The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1865-03-11

Cathedral in Mexico, and reoueatAa
priest to give him one Of the tapers J.
light his cigar at, there has probablv 49,
nothing done by American troops ~ 90
sive to the feelings Of the natives of ~
quered country as was perpetrated W.
the first negro soldier stepped up to ona 4,
the scions Of the chivalry here and saskss
him for light. "But things like this. -.
know must be, after famous victorv.S =
the uncle of little Peter Kinney judiciou,'
~ remarked.
SECRETARY FEssENDEN's FAREyy1. ;.
THE TREAsURY.-Thef following is the - ~
dress delivered by Secretary Fessender =
the clerks and others OF the Treasury n
partment, who called on him Oh Thufass,.
GENTLEMEN: am exceedingly thsni
full to you for this call. aad for the L;.s
expressions of regard j have received fro,o
you through the Commissioner Of Che.
toms. 4s'
l can only say to you what you proh.h,.
all know, that came here most unwiit,:y
ly, and shall have. perhaps, but a sin
regret in leaving the Depar tment, and H..
arises from the necessity OF parting Win
so many gentlemen with whom nv into,
course has been SO exceedingly agfee.h,.
and for whom have = very friendly 70
gard.
/ came here because ! conceived II IA :.
my duty under the circumstances. but A.
couraged and sustained by the assur,sc.
of support from gentlemen connected Nm
the Office. have received that supnos
from all of You, without a single excts
ton, as far as am aware. / found eyan
gentleman here disposed to aid me.
can say to you, gentlemen, with eutin
frankness, that ] believe NY having -
here will prove of great benefit to mynf
from the information. and experieneei
have acquired, aud trust il has not -
disadvantageOus to others, or to the Depa1.
ment. think it would be better for IL
Government and the country if Comm.
and the gentlemen connected with the q.
ecutive branch of the Government bstis
understood each other.
shall go back to the Senate with mar,
opinions corrected ana improved with =
gard to the conduc, Of the depar,ments. =
pecially that which I have Deen connects
with. think Ishan be- prepared to rsn
der justice to the gentlemen who, placedn
situations like yours, labor. In season aad
out Of season for the public good, for wit
conceive in these times to be a very inaa.
equate remuneration for their services,
have no doubt the same is true with rec,rd
to all the other departments. With resard
to my daily intercourse with YOU, gentle.
men, can only say tnas, IN my OpiniN
however we may be placed relatively intM
department or elsewhere, no man in ;hs
country is above the rank of a gentleman. ,
and every man who honorablv and consc.
entiously performs his duty Is entitled %
be treated as such.
Acting upon this belief, have regarded
the hunblest clerk in this Office. SO long \
he discharged his duty honestly and fai.A.
fully, as my equal, and entitled not only
to my protection, bat TO equa! rights viii
myself. ~
Gentlemen, you dir not chine here 70
make or hear speeches, aud WI only ada
that cordially receive your kind wishA
At my age new friends are not easily mad,
but shall indulge the hope chat in leaving
the department shall not lose the regards
Of those whose friendship have Learned
to value. 1.t1i nn.eao