The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1840-09-24

snouSHs suot On tnclr eHorts depended The sue
cess OF the Office. Holders party in these Uni.
ted States. You will find articles in that pa.
per-charges against Gen. Harrison, Daniel
Webster, Henry Clay, and other great and good
men, Of whom our nation may well be proud
which have been rcfuted a thousand times, and
successfully refuted, too-reiterated with all
holiness and effrontery, as if they had for the
first time been introduced before the public,
and accompanied with such appeals as to show
that that print sets up for these charges the
exclusive claim of originality. The wssacres
of the Gazette ought to know that there are
men living in this Territory who came from
those portions of the country where the char
acters of the men against whom these shafts
are aimed, are too well known to be injured
by such slanderous mode of warfare.
1t is very well understood why these charges
are made. 1t is not because they have any
truth i'll them, but it is in accordance with the
plan Of attack marked out at the commence
ment of this political campaign by the captains
at Washington. Hence the, reason of that
question which is asked in every Globe, Show
goes the Battle?' The principal object is TO
keep the friends of Gen. Harrison so busily en-.
ployed i'll defending his character, that there
shall be no time, no opportunity of exposing
the rascality Of Martin Van Buren,. But they
have missed their mark. Thanks to the insti.
buttons of our country, the people are sufficient.
ly intelligent to detect the fallacy Of such q
course.
The history of his country is SO profusely in
laid with accounts of his brave and gallant
acts-there is such an abundance Of proof to
show him to be profound statesman; a talent
ed and brave commander; sympathizing
friend; stern republican of the old school;
,tions; q despiser Of the mere gains of office; in
short. there are SO many desirable traits clus-
|tering around the whole history Of Gen. VIM.
Henry Harrison, constituting in his character,
more than in that of any other living man, a
complete personifcation of Erue Patriotism
that it is no wonder the virtuous and the good
throughout the land rise up, simultaneously
to pay him homage: No wonder that thrill OF
patriotic electricity runs through the frame Of
every lover OF his country, as he sees the peri
cd fast approaching when he will be able tc
! contribute his vote in clevating the beloved
Harrison to that station which is now occupied
) by one whose prominent traits of ch.ra cter ar
vanity, sel6shness and q complete want of eve
, ny thing that constitutes true patriotism, and
! who has no other claims to that station than
those which arise from his having, by various
, experiments, brought this broad and glorious
country from state of prosperity in every
, branch of business, to a stage in which ruiz
o stares in the face all who deal in produce, man
ufactures, commerce, and labor Of every kind
n u ruin which will work no good to any othe
! class than those who receive pay from the sub
!, treasury chests.
e Oh! it is glorious era in the history of gu
y country. The farmer forsakes his plough
n the mechanic his tools-thc merchant hi
c counting -roon-the professional man his ordin
: airy duties. to attend the mighty gathering
8 that give character to the times. The people
do not assemble by hundreds; no-they ar,
Q counted by thousands and tens of thousand
v and scores of thousands! Look at the massc
r of human beings at Columbus, at the Tippeca
D noe and the Fort Meigs battle grounds! Lister
. to the Old Chief himself addressing the people
n See his eye flash, while pourtraying thu
$ wrongs his country has endured. See, too, thu
r additional musterings of these crowds in Ohio
y where it is apparently their meat and thei
y drink to give up their time in this way to thei
; country. Look at these meetings as they hav'
}. been held in the very dens of the spoi!ers-Il
t linois, Missouri and New Hampshire See tn,
!. interest manifested even in the ''ten mile
r square" district. Go to Georgia and listen t.
the burning eloquence which was attended t,
with enthusiasm by fifteen thousand goot
Wings there; go to Alabama, to Louisiana, t,
: Tennessee, to Virginia, to the Carolnas, 10 Ma
!, ryland, to New Jersey, to Pennsylvania, wher
a sound will come up from Erie, at the cele
:. bration on the 10th inst. Of the victory of tn
companion Of Harrison-Com. Perry-whcl
:, will minge with the shouts Of the one hundre
thousand who gathered at the same tim
ut Dayton and at Bunker Hill, all comm,
;, like the voice of many waters or of might,
thunder!--go where you will, all over the land
and one continued burst of deep-toned enthu
siasm will greet you. Oh! it is indeed glorious
A moral grandeur clusters around such scene
:, that has never before been witnessed in any ag
:, or in any country, since the world began. N
page Of history records such dongs. 1t is no
: man.worship; far from it. It is patriotism ii
! action. Such patriotism could never be dis
played in such a way by any but freemen; AM
: not even by them, we verify believe, under an.
!: other constitutional form Of government.
is the correct understanding Of their constitu
tional rights; it is because they feel that thes
). rights have been brought in jeopardy by thei
e present rulers; and because they have found
:. MAN who they confidently believe possesse
all the qualifications of patriotism, of talent
n and of energy, and, withal, strong desire t
bring back the government within its orgina
constitutional bounds Give them but the me
% tive and the means. and the great mass Of tn
n people will always act politically right. The
q are acting right now, and the result will b
re nd dor