The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-11-07
Washington Correspondence.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 81, 1865.


WASHINGTON, Oct. 81, 1865.
The outcome of our election was as salts
factory to Iowans here as to the people al
| large-in arms and at home. The friends
! of the hybrid candidate for Governor-halt
lion and half sheep-had made such a
"to-do'' over him that we were somewhat
| afraid that the majority of our own candi-
date on the home vote might be less salts
factory than it proved. Especially, con-
sidering their intrigues were directed 10
that particular end, did we somewhat fear
that the Legislature might possibly not
stand quite so clear and fair as it must,
with suclra majority on the general ticket.
The loss of Senator Grimes by any "sc0l-
duggery," would have been more serious
disaster than we have suffered in Iowa
since the organization OF the Republican,
party. His position. in point OF expert
ence, practical talent and personal infiu-
ence, is second to- that OF not more than
one man in the Senate, and that man
Senator Fessenden-is spoken of as a pros
pective appOintee to the high position OF
Chief Justice OF the Supreme Court, whose
translation to the Bench would leave Gov.
Grimes without a superior Of he now has
one) in the Senate,-an honor OF which we
would not feel very pleasant to be robbed
The result Of the election makes that coast
clear.
! am very sorry, as our people will be, to
hear our election has inflicted many pain
full paugs upon one of the noblest and tru-
est hearts in the country. Hon. George w.
Julian, in answer to the calls OF duty,
made a trip to the Hawkeye State to add
the influence of his voice to the loyal cause.
He left at home three motherless boys, one,
the picture of his mother, being his partlc-
Mar net. That child took sick during his
absence, and, lacking that attention and
care which he would otherwise have had,
was laid with it's mother, and the wounds
of the fathers heart We're opened afresh.-
It was sacrifice to the cause of the cOun-
try, as truly as if his son had been old
enough to bear musket and had fallen
upon the field Of battle.
There lately died in this city patriot
whom it would have been pleasant to have
seen lived at least until the cause of his
country fully triumphed,- Judge Bryan,
of Alabama. For long time, having
large practice before the Supseme Court,
he has had his residence here, and has been
distinguished as one OF the ablest lawyers
before that great tribunal. Though ma
tive and citizen of Alabama, and the bulk
of his, property, which was large, consist
ing OF slaves, he has been, from the 'incep-
ton Of the rebellion, almost mOnomaniac
$50 intense were his feelings) in the cause
of the Union. Many months ago he pur-
chased splendid Maynard rifle, in the
hope of an opportunity to pick off JEFF.
Davis as he might some time pass down
the avenue, before his door, as a:prisoner,
or otherwise. John Bell was an old and
dear friend of his. He spent large SUMS 10
promote the success of Mr.. Bell. But his
abandonment of the cause OF bis country
angered him exceedingly, SO that While
ago he gave to a nephew Of his, who had
Joined the army Of Rosecrans, and was 60
ing to move with him from Murfreesboro,
his Maynard rife, with the injunction that
if he got sight of the recreant to shoot him,
and return the weapon. But discretion
kept Mr.. Bell at a distance from the Union
army, and the Judge ordered the rife 10
be returned by express, that he might keep
it for the larger. game for which he pur-
chased lit, and haze Just received if as be
left the world. So faithful, 50 true, SO high
souled patriot, with all his worldly inter
ests aud social relations inciining him to
sympathize with his country's enemies, it
would have been grateful to have witnessed
his Joy at the final triumph OF his country's
arms.
Hawkins Taylor, of our State,-the ire
pressible Hawkins,-has returned to
Washington with his new-made bride, and
is candidate for Doorkeeper to the House.
What his chances of election are, l cannot
say; but he is terrible fighter, and he will
succeed in making great fass If he does
Mr.. Taylor has, by the way, made, on
behalf of the Commission Of which he was
a member, to adjust the claims Of the ir-
regular troops who were called out for SER
vice in Missouri at the commencement Of
our difficulties, a report Of proceedings, to
the WarDepartment, from which learn
that the totol sum allowed to the Missouri
Home Guards, in settlement Of their
claims, was SSO0,626 IS. The total amount
of claims presented was about $1,000, 900.
There are still some just outstanding
claims on account ofthis service, which the
terms of the act creating the commission
did not, in the judgment Of the Commits
sioners, authorize them to settle. Among
those troops were the regiments of Coils.
Edwards and Morley, and a company I'M
der Capt. w. C. Jones, from our State
The State of Iowa had already settled their
claims, and the Commissioners could do
no more with reference to them than to
give a paper to our State Government
which would facilitate their settlement
with the War Department OF that item in
our account.
There has been received here recently,
the great bronze door, which has elected
so much remark in artistic circles abroad,
having, believe, been exposed for exam
nation at the London Exhibition. 1t is
now being raised to its place, and will
stand at the end Of the corridor between
the old Hall OF the House ana the new, at
the opening out from the old Hall. 1t
would appear to be worthy Of all she COM
pliment that has been paid to it, particu.
larry so far as the work Of the founder is
concerned. The design offers, of course, q
field for criticism, on the basis ofanv ones
taste and education. But the mechanical
;execution is wonderfully perfect. The
difficulty will be perceived, when I men
tion that it is, on one side, crowded with a
multitude of raised figures, that are, in
many instances, projected almost clean out
from the body of the door. Altogether, it
is not only the most remarkable thing OF
its kind in the country,-and probably
with few or no superiors in the world, but
one of the most magnificent works in any
branch of Fine Arts, that have ever seen.
IOWA.
LOUISVILLE. KY, November I'd, 1868.
Dear Ropk-Eye:-We find it rather dry
living down here without the HoWk- Eye
to read. We can get along on half rations
of hard chackers, but not without the news,
and no where can we get it as direct and re-
liable as from the RuWk-Eye. 1t is mis-
taken idea which some persons entertain
that soldier feels no interest in anything
tho orypv TIT had tha talent al