The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1841-04-15
standardization Meetings.

TO be fully aroused, and should the same
spirit continue to animate them that has
already been evinced in their primary
meetings, no doubt can be entertained
about their achieving glorious triumph
At tho next August election. It's cheer
ing 10 see the patriotic zeal. the har-
mony Of feeling and of action, and the
devotion TO correct political principles
that have thus far characterized all their
meetings. These traits of character per-
wade the ranks of the Administration
party throughout the length and breadth
Of this Territory. It has not been al
ways so. Last year our party had not
even the semblance Of an organization.
Many of its members voted for the Van
Buren, delegate, innocen,ly snpposing
that he could do more for the Territory
by being attached TO the then dominant
party. They must now see that Wing,
however circumscribed his influence
might have been, could not haze done
less. Our party has every thing to en-
courage its onward march. II will have,
no, only National but Territorial Adj
ministration to back it. Nothing is now
needed but union and vigilance to Sc
cure ar entire victory at our August,
election. Let the Democratic Wings
continue to rally. Let them remember
that they have decetful foe to contend
WILMA foe that would put them off
their guard BY any and every ar,ifice.
lie. them feel that they have something
TO do in carrying out the principles of
reform already commenced. Let them
take no heed to the ridicule and vulgar
epishets of their opponents, and all will
be well.
The numbers that attend these primary
meetings are pretty sure indication of
the interest the people feel in the cause.
Without effort, simple notice calls
hundreds Of them TO these meetings.
Oh, how different would appear those
Of eur opponents. were we to relate
their history during the past two years.
How few felt interested in them besides
the Office holders BUT we have no
disposition to rankle bad feeling by go,
ing through such a relation. 1t is enough
for us to know that they are in the mi
nority. and that they, as such, have
rights and feelings that should be res
pected, whatever may have been thei
conduct towards others similarly situated
Whatever the wings lose sight of there
is one attribute which we hope they
never will relinquish, and that is-mag
nanimity. 1t is cheering to see tht
promptisude with which the call made a
the public meeting in this place las
winter has been responded to. We be
lisye nearly all the counties have hel,
meetings and appointed Delegates to The
Davenport Convention, which is to BE-
held on the first Wednesday of mex
month. We have not yet received the
official account of the meeting in Var
Buren, County which was 10 have beer
held at Keosauqua on the 9th ut.
we. however, hope to be able to pub.
lish it in our next. s.
In all these meetings the proscriptive
and partial course Of the last Legislature
has not been forgotten. Neither will i
be at the election in August next.
will ring in the ears of our opponent.
Until il shall strike them as unpleasant,
ly and alarmingly as would their yer,
death knell. The ghosts Of their brokcl
pledges will haunt their imagination
every time they hear its echoes, an,
they will thus be convinced, although
TOO late, that honesty is the hes. policy
+ One argument urged by our opponent
during the canvass last year was. that.
we sent Gen. Dodge as our Delegate, h
could effect for the Territory more lha
any other man, owing TO the many pow
erful and influential friends he would fin
in Congress. Well, the people sen, him
and what has been the result! The set
element Of our boundary question ha
been retarded at least one session. In
stead Of insisting upon the action of Con
gress on bill which was No. 1, on tn
Calendar, and which had received tn
approval Of all parties in the House, Civ
ing TO Iowa all she asked, he sal mute, y
far as we can learn, while his friend an,
relative, Or Linn, was taking most de
eided stand against Iowa on this yer,
subject in another branch of the Legisla
fs,,a W. understand that nur fnrno