The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1840-01-30

found reflections and draw deductions !
such case, when the facts are ;m .
lfectly developed and partially unde,s,ie
The result of that investigation Is na ,ua
and the excitement has had lime r. pa .'s
But such transactions must not be fos0 wy
ten. The time has come when ~ 81
! thing must be done-when, if the au,s as
fities of tile city refuse or neglect Il ~
tect peaceful citizens in their homes s's
must protect themselves; and relv ~, wy
it, they viH. TO make that prole stS
effectual, good citizens mus. assem ss
combine, organize.
| Bands Of ruffians and rowdi,s pe,an,
late the city, knock down quiet ciI;,s ss.
in the street, rush into public hon..
overpower the inmates, destroy prons..
and plumber, rob. beat, and murder f w,;l
out the least hesitation or apparent -,
seriousness of the existence Of Law !, = !,
officers. But there seems Of late ID i.
new feature of enormity. Women h.,
been abused and ravished by numbsn n,
almost in public-and private dwelrns
broken into. Whatever may l,apnen !.
broad, whether tempest sweep our ~.
sells from the sea, whether violence !.
misfortune, or wrong. agitale the COMM
nifty, and disturb our happiness and ums
perity, there is a balm for every wound
a solace for every sorrow, within thsm,.
gic circle of sacred HOME. There n,
good man gamers up the priceless treas.
ares of his heart. There is his wife,
his smiling little ones, his blooming daugt
tiers; and he cannot be at all unhapDv
while they are secure! Imagine state Of
things, when the husband and father De-
tanned by business from home, finds, On
his return, his house broken into. and hi
daughters-but we cannot pursue the sub
ject. There is horror in the very though.
And the very feeling that our homes as
insecure, is misery. We demand from
our government, the safety of our homes;
that our hearlhstone shall be protecet
and any government that will not given
protection, and secure our affairs al
household gods from violation, is cuR
We may be told that this kind Of lice
tiousness has always existed. We den
it. Formerly, young men broke lun
blers, chairs, &c. when excited, but mad
good the injury. Such was the fashoa
twenty-five or thirty years ago. Butls
rowdyism of this day, is base, coward.
! ly, cruel rowdyism. 1t seeks its grstif.
cation from insulting the peaceable, tamp
ling on the weak, violating women, De.
stroying property, committing murder
and inhicting misery in every way. 'Th
rowdyism is organized, has its captainse
tens and twenties. its places of render
vous, its haunts by day, its holes Of reara
by night. 1t carries the incendiary,
torch, is seen at all fires. at all election
and mingles in every riot. 1t fills lie
police office, the Jail and the State prs
ons; and yet its power is increasingly
this city. 1t is strong in proportion Is
the administration ofthe law is weak, aud
is patronized by that inef1iciency whii
hypocritically prates about 1.-THE largs
liberty" makes no preparation to preveu
wrong, and Only opens its bewildeua
eyes when the mischief is done, and isir
reparable.
The Germans who were assailed and
outraged New Years night, are proVs
bially peaceably and quiet. The
bring with them, and retain the 9
cial customs of the Fatherland. At de
places where they resort for dancing and
social enjoyment, you will see at the os
glasses filled with claret punch, readT
made, and seldom any thing stronger
There they congregate-separa'e Iron
others -meddling with none; and sedea
is a German engaged in riot. But asr
somewhat exclusive habits, and their p's
city of numbers pointed them out ~
proper object of attack; and the des1 q
the unfortunate and misguided young naa
was the consequence. May it be g
monition to all inclined to such practices
and to our civic authorities, to provide
means of anticipating and preventing tRa
hereafter.-Bro. Jonathan.
] HARRISON STATE CoNvENTIoS.-l
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