The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-02-13

know where he stands on the Presidential
/ question. He probably does not know
himself. Only he thinks that there is nc
special necessity for haste on the part OF
the Legislature, IN the business OF Presi-
dent-making.
While speaking Of Russell let me re-
mind you, what you have probably forgot
ten-that he was one of several distin-
| Suished speakers in Ohio, in the campaign
Of 1914. ] believe that it was that year he
made speech on the same platform with
/ Corwin, at Wheeling Va: and il was gen
orally conceded that his effort was not a
whit behind that Of the great Ohio orator.
Russell seems less ambitious now than he
was then. but II a great occasion demand
ed he would show that the fire IS still in
| him. Like Corwin, he claims great deal
on the score Of good looks; but thinking
that lavish nature needed finishing
touch, he wears pair of whiskers and a
moustache that defy imitation, and once
seen can never be forgotten.
A movement has been made in the
| Senate towards the resumption of lands
granted to certain Railroad Companies. A
bill was introduced yesterday by Mr.. Ross.
1t will make stir among the railroad
men, whose attendance al the Capital will
follow this first demonstration. ] think
that the Legislature will deal fairly by the
Railroad Companies; but il will efiectually
check any disposition on their part TO lord
il over the land owners Of the lines Of the
Roads. The notion is. fast gaining foot
hold among the people that railroads, like
other enterprises. should--work out their
own salvation; and should..be granted spe-
cial advantages only upon very carefully
designed considerations.
Hardly ripple has vet stirred the sur
face Of legislation. The indications are ia
yorabse to a harmonious and useful session.
An adjournment may be expected about
the middle of March.
There is a promise OF two, il not three
Natianal Banks III this city. Substantial
and successful, business men are at the
head Of each application.
We are still fiounderng in sea Of mud
that keeps the members closely housed
Despite this embargo the ladies ri the Sol
diers' Aid Societies are having a series of
exhibitions for the benefit Of their fund,
which have crowded houses nightly.
Gov. kirkwoOd left this city yesterday
for his home at Iowa City. II is ruKlored
that he has serious thoughts Of taking mp
his residence here.
Yours, DEs MONIES.
Dies MONIES, Feb. :, 1854.
FRIEND DURHAM So you went and
gone and did il, have you. Well, ] declare,
its too bad-it 8 positively cruel! Couldn't
even spare 1.-The boy Abraham. the trusty
carrier of messages Of love between Gen.
futile and the aeyde0ris democracy-the
reliable democrdt-the powerful war-horse
OF the Fifth ward, the valiant SILE! And
then to bait him of the track in such an
unceremonious manner! Why, the fellow
must have felt as If he had collided with an
engine Of A horsepower And am afraid
he will not get over it for some time. Me-
thinks see him now, lamenting as Rachel
over her first born, and refusing to be COM
forted; or as Cseear Augustus mot our
specimen when he heard Of the defeat Of
Varus and his legions in the TeutOburg for
est (which, by the way, reminds me Of the
woOd-choppers that used TO bel, or, to take
q parallel from still more modern history.
as JEFF. felt when he heard from Vicks-
burg GheChiilikins !, mustn't he have felt
50 per cent below cost! Well, / hope it's
all for the best. Who knows but what SILE
will come out one of these bright mornings,
or at least when Richmond is taken, and be
all right ION the goose once more.
The Legislative mill has been grinding
exceedingly slow since my last, with plen-
ty Of grists on hand. The members are as
busy as bees wish to God, some of them
would not persistently retail the honey Of
their eloquence by the dimes worth, in
stead of garnering it in good, solid, sub
stantial combs,) but very little progress is
made, at least apparently SO. Quite mum.
committees, or because Of sickness in the
family" which is sometimes meant for
well, never mind.
Did / write you about Senator Crook
hams bill to extend the elective franchise =?
1t included all non,voters under the pres
ent law-white and colored-who have
served in the army. The Judge made q
lengthy and able speech on the subject, but
the majority of the Senate couldn't see
it," didn't expect them to. But then, as
was very p8rtinently remarked by the
Senator, that question will have to be met
some time, and perhaps soon. 1t is of no
earthly use to dodge such things, and it is
certainly not the part OF wisdom and states
manship.
If this nation, years ago, had evinced the
moral courage aud sagacious forethought
OF Jefferson, by contemplating the ETin-
cipies involved in this slavery question,
and then met the issue that presented itself
to every unpreiudiced mind promptly,
there would have been no necessity for this
bloody war; Moral cowardice only, is
responsible for it. And now, when we
have rallied from our stupor, and are man
fully, heroically, graphing with the issue,
when the trunk and branches OF this poi
sonous Upas tree are being felled to the
ground, there 10 perish, why not at once
tear up all the roots and little tendrils yet
remaining in the ground? If slavery is to
be destroyed, why not destroy it radicallys
We can not, with safety to our republican
institutions, tolerate a class of population
in our midst, who are excluded from po-
litical privileges, and the sooner our legis-
lators open their eyes to the fact, the better
it will be. We can not exclude this popu-
latiOn from our country, even if such a
suicidal thought should ever be seriously
entertained. Talk about Transporting four
millions Of people. Eight millions Of pro-
ttucing hands! 1t is preposterous! Then,
what, in the name of common sense, aOiU |
we do? Why, we will do as has been done |
elsewhere, when emancipation Of subju- |
gated class was wisely decided upon, or
became stern necessity: give these peo-
pie their ''inalienable' rights admit them
gradually to a full share Of political privi-
leges, educate them to use and enjoy these |
prerogatives with prudence, and say no
more about our silly notions Of yOre!