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The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1860-07-07

WAITING TO SEE WHERE THEY STAND.-Some
Democrats got together at Cedar Falls few eve
nings since TO prepare to ratiiy the nomination
made ut Baltimore. As the Attendance wa.
small, after an informal discussion of political
matters, lawyer NcC. made motion that the
meeting be adjourned for one week 'sto let the
friends have time to zee where they stand" 1t
is doubtful If they end it out in that time.
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1860-07-07

Suit has been commenced against physician
residing in Arch street Philadelphia, to recover
penalty Of $50 which he has incurred by refus.
ing to answer the quertion ola census-taker as to
the value Of his property. The Doctor takes
the ground that the Government has no power to
compel MIN TO answer such question. He is
both obstinate and wealthy, and will defend the
stand he has taken 70 the last
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1860-07-07

CIRCULATE x11E DOCUMEuT8s
In order 70 give our paper the widest circula-
tion and SECURE TIE largest possible hed Of labor,
We have determined 70 send the Hawk-Eye at
very reducsd rates 5oe Tie Presidential campaign
weeroposs 70 soaA the Weekly Hawk-Eye 70
single subscriber from the 10th Of Nay till No
vembss arst, for SIXTY CENTS TEN COPIES
for FIVE DOLLARS-TwENTY COPIES to
one add~ss Tor NIGHT DOLLARS
The Seni-Weekly Hawk-Eye will be afforded
for lie sans dine, 70 single Subscribers at el.-
Clubs II Eve -. Clubs VI ten 81.
Send In orders early, always accompanied with
The money. Leading Republicans throughout
Central and Southern Iowa, win confer faro,
which shall be reciprocated, by aiding in giving
IN increased State Circulation.
Address
Q. DUNBAR,
Burlington, Iowa
80 A il d impoaible for ~ to furnish back
numbers Of either Of The editions Of our paper,
We shall ssnd Il 70 all Campaign Subscribers from
the tina the money II received and paper start
ed, ave and half months, or for . term fully
equal "a that advertised above. This will carry
those forward whose names are entered by tht
middle Of June to the iirst of December Ever,
paper Win be discontinued when the time expires
for which It has been paid.
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1860-07-07
KEEP IT BEFORE THE PEOPLE,


That the Baltimore Democratic Squatter Sow.
ereignty Convention nominated one Benj Fitz-
patrick As the Douglas Vice President, in the
face Of the stubborn fact that this said Fitzpat
rick voted for Buchanan's Leconpton Constitu,
ton for Kansas, and also for JEFF Davis Slave
Code Resolutions; thereby carrying out lin a
horn) ''my principle" to leave the people of the
Territories perfectly free to form and regulate
their own institutions in their own way, subject
only to the Constitution of the United States.
KEEP 1T BEFORE THE PEOPLE,
That the Convention which nominated Douglas
at Baltimore, adopted a resolution in cfee.
abandoning Popular Sovereignty, as follows:
Resolved, That this is in accordance with
the Cincinnati Platform, that during the exist
ence OF Territorial Governments the measure oil
restriction, whatever it may be, imposed by the
Federal Constitution on the power Of the Ter
ritorisl Legislature over the subject Of the DO
meetic relations, AZ the same has been or shall
hereafter Be finally determined by the Supreme
Court Of the United States, should be respected
by all good citizens, and enforced by promptncss
and fidelity BY every branch of the general gov.
eminent"
KEEP IT BEFORE THE PEOPLE,
That Democratic President vetoed the Home
stead Bin Of the late Congress which was des.
tined for the benefit Of poor white men, and that
q majority Of the party in Congress have always
been opposed To it.
KEEP IT BEFORE THE PEOPLE,
That according to Stephen A. Douglas ewn
showing, his great psinciple' Of Popular Sover-
eighty has converted ~ tract of free territory
five times rs large as New York into slave terri
tory, and has extended slavery from the Rio
Grande to the Gulf Of California, and from the
line of the Republic of Mexico, not only up to
W deg. and 80 min., but up to 50 degrees, giving
the South more than degree and half more
slave territory than they ever claimed"
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1860-07-07

NO MORAL DIFFERENCE. --BrOwnlow says that
q mn, a. be dispisea. Northern stealing Aho-
utionisss he can soc no moral difference he
tween that crime and the money stealng OF the
Democratic Office holdera TO tho latter hov.
ever, he awards the preference on one point
their stealing h not sectional, but u done where
ever the public money an b. found.
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1860-07-07

a We witnessed shs operation Of Gronberps
reaper and Mower yesterday, upon wheat Geld
In this vicinity. The grain was thin upon the
ground, and III soil vesy vet from recent rains
two circuzAstanoes nuoA against Vie success az
shs reaper. NevsssAsasss Il worked we'll, cutsin.
IL grain svsnly ssd sstsing j. an. We have
aot had uaeh axpsrisece In grain cutting. .na
Aons ~ith paasnt psapss. Our opinion 4 nj.
therefore sasialea - nach weight when 8.
tAssefses. sGsssn IL opinion that Grouberc. !. i.
= sssslls.t raehiae, cutting grain r,nia,v.
evenly 80 @sothly. naeh better shan i, !. - !.
ah's e e y By haad-shas is 10 well and M.
ssaasal'y bsilt slnoss entirely Of iron. ana ao-
49, = - f'nsss ve arc expressing =.
- e - : @an sxpssisass, ailer !.
~ = - = Asr,~
- Aaiisss. = ~
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1860-07-07

Mr. EDITOR: Asyou are aware, there has lately
between your city and Clifton, by which mail we
receive all our southern matter. You are also
doubtless aware of the fact that, since this
change, the citizens of this place, and all those
whose post offices are along the route, are CON-
PEELED to submit to the necessity Of having their
mail uatter thirty hours later than by the old ar
ranger nent. 1t used to be that busins SO men Of
this p lace writing to Burlington early in the
mornii Ig could receive an answer by the next
day. Nou two days must clapse before we re-
ceive my answer TO correspondence.
Pro ,abi, tie greatest objection to the new ar
ranger aent is, that, whereas we heretofore re-
ceived your paper, the Hawk-Eye, the same day
on viii ch it was published, We now read the news
one day later This is plain case of arrogance,
the mos e so, as we know Of no ones who are ben
efited-even the contractors, who would be sup.
posed TO understand this matter We are at .
loss to understs md the matter for the very reason
that no cause for. the change has been shown By
any OF the post masters as far Is We know, ex-
cept, perhaps BY one We heard Of who lays the
blame on one Of q ~ smallest officers Of the route.
The people belle, e thts-er3r the iefs-and are
watching, Aacawber like, for something TO turn
up.
We wish you, Mr. Hswk-Eyc, % examine this
natter, and agitAie the SC bject down in Burling-
ION, and u possibls bring about The old arrange
sent. In the meantime, We up here viii keep at
esse one eye open. AID IL des seinpments. such ~
soAe 81 ss iook for. are made qua NAV expect %
'oaf ''sthin drep" WAsaa1a4
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1860-07-07

The CoNET.-The new Comet is visible at
present to the naked eye. Mr.. Bond, of the
Cambridge Observatory, says ''therc is no doubt
that the comet is approaching the earth, though
owing to the strong moonlight, its low position
and increasing distance from the sun, it il doubt
full whether it will become very conspicuous to
the naked eye" He further says, Sin the large
telescope it presents an appearance curiously
Ike that of the great comet of 1858, on a re-
duced scale. The tail branches or in two
st""ams from the nucleus"
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1860-07-07

cB- On Tuesday morning the inhabitants of
Haverhill, Mass, were unpleasantly moved by
the sight of two efigies hanging to cords sus-
pended across Main Street. One of these was
labelled Caleb Gushing, a traitor to his coun-
try" the other "George johnson, false to his
constituents, his country, and his God" Their
appearance created considerable excitement, but
at o'clock they were cut down by an attache
of the Post Office department., very much to the
annoyance of the Douglas Democrats.
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1860-07-07

u The editorial shooting in Lynchburg, w..
LAST week, has resulted in the death Of Joseph
Button one OF the parties and his brother Rob.
s'was NOT expected to live at last accounts. The
'"o buttons we're editors Of the virginian news
paper, and their assailAnts were the brothers
aafos'cke ofthe Republican. The four met on
'ne street 1t noon, and ~ il by common consent,
.'' ofew their pistols, and fred The Hardwickes,
VINO gave The mortal wounds, escaped unharmed.
.ns.e naa tor several days bcsn personal dit
ncesy between then, which. It seems, could hot
. settled In the columns Of their respective jour
naia The nature Of ths difficulty is not stated.
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1860-07-07

LlSKESsAKE-On Monday evening Linkensale
u. u. Ingersoll delivered speech at the Court
House to = good audience. Link IL 4 trump a
good fellow and good speaker, and d doing
good work in the good cause Of Republicanism.
He took up the Republican Platform aud discus.
ed ns prlnc'p.es, y the entire satisfac-
ton Of the Republican side Of the audience ma
% the no less entire discontinue Of the democrs.
~ Before he left he procured I club O. Ia,
subscribers TO the Semi Weekly Hawk Eve. and
ven sen. On ~. way rejoicing. We hespesk 4
hearty reception wherever he NAV "a. m tha
say we may my that all who want he earliest
news dnfing the campaign, In this locality, must
~ y from the Daily Hawk-Eye, a. il comes
sn.ousn Inat paper foil three days sooner than
Press = and Tribune of Friday, and The Hawk Eve
y y Mpnaay. containing the news Of Saturday,
any o. our citizens rely On the Press and iii.
y1.u ~ tne latest news. and Il l. IN nstlusion
that 40 reading man can wen d. vithonr. I'M \.
cannot compete with tho Hsuk.Eys 81 our 49,.
Republican.
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1860-07-07

Tan following interest ting collOquy actually
| took place a few days ago in Sigourney, between
Douglas Democrat aud his old friend lately dit
to, but now Republican:
i,0aIds D,mocrd.--Weil, how do you enjoy
yourself in your new politics?
l.tptbticoa.-Oh very well. lis gratifying
to be Identified with party that is capable Of
making platform and candidate. ] should
think you democrats would so n feel as if YOU
were about 10 be executed, if you hang much
lager with no platform to stand on.
n. Dem.-Neyer fear that. We are going to
run Douglas, and with no.finteryention Tor 4
platform we will sweep everything before u.s.
Even the Republicans will vote for Douglas.
tell YOU what it is, sir, this doctrine OF non
intervention, is what the people want--it i
popular and will carry in spit. of all the fire.
eaters and black republicans
Eep.-ipu don't pretend, my dear sir, to say
that sou couple Douglas with a non Intervention
platform.
=. Dem.-Certainly TO- 1t is the very thing
that makes him SO popular. H. is opp ,sed to
legislation OF slavery, and is in favor of the Su
preme Court setting thar question, which saves
Us any bather about il. So you see this ques-
ton which IS 50 endang aring the Union is at
once disposed OF BY non intervention
H.a-Nhy, my old friend, | am surprised a.
YOU Let Inc explain. This non-intcryenton
aoSeAAhS Aao thS oiig plilih litdt kept lHe Win
your party after the Kansas Nebraska bill OF
1854 passed. l believed the party honest about
that, and especially did think SO OF Mr.. Doug
las when he was fighting the Administration
three years ago. But since that time Mr.. Doug
las, and his part of your party have abandoned
hon-interyention, and there il no party IN the
country now which does advocate it.
". Daaa-I don't understand Mr. Douglas that
way. II you prove that 70 me am ready to 20
Tor Lincoln, tor tile Administration is so putrid-
~ corrupt that would not vote that wing Of
the party ut all, and don't blame you for falling
out with that much OF it,
Kept 10 plain sir. The firceaters and South
generally claim Congressional intervention to
protect and extend slavery. The Republicans.
claim Congressional intervention to prohibit the
extension Of slavery, and you Douglas men
claim judicial Intervention, that will either do
one or the other and you don't care which,
Now where is your nollintervention partys-
When you come to popular rights which Il the
more acceptable to the citizens. Congressional
legislation that comes directly from the peoples
fresh representatives or Judicial legislation that
comes BY y Supreme Court who hold oifcs for
life, aud whose acts are as much be, onl yoar
reach, as the acts Of Louis Napoleon? II yoL
prefer the latter how much democratic sovereign
~ can you squeeze out of its What liberty
loving people want it.
u. DeA--I declare that never locked at ii
in that light. |. does look a little crooked and
unpopular Ill think about it.
Exit ID. Dem. in d brow II study = Si1Ourncy Rem
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1860-07-07

BENTON CouNTY-Hr TIE NAIL on THE HEAp.
the Vinton Eagle, in telling why Douglas was
nominated, thus gives the reason OF the ardent
zeal which has been manifested in certain quar-
ters in his behalf THE politicians who put him
up don't hope to elect him, but they hope to get
INTO Congress by getting on the same ticket with
him. For instance, Our Ben OF Dubauuc, i
the predestined nominee OF the Second Iowa Dis.
triet Ben Is from Jefferson county, Va, is
iuil-blooded pro-slayery man, like Jim Williams,
OF Dubuque, but he goes for Douglas because
The name Of Douglas may aid him in the strus.
gle for a seat in Congress We wish him ioy IN
the experiment. Vandever is just as certain to
represent US another term as an election il held.
The experiment Of putting up Douglas for the
benefit OF > lot Of broken down political hacks
Of the North will be decided failure
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1860-07-07

TIE ALBANY RATiFrcArIoS MEErINa--Speak
ing Of the Lincoln ratification meeting in that
city on the evening of Wednesday last, .he Al
bany Evening Journal, says it was ''the largest,
most enthusiastic, and, in every way, the most
gratifying and successful meeting which has sig
ralled the opening of any Presidential campaign
within our memory"
Hon. Owen Loyeioy was one Of the speakers
1T this meeting.
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1860-07-07

The gap In the Mississippi Railroad il fni.h.
ca, and the connection through to New Orleans
i now complete. The time between New 81.
leans and Baltimore by this route will be abopt
seventy five hours. BY the completion Of this
link there Is now continuous railroad from
Bangor, Maine, TO New Orleans, except three
short ferries at the Hudson, Delaware. and the
Susquchanna rivers. This vast chain Of railway
y composed Of eighteen Independent roads cost
ing IN the aggregate for ASA miles Of road
,oSi; OF nearly one tenth OF the whole rail.
way system Of the United States OF which .9ee
are used in this continuous line.
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1860-07-07

HORSE THIEF LYNcnED.-On the night Of the
2lst of April horse was stolen from Allen Meek.
OF this county, two or three miles north Of w ash
ington. The thief made his escape, but was
tracked by brother Of Mr.. Meek's, ID the yicin.
its OF st. Joseph, No. Here the thief had ais.
posed of the horse, AMI shortly stole d pair Of
mules, in which he was detected, and fully iden-
tilted as the rogue who had stolen the horse from
this county. A meeting Of the citizens was held
and the thief tried and sentenced TO he hung. A
committee was sent with him into the woods for
the purpose Of lynching him, or cxtorting con-
fession. After one or two Swings at the rope. he
confessed TO stealing the mules and number Of
other animals, among them one from Mr.. Meek.
He WA then taken down and $50 lashes admins
tered to him, and put 10 jail At st Joseph. From
Jail, however, he escaped the second night thro
the aid Of accomplices outside, letting out At
the same time four or Eve other prisoners.-
Crawling into . freight car on the Hannibal 4
ST. Jo Railroad, he came to Hannibal without
being discovered. In few hours after his arri-
val he stole another horse and started south. but
had not gone more than twenty miles before he
was overtaken, brought back, aud identified by
men from St 10. Ms the same person Who had
been dashed there = tew days previous. and ~.
csped from their Jail. He was then taken ont
and hung till dead. The name Of the thief -.
Martin 7. Wright.
Tlese are the particulars ~ tbey we're r;ven
BY m Neck. Who rtarncd day or two s;nce
Warrington Pres.
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1860-07-07

The organ Of the New York Colonization So.
ciety says that the free colored population are
now applying for aid to emigrate, in numbers far
beyond any previous time. 1t is very desirable
that this disposition should be encouraged for
the future prosperity Of the colonies already
planted in Africa. The recent success Of our
cruisers in the capture Of slaycrs will bring to
those colonies large numbers Of unciyilizcd peo-
pie, and OF course the power to influence and
absorb this barbarous element must depend ye-y
much on the numerical superiority Of the educa-
ted classes The latter can only be maintained
by frequent arrivals Of free blacks from the
United States. Every motive. therefore, which
ever justified the system Of African colonization
now acts with increasing force
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1860-07-07

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souri, with the Willis family and moved to Wash
ington county, Arkansas, On the 18th Of May
last went to Fort Scott, thence soon to Oceola,
where he stopped to pay taxes on land, thence
to Fort Des Moiues few days, next to Oskaloo-
sa, Pella, and then to Eddyville, where they
camped few days below the Bridge, near the
river. He says that Mrs. Willis and the children
were with him at Eddyvillc, but after that his
memory is oblivious. Here his confession stops.
Events, persons, roads, days and nights seem
forgotten. He does not answer inquiries fur
ther-says he cannot remember.
Our Jail has been surrounded all day by HIM
dreSs of excited men, but there was no eadel
and John Kephart was not lynched.
He was taken out Of Jail before the cour,
for examination, but he waived the right and
Was re committed to await in the solitude of his
cell the sitting Of our November court-when
may God have mercy on his Sustained soul, for
he is neither fit to live or die.
G. W. Slagle appealed in . brief speech TO
our excited citizens 20 let hiyn live until swift
justice should claim its victim and the populaee
pledged their honor to let him pass to and from
the court house this time, safely. After ell, the
people believe in higher law-unwritten, back
Of courts and juries-the reserved rights of the
pcople--and where there i no safety in jails or
reasonable trust in courts-then, and then only,
Z nHy Be rigM and proper to appeal to Judge
Lynch. Yours q
A-Kaphart hung himself In his cell this
evening between 9 and O'Clock.
forming, = O'Clock HE still lives, breathcs
heavily and i anconscious. vim .end Won
word BY todayis mail
The Van Buren press., 1860-01-27
Agents for the Press.
The following nalaed gentlemen are our duly au
horize'l Agents to receive subscriptions for the
The River--Weather

The river is falling slowly. with only
water Tor boats Of light draft. Boats with
| mucI, freight experience considerable difli-
| Guilty IN getting up. The weather for the
last few days has been cloudy, with but lit
tie rain however-to-lay it is clear and
pleasant. AMI immediate prospect of a
rise in the River.
The LIME Rork. arrived early Sunday
morning. direct from New Orleans. with a
good freight, her polite Cbril. NJ. Brown
will accept our thanks for late papers.
The HeDyy F'a-AnyA, arrived from Gin
cinnati. Sunday evening with large freight
and departed for the same place, on Tues
day morning
Th- Dsha arrived from Little Rock Oh
Wednesday evening-her Clerk has furn-
ishct Us with late papers and the following
memorandum -
9 Steamer Delta left Little Rock Sunday
at o'clock met Leon same night at Nat
ural Steps passed ''Arkansaw Traveller
below Spadra Bluffs; met Little Rock
aground at Titsworth's Landing passed
:i9th Parable !, and took forty IONS of her at
Sycamore Flats; met Henry Fitzhugh above
Ozark passed Hickman aground at Frog
Bayou bar.
The lrt0nsa~ TroreHerarriNei yesterday
evening direct from New Orleans: she will
leave today direct Cor New Orleans.
The Hick1naR in hacking off bar at
Frog Bayou-about thirty miles below here
yesterday, struck log ant sunk in about
four feet Of water. We understand she can
he raised without much difficulty, and will
probably arrive here tomorrow or the dav
after She had put out her Fort Smith
freight At the mouth Of Frog Bayou to cna-
bic her To get here with the freight for this
place consequently her Fort Smith freight
Is probably ~, and her Van Buren, freight
damaged, although to what extent we are
not advised Every one interested, hoyvev-
er, may rely upon the ability, energy and
experience OF Capt. Byers in everything
being done that could be done to protect
their interest
The 3Jfk Parallel Is aground at or near
the mouth Of Frog Bayou. She NAV be
considered low water boat to have got thus
far Up upon The present low stage Of water
when 1t Is taken4 into consideration that
much smaller boats had 10 Tighten over the
lar at that place she will probably arrive
here IN a day or two her clerk, Capt Car
ter. came up to- day by lan1 from her. She
has large cargo on board.
The HATE Nay was advertised TO leave
Cincinnati for Arkansas River on the 10Th
nit.
The Looa is due here to day.
Th, Dcta left this morning for Little
Rock
The -U"srogee left for FoIt Gibson on
Wednesday.
The Q~ogow was advertised to leave New
Orleans on the lG;A inst.
The Van Buren press., 1860-01-27

E<I There are many persons who make
a practice of saying to little children, to
,rhom has come the gift OF a brother or Il
sistcr. = Now, baby ycs,r nose is put ont
81 Jo.nt you can never be mothers baby
any more, for she has got another" This
Is SAIL in thouGhtlessness-often with glee.
bat 1t strikes like 4 stone into the Laby's
heart to which it Is addressed.
The Van Buren press., 1860-01-27
Notice.

Z ) hereby given 10 the Stockholders Of The Little
z Rock .ind Fort Smith Branch of the Cairo and
Fulton Railroad Company. that by an order of the
Board of Directors of said Company made on the
2i'l day of December, \. ID. 1859 that a call Of
Fire PR cent has been made upon the S.ockiol lcrs
of said Company, TO be paid on the FIRST dag Of
March, =. d. 1850. upon the stock subscribed.
Prompt payment is expected and will be- requir-
ed. By order of Board Of Directors
j. b. OGDEN, Secretary
Van Buren,. Dee. %, 1859.
Fort Smith Herald and Little Rock Ga-efie, will
copy till March lst.