The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1840-08-27

BRING EVERY THING TO A SPE.
Gle STANDARD, instead sof foreign
goods being brought to this country, we
could take our goods to Europe and un-
sell Them
ANvILs AND LAsTs-COBBLERs AND
Thinkers.
The Government Officers and depend.
ents only comply with the orders Of: their
employers, when they scandalize the
workingmcn, and remind blacksmiths and
shoemakers that they ought to stick to
their anvils and their lasts, and not dab.
bic in politics, unless it is their side of the
question.
We have it from high authority, from
Mr. Van Buren's Secretary of the Navy,
that some reform was indispensable in that
arm of our National defence as it was
impossible to make naval officers of
cobblers and tinkers' they must be gen.
clemens sons, and college bred too-not
filthy mechanics.
such authority Is not to be disregarded
by those who are fed from the public crib,
and who but for that source of subsis.
tence, might hazard becoming the recipi-
ents of public charity; hence we perceive
such articles of sneering at mechanics, as
may be found in the official of Wednesday
last, TO carry out the views of their en-
ployers; whilst they occasionally Aatter
the hard-6sted yeomanry, to obtain their
suffrages.
The worst feature in this affair is, that
the violence of party feeling and prejudice
induces too many Of our fellow citizens
to acquiesce, tacitly. in these denuncia-
tons of themselves, without being aware
that their interested leaders have placed
mark of degradation upon their foreheads,
which cannot be seen without the use of
mlrror-an examination of both sides;
and that it is done because they suppose
that hundreds, thus welded to party, are
incapable, from want of education, to
examine for themselves, and necessarily
to remain in error-and that there are too
many who, from habits of Incidence, or
some other causes, will not take the pains
of consulting that which truly reflects the
image of the times. Ball. Pat.
HARRISON ALWAYS A FARMER.-The
annexed is an extract from one of Gen.
Harrison's speeches in the United States
Senate. Let the farmers read it, and say
ifthey would prefer one of their own pur-
suit to the dandy lawyer of Undertook
"The policy Of the country was, in his
opinion, to lessen the expenses of agri-
culture and to remove, if possible, the
difficulties with which the farmers of the
country have now TO struggle. He was
farmer himself, und he spoke of those
difficulties as one who had experienced
them. He avas a farmer alone. He did
not o,cn a Bank Share IN the acorld; nor
had he a farthing invested in mercantile
business but depended alone on the cul-
tivation Of the earth for the support of a
large family. He, therefore, felt kim
dred interest in the welfare of the agri-
cultural Glass;
ALWAYS WH1G.-At the celebration
Of the 4ih of July at Barre, Mass.
"Amongst the most interesting Incl.
dents Of the day, was the appearance of
that veteran revolutionary officer, General
EBENEzER NATION, now eighty five
years of age and. upwards, and quite blind,
yet he stands firm and erect. His health
being drunk, with rapturous applause, he
was led on to the stand, and addressed the
meeting with extraordinary vigor. Sixty;
four years ago, this day, (said hey I was al
soldier in the service of my country, and
for my dinner, / was allowed to gnaw the
rib Of horse, which had been pretty well
gnawed before. l was a wing then, |
have been wing ever since, and am a
wing now. glory in the name. Wash
ngton bore it, and Warren bore it, and
all the good patriots of the revolution
bore it. | am here to day with you and !;
lew remaining soldiers Of the revolution. [
We agree with you, and we enter into
your feelings. Age and in6rmitv have
rendered US incapable of active service.
But, wings of Massachusetts, make what
use of us you can. If it will serve the
cause, you may throw US into ditch, and
pass over our bodies, in your march to
your patriotic purposes"
ELoQuENcE OF Mr. W1sE.-The New
\ ork Times reports the following graphic
figure of speech, as having been employ
ed, with electrical effect, by Mr. Wise of
Virginia, in one of his recent speeches.
After speaking of the long period during
which he had struggled against the party
IN power, Mr. Wise suddenly exclaimed:
Is there any one here who ever lost
his way, on bleak, dreary, starless, win.
'er's night, among the mountains; and
who, after wandering for hours bewilder.
ed, chilled, almost despairing, came sud-
denly upon the cheerful light of a log!
'a6a'e cleaning upon the snow! Did the
wanderer erin? Did he feel the warmth
from the big log that blazed upon the
ample hearth? Did the honest tenant of
hat log cabin extend to him a squatter's
welcome, and did his kind wife tuck up
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