The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1839-10-10
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! the wings, by denouncing them as FEEDER
I|alists, money changers, extortioners, en-
|emies of foreigners, &c. and withal al
attempt has been made to blind the eyes
iIof the public, to the unjust policy pursu
led by the present administration towards
Iowa, and to screen the fact that the gov
eminent is Playing into the hands Of mo
ney changers and foreign spectators a
the expense Of the settlers.
i If falsehoods, and willful misrepresen
i tations, can be made more powerful thar
truth, and sound principles;-if appeals
to the passions Of men, can be made more
powerful than those made to the reason
and the understanding: then indeed will
political knayes and demagogues prevail
4 Bat that this will be the case, who car
! for a moment believe? The people oil
this Territory are too well enlightened
and have too much experience Of the past
1 to be thus duped and made subservient to
a few reckless, and unprincipled politi.
clans, under the garb Of democracy. o.
/ this fact the infatuated editor Of the Ga.
zette, and those who caucus with him
from day to day, to ccncoct plans and ed.
| itorials, to answer their own selfish and
reckless purposes, will soon learn. ,Ad
ded to all this, Jel1ersonian democracy.
and feigned pure, unadulterated love fol
the dear people, the Yeomanry Of the land,
|, is brought into requ:sition for the purpose
! of palming off locofocoism, which is Turk
ing about the country like desolating
scourge for democracy. What injustice to
the Fathers Of our country! could the de
parted spirits Of Jefferson and Madison,
look down from their celestial abodes, and
witness how oft their names are taken in
ivain;-how oft the principles and sins OF
political knaves are charged upon them:
would they not weep for their conntry's
cause! tits impossible to conceive, how
the brazen faced editor of the Gazette, even,
with all his natural, and acquired inclina-
ton to deceive and misre present, can
have the presumption to charge locofoco-
ism on those Fathers of democracy: to
call upon the Yeomanry Of the country
to snstain corruption, Of the deepest dye;
to sustain an aristocracy, whose object is
to concentrate the power and patronage
Of the government in the executive, by ar
raying around him, under his entire con-
troll, two hundred thousand troops, in the
shape, and under the false scolors of Sub
frcasur. RS, and by placing in his hands
the whole revenue Of the government.
But with all this, the people cannot be de.
ceived, at least, but for a season. They
love democracy, they love their country.
they love all their political and religious
rights, which their Fathers have bought
for them with their blood, and will sus.
tain them. But patent democracy, ORR
ginating from few designing reckless
men, and born among the people by those
who labor for hire and Office, will sooner
or later, with. its progenitors and supper
tiers, be hurled to oblivion.
The miserable attempt made, to con-
zeal the fact that the government is play
ing, into the hands Of money changers, to-
gether with the false charge that all the
money changers in the country are swings
to5a man, = with all his other. base pro.
Ijects, will fall far short Of their object
The foul source from which they emanat-
ed is too notorious to give them their de-
sired effect. Incontrovertible facts speak
louder than assertions, and / would advise
The Gazette man, to honestly and impart al
|ly (f not contrary to his greedy examine
them for himself, and ascertain whether
|or not, his mock love for the democracy
Eof the country, has not originated from
selfish motives, from a desire for Office and
gain. Has devotion to the best interests
lbs the people, alone prompted him to
make a his frequent and pitiful appeals to
the democracy, to the sympatlies Of the
Legislature, y support him on political
grounds, q III shortto gre him all TIE
public printing? When at the same time
he knows that politics were not made !
question in the election Of the Legislature
of course should not be in any Of their
acts;--and have too much confidence in
their honor, and integrity, to believe, slla'
they viii violate their pledges in thatre