The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1861-06-01

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DIED. SiS. The work Of the extra session will,
II is thought, be completed next Monday. So
far ss the senate is concerned, it is now practi-
cally completed; and but for the inclination to
talk-which will yet be the death of some of
the gentlemen who compose this Legislature, if
they are not excused from public service-the
Legislature would have adjourned to-day. lam
sorry to say it, sir,-but the truth may not be
suppressed very considerable proportion OF
the Democratic members of the present Legis-
lature, have come up here animated by much
more Of partisan spirit than they care to sc-
knowledge. Their Union habiliments sit very
loosely, and they move reluctantly to the sup
port Of the General Government in its efforts
to suppress rebellion and preserve the Union
Of these States. They fail to see that the grave
question now before the country, as far over
shadows all party interests as the preservation
of the Union transcends in Importance the pre-.
servation of mere party organization. They
will yet open their eyes to the fact that the PEG
ple are not with or of them in this way OF think"
ing, and thousands and tens Of thousands of pa
triotic Democrats are swapping party ties forev-
er, as they see more and more OF the covert
purpose of housing politicians who seek to lead
them. When the embattled hosts of the two
sections come into collison-if that collision is
not averted by the submission of the rebels--a
CRY of vengeance will 60 forth from the friends
of the American Union that, like the avalanche,
will bury forever all who stand in the way OF
its conquering march.
As corroborative of the statement l have
made relative to the feeling and purpose that
actuates many members of the present Legsla-
ture, Icall your attention to the resolutions OF
Mr.. Duncombe, which you have, ere this, re-
ceived. Those resolutions, if they had been
adopted by the loyal States of the Union, and
carried out to their legitimate results, would
have placed the American Government at the
feet of the arch traitors who have usurped the
power of the seeding States. Their armed le-
gions would have dictated terms Of peace at
the National Capital, and the freemen of the
North would be in state Of sem-vassalage.-
Mr.. Duncombe desires the immediate termina-
ton of the war, until Congress shall have had
an opportunity to provide for Convention for
the settlement of all matters in dispute. Does
he not know that the Administration has all
along avowed desire for such a method of set
Element? Does he not know that the rebel
States utterly refuse to participate in such
Convention, and set out with an avowed pur.
pose to compel recognition of their govern
ment, and to corrupt all the Slave States by the
propagation of their reasonable doctrines =
They commenced the war upon the General
Government. They had but to cease it, and the
whole question would have gone quietly to Con
gress and National Convention. If he wants
the war suspended and the differences between
the two sections amicably settled, why does he
not address his appeals to the rebel administra-
ton and their armed thousands, who are march
ing upon the National Capital? But the folly
and madness of such counsels as those which
would tie the hands of the National Govern
ment, while the rebels are permitted to push
destruction, are SO obvious, it is work of su-
pererogation to vouchsafe remonstrance
against them.
The main work of the session may be thus
summed up:
l. A bill to re-organize the militia of the
State, and place this arm of defence upon
permanent footing.
A hill IN autbori1a tho issuo nf hOpds tn
the amount of 100000, for war purposes.
3. A till providing for expenses already in
CURED by the Governor, and for those which
may be incurred in arming and equipping the
three reg iments already summoned to the field
by the General Government.
4. bill authorizing the purchase of five
thousand stand of arms, if the Governor shall
deem it necessary to purchase that number.
B. A bill for the organization of three regi-
ments of infantry and one of cavalry, for i'm
mediate service, if they should be needed for
defensive or offensive purposes.
6. A bill legalizng the acts of supervisors, SO
for as they have used or may use county funds
for the equipment of volunteers and the sup
port Of their families.
Z. A fee bill, to make good an omission of the
late Legislature
A bill amendatory of the revenue law, limit
ing the amount of taxation for State purposes
to n mills, instead of mills as hitherto pro-
vided; and reducing the allowances for pub
fishing delinquent taxes to 10 cents per descrip-
ton, instead of 20 and 80, as hitherto provided.
These are the principal measures of the pre-
sent session. Some of them have passed both
Houses others have not. But it is safe, think,
to say that they will become laws, with little
alteration.
The Governor, to-day, sent in special mes
sage, urging an increase of the appropriation to
one million of dollars, with an assurance that
not one dollar more will be used than is abso
lutely necessary. He asks the Legislature to
give him full power to do his duty in any eHner-
gency that may occur.
1t is understood that the Governor will pur-
chase arms for the use of cavalry, and also sew
eral rifled cannon. Dies MONIES.