Hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1843-1845, 1844-02-15

mount Of property, h ave been wreste
from me and thousands of nv friend
by lawless mobs in Missouri, supper
ed by Executive authority; and tn
crime Of plundering our property, an
the Unconstitutional and barbarous al
of our expulsion, and even the inhu
mani.y of numbering men, women an
children. have received the pass wor
of 'Just!fable," by Legislative enac,
menls, and the horrid deeds, dolefu
and disgraceful as they are, have beer
paid for by the government.
In vain have we sought for redres!
of our grievances and a restoration L
our rights in the Courts and Legisla
ture of Missouri. In vain have we
sought for our rights and the remuner
alton for our property in the Halls oil
Congress, and at the hands Of the Pres.
ident. The only consolation yet ex.
perienced from those highes, tribunals,
and mercy seats Of our bleeding coun.
try. is, that "our cause is just, but the
government has no power to redress
u.s."
No wonder, after the Pharisee's
prayer, the Publican smote his breast
and said, Lord be merciful to me sin.
nern What must the manacled nations
think of freemen's rights in the land of
liberty!
Were | Chaldean would exclaim:
keed'nauth ta-maroon le-hoam elauha.
hayaugh deyshemay augh veh aur'kau
laugnabadoo, yabadoo ma-ar'guan 90.
men 'tehost shemay augh allah. thus
shall we say unto them: The gods
that have not made the heavens and
the earth, they shall perish from under
these heavens.)
An Egyptian: Su eh.ni. What
other persons are ,hose?) A Grecian:
Diabolas bassileuei. (The Devil
reigns.) A Frenchman: Messienrs
sans Dieu. Gentlemen without God.
A Turk: Ain shems. ('The fountain of
light.) A German: Sic sind unferstan-
dig. What consummate ignorance?)
A Syrian: Zaubok. (Sacrifce!) A
Spaniard: II sabio muda console, il ne
scio ne. "a wise man reflects, fool
does not.) A Samaritan: Saumau.
70 Strangely An Italian: o tempo!
oh diffidanza! % the times! o the
liffidenceD A Hebrew: Ahtauh all
,aucy. ('hou God seest me.) A Dane:
Hvad tidende! What tidings!) A Sax
IN: Hwet rih,l What rightly A
Sweede: Hvad skilla. What skillD
I Polander: Nav-yen-shoo bah poa ma
Jesu Christus. blessed be the name
If Jesus CHRISTI A Western Indian:
She mo -kah she-mo-keh ough ne-gah.
The white man, 0 the white man, he
cry uncertainty A Roman: Procul,
procul este profani! (Bc off. be off
e profane!) But as | am, will only
id; When the wicked rule the people .
.ourn. 8
Now, therefore, having failed in ev- {
ry attempt to obtain satisfaction at the I
'ibunals where men seek for it, &C. {
ording to the rules of right, l am CON- /
elled to appeal to the honor and patri. i
tism ofmy native State: to the clemen-
Y and valor of screen Mountain /
oys;" for, throughout the various Pc h
DDS of the world, whenever nation, y
ingdom, state, family or individual n
as received an insult or an injury /,
om superior force, unless sa.isfac- d
on was made) it has been the custom it
call in the aid of friends to assist in b
staining redress. II
l appeal also to the fraternity of Of
ethren, who are bound by kindred A
rs, to assist brother in distress, in W
cases where it can be done accord W
g to the rules of the order, to extend m
e boon Of benevolence and protec- in
IN, in avenging the Lord of his ene- h.
les. as if a Solomon, Hiram, 81. Ia
hn or Washington raised his hands IN
fore wondering world, and exclaim- W
life for has" Light, liberty es
d virtue forever! ar
And in this appeal let me say: raise &C
ur towers; pile your monuments to eli
; skies; build your steam friga,es; w
read yourselves far and wide, and Of
en- the iron eyes Of your bulwarks ,ir
sea and land; and let the towering ";
nrch steeples. marshal the country on
e the dreadful splendor' of an army
III bayonets: but remember the flood III,
Noah; remember the fate of Sodom m.
! Gomorrah; remember the disper-
n and confusion at the Tower of w
bel; remember the destruction of "a,
aroah and his hosts: remember the wi
I'd writing upon the wall, meme, he
ne, fekel, upharsin; remember the an
,el's visit to Sennacherib and the > {
5 900 Assyrians; remember the end
The Jews at Jerusalem; and remem-
the Lord Almighty will avenge the ths
cd Of his saints that now crimson rel
skirts of Missouri! Shall wisdom an
aloud and not her speech be heard? NJ;
Has the majesty of American lihertv Al