The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-02-15


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Wsvess hapsy sonote very marked change
IN the tone 81 asd..t, ..y 10 - article il Fri
days issoA and vere Il moi lrolak,5 tssllls.
We should still hops for diGsrsas result; Bss
eaf opinioa i that the gol6sn oppsrsunaf9 +
past. An envioos rivalry and hid js1ssly
was allowedto eovsrn the Ksokuk lssssst y
the Oskaloesa Convention. Had wiser and bat
ter councils prevailed, the K. #. D. 1 \. Rail-
read, which the Gate professes 70 consider 30
i9pestaAt, might have occurred Important and
Necessary aid, instead Of an empty endorsement
Tor the benefit Of Sanford J. Smith. Keokuk
could have secured, ii her delegates had desir-
ed it, an early railroad connection With the Cap.
itoi, which the Gate nov considers important.
Why did they mot do sos Why did they allow
the substance to pass and content themselves
with the shadow!
The Valley counties, deeply interested In hav-
ing road, we're largely represented there, and
came in good faith for the purpose Of securing
the early completion Of a Valley road Burling-
ton went thess desiring to do what she could to
have A road built, but with the distinct avowal
that she would have nothing to say az to who
should build it or where it should be built
During the Convention her delegates at no time
attempted to interfere in any part of its dongs,
except for the general purpose of calling the at
tention of the people Of the Valley TO the im-
portance Of constructing 4 road to connect with
both Keokuk and Burlington, and securing, in
such manner as they pleased to give it, their
material aid. To this end the Burlington dele
CATION informed the people there present that
road could be built to connect with the B. & n.
BROAD at Agency City, thirty miles from OskA-
loosa; to Ottumwa, twenty live miles, or to Chill
licothe, ito which point road will this season
be builtJ seventeen miles.
That was the golden opportunity. Keokuk,
had she then acted in good faith towards us,
and been true to herself, might have secured
necessary and valuable aid, by which she could
have reached the Capitol at an early day. She
chose to prevent action and encourage Mahas-
ka and Polk counties to seek an outlet in anoth-
er direction against their true interests, for the
apparent reason that thereby she was able to
'hwart and annoy rival. Her delegates acted
,pon the principle, We presume, that affairs were
uss as bad as they could be at the Gate, and it
vas their policy, now that they could not build
up, to prevent US from going ahead.
They succeeded. Let them wear their laurels. |
The Gate says the call for that Convention |
originated at Burlington. This is a mistake
Burlington had nothing to do with i, as far as
We can learn.
The Gate says Mr.. Howell was not present at
be time of the consultation between the Keo-
lux and Burlington delegations, and was not q
'arty to the agreement then made. Our i'm
'ressions are different, but We consider it of no |
Importance and yield the point.
The Gate persists in'asserting thai Gen. Reid
rev the resolutions adopted at the Convention.
bur reasons for believing Sanford J. Smith drew
hem were derived from himself On the re-
urn trip, at Eddyville, an acquaintance of Mr..
. remarked to him that the resolutions looked
cry much as though they we're intended to be
sed in Wall street. EYES," said Smith, 81 am
Interested in that road and want to use the res.
lutons there. After the consultation, saw
he keokuk delegation, told them Burlington
ad creased and swallowed them whole-I got
p the resolutions and had them Adopted
Whenever it becomes necessary we shall pro-
uce such evidence as will fix this matter