The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1841-01-07
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During the last week a letter was re-
celyed IN town from Muscatine county
stating that our northern friends had an
pointed the first Wednesday in January
as day to be set apart for celebrating
the great Democratic Wing victory,
which has SO triumphantly resulted in
the election of WILLIAM HENRI HARR1-
SON to the Presidency. In that letter,
Burlington was designated as the place
OF meeting. few citizens convened to
determine what course had better be pur-
sued. Tbcy We're taken somewhat bv
surprise, but they felt that the credit of
Burlington demanded that some energetic
plan should be adopted. They appoint
ed committee of nine to make arrange
ments and report some definite plan to a
meeting of Wings the next evening. Al,
the Council Chamber. Although the no.
tlce was not as extensive as it ought to
have been, and quite number of the
most active Wings knew nothing about
it, still the meeting was respectable as to
numbers. The Report was presented
and after considerable discussion was a.
dopted A committee of Arrangements
was appointed; and we hope they will
be able to hand in the Order of Proceed
ings or the Programme before our paper
goes to press,
We exceedingly regret that the notice
could not have been more extensive, but
let no Wing hold back on this account
let all consider thems elves invited to CO.
operate in celebrating this great triumph
OF principle. 1t is no line to permit ,riv-
lal differences about minor matters 10
come IN and mar the Joy of the occasion.
Every true Wing, who loves the cause as
ne ought to love it, will this day sacrifice
every personal consideration and unna-
'riotic feeling, and contribute to promote
he JOY and happiness of all around him.
At the time the Passover was estab |
ished-when the Israelites had been
ground down and trodden under feet bv
't,aroah-and the destroying angel had
passed over the houses of the Israeli,es.
While the first born of all the Egyptians
we're slain-the Jews were commanded
o keep that feast from year to year, and
when 1t was asked by their children or
heir children's children what this feast
'ommemorated, the whole story was to
re repeated in their hearing. 1t NAV
be asked why we celebrate the victory 50
'ecently achieved. We do it to commem-
orale the triumph of the People over a
oarty, the leaders of whom are mostly in.
crested office holders j; who though they
Ao'Ss' " NC beillocFatS, are nevertheless
ne veriest Arlstocrats in the land par
y, whose acts of prescription and intol-
rance TOR mere opinion sake strikes a
eat!l-blow at the very vitals of Democ.
aey; party whose stretch of power in
the Deposites when they were
afer than they could be elsewhere, in
reaklng down the United States Banl, /,
imply because ii had a supposed amount
power which they needed to carry on
lcir anti-democratic schemes of selfish ,
nbillon; power which was almost in !,
nitely less mischievous in the hands Of
lie Bank than it has been in the hands Of
le Government in short, a party, whose
Stravagance has been unprecedented
hose strides after power have been a.
rmlng whose measures, including the
ub Treasury and Standing Army Bill,
ave been unconstitutional and desootic,
nd whose. experiments for The last twelve
ears have paralyzed the financial, the I
the manufacturing, and, as I
7 as they could, The agricul urallnterests /
the country. Il is to commemorate a f
ctory over such a party, that we meet !
'-day. 5
MANY democrats ara still IN II. :