The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1840-07-09
MORGAN's ADDRESS.

name. We rhristen it g Morgan Ad
dress because we cannot ascertain tha
either Of the other gentlemen who's,
names are appended ever saw it until !
wasin print. Mr. Letter says, .ikneu
nothing at all about lis character Dr. Tea.
lures, until ! saw it in print. with my
name attached to it," and we learn the
'other gentleman has said about the same
thing. So 1T appears that Nj Morgan
exercised the privilege usual in sucf
cases. after having put his name to ii,
. address" to place the names Of ID,
other two gentlemen there also. We Al
ways thought this was the way III,
''anotiern democrats" did their business
and now we have it on their own con.
fession. They have much 10 say abou,
democracy and the principles Of democrat
cy, ard We presume this is fair speci-
men Of their democracy. The people
:" at large and respectable meeting. 81
the democracy Of this county, y did lin
good faith, as we suppose, appoint these
individuals to "write an address, &c,
They committed this important trust 10
men, q majority Of whom they supposed
mad some weight of character in this
community and whose production OF
address could be depended on as EN-.
bodying " the feelings and the views Of
that meeting. In. doing this had thew
any idea that the author Of the lannon's
:" Editors Diary" would be the sole
f'nouth-p'ece of their party? We canno,
believe it. But we are of the opinion
that if the real wishes of the meeting had
been carried out and tie " address, had
been written jointly by those who were
appointed to do it, it would have been
altogether a different production and far
more credi1able to the party" Iand this
community, than it is. It seems the an.
NOR OF the I" Editors. Diary took upon
himself the responsibility Of writing the
address without even submitting it to the
inspection or revisal of his associates.
This q we consider a complete illustration Of
the ominous motto "power stealing from
helmany to the few" Assuming as i,
does all the dignity Of an official docu.
ment, the party is bound to swallow its
mandates, however tyrannical, and ac-
cord in sentiment with its propositions
however absurd and untenable. It there
lore possesses a power and carries with
1t an influence which do not attach them
selves to ordinary newspaper articles.
Whether the people, and particularly
that portion Of them who were present
at the meeting will tolerate, this species
OF monarchical Address making or dc
iation, is an affair which they must set.
ale among themselves. Whatever NAV
'oe SAID OF it, the people at large will con
slider such doings at war with republic
canism and their dearest interests IF;
one man land such man y can speak for
q county--according TO their doctrine,
one man can speak for a nation, and all
III u ~ & 1
though they may cry democracy, their.
actions show them to be ready for king
provided he would ,eall himselfa de-
anocrat.
In speaking Of our brief notice Of his
address which we gave last week, the
editor of the Gazette says 80. For the
first matter, --.-the charge of misstate.
ments' and 'vulgarisms' ----we,feel some
concern. Our firm conviction is. chat
there IS net statement or ;,asi,,uasonl
an the address which cannot be substan.
s1ased by most objectionable proof. To|
test TINS. let the editor, or any one else.
make point in the matter, and we
pledge ourselves to give satisfactory
eUadence.~ q as = IN =
we now call upon this wonderful edi-
TOT so redeem his pledge. We shall
nave nothing to do with his I. insinua-
SONS this week. bat simply ask him to
give the public his promised g ,1nques.
f'ona6le proof and :" satisfactory euii-
dence," in regard to the following state.
inents Or a'points," in his address ; a
s" The old belligerents-the democrats
and ana iederal'sts-are again at issue.''
Morgun's Address.
We have before shown that GREAT
proportion Of the old prominent federal
's's now belong to the Van Buren, party.
now II the above position be true and if
II proves anything, it shows that our par.
y is the democratic party. and that Gen.
Harrison is the candidate of the only
legitimate democracy Of the country.
This Is what we have been contendino
TOT, but we did not expect the loco foco
organ in this place was prepared or would