Yesterday. ON charge
Of bigamy, preferred BY vomaa claiming !,
be Mrs. Grard No. 2. About eight years ago
Girsrd was married. in New York, to I woma,
with whom be il nov living 10 this place.
few weeks since, while in 81. Louis, no married
the other woman, but shortly left her. She sen
after min, and will DO here herself, on Tuesday
next, when the examination win take place.
In default Of bail. he Was sent to Jail until tina
time.
HARaIsoa CoUsrr.-The Magnolia Republican
says, on Thursday Of last week, o. v. Brainart
prepared 70 descend into his we'll. in this place
ont, and holding to the rope with his hAnds
swinging over the well, when the gudgeon il
the roller becoming loose he fell to the bottom
Of the well, distance Of 90 feet, bruising and
lacreating his flesh in different places, it being
impossible for those above to check the velocity
Of his descent until he was partially immersed
in water, but fortunately NO serious damage va,
incurred.
ST. Louis ELKcrIoS.-The Republicans have
again achieved a triumph in St. Louis. At the
election for members Of the Legislature and
county officers, on Monday last, they carried
everything before them, electing all their can
didates except the Clerk Of the Criminal Court.
Correspondence o1 the Hawk.Eye.
THE BeloADIER. GExxRAL VIslrs THE CAPITAL,
BUT REFUSES TO BLEED-DIssArlsEAcr1oN or
the LAzzARoNr.
Dies MoINEs, Aug. Sd, 1859.
Dear Hawk-Eys:-I embrace the present
opportunity Of writing you respecting the
''goings on" of political matters here at the
Capital. For q person to presume to write
about anything but politics at present, pro-
claims him q, once q fit subject for the State
Institution at Mt. Peasant-hence my letter
must treat of politics.
The great events of the day-whch had been
proclaimed from the house tops, upon the cor
ners Of the streets, by the blowing of horns,
and the humping Of tin pans of last
week, n.a-me.ly, the arrival in our midst of
The man that the War Eagle tells US of-the
great and glorious General Augustus Caesar
Dodge, late Minister to the Court of Spain, and
aow (olasl Aov .fallen,) Democratic candidate
For Governor OF Iowa. The General only re-
NAMED with US one day-suddenly left without
making a speech, or saying "How do you do,
Sir" in his elegant style, to more than three
,r four of the faithful while crowds were wait.
pg patiently to be blessed by the great Caesar
or the many dirty things which they had done
n behalf of Democracy while he, Augustus,
aad been absent,-but not Q smile lit up the
,ountenance of the "war worn Chieftain," in
heir behalf.
What all this GOODNESS on the part of the
General means, am unable to determine, un-
ess i. is that be is not very well pleased at
being forced to 60 through the farce Of run
ling for Governor upon the miserable, Grip
'led, rickety ghost Of q platform that was
for the occasion, by the Democ-
acy at their late State Convention, out OF tie
ag ends and remnants of former Democratic
'ag pichings and patching occasions.
1t must be pretty severe upon the Generals
lightly to accept Of the nomination under
uch circumstances, and upon such platform
If principles Alter leaving his snug quar-
ers at her Mnjesty's very agreeable Court at
Madrid, to trot over the course upon the
hing that hears the name of the Democratic
,latform-a platform that is too narrow to stand
lpon in a manly, upright, statesman-like posi-
ion, and too wide and sharp backed TO ride
lstride, compelling him who mounts it to 60
.hough with all the various antics of third
rate clown in an ordinary country circus, must
CRATE upon the dignity and importance of the
late Minister amazingly; but be must submit
through with the operation without a murmur.
II Gen. Dodge is able to so through the canvas
Upon the non.committal nag that he is now
lstride Of, shall be greatly disappointed-if
lie is not found shouting for Judge Douglas or
Dr.. Buchanan before the October election,
yet me down for a poor judge Of the Generals
capacity to bear shackles.
Another thing has struck me as ominous
since the Generals departure from our city
long faces are now seen in the Demo-
cratic groups. along the streets-tunereala appear.
ances arc naniiest-severe gripings in the vi
cinty Of that powerful weapon in Democratic
tactics ON election day-the purss-proclaims
the truth that the General didn't ''shel out" as
it was expected and determined upon that he
the hungry faithful will be
poorly led ami are beginning TO growl their
discomfort.
Speaking Of the Democratic platform and its
want Of principles, what else could you expect
from the men who faylsd it through their State
Convention. Did their Samuels, their Masons,
lLoir Casadys, their Tomlinsons, their Rabbits,
their Wilson's, and other great lights of their
party, ever take bold, manly stand upon any
political question-ever enunciate principle
that you could take as q guide-that would
serve the ship of State as q land mark p
NKvER-dnd yos nsuer UiH-they are not the
kind Of men to do 1t. In the first place they
have not the courage to assert that they are
party Without principles, and, in the second
place. have not the ability to defend their prin-
ciples, if they had any. Verify, their poverty
is very great.
must close this quite too long letter by as