The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1840-09-10
MARTA Van Buren, for gree Negro suf-1


| Martha Van Buren, for Free Negro suf-
frage.
Martin Van Buren, it will be seen in the
previous article, Vas IN favor o a proper
| ty qualification for I1IHI7ES; it will
ibe found in page log of e;lark's Reports,
voted n favor of comforting the right Of
suffrage upon FREE NEGROES
and I1JIL.ATI'OES ao;thout a pro-
perfy quali!jfcation---it will be found on
page 1877 of the same work that he so far
changed his views, that he voted in favor
jof giving Free Negroes and 1l1ulattoes
the right Of voting. provided they were
worth $50 dollars"
Martin Van Buren,s opinion of the
| People.
In the New York Convention (see
Clark's Reports, pages s6, l65. 1857
Martin Van Buren, opposed the election
of justices of the peace by the people !!
! He said in speech upon this subject !;
sthe farther Nis poacer could be removed
from the people, TIE BET7ERn
He offered an amendment which would
give the Governor the power to make
the appointments from lists of individuals
furnished by the Supervisors of the
Counties. He said this would procure
RESPECTABLE Nominet;ousr No Log
Cabin boys among them but such as
ride in English coaches and eat from
Gold Plates.
The Sub-Treasury system.
President JACKSON, in his Message
to Congress, of 9th December, 1885,
speaking Of the Sub Treasury, said
go retain the public money in the
Treasury unemployed in any way is i'm
practicable. 1t Is, besides, against
the gc,,iats Of oar free institutions, to
lock up an Uaults tie treasure Of the na-
ton
1.-The scheme is DlSORGANIZIN G
and REVOLUTIONARY, subversive of
the fundamental principles of our gov
eminent, and of its practice from 1880
down to this day. 1t is as palpable as the
sun that the effects OF this scheme would
bring the public treasury much nearer the
! actual custody and control of the Presi-
dent than it is now, and expose ii to be
iplundered by a hundred hands, where one
cannot now reach it.
Effects of the sub-Treasury.
! Mr. Tappan, Senator of Ohio, used the
following argument in favor of the Sub
Treasury, to distinguished Manufactu-
rer, in Steubenyille, Ohio, (Mr Wolcor
the same argument used by the party
/ in Congress.
"Ihe price Of Labor IS entirely too
I high. The laborer in this country can
afford to work for eleUeia pence day,
aud the hard money system will bring
down wages TO that sum. Wheat will
/ also come down to sixteen cents q 6ushel
and every thing else in proportion. This
is the best tariff you can have, and the
only one that can enable the manufacturer
to compete with England. The Sub
Treasury auiN effect both oyects-it will
put down the banks, and bring every
thing else dolUn.''
''Down with the wages of labor and
the price of produce say the admins
tration. "Down with the administra-
| tIou, say lio 1aDolCios
Contempt of John Reynolds for the goot!
sense and sufierings of the People,
John Reynolds, in speech in Con
gress on the 18th of April last, made the
following declaration:
81 will be permitted to say that the
People of the United States are In A
MORE PROSPEROUS and VIGOR-
Gus CONDITION than they have ex-
perienced since the formation of the gov
eminent"
Beware of Forgeries.
Ii is now known that the Van Buren,
party have resovted to forgery to aid their
sinking cause. They have forged a let
ter over Gen. Harrison's name, saying
that he had joined an abolition society:
they have forged letter of the same pur-
port over the name of VIM B. Calhoun, a
member of Congress from Massachusetts;
several circulars purporting to come from
Harrison State and County committees
and ssseveral democratic citizens" who
edit nameless paper, have forged and
published letter in that paper purpori-
! ing to come from J. G. Wright and other
gentlemen Of Cincinnati. How dcsper-
ate must be cause which requires such
acts to sustain it?
\ standing Army in time of Peace.
/ The Secretary of War has reported q
/ proposition to convert the whole of the
! Militia of the Union, into Standing
! Army. From the report We gather the
4 following facts:
.''Fhat every able bodied white man
between the ages of 20 and 45 is to be
Z; enrolled, and each man is TO PROVIDE
i HIMSELF at his own expense, will
j arms and Announcements, which will cos
i from twelve to fifteen dollars.
4 s'The Light Companies are to be form
Led. who are 10 cloth and equip them
! selves at their own expense.
s.'Fhat the active class 100000 are te
! have 10 officer higher than Major-tht
! superior officers to be taken from the reg
ular army.
..'This class liable to be marched tt
/ any part Of the military district.
Is,f,s ad:l:.;.4,c Il;,, 80 .,,,onn.;,,o .,