The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1840-07-23
PEOPLES MEETING.

tthis Territory convened in this place on last
Saturday. It was an eventful day for old Des
Moines county. Large us it was, it would
have been doubled, had it not been called in
the midst of harvest. During the first three
! or four days of the week. considerable rain
had fallen, which prevented the farmers from
doing much in the field until Friday and Sat
urday. The riponng grain, in addition to the
delightful state of the weather on those two
days, led many to stay at home for tho pur-
pose Of gathering their crops. The meeting
was composed chiefly Of the bone and snew Of
the county. They came together to show their
adherence Of the dictatorial spirit which has
been displayed by few leaders of tho federal
loco foco ranks, who are attempting to foist
those and those alone into office, who are Of
their own caste and kidney. They came to-
gether to encourage each other in the work OF
reform that they see is necessary to be effected
before they can be assured Of being either
prosperous or happy. They had seen that the
present Administration has been selfish, hypo-
critical, and perfdious. On the;assertion of
Gen. Jackson, il found IS the country prosper.
GUS and happy" 1t is now on the verge Of
bankruptcy and wretchedness. The people
confdngly submitted to the destruction Of the
United States bank, and relied on tho promise
of o " better currency" 1t has indeed proved
itself to be better currency for the Office.
holders, but for no other class of individuals.
This 8 better currency" has compelled farmers
to la
their lands-it has compelled merchants to paw
IN enormous rate for exchange, tempting them
to charge higherafor their goods, which after
all falls heavily and positively upon the peo
pie, as an additional tax. After performing
various experiments, which were highly APP
plauded at the time, but which have all utter.
ly failed, the government has ut last found out
that it could take care only of itself, in regard
to the currency, and that the people must do
the best they can for themselves. The go.
vcrnmcnt to take all the gold, silver and land
Office money, and the people to put up with
the products of those rag manufactures which
this same government recommended to be
chartered some few years since. This new at
it to specie basis-of locking and boarding it
up in iron safes, is the very system once con-
demned by Gen. Jackson, and by many of
those papers that now regulate the Van Buren,
public sentiment throughout the country, and
according to the admissions of some OF the
leaders in the loco foco party, and the full as
surance Of al opposed to it, will inevitably
bring down the price of labor; the price of pro-
perty; the price of produce, and the price oil
every thing, except foreign necessary pro.
ducts, such as tea, coffee, &c. and gove rameni
officers ,wges. 1t is to show their opposition
4 to this and other kindred anti-democratic mca.
sures, that the people-thc ycomanry all over
the land-as we'll as in Iowa, meet together
They have become alarmed land we'll they
may be.
+ They meet together too, to manifest thcil
adherence of that bold and recent measure Of
the government, of raising standing army Of
4 2O0, coo men, to he under the control of tho
President-to equip themselves at their own
expensc--to march whenever and wherever
the President may say, in time Of profound
| poace-and to be under his control six mon tbs
in year-to be subject ''to Tie same rules ana
articles Of ,oar as TIE troops lie United States
Reader, do you remember what those rules and
! articles arc? If you do not, we give you some
of thcm-here they arc:--
| "Art. s. ANY officer or soldier, who shall use
contemptuous or hsrespectful uords gainst the
/ President Of the United States, against the
d. . s..A AZ
| OF the United States, or against the Chief Nd
gistrate of any of the United States, in which,
they m.y be quartercd, ifa commissioned off.
! Ger, shall be cashicred or otherwise punished,
| as court martial shall direct, if a noll-coln-
missioncd officer OF soldier, he shall suffer such
punishment as shall be inflicted on him by the
| sentence Of court martial
! Art. 6. ANY officer or soldier who shall be-
have himself with contempt or disrespect to-
arards his commanding cGcer, shall be punished
according to the nature Of his offence, by the
/ Judgment Of a court martial.
''A7'c I. Any officer or soldier who shall be-
gin, excite, cause or join in any mutiny of seii
ton, in any troop or company in the service OF
| the United States, or in any party, post, dc.
tachmcnt or guard, shall SUFFER DEATH,
i or such other punishment as by court martial
shall be inflicted.
/ 'tArt. 8 Any officer, non-commissioned Off
Ger or soldier. who being present at any mutt
ny or sedition. does not use his utmost endca-
i yor to suppress the same, or coming to the
knowledge of any intended mutiny, does not,
without delay, give information thereof to his
commanding officer, shall be punished by the
sentence of court martial with DEATH, OF
otherwise, according to the nature of his Of
I fence.
''Art 8. Any officer or soldier who shall
}, strike his superior officer, or draw or lift uT
any weapon, or offer any violence against him
being in the execution Of his office, on any pre-
tcnce whatever, or shall disoJey any A,rfu
command Of has superior officer shall SUFFER
81 DEATH, or such punishment shall, accord
i ing to the nature Of his offence, be inflicted up
on him, by the sentence of u court martial"
q What say you to the above? Is there n
cause of alarm? Our opponents will tell 20,
that Gen. Harrison once advocated sort of
kind Of a standing army. During our Difficult
ties with France, we believe he did recon
. mend the raising of IL 600 men, and he want
ed the youth OF the country to received know
ledge of military tactics, as a branch of thei
:, common school education. But he never wen
), quite SO far as to recommend standing army
in time of aeoce If ON OIl(l mon