The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1841-02-25
THE NEW ADMINISTRATION.

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Whatever The leaders of the Van Buren,
party NAV do, we believe there is dispo-
si!ion on the part the honestin that party
to Judge the coming administration by It's
acts. There has been elimination and
recrimination enough. There has been
excitement enough; and the signs of the
times seem to indicate disposition on the
part of the people to encourage a calm
and deliberate scrutiny of the acts of the
public men, who are soon to take the
reins Of Government into their own
hands. If this is really the case, there
are many questions that will come up
for discussion whose phases will present
q different appearance. than they have
ever done before. Measures, which, in
the heat of party excitement, have been
made to appear horrifc and destructive,
will be seen to be not only harmless, but
beneficial. The loco foco party have
hitherto been too much like Polonius in
Hamlet. willing TO call things by such
names as their woulG-be masters might
dictate. But now we trusta different spirit
will inspire the people, and that it will
hereafter be as difficult for them to be-
lleve that names are things, as it would
be to believe that the waters of the Mis-
sissippi ran up stream.
The people. as mass, gain nothing
by, being deceived, but they may lose
much. This they begin TO realize.
When once convinced that an admins
tfa,ion is honest, patriotic and economical,
no SANDER from interested demagogues
can shake their confidence in such an adj
ministration. The opponents of Gen.
Harrison understand this principle-this
trait In the character of the American
peoPle-as well as any body else; and
it is because they understand this, that
the Editors of the Globe and other kin
dred prints haze commenced war upon
Gen. Harrison's administration in adj
vance. They doubtless believe that the
new administration will seek to promote
the Agricultural, Commercial and Manu-
featuring interest Of the country, and thai
it will strive to place the currency on an
equitable and permanent basis; and while
they believe all this, the conviction forces
itself upon their minds that a state OF
prosperity thus indicated, will make the
new administration eminen,ly POPULAR
and this they cannot bear. 1t would no,
only break in upon their selfish aud am.
bilious arrangements, but it would also
falsify all they have said in relation ,o
this subject, and blast all their hopes Of
future prefsrmeni.
The malevolences displayed by the
Globe ard other prints in the opposition.
in endeayoring 10 weaken the confidence
OF the people in such men as Harrison
Webster, Clay. Cri,tenden, Rives, Tai
madge and other patriots and statesmen
must, eventually recoil upon themselves
It will be time enough 10 complain when.
ever they can put their finger on single
act Of maladministration on the part o,
these men. Let the people have an on
d
portuaity 10 judge for themselves wheth
er or not. in elevating Gen. Harrison tt
the presidency their confidence has beer
misplaced. Until such opportunity ha.
Il been afforded, le. the people discounte
nance this everlasting loco foeo croaking
tits sliameful to4seeiitsin those who. i
any thing be said disparagingly Of M
Van Brsen. turn round and accuse US 0
4 unfairness in discussing the acts Of ma,
who has been defeated. while every bod,
believes that he is the regular built candi
date for 1914.