Hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1843-1845, 1844-04-25

replete with falsehoods, and their page!
dotted over wirh the rarest specimen.
OF vulgarlty and obscenity. His late
speech is Of this inimi,able character
and we are mortified to know, that on,
Delegate so far undertakes the. moral.
and intelligence Of his constituents, a:
to circulate it under his official frank
We expected better things of him,
and our modification is increased, when
we see him giving preference to such
ribaldry and nonsense, over The speech.
es OF men ofcharacter and ability. Oh
course he Is free to act as he pleases,
but we cannot forbear to suggest to him
whether it would not be more in keep
ing with houor and propriety, to circu-
late the productions Of gentlemen, than
OF blackguards. The more so, since the
organ OF his party, in this place, is con-
tinually publishing the vilesl denuncia-
lions of Mr. Clay. as drunkard and
duelist. For DR. Duncan is a shameless
drunkard, and boasts of his "skll and
courage" as a duelist; although we be-
lieve, he has never ventured further in
the latter capacity, than to advise with
the "martyrcd Cilley,' and attend him
as surgeon. On the fatal field.
This however, is not his first speech
Of the kind; while in Congress two
years ago, he delivered himself of sew
eial, which alone would disgrace our
national Legislature, and induce for
eigners to believe that we are indeed,
nation of blachguards. His speech on
the Civil and Diplomatic Appropr;a-
ton bill, for lS4O," was considered
perfect gem, and it was sent forth
among the people OF the west, as pecu-
liarly worthy of their attention. The
official organ Of Mr. Van Barren
the Uashinsic Ten Globe. gave i. this Ell
dorsement.
ut is not said the Globe. a speech
accommodated to rhe,orician's rules,
but it will be found well suited to the
strong minded, true-hearted and well
husbandmen Of the VEST
This shows that its author understands
the character Of his counlrymen we'll.
Whoever reads this speech of Mr. Dun
can carefully, will, in observing the
various modes in which he would op-
crate on those whom he addresses,
learn the traits which distinguish the
people Of the West. Strong sense.
strong feeling, generous sentiments,
make up thy stamina; broad hnmor,
careless gaye.y and hardy dispositions,
with some litlle coarseness, character
ize their manners. Mr. Duncan's
speech will be found in keeping with
all these characteristics.
Thus were the people Of the West
traduced in 1910, to write out praise of
the inimitable DR. Duncan, and we sup
pose the crcniators Of his speechof
1874, think that it also is in keeping
with that uoarseness, which character
ICES their manners.
1t is a gross caricature of the princi.
pies OF the wing party, and among 9TH
Ell falsehoods, declares that The wings
and abolitionists are united against the
South. But it amuses us. to think that
a man, who has libelled the South in
the most bitter language, and denounc-
ed her people as the encouragers Of
fraud, theft. robbery and murder, should
evince such audacity, as to assail the
wings as abolitionists. We know that
there are many wings who advocate
the abolition of slavery, but thank Godl
they are peaceable aboli.ionists.
For the edifcation of the loco focos
in this region, who boas. Of their
friendship for Southern institutions, and
denounce the wings as abolitionists, we
quote extracts from a letter Of Alexan-
der Duncan, dated September 18Th.
1888, to an Abolition Society of Ham,
il.on county Ohio. The learned Doc
tor says:
.There is no man living, perhaps,
who is more deadly hostile to slavery
than am. My feelings, my education.
the circumstances that have surrounded
me through life. together with my prin'
ciples Of what believe to constitute
the natural and political rights Of man,
all conspire to make me abhor it as one