Hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1843-1845, 1843-11-16


Governor. had removed from ofice,) to per.
jure himself and thus blacken his char
acter forever. Our heart sickens. when we
think what profligacy, and dcpravity, such
men had recourse to, in their vain efforts,
to stay up the falling fortunes Of their par.
ty. Nfa
Asto pipe laying, in the days of the. old
federal party, and its ''federa! origin" we
must confess ourselves entirely Ignorant.
Whether the federalists were guilty OF
fraudulent voting in VIRGINIA or else where,
we cannot say. For correct information on
that point, we would refer the Gazette to
ROGER B. TANEy, to JAMES BUCHANAN, to
WILLIAM WILKINS. to GAnREr D. WALL, to
LEVI HUBBARD, to CHARLES ]. INGERso1L,
and such old federalists, who sit now ON the
highest pinnacle OF locofoco democracy
We do know however, that the locoiocos'
the federalsts OF this day, are in the con-
slant habit of manufacturing voters, under
the free hold system of Virginia. and that
the grossest frauds are in that way prac.
tised. 1t was by means of these free hold
ers for day, made by ''large land holders
am ong the locofocos, tina: LUCAS beat BAR
TON for Congress, in the Winchester Dis
trict, in 1899. So much for these things.
But the Gazette shall not discredit the
expose that took place on the trial OF
MIKE WALSH, by calling him "the noto-
rious Mike Walsh" His notoriety, or even
his infamy could it be established, cannot
lessen the weight and bearing of facts,
sworn to by witnesses under the sole mnity
of an oath and those witnesses be it remem-
bered, appearing for the prosecution. They
swear that DULLES were hired and paid by
the Iocofocos to beat the wings from the
polls, and that locoioco watchmen and
lamp-lig hters, voted seren or eight times.
This is all sufficien. to show the frauds
and corruption of the locofocos, and
their responsibility is not to be evaded by
abuse of Mike Walsh.
BY the way, how the locofoco press, has
changed its opinion of Walsh. A ear ago,
and he was great leader among them. a
chivalrous, ndomtable son of Erin, man
Of great promise, and now when he will not
be dictated to by the depraved party bawds.
the political prostitutes, who wish to use
him for their own ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, he is a
low vagabond, without character, and un'
worthy Of confidence. Thus it is that the
aristocracy, the "old hunkers, as Walsh
calls them, of lccofocoism, lord it over the
real democracy, the people,
Frauds on the ballot.box, is the favorite
policy of the locoiocos. And they are com.
mitted in different ways, as prudence may
suggest. In PHILADELPHIA, by forging the
name of JUDGE BARTON to several hundred
false certificates, OF declarations by foreign.
ers Of their intention to become citizens
and then inserting new leaves with these GER
tiicates, in the regular roll book kept fol
that purpose. In BALTIMORE by voting the
laborers from the public buildings in Wash
ington City. In VIRGINIA by colorado
titles to estates of free hold, and in New
York, by double voting and violence.
To add to this, in Mr. Van Buren's time
the salaries Of office holders, we're taxed for
electioneering purposes, and they were thus
constituted the most active, and unprinci
pied eectioneerers. The Office holders be-
gan to think the Government belonged eX
clusiveIy to them, and they were prepared
to defend its possession by legions of min
ute men, armed and equipped. Some may
regard this as a rash saying, but let them
read the following evidence Of the fact
Let them read here, that VAN buren, re-
turned his sincere acknowledgements to the
locofocos Of Philadelphia, for the offer o.
$4,000 minute men armed and
equipped as his first legion, to exc
cute his orders issued and to be issu.
| ed.,' Here is the proof OF what we say
81. Resolved, That the more cffectually
to uphold the constitutional Government
of our choice and of our love; to secure
the rigid enforcing of the laws Of Congress
and the orders of the Executive, either now
issued, or which may hereafter be issued
for the preservation and protection of the
public lands from the grasp of spectators
and securing the nation its constitutions
specie currency to protect United States
officers in the discharge Of their public du-
! ties, and at the same time the public peace
from outrage: We, the sovereign people