The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1860-06-09

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q cscaf that he 500 ts ilshe eyen
= e WasAineto Her la6sss appearancc therc
!. mas BEN stutlinx NJ. Rcker A. Pryor. tae
OsaaW no son,eti'nc d.ellif9 vitSinian, baa.
! ss.ss ION sac start Of life thc representative
q hupdrct' thousand lteenen Or chs counsry. =
. ana o. negf.oes mot fcw-though Re doesnt
MENTION thas-did on Thursday, seixs neglected
truth, and drug her almost 81 tn liair of Der
nead upon the 6oor Of the Aiacricau Congress
Wnethert the motivewas an Unborn love If purity.
or desire 70 stand hefofc the country north Of
. the Tine ~ more satisfactory position than he
49, - neia sincc he recent atsssDpt 70 commit !
duei; whetheran irrepresGble impnlsc 70 hit scen
! one came over him. or whether he uas touched
! ~ that madness which The gods are sending d,
the Democratic party previous TO its destruction.
! no one can say. The result d plain. The Hali
Of Representatives has heard distinct words:
words ali the more damaging because they are
tfue-au tho more cutting because they cosne
, nom @. sne hps Of friend. yss have sting
quietly NJ Il he were saying the season were dry
NJ Pryor stated chat the President had winked
a. the giving, or had actually presided at the
distribution, tn gaping raftisans Of $50 900 or
the public money. Il would have been at least
humane for the Virginian to have given Repub-
hcan evidence for this statement; then the Exec
ntive Head could have pretended 70 disbelieveit.
saving That II came from men preiudiced ON the
wrong side. But, with muricrous purposc H.
threw overheard the entire Covodc COMMITTEES
with oil its evidence; he would have none Of that
and touching It he spoke contsmptuouelr. Ne
would not even quote the words Of Wendell = |
ne went to the testimony Of Democratic Office |
nosdsr given before a Democratic Commit tee
OF Democratic Scnate." Thus was the nail |
ciinched. Well may Mr. Buchanan cover MA |
E avsd r..
! cial ghost. y '' '1' o'7
When thieves fall out honest men come nv |
tneir own. saith the proverb, Il il yerv veil |
LOT tne honest men, but not Mt all creditahle tn I
sne thieves This outbreak Of Mr. Pryors dis.
closes no new facts concerning the rorruption in
ngh p'aces But il does most cl.arIy show that
sle tale OF this corruption is known to be true.
mas long been known TO be true, BY the partisans
OF the President They have, nevertheless mot
/ only kept silence, bus they have charged the
party OF the Opposition with malice and living
when the evil courses of the Government have
been spoken Of In their speeches and letters
and there have been MANY of them-the Ad
mlnastration was ever spotless; all else black
who can now Imagine, If they were once chart
table enough to believe it, that these men have
not long known OF the cOrruptions now coming
70 the light and receiving the denunciations even
of Mr. Pryor Of Virginia.
For years keeping up political show of honor
among its members, the Democratic party has
done its best to conceal the booty and TO hood |
wink the plunslered. Now, falling out. they sac
r.hce themselves to their desire for revenge. and
the daylight flashes upon the secret hoard So | ,
1t is, and so IL will be. Republicans have orlv
to do their duty, and the result is certain. The
right will come uppermost, and at day not dis.
taht We may hope TO see honesty prevail, even At
the National Capital "
Mr.. Pryor counts too steadily o., the succes.I
OF his party when he says that he secs no pr,s. 4
pect OF anything better at Washington. ~ have
no nope. says he, that the Administration
which viii succeed the present one will no ! :,
more honest one than this fear. At least that .
u will not be as honest as the one now 10 now
er he Is quite too despondent nor is he clear.
sighted. Without great stretch of the mental |
vision he could see an Administration with nm !
Honest Man at its head, which will provoke no
investigating committee, but will be at all times
prepared for the truth from friend or foe. For a
MIR. Pryors effort to widen the door before the
entrance Of this coming Executive. he should
have the thanks of all earnest Republicans. re-
cciving Herewith cordial invitation to continue
his work. -[New York Tribune.
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A Coon "RoueH AND TUMBLE Sprrca-l /,
REMARKS OF Ex-Governor DUrroN At THE
NEW HAVEN RATIFICATION MEErING.-I believe o
have generally been considered man of truth Il
doubt what am about to state Gentlemen in 8
my profession have offered me $500 for the use in
OF my face, not to attend parties with yoa grant
but because they thought it had such an anpear. 8
ance of honesty that it WIS worth $500 to 20 be-
fore jur' with. have been inclined to think
that it was my peculiar privilege, but when saw
Lincoln gaveit up, for if nv face ls worth $500,
his must be worth at least Sa 600. 1t is SO full
d honesty and honor and patriotism and every-
thing that ns's es man noble that these beam out
rom every point-and such face has a good
many points. such figure heads are the ones to
nm well. Take your sn0oth-faccd candidates-t g
Great laughter Oh beg your pardon, Gov
81 nor ! Ito Gov. BuckinghaSs.
Judge Foster-Thc Governor desires me 10
'ay that he takes no offence. Laughter
Governor Dutton-Well, I will Sn;sh the
candidates are always suspect
d. But Lincoln weaSd ran over as many
democratic cA&.dfaates IS could stand in ten h,
lcre lst
: What makes him the very man for the place.
> the same thing that makes every body cali him
loncst. Nothi z l. more needed in our Govern
nent Nov the White House Is whited sepul-
kre, full of dead mems bones and all manner of
Lncleaness
Some say The Neua0erats will nominate the in
little Gia"t Ionce took him by the hand to Il
.elE him out of the gutter into railroad car /:
IL u smart man, and " i'll run WELL but he is ii
ast such man Sayers. The British thought =,
70 could not he beaten, but Heenans arms we're | +,
90 lo.'g for him. So Lncoln's arc too long for ca
Douglas they hit him when he least expects It, ~
nd they lust as efficient on him a. they are
plitting rails AZ
Bell and Eyoreti are &ne aen, but not the 4.
nen Cor Me times When ! invest in u bell | 81
lapt a different sort of metal i want one like | II
he old bell in Liberty Hall. at Philadelphia,
'hick heara this motto: Resistance to tyrants 90
as the principles of liberty so inwrousht into
Is very texture that it cannot give out a
one that does not resoupa IA fsesdop. fAp-i
suse.l GE3 81
Everett Is a polished and eloquent gentleman,
W. Nc cannot spare him; we want him for AZ
'hief of the Fire Departments Though half the "a
own was In aaaes, he would go through it with n
M ANY disturbance. Hear him appeal to the 1,
ireMen. IS Don't get excited, gentlemen, Meve r.
Moderately, don't make any noise yeV will dis &C
urh the nerves of some Of our old ladies' If a
alf the town burns down no matter, there is q
nough left" We must keep him at home Ii.
LaSshier.l .,
We want to it up the old ship Constitution m
or new cruiSc, her condition just now is des- le
'crate, abe Is waser-Iogged and rum logged
.es cabin is full Of pirates and her hold is full Of
ats [Great applause.l We will purify her, te
Il her up anew, and put on Lincoln for Captain in
md llamlin for Mate. Seward shall take the =
'elm Of State, Chase, Wade and Trumbnll and r.
in hundred other good Republicans, shall man m
he yards and the Wide-Awakes shall volunteer m
IS mdshipaaen. Let us turn her new, strong II
ais 30 the gale that comes go fresh from the &C
Northwest; and, with the stars and stripes float
ng from the mast head. We will steer her safely
o the harbor Of peace, safety and honor. Long :.
lpplaEss and cheers for Gov. Dutton.
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OPENING FARus-Mr. Joseph +. Burr, Of Mt.
Holly, n. j., has lately commenced the opening
II farm Of $3.50 acres in Norway Thownship, ?
near the county line, and about four miles east
If the Skunk river. II is his purpose to do an
extensive Dairy and Stock raising business. He OF
IA gentleman of extensive experience in these y
departments Of agriculture. and possesses album !!
liant means to carry on the business to an extent
with lis ample domain. He is