The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1840-08-06

ON q. R;eh. we are authorized to say
kse ...anted the nomination of his fellow
81 :;,.n, assembled at Bloomington on the
III # July. ssai'
% Il. crowded state Of our columns com.
heu /. !. to defer many articles prepared
lieu mday's paper. We once more request
ii p.s,nopdents to be more brief, or it will
"a s ;mnnossible to find room for their aEti-
'1el W Issus.-Iv,hich is the better Dem
y ..s-Gen. Do0eE, the nominee Of the
las 3 porei Federal Caucus, we are In
Pow Jby the last Gazette, s.has yielded
sse1 s.;.nce' to the wishes ofathat party,
s'ss .ss now fully before the people as a
~ ,saids,e for the Delegacy 70 Congress
\. 81 ibis Territory. 5a issse Il
IVY ~ hold it to be our duty, as faithful
,a.l .io.ls upon the watch-tower Of our lib
lsI ss d scan closely the principles, the
y us .,i,es the actions, and the claims, or all
~ = vho are candidates for Offices of
4, q and Of power. and hold up to public
= 8 The merits and dement's Of those
y, & AZ seeking the suffrages Of the peo-
Ia pursuance Of this duty, we pro-
. 81 ID uke q glance at theirelatiye posi-
n ii Tie candidates for Delegate to Con-
well-known fact that Gen. Dodge
d this Territory under the patron
seithe President Of the United States,
A ing commission for one Of the most
I. IniIe offices in our government; and
I L,aI not been for that circumstance, in
Il j,l durability we never should have seen
lin ii Iowa. Moreover, as he is the.
k;S} uadda.e of the administration party, he
&, rI0f course advocate all its measures,
ID hereby oppose the true interests Of
!, erea. body Of the American people.
/, i Will advocate Mr. Van Buren's propo-
! ioa fora standing army of two hundred
81 E6usanda men, and the sub-treasury,
4 ois, uniting the sword and the purse,
/. I,hich will at once invest him with AS
u, nach power. as the autocrat of Russia
"; stenjoyed. He will advocate the sys-
s. lin Of rewards and punishment, as it has
j. ben pt@ctised for the last ten years; in
{ ! hs1, he will do all that may lie in his
s,JrEr to sustain the present dynasty at
81 lFshington. ~
mi vi, RICH, the nominee Of the Demo-
,D]| Eaic Convention of the People which
n msmbled at Bloomington on the 29th of
l;sluy, came to this Territory under cir
r.ganstances far different from those under
i, 8rhch Gen. Dodge entered il. He came
/. se. not in the gorgeous cabin of a splen-
n steamer, where are enjoyed all the
IN Injuries OF ease and comfort and high liv-
81 nor YET had he The wherewithal to
I'M Tsa,e even a deck passage-but, in the
alt true &mocratic style Of the most ardent
All assalurer, relying solely upon his own
olusriolls and his own resources, deter.
n lanel to make an honest living, ant
Il -Tlhout a penny in his purse, he foot
,hdaaio our borders, went 10 work as !;
N anmon laborer, and thereby obtained
n daily bread. His talents, his integrity
II Glhis worth, however, soon raised him
:. sssphere in which he could be more
M eful to his fellow citizens, and accord
,er7 ay was elected a representative to the
~ sslalure from Lee county,. Mr. r., we
a. b told, had prosecuted the study Of the
" j. Kentucky, but being of an unas-
AZ anng and retiring disposition, and ra-
~ dan press his claims with an impu-
n Antface, he pursued the humble occupa-
FL 40 Of a maaler'of rails, until lie wassem.
al Pred by an acquaintance to, conduct a
+ scsse, in which he acquitted himself
a 90 much ability, that he was imme-
"a tsly taken into fellowship by the mem
isd n Of the bar. Ills scarcely necessary
sr say that since that time he has distin-
= pushed himself both as an able advocate
ay 5nd aprudent legislator. .,'t
Al Asthe candidate Of the Wing party,
~ ~ RsARill be found ever ready to vim
,rhl weave srights and the interests of his
"a. ' ~! citizens. He will oppose the sui
oa e'da doctrines and practices of the pre-
j. NaI administration, of uniting the purse
|aa he sword; he will advocate reform
Y \ as abuses Of the party in power. re-
\. \ 1asaehment in the expenditures of the
~ 'aersl government, one presidential
y sn, the claims of the people to as good
VI currency as the oflice-holders, and a
= s'oraiion Of the peoples government TO
gaad old days Of Jefferson, Madison
9 Monroe.
p Y Fellow citizens, ,ohich Is the better
~ enocrat?
oil The first session of the 26th Congress
u yea as it began, in confusion, susurpa-
" : and violence. A reckless disregard
II sIabhshed usages and constitutional
i aANkDleS, has marked ;fsl ,ybolo course