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The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1861-01-05

JoHs Brown, JR., BREWING MIscHIEF.-The
Elmira (N. " Gazette says: John Brown, Jr.,
was in Elmira Yesterday, in conference with some
of the Abulitionists here. He came in on the
Southern train and departed North. He is work
ing up some plot to annoy the shareholders"
In our judgment close watch should be kept
upon all known sympathizers with the John
Brown Raid. The present state of things at the
South is such as to be specially inviting to these
consplrators, and the probable consequences of
a ma, auding expedition Of even one hundred
men, under the lead of member of the John
Brown family, suddenly landed at some unex-
pected point on the Southern coast, are fearful
10 contemplate. Let AL good citizens in the
Free States see to it that, if possible, any such
invasion is prevented.
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Political alhirs daily assume asnoss threatsn.!
! ing sspect, and besls to promise something
more than idle gasconade In few days doubt
less Alabama, Georgia, Florida, and perhaps
Mississippi will have joined in the movement of
South Carolina and placed themselves in open
rebellion to the Government, and when this for
midabIe power becomes fully perfected, it will
be hard to prevent q war between it and the
troops at Fort Sumpter, which must soon be-
come general.
We are not surprised therefore to learn that
the people Of the North are beginning to make
preparations for every contingency, urged OF late
to such steps, by the developments of the treach.
cry Of President Buchanan and his Cabinet
They see what plant instrument is the Presi.
dent in the hands of Cobb and Floyd, leaving
Government property undefended, and trans
porting arms and ammunition to the rebels to
aid them in their treason, and it is not strange
that finding their Government used against
them they are beginning seriously to consider
the necessity Of taking their own protection into
their own hands, selfpreservation is the first
law OF nature
The objection of the citizens Of Pittsburg to
the removal of their cannon to the seeding
States is but a beginning, and our advices
are that this movement is approved generally in
the least radical and least likely to plunge into
hasty action of all the States of the Union
The same sentiment is gaining ground through
all the North. Propositions are vaguely put
forth in many localities to arm the differen,
States, and as time brings its new and inevitable
troubles these propositions will assume more
t,ngible form and meet with more general favor
We have submitted long enough to Southern
domination; we have conceded enough to Their
Unsuitable demands; and now, when the South ha:
become SO bold as to put forth her determination
to rule or rdn the North is firm and determined
to make no more abject submissions, but to in
sist upon her rights
The South, accustomed to patience and con
tinual concession to her demands, will be sur
prised at this firmness, and if, as is thought by
many, the leaders contemplate only tempo
rary secession, to be receded from when til,
North comedies their demands, taking this des
perate course because the threat of words ha,
become threadbare and useless, they will fine
they have been reckoning without their host anc
have sadly miscalculated the forbearance of the
people. They have gone too far; and can onl,
return to the old course of affairs, by an admis
sion of their error, for the old bugbear Of dsu
uion to compel compromise of right and jus
tice has had its day, and may as we'll be cas-
aside. If the South chooses to attempt it again
and carries it SO far as to rouse sleeping lion
, she must take the consequences. o., ...
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1861-01-05

The Albany Evening Journal has intelligence
from South Carolina to the effect that the Con.
vention in secret session has imposed tax of
$40 head upon all the slaves in the State As
South Carolina owns in round numbers 400, 900
slaves, the aggregate product Of such tax
would be 50 100000 This i a large sum to be
taken from the pockets OF the siaye owners, but
it will not last long in that war against the mi
ted s,a...- WITCH South Gareir. SEEMS to be bent
on undertaking. The La. Nst saeh tat has
been decreed shows that the idea put forth s .s
time since by an up-country member OF the
Legislature, that the property in whose interest
The revolution is specially undertaken should be
made to pay the cost, has Leen adopted by the
Convention. However, if matters 60 on long ut
the present rate, there will be no property of
any sort left In the State.
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1861-01-05

"OccasionaT writes to the Philadelphia Press:
Considerable excitement prevails among the
Republican members Of Congress since the news
from Charleston has been received. 1t makes
them very resolute. Late news from Springfield
indicates that Mr.. Lincoln is resolved to preside
over an entire country, instead Of fragmentary
section. Who he will select from Pennsylv ania
for member Of his Cabinet is uncertain, but l
am informed by one who ought to know that he
| will take a conservative statesman-a tariff man
one who will stand up to the interests of Penn
sylvrnia, and will insist that Pennsylvania has
never, by any vote or act of hers signifed hos
tlity to the Southern people. Mr.. Lincoln, like
a sensible man, believes in the doctrine that No
President can be reelected, and, therefore, he
can afford to do his duty, regardless of partisans
If Mr.. Buchanan had been inspired by this SEN
timent, we should not now be mourning over
our present troubles.
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1861-01-05

War HAS BECOME OF Ny GRE AT PRINcI
PLE?-What has become Of the blathering crew
of small beer politicians who detained so elo-
ouently last summer in favor of leaving the peo-
pie of the territories perfectly free to regulate
their domestic institutions in their own way p
Why does not Douglas bring forward, my great
p-r-i-n-c-i.pl e" and save the Union with it. If
1t is principle it ought to be coed for some
thing 10 storm, and he and his friends ought to
stand to it instead of shifting round and offer
ing to compromise by re-enacsing the line of SO
deg 80 min., or enacting that all should be slave
territory south Of that line. In "a and lever
since, Douglas and his entire crew of noisy pol.
itcians in the free States have asserted from
every stump, and in every bar.room and every
where else that the Missouri restriction, prohib
iting slavery north of SO deg. 80 min. was un-
constitutional. Nowthey all take water and offer
not only to prohibit slavery north but freedom
south Of that line The old line was restric-
ton upon slavery-thenew compromise, propos
ed by Crittenden and favored by Douglas, is
a restriction upon freedom.
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1861-01-05

r~The Washington papers say they have
never before seen 20 few visitors at the Federal
,C.oisol on he opening Of Congress- The hotels
.r. not more than halt full
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1861-01-05

Hoos.-New Years day was sign&ized by
large influx Of hogs. They came in large droses
from Des Moines County and from the west oy
r.ilroad. Sunderland, Kendall d Co., alone
-scaived 400 head The influx still continues.
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1861-01-05

tY- Some of cur Democratic sOjournerS in
this vale of tears have been seized with a stroke
of piety, since Mr.. Buchanan's prayer-meeting
proclamation. The idea of a religious Democra
cy was SO perfectly novel and unexpected, that
it has struck in; and these our friends have got
it worse than the measles. They are indignant,
after holy fashion, at the very slight attention
paid to the pious recommendation of that truly
venerable and holy man; albeit, they themselves
| but short time ago, cursed him more vehement
| ly than the most profane Republican or Know
| nothing.
We are glad to notice so promising change
and would do everything in our power to en-
them have prayer-meeting to-day. We will
even Join them in it, provided they will permit
US to suggest the general points of the occasion
What, then, shall our supplication be First
that we may have no more Democratic presi
| dents. Next, that Mr.. Buchanan may be reapet
| into the great harvest for which he was full!
| ripe, long ago Next, that, in mercy to hi:
name, his history may be forgotten. Next, tha
| secession may be quenched or accomplished
| without further ado. Next, that the Democratic
| party may be forgiven for its oyer-zeaous en-
| dcavors to array the South against the North
by persistent misrepresentation Of the create
portion of the Northern people, wherefrom pc
| litical tumult has arisen, and treason has bro
ken forth Finally, that after this absohtion
that party may die in peace, before it again bur
dens itself with sin.
Forasmuch as the present distracted state o
our country has occurred through the evil sug
gestons and dangerous heresies of that party
more than through any principles or acts o
their opponents, it is eminently proper that the.
should take the lead in deprecatng the wrati
which maketh their president afraid. And il
no manner can this be better done than tn
above, which covers the ground Of our troubles
and the causes which have led to them
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Burlington was busy town, yesterday,
A large number of people were in from the
country, and the hog and produce markets we're
unite brisk.
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A SOUTH CAROLINA COMMISSIONER IN WALL
of the valiant sons of the Palmetto nation came
on to this city the other day to raise the means
on the $500, 900 of bonds with which that nation
is going to raise an army and navy and engage
in various other disbursements Promptly and
CALAMITY the Bank of South Carolina had offered
to take some $4,000 worth of the said bonds,
which in that region was universally regarded as
a 'btg thing" With such a beginning there
could be no doubt of the eagerness Of the faith
full New Workers. to meet the wishes of the new
independent sovereignty. The agent in due time
made his appearance, it is sad at the office of
Mr.. Belmont, banker of we'll known Southern
proclivites and liberal disposition, but that gen.
tleman, after turning over the documents care.
lessly, said that he did not consider them worth
the paper on which they were written. At the
same time he kindly informed the Palmetto man
that Messrs. Duncan Sherman l. Co. were in the
same line of business, were also remarkably gen
erous men, and might possibly administer to his
consolation. Forthwith he hied to the Office of
those bankers. A member of the firm received
him cordially, listened to his tale, and replied
that at present they were disinclined to do any
thing of the sort; but that probably Hr. Belmont,
who was great friend of the South, would &C.
commodate him, under the circumstances. 1t is
further told how that agent shook off the dust OF
his shoes against Wall street, muttered few
more oaths against the Yankees and departed
for Washington to see if something might not be
done by Secretary Floyd, who sometimes does a
little in that linen. Y. Post.
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1890, .yssssss,.v S.
H Coupreuniss.

uo CoaproAlss.
TAefs will Be ~ compromise. The two Con.
sressional Committee after the preliminary
skirnishing 10 ever, invariably meet the great
points in controversy in the same manner the
Republicans always refusing to yield an iota from
their platform. We do not see that they can do
otherwise. Every qusstion now pending was
placed squarely before the people in the Presi
dental election, and al the threats now being
nut into execution we're disseminated from every
stump 10 the country, and yet in full view Of all
the consequences, the people BY large majori-
ty endorsed the Chicago Platform in its full
length and breadth. We say therefore that the
handful Of our public servants at Washington
have no right to 90 behind this verdict of the
people, but are bound 70 act in accordance
with it. III 5a a 7a
We yield to none in our devotion to the
Union; We would be second to none in our
sacrifices to preserve it;-but We express the
fast increasing opinion Of the North when We
say that there are evils greater in their present
and future bearing than even the dissolution Of
the Union. If not the abandonment of mere
party triumph, but the Inauguration Of new and
anti.Democratic doctrines, and their establish
ment forever a. the future policy Of the country
which 10 asked no less than that the majority
are not to rule at the ballot-box and that slavery
may ssk and receive any concession whatever
by the threat of dissolving the Union
These are the new concessions demanded: and
rather than grant them we would let South
Carolina and the other States go, for bv so
granting We abolish the Republican form Of gov
eminent We love the Union because it is
Democracy Republic,-because it is land
of Freedom, and when it is so perverted from
the design Of its founders As to become an Oil
garchy, and land Of Slavery, We shall love it
no longer, and believing that the concession Of
the Southern demand will so pervert it, We shall
oppose them to the bitter end.
This seems to be the view taken by the entire
Republican party, and hence the strength OF the
Union will be fully tested, whether it is solid
structure capable Of enduring and resisting the
storms that arise, alone, or whether it must bt
held up by temporary props which only serve
to postpone but not to avert the final catastrophe
We are to solve the problem whether or not tn
people are capable Of selfgovernment, and VI
are glad that the temporary expedents of p'rti
Fans are oil set aside and that the naked propo
sition 10 put forth in terms 80 plain and simple
that "he who runs may read" 1t is difficult tt
predict the result There will many unforeseen
troubles occur, We fear, but We cannot but thinl
that the Union is strong and secure enough e
resist its foes, and that its future will be bright
er and more tranquil from the final solution o
this problem.
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Dispatches from the North are STYLED "loregn
news" by the South Carolina papers
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DIED
In this city, Dec 2sh ELEANOR wife Of the late Rev
=. Z. Westfail.
PekiA, Illinois, papers please copy.
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Denver, Dec. 29.
Last night was very cold: the mercury rang.
ing near zero. This morning 10 clear, with a
prospect for pleasant day. ..'.
Our citizens begin to debate recession move.
men.s with considerable earnestness
-Four men working on clam Nozzle below Dis.
| covery, Georgia Gulch, one day last week, took
out little over $780, Is was the first day they
had struck the streak. The claim had been pay
ing moderately since September.
An extraordinary run was made by mill in
Nevada last week. In seven days they took out
between $4,000 aud a 900.
4 IA 10 stamp quartz mill reached the mines a
fey days ago, and will be Get up on Clear Creek.
A severe snow storm occurred on the night OF
the 9th, 90 to 40 miles down the Platte. In
coming travellers and their stock suffered severe.
~. The storm was SO severe that no camp!frey
could be started. -a.
..l Washington, Jan. 2.
Intelligence was received iast night that Fort
sumpter is now bessiged; that all Of Major An
derson communication is cut off; that Fort
Moultrie has been completely repaired and the
guns remounted, and that everything is in read.
mess to open fire on Maj. Anderson; new bat
teries are being erected around him by the Sc
cessionists, and every day the danger and diff
Guilty of reinforcing him are increased; his fire.
quent application and even the tears and prayers
Of his wife having failed to move the President,
he has determined never again TO renew bis re-
quest, but will;perish, if he must, in the Fort II
His men have bound themselves with an oath
to stand and perish with him. H., -.
1t is beyond doubt that combination is
forming TO take forcible possession of the Gov
eminent Ut Washington On or before the 4th Of
March, bl: Che precise time 10 not leta1asaef,
The above ID from sources Will. leessys no
doubt Of Its reliability
Gentlemen cahsure the apparent inactivity Of
the President, contending that by availing HIM
self of the counsels and services Of Lieut.. Gen.
Scott all possibility of danger could be avoided.
Memphis, Jan. 8,
The steamer A. II. Lewis, sunk On Sunday
night, near Pine B!uE-no lives loss.
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Letter from Havana

special Correspondence OF lsft DtltdI
HAVANA, November 9.-The Commissioners
Of the Confederate States, as you have learned,
arrived here safely by the steamer Theodore, and
left on the British mail steamer Trent for South
amptUn via 81. Thomas.
The party were treated with attention and
most respectful consideration by our community
from the palace, through our polished and intel
lectual circles and in all, evident sympathies
We're manifested with the cause and the nation
ality they represent. a large concourse OF our
most respectable people escorted them to the
wharf and accompanied them on board of the
ship from their quarters in the Hotel CubanO,
kept by Mrs. Sarah L. Barrow, of Tennessee,
which is the headquarters of 90 Dixie " in Cuba
Col. Charles j Helm arrived here by British
steamer on the 2ist instant, from Europe, and
was greeted by thousands Of his old friends and
made comfortable at the above hotel. To him
the palace doors are open, and the warmest
friendship OF SerTano greets him-cheeTs him in
bis duty, aud confirms him in social estimation
and position. We are not aware Of the cause of
his being here, but whatever interests he may
represent, they could not he entrusted to any one
more competent to do them and his country per
feet Justice As soon As il was known that he
was in town his hotel was crowded by his old
friends to welcome him.
He arrived Oa the evening of the presentation
| of a flag by Mrs. Norris (of LOUisiana) to the
commanded of the steamer Theodore, for having
been the first to bear the bars and stars past
! the shadows of frOwning Moro. After the inter-
/ c sting ceremonies were closed person came on
board aud announced that Col Helm had just
arrived. A shout Of joy went up to heaven
from the deck, under the glorious flag, and after
| lis health had been salUted in bumpers, it was
voted by acciamatiOn to call upon him in a
| body, which was d0ne-his second-like welcome
in Cuba, where he is appreciated for bis sterling
! qualities of heart, his unhinching integrity, in
| teligance and industry.
A report is in circulation to-day that Com
mander Shufeldt, acting Consul General Of the
Northern Dictator for Cuba, has ordered the
! United States steam frigate San Jacinto 10 fol-
| low the British steamer Trent, and to arrest said
/ vessel at sea until he can abduct therefrom the
/ persons of the ministers, their suites and fami
/ lies, Of the Confederate States OF America, and
take them to the city Of New York for deposit in
! LincOln's boarding house at Fort Lafayette.
! Although / have no faith in the supreme
intelligence of Shufeldt, his mind not being
| IN proportion to his physical construction,
| yet / do not believe him such a DOgberry
! in small clothes as 10 commit such an act
! there being many persons here who would
make up large purse for him to retire upon, if
| be could be procured thereby to eOnsummate
such an atrocity upon the high seas against the
/ flag Of old England and the rights Of those
under its protection. The rumor, circulated
| from the United States, finds believers.
ROUGH AND READY
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gailg AAppeal,
FEDERAL REPORTS FROH SOUTH
EASTERN KENTUCKY.
SnGeriags Of the Federal Troops.

a DISASTROUS DEFEAT
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$4,000 REEAARD.

TfHE above reward viii be- reeu t-r The apprehension
L and delivery % the Jail OF C1cor County Arkansas.
Of r. W MAGiIl. who wautJly murdered Charles
T. sutton on The 81 Inst the residence biz father
in Chicot County Arkansas said 3laziH is sb0ut 30
years Old nearly irrJ feet high ghs ahout 80 or 100
pounds thin v1sag-. 'front.' teeth tre stopped har
black with small lock in roHt grY hasnce so lac.uuz
TO De, had hair As fser when h- Left somewhat intel
ligeut. in the Mexican war
win pay the above reward -ss aforesaid for him.
W IT, SUTTON
no1u fVE741f f-5-r-t. s.-Ggr,..-
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The aTississiPpi Navy.

Quite q number ofnaval officers, distinguished
from army officers by fiat caps instead of peaked
ones, are observable on our streets, and then
presence apprises US that for certain purposes
the Mississippi is to be considered an inland sea
and st. Louis seaport
Yesterday "a dispatch from the East announced
that 500 Jack tars were to be sent to Cairo, ant
this morning, another dispatch informs us thai
Capt Foote the naval commander at this point
has been made flag officer.
These things, Of course, mean something
They indicate an inland naval expedition on the
Mississippi scarcely less inferior in magnitude
and certainly not less inferior in Importance, t.
the late successful expedition to Port Royal
The gun boats, seven in number, building al
Carondelet, and Mound City, Ills, are now
nearly completed; 50 are the tWenty-eight NOR
tar floats being constructed at the Upper Ferry,
and the propellers being built at the foot Of Can
street. All these are parts of the Mississippi
Navy TO be placed under command of Flag OF
tceT Foote.
We gave complete and particular descrip-
ton Of the gun-boats a few weeks ago. They
are to carry fifteen guns each-fve on each side
three at the bow, and two at the stern The side
guns viii be columbiads, the others rihed guns
The mortar floats are built Of pine logs, three ply
thick, and viii carry one or two mortars EACH tC
be used for throwing shells only. The Who'll,
feet viii carry an armament of probably no
less than 200 guns, and viii be feet of truly
formidable character.-St. Louis EreHiHg NeloS
NOB 2t
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Demonstration Of the Yankee Fleet on
Tybee Island.


| Tybee Island
| From the Savannah Morning News, Nov. PSI
We learn from persons who arrived in the
city from below yesterday afternoon, that three
vessels of the Yankee feet came in over the bar
Yesterday morning About ten o'clock two OF
! them commenced throwing shells upon Iybee
/ Island, which they continued till near twelve
o'clock, during which time they threw some
| forty shells. About four o'clock one of the YES
| sells came TO anchor not far from Tybee light
! house, and the other two returned over the bar.
Shortly after three large vessels, supposed to be
transports, came in and anchored in Tybee
roads, but out of the reach Of the guns of Fort
! Pulaski
Tybee having been abandoned some time
since by our forces, there was only small
picket on the island, who, we understand, re-
tired to the fort.
The shelling was probably to ascertain whether
there were any masked batteries on the
island that might render a landing of their
forces hazardous. If they have satisfied them
selves that there are no forces on the island to
oppose them, they viii land a force and fortify
themselves, with a view to command the main
entrance to our harbor
It's with our military authorities to determine
whether they shall take peaceable possession OF
Tybee, and establish rendezvous in the imme-
diate vicinity Of Fort Pulaski.
We understand that Gen. LawtOn went down
to the fort yesterday afternoon. We have no
Intelligence from below since the arrival Of the
Ida yesterday evening.