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

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Washington, Feb.s<S
q - Gancnxs GAGsTrE 81 have lisoe1Reu
ad1 HSs<nE y change since writing -
last. Douglas has dsfsnsd his position, and n
90 doing, passed entirely from public con6ss1l
alton. What be thinks, Or designs, o. does, "
one cares Tor. Dismal Jimmy even has ceased
70 think Of him, aud y devoslDg ne remainder
Of his illspens life g Secretary Cobb, and inves-
tgatine Sherman. Really our illastri0ss old
: humbng 10 70 b pitied, and should be spared
the infection Of Douglas. He has, without
thar psssinesous }issle giant, enough % contend
against Only consider his conditiun: A bank
rups treasury-a demoralized party--a failing
J revenue, and now loss Of char cter. 10 be
neglected BY Congress. snubbed BY Secretary,
and despised BY every one. What peculiarly
embarrassing predican,edt for an old gent.
forget one little annoyance that stings and
stings, and wont be quoted: Our Forney ID in
good health and spirits.
..Do, Mr.. Buchanan, said spirited little lady
1t the Springs last summer, do let me read you
what Mr.. Forney says Of you this morning."
my dear chill, said the unhappy old sage,
solcmnly removing the cigar from his mouth
and bringing his off eye to bear upon the speak
err, ~ never read that paper"
He was then sustained BY the diplomatic Gus.
ley-lady Gore of happy memory--and Corcor-
an. King Of Congress, and the fair Bright. So
that the Court circle was complete, unbroken BY
faithless deserti0n and untarnished by defeat.
Jehu Clancy Jones was in he broad Sunlight Of
success. and ripened apace on good Dinners
All me We stand alone since then. These gay
young birds that sang through the summer hour
are gone, not one to cheer or comfort US in our
winter of shame
"Of all that fattered, followed, sought and sued--
All! this is, to be alone; this is solitude"
And our Forney-et tn Brute How different
when that dexterous brain and daring hand
| worked for as. "Tigsr hunting in India, gen
tlemen," said an English officer once, sis good
fun SO long as you hunt the tiger, but when the
tiger hunts you it is exceedingly embarrassing"
| Speaking OF Forney, there Is infinitely more
| speculation over "what he will do about it,"
than there is as to the course of Douglas. When
Forney says that the good men Of all parties
should cast aside their prejudices and stand
| shoulder to shoulder, heart to heart, and hand
| in hand by our country and constitution in this
| hour OF neighbour +. can be very eloquent on
occasions-when Forney says this, he means to
jump. Should Hunter be the nominee OF the
Charleston Conversion, Forney and Co. will be
extremely embarrassed as Democrats, and fore
ed to take ground as Patriots. For Hunter con-
siders Squaiter Sovereignty q humbug, and
protective tariff as an atrOcious outrage, while
Pennsylvania lives on pig iron and believes in
Squatter Sovereignty. Rather poor dirt, to be
sure; but then it's ali poor Pennsylvania has
Now do you know, under this stress Of circum-
stances, what we are about. WE'LL Bangs tells
me con6dentially, and give it to you in the
same spirit that Forney, Frederick and others
OF this sort, are busily engaged in bringing out
William II. Seward, believing him to be the man
to save the country in 1860. know that this
announcement is little premature; and made
in this way may injure the prospects Of Cover
nor Seward. But it is fact we must come to
some day. Why not have it now? ''Marry,
come up" as the fellow says in the play, are
we not waiting for the facts?" I refer to the
fellow in the first part Of the sentence, not the
last.
This is about the only design of well -deGn-
ed nature in existence about Washington. We
make great mistake in attributing great de- |
signs-or any designs, to the politicians here.
Instead of controlling events, events control |
them. They are as wildly anxious to know what
will be done next, as the poor sailor was when |
the show Of fireworks exploded, stranding him
on the curb-stone in an adjoining street.
By-the-by, before dsmissng Forney and |
friend, let me give you bit of gossip, illustra.
tive OF our Pennsylvania jackson. When he and |
Forney played the somewhat heavy role OF Da-
mon and Pythias, Forney, wishing to secure a
property for his wife and children, had the le-
gal title invested in Mr.. Buchanan as trustee
Now, however, Forney has not the same conf
dence in his Damon as before, and seeks to d.
vest him OF his trusteeship. The case is well
put in this wise-if ones country is not safe in
the keeping Of this man, how can ones children
be secure? But old Buck positively refuses, and
stands on this proposition-ifI cannot trust Mr.
Forney, how can put this poor woman and
these innocent children at his mercy? Excess
slyely awkward, this want OF confidence. The
play, as now performed, is infinitely more anus
ing, but the moral is quite lost. The last scene
OF the fifth act is being transposed fearfully.-
We no longer have that imposing spectacle Of
the scaffod-the headsman and the axe-six
soldiers in top boots-the cry "he comes! he |
comes !"-"Damon and Pythas rush in to each
others arms-tyrant reents-shouts and slow
curtain" Now it is changed, indeed-quite an
other play. Rather the fall of Cesar, with Bru. /
tus by Gorney, aud We trust the old gentleman
will pull his coat-tails over his head aud 60 down
with becoming dignity. q
Tariff or no tariff, that ia the question, In |
the meanwhile time passes, and few DAYS s
more this Congress will be numbered. among the 5
past Mr.. Buchanan wants and demands tar !
fl. That is, individually Mr.. b. wants tariff;
he opposes it. That was a | o
grand reply of Mr.. Secretary Cobb, and very i
illustrative, when he said, in answer to the de- y
nand of what he going to do on the subject n
'i the tariff: "Protect the Administration from v
Mr. Buchanan" said, promptly, the Secretary. a
But yet the prompt Secretary is awkwardly "
placed. No loan will be authorized, and he. Ii
nj II vii To ,af IL:
,ress end without providing for the Government "
expenses, an extra session Of the next will be Il
alled immed iately. In this the Republicans G.
will have majority beyond doubt for many Of e
he Southern States electi August next and iii 81
hat case with Governor Corwin or Mr. Shear
nan, Speaker, the Hon. Cobb will find it extreme. o.
, difficult to protect the Administration from Il
ir. Buchanan. This government Of M admins ).
ration by Secretary is no new matter .You 81
hould go to headquarters with your claim" "
aid shrewd observer to a friend in the palmy d.
avs of Franklin Pierce Of
''Why, SO did; went at once to the Presi- ia
ent" 81
Nonsense; that is not the road. You 90 to fr
iiss -, she rules Peter J. Washington, Pc is
,r j. Washington rules Guthrie, and Guthrie pi
overDs Frank Pierce" m
Special Teegraph,c correspon .ence Of the Cincinnati
Gazette. as
Washington, Sunday night Feb. 6 th
The Sherman Committee, appointed to inves. W
gate transactions connected with the NAVY PC
ard, will report next Thursday. Thus far, es
stimony has been collected, showing the most an
rofigate abuses AID corruption in the admin. as
traton OF that department of the Govern q
ent, and fayortism towards the Secretar,'s 81
latlons and partisans wholly unprecedented. pr
1t is in proof that Buchanan and Clancy 20
ones were direct parties to these disgraceful tu
illusions, and that the money was extorted for -
'rsonal and political objects mi
The Committee to investigate the account Of at
eedman, late Democratic Superintendent of IN
nbic Printing, will conclude their labors this i
eek. The evidence substantiates the CHARGE ART
at collision existed between him and Wendell.
: which contractors for engraving, lithograph. po
g and furnishing paper, we're systematically n
xed per centage varying from ten to thirty ia
r cent; that thousands OF volumes of dozen. -,
ents were receipted for as bound and printed, ros
lich were never delivered. In this way Gov, ~.
nment was plum ered Of hundrads ii 49, -