The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-01-25

na,aineee. Jan. 10.
The Waslinseon Union Of today contains q
/, astisle arsniag that II TOO much revenue undull
strengthens The government, toe little uD9ull
weakens Il. ls says thas aching would soonsl
paralyse Tie Union, and shake The uhele teder
ii fabric 70 its Foundation, than oyste@ egrev
cnus inadequate 10 meet its juss requirsmenil
and Insufficient 70 sustain those greet arms q
the public service, without which : government
can have no consideration Of homo or abroad,
| and can perform with efficiency none ef the
! functions which belong to supreme authority
| Il contends that II the federal government
we're dependent for ito revenues upon the quota
Of contributions which Il should levy from the
States. and did not possess an independent rev.
enue Of its own, levied by its own laws and coli
lsctsd BY its own officers, ito energies would be
very feeble; that reclamations upon the States
for contributions Of money to the general treas
ury would be treated With ~ much indifference
or positive insult - some Of it's laws now meet
With contumely in several sections Of the Union.
The Union further says, the proposition now
pending before Congress for repeal Of the fed
eral revenue laws and resort to direct taxes, to
be levied by the States for the federal ex-
chequer, although not brought forward in that
spirit at eli, are in fact nothing more nor LEES
than suggestions for the DISSOLUTION Of the I'M
ion.
The Washington Star says the charges Of cor
rsption against Navy Agents prove, upon inves-
tigation, to be all humbug.
The hearing on the application for the remov-
81 OF the patent on AcCormicks reaper COM
menced before the Commissioners Of Patents to-
day. Eminent counsel are engaged.
Capt. Lucien Losser, Of the Third Artillery
q. s. A., has resigned, and his resignation has
been accepted.
The Washington States denies, in authorita-
tive language, that the President has desired
the presentation OF the bill placing at his dispos-
81 thirty millions for the purchase of Cuba. Il
says that the circumstances for 4 purchase we're
never SO unpropitious as now, and We could not
hold it by force against France and England, .
single month. The article recommends procras-
tna,ion, and concludes as follows:
"If it were allowable to discuss SO grave .
measure il the light Of party expediency, we
would suggest that the Democracy could not
stand up under the burden of reproach to which
the proposition of the Cuba Caucus exposes
them. The folly OF the movement has been de- /
tCcted already by the Opposition journals, and
they have raieed an energetic clamor of cor |
rupti0n against the dominant party. If we
proceed to justify the charge, the consequences
will be disastrous to our ascendency. Even
now there is TOO much ground Of accusation 4
against the Democracy on the score of extrava-
CANT and impolitic expenditure. An outlay of |
BLOC, 100000 for the support Of government; Q
deficit OF several millions in the annual accounts,
md rapidly increasing public debt are incum.
ORANGES which the Democratic party will sustain
With difficulty, if at all. Every year we seem
o drift further and further from the old land
marks OF State rights and economy, which have
hitherto directed our policy.
Every year we impair the force Of those Re-
publican principles WHICH gave Us our bold on
he popular heart, and which have SO far sus-
aimed our ascendency. 1t 10 time the Democ-
acy were arrested in this progress of degener-
y and decay, else they will be precipitated from
'ower sooner than the advocates and bensfcia-
les OF prodigal expenditure anticipate in their
resent enjoyment of comfortable places and
efficient stipend"
The same paper says: A party Of select
riends 10 reported to have assembled at the
treasury Department, night before last, to take
nto consideration q new Tariff bill. The assem-
age 10 said to have been convened at the in
lance of the Secretary of the Treasury and the
hartman Of the Committee Of Ways and Means.
liter much discussion, involving considerable
iversity of opinion, the meeting adjourned
'ithout coming to any settled conclusion.
From this and other indications, Congress
lay prepare itself for q Tariff bill in a very few
avs. 1t is apparent that the whole influence
t the Executive is being directed 70 this end.
The prospect excites no little sensation
mongst the States Rights Democrats Of TIE
outh and West, and there 10 talk to day, Of as
embling party caucus to define and expound
le old Democratic land marks. 1t is easily
'reseen that the matter of the Tariff once be-
IRE the House, there is no hope against Pro-
'ctive Tariff. With specific duties ON coal and
on, the sentiment of the majority in Congress
lnning strongly in that direction.