The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1862-01-18

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appointments, sent in, or to BE- sent in 70 th,
Senate. When promotions are made upon neri
and for gallantry in the field, instead Of for po
litical reasons, we shall have good officers ans
an efficient and disciplined army.
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I a From she Capitol.
/ @ DIS MoINEs Iowa, Jan. IL. 1862. :
For a week past, workmen have been busy
getting the capitol building ready for the meet.
ing of the Assembly on Monday. Our courte.
GUS and efficient Secretary of State, Mr., Sells,
directing aud taking charge of the matter
The Agricultural Board have adjourned and
gone home, after preparing premium list for
the next Fair, and We are now fairly ready to
60 to work, as soon as the session opens. Be-
fore dismissing the Agricultural Board, Fought
to mention the exhibition Of fruit and wine, the
evening before the adjournment, Mr.. Sewers,
of Oskaloosa, exhibited fifty lone varieties of
apples. and Mr.. Smith, Of Polk, some 2l vari-
cites. They were exhibited in the Supreme
Court room, together with a numerous variety
of native wine, all Of which were tasted
and decided upon by the audience and the
sundry state dignitaries in attendance.
Through the kindness and attention of our
excellent State Printer, Mr.. Palmer, (who will
undoubtedly be re-electeO you WILDE furnish
ed with an advance copy of the Governors 3
Message, as early as it will be delivered here
Mr.. Palmer has made arrangements with the
associated Press for getting the same daily de-
spatches as you receive which will be publish
ed with the legislative proceedings. So you
see we are to have the luxury Of daily paper
here, with the same facilities for obtaining news
that you enjoy. Ineed hardly say that this ar
rangement gives great satisfaction to members
who expected to come here and be cut off from
daily telegraph dispatches all winter.
The Governors Message, an advance copy Of
which have been permitted to examine, is an
unusually straight forward, sensible, business
like document, and, if l am not much mistak.
en- will meet with the unqualified appreciation
Of the people, His suggestions in reference to
the inef6ciency of our revenue laws will be ap-
preciated by County Treasurers, who have
found it almost impossible to collect the delin-
quent tax on nonresident and unknown lands.
If the State to-day had the taxes due on their
lands, it could pay off three fourths at least of
the war expenses incurred ($40O, ,OOO since last
May. You may therefore inform delinquents
that they may look out for catching particular
thunder this winter. Among the propositions
talked of in reference to these delinquent lands
is to provide for reverting them to the State,
Internationally, at the end of two years from
impose a penalty of at least fifty per cent on
such delinquent tax, to offer an inducement for
people to buy the land, and make the tax title
absolute at the end of two years.
There will be contested election case in
both House and Senate to be disposed Of In
Clinton County Smith will contest the seat of
Maxwell, on account of illegality in the con-
struction of the Canvassing Board, and an error
in the name of Maxwell, as voted for. There
will also be contest in the 5Sth district, the
particulars of which have not learned.
Col. Porter's regiment of cavalry have been
ordered to Fort Leavenworth, to take place
in the great expedition south to be under COM
mand of Gen. Jim. Lane. The regiment will
go as soon as they are little better equipped.
T. H. s.
We are compelled, by the crowded condition
of our columns, to strike out of the following
letter from our regular correspondent much that
would BE- of interest had We the space to spare
for it's publication. Tho Governors Message
crowds out almost every thing else.l
Drs A0'srs, January II, 1862 !.
three weeks. His message is in type. It is
brief. plain, straight forward practical document
in keeping with the tenor and spirit of the mes
sages of several loyal Governors, whose utter
ances have found a response among the honest
and thinking masses of the North. As it con-
tains nothing of strictly partisan character, it
is likely to meet with kinder reception than
| was accorded to the message Of the Governor at
the last regular session Of the Legislature.
Gen. Baker and his staff are here. His report
voluminous document, Of 400 or 500 pages
giving the name Of every volunteer and officer
from Iowa, now in the service of the General
Government, with multitude OF general orders,
and detailed statement Of the business of the
Office. The General has heavy correspondence
and assures me that the business Of his Office
exhibits no diminution.
Some of the other reports are in print, bsl
not having examined them, must leave men
tion of them for another letter.
The war question will overshadow all otherl
in the action and discussions of the Legislature
The burthens imposed by this wicked rebellion
are heavy and grievous to be borne but true
patriotism will not shrink from them. It has
right to ask that they be made as light as pos
sib,e; and that As far as may be, they be i'm
posed upon those guilty Of the crime Of rebel
lion. Let the conviction be felt, deeply ant
thoroughly, that al the money expended and
all the blood shed, contributes TO the great enc
of preserving the Union and removing out o
the way the causes that have led to the presen
disruption, and the sacrifices required will b
made without murmur. Iowa will levy ant
collect her portion of the tax imposed by th'
Government, and it will be found, in the end
less onerous than some have supposed.
| The Judges Of the Supreme Court are still
here, hard at work in the service of the State.
There is defslcation, it is said, in the Treas
ury Of the State Board Of Agriculture, but th
facts will reach you in the Annual Report whicl
has just appeared. It ought to have been issae'
last spring, but the Secretary concluded to ea,'
bis money without labor, and issued bis repor
only upon compulsion.
A special session Of the United States Cour
was called for this week, to try the traitor Hill
of Harrison county. The Jurors came, but III
} Judge and District Attorney we're missing. II!
: Marshal was ordered, BY telegraph, 70 dispers
, the Court and dismiss the cause. The work Va
( done. About that time an OF Ter came from ssc
retary Seward, 70 convey the rslsessd prieoce
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