The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-06-13
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virtually sold out the whole city of Chicago
TO the monstrous corporation in question,
without consulting property owners, citi-
2ens or any body else that has any interest
IN the matter, outside of the little band who
nave had the shameless impudence to ask
ior so extraordinary franchise
rms is showing regard for popular
rights, with a vengeancei
AND the only public journal in Chicago
tnat is unprincipled and corrupt enough to
give It's tacit consent to this bold and tyran-
meal imposition, or that permits the cham
pions of the outrageous scheme to defend it
OF sugar over its repulsive and unpalatable
ieatures, is the organ of the Democratic
party, the same paper, indeed, that has, for
. year past, been bowling at the National,
state ana military authorities about soon
sSiIutlonal guarantees" and ''the rights of
tne people. The same public journal that
only week ago endeavored to incite the
nllsgulded and ignorant portion of our
popuiace to resort to mob violence in oppo-
sltlon TO what it considered a tyrannical
attempt to interfere with the "rights'' of
one man, and he its editor, "under the Con-
stltution, mas now not a word to say in
reprobatlon OF an attempt far more tyran-
nlIal and arbitrary, tooverride. ignore. and
trample upon the rights Of an entire coapn,u
mtg. 1t is the only paper in Chicago that
contains word in defense, or in extenua-
ton of the attempt of the Democratic Ieeis-
i"'ois w plaCe tHe pupiicstreetS and private
property of this city under the control of a
small handful of capitalists, in. opposition
to the known wishes of all our citizens!
Let Democratic leaders and the Chicago
Times hencefOrth keep quiet upon the
rights Of anybody. They have shown
their utter disregard and contempt of the
most sacred rights of citizens and of an en-
plead for "rights under the Constitution"
or under anything else.-[ Chicago Journal.
A LETTER FROM SENATOR GRIMES
The following letter has been in our pos
session several weeks. 1t was written in
answer to an inquiry from us as to whether
he was candidate for reelection to the
Senate. AS it is q matter of public interest
we presume there is no improperly in
spreading it before our readers. We think
We do not mistake the feeling here, when
we say that Linn county is proud of the
record of Iowa's noble Senator, and will
do all in her power to send him back for
another term.-Ltnn Co. Register.
BURLINGTON, Iowa, May I'd, 'Gs.
DEAR SIR- T have
no very great desire to be reelected to the
Senate. On the contrary, / am rather
averse to the idea of continuing in public
life beyond my present term. Our friends
in the State have insisted that I shall serve
another term, and have consented to do
| 81, H,ulteT surveyed Inc "nOle He1Q,
! they are satisfied that the interest Of the
country and our party require it; or that
| they are unable to secure the services ola
| better man. / have no great love for the
| place, and can leave it without single re-
greet whenever better man can be sent to
Washington, who can more faithfully rep
resent our State. 1 did not seek, nor did
| anticipate the nomination for Governor in
1854. When nominated without any agen-
| cy of mine, as the representative of certain
principles, l did my best to be elected. ]
never asked a man to vote for me to the
Senate six years ago, though was very
| grateful for the support got. I have not
asked, and shall not ask, any man to vote
for me now. l cannot improve my con-
dition, in any respect, by reelection
Every one knows my standing there, and
| if satisfied with it. T shall receive their sup
port; if dissatisfied with it, l ought not to
| receive it. lam, truly, your friend
s-s JAMES w. GRIMES.
TREAsoNABLE CoNsPIRACY.-It will be
| remembered that at the time of the arrest
of the Knights of the Golden Circle, at
| Reading, Pa, some weeks ago. the whole
affair was derided by the copperhead press.
| The trial of Huber and the other leading
cOnspirators has just been concluded in
Philadelphia. and four of the traitors, viz:
Huber in $1,000, Oxenrider in 81 900 and
DR.. Illig in 81 500, have been required to
give bail to take their trial at the next term
| of the Court. Some of the testimony in
these cases was highly interesting. One
| witness, who overheard conversation at
which Huber was present, testified:
II was in the kitchen when the people
| came in and went into the room: there We're
about forty persons there; heard Huber tell
them that if they should get drafted they
should get pistols and resist being taken;
this was after they were sworn in; did not
hear all that was said; they We're standing
with their hands uplifted; was looking
through knot-hole in the door of the
room; Huber was standing by table six
feet long; he was talking against the Re-
publicans; heard him say if the secession
lists were to come North, then the members
were to raise their hats three times; this
would lead to their recognition by the
secessionists, and their property would not
be disturbed. If one member met anoth-
err, he should say II o, and if the other
man was a member, he would reply r d.
The grip was given to each man by Huber,
and he explained it. Here witness shook
hands with the interpreter, to show the
sign. 1t seems to be the pressing of the
forefinger on the wrist about where the
pulse beats Huber said that whenever a
meeting was desired to be held, they must
write to him, and he would come. They
must not mention anything about the meet
ing, but merely say in the note the words,
Come and payy Oat1 debts. He would I'M
derstand by this what they meant"
The oath administered, as testified to by
several witnesses, bound those who took
it "to go against the emancipation procla-
nation, against the confiscation bill, and
must resist the draft"
BusHWHACKERs AT HoME.--Within the
past two weeks an extraordinary amount
of horse stealing has been done in this vi
entity. Circumstances seem todevelop the
fact that band of regular bushwhackers
have made Polk county the theatre of their
operations. Suspicious camping places
have been discovered in the brush in sew
eral localities. Yesterday, a boy in search
of a cow happened to stumble on an en-
campment within two miles of town.. a
brigand- looking chap, with a musket
on his shoulder, came out from his hid
ing place, and asked the boy 'swhat the
HI he was doing there?" The boy tremb-
lingly told his mission, when the fellow
swore that the brush in that vicinity was
no place to hunt cattle. The boy made
tracks for home. The recent thievings and
the suspicious encampments in different
portions of the county, indicate purpose