The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-01-17

BURLINGTON WE
Tn gous1- 81 CE1ns 1.-The Chicago Trihane
says that scheme is on foos,to create tHo mora
Judges for the Court of Claims, and to confer
upon the Eve power to enter final judgment
against the United States. It thinks that the
Court had better. be abolished altogether. We
are Of the same opinion. As at present coneti-
.tuted. it is mere tax upon the Treasury, with
out any corresponding advantages 1t will not
do to increase it's power, for that cannot be
done without transferring the control of the
public funds from the hands Of the Peoples
Representatives, to . court over whose mem
bers the people have no control. In, fact, the
scheme Of giving it additional Jurisdiction could
originate With no one whose object was not to
deplete the public treasury. Is
Practically there Is not now, and never has
been, any difficulty for those who have just anf'
lawful claims upon the Government in obtaining
their prompt. allowance through the proper Off
cial channels. The laws already provide for
what should be paid, and the mode of auditing,
allowing and paying them, Any claim that will
not pass through theee channels, may be set
down as either illegal or altogether fictitious
and fraudulent. If the latter, the claimant is
deserving of punishment for his attempt to swim.
die the public. If meritorious, though illegal,
the Representatives of the people, who should
and must always keep control OF the National
purse, can be made to see it, and will always be
wiling enough to make equitable payment. We
trust if any such scheme is suggested, it will at
once be squelched. We protest against giving
to any Court whatever authority to deal with
the public treasury. The temptation to swerve
from right action would be greater than should
be imposed on the best of men, and the danger
Of their yielding to it, should not be incurred.
3 GEN. RosEcRANs.-Even the correspondents
of the Tory press are unable to speak Of the
conduct Of Gen. Rosecrans, during his late des-
perate battles, in other terms than those of the
highest praise. They agree in asserting that be
is the admiration of his army. They say he Was
always in the midst of the fight, clear, calm, COL
lected, smiling, hopeful, personally superintend-
ing the movements, and everywhere bringing
order, hopefulness, and courage, out Of chaos,
disorder and apprehension. He was neither
rash nor fool-hardy; but wherever peril was the
greatest he was at hand, with cool nerve, iron
will, and cheerful voice, animating and inspirit-
ing all about him. The truth seems to be that
the General so amazed those who have been EN-.
ployed to traduce the Union arms, 60 filled them
with his own ardor and spirit, that for once they
forgot their mission, and extol him simply be-
cause they could not help it. t9gau
~ The Chicago Times says the democracy
are in favor of Convention to adjust our diff
ficulties." OF course! 1t processes to be q
supporter Of the Constitution as it is;" and pro-
poses to maintain it as it is, by calling Conven
ton to make it something that it isn't! That is
the Copperhead method of supporting the Con-
stitution! We wonder how the honest fellows
like it, who last summer were beguiled o
wrathful tears, as they read in the maledictions
poured out by this same paper upon those who
thought the Constitution might be improved
Is it not strange that there should be man in
the world foolish enough to credit such sheets
D9 The N. Y. Leader styles the notorious
Fernando Wood representative man, and in.
Inmates that in this character he will be pre-.
sented as the candidate of the Democracy for
q. s. Senator from New York. That Wood is
a fair representative of a portion of the So
called Democracy, no one acquainted with his
history and character will deny. But much as
we detest the course Of that misguided party,
We cannot think all of it quite so low in the
scale of humanity as the Leader would have
us believe. Wood represents the pimps and
rowdies of New York City. If he represents
any one else, God help them! He can ge: to
Congress from that city, but the Senate is no,
within his reach, nor within that of any other
Democrat at this time
BrxKER H1LL.-Thirty thousand persons have
assembled the winding stairs of Bunker Hill Mon
ument, during the past year. The names of Wis
itors are mostly recorded and large numbers
also state their place Of residence They are
from all parts of the country, and include many
foreigners. 4jssos gr -
Cusroxs AT CHICAGO The annual report o.
the Collector for the Port of Chicago, exhibits
large increase in the business of HE Office, fol
1852, over that of the previous year. The re-
ceipts from all sources during the year are ssatee
Ss,52S.5ls So, The payments during the sam,
period we're 81, s7s.ss2 81. Ofthe receipts Owe
$4,000 we're in postal currency. 81 ~.
PAY OF SoLD1ERs.-The sIldiana House o
Representatives have passed resolution by
vote of Is to Is, instructing Congressman froa
that State to introduce bill for the reduction
Of the pay, of army officers one.fourtb, and t.
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