The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-08-08
river towns which have railroad connec-
ton West to secure this business. Now the

river towns which have railroad connec-
ton West to secure this business. Now the
wool clip of Iowa naturally moves East on
our lines of railroad, for manufacture ;
moves past US in fact, because there are no
wooden mills at the proper points, where
the railroads and the river meet. Soon our
wool in the counties along the Mississippi
| syitt turn about and go West-to be manu-
featured in the Cedar Falls, Des MONIES
and Homestead Mills, as it already goes to
the Amana Society's mill at Homestead
We understand that MIR. e. w. Thomas
purchased, q few weeks since, the Wash
| ington Hail building, on Pearl street, OF
Mr.. Elijah Buell., intending to put in wool
en- machinery, and go into the manutac-
ture. We hope it may be done speedily
We have one or two other vacant pf1ck
buildings about town which cannot posi-
| bly, be put to SO good a use as this. our
whole river line, from the landing TO Clin-
ton, is available. Nothing would or could
make Lyons so prosperous as to nave IL
| lined with wooden and other manufacto-
| ries. We ought to have begun this thing
before wooden machinery was so taken up
by army wants-just as we ought TO begln
now to get cotton machinery, everywhere
| offered for sale in the East-for oar Vest
| er.a Cbtto7, and FHdI. But wooden machin-
ery can be had. Labor is coming to u.s.
| Let us attract it to the river towns and Gre
| ate home market for our grain and meat
| instead of depending upon markets so lar
off that freights-on our choaked-up rail-
| roads and canals-eat up all the profits
| Let us induce more Of our Iowa farmers to
produce wool and flax and sorghum. Our
| river towns will all be second-rate towns
| in few years unless they ENCOURAGE the
manufactures. Capital, machinery, and
labor will go by them to make the manu-
| featuring towns Of Central Iowa great
They will become mere Way-statlons be-
tween our vast producing and manutactur-
ing interior and Chicago. The public ac-
ton must be turned to this subject or the
day Of our opportunity will pass forever.
9ss~ In their Sth Of July Convention, the
Democratic party Of Iowa made ITS last
will and testament, turning it's effects over
to the Copperheads, and appointing lie
Grand Byington executor. Old Tax-titles,
elated and inflated by this distinguished
honor, has added new "codicle'' to the
will. The futile men are delighted with
the 3D. Resolution, and futile himself will
look remarkable well when placed upon it.
Here il is: ....
To the Democracy Of {OaOG, and their Com
n1ittee men end Editors Generally:
Ats meeting of the State Central Com
mittee, on the I'D of July, 1868, at Dayen-
port, the following resolutions were adopt
ed, among others, which latter Will be
communicated to the several counties by
letter, viz:
l. ResolueG, That it is hereby enjoined
upon the Democratic committee OF each
county in the State, to secure, forthwith,
the organization of one or more Democratic
clubs, in every civil township OF their re-
spective counties, and to report to the
Chairman of this committee at Iowa City,
the name and post office address of the
presiding officer Of each club, by the 10th
of August, proximo.
2. Resolued, That from the time such
township clubs are organized, they will
hold a regular public meeting on the eve
ming of each Saturday until after the cleo
ton, for the purpose of discussing consti-
tutional free government, and all current
measures of the administration: OF reading
and distributing such political documents
as may be furnished them by this commit
tee or by others; Of protecting their mem
bers and their political associates from the
lawless violence which is manifestly threat
ened; and of promoting by their combined
energies and counsels, the success of dem
ocratic principles and candidates.
3. ResOlUed, That, as a means of mitlga-
ting the abominable inequalities of the I'M
constitutional Consumption Act, by which
democrats are sought to be FORCED into an
abolition war which they detest, it is re-
commended that the ratification meetings
to be held throughout the State on or about
the LIST of August, do petition the county
authorities to appropriate Sufilclency OF
the public money to commute the military
service, las the rich are provided to do for
| themselves), of each poor white man who
may be drafted in Iowa, and upon whose
labor family may be dependent for sup
port.
4. Resolved, That Mr.. G. M. Todd. of
Burlington, be appointeda secretary of this
Committee, and as such, be charged with
the promotion of the local organizations,
with the call and advertisement OF meet
ings for public discussions, and the detail
of speakers auxiliary to those who may be
pravided by this committee, throughout
| Southern Iowa. But said secretary will
not attempt to call any nominating conven-
ton ofthe party, when any district or coun-
ty committee is in existence or can be at
tanned for that purpose.
| 5. Resolued, That a suitable person, resi-
| dent of Dubuque, to be recommended by
the Central Committee of Dubuque county,
will be chosen as additional secretary OF
this committee, charged as above, for the
| Northern section Of the State.
| 6. Resolued, That all district and county
committees, except where special reasons
for delay exist, are requested to secure
| legislative and county nominations, by
conventions, Immediately, SO as to give to
our candidates full sixty days in which to
make thorough canvass OF their respect
| i've districts. -t
III view of all things passingand evident
ly pending, let the freemen of Iowa labor
in this cause; for never before, in their day
and generation, was the great lesson so
brought home to US as now, that Eternal
vigiLdnce is the price of Liberty"
By order Of the Democratic State Central
Committee. LEGRAND BYINaTON,
! Chairman.
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| FAMILY OF SEVEN PERSONS DROWNED