The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1841-02-18
ALL ON HOBBIES.

and address the meeting.
ALL ON HOBBIES.
The efforts made by our opponents to
get UP some great hobby on which they
can once more ride into power seem to be
foiled on every hand. The recent at
tempis to create an excitement against
large majority Of their fellow citizens, by
accusing them Of being bribed by foreign
gold, has most signally recoiled on them
selves. This charge involves such a
want Of reliance on the people of ability
TO govern themselves-especially as it has
been made without any profit is so
disgraceful to the country at large, and is
moreover SO obnoxious to every patriotic
and democratic feeling, that its authors
must eventually be ashamed Of it them
selves, if they have one spark Of national
pride yet remaining in their bosoms.
That there is less of patriotism than
mere ambition on the part of the two
prominent leaders of the dying party
we mean Messrs Calhoun and Benton--is
evident from recent Developments in
Congress. It's evident that each has his
favorite hobby. The success of either
will entitle him, in his own estimation, to
be. the candidate for the presidency.--
That there is neither patriotism or SINGER
ity in Mr. Benton's pre-emption project,
as far as he is concerned, was demonstra-
ted By his vote on Mr. Crittenden's log
cabin resolutions. Mr. Benton's bill
would throw open the door to rich spec
nlators and allow them the privilege of
making presumption to land to which
the poor and hardy pioneer should alone
be entitled. Mr. Crittenden's resolutions,
as must have been seen in previous
number of this paper, allowed to every
poor man, or to any not worth over one
thousand dollars, the privilege ofpre-
emfting a half section. Mr. Benton,
Notwithstanding he is so much lauded
by his party, absolutely voted against Mr.
Crittenden's resolutions. Every one
must see by such vote that MIR Benton
has proved himself to be any thing but
the Settlers Friend, whatever his friends
may say of him. If MIR Benton had sup
ported these equitable and humane reso-
luiions, they would doubtless have been
carried. But no; his ambition preponder-
ated over his patriotism; he foresaw that
in voting for them, another and not HIM
self would deserve the honor; and there
fore he could not make the sacrifice. Ne
yer did Mr. Penton's Demagogueism stand
out more ccnspicuously than il did when
he voted against these resolutions. Ne
yer was hypocrisy more completely I'M
masked This inconsistency will doubt
less be accounted for by his party presses,
but they can't alter the fact that Thomas
IL. Benton, the manufacturer of political
capital, the protested friend of the west,
voted against one Of the most favorable
presumption projects ever introduced in
Congress. A project, which every well
wisher to the western settlers would like
to see carried out. Mr. Clay has been
accused of uttering sentiments inimical
to the settler; but these are merely the
statements of Judge Young, made for po-
l,ical effect among his constituents, and
denied by MIR Clay; be that as i. may,
the mere utserance Of any sentiment will
never produce the mischief that must be
produced by the uoteof Thomas H. Ben
z ton on shat occasion, on the principle
that ''actions speak louder than words.''
Hereafter let not the name Of Benton be
associated with that of patriotism. They
are as diverse as bright sunlight and
Egyptian darkness.
o. We have heard some queer things
about the resignation of the Post Master
al Iowa City-C. SWARM favor of his
son. As the facts viii probably appear
in the next Bloomington Standard, we
iorbear making any farther statement Of
the fuh,ors afoat. ..s 4
III We are obliged to curtail our. editorial
this week, to make room for our cores
pcadehts, whose communications will be
f..unsl IN no n,,;tn ;ntoroe.;na s,i5Ea sd