The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1860-01-28
BURLINGTON SATURDAY JANUARY q, 1850


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,lBY TELEGRAPTI
~ Nj Washington, Jan. 80
The Pest Once Dcpartment has been notice
by M. Morgan. contractor for carrylng the mail
between New Orleans and Vera Cruz, that
has withdrawn the steamer Tenlnessee, and ca1
not carry the malls any longer Tor tho poseAge
The service wil, therefore, havs 70 Be pcrforme'
by sailing vessels
| The Treasury balance il under 5000 900 dol
lars, Including amounts subject to drafts, an
rssefvci for mint service, upon which advance
are made by deposits q gold dust for coinage
half this sum i intended to meet the Post Ohcs
deficiency, due last July, whenever Congress slIal
pass m appropriation ill., and the rest y requir
ed for six months, ending on the alst December
A report has prevailed fcr several days pas
WI et ss ~ vi. Ncu York, Jan. q.
The Steamship New York sailed today fos
Southampton and Bremen with lO4 passenger
and 80 ,00O IN specie. ta#
She took New Orleans mails Of the l4th NJ
/ The Hungarian, from Portland this pm, takes
New Orleans mails Of the til, and telegrams ol
the 2lst;
He1ld's Washington Correspondence
Reaf, old Browns Secretary Of State. has ar
rived and will testify tomorrow. II Is stated
that he declares that the act of Browns was scp-
arate from all political organizations and polti-
clans that he did nothing to implicate any menu
Der Of the Republican party.
He win testify to . correspondence between
Brown and Senator Wilson, but he asserts that
Mr.. Wilson denounced the proposition Of Brown
TO run slaves out Of slave States, rs m act of
II Ia 49,
tee to call Wilson, Joshua Giddngs, Jno. Brown,
jr., A. N. and A. Lawrence A. witnesses.
Realf 10 looked upon a. q most important wit.
ness, ~ he has indicated that he will make
clean breast Of the affair, and It is understood
he will implicate prominent persons in New York
and New England.
Washington, JAN 81.
Richard Realf, who reached here on Thursday
night, was this morning examined by the Har-
per's Ferry committee. lie Is reported as high
" educated.
Arrangements have been made for executing
the Senate and Executive Printing ut Rves Globe
Office. a
Washington, jan g.
HorsE-Nr. Barksdale spoke on the question
Of organisation, and arguing for union to de-
feat the Republicans Mr. Barkadale said the
House presents to the people Of the country =
scene which has but one parallel in history. The
House has been seven weeks in session, and al
though ballot after ballot has been taken, no
Speaker has been elccted; no Organization had
been effected, while the great interests Of the
country had been totally neglected, the Demo-
Gratis, South Americans and anti tiLecomptonites.
I'll protesting to stand in the attitude Of hostility
to the Republicans, should unite to defeat the
latter. The Democrats have manifested every
disposition to unite with the South Americans
and An.i-Lecomptonitc on a national basis IN
til their spirit Of concilation has become ex-
hausted. The South Americans have nominated
Mr.. Gilmer, who could never be acceptable to |
him (Barksdalc( Mr.. Gilmer, If elected, must |
be supported by some Of the Republicans, and |
he would vote for no man who commended him. |
self to the consideration Of that party. He did |
not doubt Mr.. Gilmer's loyalty to the South, but
his political conduct. Rather than the nominee |
Of the Republican party should be elected, a |
man who received no vote from Is Of the States |
Of this Union; rather than his State and section !
should be dishonored by the election Of Mr. |
Sherman he would repeat the declaration Of Mr.. \
Pugh Of Alabama, let discord reign here and |
forever. He proceeded to give history of the |
progress and present aspect of the slavery ques-
tion, which prevented the organization Of the |
House;
Mr. Corwin was called ont by remark Of Mr.. !
a 5a
Mr.. Corwin was called out by remark Of |
Mr.. Rarksdale. He said he knew Of no Republi- |
ran who would 60 SO far as to say that if slave |
holding territory should be acquired by treaty, |
rs in the case Of Louisiana, and provision be
made theron that the people thus transferred |
should be admitted into the Union with all their /
rights of property which they then held He
Knew Of no Republican who would say that such |
was not the supreme law Of the land and should /
not be carried into effect
Mr.. Barksdale. So there is Republican who |
[avors the acquisition Of slave holding territory.
would like to ask whether Mr.. Sherman favors
,uch measure
Mr.. Curtiss replied that at this time he would |
,e opposed to the acquisition Of slave territory,
because We had got great deal too much Of il
low. A question however might arise whether
We shnuld acquire portion Of Mexico or Cuba.
But the question does not now exist and may not
or long period Of time.
Mr.. Berksdale--The gentleman from Iowa is
lot fit Representative Of the Republican party. |
1et Mr. Lovejoy speak; let him be put on the
tand, or Mr.. Dawes or Mr.. Hutchinson or Mr..
iooch. will take Mr.. Tappan; let him speak |
or the Republican party. They can elect you I
Ar. Corwin Speaker, but they refuse TO do it, /
md you are hostile enough to slavery in all con. |
ciencc. In the course Of his remarks he said /
hat he would resist the Inauguration Of Re |
publican President. The South know what their |
lights are under the Constitution, and are resolv-
d at all hazards to the last extremity to defend
hem in q case OF dissolution. The South would
rave nothing to fear and would have the sympa-
hy Of the world because they are in the right.
Mr.. Corwin. hnmoronsly said his object was.to
move that the House proceed TO ballot, they
lad done such things before, which he admitted
vith very little success il ever the House was
rganized it would be by voting
If the gentleman from Mississippi, Mr.. Barks-
lalc, who had advocated secession in the event
4 the election of . Republican President should
c elected Speaker, he (Corwin) promised to stay
n the Union. This farce which had been acted
ere for several weeks, very much to the amusc.
wing to the disturbance Of temper Of some
entlemen, had begun to be looked upon ar
erious matter, every gentleman should therefore
onscientio,.sly think what he shall do
He was reminded hy friends the other day
hat there was something in the election Of .
pcaker grcater than he supposed, viz: That in a
ertain event the Speaker might become Pres-
ent. He confessed he ives puzzled little BY
he suggestion, it might be so but he did not
hink this should be incorporated into their
houghts, as one Of Of the contingencies. It was
ot probable that either the President or Vice
resident would be amiable enough to die, that
lle speaker UlGHt succeed 70 tnelf place, ne UOcS
ot know, however, what Providence has in store
Or us He did moi know why the Helper book
hould be driven into their line Of thought II
night pc the product Of the liberty Of the press
Ihich il called in classic language, the palladium
{ our liberties.
No free Government in modern times has ex-
'tcd without . free press, so VIC must be content,
he freedom Of the press as We have it with all
IS abuses, as well as the blessings which dow
rom its use.
Mr. Corwin continued at some length depfe-
ating the appearance Of Helpers book and the
nvasion Of John Brown.
He concluded by saying that the Republicans,
i excluding slavery frnm the Territories, ad-
,itted they were doing exactly as the men Of
1874 did when they excluded II from the North
1cstern Territories.
Adjourned.
Washington, Jan. %.
The Times correspondent says the difficulties
i the Cabinet are two fold. The first with Post
faster General Holt, who refuses to hold Office
nless liberty ID given him to remove Isaac Cook
rom the Chicago Post Office The SECOND Ia |