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The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1862-01-04
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Tribanss special.
WAsamsfos, JaA Alt 10 doubtSsl vhaaL..
all the cosrsspo0dsaes between Iris ~ ~
Europssn 0ossrnmsuts touching - riehts =
usutfals and bslllesfsnss @ ~ ocsn, esiIsS ~
By Senator sumner's revolution, will b. -
munieatsit 70 the 6eaate. Enough vii b ~.
public, however, 70 show that Rssds, GesI
and the smaller maritime powers ase ~.
ready TO aecede 70 NJ. haroy's doctsipe. \,
which private property l. guaranteed ths ~ ~
Il n0e far bshiod them, end that Great H,is.,.
alone cm dhpuss hsf recent champioosh;. -
ususrA rights, stands By her old precsdsot.
The publication will, without doubt, eoas,iI.,.
70 Tie success Of . movement In - riehs di,.s
ton, alrssdy on foot In RngIaad. M ss,is.s.
letters dste back 70 1859, soon sftss H. ~.
gress Of Paris adjourned. Sous u dc ~
In the collection are from N. Mason, the ~
dsoessos Of Mr. FaulkpsT.
Ar. Picken's dispatches from Il Pvter.h.,,
are full Of interesting conversations on H. ~
isct bstween himself and Goftschsco6. -,
are perhaps too fres and easy 70 b ncde -
lie. The whole sabjscs will probably Il NJ.
slsssd when The resolution u answered.
The sub-commitess Of Ways and Nsas1 -.
engaged in preparing general tag bill. ~
win be the basis of national currsnev -
Committee's idea 10 70 raise money snsush !.
sustain the credit Of the Government. tSoa.s
| the tax may for the time being BE- more ~
heavy. The committee 10 alss msturius ! 80
bill, the provisions Of which will largely ines....
the duties on many articles Of geasral soear.,.
| uon.
Official information received a. the Y.s;..,
department Of the Army Of the Potomac st.sss
that the mortality 10 less In proportion IA N.
number than In any American city. IT, n.
partmsnt has the odlcal List Of III 900 soldlsr.
and the health Of this large body Of mss. not
withstanding their exposure, 10 better than A.
equal number Of men anywhere In ths UaiasI
atatsA
Times Dispatch sszzsr
Rebel scouts came yesterday some ssht, -,
this side of Fairfax 9. q. on the LitsI. ~.
turnpike, and ON the Falls Church road ~.
came within half mile Of our pickett ~
watched them closely. squads Of their 49,.
occupy the hills surrounding 1airfax. : ~.
force 10 two miles beyond, and eight ,eaissns.
are at Flint Hill.
lRerald's Dispatch. %
It Il not probable that there viii b. . f.,o,.s
able report from the Committee on N. Cs,,s,s.,
Con6scation and Emancipation Bill. TIA 49,.
Of the committee ere generally adverss TO Il. spd
instead of it bill prepared by the commit,s.
and predicsted upon the suggestions Of The Pr,s.
ident's message in regard 10 this subject vim h.
soon reported. This committee 10 also in fsvoe
of removing the restriction limiting the Pnd.
dent to call for only 600,0 volunteen Tia,
propose to authorize him to bring Into the q.
vice whatever number of troops the We. d.
partment and Commanding General shall N
quire. -
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CINc1SNArI, Dec, 81.

CINc1SNArI, Dec. 81.
Ness Pork sold readily to-day at % 26, and
l22c to 2oc per Dbl. higher is asked tby most
Of the principal packers. OF the sales made at
% 20 there we're reported 700 bills.
bbls are held et@7c.
There 10 some demand for Bulk Sides, and
they are hard to get, If good quality, at cents,
packed. Shoulders are quoted at &c, with only
Z moderate request Green Shoulders are more
saleable and command &c, readily. They are
generally held at &c. Hams are an 1c better
and taken readily At 81. The weather 10 again
becoming unfavorable for operations In Green
Meats. The prices at this time last year we're
<1@64 for Green Shoulders and Hams 54@74c
Pork 90 for Lard; 6@8c for Bacon.
The market for Hogs has acquired some add.
tonal strength, but there is no vim in the trade
and packers operate with great apathy. Dro-
vers have worked hard for an advance and have
the circumstances of light receipts and fair
weather-until to-day-in their favor. Prices
are quoted at s. l0@SS 80. In exceptional
cases, the outside figure has been exceeded.
% lb@$S 20 are regarded as the standard for
averages of 2l0 to $50 pounds- A general i'm.
preston prevails that there are great many
hogs in the country still to come in, and the
probability of food of them, soon after the
Let prox., 10 now operating to keep prices down
The main facts 40 to the uncertainty of the fu-
ture course of the market for cared meats, are
- forcible IS ever in influencing the conduct Of
packers, and they have proved their faith by
their works, this season, much better than they
have ever done before. If there is much risk in
handling the hogs, there is no particular ..occa.
sion for their assuming it rashly, since the meat
viii DO In the country in some shape, and will
afford chances for operations hereafter, if any
market Is opened foi it. If there 10 to be no
reliable consumption Of the stock, of course it
10 not desirable to hold. The range of the
market for hogs on the s1st of December, 1850,
was quoted at - 85@S5 80.
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1862-01-04

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. "a FIRE commenced
about o'clock this morning in the basement
beneath the American telegraph Office, and be.
fore 1t could be subdued the lower door and BAT.
terry room we're completely burned out. How.
ards Express office adjoining, was also much
damaged. The telegraph instruments escaped
without injury. Communication with the coua,
try continues without interruption.
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From Port Royal.

NEW YoRK, Jan. S.-The transports Oasasbs
and Roanoke, from Port Royal, on the svsaias
of the soth ult., arrived here this a. \. They
bring no news-passed the sloop Of war Cumber.
land ON the LIST inst. in latitude SO, Longitude 70,
cruising. ID
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CHICAGO. Jan. 5.

G. DuxHAH:-Market depressed by large re.
ceipts. There are $4,000 hogs in the city, and
the market 10 unsettled. Buyers offer q COG
q Is, for live, and 81 bO@s2 rs, for dressed.
Sales of Mess Pork at 80 90.
No sales Of provisions at the close.
Currency scarce. III
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The Herald says the action of the government,
is-of course-"just a. We predicted" Refer.
ring to the fact that our national blood was "up"
aud that the mass of the American democracy
were willing to lose their last dollar and last
man rather than deliver the prisoners, If con-
WINGED they were rightly held, that paper con-
tinues: rs S. ss.sa s,77s o "a
Fortunately for England, there was q cool
statesman at the helm Of the foreign affairs Of
this country, who was not led away BY the syren
voice of passion. His mastery analysis Of pub.
lie Law, his calm dignity, and inpertartable cour
age in deciding against the United States upon
the technicality Of the case, whilo be fearlessly
asserts that the principle and the merits are on
our eide, ought to I'll the English government
with gratitude, and put to shame the disgrace.
full conduct of the press which profsssed 70 rep
resent It,"
The Herald also congratulates Earl Russell
that "Hr. Seward and the Herald, tie man and
The journal In this country, checked the inclina-
tons Of ''the mob" or war would now have ex-
isted between Great Britain and the q. States.
The Tribune holds that 1.-THE capture and re.
lease Of Mason and sidell has brought Great
Britain herself to acknowledge, after sixty years
Of confident denial or of obstinate silence, that,
in her agSressions on neutral maritime rights
which drove rs into the war Of 1919, she was ID.
GRAVITY, obstinately wrong" II continues:
I'VE heartily approve both the fact and the
terms Of our governmental compliance with the
British demand. We thoroughly agree both With
the general spirit Of Gov. Stewards and Of n.
Thouvenafs suggestions that Il iii becomes the
United States, after their honorable struggles
and sacrifices in behalf of the freedom Of the
SEAS to be even accused Of unfaithfulness to that
great principle"
The Times thinks that s'ths real disappoint.
ment at the pacific settlement of the question
will be felt In the dominions of JET. Davis Il
says:
"Nothing bot momentary forRetfulness Of
our remoter and more permanent stake in this
great question Of neutral rights could have be.
trayed 10 into even temporary assent to the
old assertions Of the English government upon
this subject The time may again come when the
leading powers Of Europe will be as war, and
when we shall again require and claim the i'm.
munities due to neutral commerce. We shall
then reap the full advantage Of the principles
we have always asserted, and which our govern. |
ment has not surrendered even under the ex- |
IRENE temptation held out to them In the recent |
affair of the Trent"
The World-the administration organ par "a. |
ce3sace-is profoundly convinced that the discre-
ton with which NJ. Seward has managed the |
Trent question twill increase the public conf. |
dsnce In the wisdom of the administrator"
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1862-01-04

A FEMALE SPY ON HORsIBACK-The Wash
ington Correspondent Of the New York Post re.
lates the following incident:
"A horseman, clad in tort Of cavalry COS
tune, with heavy overcoat and slouched hat,
had been noticed for some time dashing about
trotting down Pennsylvania avenue, be found
himself suddenly surrounded by file of soldiers
and was carried OF to prison. But the funniest
part Was to come. The investigation that fol
lowed resulted not only in the discovery of Ger
sain important papers, but also Of the fact that
she cavalier was q woman. How long she had
been at the game 1t is impossible to G less"
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1862-01-04
Hanging OF tho bridge Burners In Ten.

.Ao0o0os III Gtg
A correspondent of the Richmond Exami.
ner writes from Greenville, Tennessee, the fol-
lowing cold-blooded particulars of the hang.
ing Of two of the patriotic bridge burners Of
East Tennessee by the Confsderates:
'.The two doomed culprits were not aware
Of their doom until few moments before the
hour, four o'clock P. NJ, and, short Is the
time was, they busted themselves in speaking,
on oath, their full confession of guilt before
the court martial. Fry confessed that he pour.
ed the turpentine on the bridge and afterwards
get IRE to this combustible material; carried
the sentinel of some half mile and made him
swear never to reveal the names Of the often
ders. 81
providence has saved the sentinel the
trouble, for they have met the fate 10 Justly
melted out to them. They came in sight Of the
gallows-a temporary affair erected on the
hillside, in full view Of the town--and large
oak limb was substituted - the cross beam for
this novel engine Of death, and shudder pass.
ed over them which was perciptible by all.
"They then knew that in few moments
they must die the death Of felon. fr
1.-THE whole battalion under arms was drawn
up around the ground, and the ropes were ad-
justed by Corporal MoVey, of our company.
The Gaps drawn over their pale faces, the lad.
der was taken from the tree; the stiffness Of
death prevailed the whole throng; the minute
hand was in few seconds of four O'Clock; the
watch still ysnt tick, tick; their knees shook
visibly; the Whole frame was ready to give way
to natures spirit. Hark! tits four o'clock
The trigger is touched, and 10! dangling at the
ropes end, between heaven and earth. are
seen. two strangling human beings! The
struggles Of one were short; the other seemed
to be . little 10th to give up the spirit from
this tenement Of clay, bit in few short mo.
ments they were both dead. @ 81
ut has had wonderful effect upon Union.
ism here, and scores are coming in night and
day-taking the oath of allegiance to our Gov
erntment, and BY this serious service proclaim
to the world that they will defend it against
ell Of its enemies" 1a
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UNDERWOOD 4 Co.

New York, Jan. D.
HL0UR-Market quiet and unchanged. Sales at %
l605.55 for super, 9575@5.s0 extrado, 95,G@5
% western: 9606 05. shipping brands extra h o.
WHEAT-Market very quiet with nothing Of moment
doing and no receipts reported.
CORN-Market declining. Sales at8A@65c for mixed
western, inside price for not strictly sound.
WHISKEY-Hrmef. cote.
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A Isssf-eaeosEA -1as sossg seesssf 70.
veatsl b. Rev. ~. Aessss q issa-e pssses
Ninrsa efsa peseshsr.-'s sssen 4. ~
psa which wiu - WITH seeafay y
Of 200 yasds. r. edises g -.
peblican inspsesse tne wseo
=. ,6.vn.rd p.,ner attached. The powder and
ban ARD put into too sabss, which s1tssA iron
he chamber about one foot up he barrel. par
saiS via eech oeher. sad both eas Be Alled viii
ammanition ia Z fsv ssceads. Ihess serve ths
purpose Of s..s1des box, and he rife 10
charged from then By partial revelation Of
the stool, which d quickly reverssd, and ne
gun i ready for airing. The ball y raunsd
into The chamber With alidisg rsnnsf, b. the
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=, 80, ,,,,co... m.d. a. =, c.lib.a ~.
on,,.d md .ould no, p,o,. more expapalve
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e.,.n. q. - .rmv.-,n md !. ~. b.pde ~ !.
$1,000. !, ...,o. -on,a ,.rde. Il .o,.l "a ~
-. e.. $1,000. $3.50 ,;,h ~ common
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:. q. r..;. ). n.,nf...n,. NJ "a.
- -
u Nr. G. T. Stewart. formerly Of the Tole-
do Blade, has purchased the Dubuque Times and
enlarged Il to the sire Of the Hawk-Eys. Nsssrs.
Upham 4 Gilmore, who have conducted it for
the last three years, and conducted Il very well,
retire NJ. Stewart, II hc uses energy and vigor
In tho editorial and business departments Of the
pspsr. will soon cover the whole ground and
render the removal Of the Herald TO its favorits
Dixie neceasarv. tA
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u The Bsidsh ssthos,siss At Nassau did
more than 70 refuse 70 lst cur coal vesasl land
her cargo there for Tie use Of our sssanen.-
They even refused to allow the Flsnbsss 70
take coal within league Of shore from oos Of
thsss vesssls to tighten Der, although Il w. eer
Used that shs W. leaking badly, asd that Tie
fiambsau STOOD in no present need
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1862-01-04

eEWhile the news Of the surrender Of Ma
con and slidell will cause some dissatisfaction 10
the loyal States, It will be received with pro.
found detection BY the insurgents. We would
do well, therefore, 70 compensate ourselves for
our modification BY tie confederation Of the
despair Of our traitor enemieA aa4
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peeoposttys that eaere afe osner nOes - =
noes eoe9esdabls natafs Why there should b
20 var; hat theee b leck q dignity in great
Per eosseins 6 80 e.; ~ . A.ss.ss Z
ssS.ehled 81 doaIssee ~, tte fosksafases
sSrard hsr-an eSosioekl1G ofsess i1ol0ltie
vould become - najsety q Esiaad ehas ~
nlnt IN dispute Ia legai on0; md thsfes0ts Sub.
~ it.alf % 8 dscision-not Of the sword.
Sh~e i MOI IN inch Of ground On the cont-
,.rt Al Amerlca that % not familiar 70 some
~ a ,0Iaaee. ard spne hundfeds know evsFy.
taine ah6ut CaiadA The talk wish tAess ~,
that fpeiand cannot possibly have any apprs-
henuiou q dislsyaity in that colony that they
~ nov eovsrument Of theif own, beetsF
~ ,han ~ United States ever had |; and shas
% ! man thsy hate the Yankees; that ne toscee
oept ont, therefore, are 70 be used on the otnef
ode Of the border that II b rather late n me
SEASON - ssud then now, bat thet ne diimcuisy
Of sending tAsn ~ Upper Canada y mos inss''
IOWA lTE4D.
- The river closed at Davenport On Friday
night last ~ 49ss
~ The Rev. Geo. r. Nagoun, Secretary, and
ths Rev. Al. Kynstt, General Agent Of the
Iowa Army Sanitary ConmiAaoo, are now visit
Ing the Iowa troops IN Missouri.
4 ,,,,.t. IN the 9Th iowa writes home to his
e.,en5s - thsf n bid opinion sssvsry oiacsr
shove . Csntsin oueht to be shot; If you want
70 and = scoundrel. take man with spaulettes
a We he not eurs but he 10 right. A large
number a. ~ oflcers are certainly not the right
Isrd ~ msn. ne war will never accomplish
.. , until there Il Z total reformation Ill
,cynd Srsieourney News.
!. -. ....;..;, ,.a;.. :,
The appeal made 70 tne patf'osc iaoles 81
Iowa Regiment Tor hospital supplies, mas met
With most generous ana hpefsl response: We
believe the donations already collected IN the
different depot: IN the County, wh make neariy
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1862-01-04

n Bishop Hughes and Thuriow Weed went
over 10 London, Immediately following the Dc.
partu.e Of Gen. Scott for home.
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OPostnaster General Blair h said to b.
desirous Of 81 seat on the Supreme Court bench
II be 10 pnt there The First Assistant Postnas-
tsr General. John 4. Kssson. Of lows, Il likely
to take his place.
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III -

DUBOIS TsonAs, VII Of l. T. fhosss, sssS sSissy;Spss
yearS. = -.
On Saturday morning, Dec. ssh. Kan oussss
ycungs,s daughter Of Johs H. end nsfries = Gear ~
In tbs eiy, On The nerniae Of Jsa La, aAsss VA
only enNd OF T. .. and II. 3. Darsists aesd fsarssa
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1862-01-04

u Il vas General Philip 81 0eofss Cesks,
Of the rebel army, Who committed suicide, esd
not Gen. Philip St. George Cooke Of he rsgu.
lar army, recently from Utah. They we're con.
founded on account Of The similarity Of their
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1862-01-04

Louis Napoleon has been for ysass SWEARING for
2 contest with England; that hs has spsnt mil.
lions In building up navy equal or superior to
ours; that he needs il not for any possible pur.
pose but war with rs !; that there il no other
naval power to fight with al that our sea %.
cendancy has been . modification to France:
that while superior 70 oil other nations in the
neId, her dag lowers to that Of Great Britain on
the ocean that the Donaparte dynasty needs 70
worm itself deeper into national memory. by ad
ding 70 national glory and efacing former de-
feat; that the Emperor knows this, and ambi.
tons the moment for achieving Napoleonic Gil
max that var between England and AmeRica
would furnish the desired opportunity that
Russia, for gain, would cooperate with France.
that . proceeding Of this kicd would crafty ~
French people. and cancel The commercial treaty..
which proves TO b more favo-ahle 70 M thsn
our neighbors that Il must b admitted Tia
view Of things might take place, and that ~
possibility, nay. the probability Of sueh result.
must not b overlooked; that Government vNi
aasu.edly not overlook what thsy have been
Watching for years; that they have spent mil.
lions annually In keeping up . naval ferce eoual
Or greater, than that Of France; Tat ~ M
polsoa fabricated riAss W did - esu,e: ~
b cast rife cannoa " cost Asmstsoae Rune
xaen 10 cassd ships In steel ~ lannshsa ~
Warrior that oar psaetios esafesssd rsaseaahls
iesra and thas The great voluatsee novsneut
or1gtnetee u tAeee ieasa, and had ~ Queen,ss
approval and patronage; that IL %, therefore. 4
worse than nonsense 20 alect indiGhroncs "a ~
pehey q Leais Napeaeoa; that ~ 40 - ~.
NOS ieel y; Mat W have beon TO lane su.i.e.
saes vhsn ~ sMpsese Asss bean % aueuens
g avyws sbeeld have esisA ]" Stop r. "a n !
e aia net stop, destroy ~ ahips aoA nv
~; nat our sAssay rsqsirsd TIL, ~ jusd-
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~fhs WasAlAgsea eeessspoeasat ef IL
lQev Yssk CsaaSeeiA Advsrttsss statss thatan
eGse ~ fssa tts poekss of.a sshsl 0s,sael.
l1llsd h ~ recent sssioa near Drslnssills, On
sa1niAsd rspoes % The CelenslS sapssioe -
81, sassasiAg ~ receipt q infornatiea that
Ca Ord Was ahest - novs n that dirso&ioo,
end giviag . dispesitioa II fsfsss Soe hls dsfeae
New hew vas this infosnation, only known 70 .
fsv Superior e0osn and tAslr SIAM, thus CON.
naaieaasd g ~ soenyi lj5
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~ Senator Haraan's bill. establishing pro-
vtlenal eovsramsnts In Ill rebel States, save
Virginia, = intended not only to reduce those
States 70 Janitorial condition, but put stop
% The interstate slave tsads, fress slaves here
after bora, and divides public lands and other
property II The States among the national col.
dIees. sailors and marines.
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.LI.a .aiss.asa. %. =. !, ..Ili.aa s...ai., !.
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~ ~ asve ksasd bsesss, vie-sAas - ~
80 1llsAlosa ssgi0sat 10 bssu psonessd IN .
NV y ~ regular army, and h aow he
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lisss, y ~ 1sss pssaeeisa - - kisa ~
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Ia tAsap s'i' SUE sl.i ~ s..k... ii.
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The southern aegis, and Harford County intelligencer. (Bel Air, Md.) 1862-1864, 1862-06-07
w. B. Seward "a a Christian Statesman

Thousand and teus-of thousands of reli-
gious people have been deluded with the
belief thatW. III. Seward was marvellous
ly proper person. He has. been called
''The Christian Statesman" His speech
es are as full of piety as Joseph Surfaces
disquisitions were of morality. He plays
Mr.. Snifle to perfection, and repeats, with
sanctimonious whine, his stale aphorisms
about "freedom and slavery" "the cause
of humanity" &C., until people are led to
believe that he is overlooking with "the
milk of human kindness" The charac-
ter of Seward will be study for future
generations. With talents of a very
mediocre order, but with cunning which
is perfectly unfathomable, that man has
worked his way to such position and
power that he is now essentially the ruler
Of this country. There are, doubtless,
other persons at Washington, Mr.. Lincoln
among the number, who thsnk they direct
matters. But Seward knoUs he does.--
When out of power he was never ruffled
by personal attacks nor excited by the
most vindictiye assaults. No one could
ever disturb his apparent equanimity; but
away down in the recess of his heart he
buried every affront and cherished every
resentment, saying to each, "bide your
time" No sooner, however, does he get
into power than the calm and philosophic-
al air forsakes him, and wo to the un-
lucky individuals who have offended him.
He can now act out his true character
Must not the American people feel honor
ed by such man! We hear much of the
refinement of the North and of the barbar-
ity of the South, but surely an alleged
superiority is not to be found in the char
acter of our Secretary of State. The veil
is lifted, and "our Christian statesman"
stands forth such representative of pro-
family and Billinsgate as to'shock every
moral sense and outrage every principle
Of even social propriety.-M z. Caucas-
adn