The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-09-05
Washington Correspondent.

WASHINGTON, August &C., lS63-c -
rage, OF Jackson county, Iowa, and co.,
COVE, OF Poweshiek, have been apno;U,gs
commissioners under the law prov;dis sa
Ior the correction of taxes in the insnrs,.ahg
States. They are both at present in ~ gent
flee Of the 5th Auditor. here. Thu ,ne Of
prosecute their new duties in Arkanyswil
VIM. y. Turner, of Lee, has been arrs;'
ted Chief Justice of the Territory of p ss'
ma. He is at present in the Treasp.,.r ITO, 10
partment, but leaves the CITY at onSy ne.
the West, and takes the route In oe iot
IN about month. The lately an,a;Nna
Goyernment for that Territory bss nn
yet departed thence. Gov. Gurlev no. aevet
uled; bis successor, Gov. Goodwin ~: JIs
sne secretary and the two associate ,Ins.a
ces, Will leave for Arizona within ousl-
days, going overland, via Santa IA rev
Presidential business is LOOMING -,
ooth unwise and useless to ignore tho hn NUS
ness OF Pres't-making on account 90 th nus.
Perilous state of the country, as the ya
Tribune insists on doing. An eIection J.
take place; and fitting candidates o,,r Maa
be meditated in advance. Again scbSgrato
W.tG plan and plot, for various men sas
with various aims in view. It ia NO, s aae
that they should be left alone to occunv ,se
ground and fix up candidates tor NC nc
without our interference or advice .u ~
in perilous state of the country. the t; auu
for the commencement of a canvaas sne
nominees being inevitably near, it is nav'
ertheless important that we know orr r,a.
and secure the right one than when tSu
country is at peace. Not, to be sure tba.
we enter upon the consideration of tba
matter in the ordinary and extreme nart;s
IAN spirit, but with thoughtful vet earnest
gravity. t'.a p A'''
At all events, the campaign for candi-
dates is open here. 1t is understood that
Seward is moderately for ANDY johnson
and Gov. Curtin. Chase is for himself aud
has many lieutenants in suDdry quarters
engaged in his behalf. Stanton is for Lin.
coin. So that the Cabinet is divided upon
the point. There is general respect for Mr.
Lincoln here. With regard to some oual'
tiles that respect is very high. But I do not
think the desire to see him again elected
President is very general, nevertheless
especially among the most earnest and ar,
Gent me. There is, however, a very exten.
slve and lscreaslng impression that he will
De the inevitable candidate. The friends
Of all these men ignore the military idea in
that connection. 1t is doubtful if it can be
long ignored. 1t is liable-morallv certain
TO be too prevalent and powerfuifo for that
Notwithstanding impressions as to proba.
bllltles, among men of blood and yigor
here the personal preferences and expres.
slonS are ten TO one in favor of Ben. Butler
so reports come from many quarters
South and North. His great administers.
tive qualities, his power and firmness.
seem TO be the common recommendation
in his favor. I don't know who mn candi-
date is yet. / don't know but it will be
Admiral Wilkes. 1t depends upon how
much l may hate England, by and by.
The organization of the next House is
topic that is engrossing some attention
here. Itwould seem most likely to be Re:
publican. But it may not be distinctly SO,
II will be, perhaps, more specifically, but
at least that much very surely, Admins.
tration and War. In the present crisis the
disposition of committees in that body, by
the speaker, is a matter of momentous i'm,
portance. Speaking of Committees, the
only Republican reelected who was on the
Judiciary Committee Of the last House was
our friend Wilson. The regularity of pro-
motion, when the politics of the House re-
main unchanged, is an idea that prevails
to a very great extent in the construction
OF the committees. Under that rule, Mr.,
Wilson weu1d be chairman. And he very
likely may. 1t would be an honor to him,
and to Iowa, of which both are worthy, for
It is the committee Of second importance in
the House, that of Ways and Means only
SURPRISING 1t. Iowa.