The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-04-09

HoUsE.-From a well written biography
ofGeneral Grant, in the Ohio State Journal
we take the follow ing account OF General
Grants visit to his fathers house about
two weeks since:
On his way from Washington, last Sab
kbath, he called at the Spencer House, Gin
cinnati, about half past ten in the morning,
and sent his son across the river to Gov
ington to tell his father to be at home, for
he would call as soon as he could take
breakfast. In about half an hour he came
up on foot, and for the first time in nearly
three years, found his father and mother
and three sisters at home. They saluted
each other very affectionately, and con-
versed for few moments the neighbors
soon gathered in, and children who knew
his children when last there, and some
soldiers also, who said to him they "knew
him on the battle field" He answered
all questions that were asked him in brief
sentences, as his manner is, and did not
lead in any conversation and, ] think,
did not smile while in the house. He pull
ed out his watch on coming in, and looked,
and said chad only fifteen minutes to stay;
looked again and said he must go, and
to him "SoIne call Sherman's last move q
failure" He said with some animation ::
II W0s an entire and complete success, and
accomplished according to has Instructions"
l made in the conversation, some slight
allusion topolitical subjects. He did not
seem TO wish to talk about it-said "he
knew nothing about it, and should have
nothing to do with it," While at the house
of his father, some one of the family
brought costly sword that had been pre-
sented to him. He turned his back to it,
and said 'he had enough more BETTER
THAN THAT" Heidi not seem to think
much Of such things.
1t has been said that he drank to intoxi-
cation, it is in my opinion quite untrue -
He has no such appearance, and his father
says he feels very sure he has not drank q
drop OF liquor in ten years, except small
quantity Oh one occasion, by order OF a
physician. EBRN NEWTON.
GOVERNOR BROWN, OF GEOR01A.-We
had not room the other day, in quoting
from the late message Of Gov. Brown, OF
Georgia, TO give all his strong passages Of
condemnation Of the Confederate Govern
ment. Here are few Of his sentences, IN
der the head of hateas corpus:
When such bold strides toward military
despotism and absolute authority are taken
by those in whom we have cOnfded, and
who have been placed in high official posi-
ton, to guard and protect constitutional
and personal liberty, il is the duty Of every
patriotic citizen to sound the alarm; and of
the State Legislature to say, in thunder
tones, to those who assume to govern us by
absolute power, that there is point be-
yOnd which freemen will not permit en-
croachments to 20.
The Legislatures of the respective States
are looked to as the guardians of the rights
of those whom they represent, and 1t Is
their duty to meet such dangerous enact
ments upon the liberties of the people
promptly, and express their unqualified
condemnation, and to instruct their Sena-
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repeal this mOnstrOus act, or resign u trust
which, by permitting ii to Iemain on the
statute book, they abuse, to the injury Of
those who have hOnOred them with their
confidence in this trying period of our his
tory. / earnestly recommend that the
Legislature of this State take prompt action
upon this subject, and stamp the act with
the seal of their indignant rebuke.
OLD TINES AND PRESENT T1MEs.-In
this journal for Monday, March 18th, was
the following passage in a Geographic dis
patch: 1.-THE Senate took up the bill
amendatory Of the constitution to prohibit
slavery, Mr.. Trumbull addressing the
Senate at length in support of the bill."-
On Saturday evening last Senator Trum-
bull left Washington for New York, on a
visit to the afflicted Mrs. Lovejoy, and
after attending the morning service in
Plymouth Church, Rev. Henry Ward
Beechers, Brooklyn, left New York for
Washington Sunday evening. Thus it ap-
pears that after two successive nights
travelling, he was at his post OIL Monday
delivering long and able speech in favor
of the most important bill before the pres
ent Congress. Contrast this with the fol-
lowing: When Congress began its ses-
sions in Philadelphia, Senator Strong Of
Massachusetts used to leave Northampton
on horseback, escorted by q number of
friends and neighbors, and after five hours
ride stop at Springfield, twenty miles,
where the party would regale themselves.
Mr.. Strong pursuing his journey SOLITARY
and alone" and his escort returning to
their homes. After five days riding on
horseback he would reach Philadelphia,
thus making the journey in six days-a
distance not greatly exceeding that from
New York to Washington-and this was
the practice Of other members Of Congress.
IN. Y. Erening Post, 29th.