The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1861-12-07

turned back, the lights Of education and christ
isnity extinguished, or slavery will be destroyed
and its proud and aristocratic champions 60
down in eternal infamy. J What momentous
: Issue.
= Treasury Norris As CIRCULATING lHDIUN.
The issue of demand Treasury notes, to circu-
late as currency, in place Of the two or three
hundred millions Of Bank Paper, issued BY 1900,
Banks, in thirty or more different States, would
confer great benefits upon the people At large
and afford the Government the use of large
sum, in time of need, not only without inter
eat but with profit. We never believed the
States had, under the Constitution, or ought to
have, the power of creating banks Of circulation.
The exercise, by the States, Of this right, has
cost the people, by exchange, depreciation, bank
frauds, bank failures, panics, &C., &C., sum at
least equal to the whole circulating medium or
the country, during the last twenty years By
the circulation of Treasury notes, exchanges
would be kept down, depreciation prevented,
and even the liabilities to loss by spurious or
counterfeit paper, greatly reduced. Now, with
our countless banks none but expert, who
makes it his business, can always be secure from
loss, in handling bank paper But every body
would soon learn, had VIC no paper but Treasury
notes, to detect the spurious.
But the business Of furnishing a currency by
which the value Of all property is measured, Is
profitable one and those who now exercise it
by virtue of charters procured from tie several
States, will not give il up without struggle.
|
1t is currently stated and believed among the |
Washington secessionists, that John 9 Breckin-
ridge and R. NJ T. Hunter have already been
selected by jeff. Davis Government to . abroad
as ambassadors in place of Mason and Slidell, |
aud they are intending to secretly cross our
lines to.Canada and sail from Quebec Or Hall |
fax. They may fail as signally as did their pre-
| decessors.
The New Orleans Delta. of recent date, men.
tious visit from three distinguished and learn.
ed dvines of the Methodist denomination, wear
ing uniforms, aud accoutered for the cavalry
mind, not calvcry-service. Il appears that
these reverend gentlemen, one Of whom is Pres.
ident of the Methodist University Of Texas are
commissoned..by J. D. to.raise a mounted regi
mcnt of preachers for the Confederate army
As stated in our dispatches, the British Gov.
eminent had been forewarned that an attempt
would be made to seize Mason and Sliie! on
saipboard 1t was supposed the u. s. war steam
er James Adger, would attempt the task, and
she was accordingly watched. The rumor was
started by the Secessionlagents now in England
who are are anxious in every waNto embroil the
two governments.
CUMBERLAND GAP.-A letter from the Gap to
the Nashville Courier, dated the 18th of Nov.
says the rebels are busily employed in fortify
| ing it, and i'll building huts for winter quarters |
| The writer boasts that Will the forces there
and close at hand, they can whip 10000 Lin.
colnintes witty ease.
The Washington typos are on general strike
Claiming the ten hour system, and extra compen-
sation for other work.
G0vSRNoR UJHAZI APPOINTED Consul TO An.
coNA-Governor Ladilaus Ujhazi, of Texas, |
has been appointed Consul to Ancona, Italy,
| lie emigrated to Texas about twelve years ago. |
having been exiled from Hungary for his par.
ticipation in the revolutions, in which he took |
part as commander Of Comcrn during its me-
morable siege. He had engaged in the cultiva-
ton of vineyards successfully in Texas, but was
dflveE thence on acco mt of his Union senti- |
ments. Governor Ujhazi yesterday visited Gen.
bienker's camp, where he fonud many Of his
old friends and companions In arms, who re-
ceived him with enthusiasm
Governor Ujhazi, when he first came to Anne
rlca, spont several months in this city, and
founded Hungarian settlements in Decatur
| lou II. m
miider climate
ADVANCES OF REBEL Professionalism a few !
days, the rebel pickets have advanced several
miles within pcints from which they had retired |
some weeks since, and shown disposition to
attack. Vienna, heretofore entirely open to the
ingress of our troops, has been visited by them |
by day. They retire ut night. Freedom Hill is |
still held by our army, while Flint Hill. within |
mile and half of Fairfax Court HOUSE, and |
overlooking it, is occupied by rebels. These
advances by their pickets are generally regarded
by military men as an indication of the retreat |
of portion of the rebel army from Manassas,
to conceal which scouting parties Of rebels are
advanced within our original lines. II
RgaHr.-The New York Times says at 10
stated from perfectly authentic source, that q
bill has already been prepared, and will soon be
Introduced into the Legislature of Kenh.cky, con-.
fseating Tie slave property Of Keatuc1y ,etes, and
that it will undoubtedly become law. sim
liar pill will be put upon its passage in the Leg
s!atnre of the new State Of Virginia, west Of the
mountains, now in session.
&. w. Curtis, Of Saginaw, and G. o. Will
lams and Benjsmin Hyde, of Detroit, have pur.
chased twenty eight acres Of land at Carrolton
Saginaw county, and are preparing to sink salt
wells and enter upon salt manufacture on q
large scale.
The Missouri Democrat, Of Monday, notes the
death of three prominent citizens Of ST. Louis
on Saturday and Sunday. These we're Mr..
Phocian r. McCrcery, Of the leading business
firm, Grow, McCreery & Co.; Mr.. Benjamin F.
Creme, prominent jeweller, and William Ben.
nett, of the firm of Russell & Bennett, at one
timc one Of the largest and most influential gro.
Gerry houses in the city.
The Cincinnati Commercial Of Monday, I'd
inst, says all the troops under command Of
Gen. Thomas, recently engaged in the Cumber.
land Gap Expedition, are under marching orders
for Somerset, to look after ZollicofFer, who has
appeared at Monticello, south of that point.
The comments of the English press on the
Seward-Lyons correspondence have already
been noticed at considerable length in the COL
umns Of the Evening Post; but here 10 small
bit from the vtriolic Saturday Review. which