The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1840-10-22

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and abusive defamation instead--and
9 then will not come within the reach Of my
I, arm, is net only a liar bit comard.
In common with many others, I think
It Is necessary to change the Administers
ton. don. mean to call names. Ii ia
not my habit to attack pcrsons-r-I leave
that to those who feel i'll naured. | dis
cuss principles; and a, This moment, Gal.
luding to the news from Maine, feel
particularly good na,urc,i.
have mo CALLED wi,hprs.-l have no.
thing to fear; but, on the contrary, am
hopeful of every thing. CHEERS. | ton,
want 10 triumph in what is called the
prospects of our party in the coming cleo.
ton. That election IS settled airecty
But wish all fair men, who have hiiher.
to supported the administration, to think
and study fac!s-not to take their opinions
from me, but to examine, and enquire fol
themselves-throw off the shackles oi
party. and be guided by their own homes,
Judgment.
do not wish to give pain to any one.
Stop. | take that hack. Yes. would
like to give pain to some. of Those whe
wish TO support the administration, If
could tell such facts as know 10 some oil
them, as would pu. them in that kind OF
pain that would not let them sleep OF
nights.-I certainly should like TO give
such persons little Of that kind Of pain.
daughter and cheers.) ~A
| 1 desire to put it upon that issue tina.
if the measures Of the presen. administra-
ton have been democratic, support them;
If not. do not so. Bit do not take names
for things, and professions for principles.
BY democratic measures. | mean such as
| the good old democrats Of past times
would have supported. Such measures
as Chancellor Livingston would have sup
ported--sucha as VIZ Jefferson would have
supported--such as Virginia, the old
pure school of democracy, would have
supported. Such measures advise YOU
to support. But examine and inquire
we'll for yourselves, and decide as you
| find. is s& " 7.s '#
The Democratic head of this Democrat
ic government passed the sub-treasury
1 bill. Was this by a law Of Congress or a
law Of the Executive. In 1887 when Mr.
Van Buren, proposed this measure, there
, was no one in Congress in favor Of it. Fl
was not liked. and it got very little sup.
port. Well, he held four successive ses-
sions of Congress; his measure belongs to
the important question of how best to keep
all the public money-and yet with this
/ important subject, and executive infu-
ence, and the fatiguing drill of four ses-
sions, il only at last got into the House vt
Representatives. And what was done
! then. 1t lay there for three months. ].
became subject for considerable debate
and dispute-at last it passed--and out of
the $50 members, a believe that's the
numbcr) who voted for it, they didn't al
ter word or syIlable-they didn't, as
we say in common parlance, dot an !, or
! cross at. .s..,.-.... ...-....
Well, it was passed. And I'll venture
to say that even the parliament Of Paris,
in the ten years that preceded the revolu-
ton, never passed an edict SO completely
submissive TO royal authority, as did the
House of Representatives, by passing the
Sub Treasury Bill, conform to executive
authority. - - 80 f.,...7r III,
How very democratic this conduct was!
The people choose members Of. Congress
TO. make laws, and they pass Just such
laws az the President wishes them to pass.
And |, who complain Of this course of
procedure, am an old aristocrat, and no,
to be believed.
Now ask our friends when they come
here tomorrow, if all the House dared to
alter syllable Of that law; if they didn't
pass il just in such a shape as the execu-
tive desired and dictated. And il they
did--and they can't deny it-(they won't
ceny it)-was there ever such complete
aulomatnn! Such perfect play Of those
little fellows--I won, mention names, as
] might commit a breach of privilege
brought about by some one person, who
moves the wires as he pleases.
Now, if the regular increase Of Ex-
ecutive influence be democratic, then by
all means 60 for a renewal of Mr. Van
Buren's lease. He'll giue you enough
Of fhnt. Q4anghter.) Why. as things are
now, the Office holders can't live or
breathe, but as they conform to the de.
sres of their superiors. And vet the
constitution under which we live says
that he has no superiors. Is not this, then.
gross attempt to fe,,er the free minds
of free people ?-rhey give man an
Office and say he is no longer a free
agent. What shameful perversion Of
democracy.
And now let us see how tits with res
pect to the augmentation Of the number
Of oflice-holders. Is it the present ad-
minstraiion that extends the number
Take the Custom House Of the city Of
New York as criterion l won't 60 to
Illinois, or to Michigan 10 the land off,
ces there, because you can't easily see
and examine for yourselves. But take
your own great city, and take the pub
lished official documents, and you'll see
that the custom house officers are double
in number to what they used to be.
Where there were 100. now there are
200; for 500 there are 1000. And what
Is all thjs incroara fo.7 II c.,,sf bo ho