The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-02-06

er than charged by even the country y:
pers in this State for transient natter-thf
it IS cheaper than charged by any city pa
per III proportion to circulation, and
really the cheapest advertising ;tttainabit
Ought the State to buy the bald
sng NJ now uses as n Capitol.
observer protests against the ar.icl
we printed last week from Col. William
son, introduced by few remarks Of OF,
own, printed under the above heading
observers protest is verylong and woul
occupy more space than we are willing t
devote to the subject. Besides, we concu
fully in most of the points he makes. Tn
removal of the Capital was premature
was scheme of speculation OF large pro
portions. But we are at issue upon on,
point. He says the Capitol Building Asso
citation is rich-we that it is individually
and collectively bankrupt. If he is right
we insist that the amount due the School
Fund shall be collected. Why has it no.
been done? Why has not this so, coo bor-
rowed of Eads been collected? If the men
VINO owe this debt to the State are respon-
Sible and the money can be made, why has
it not been made? But leaving the past
entirely out Of the count, why don't the
proper authorities collect this large sum of
money now, if collectable? If '.Observer'
is right and Colonel Williamson and his
associates have valuable real property adj
Joining the lands donated to the State, let
these lands be sold to liquidate this debt
II this money can be made by all means
let il be made.
But on the other hand if this Association
is bankrupt, individually and collectively
If the State cannot make this $40, 900. or
any part of it, but can acquire the building
ii now temporarily occupies and the ground
upon which it stands, which otherwise
would revert, whenever the State erected
permanent buildings, then we think it wise
to acquire this building and thus save so
much. Observer will therefore see that
this is the only issue between us. II the
Association is rich, as he contends, we
would, with him, make these men pay the
last dollar, interest and principal. of this
forty thousand, borrowed of the scoundrel
Eads. But if these persons are BANKRUPT.
as we contend, and unable to pay-if the
security is worthless, then we would do for
the State as we would do for ourself. make
the most we could by gathering up the
fragments. If we could save ten or fifteen
thousand dollars by taking this Capitol
building and releasing these men we would
do SO. But if we could take this building
and apply upon this debt and still hold it
with prospect of realizing by and by the
balance or something more, Of course we
should be in favor of holding on.
observer and people generally will
agree with us that there should be some So
linton of this matter-that if Col. William
son and his associates are not bankrupt
then there has been great neglect of duty.
criminal neglect.
O
rs The great mistake which was made
after Longstreet's assault on Knoxville,
IS cow becoming apparent. When Gran
ger marched up to relieve Burnside. af-
ter the success of Lookout Mountain, his
orders were to drive Longstreet out of East
Tennessee. Instead Of doing that, he left a
portion OF his troops with Burnside. and
with about 10000 men, turned on his heels
and moved Immediately back to Chatta-
nooga. Why this was done we are not in
formed. We presume the insufficiency of
supplies had something to do with it
The result is now before us. Lonrstreat
was enabled to remain and hold a strong
position, from which he has been con.
slantly threatening the forces remaining
ID and about Knoxville, and we are now
informed that he has been largely re;n.
'ofced' ana that lighting is again the pro.
Sf"hiihe Ior The possession of Knoxville
ana All East Tennessee. OF course these
are not to be surrendered without = don.
perate resistance. But had Grants ordar
oeen literally obeyed,-and the forces no
sent up were quite sufficient for the mr..
pose,-Longstreet would have been in No
condition to threaten us. if indaod 10
nad not peen cornered and compelled to
safre"uer' AS matters are, he is much |
heaier ms supplies than are our forces
ana can be more readily reinforced. ri
ne can drive our forces out of Knoxv;,,o
hehtucky lies open to him, and he vii,
W aole 10 make fierce raid down into
Que Blue Grass region, and perh,,s
even as lar as Cincinnati or I,ou;sy;,io
"i'hout any possibility Of GRANTS ;ptar'
ierlng with him. Lonvs.ree. .hon,a -
80" Sss'' aAsrsfay =, al hazards when be
Nsf7'ss Vow I've has renewed b;s
IA" "a" v,rx 70 be done is. if
-s"''SsSs.s 4 9.asas, c:.esa heavier tho, !,
eyt,a III -. 'A''n ~
s~s s-azlas~s ri the Niagara Sus.
pension Bridge has suggested the cons,rn
lion OF Bridge across the East R;vor
from New York to Brooklyn. His plan -
- STAR. from the vicinity of the PARK IN
new York, about eighty feet above ,;aa
TO-, ,ese, so' ana passing over the buildings in
arch Of , so W s cross the river with single
alcn u 'ooo feet span, and $50 feet .ho,.o
the water, and striking the ba;o,,s '.e
Brooklyn near the City Hall, the uh,' ~
length of the structure to be abo,, .
miles. The only part Of the plan uh;os
startles us is that single span of 600 FOOT