The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1840-01-30
fFoR THE HAwK-EYE AND PATRIOT. |

[FoR THE HAwK-EYE AND PATRIOT
| People OF lowA:-At a period like
the present, when party excitement.
run fearfully high in the old states, a,
times threatening to break out into
civil war; arraying neighbor in arms
against neighbor and kindred agains,
Kindred, it must be painful to every
civil and well disposed citizen who
delights more in domestic quiet than
uartizan contention, to observe the
attempts made by CERTAIN misguided
friends Of the National Administers
ton to create among as party excite,
ment. iY gl.
We have heretofore elected our
officers on their personal merits, and
our Territory has flourished in an un-
erampled degree; our Legislature de-
void of party feeling, and acting on
| he broad principle Of political wis
dom, has given us the most whole.
some laws, the blessings Of which all
enjoy. Who is Il then who desire to
change the present order of things?
I kit THE PEOPLE? or rather designing
d,magogues who expect to rise into
t Office and power through the excite
nent they may create? THE LATTER
/ UNDOUBTEDLY.
have been told, that the persons
| l5allude to, already have their sea
bals' and 'secret clubS'' in several
counties OF the Territory to aid them
in their schemes.
FRIENDS OF LIBERTY; 1t becomes us
to be on our guard, not to attack.
butready to defend. Remember the
good old motto handed down from
the days Of Jefferson, ''that the price
q our liberty is eternal vigilance" =
Fellow Citizens: That the bonds
OF our national union have become
much weakened; that the domestic
happiness and prosperity of the Amer
ran people is less than it formerly
vas: and that our national govern
nent has had downward tendency
for some years back, is too evident.
That this sad order of things has
been brought about, principally, by
the intrigues and corruption of the
officers at the head of our national
g0yernment, the writer of this hon
esly believes.
Letus compare their precepts and
practices, see how far they comport:
and ascertain whether the garb OF
corruptionists does not more become
them, than the name of democracy,
which to cover their designs, they
would arrogate to themselves.
They came into power under a
Pledge of RErRENcHmENr AND RE-
nsM,7 and they have increased the
government expenses from the econo-
meal sum of twelve and half mil
IONS, TO the extravagant sum of thir-
ly.hye millions Of dollars per year.
They found the national finances
IN a healthy and prosperous condition.
ana tlleyhave reduced them to a state
o. wretchedness and bankruptcy.
They found this great nation hap.
y and contented, pursuing sober and
regular habits of pecuniary business,
and little excited or embittered by
PrtKan contentious, and they have
nearly uprooted moral society in
many places with the wild spirit OF
SPECULATION, and the bitterness of their
party luminosity.
They bitterly denounced President
Adams, because under his administra-
a son single default to the amount of
s'ooo was committed, and they have
a'feady robbed the nation in more
uan 1000 instances, and to the a.
mount Of many millions of dollars,
saa not content with the thefts alrea-
y committed, they are making AIDES
Erate effort to force on the nation
NE Infamous "Sub Treasury" bv
Ha W;ll, they can steal millions at a pass.
I'll. iaey prosecuted, and imprisoned
loolas Watkins for 9 years, who com
n't 'e the small default under Adams
ssmlnlstratlon, and now they have
Ie uaolushlng audacity to pretend
a'a. 'he ehieylng committed bv their
psrt:lzans, is because there is no law to
punish MI their delinquencies.
They denounced Adams for le,v-
lss e Washington occasionally to visit
a .a family, or estate, although his alb.
@nce was always very limited. and
ns travelled in the most private and
modest manner: during the past sum.
a a.a, there n was hardly a Cabinet Off
q ieft at Washington to whom ner.
e,s ous having business with the govern.
a , could report themselves-the
.ssl were travelling in distant parts
engaged in partizan intrigues. and :
l''n -, exhibitions.
u ! sey denounced the expenditure,
4 s oreign missions, and they have
~ the evil Immensely, Great
ag many new missions with larg,