Hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1843-1845, 1844-06-20
A Voice from the New Pur-
chase.

At large and respectable meeting OF
the wings Of Wappello and Kishkekosl
counties, held at Louis Vile, the seat &
justice Of Wapello county, June 18th, ac
cording TO previous arrangement. LEWIS +
temple, Esq, was appointed President and
Gela White Secretary of said meeting.
| On motion Of Gen. Newell, the following
| gentlemen were appointed a committee FOX
| the purpose of presenting to the meeting a
preamble and resolutions expressive Of The
sentiments of the wings OF the Dove named
counties, viz:
Col. VIM. w. Chapman, Gen. JOS Newell,
VIM Black, w B Woody Thos Ping, r. Fl
Penoeton, Mason Roberts, George Rey-
holds, VIM Dewy and VIM Brimm.
The Committee retired and after a short
time submitted the following preamble and
| resolutions which were unanimously adopt
ed;
Whereas, the people of the United States
are about to exercise the highest privilege
in the election of an individual to fill the
most exalted station on earth, and whereas
in that election, principles are involved dear
to every true American, and upon which
the welfare and prosperity of our country
depend; and whereas, it is all important that
those principles should be understood and
and secured, that All individual shall be
elected to the Office of President who untes
in his character allfshe requisites of an hon.
est man, a Statesman and a Patriot, there.
fore we the wings Of Wapello and Kishke-
kosh counties in mass meeting assembled,
do agree upon the following resolutions, to
wit:
That Tariff upon imports for revenue
and the protection Of the manufacturer and
agrlculturist is indispen sibly necessary to
the prosperity and independe nee of the u.
States.
That sound and well regulated curren.
cy dtfusing itself into the trade and com
inerce OF the people OF the United States
being oil vast national Importance can only
be supplied by National Bank whose cur
rency Is co-eXtcnsive with such trade and
commerce.
That the distribution Of the proceeds Of
the sales Of the public lands among the.sey-
eral States and Territories, and the ten per
cent extra, with the five hundred thousand
acres of such lands to the new States is
measure just and eq utable to the old and
highly advantageous and beneficial to the
new States.
That making appropriations by the gen.
eral Government Tor internal improvements
OF National Importance is wise and patriotic,
and ought not TO have been abandoned
Resolved, That while the administration
OF the Federal Government should be con-
Quoted upon principles of economy and re-
trenchment. That it does not follow that
the sources OF national wealth and prosper.
ity should be dried up and the peoples gov
eminent turn deaf ear to their wants and
suppications.
Resolved, That the abandonment of Mar.
Tin Van Buren, by large portion of the
democratic party is virtually admitting
that his principles cannot and will not be
sustained by the people of the United
States
Resolved, that we believe that Henry
Clay OF Kentucky is the man who has best
illustrated by his life, the foregoing prnci-
Piles, and who will best carr, them out in
the exalted station of Presden. of the United
States.
Resolved, That we will unite heart and
hand IN the great object of spreading ana
perpetuating the principles we advocate,
and that we do recommend the holding Of
wing convention to nominate candidates to
run at the ensuing election.
Committees Of vigilance were accordingly
appointed in the several precincts Of the