The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1860-01-07


Slide1 moved 70 refer the paper on the subiec.
OF the houmas Land Claim to the Committee on
Judiciary Il belonged properly to the Commit.
tee ON Private Land Claims, but = the moe;rs
as himself and colleague Of that motion had
been impagned, and as Nj. Benjamin was Chair.
man Of that Committee, he desired to CHANGE
its reference.
j NJ Collaner called attention to the fact that
-. bengamin was also on that Committee. The
SUBJECT was laid over till tomorrow.
large number of petitions of no general
interest we're presented
mr. bgown, Of Mississippi, followed in an in
tefmenable speech on the everlasting ..nigrer
q"es'lon," in answer to the Presidents Message.
demanding Congressional protection for slavery
IN hansas, etc. Believing that he is craxer than
the other Brown, we concluded to omit hin
speech.-ED. HAwk-EYE.l
George Wilson, Republican candidate for Nav.
or. elected by 600 to TOO majority over McIlvain
- Burlington, Nj, Jan 8.
fnilp Lynch. who murdered Coulton, at
noruentown three mouth since, has been sen.
fenced to be hanged at Mt Holy March 2sd.
New York, Jan g.
:, Ihls Am, at the opening of the Courts. the
no.. non James y koseyauit, presented his crsien.
:. .,a's, ana took oath of Office as prescribed by
'.,e constsulon OF the United States, as District
Attorney for the Southern District of New YorL
mayor Wood took possession, this forenoon of
MS Ola quarters at the City Hail. and comment
d business by dismissing all che attaches of tue
mayors once excepting three. His MESSAGE
contains but little novelty; 1t rehearses tha
powers OF departments of the city Governments
IT, Us aln beng to show that the Mayor should no,
ne heid responsible for anything, inasmach as
','c various branches OF the government ase al
most all Independent of his authority. ~ "
IRON Washington-Tribunc Correspondence. I
Miramon's formal protest against McLane,s
irea.y with .juarez will be presented to Mr.. Cas-
oy Miramon's representative in this city. Fur.
~, ,ner Intelligence from Mexico. announces that |
"irahon has projected another movement |
against vera Cruz. The Treaty will be pressed /
on tne ground that unless we interfere England |
and France viii to our exclusion.
~ is said the judgeship of the Court of Claims.
mace vacant by the death of Judge Black, will |
De gwen to Mr.. Hughes, of Ind, a Lecompton
member of the last House.
New York, JAN f.
Inc steamship Asia sailed to-day for Liverpool
with New Orleans mails of the 26th and tele.
graphs of the Sd and 4th no specie.
Auburn, Jan. 4.
Governor Seward left this city for Washing /
ton on the 3 o'clock train this morning.
Boston, JAN 4. (,
The State Legislature convened at noon to-day
n the Senate Chas P. Phillips, was reelected
resident, receiving S2 out of 46 votes: in the {
House Jno A. Goodwin, of Lowell, was chosen
speaker, receiving 1873 votes againft 81 for other
PARTIES. The Governor and Legislature then I
Proceeded under Military escort to the South
'hurch, where the election sermon was preached i
nd IF d. Il
Washington, Jan. A.
HousE.-Mr. Washburn of Illinois callee atten. a
lou TO letter he had received from a contractor
a Rockford in that State, in which the writer &
tates that the state of things exists owing to the
azure 10 pay the mail contractors cannot be p
imagined. Mr.. w. wished to say to the contrac. r
OFFS that he did not consider himself responsible
,r their distress. Mr.. w. washed his hands of o
IL responsibility. No speeches had been made b
MS SIDE OF the House; they desired an organ Il
,ation "
Mr. Barksdale asked whether the government I
ould now agree to the petition for temporary s
in order that the bill could he h
assed. h
Mr.. Washburne replied that the resolution | 4
roposed to fill the blank by the name of John
herman, but the Democrats objected. "
Mr.. Houston showed the. insecurity of Mr. i,
ashburns and his friends. He treated his L
+" ashburnsl proposition with the scorn and Il
ontempt 1t deserved. The gentleman intended il
defeat the object of his (Iouston's) resolution e
nd tor him to read that letter was adding insult
, injury T
MI. Washbur-The gentleman proposed to L
eet temporary Speaker and left a blank in the p
solution for the insertion of name; why did Il
e not accept that of Mr. Sherman. Il
Mr. Houston-Why would not the gentleman o
ecept that of Mr.. Mallory. He had said that e
the House would agree to this resolution he "
Ould propose to fill the blank with some indiy- a
ual whose name had not been connected with
&c contest and against whom there could have v
cen no serious objections. He wanted to act II
good faith. 81
Mr.. Stevens asked Mr.. Houston whether at the ri
anne time he wanted to include Clerk II
MI. ii. replied that was not necessary The l.
resent Clerk acts till his successor is appointed
Gentlemen do not mean to pay the contractors fl
hey want to keep up the outside pressure. il
MIR. Stevens-The gentleman must know that is
y the Constitution no bill can be presented d
o resolution etiered-till a Speaker and Clerk
re elected. "
MIR. H.-Gentiemen cannot escape in that way y
was mere subterfuge. The Clerk can remain | Il
Ill his successor is appointed. Up
MIR. Reagan spoke of the Republican party b
'hose principals were revolutionary in character n
nd calculated to promote sectional hostility and &
ubvert the constitution. They hold that the d
constitution Is in league with hell, and coyenent
Nth death. debate ensued between him and il
ir Curtlss who commended that the habes cor e
us prevents the resolution of the constitution v
le informed Mr.. Reagan distinctly that the peo- a
&c OF the North do not make war on slavery n
here it existsr
Mr. Reagan said he scorned sectional agitation II
very where. He made it point to rebuke sec W
onalisin at home, and he fought the enemies of tt
mon and the constitution. W
Here debates folloAed as the personal liberty I
ill Of Massachusetts,, Mr.. Davis, of that State. I
aking the principal part in it. h
Mr.. Hill asked whether negroes had more I
9hts IN massachusetts than whites. a
Mr. Davis. No less every man who claims free
lon has that right, of habaes corpus under the
avs which he lives, and any man who charges o
N the Republicans anything beyond that does n
lot understand the facts of the case e
Mr.. Hill asked what had become of the Amer
can party in Massachusetts, LIP
MIR. Davis replied the American party was | a
made up of about one half from the American I
,arty, and the other half from the Wing party |
The latter had gone into the Republican party, a
md the former hod returned to their original and
irst love. Qaughter) t.
Mr.. Hill asked what had become Of Governor
Banks who was originally a Democrat.
Mr.. Davis replied that Gov. b. thought better Il
If himself and country, and joined the Republi-
AN party. He and Gov. Boutwell,, like others Ii
n Massachusetts,, are like brands plucked from
he burning.
Mr.. Hill was willing to inaugurate party to
embrace every conservative element to give
,eace and happiness to a distracted land, who 8
would come up and join him in this work. He
appealed to the Republicans to hanl down their
,laek flag and unite with natural men. [
Mr.. Cox addressed few words to his Amelic IN
r;en, Mr. Hill to show him the Law in Massa- i
husetts o. the Alien Suffrage Question, adding $
hat il is a DC. sitiye disadvantage and misfor- $
une to be a white .nan.
There, Mr.. Hills reply was not distinctly heard.
Ie was heard 10 say that he bad no objection to
he probation He never expected TO 60 TO Mas
achusetts.
Mr.. Davis said it was time the Alien Sunrage
was opposed by few Democrats. IT was adopt
a by the Legislature and submitted to the peo-
de- The entire Democratic party staid at home
md refused to help that portion Of the Repn6-