Hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1843-1845, 1844-09-12
From The Editor.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, Aug. 80, 1874

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Aug. 80, 1914.
To TIE GENTLEMAN occuPyING OUR TRI-
roD:-lhi. is loco foco week in Nashville.
To explains: the wings ind locos in this and
various other places in the State are so a
razing'y polite and crrteous us to accom-
modate each other by holding their meet
ings week about" You will now under.
stand what loco foco week means. Since
Monday the foreign .Jlag Of Texas, with its
''lone sar," has been flying at the mast head
of the Polk. Dallas and Texas liberty pole.
i pity the doluson that has gained so
strong hold OF oar Notwithstanding
them to substitute such tiag fer the glo-
Fious stars and stripes Of the Union. But
SO it is The loco .ecos. Gen. Jackson and
all, seem at this pl ace to be perfectly mono
maniacai On the su4sic Of Texas.
On Monday evening last heard tom
Murshall's" sreech al the Court House at
this place. 1t was made up chiefly of Tex
as and Tom Marshall and Tom Marshall
and Texas. The impression stamped upon
my mind during the delivery Of his speech,
was, that he was determined to be a great
man some how or other; and having found
that the subject Of Temperance and being
identified with the wing party would not
afford him an ample field to become such,
he was about to throw himself into the arms
of sinking loco focoism, which he did on
this occasion, in a mess awkward man
ner.
Although he had declared that he would
not tell who be woul 60 for for the Pres;-
deney until he got home in Kcntuck y, he
absolutely violated this declaration BY avow.
eddy and inlly promising to 90 for Polk. It
wasa long and roundabout way for him, be.
fore he could gulph his new master down
he did it, however, after making numerous
contortions and almost choking during the
operation. He made various apologies, but
the grand pretence was that Nh Polk was
in favor Of immediate annexation and Mr.
Clay was against it, and as there was per.
feet coincidence between him and Polk, he I
as he viewed annexation as the great ques.
ton OF the day. As some may entertain
doubts of the certainty Of Toms actually I
defining his political position at last, will
give his own language on the occasion. 81
shall leave, this place tomorrow on my way
to Kentucky, shall speak tomorrow night
at Gallatin, after which | shall have to at
tend the Courts in my own State, where l
shall have a great deal Of speaking to do;
and after that, follow -citizens-with great
that, shall take the stump
for James K. Polk" His great object seems
10 beto crush Henry Clay, Daniel Webster,
John Quincy Adams and Lords Brougham
md Aberdeen. Oh, dear, Oh, dear.
You have doubtless heard all about the
great wing Convention which was held in
his place last week. Owing to domestic
in the severe illness Of Mrs f.,
could not write out an account of it in sea.
son, for the Hawk.Eyr. | have, however.
much matter laid up in store which NAV vet
&c interesting. The locos give it up that
here was at least one third pore wings here
asst week, than were in attendance at the
oco Convention the week before; and as the
oco foco Organ here said that there were
fifty thousand in council at the Polk con
rcntion, you can judge how many there
we're q. the wing gathering. JOHN BELL,
loncst, talented and patriotic John Bell
'resided. Among the speakers were Prem
iss Of Mss, Baker Of ILL.,, Judge Under.
wood, Graves and Humphrey Marshall, OF
Pike, the poet, oil Arkansas, Da-
is Of Ala, Bogy Of No, Gov. Jones of