The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1862-07-05
WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENTS.
WASHrNGroS lime % 1870

] The Senate and House are now together ir
the Senate Chamber, engaged upon the i'm
parchment Of Hon. West 81. Humphreys. Itis
an impressive scene. The occasion is rare
one, and draws together large assembly. The
trial is expected to be short, and it is said thai
the evidence is such that the result cannot be
doubtful Whatever the result may be, there
is no doubt but the Judge is a rebel, and ough,
to be impeached. But oughtto be is one thing,
and to do it another. A Senator one day,-a
shaky-kneed, battle-ground man,-said that
though JEFF. Davis was an admitted rebel, few
people were aware how. difficult it would be to
find him guilty of treason and punish him. II
he were to be tried by the Senate, 1 think it
would be admitted that his condemnation would
be different matter. A body who refuses to
expel Senator Starke, man who drank the
health of Beauregard after the battle of Bull
Run, might be unable to find JEFF Davis g2ilsy :;
and if him, certainly the regard fer the "consti.
tutional rights" of rebels generally might we'll
throw doubt over the case of so comparatively
obscure rattle snake as Judge Humphreys
Hon. o. q. Browning Yesterday ventilated
himself at length on the subject of conGscaton.
Senator Sumner took him up very handsomely,
at an early stage in his speech, and closed his
mouth entirely upon an important point; but
that did not avail much to modify the vehe-
mence of his discourse. His argument was able
and ingenious, of course but an intelligent
nearer would readily have observed that it was
evasive and specious in important respects. On
its termination he was congratulated by the fol-
lowing individuals, in the order named: Car
Isle, Nesmith, Garret Davis, Kennedy and Har-
rls. Rather an ominous copgratulation, should
say.
Itwould not appear, just at present. that the
passage Of the confscation bill was very Ger.
tain, in the Senate. Every Democrat will vote
against it, of course, and few Republicans,
from whom we ought to expect better things,
cannot yet get it out of their heads that the re.
bells have constitutional rights"-that the con.
stitution of the country is not even yet an sgis
to cover and protect rebels in arms for its de.
struction that, as the constitution says ssno
person shall be deprived of life, liberty or pro.
perty without due process of law" the proper.
ty cannot be taken except by suit at law even
though it leaves those who take the li,es of re-
bells, on the battlefield or otherwise, in the in.
evitable category of murderers!
made the acquaintance to-day of Keokuk son
OF the old Chief we'll known in Iowa. He is
here on some business in connection with the
Sacs and Foxes, of which he succeeded to the
chieftaincy on the death of his father. He is a
tne-looking man, of powerful frame, and,
Judge from pictures and representations, much
like bis father. He is said to be fine speaker.
and has much influence over his subordinates
The Sacs and Foxes now number only about l..
500. Their residence is within short distance
Of Lawrence, Kansas, and their property is es.
timated at 100000 to s2,ooo,Ooo Keokuk
is gaily, richly, handsomely dressed, in full In.
dian costume, and makes a sensation upon the
avenue.
The Utah Senators Tin expectancy are more
delighted over the passage of the Pacific Rail
Road bill than any body else here. They say
they will have the road graded and ties deliver.
ed clear across their Territory by the time the
line reaches them, and they expressed wiling
ness to have an obligation inserted in the bill.
if desired, that Utah should perform so much
OF the work herself, within that time.
Iowa.