Hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1843-1845, 1844-03-28
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Burlington:
Thursday, March IS, 1S44.
The Morality Of Loco FocOism.

All of sudden the loco focos are
becoming scrupulously moral in their
sentiments and opinions. There is
room for improvement among them we
doubt not, and it would indeed be a
source Of pleasure to us, to know that
they were repenting the errors of their
way. morally as we'll as politically.
We believe however that this hasty
show of religious feeling, is all hy-
pocrisy, and intended for effect. We
have learned by experience that the
greatest villains can put on smiling
cheek, and that like an apple that is
goodly to the sight, men are often rot
ten at the heart. Such we are con-
vinced is the case with those loco foco
editors, who have of late grown so ul-
ira religious.
They denouncs Mr. Clay as a duell
ist, and yet they eulogise Gen. Jack
son who shot man down with an oath,
after he had refused TO beg for his life.
They are mortified at the thought of
the election of a duellist TO the Presi-
dency; and yet they twice elected
Gen Jackson, who had Street bra,ol
in NASHVILLE, Tenn. with Thomas II i.
BENTON and his brother JESSE, and
bore the ball in his body received in
the fight, even after his election. They
denounce Mr. Clay as a drunkard and
gambler; and yet GEN. JACKSON, was
notorious as both, and a cock-hghter
and horse-racer 10 boot. They de-
nounce Mr. CLAY as drunkard, and
yet, Slas Wright, is often drunk in
the Senate, and VIM. ALLEN, of Ohio,
and Door. ALEX. DUNCAN, of the same
state, are known Throughout. their State
6 baacbs =, rRsey denounce drSnken
ness, and yet their pink of democracy
from Alabama, FELIX J. Nc CoNNELL,
was turned GU, of the Theatre at Wash
ington, beastly drunk. They denounce
duelling and disorder, and yet this
same loco foco backyard, McCoNNELL
often challenges wing members, from
his seat in the House of Representa-
lives aid dares them to fight. They
denource every exhibition of the kind
and yet, they were eloquent in praise
of the high toned chivalry, of JSo. B
| Dawson of Louisiana, who threatened
to Gu, the throat of wing member from
ear 10 ear, if he did not hold his tongue
in the House Of Representatives. They
deprecate all violence and yet they
made great man of WELLER, Of Ohio
for his cowardly assault on man o
half his SIZE All Of this looks yer,
strange, and very inconsistent to US
and we know not how i! is TO be salts
fac,orily explained. Here we wish
to be understood, that we should no
allude to these Notifying transactions
were not the Gazette, in the habit G
conying from loco foco and abolition
papers, the grossest and vilest SANDER
on the private character of HENRI
CLAY.
In conclusion we will remark tia
Mr. Clay, is neither drunkard, gam
bier, nor a duellist. All such state
ments are false,-and whoever make
them lies in his foul throat. AS to hi
connectionwith the duel between Messl
GRAVES and CILLEy, he did no NOR
than any man similarly situated &c
wards one of the parties would hav
done. And after they had left the city
at the request Of Mr. GRAVES, he wei
in search of them, in order to prever
the fight. He would have prevented i
had not the combatants gone to anotht
place, than the field usually selected
for the adjustment of such difficulties
No man regretted that affair, and its f.
tai termination more than we did b.
we are forced to say that MIR CILLE
was murdered if at all, by his own friene
They urged him to hight against h
will, and then shed crocodile tears ovt
his bier, in the hope Of destroying NJ
. WISE and Mr. GRAVES.
Sublime.-The following beaulif'
idea is from Cooper's Two Admirals
Iii terrible thought, at an no,
like this, to remember that nothing ca
q be forgotten. have somewhere rea
that not an oath is uttered that does M
, continue to vibrate through all time,
9 the wide spreading currents Of SCUM
no. a prayer lisped that its record
d not to be found stamped on the laws
J. nature by the indelible seal Of the A