The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1860-05-26

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liinnasota, - lin ths eompanioa Of that place.
A special meesing Of ths Central Executive
Conmittss of ne Union party was bold this eve
ning, whom y. W. Walker reaigned TIE Socfeta-
rysfip q that Coumittee, On the ground that be
cannot Sincersiy Support he nomination cf thaf
party ct Baltimore He was the head and front
Of the new party movement. The course be he'd
taken 10 indicative Of . general stampede Of the
Union party men There i rum0r in this city
that EveFetk declines. 8st Il AaB
A largo number Of the Members of Congress
will leave this evening and Tomorrow, 70 attend
the Douglas Demonstration in New York, among
whom are Rust, of Ark, Hamilton, Of Texas, and
Clingman, Of Nv. The leaders Of the party are
entleavoring to agree upon ade6nite plan Of &C.
ton, in order to unite the whole force upon =
candidate acceptable 70 AL sections Of the party
Reliable infornafion has bean received here
that Mr.. H. Sanford, secret agent Of the Pana-
ma Railroad, has failed in the object sought q
Bogota These we're the annulments Of the
Oherequiqui Improvement Company sgrants, and
grant to % years. To accomplish his ends, Mr..
Sanford offered, on part Of the Panama Com
pany, the payment in cash Of half . million dol
lars, and the right Of the Granadian government
to levy tax of two dOllars On each passenger
over the Isthmus; that Government asked $40, !
000, 900 to extend the term to 90 years, and re-
Elnquish the right Of New Grenada to purchase
the Panama railroad for $50, OOO, 900, in fifteen
years from this time. 3ss Hi e5
Lieut. Rodman's great gun, the Floyd, is now
onher way to Fort Monroe, and was examined with
marked satisfaction, to-day, by Prince de Join
vile and others interested in such heavy ord
nance. ai #s s## #H
The prospect, in the Senate, Of the passage ot
the House Tariff bill is more favorable than here
tofore supposed. Twenty Senators are al
ready ascertaincd to be in its favor, and Others
will vote for it with slight notifications. 1t il
known here that many anti-DOuglas delegates to
the Charleston Convention, have prepared m
address, which they may shortly issue, proposing
as basis of reunion at Baltimore, the resoln-
tions offered by Mr.. Howard, Of Tenn, which
which we're previously opposed by them. Other
Democrats regard the matter with favor. a
The Japanese are still the objects Of attention.
They have been spending the day in visiting the
public buildings. On Friday the President will
entertain the ambassadors at dinner, to which 4
number of distinguished gentlemen are invited.
Our government will present to the japanese,
among other things, the finest specimens Of fire.
arms and four sets Of "Perry's Japanese Expedi.
tion," the volumes to be bound in the richest
style. @
T. Exertions are being made to have Douglas,
Guthrie, and others to withdraw from the ring,
to remove the pending difficulties to perfect
union upon the candidate.
| - Especial despatch TO the Cincinnati Gasettel
| Washington, May 1S H
The Republicans are generally pleased with
the nomination of Lincoln. Mr.. Stewards friends
feel somewhat sore, but they will heartily sup
port the ticket Western men are elated ne.
yond measure and Pennsylvanians are delighted
They say Lincoln will carry their State by q
handsome majority. New England Representa-
tiyes are satisfied. The Democrats pronounce the
ticket strong one; and the friends Of Douglas
cay he is the only man to face this bold and pop
ular move. i
Mr.. Douglas, upon hearing the news, remark
1 ed" Lincoln and / had hard words when VIZ
run for the United States Senate in 1858, but he
is able and honest"
1t is reported here tonight that Everett posi-
4 lively declines the nomination for Vice-Prcsi
dent, rendered by the Baltimore Convention.
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