The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1840-10-01
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For tie UaWk. Ey,
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TO THE VOTERS OF. IOWA.

4 FELLow-CIT1zENs: You are aware o.
the two candidates out for Congress, ant
the way they were brought before the
people. Let us look at the political prin-
clples of the two gentlemen. Mr. Dodge
says he is an humble follower of, and be-
lever in, the present Administrations
Then he certainly does believe in the po-
litical doctrines of Martin Van Buren,, the
chief beil-wether of loco focoism, who,
when he came TO the Presidential chair.
found the country prosperous and happy,
with bloated Treasury Of millions of
money, but, through the prodigality of
his administration, there have been mil
lions squandered to useless purposes and
Swartwon,cd ont of the country. Mr.
Van Buren's doctrines are fraught with
lllibefallty, and some of them with dan
rto the liberties of our country. His
vote on the franchise bill in the Senate of
New York, requiring a property quali6-
cation without the distinction of color; so
If 1t happened that negro had $3.50
worth of property, he could vote when
white man could not, unless he had the
required property. Now, fellow citizens,
can you swallow this kind Of doctrine,
giving rich negro privilege that a poor
white man or old soldier cannot enjoy,
because he has not $3.50 worth of prop
eIty! And further--can you believe in
the Snb-Ireasury scheme, which gives
the President the sovereign control over
the peoples money. thus uniting the
purse and the sword of the nation! But
the most grave of all plots is the famous
Army plan. At time when Mr. Van
Buren, felt sure cf his reelection, he, in
an aerial flight of fancy, conceived, Cesar
like, to pass the Rubicon, by recommend
ing the 100000 standing army. But he
IS not like Cesar, who gained his points,
but has received rebukes Of the most de-
cisive character. See the Old Dominion,
with her many thousand tongues, con-
demning these plans, and whose mighty
nod has shaken the administration TO its
very centre Is it possible that Mr.
Dodge believes in these doctrines? He
says he is a believer in, and a follower of,
Mr. Van Buren's administration thus
sanctioning those doctrines. How can
you, then, as free citizens, vote for Mr.
Dodge?
Let us now look, as freemen. at the
principles of the Peoples candidate. He
believes in true Democracy, the doctrines
of Retrenchment and Reform, the renew
ing of our old institutions which had pro-
we'd themselves beneficial to the greatest
number of the people-in short, he be-
lieves in Republican Doctrines; the doc.
trines of Gen. Harrison. .yeg
Fellow-citizens, would to heaven that
the political principles of Gen. Harrison
were written in letters of lightning on the
blue canopy, so that every freeman might
see that the Old Hero of the Thames has
been slandered almost Experimentation.
Gen. Harrison believes in reforming the
government to the principles laid down in
the Constitution, the curtahing of the ma
tional expenses. and reviving commerce
and trade; also, the reforming of the fnan-
ces, the doing away with the practice Of
expunging, and bringing to an end the
bloodhound war, which has cost the ma
ton somany millions ofdollars--in short,
his principles are, to have the bleeding
wounds. of "a violated constitution bound
up and healed, and to bring back the gov
eminent to the principles therein laid
down. affgl ,.i. FAN