The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-04-19
sss.hern Dlsunion Cenvenlien.


next The address Of this Committee-Messr
DeBow Of Louisiana, McRae Of Mississippi, Br,
an Of Texas, Yancey Of Alabama, and Chase Z
Florida--is emphaticslly political, scarcely mair
tanning even the thin commercial disguise Z
frst assumed for these morally reasonable q
therings. The Hartford Convention was patr
| otic and national" assemblaee, compared Wit
that proposed by these plotters against the Con
stitution and the Union. They furiously de-
claim about "periods Of great pablo peril,
warnings Of danger, ''sleep, and dreams Of se
curity, which experience teaches us. can onl
prove illu-ory," and dwell, With particular unc
tion % il detailing great outrage on Southern
rights. upon ''the recent triumphs Of Black Re
publicansm, in every Free State Of the North
and its seemingly secured majorities in tn,
Electoral College. These indignant patriot
| are simply exhibiting their donkeyho0d. tn,
Opposition will undoubtedly elect the next Pres
| ident, in constitutional manner, and put Al
end to this Southern agitation, Is controlling
element in politics; and what is more, thes.
loud blusterers will have to submit to this sta
Of things, let them call the next Administration
'Black Republican" or whatever they please
Gin. Gazette.
Senator Brown, Of Mississippi, in q recent
letter, thus declares in behalf Of the political
school he represents, the ultimatum for acting
with the Northern democracy in the Presiden-
tial election of 1860:
"Not only is the territorial legislature not al
liberty to exclude slavery by unfriendly acts,
but it 10 bound to give such adequate and suffi-
cicnt protection as its nature requires; and IN
default Of its doing 50, it is the duty Of Con-
gress to interpose and compel its creation to
discharge itself. To these positions the North
ern Democracy must come, or we cannot stand
with them in 1860. Anything sholt Of this is
mockery and a delusion."
The Marion Herald Of the 7th SAYS that quiet
town was thrown into commotion last Friday
morning by the arrest OF Alvah N. Fireman q
music teacher, on charge Of rape, committed
on the person Of Mary Riddle. The act was
done at German ball, in Cedar Rapids, on the
night Of the first Of March last. Sufficient ev.
dence was produced to bind him over for his
appearance at the next term of court, lst Of
June next, in the sum Of $500. He is now safe
ly lodged in the County Jail of Marion. It is
said be gave her scme stupefying drug.
An AFFEcrIoNATE SPoUsE.-A woman at
certain village in England went for arsenic with
which to poison her husband, but the apothe-
cary gave her soda, and informed her husband.
The latter took the poison and pretended to
sicken and die, and when she supposed him
fairly toad the wife put rope. around his neck
and undertook to make it appear that he had
hung himself. He could not stand that, and
came to and used the rope to give her right
down good hiding.
NoN-PAYING BoARDERs.-A moral has been an.
pointed by the late tragedy in Fourteenth street,
New York, which it may be well TO apply. The
it is said, would have been able to pay
and dismiss the revengeful cook, had all her
boarders paid up their arrears, and her lite was
q forfeit 10 their delinquency.
Missouri FARMER.-Maj. W. c. Connect, liv-
ing in Buchanan county, thirteen miles from
St. Joseph, Mo-, raised last year SO tons of
Hemp, l2,50O bushels of Corn, 5000 bushels of
Oats, and $50 tons Of Hay and in addition to
this he put down $4,000 pounds of Pork, and
soil 5000 worth OF Butter, Eggs Fruit, &c. His
net profits amounted to $1,000 Maj. Comet
is Virginia n and when he purchased his pres.
ent farm, his taxes were only 81 50.-[St. Louis
News.
Last week Wednesday will be remembered by
the clerks in the New York post Office. The
foreign letters despatched were 35, ,ls7; The for
egn letters received per Niagara, Kangaroo,
and Persia were 72,499; add 70 these 10000 for
domestic, sent and received, and we have to-
tai OF nearly 100000 letters, making the
the post Office.
Parson Brownlow has been in Virginia, hear
ing political speeches. He saysit is worth going
l5O miles to hear Goggn, on Democracy, and
Letcher He thus describes the latter -
John Letcher is an aber speaker than he is
reported to be, though he is no match for Wm.
L. Goggin. He is the personlfcation oil one of
the " first f.milies Of Virginia "-dresses fine
wears large gold spectacles, low down upon
bis nose has red head and fair skin, and cuts
bis hair close.
The Louisville Journal said Of Piccolomini
that ''as true lover Of the grape never dutes
his wine, she never mixes ything with the
pure purple poetry Of the drinking song" The
Boston Post evidently does not understand the
drift of this remark, IS its comment is: "Per-
haps not; but we can swear to her making un-
quick work Of pot of porter which a
kind parent held for her just alter the song at
the WINGS"
Last Thursday fellow named William Richie
was arrested in Davenport for counterfeit
ing. The News says he is one Of the Ellen
Sti oud gang, a pretty hard set. He managed
to escape by some dodge, but will probably be
arrested again.
GoING.-Samuel Curtis, son Of our Repre-
who returned from the gold diggings
about a month since, intends starting back
again to. morrow. We understand he will 60
BY way Of the Hannibal & St. Joseph Railroad,
and take oxen.-J Keokuk Post, 10th.
The man threatened with lynch law at Holly
Springs, Miss, was not Bos.onan, was re-
ported, but was Thomas s. Young, Of Philadel-
phia, and bore q requisition from the Governor
Of Pennsylvania. The Philadelphia Bulletin is
indignant 1T such treatment, since "the fugitive
slave Law has always been faithfully executed
in Philadelphia" Subserviency fares no better
than resistance.
The Albany papers Of last week recorded the
arrest OF young man named Moulton, Tor hav
ing three wives, and trying to get fou tn. This
week they record the misdeeds OF Mr.. John Bur.
ton Shaw, q juvenile bigamisi, who has, to avoid
\ like fate, fed from both his consorts, and the
police.
The Charleston Mercury says "there is but
one party in the United States, and that is the
abolition Black Republican party"
II is said that Mr.. Washington Irving has
completed the fifth volume, OF his Life Of Wash
ingtOn.
BUsY TowN.-The Oxford (Miss.) Mercury
says: "There was one bale of cotton and two
organ grinders in town on Monday. We noticed
two cotton brokers making heavy bids on the
organ, but the sale was not closed at sunset,
when our reporter left"
Two Irisbmen we're in prison, one for steal
ing COW, and the other for stealing 4 atch.
"Hallo. Mike! what o'clock is it." said the
COW stealer TO the other.
"And sure Pat, haven't any time piece ham
dy, but think it most milking time"
A friend Of ours lately saw over one hundred
swans floating on one OF the prairie ponds .
mile or two this side Of Wall Lake. Hamilton
Freeman.
A California paper says that miner on Gold
Hill, Columbia county, sat one day upor pile
OF rocks, complaining Of his hard fortune, and
throwing rocks from the pile on which he was
sitting into reservoir that WAS near, from mere
wantonness, not having ANYTHING TO do. Ano-
ther man, curious one, picked up the pieces Of
rock. examined them, snd upon pounding one
obtained $2O7 worth Of gold from 1t. Subse-
quently piece Of quartz near the same place
yielded $1,000.
A very good mode for getting about In cellars
nov days Is to step into two tubs, and push oil
with hroom-stick. The hint for this sty le Of
navigation we suppose was given BY the rats,
which float on the boards, and use their tails,
instead Of broom-sticks, for propellers.-lGate
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