The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1840-06-18

lido you. remember what caused the down.
fall Of the republics of Greece and Rome?
! Was it.not the union Of the parse aud the
sacord in the hands offtheir rulers? Does
not your blood boil barely to contemplate
the proposition made by our so-called
Democratic President, to bring our glori-
Gus country into like jeopardy Thous-
ands have already left his ranks in con-
sequence of these dangerous assumptions
OF power, and will you not do the same9
We might go. on in our statements
showing that whatever may be his profess
sions, Van Buren, is far :1rom being true
democrat in fact. 1t must be acknow-
lodged by every unbiased mind that he
has violated several of the fundamental
principles Of democracy. We oppose him
for having done this. And, fellow citizens,
we are sincere In our opposition. We
make no loud sounding professions but
if we know any thing Of ourself, we be-
lleve we love our country, and we shall
not shun to lift up our voice, however
feeble it may be, in opposition to those
who we verify believe are doing all they
can to aggrandize hemselves at the ex-
Pense even of the liberties of our country.
10 this crisis we have come-it has
grown almost imperceptibly upon US
but it has nevertheless come. tits mat
ter worthy of the JOY and gratitude of
every freeman, that our countrymen are
not SO far degraded and lost to all appre-
citation of their privileges as to permit
their liberties to be stolen away in this
insiduous manner by their protested
friends without a struggle. The people
are waking up in all parts of the land, and
although slow to move for change until
they .teelits necessity, they now both feel
and show by their movements that they
are determined to effect reform in the
Government.
We commenced this article with the
Intention of not only showing that Van
Buren, was not Democrat, but that most
of the leading men in his administration
were once federalists-and that as far as
Strengthening the government at the ex-
spense of the Liberties of the people is con-
cerned, they are federalists still-but as
we have devoted more space to this SUBJ
ject than we at first intended, we must
omit it for the present.
We wish every man, especially every
western man, to search diligently and as
certain what Mr. Van Buren, has ever done
for the west. Let his claims be put in
contrast with those of the PEOPLES Can
didate- General Harrison - and they
dwindle into utter insignifcance. Gen.
IL. was the first to propose sectionizing
the great west, so that land could be pur-
chased in small quantities, thus securing
homes for tens Of thousands of honest
farmers who now till the soil of these
beautiful prairies. He has always been
an undertaking friend to the west in its
infancy he protected it and fought for it;
in its youth he cherished it: and now in
It's giant manhood will the West forsake
him! Forbid it gratitude. Forbid it ye
whose little ones, aye, and yourselves,
too, were protected from the scalping
knife and the tomahawk by this same
Harrison.
We make no idol Of General Harrison,
but we firmly believe that he uni,es all the
qualifications that are requisite for any
candidate for the Presidency to possess.
Possessing as he did tie confidence Of all
the early Presidents and patriots Of the
land---his democracy-his brayery-his
patriotism-never until recently disputed,
and disputed now only by those who are
sucking the life-blood of the nation,
where can be found man more BETTING
or more deserving the highest honor his
country can confer upon him?
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i BuRL1NeToN.-Several large and COM
modious stores, brick as well as frame
are now being built in our enterprising
city.
The number of inhabitants taken by the
late census, in this city, amounts to .thir-
teen hundred.
4 We have not had June rise in the
Mississippi, as usual, this season. The
river is quite low, and is falling. Not
withstanding Congress has been petition
ed IRON all quarters, we can hear Of no
appropriation having been made this SEES
sion Tor the Improvement Of that impor-
! tant thoroaghfare, the Lower Rapids Of