The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1840-12-17

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One OF the Electors Of President and Vice Pre-.
sident, for the State of Maryland at large.
"Uaion Of the Wigs for the sake Of TIE Uaion"
WISE.
Easier were it
To hurl the rooted mountain from its base,
Than force the yoke Of slavery upon men
Determined to be free" SouTnEY
BALTIMORE, 1871.
TO THE WINGS THROUGHOUT
THE UNION:
Fellow CouNrRyMEN-'rhe foregoing
is the title page Of 4 work, which the ex-
,raordinary character of the recent can
vass for the Presidency seems to demand,
and which will be faithfully and indus
,riouslv executed, provided the enterprise
be sufficiently sustained, not only by the
friends Of the incoming Administration.
but especially by those throughout the
country who were prominent actors in
achieving the momentous revolution. The
timely and generous aid of both these
classes of our cilizens will be essential
f'r the accomplishment of the object, =,
that Of the former, by manifrsling their
approval of the scheme bv their subscri-
bling for the work, with as little DELAY as
possible-and the latter, by furnishing
me with the most authentic and minute
information, in mode to be hereafter
stated.
All history teaches that. whenever i
great and trying crisis occurs, the com
mensura,e amount of talent, Of learning
of wisdom, and of zeal, will never be
wanting. and it has been found eminent
ly SO during the whole period tina, inter-
vened between the extra session of Con-
gress and the late elections; In which
period. it is not too much to say that
more wisdom and common .sense-more
untiring zeal and generous enterprise
more manly independence, and patriotic
devotion--more eloquence, oralory, APP
propriate information, and talent of every
requisite kind, have been manifested
throughout our extensive land. than were
ever before, on any occasion whatever,
exhibited among US since we were ma
ton! Should the chronicles, then, of so
remarkable a period as this. be suffered
to repose in the fleeing recollec,ions of
the present day-or be left to the ephe.
neral and perishable daily or weekly
Gazette? Will not the Statesman and
Politicians. even of our own times, have
frequent occasion to refer to the events Of
the past year will not thousands, here
after, seek in vain through thousand
avenues, as full of moral sublimity. as it
is charged with deep political wisdom.
and careful researches into, and EXPOSE
tons of almost every political topic tina,
has agitated the past, and will continue to
excite the future? If so. it seems to me
that careful selection and concentration
of all that is essential fully to character
Use that period, must be acceptable to the
general public of the present day-and be
thankfully received by those who shall
hereafter be connected with the destiny oil
our great, and | trust, prosperous Repub.
lie. With this object. and these hopes,
II venture to make this proposal to the
American public. t+s
That faithful and living picture ol
this period may be preserved. no, only
for our own day and generation but ma
ny We, to come, every lineament. howeye,
small, if truly characteristic. will be given
and, whilst repetition will be as studi
ously avoided as may be practicable; still
every State in the Union must contribute
its due and relative portion, towards per
fecting the graphic dellnea,ion,--so tina
the great moral picture Of these stirring
days, may be educed from all of. these
various sources. and thereby assure al
coming times that the volume is no par,i
san work of an over-zealous individual
but a veracious chronicle of all that may
be recorded therein, ... is
The volume will probably be divide,
into the twelve following parts.
/. The Canvass of 1886, and its re
suit. $3.50 sea.
ii. Proceedings Of the Harrisburgl
Convention.
Ill. Festivals, DC, throughout the
Union arranged, primarily, chronology
calIy-secondarily. by STATES.
". Speeches--Addfesses Letters
&C.. carefully selected, and corrected By
their respective authors.
v. The titles, and general contents. o
allthe books. pamphlets. &c, published
during the canvass. ...,,,.l
vi. Similar enumeration Of all essays
pamphlets, &C.. written in support Of the
Administrations of Andrew Jackson ant
Martin Van Buren,, and selection from
such as may exhibit The Legislation phi
losophy-and morals Of that party.
VII. Selections from lie Melodies
and other poetical productions, sutficien
I to characterize the times.
VIII. Enamera,ion Of the ysriou. ar