The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1840-07-30
For the Hawk Eye and Patriot.


/ ioth INST. a communication purportlng to
have been written here, which, however,
some are inclined to think was manufac-
i tured at different place; but be this as it
may, the object Of the communication can
! not be mistaken. 1t will be remembered,
that from the first, the great object Of the
locos was, (if POSSIBLY to produce the i'm
preston, that the Convention to nominate
candidate for Delegate to Congress orr
glnated among the people, when in fact it
was the proper and legitimate offspring of
the office holders; and matter about
/ which the great body of the. dear people
not only cared but little, but stood dame
trically opposed to the whole scheme
which was charged upon them from. the
beginning, which, Notwithstanding their.
!, oft and repeated denials, was proved be-
yond successful contradiction, by the
conduct Of the delegates assembled in
convention at Bloomington, all of which
actings and doings however much they
may attempt to obscure and mistify) are
seen and understood by the people. &C.
4 But why should this individual, be he
against General Dodge, or any intimation
given that one word ever will be said
against him, attempt to show him off as
i the very perfection of all tllatis requisite
to qualify our Delegate to Congress, and
then show the full malignancy of his own
heart, ifnot the true principles Of his par
fty, by anticipating something that may
never exist, and assailing without distinc-
ton, with as little reason as truth those
whom he is pleased to style g wings %
True, Gen. Dodge has many personal
friends in Henry county, (among whom |
am one) and might, under different cir
cumstances, have received very strong
support here; but the manner in which he
has been brought forward, together with
the ungenerous and reckless course that
! has been commenced (n the sA-for-sade"
communication, who for aught | know
4 might have signed himselfth the big Loafer,)
and we have every reason to expect will
be continued, may produce results disas-
trous to his "rising greatness. But who
are the Democracy of Henry, who re-
ceived with universal satisfaction the
nomination of Gen. Dodge' Are they the
great body of the people of the county,
that heard the intelligence on Saturday
the lllh, and by their mouth-piece,
spokesman or scribe, wrote those fine
things on5paper on the 18th? This can
not be the proper construction; but taking
it all in all, explaining it by itself, and
believing it means what it says, ''the De
! mocracy Of Henry must mean those few
way-faring men who have stopped among
u.s. who, true to the life, go the whole
I figure; and as Van Buren, believes him
self, his office-holders, hangers on, &c.
: to be the Government" they, relying
on their own sufficiency and consequence,
believe themselves to be the democracy
: Of Henry county and speak, write, and
/ act accordingly. The people. however
illsclaim the privilege of thinking, act
ing, and voting for themselves.
! Passing by the fine sayings, and the
? delicacies of his ollactories contained il
| the second paragraph, will for the pre-
sent simply call the attention of the peo
!. pie, especially those who are opposed tt
; the ,misrule and corruption Of the presen
! administration, to what is contained ii
the third, and request them to bear il
/ mind the announcement therein contain
ed, and be prepared to meet those self
styled dauntless s'ssons Of noble sires.
! We give the author, credit for telling TIT
;. truth in what is contained in the last col
: umn of this wonderful production. The
! people having so long been deceived b,
: ''unmeaning catch words,' sssilks, er
mines, and other sickly tuckjngs Of mealy
/, mouthed hypocrisy" have, and still ar
!. investigating for themselves, and hay
: learned for themselves, the source of al
the evils that afflict our country, and cal
IS for substance without decoration,
: . sound principles and plain blunt homes
= ty," good old fashioned, democracy, sucl
as was believed in and practised upon il
: the days of Washington, Jefferson, Madi
!, son, &c. as''1he hardy and industriou
: pioneers Of this country" well understand
. their rights and privileges, and are too in
! dependent to bear official dictation, o
!. support any man for office, merely be
! cause it is the will of some other BIC
- man, or a few other would be BIG men
! that they should. Depend upon it, gen
! tlemen, you are watched not only by ''fh,
: Hawk Eye, but by many Hawk Eyes
: and your intrigues, political dishonest,
= and hypocrisy, will all be understood
: and the silent operations of the ballot DO.
;. in October next will tell how perfect,
: futile all your exertions have been t
:, bring this country under the influence ant
} dictation of second Albany Regency.
A WESTERN PIONEER. s
n LEE COUNTY GATHERING. /
81 Al a large and respectable meeting Q
d the citizens Of Lee county, Iowa Terrific
ir ry, favorable to the election of William
5; Henry Harrison to the Presidency, a
yl West Point, on the 18th Of July, 1910
le1 William Stuart formerly an officer unde
IS Gen. Harrison) was chosen President
pr and ]. A. Drake, E. D. Ayers, and WI
ID H. Walker Vice Presidents, and Timoth
o. Fox Secretary of the convention.