The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1840-12-24

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principle Is involved in the po,es., i
thus fully carried out by Gen. Z hal
and his tools, that will SOW poison y low
the roots of the tree of libert,.
generally tolerated will cause eys,s =
tige Of Democracy TO wi,her /, bid
If there is not disfnteres,ed 49,, psf'
enough to uphold us in exoo.; Poet
species of prescription and ,els.s itbsy
ton, then may we consider ali 4. but
ed patriotic sympathies Of on, ], One
men dried up. But it is not ). sd
ny who would condemn full e,,,' p's'
of every political evil, if thew v,,ia 1elhs
anime themselves candidly, Womb lsbo'
some sinister motive at the bottom f'l
ing on such condemnation. Tb;, !. IGng
pha'ically the case with those snb;t' ~
spirits who are found in ever cav ros
nifty and who generally take The H.,
the formation of political public :. BIZ
ment. But 60 to the farmers and /, can
ingmen, those classes tina. are Tho l :
numerous, and whose bosoms hay. !, may
heaved with thirst for ambition, -, 1nall
cal distinction; it is in them-,b. .
bulk of society-where may be ts1u..
true Democratic sympathy. Pas Il .,he
fore them, and prove to them, ,sI Can
statement. which shows that their .,,l 4.
or the rights OF one of their humble no,
low countrymen have been invaded u
II they cannot avert the wrong, they M
cordially sympathise with those II -
suffer wrong. We do no! despair, III T.,
in opposing wrong doing, that a ~ III
will be awakened that will sooner nix ,
ter find remedy. Not that We MI hay
look for sympathy, because ws have n ia
prescribed and an attemp. has i srl
made TO trample US under foot. w., ",
We could, like Paul, wish ouyeN i ain
cursed for our countrymen's sake nj bef
were necessary to promote our co,I has
try's good. We have no personal p,I ina "a,
to avenge. But we wish to Sc. =, -
genius and spirit Of republicsnism it'll for,
and glowing in every act of those N Of |
take charge of Governmental affairs. o.
they prostitute this spirit, whoever III w. u,
may be, in whatever estimation MI oer
may have heretofore been hela Al ily,
should be exposed and an a.onemenl dee
CURED for their political sin. Bysj nav !,
lecting to expose and hold up 10 ,hsp ,ni
lie gaze political hypocrisy in Aid arc
odiou,ness, much ground has sluaI bel
been lost, and much remains to be do4 pr.
But while we have pen, and cspabhl p'
to use it, it shall be employed in sRss Co
ing our mind freely and fearlessly ontt Sc
subject.
We are treasuring up many ,noNsnn3 s
of politicians in this Territory, viii III
shall be exposed in due time; j III
which, were it not for their evil ,eal W
cy, many of them might be consider !, e
rather than otherwise. Bcf G.
these crude remarks we hswi n,
most lost sight Of Gen. Dodge's Md4 Sc
Speech. 1t was uttered without anyEt il
vocation on our part. We saw hiat y
the Post Office, few evenings alr1 +
election, and, not supposing tina! oul {,
litical differences should make any bnt v
upon our social intercourse, addtaf g
him civilly, az many witnesses cana !,
tify. In reply he addressed US in il
following manner - q
/" You are Cd Id etsmald II
scoundrel, a coward, andt y
Cd id rascal, and if you g4 !
10 me again, l shall be under iha ! !
;essity of putting you under mysf
SIR"
The individual who made the ,kt
speech is to be the Anti-Harrison cSf
date for Delegate a. the next AHgf ,
election. /