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


doinss Of the Iowa Legislature 10 he Burlington
Hawk-Eys. We have employed : correspond
emit and shall, during the session, have concise
aud rsliahlp ssusary Of every days doings and
Of the - 8 The Capital, which viii appear In
our morning edition. These dispatches have to
be paid for 1t special rates and will cost round
sum. Bot they vii! be worth all they cost and
q great deal more TO our readers. The PARTIAL.
~ Of oar friends in giving to our paper widely
extended circulation enables us to incur this ex,
peuss.
u One Of the hopeful signs Of the times Il
the evidently sincere spirit of retrenchment and
reform exhibited by Congress and by many o.
The State Legislatures now in session. An ear
nest self-saori6cing spirit should everywhere b
shown by men In Office and In power. When
those in Office At Washington show their zeal
and integrity by taking upon themselves theft
proper share Of the burdens, they will have done
much towards relieving the finances Of the Gov.
eminent and satisfying the public mind II
Congress win cut down its own pay and the pay
Of all civil officers under the Federal Govern
ment-do away with all sinecures-abolish al
unnecessary of6ces--cut down the pay Of army
officers and put stop to official thieving-il
the Iowa Legislature will follow the excellent
recommendations Of Governor Kirkwood In re.
gard TO stste xpendtcres-And If cities, coan'
ties and townships will follow his recommen.
datiou In the matter Of local taxation, We shall
have done very much towards tightening our
war burdens--so much that we shall scarcely
feel the added taxes to raise the twenty mil
lions ordered to he raised BY direct taxation.
There 10 another matter discussed In the
Governors Message which ought to be brought
home to the people Of Iowa. They have been
derelict in duty in the matter Of the
payment Of taxes. Every good citizen ought
to pay his taxes-Every man who considers
himself loyal and law-sbiding should meet these
small demands punctualIy. Not to do it is to
set an example full Of evils TO occupy an
aptagonistic and disorganizing positions to
lead the way towards anarchy. Yet men Of
standing aad position have been in the habit
of paying - taxes. Year after year they are
delaul,ers.s "a number of talented and in other
respects moral and exemplary citizens Of Bur-
lngton have not paid one dollar in taxes upon
their property during the last six years. Either
the burdens Of this class Of persons must be
carried by others or society fall back into con-
dition Of anarchy and barbarism. 1t is time
they we're compelled to pay. II they cannot be
compelled to pay. or if the money cannot be
made out Of their property--if they are stronger
than the Government, or if they are to consti-
tute favored clsss, it ought to be generally
known. There is no f,irnessor equality in three
ff;hs Of the people paying all the taxes while
the other two-6fths pays nothing. Taxesougbt
to be paid twice year, and next after providing
food and clothing for the family. Everybody
can pay taxes Every good citizen, we had al
most said, will do it.
GE Bills have been introduced into both
Houses for the punishment Of frauds upon the
Government. That introduced by Mr.. Hale in
the Senate ms|les hard lator in the penitentiary
for FIVE or ten years the penalty of defraudng
the Government, with the added punishment
If the knave is a government officer, of perpe
tual ineligibility to office. There is no exces,
Of severity in these penalties. Under ordinary
circumstances the plumber of the Government,
is perhaps no worse q crime than fraud upon in
dividuala, and yet the Government Treasury
mazda MT o,Asnar v,rntoctsr, ho Ga
cilitissfor fraud upon it and the means Of con
ceafnent are greater than in transactions be
tween individuals, where each mans sagacity
keeps close watch over his own interests. Bu
in time of unexpectedly in war like this
when the very existence of the nation is al
stake, and the patriotic people Of the country
are ready for any labor or sacrifice to promot.
the national cause-robbery Of the nationa
treasury is one of the highest crimes that ca,
be committed against the government and tn
people. In moral guilt and In mischievous re
suits it Is hardly less than treason itself. Th
men who are guilty Of it should be expose,
without mercy, and be made to feel the full fore
Of public indignation and scorn, and whatcve
other punishment can be imposed BY, Law shout,
be most faithfully administered. Napolcan uset
to shoot dishonest contractors on the spot, ant
If nothing else will stop the progress of publi
plumber, let the knaves who rob the Govern
,nent be turned over to the military authertie
to DO sammarily dealt with under martial law
COLLECTION OF SourHERN DuRs-Hon. f. G
Spaulding, of New York, lrsthe 10th inst, sub
mitted bill to the Houj a1Swn by some tho
rough hand, to secure to Northern merchant
the payment Of the debts due them in the rebe
States. 1t provides for judge to hold oiic'
for four years and have the power Of Unite'
States court, and subjects the whole public do
main and other property of the States, the pro
perty Of the banks and railroads and other cor
porations, and Of all persons who have lent mo
ncy 70 the rebels and transported troops 70
them and in any way aided the rebellion, 10 Sc
questration and sale for account Of Northern
merchants and other loyal creditors.
TEE REPoRrERs.-General Burnside is deter
mined that no indiscreet correspondent shal
make public any details concerning his expedi
ton, Or its destination, until it is safe to do 20
He has accordingly quarterci the correspon
dents on board the steamer Cossack, and virtu
ally made them prisoners of war until the expo
dition calls from Fortress Monroe.
s8-Tbe army bakeries located under tn,
Capit,l at Washington have done go much inju
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