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

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!. 1859.
Pacific Rai1rSad Dill.
! The Wsshington correspondent Of The New
York Times, under date Of January IA, writes
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II We may soon expect vote In the Senate on
the Paci6c Railroad bill. The present indica
tions that il will fail. The Senate il divided
sectionally upon this question into three parties
f-the Northern, Southern and Middle. Each
one seems afraid to vote on the pending bill lest
his section should not get the Eastern terminss
Of the road to be made by it, and 50 each is
likely TO fail to sustain the bill in any shape that
can possibly command the support Of either of
the other parties. Another secret and unac.
knowled cause Of the iailAIe o. the measure will
be the condition Of the Treasury. While = de-
cided majority Of the Senators will seek to evade
the responsibility Of killing the bill. there are
few of them who really want il passed at all
while the public funds are so low. The earnest
friends Of the Pacific Railroad are beginning to
question whether, after all, il will not oe neces.
sary to make the measure . sectional one, and
seek It's success by uniting in favor Of bill spe.
ci6caliy selecting the Central or Salt Lake route,
and crowding il through regardless Of the pro-
tests of the South. II the measure is ever to
be carried At all it must be by Northern and
i Northwestern votes. The South never contri.
butes it's share Of support thereto AZ the latter
viii not aid US in carrying bill that makes no
discrimination against that section, upon its face
there would seem to be no reason for hesitating
to do without them altogether. The Free
States, with Missouri to aid them, are abund-
antly able to carry the measure, and they might
be united, it would seem, upon bill to make
the road over the Central route BY name.
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Washington, Jan. IL, 1859.
| The American Congress of Artists are in this
city and will hold their FIRST sitting TO-DAY. The
| Special Committee Of the House appointed ct
the last session Of Congress, on motion OF Mr.
Marshall, Of Kentucky, 10 consider the subject
of decorating the Capitol, have had q confer
ence with the aforesaid Congress Of Artists this
morning. The interview was quite satisfactory
to the artists, who only complain that in the in
terror decoration Of the Capitol they have not
had fair chance.
The Committee have ordered the decorations
to stop. So far the subjects Of them are chiefly
derived from foreign scenes are fancy. Very
few Illustrations OF American history or scenery
are presented, and ali the work is executed BY
Italian and other foreign artists. The Special
Committee have in contemplation the recon-
mendation Of Board OF Commissions to SUPER
intend the whole work Of decorating, which
A~~"'A So"u OACA ah opportunity " all AuteTiCdu
artists to compete with those from other lands,
superiority Of workmanship to be the test
This was the course pursued by Parliament in
providing for the decorations of the Chamber
in which it assemblies. The same is true in
France in relation to the French Chamber of
Assembly. In each Of those countries national
pride had something to do with the national
work. The House of Parliament was decor ated
by Brittons, and the French Assembly Chamber
by Frenchmen. In the same spirit let the
Capitol of this great nation he decorated by
American artists if We have men born among |
US competent to perform the work.
Washington, Jan. 49,
HoUsE-Mr Cobb, Of Ala, from the Commit
tee on Public Lands, reported bill recogni.
zing, ratifying and confirming to the Mobile and |
Ohio Railroad Company the transfer Of the |
lands heretofore granted by Congress to those |
States along the route for Railroad purposes |
and extending the time for the completion OF |
the road to 1857.
It was stated in explanation that said transfer |
by the Legislatures of Mississippi and Ala. |
bama it had been judicially decided was not in |
accordance with the act OF Congress, hence the |
introduction Of this bill TO legalize it.
SENArE-On motion of Mr.. Pugh resolution |
was adopted calling on the Secretary Of the
Treasury to furnish returns Of all the articles |
imported and exported from all the ports in the |
United States during the past five years
New York, Jan. TO-
The steamer Africa sailed at 10 A. M. for |
Liverpool with l2O passengers and $474, $40 in |
specie.
FROZEN TO DEArH.-The Hamilton Freeman
Of the 7th inst. contains the following account
Of a melancholy casualty:
James Townsend, a resident of Springfield,
Minnesota, was frozen to death on the 9Th or
7th ult. Hr left home for Mankato, oA the 25th
of November, with an OK team. On the 9th ult.
while returning, with man named w ood, they
we're unable to reach any settlement. and were
obliged to pass the night on the open prairie.
On the following morning their oxen had stray.
ed, and Townsend started out to aunt them up
He was not seen again in life.
Ills remains were found in a claim shanty,
some ten miles from the place where his cattle |
strayed, by some Norwegian settlers, and buried |
near by on the 18th. His friends learning the
facts bad the remains exhumed and brought to /
Springfield, where tney were inferred on the
22d. The deceased was highly respectable
citizen, and was universally esteemed. He
leaves a widow and seven children to mourn
their irreparable loss.
The Frontier Guard, at Spirit Lake, sent q
supply Of provisions to the unfortunate family
q lew days since.
What is Douglas Going to DO.
The Washington correspondent Of the New
York Evening Post thus speaks Of Judge Doug
lass future intentions:
Mr.. Douglas first made his appearance in the
Senate to- day. He entered the Chamber at the
right time, if he purposed 70 produce effect,
for the Senate was in session, at lul and the
spacious galleries we're crowded. He passed
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constant attendant upon it's si.tings from the
FIRST day 0fthe session, q few Senators, who did |
not 20 out OF their way to do so, shaking him
by the hand as he passed. presume there ex
lists general inquiry among the curious 10 know
what MIR. Douglas is going TO do His most in
innate friends have been unable to answer this /
question until very recently A personal friend
OF the Senator answers me that The is going to
stand up" ''Stand up end do whal?" inquir-
ed "Stand up and fight the Administrations
NWill he seek to obtain the Charleston nOmin-
ation!" | inquired again. mo; if he does be
parts with his best friends in the North" "But
will he not do it, neverlhelessy' Il can assure
you that he will not, unless he changes his poll
cy," "ls there any truth that be means TO urge
Wise as the Charleston nomneer mot word
Of truth in it." "Wiil he run an independent
candidate tor the Presidency in lS6v!" "He
will, if he runs At ALL" The gentleman with
whom had this conversation holds high aud |
honorable position in the government and knows
whereof he atfirms. One thing Is observable in
Senator Douglass speeches made after his arri-
val in New York; they are very different in tone
from those delivered from Chicago and al New
Orleans. This was accounted Tor by consider
ing that he met as New York, on his arrival
there, some Of his Congressional anti Lecomp-
ton cOmpeers, who had something to say about
the policy OF the future a. well ~ Mr.. Douglas.
In addition to the above, We notice the w ash |
ington correspondent of the New York Herald |
says there 10 . movement going on quietly there,
to organize an opposition to the Charleston Con-
vention on the part OF leading democrats from |
the North. SO far Ohio, lndianar Michigan, |
Wisconsin, Minnesota and Illinois are the only |
States mentioned ~ likely 70 take bold Of the |
movement, but the promoters Of il are In hopes |
OF spreading il over all the Northern States
II IL OF course another step towards disorganiz-
inp the Dennerntie marty and il ancroase,i