The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1860-03-24

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u. i ovinioa bat N ~ oold Be- passcd
W;las.s, ae6aiag ~ dstia ana pov-
-. end nnisiag ~ later uAensves
r ..,.sury 70 project thspseplse egainse she
s-t.ss Il these overshado~ing cotpots.
4. ~ cne hand our Law makers shoaA
a'a> 80 sAsss SpaPanies o. deprive shem n.
= W. :..s,,1ircsls II privIlegesor ftanshtsssthAt
60 -. ersased so them BY their chegssss o.
~ s-., - cf she General Assdnhly that are
-.. "a csatrscA On ~ o6her hana
n, sDr shs ssass 70 Put itselfInsl = power
h. .,spirg compadies thAs recoghise no
~ shas of making the poss - =
80 " r.;rosa sock, and manage VI aeseral
- - ! ingie eye % this object or the
-. i IisIe danger. Organized wealth,
lA Aa-.,eating chattle slavery il the South,
..,,.sw Railroad systems Of the North, is
y .rs.ia Of securing its rights, and often
\. .,,;.l ptiyileres that should never lie grant
=. railroads. ought to keep their princi-
-. in this State, with oDeif stock books,
.eo. the exaninatiM ofetockholdcrs, and all
,saAg. Of Direc.os bould Be Assd at this bu-
dssU1Sce.
,-.r. ststsmens should be required Of the
go = he compAnies, to be made annually,
,~i.yye rcss receipts for tolls. and expendi-
-. n u pu?cses, net pro6ts, dividends, etc.
c...dsksrcral roads 70 fence, or pay al
a.u,vs - from the ncelecl .
cvrysl u several roads 70 have FIXED rates
N Al transportation Of persons and property.
IN requirement win b. very dificalt to enforce.
ssns mode Of taxation should be devised
IA vhk il does not lav extraordinary bur
!. upon acsc companies, viii still compel
a 10 sesr lair proportion Of the expenses
f,rsuuen,. To tax the stock owned in shis
", !. not taxing tlie railroads, because, by the
,.siua device og mortgage bonds, the four or
" Or six millions Of dollars Of stock, which We,
.au,t;es. ci.ies and individuals have invesfed
a,ck is not worth o many cents-the whole
noun, has been swallowed Up and sunk. Our
Eastern friesds have the oyster, We the she'll
Lhey ought at least q pay taxes. Gamblers are
eeustc,ned, after cleaning out" their comprn-
n, 10 donate a small sum. to'theif victims to
rr eurreut expenses Our Eastern owners
rhi to be as liberal, and IL they are not, we
link Il b our duty to compel them to be, and
ust them pay taxes upon fair valuation of
.hsir property lying in this State
/ liarmess havc mortgased their farms 70 the |
u wIas-if the owners Of goods owe for all Of
k@ hysv York-ifmy printing Office is patch
N aa@svith chattlc mortgages, still all a,e
snegd to pay taxes upon the assessors ap-
ksisneut, without the smallest drawback. Is
rnr good reason why railroad corporations
sa2 do the same thing, and pay taxes up
aal prcperty.
! lr RrIE.-Hsrealter when indecent adver-
rseuss are forwarded to u, with tho money!
stall throw the advertisements into our waste
~ md pocket the money We cannot insert
~ thing 0! the sort, and consider it too much
uul's to write letters and pay the postage upon
Rmy thus returned. -
/ la SrsKkvIsoR SYsTEn.-Wes are very glad
a hill has passed both houses of the Iowa
ssa,ure, substituting the Supervisor for the,
oun'y judge system for county government in
n. State. We have never livcsl under this sys-
len, aldMrer Of course, witnessed its practical
Peraiion Yet We are well satisfied it will give
Pisi4rtion, and become populaF With the people
lAen i has had q fair trial. The reasoa we
PM twill be found to work well and to gen.
4 siisfacton, i because il is essentially den-
Paic' mode Of government representing
part and every interest in the county, and
Pfry doing away with the one man power. 1t
lAe found very difficult for favorites to get
cusrscts ont Of = County Board of Super,i-
F'-much more so than ftcn County Judge
fnh constantly tempted to use the patronage
\ his oaee for political and personal aggrah-
sMent. s.I
GARnsoS Oh sEwARD.-The Boston Libera-
p, ot March 9th, has a caustic review Of h.
)evands hte speech Itopcns with this quota
ION from bis Rochester speech, in 1858:
saail ! tell you what this collision meanss-.
|hey who think that it is accidental, unnecessa-
the work Of interested or fanatical agitators,
y therefore ephemeral, mistake the case alto
thef. is an isrepressible conflict between op-
lsag and saiuriRg forces;; and Il means that Ghe
nd Ss ,aust aud .cn, sooner or later, beeosse.
teeSs aasesoldi"g .af'on, or entirely a free
sr sstea
ls ioiiowiug paragraph, which closes Gasri 4
laseouments, viii serve as a specimens:
y. ienptation which proved too powerful for
Webster, is scducing Mr.. Seward to take the
Nv dgxnward course; and his recent speech,
pa cicsely analyzed, will be seen to be but
I1k i any better THAN Mr.. Webster's 7th Of
rh speech, $780, Its effect will ue highly
Aaneeal 10 the moral sentiment Of the North
@leet Of slavery; whereas, it was in the
s1d Nr. Seward, BY vigorous and lofty
saens Of the great doctrine embodied in
Aschsster speech, TO have kindled thai senti
nj electric fame, which would have
through all the n-slavehoiding Ststeos
4, sssistible power He has gone backward,
.@Es down. and he will drag many aloag
and selfrecovery, under such cirOam.
aearcely ever possible.
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I sA'sa % Aer ondes e use il GtsPetersbsrg.s
= metal Sot 4 t.e engine was chiefly done
rnl.adslpaia, but the maehine itself vas bailt
ahsanoad, Va 4. {
- 4annaa webber, Of Elnir.., York..
N !. !aa s0np'eted her hundrel. .th year and Gel.
q a. ,,,s s,as'h - r.s. o..thday. So .as born
-, !. sss O;seans Bee does syss sspvssss -
M; party movement,n except asa meins q
~. "e North. It says: sAmong the cottQn
~ eonnonwealths of the extreme GDa1h,
ossion % Den,ocracy is rapidly dsind-
,,. ~. anikssscs, - " .ession ti'sther
-, Nnains Of the old antagonism to the
a. party tosFsompt an acquiesceace in
!, ss'ons Of - committee. In the North
~ ea apd Middle States It j. quits pro-
addrea win - pith cordial res
c. = Soar .. B0E8R-Ths late Mr. John
a. ss'' shosc dangasSr Mary Ann married hes