The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1840-02-20
ii the days 81 her difficulty

,beif country in the days q ner dlm 1lss ~
WI ~ rreat need! 81 ! asf3 II
- n : the venerable person of Genera
nn.s,,aoy. / see nothing. it is true, tha
-, compare with the fate ofIpoor Bel,
' - q His eyes are YET spared him to
-; 40 ont upon The smiling country, her
w. ~ villages and farms he was SO instru-
s ...s,sl in building pfrom q dreary and
lsssea wilderness. He is still permitted
~ an abroad over, the face Of the land
J ~ so often aud 80 nobly defended,
aD.assh the Providence Of Heaven, with
sa'lsader OF staff; but, like those Of Bel
v v,;n. his ears are too often panied with
..'a'anarateful EXPLANATIONS Of his coun-
s,,sn. and,his venerable g bro,0 too frea
sssn,ly feels tho pressure Of the ruflian
sSs5iHthe parlizan, tearing from thence
I.sssauashhering chaple.s of,his pure and
I'M. tfane!fa sa4 20 1851 1884 a&t ri
'srb,ie is, therefore, according to my
.,sl,ion Of the history, Of iBelisarius,
rliitle similarity in / the two cases.
na,b we're soldiers, and both deserved
ali Il The honors of their country, and
IN we're set up as fit marks for the m.'-
' Mm riidieule and foul derision Of foul
,.sddebased partly! O, it. is cruel, too
.mel, and too unjust for the patience Of a
,snerous People 10 bear, to hear one of
T. ,r, lrs, and bravesl and most worthy of
MI, n coun,rymen ,raduced in character
i. services DETAINED land all the proud
4, noble darings Of his youth and prime
dlifs Sc. at naught by the foul tongues Of
,..l,ical party SANDER! The rich and
,herished honors Of alife Of toll. and OF
ardent and untiring patriotism, trodden
in,der foot by a ruthless and mercenasy,
"a malignant band 1. of, ignorant dema,
eoe,,es, whom worse than ignorant PEG.
selaye chosen as their leader, and into
trhose hands they have, entrusted the DIES.
1,IInpeso themselves and of their, country!
Would it notbe more merciful in them
vrslhsy to close up the eyes and ears
ofihs venerable patriot forever, than 10
lesr ps ,hemn the unering conductors to
bis deeper sense of the deep and foul in
rsdlude Of his countrymen! ,'"5 e /.
do not speak Of him now as filling the
.ui.ude Of a candidate for the Presidency!
Ills true many of his countrymcn have
chosen to place him in that attitude, and
" has consented. And what Of this!
Shall his fellow-conntrymen, therefore, in
order to reach his patriot pride and dash
all his hopes to the dust, throw a shade
Of dshonor over the proudesl era in
western his,ory--an. era in which he fig
ursd so MISUNDERSTANDING as it were,
he most gallant spirits Of his time? If
Aese demagogues do not intend that he
shall be elected, letthem, at least, for the
sake of their country, be just to him--for
lis fame and the fame Of their country
a,e SO closely welded together, that to
mar The one is to blot the other! ,,a
Do they not know that if they wound or
destroy the fame Of General Harrison,
they must frstrtear away many Of the
highes, scrolls that emblazoned' the proud
escpkaeons Of their country, and trample
upoason,e ofthe fairest pages of her glo-
Aous history! -au Gsmssa eyas,
hI am no partizan and there are many
oilers, who, like myself. have become po'
aIically heart sick! But zoe can stand
mother campaign, and zoe I,via stand ano'
her campaign, if it must needs be, in de.
knce of the honest soldier who stood by
aand our country, before many Of those
raducers were born or found a peaceful
Syluin on her Shores! i.u.aa57a-,s }5i t1t.a