The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1841-04-08


h 1t may be. that you think, that force,
and the fear of being licked may keep us
quiet. This would be fatal mistake,
for it would he the very thing, Of all OH
ers. that would strip strife. lq19 liilaiaH
| don't pretend 10 account for it-but
such is3,hesnasur oftAe breed--a aeiHing-
ness 70 fight If only 10 sho,r that ting
ere re moi efraid Of being licked; and there
is no other people since the days of Adam
who have shown this like the people who
speak English naturally. They never was
known yet (excepl among themselves) to
agree 10 stop fighting because they would
have the worst of it, and this comes from
their true religion and true law, and ,heir.
love Of both beyond all other considera-
tions. 4g sau 4Il} .ta s4az,ge
+ Now, as before said,1 IF you take my
advice it is-Don't vast money, in an
idle. protection, as, you call it, of your
| Colonies here; just keep military force
enough to aid your civil authorities IN
executing the laws, and if such "a force
is required. make il militia as far as prac-
t:caIle. Good Laws won require much
| to aid them; push the Common School
/ principle, and That always make good
laws and militia too for i. creates
common interest. Give your soldiers
/ :quarter. sections" of, land in Canada,
and put them all on half pay, TO aid
them in clearing up ground for a year or
two, and they will soon become profta-
bic citizens, instead Of paid soldiers.
| And then what consequence is it to En-
glands glory Or highlands happiness
whether they chuse 10 live under laws
Of their own ana pay their own taxes,
so long as they speak and pray in plain
English, and extend the blessings Of
human liberty and comfort; Two words
that are only known TO that tongue, and
can't be written or clearly understood by
any other. Swarms OF the old Hive,
who are ready to cavil and dispute among
themselves on minor points, but in any
great contest between liberty and op-
preston, are always. true to the main
chance-sound laws, liberty, and good
order. This is the doctrine that should
prevail at the old Hue. II makes no
odds in VIVA, quarter of the world these
swarms may go, they are part and parcel
of the mother stock.-and any qurrrel
between them and their old Mother is a
scandal, and should be avoided if posi-
bic for as ',hey prosper, so you prosper
Iii hey fail, you may fall-and who
can then tell what lingo shall be, law.
Foreigners may get uppermost all the
world over; and when that is the case,
I. Tor ohe ii living, would just as leave
be in Arabyias any where else /; for one
place is. just as, unsafe as. any other,
when folks don't speak plain English. II.
This doctrine, perhaps won't suit
some folks, bu, the time is come to speak
on, truly and .franhly.-The Anglo
Saxon. family, wherever located, must
be true to themselves, to their laws, their
religion, and their notion of human il
| berty -or foreigners may triumph. We
should tell all nations to keep the peace,
or we shall make them do so,-and if we
walk in among EN-, it is only TO teach
'enl English and steam power, and by
common schools and other Improvements
! put aside human oppression.
| send you with this a copy Of Gen.
/ Harrson's Inaugural address to our folks
| lust before he took the oath to admins.
ter, as President, the laws Of the United
| States. -.,,c.:.... .s.* ....t asa ,.a.t-
| 1t is considered here a considerable
complete document, i'll its way-setiing
forth general principles-and WHEN Con-
gress meets he will give his notions
more particularly on matters that Cons
gress, is likely to act on. ID azaiaeo5 q.
b. Times here at present in the money
way are not very good, owing to the
fact that your country and our country
/ both about the same time, some five
/ wears ago, took notion to limit the
poweroi their two respective paper mo-
ney regulators surprising it would make
matters bster--but the experiment pro-
we'd otherwise. The new Banks in both
countries puf''d the Bladder till it burst,
| anu tnbH VAIN vi GoHlut'iCc fuIioWCd--
and very high prices fell TO very low
/ prices---and credit come down to hard
currency--for credit and confidence is
pretty much like steam, Which can lift
mighty piston rods and turn big wheels,
/ but whensa cold breath is thrown upon
! it and it is condemned, its power is re-
dnced 10, a small quantity of cold wafer.
] But foreign nations mustn't think be-
cause your country cant pay all debts,
in gold and silver on demand, that we
are poor and can't pay debts, .!or .6gh1
/ for rights. You fought and, lich''d pretty
much all creation except u.s. with paper
/ money, and we can do that TOO Oh a
/ pinch. and continue fighting and then
i working, till we bring our paper money
to The value of gold,ajust as.,you did. lss
/ !, If | write You another letter, | will
1 Tell you the best and most economical
Way for you TO spend your money in his
/ Quarter of creation -bat Cor the present,
"a. II