The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-06-21
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Wese-Shameless McndacBeY.

pubicans and for loving freedom and for haiti
slavery, instead Of meeting denunciation a
ecorn at the hand Of every honest man, witho
d distinction OF party, finds shameless defende
among the mercenarv and unprincipled cam
followers Of the Pro-Slavery army The pre-
ent Postmaster General, carrying out the b.
nests OF the Slave Power. has struck reveng
ful blow at the 6resides which glow in all Il
cottages which dot our praries. The mail se
, vice, which carries the life blood Of our soci
system into every neighborhood, has been nea
~ destroyed here in the Northwest BY DEN
ocratic Pro-Slavery official, who has swoen r
venge on our people for daring to be free. II
Fro Slavery press, generally, under the coptr
Of office bolders instead Of coming out man
fully, and denouncing the unparalleled outrap
upon the people Of the Northwes has tn
mendacity to endeavor to escape the effect {
this action upon the scattered remnants of IN
rro-Slavery Democracy, by falsely and mali
clously charging upon the Republicans in Con
gress, the fault Of not having passed the Pos
Office Appropriation bill. The effronterv of thi
charge is without parallel. In the first place, i
the last Congress the Republicans, as a party
were responsible for nothing, as they were in
minority in both Houses-the Pro SLAYER
Democrats having thirty majority in tn
House and twentyin the Senate, and, of course
strength enough TO carry through any measure
| they pleased.
We will say the failure of the Post Office An
preparation bill to pass did not involve the ne.
cessity of stopping the mail service here 10 tn,
Northwest, any more than it did in the South
The contractors could have raised the money OF
their certificates, or have waited, as most n
| them have proposed to do, till the appropra
| tlon should be made by Congress. They gel
along well enough down South, and have the
same service as usual; but it is only 10 the free
North that the excuse is set up that there is nc
| money and the mails must be stopped,
But the assertion that is now made by the
most reckless and pro6gate Pro-Slavery papers
that the Republicans in Congress prevented the
passage Of the Post Office Appropriation bill, is
| not only iooiishly but ou,rageously false, as is
shown by the records of Congress- The whole
and exclusive responsibility of the failure oi
that appropriation bill rests upon the ProSave.
ry Democracy in Congress. The bill was de-
feared by Toombs, Behj.min and Mason, all
Slave Democrats. TO revenge themselves upon
the people of the North. because their Repre-
sentatves would not Detray the interests of their
constituents aad vote to increase the rate of
newspaper and letter postage.
The Fro Slavery Democratic Senate, by vote
20 TO %, increased the rates OF postage. every
Republican Senator voting in the negative
(See Congressional Globe, I'd Sess SD Con-
gress: page l499) The House refused to take
up the bill with this Pro Slavery Democratic
amendment, but Immediately passed bill ma
king full appropriations Of every cent necessary
to carry all the mails in the country. The Pro
Slavery Democratic Senate refused to pass this
bill, because it had in it no provision raising the
postage. Every Republican in the House of
Repre- -entatves voted to pass this BILL (See
Congressional Globe, I'd Sess, 35th Congress.
page l674) A committee OF conference was
then appointed by both Houses to see what
should be done, and this committee, which con.
sisted OF two Pro-Slavery Democrats to one
Republican for each House, reported that both
Houses should pass bill making full appro
priations to carry all the mails, but not to raise
the postage. Such bill Immediately passsd
the House unanimously, every Republican mem.
ber voting for it. (See c ngresslonal Globe. I'd
Sess., 35th Congress, page l6S4.) The bill & en-
went to the Senate in the last hours of the ses-
sion, sufficiently early for the passage of the
same, and there it was deliberately killed by Mr.
Toombs and Mr. Mason, Pro Slavery Demo-
Gratis, talking against time, and until Congress
finally expired at the time fixed by the Cons;i-
tntion, Mr.. TOombs still talking on the floor
when the Vice President cut him oil in his re-
marks, declaring the Senate adjourned. Pend
ing his discussion in the Senate, while Toombs
and Mason were talking the bill to death, MIR,
Fessenden, the Republican Senator from Maine.
speaking in behalf of the Republicans ia the
Senate, SAID:
"The hour has not yet quite arrived. and on
this side OF the House WE ARE ANXIOUS TO
SAVE, If POSSIBLE, THE NAIL SERVICE
OF THE COUNTRY. If gentlemen who are in
The majority, and who have charge of these
matters, choose to talk the time away, we can.
not help it. WE SIT HERE, READY TO
VOTE IF WE CAN, UNTIL THE TINE AR
RIVES."
But this appeal of the Republicans to save
Ihe mail service OF the country was lost, and the
bill was deliberately defeated by the Pro-
Slavery Democratic Senator'S
In support of these statements, we appeal to
he Congressional Globe, the official record of
Congress. The responsibility of this action is
hus fixed upon the Pro-Slavery Democracy, and
cannot be lodged or lied away The bill thus
defeated, the Postmaster General makes it a
,retext tor striking dowI the mail service of
he Northwest, while in the South it continues
Is usual. Our people now know where all the
responsibility rests, and they will not fail to
'isit their indignation where it belongs.
HINTS FROM HoRAcE.-Horace Greeley, wri-
ing from Pixies Peak, gives his experience up
o that point as follows
believe have now descended the ladder of
lrtIEcial life nearly to its lowest round. The
progress l have made during the last fortnight
oward the primitive simplicity Of human exist
.nce may be roughly noted thus:
May neutrality-suspicious. and morning
newspapers last seen on the breakfast table.
23d-Leavenworth.-R Room bells and baths
make their last appearance.
24th.- Topeka-Beefsteak and washbowls
other rh tiny less visible. Barber ditto.
26th-Manhattan-Potat and eggs last re
ognzed among the blessings that brighten as |
hey take their flight" Chairs ditto.
27th-JunStion Crty-Last visitation Of a |
'oot black, with dissolving views Of board |
'edr00m. Chairs bid US goOd-by.
3Sth-Pipe Creek-Benches for seats at meals |
ave disappeared giving place to bags and boxes. |
We two passengers OF q scribbling turn) write |
ur letters in the express wagon that has borne
IS by day and must supply US lodgings for the
light. Thunder and lightning from both south
nd west give strong promise OF u shower be |
ore morning. Dubious looks at several holes
a the canvas covering of the wagon. Our |
rust is in buOyant hearts and an India-r Der |
lanket.
az In the business article of the New York |
lines of the 9th we find the following gratify- |
ng intelligence in regard to our Eastern connec-
ion via Peoria, Logansport and Fl. Wayne:
We noticed some weeks ago that the means |
ad been raised for building the sixty -one miles |
( Railway between Logansport, Indiana and |
be State line Of Illinois, to make the connection |
omplete from Buffalo, New York, to Burling-
on, Iowa, by the South Shore OF Lake Erie to |
'oledo, thence by the Wabash Valley Road and |
he Logansport link now being built, to the |
'eoria and Burlington line which traverses the |
tate Of Illinois. The bonds Of the Logans-
ort Company having been disposed OF, here |
nd in England, rails are nov arriving for the |
rack, of which forty five miles will be laid by !,
he middle or close Of July, and the whole by |
be the 18th October next.
A CArAMoUNr.-On Friday morning, We had |
he pleasure OF assisting . very large Catamount |
own IRON tall Linn tree, distant about two |
undred yards irom our house, where he had |
aken refuge from our dogs. This variant Was |
bout four feet in length and twenty inches 10 |
eight. He was one Of the same family, that |
as been robbing our poultry yard tor the last |
20 yesrs. and makes the fourth one captured |
y us within the last six months. Amt We some /