The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1841-02-04

of thousands of illegal votes are deposit
ed in that boa Of .jeacels, the ballot box,
from year to year. We do not blame for
cigners for all this, except SO far as they
JOIN with any party in thus prejudicing
the minds of the ignorant and unwary.-
Apart from a sect of reigionists, who are
strictly governed by the behests of their
priests and who have an immense infu-
ence and who exert that influence over
our large foreign population, we blame
the selfish and unpatrlotic leaders of that
political party whose only strife seems to
be to secure all the power and all the lu
crative places in the land These men
have no sympathy for the claims pure
patriotism may set up. The country, its
constitution and its institutions are not es-
teemed by them any farther than as they
minister to their ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. And
yet many of these men are elevated in so.
ciety, and it requires moral courage that
can brave obloquy and almost death itself,
to expose their selfish and anti-republican
Vaccinations; as whoever has the temer-
lily to make such an exposure is certain
to be visited, secretly or openly, by the
most vindictive persecution. .
While things remain thus. the price
paid for the purchase Of our liberties is
flost sight of, the purity of our institutions
becomes prostituted and unless another
race of patriots speedily arise whose
influence is more potent than any thing
we now witness, we fear that the very
spirit and genius of our government will
be completely amalgamated with the
spirit and genius of anarchy, and the con-
science Of the nation will become as plia-
bic as a piece Of India rubber.
We believe the Wing party is the only
party that acts on conservative principles.
That the loco foco party, or, as they
term themselves, 'the Democratic party,
have in their body large number of tru.
lily patriotic men no one can doubt, but
that such men can long remain in tina,
party and preserve their patriotic integrity,
we do not believe. Conceal it as they
may the leading principles of many OF
the leaders of that party have enstamped
upon them iufdelity to their country and
infdeli,y to their God. All those, then
who love their country for their country
sake, and are now found cooperating
with party whose principles are directly
the reverse, will and must abandon it as
soon as their party predictions will per
:. nit them to discover the truth.
The most unblashing SANDERS have
been heaped upon the Wing party
Those who have adhered to it through,
out the long dark night, in which its prin
ciples have been shrouded by the msrep
reservations and abuse of loco fccoism
rejoice in the light that has already begun
to shine upon the land. They will soor
have, as the representative of their prin
ciples, one whose father signed the glori
Gus Declaration of independence and who
has drank deep from the fountains of pure
| lo1o e.
in series OF self denying and invaluable
services that absolutely evince love o
country such as challenges parallel a
mong living men. Such a man is soor
to WELD the helm of state. He NAV, he
will be misrepresented, but that majority
who have made him president have every
confidence in his ability, his patriotism
and his desire to promote the happiness
!, and prosperity of his countrymen; and
that majority will most assuredly increase
We look upon that man who woult
array the prejudices of foreigners agains
his countrym men, to Whatsoever party he
belong, as devoid of all patriotism ant
deserving the contempt of every lover Of
his country.
HYPocR1sY.--It will be recollectet
how much ado the locos made about the
rejoicings of the Wings over their late
splendid victories. Their sneers at the
illumination made by some of the young