The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1860-03-31
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~ Pagss &C Illegal go. : aaa ofosasse 4 usa
Z % aapoAsess tssspeAk ahes IN ehat was dou
! and asid. and uadoae. el2or eisat bins pas
4 their thsFd reading. and shout seventy.1ve the
hsst nd eecoad ssAdinga ~hilat quissa NJ,
! Nete caaasnsd " che sosnb Of he Cspssetal
not only this, but considerahlc apeechifyinr !,
81 done On the railsead grant IN, Judge Taylors \,
! Jones' ih.sspssials naakiast two o. thrss -
II speeches against ~ bill M she shape IA which
D. gas nnally ordered d Le epgrossed ior 4 M,
i wedding His labors here in behalf Of the parti,
uaar tnseEesss q his constitacncy in this reRar
nave been tnost cctstant. He ID TOO, in renets
Z = very able lesialator and commands univers,
\ respect Aeee, - be should the hearty thanks !
/ the people ofslightly democratic Jones for 4;
4 efforts IN their behalf ls II a--
There wasA good deal Of INDIGNATION cxpresse,
oy members Of the House toward the article Il
the Davenport aGasctte aasailing Honess Job,
fdwsFds who has informed me that be u, mo-
written line for his paper, NOR sl,ctated ! SEN
tenee for II. since he LEFT home few DAYS be
tore she ssssicn commenced. greatly regret
ted that the Gazette should have assailcsi the
popular speaker Of The House for . matter will
whichh he had no more to do than the man in the
| MOON Va sE
The Senate was engaged considerable length
OF time in discussing bill appropriating money
| 70 the asylum ios the blind At vinton Il SEEM
cd % be pretty generally agreed shat no more
woAA be appropriated now than should be deem
ed necessary tosaye the State from Loss by
reason Of the unfinished condition Of the build
| ing The bill was referred to the Committee on
Public Buildings, though mot without the protest
Of Drumnsond against its being appended as
sort Of tail to the big kite down at Nj. Pleasant
Al lively discussion was had on military bill. .
introduced by Judge Hagans. Scott made one
Of his jolly speeches. and kept the Senate and
galleries ina roar for half an hour. "Adjutant
General Bowen" Dock Davis, and Hagans also
made patriotic, lively and humorous speeches
Depend upon it, the military character Of our
people is only appreciated by the Senate Some
discussion was had on resolution introduced hy
Duncombe to expunge from the journals the &C
count OF the action taken in regard to Mr.. Camp
BELLS structures ON Gov. Rusch. Quite a num-
Der OF bills were passed, among which ia one for
a stringent license liquor law, as substitute for
the House bill providing the re enactment of the
old prohibitions lawa think the matter will rest
here without farther action.
The Scnate has been busy to-day passing bills
OF more or less general Importance. 1t passed
Dr. Davis bill for the appraisemcnt Of property
taken on execution II Is substantially like the
statute Of Indiana, which has been in forcegHhere
with very good effect, for the last eighteen or
twenty years. 1 hope it will go through the
House instead Of the very good, but more CON-
plsx bill By Mr. Clark, of Johnson
The House has also been engaged busily in pas.
sing bills, and among them is the Cedar Rapids
Railroad bill, which passed By vote of IS yeas
to "a nays. l hope it will also 60 through the
Senate. for the people along the line are unani-
nous in favorPof the measure, as petitions innu.
merable abundantly testify. Some discussion
between Bersman and Clagget was had ON the
bill introduced by the fssner gentleman for the
protection Of the ballotbox from illegal voting
The bill is not by any means in the nature Of
registry law. 1t provides that parties whose
votes are challenged shall not only take, but
subscribe written oath or affirmation, showing
the faets as to whether the party challenged be
or be not entitled to vote. The oath is to be kept
by the judges Of election for future usc if need
be. The measure would do something against
the voting early and often gentry, and, of course,
some filibnstering took place on the part Of the
democracy when it was introduced.
LrNKENsALE.
DEs MONIES, March e2d, 1850.
FRIEND DuNHAN I'll believe it was Napoleon
who adopted the plan Of c,nfering marks of
special distinction upon those officers and others
Of his army who proved their fidelity and brave |
ry by deeds Of wisdom and valor in the hour of |
emergency. The, policy was and is a good one,
and the principles it Involves may be applied in
othcr cases. Permit me to say word or two
in reference to n few Of the many Republican |
menibers of the present Legislature Among
those who are recognized as the most prominent
l would mention the Hon. NJ. L. McPukRsoN,
Senator from Madison county. If were to say |
he was handsome man, all the ladies, ercet8 one,
might differ with me in judgment, yet whoever
hooks upon the apparently rough exterior Of the |
Senator from Madison, and secs what he cannot |
help 1,a see, warm heart and generous soul
reflected in every lineament Of his countcnance,
must honor the judgment of Ast in choosing |
a life companion.
I regard the Senator from Madison rs man |
OF no ordinary ability. He speaks but seldom,
but when he does he receives the most marked |
attention. There is u,ethod in all he does and
logic in all he says, hence his arguments are
forcible, to the point apd convincing. Like his /
face, his language bears the unmistakablc marks |
Of honesty, hence its power to cnlighten and |
convince. Politically the Senator frC,A Madison
l. strong man-strong in intellect strong in /
thought and doubly strong in aniDvari con
sciousness Of right. He il no mere tme-server,
nor could be be, if he desired. Hi. organiza- !
tion forbids it. He was made ad'honest man,
and he cannot be any thing else.s His convic-
sions are the result Of thought, and hence he
moves forward in the path Of duty for . purpose,
and asss purpose q right one.. BY his political |
sdversaries he must and viii ever be feared
The sophisns Of modern Democracy are but
mere cob.webs before his honest, strsightfoF
ward chop-logic style Of argument =
Nj. McPherson is native a Chatham counr
", North Carolina. He Is comparatively
young man, only 50 years Of age, though he
looassa bone so,dsr. His complexion y Of the
NorM order -lnir and whiskcs OF . reddish
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