The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-03-22

obstruction to the passage Of steamboats, al
RATS, ascertain if there is any point in the '
cinity where bridge might have been locat
SO IS to have caused less obstruction.
9. And to make such other examinations
the Board may deem necessary during the pr
| gress Of the investigations.
The report Of the Board will be made to Il
Colonel Of the Typographical Engineers.
Cuba captured by Tammany.
| 1t is certainly not to be regretted that, in oh
dience to call issued by somebody, a porto
OF the Democracy of New York, not numerical
| large, except in proportion to the present dec
mated condition Of the old party, should NEE
as it did, last night, in Tammany Hall, to let tn
people of this country know that those who no
lead, or profess to lead, the shattered legion.
are confirmed in their folly, are resolute in thei
rascalisy, and still love sin, although their il
EQUITIES have brought them to shame and po,
erty and human contempt. To one who, with
out losing all taste for decency, finds fasciu
ating FLIP in the frankness of the most aban
doned Of mankind, and prefers open avowals O
shamelessness to the smugest and most reticen
hypocrisy, the meeting last night must hav
been exquisitely refreshing. Just as in the Fiv,
Points, where thieves and prostitutes are merr,
over their beer, nobody pretends either to b.
honest or continent, SO Mr.. Brown and Mr.
John Cochrane and Mr.. Isaiah Rynders las
evening avowed themselves in favor of lane
larceny on the largest scale. They did not pre-
tend to reason, they hardly condescended to
extenuate; in all their fluent emissions, if any
body can find trace of honor, of manliness, oil
chivalry, OF anything better than a coarse state.
ment of the right OF might, be will be more for
tunate than We have been. Mr.. Brown was as
anxious as the finest and most fastidious orator
could be, that the reporters should do him JUS
tice; and. within the limits of liberal decency,
we hope that they have. Because Mr. Brown,
if we understood him, actually, strange and in
credible as it may appear, defled platform
already Augean, not merely by plain and I'M
mistakabe and broad ilthiness, but by avowals
and innuendoes only morally base. He laid
down his formul, 1--WE must have Cuba-we will
buy it if we can-we will steal it if we must."-
He thought we should steal it to keep others
from stealing it, and this is the acme of the
morality of Mr.. Senator Brown! But let US do
him justice. He told the assembled patriots OF
Tammany that he had no DISCUSSES, no conceal.
ments, no reservations. He was willing to put
the issue plainly. He did not want to extend
the area of freedom. His object was utterly
snd radically dtferent-to extend the area OF
slavery. He believed in human servtude, and
he wanted Cuba, because its acquisition would
strengthen slavery. He hated Boston; he hated
New England; he hated Garrison; he hated free
institutions; he hated the Republican party; he
loved fine crops of sugar; he loved fat ''nig-
gers" he loved political power-and to secure
all these he wanted Cuba. He strutted like the
heavy actor in the tragedy, exelamins, 81 am
a villain," and to do the audience Justice. it
seemed to admire both his candor and his prin
ciples, His friend, the ee-spoken and indom-
liable Rynders, had evidently been giving him
lew hasty lessons in the tastes and proclivities
OF Tammany Hall, and what with his native
aptness and his previous experience he came
out very strong, very strong indeed.
We suppose that the Senator from Mississippi
really knows DO better than to talk nonsense,
and calculate dull ribaldry; but Mr. Cocbrane,
we think, cannot plead to the same charge of
folly, and to another of sophistrv the same ex-
tenuatlon. We do not believe that Mr. Coch
rane, in any private transaction with neigh
Dor, would cheat that neighbor, or at least that
he would justify his delinquency by asserting
that cheating had got to be so common that he
was obliged to set up as felon in self-defense.
MT. Cochrane, we hope, does not conscientious.
ly think that forty Illegal and violent conquests
by other powers would justify single similar
act upon the part Of the United States; but that
IS what he said, aud what the Tammanies, as
we nave said, relished. Mr.. Cochranc was i'm
mensely statistical, which bothered and bored
an audience not much given to political econo.
my and arithmetic. But Mr.. Cochrana certainly
does not think that there exists in the public
stomach of this country, that gnawng, agoni-
zing and maddening appetite for cheap sugar
that the mouth OF this country does SO pine for
cheap cigars-that nothing can save our lives,
Or restore the equanimity of our existence, ex-
cept the annexation Of the sugar and tobacco
plantations of Cuba. Yet that is what Mr.. C.
said, and the smokers all over the hall pulled
PACK to him the incense of appreciation in sac
'fcial clouds.
But after all Rynders was the man for the
rammany ears, and as the phrase is, ''took them
Town" the most scientifically. That martial in
iividual seemed with difficulty to be restrained
rom starting instantly for Cuba, with such rag.
,ed and valiant regiments as could upon the in
tant be raised. The Captain limited, even, that
necessary he would throw up his fat office,
nd
- march to the wars at the sound of the drum"
We advise him not to try it. 1t is one thing
o bawl from the platform of Tammany, preyi
usly taking little something warm at the bar
'elow, and quite another to walk out on fine
morning, upon quite another platform, to be |
arrOtted for the amusement of crowd of
niggers." But if we must loose the excellent
iynders, We hereby tender to him our sincere
arewell, and assure him that we shall miss him |
Immensely. We really hope that Mr.. Cochrane
'ill not think of going with him. We could |
ot bear the double bereavement
On the whole, if Mr.. Buchanan can extract |
ny comfort from this meeting he is quite well |
ONE to it all. We believe that he was, once |
r twice sneered at by the speakers, but as a |
ule, their tone toward him was one of respect
Al and considerate pity. He was mentioned as
ancient" He was mentioned as 'sagedn-
NEE he was mentioned as sour glorious chief. |
Ain, and at this one man in the back of the |
pom taking advantage Of his obscurity, incon.
nently cheered. This is small compensation
Or the loss Of $40, 900, 0OO-but it is some
hng.-N. Y. Tribune.
PROBABLY ARREST OF A BANK RoBBER AND
lURDERER.-A clue seems to have been found |
the bank robber and murderer, whose identi.
cation has been SO earnestly sought by the in
abitants of jackson, Tenn. The Nashville
amer says: "a strange horse had been left at
livery stable At jackson, Immediately previous
the murder and robbery, and the owner NOS
aling Tor several days, the circumstance excl.
ID suspicion. The proprietor of the stable
as not at home when the horse was left, and
onseqnently, knew nothing of its owner.
Having communicated with the vigilance com.
ittee, the horse was saddled and paraded
bout the country for the purpose of identify
6 the owner, II possible. The effort was una
'ilIng until the persevering persons who had it
hand had reached neighborhood near the
ardeman County line, where individuals asser.
q that they had often seen o young man nam.
Irwin Tor Irvin) ride the horse.
Upon this hint the party returned immediate.
to Jackson, where Irwin was known to have
'ea ever since the murder, stopping at his
theirs house, who is q resident Of Jackson
he arrest was postponed until the morning af ;
: the night the party arrived, when ii was
und that Irwin had left on the morning
lin.
Dispatches were Immediately sent to Bolivar.
d the Sheriff attached Irwin at that plsce.-t ,
, denied his name, and politely assured the
erff he was mistaken. He was pressed, how. .
er to remain, and suspicion of his guilt was .
enlightened by finding large amount of mo.
y 10 gold and Union Bank bills on his person.
vim was Immediately taken back to Jackson.
d his preliminary examination was to have /
ON Tuesday. i
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