Hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1843-1845, 1844-11-28
THE Constellation.

The Constitution.
The termination Of the Presiden tiai sting
gle, has changed the whole tone Of ou'
views, % 10 the proper course for our press
90 .psuisas in s;conncc,ion with this instru'
ment. We bsys not undergone any revo'
luton Of opinion-our sentiments. are thu
same-=nor will we re.cast, mitigate or soft
en- ono solitary word we have enunciatcd
:, against is obnoxious provisions. With {,
ehxnss. Of. Ahs general Administra ton,
'semsthing might have been done toward.
creating : correct public feeling which
.would, have. ensured its rejection, but, te
what good result, can such an effort now
tend. II the new administration have any
sincerity Of purpose, the two Iowa Sena'
( ors will be needed, to give certain pre-.
.ponderance in the Senate. and as q need
fal preliminary Congress will ut it's present
session, act upon the application for adms.
sion; the members will straighten down
their faces and strive to repress their laugh.
ter while the precious ollopod is read. Sec
ton by section and article by article, vote
X genuine exposition Of pure democracy
and request the faithful. to send along the
two Senatorial worthless by .eturn mail
Suppose tho people repudiate it; we shall
have Z second edition Of the same fantastic
patchwork with the "slme of the serpent
over it ALL" II tho reservoir of national
legislation must send forth the Mardh wa
tiers Of bitterness, what recks it, whether
the mountain rilfs which feed its fountains.
dow In . limpid current or bear their tur-
bid volume,to the feculent enbouchure. The
patient who has shaken hands with death,
through tLa1lgency Of tampering quackery,
sometimes opens his eyes to the imposture
and applies to professional skill for aid.
Such we freely confess is our only hops for
ths State Of Iowa; when they have had
efficiency ofthe .twa simples"--.'!auda.
my and calany." dealt out by political en-
prizes. they may be willing to come back
to the sound rules Of practice. For ourselves
we arc not partial to the in6nitesimal por.
tioning Of homeopathy let us have Loco Fo.
coism served out to US in large doses.
We arc also anxious to hear the clank.
ing Of this uneiehtly machinery, when pu,
in motion. Not till att.ition wears the
COG wheels and weight unequally distrbut.
Cd, springs the bearings. can ths people see
the clumsiness Of its construction. We are
curious to know what shutting meanness
will be devised to bring up, by some sort
Of official pickings, tbs salaries Of the SOW.
eral officers, TO keep tho Executive from
Charity Hospital and the Judges out Of the
Aims House. -.
We cease therefore our oppos,tion.to it's
adoption as the b 20 of a State Government.
We would not raise our smallest finger to
changea vote to be given in its favor. Let
its elephant carcass have vitality breatbed
into it. let Us havea Loco Foco Governor
Of the ssred mouthed" order and ohsequeous
Juniors Of the same wool and texture in the
depaTtments--a Senate having two thirds
majority. and an Assembly in the same ra-
ito ofProportions. not forgetting the Roscian
Lieut.. who should also be "dycd in the
wool" Give them all these, and if Illinois,
Mississippi: and Arkansas do not become
second rate in Jacobin Legislation, we are
- much mistaken as we were in calculat.
ing tho vote Of New York, and AZ greatly
IL n
tho success Of their candidate.
Now that President making is ovor, let us
irrigate the hare soil Of politics. witt, the
calm waters of literature. II there be yet |
green spot in our hearts over which this un |
holy fra OF a. cifen,ent has mt n..eod wo