The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1860-01-14
AN INDEPENDENT REPUBLICAN, JOURNAL


0A'v0 ianofs IN our last glorious campaie
but unlike many men in his position, be has
fused to 60 70 bed and neglect his duty, but I,
been son hand" from the commencement of i
: session Your readers have already heard Of i
dificulty between Grow and Branch. Grow d
not decline to fight because he was afraid
powder, but because he very sensibly disheliev
IN the absurd custom Of man going out III
being shot at like deg. If Branch attacks hi
ne will defend himself like brave man, a.
undoubtedly is. Judge Mason and Mrs. Go
Grimes were expected here last night. dol
know whether they arrived or not. The Cove
nor has no fancy for Senatorial life a. it is
Washington, but Mrs. Grimes will doubtle
make 1t brighter and pleasanter to him. II
Iowa delegation are all wen.
Yours truly, w. H.K.
The Baltimore Patriot gives its cordial appr
val to the call Of the Chicago republican convel
ton The Patriot will be among the first /
southern papers to adopt the republican caas
after national triumph shall have made ii sal
to ito so, as it has been one of the first in til
South to give the republican party credit for il
true position.
Tae Louisville Courier, Democrat) noticin
the return of Humphrey Marshall from his visi
to Washington, says he expresses the opinio
that there will be an election of speaker tn
present session"
William A. Linn, collector of the port of st
Louis, died last week, aged 80 He was son o
DIR, Louis F. Linn, the former U. S. Senate
| from Missouri.
Edward Everett will address the Boston Frank
lin Typographical society, on the 18th, the pro
ceeds to he devoted to the fund for the relief o.
sick and disabled printers
The Cincinnati Gazette has an article indca
ting Edward Bates as the true man to be nomi
mated for president at Chicago
The Vernon Qnd.) Banner says that some WAC
OF that place lately sent to Gov Wise tin sword
and gun, as token of admiration of his military
talents.
Illinois now has 1850 miles of Railroad. be;nu
an increase of SoS miles since 1855. Illinois is
the second railroad State in the United States.
Ohio, which has 3,O64 miles, being the first.
There will be a Hen Convention-a meeting of
the Wonen's Rights women-at Buffalo next
Tuesday and Wednesday,
A greater proportion than ever of the Mexican
silver product is now coming to this country, in
stead of nearly all going to England, as hereto
fore. The importation three years ago was only
-, 900; two years ago 81, 49,, 900; and last
year over S6,oO0,000. Great smelling works on
Staten Island, below New York. are now busy
with the Mexican metal
The packing season at st. Louis is about over.
and the number of hogs packed at that point up
to date is about 10000.
Judge Joseph Barker, the oldest white native
of Ohio, died at his residence, at Newport, above
Marietta, Friday morning
The Washington correspondent of the Cincin-
natl Enquirer telegraphs: at was reported that
Judge Douglas would resume his seat in the SEN
ate Tuesday morning, but he was unable to do
so, owing to a severe cold which he contracted
last week while taking outdoor exercise to regain
his health"
PoITICAL OBIruARY.-'1 was well-would be
bettcr-took metlicine-and here lie" We all
remember this instructive cpitaph in the grave
yard; yet few of us heed its lessons We are all
the time wanting to be better, taking medicine
and dying. Mr.. Vice President Breckenridge
has just illustrated this human folly No man
stood better in his party for the Presidential
nomination.; he would stand still better-he made
a speech, and he is dead. His previous record
and his supposed sympathes run with the popu-
lar sovereignty and Douglas view of the terrific
rial question; yet nobody supposed he was so
fixed and obstinate in these opinions that he
could not Yield them at the demand of his party
and his section. He stood just where he could
have been used to conciliate and perhaps satisfy
the Douglas interest without doing violence to
the other section of the party. He had gone
through the Lecompton controversy without be-
ing mixed up in its feuds; though Of the admin
istraton, he was accounted an outsider spec
tator, rather than participant in its policy: and
he occupied a somewhat similar position towards
it and the controversies aroused in its history,
that Mr.. Buchanan held in 1856 to the Pierce
Many Of the shrewdest men in
the party were looking to him as the Moses that
was to lead them out of the wilderness. But he
has opened his mouth and spake, and whether
his words be foolish wise in themselves, there
can be no doubt that they have destroyed the
peculiar advantages which he had as presiden-
tial candidate. He has come down to the common
level of the administration-he accepts the new
test, and takes his place in the ranks He cannot
be used to cheat the Northern democracy or the
territorial question, and he must be content to
fight as a common soldier for the new doctrine
Who will take his place? The Democracy must
advertise. Wanted-a Cheat: a man, supposed
at the North to be in favor of popular sover-
eighty, but willing to crush it out and secure sla
very in the Territories by Congressional legisla
ton. The nomination of the Charleston Conven-
ton, perhaps an election to the Presidency, will
be given to such a man who can come well re-
for the service. Proposals will be
received by Robert Toombs, jefferson Davis or
John Slideli in the q. s. Senate, or by any lead
Ing office holder in the North. Does Mr. Douglas
think of pplyings-Spring6eld Republican.
REPORTING PROGRESS ON THE SPEAKERsHIP..-
The Washington Star Democratic journal TINS