The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1860-03-31

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Burlington, Iowa
Tan sCrssysoa sYsrrx or CorsTy Goynax-
xxxs.-Some people have faculty Of seeing
ouly calamities and dinsten To their nicely
sdjsssed and finely organised minds not only The
doings Of sheir lsllow.men seem full Of mistakes
and ovenioAfs bss hey lead US % believe had
dizzy been coasulted when the foundations Of
The everlasting hillswers laid this world would
have bcen very different affair. They are
nothing unless critical sss
Yesterday Ne received the Linn County Reg
lister which contains flaming editorial con-
dssaning the supervisor system in advance The
following IL The opsoing paragraph, the heading
being Of the sensations kind in staring capitals:
Zzs Skpcrissv. Svals~-- Great eaa,.ce for Sssd
isgs ll-Tcesly sdld;;lsemai O1ecesersascdl ter
Railing akeadfi-- Bridges 10 6s bxih oil oser Il.
C6waty " q zdz a. IL People, Yos 7seAA
Ne AID IN 1sdR5s Yex. G
We have NO hesitaSioa IN saying that We be-.
lisve the new system Of legislation a. adopted b,
the assembled wisdom Of lows, Is an egregious
blunder and 10 . backward move in the scicnc.
Of government Log.tolling and an the corrup,
Appliances of modern legislation will inevitabl,
Be inaugurated under the new system, and ..
there are more oa1ccss to participatein the steal
ings, Of course the dear pe1ple viii be more nm
msrcifully tsHeA Those counties which complain
that heretofore they have not been able 20 end
one hoDest ulen % manage their aMairA cannot
Of courss expect that when they are forced 10
elsrt Is Or 80, sths MINORITY if mos all viii be
rascaia We anticipate lively time under the
new regime, and cordially congratulate thoA
who have got nothing to be taxed, on their
good fortune. u, !. Z. b
The Register is Republican paper, printed in
. strong Republican county whose Senators and
Representatives had the audacity tosotc for tho
supervisor system without counselling sir oracle.
They have this damaging Ere in the rear for the
reward of this presumption.
II there is any argument at all in this article
it 10 the old one which haa: been brought to
bear against al popular rcforms--against m
elective judiciary-aga government Of the
people founded on universal suffrage. II, as the
Register insinuates, whole counties can be found
in Iowa where one honest man cannot be found
I've are not acquainted in Linn county to man
ufacture intoa County Judge, it 10 impossible to
invent any system Of government that will no,
be abused. A corrupt people never can have !.
pure government, which is derived rom and sus
tanned by themselves. But on the other hand
virtuous people may be afflicted with corrup
government rs the nation well illustrates at this
time
The people Of township have an opportunil
Of knowing one another. They have the oppor-
tunity Of choosing a faithful supervisor-onc
that they know and can trust If they prefer te
elect trading politicians and demagogues, it i
their look out. TIE supervisor system comes a.
near government of tn people ~ We can vel
get. Wherever it has been adopted it has givel
satisfaction and been ssontinu-d ..-
Iowa has once tt4e,i the Commissioner system
and aban loneL it. The County Judge s,stei
has h ID . fair trial and it is admitted on al
bands has proved disastrous failure. Tn,
large powers placed in the hands Of one man
without thu least check or restraint, have beer
abused s,, 49, .......
Under these circumstances, with these fact
known to every body, It certainly becomes
h nest Republicans to give the law fair trial
allow the p sople to make up their minds in re-
CARL to i. from expel fence of its workings, anu
knowledge " its provisions. This every good
citizen should do without raising sens. less mad
dog clamor in advance. We should bs read,
and wiling TO do this much even for our oppa-
nents. No Republican is expected 70 give ~
his private Judgment, but, when he differs viii.
the great body Of his p,rty he ought to be abb
to give reason, and give it courteously anu
kindly. ~
H-It d probable that the Iowa Legislature
will adjourn this week. A CREST deal Of bushes
is crowded into the last week or two Of che SEES
sion and bills put through under whip and spur.
We Gar that In the haste and hurry many impo.'
tant matters win be left undone or h.lfNone,
while some bills will be found to have become
laws that never should have been enacted. II
the radical change which has been made In coun
~ govern nent, creating Board of Supervisors
ami abolishing the Once Of County Judge, we
fear that loop holes win be found. Stay and ap
praisement laws have or will be enacted. This
tinkering We fear viii be productive Of evil, in
duce litigation and injure al parties In the end.
We shall know what has been done in few
dsys ~
LAWYER goR LIRERiA-By the Nj. Pleasant,
Iowa, Journal, We learn that B. Bowscr, col
ored man, who has for several years been follow
ing the barbering business in NJ Pleasant. is
about to emigrate to Liberia for the purpose Of
practising Law. The q. s. Colonization Society
10 to furnish him with library, give him free
passage out, and support him for sig months after
arriving ct bic destination. Mr.. Bowscr is man
Of rather superior talents. and m honest, up
right man. He l. about So years Of age, and We
have no doabs bst he viii make useful member
Of the Colony to which he is goire.
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rWe have received the Arst number Of the
Sioux City Times, Republican paper Just start.
ed IN Northwestern Iowa, by Pendleton + Swell
gsrt. Il il edited with spirit, and promises 70
Be an Efficient ely during the coming camp. Ign.
LormvIIlx JouRxAL ON BArEs.-Thc Louis
vile journal, the oysn Of the new Constitutional
Onion in this section Of III. country, nsrcely d.
noaaces the late letter Of ". Bates, de6ning his
pssisien On the slavery question. Il says thst
he fartAr support BY the conservative opposi-
soA - : san11isss sor the Presidency 10 out Of
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