The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1860-09-08

VOu3nObetO feel0e000. ss9g ~ aHS Nfs II.
eoy. Seward leayes sHo0Ugsow-sae TAnsipa
Mich, where he speaks ON Thursday next, an
snen proceeds to Kalamazoo, where be spesk
lon Saturday.
II tspseaal dlsPaseh - ~ oaaslAAasi 0asesse.1
Il WAsHlxGroS, Sept 3.
r DER RKLArIoxs WITH MEXICO.
learn that the Mexican question: is giving tn
Administration no little trouble, and that ON Sal
urday Cabinss council on the subject oceupie,
several hourA - sid tlat ths Governfnen
is determined not to permit Spain to take an,
undue advantage Of the weakness and imbecilit,
4 of Mexico.
Her attempts Of redress upon that unfortun.t,
country just now, when there is NO stable GOV
ernment in existence powerful enough to bfcal
down the different factions which divide the
country. prove positively that she has some sin
lister design 10 view. Il would not be surprising
4 u she really Intended to once more take posses
sion OF her ancient colony. Her war with Mo.
rocco has fired the vain and psoud hearts Of her
chiyalry with the assurance Of victory.
Knowing that France and England are not
averse 70 the schemes Of the Spanish Govern.
ment on this continent, and that, on the contra
~, they secretly favor any movement inimical TO
the interest and future Of the United States, the
Spanish DOns dream that the days of Cortes
have returned, and that the empire of the Mon
tesnmas will bow before the might Of her Catho-
lie Najesty. 60
GRIEVANCES OF THE ZION. Nh. FLORENCE.
The Hon. FhoA b. Flosence, Of Pennsylvania.
greatly aggrieved at the failure of his marty to
renomiuate him for Congress; the more especially
as it is charged that the Administration are Re.
sponsible for the result Mr.. Florence, notwith.
standing bic steady support of Mr.. buchanan,
complains that he has received more kicks than
coppers, and like true patriot 10 naturally in.
dignant. 1t ia believed that he intends to main.
tain his consistency by coming out for Douglas
He 10 the same gentleman who was so severely
criticised under the 6cticious name of the Hon,
B. Flourish by the States of this city, then and
nox violent advocate Of Douglas.
How TO CONVERT DEMocRAr.-Not mans
months ago good Douglas Democrat emigrated
from Ohio 70 Texas, for the purpose Of teaching
school &c. re did not, however, remain long,
being compelled to leave, or be hanged or mob
PEG US an Abolltiopist; he is now in Illinois,
and has written TO his friends in Wooster. an &C.
count Of the treatment he received at the hands
Of Democrats in Texas We are permitted to
make the following extracts from his letter:
But you have not heard Of my misfortune in
Texas. There was taken up by q mob one
night, about nine o'clock; they took me about
one hundred yards into = vacant building; there
they gave me short and disorderly hearing, de-
nouncing people Of this climate. and particularly
those Of Ohio and Massachusetts They suspi-
ci0ned me Of being an Abolitionist
"But to make the story Short some of the
mob brought rope after they examined me,
which occupied three or four bours. They read
all my letters, shout twenty 1--we, examined oil
my books, all my clothes, but found nothing:
searched my pockets, then proceeded to decide
in what way they would dispose Of me, whether
to whip me to death, or ticrmc on wild mule,
or hang me. BY this time became entirely re-
conciled to die, and made them brief speech
upon the Consequences Of pespetratin; Cd rash
and hazardous an act, explaining the cause of
their unfonnded suspicious, for which was most
certain then to die, for what my friends. for do
ing right. God knows that had done no wrong,
but had tried e reform them from the sin OF
drunkenness, hoisc racing gambling, with al, its
cause Of their hatred toward pe, and for this they
sought to kill me. but they began 10 moderate
after talked to them IN that Way. They then
began tpparley about how they would dispose Of
me in such way that some other people would
kill ,ne, and to this they agreed at length: That
they would send me through the State Of Louis.
lana With the report preceding me that was an
Abolitlonist, which would be equivalent TO DEATH
and that they were to describe me particularly,
as having hss one suit Of clothes Tor they kept.
trunk full OF clothes and chest Of new tools that
got m Ne" Orleans with AL my letters, maps,
eompass, dagnerreotypes, nine OF them. They
grove me IRON there az or after II eesoct. with
oiooonounds. ! nap2enen 70 nave three dollars
III My nocses. aad what wee due me could mot
ge., ABOUT $foO worth OF tools and clothes at
orleans prices. l Travelled put fifteen miles ON
Tue Louisiana ~ roaa t'h day then knoE1rS re To-
A.ion Q! the counties aapa lyesA ana the Indian
we eGn ~ aaytlme-by the pQon aud stars by
ni9nt; seepng as straight coaFae a hessable,
swimming some streafPA Wading Others, going
oyer HioEnsa.a. shrpugh sfopghs, sriers and brush
AN q II tnnbered country; at that ar this
time know that 20 Persan could travel through
that country without psipg every Preeaution; if