Hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1843-1845, 1844-01-18

Resolved, That il is the duty Of all -.
riots to keep watchfu eye upon their '
!ers. and TO resist at the threshold eyc,r.u u
road TO corruption. Tha, we depreca,o ~ ~
prostitution of the patronage of the p. 1s
dent and OF the different officers of Cov.H
ment to the services Of partv: and ~
practice Of offering the Office oc honor -" "s
profit as u reward for political trcacherr "0
That we believe this exercise of power ~
minently dangerous 10 the political in,o.ss
ty and patriotism OF the country and ,s IL.
u limitation to one Presidential term. Wa,
in great degree arrest the progress Of ca'
ruption and political prohicacy. WI
Resolved, That, inasmurh as the s,.,-
in the formation Of the Constitution. ,n,-.s
dered to the General Government excIn.;a.
control OF all the sources Of incidental -
nue., and reserved to themselves The rirh,
taxation alone, as source Of reyenno -
meet their individual wants Justice =.
son, and common honesty requires tia, II.
General Government should provide an ;r..
dental revenue equal to all the wants Of a..
Government without resortiDg to the n.
ceeds of the public lands, or the odlop. ri
oppressive measure Of direct taxation
contended for by the so-called Democrat
party.
Resolved, That we regard the procsea,. :,
the sales Of public lands as the leoi,;n,..'
property OF the States, and as only a ,,as,
fund in the hands Of the General Govs.s
ment; and that the trust should be execn,..
without further delay, by a distribution !,
the same among the. States and Tcrrito,;a.
That this measure is especially a debt ~
Justice at this time when many of the S,.,s'
a nj
en- to bankruptcy, by an accumula,ion :,
debts, which have resulted in a great meas.
urc, from the ruinous policy Of the so-caled
Democratic party.
Resolved, That We depreca;e experiment,
in legislation where the result is uncerta;,
and unascertainabls and that while n.
should avoid the errors Of the past, We sbonlS
cling with unhnching tenacity to those IN
stitrtions which have successfully stood II.
test OF experiments, and have received N.
sanction and support Of the trainers Of on,
Constitution.
Resolved, That we deem The establish
ment of national currency of certain vain,
and every where received, as indispensable
necessary to the greatest degree of nations.
pros pcrity; that the internal commerce a.
this widely extended country is greatly "a.
tarded and heavily burdened with taxa,ion
| by the want of common medium OF a..
change, and that it is the constitutional dul,
of the general government to remove all i'm.
pcdiments to its successful prosecution, and
to foster and encourage the internal com.
IN cree and enterprise and the interchange II
commodities among the States, not only B,
reasonable system Of internal improve.
ments of a general character, but also BY
furnishing to the nation u currency Of equal
value in all parts OF its wide spread domain
and that the experience of the past fully
proves that this end has been accomplished
by a nationa! Bank can be again accom-
pished by national Bank, aud in no way
30 safely and SO certainly as by the agencJ
of we'll regulated national Bank
| Resolved, That Tariff wi ich will aH1ri
revenue adequate to all the wants Of the
general government, and at the same tms
protect the Agricultural and MechanicalIn.
dustry OF the American people is measure
necessary to secure the prosperity q the
country, and warmly advocated by The viii.
party of this Territory.
Resolved, That although We have no right
to vote at the approa ching Presideniialt {.
lection, yet we look forward to the exertoa,
4
OF HENRY CLAY 20 the Chief Magi.t
OF the Union with intense interest, and as
sure them Of our most ardent WISHES w
| their success.
Resolved. That governments should DO
administered 50 as TO produce the greaiss
good TO the greatest number, and that this
is true Demo :.acy-ihat the self.styled Do.
mocratic party by the policy they have pur.
sued Tor the last ten years in their efforts
! to destroy the prosperity Of our farmers and
mechanics, by rejecting Tariff for fevenu.
and probationary destroying the best cur.
rency ever possessed by any nation-bF
seeking to deprive US of all currency except
gold and siiver-;n refusing to the Indebted
States relief, by paying TO them their Propof
ton Of the proceeds OF the Public Llnds-in
their continued. uniform and violent oppoa
ton to all measures calculated to advance
the national and individual prosperity ~
means Of the encouragement oil commefe'
AID internal mprovements-by marrow
and selfish policy in converting the cxeca'
tive power into an engine OF party-oy 'neH
| federal and aristocratic exertions TO mann
tain\ he veto power and consolidate al wv
powers Of government in one leader, there
by rendering the administrator OF the gov
eminent u mere machine Of party, 10 thsh
repeated efforts to undermine and destroy
the Constitution and Liws OF Congress oye
penly disrcgarding the rights secured y
those laws-in their demoralizlng efforts"
induce the States to disregard their honor
and repudiate their debts-in their open '"
olation of private rights-by repeating cn',.
tiers and violating the obligation OF con'ras"
in short, by their whole policy and Prnc.
Piles, which, in time OF peace, oil aOunosa.
crops, and with the smiles Of Heaven ha..
reduced this wealthy, proud and prospslOus,
nation to actual bankruptcy, nationai sH
individual. have forfeited the name Of osa.
ocrats, and as party, are no longer "
trusted with the reins Of power. 81.
JAMES G. EDWARDS, Esq, then moved y.
adoption of the resolutions, and in supP"'
of that motion, II. w STARR. Esq, address
ed the meeting, analysing in clear sn'
searching manner, the principles and me.s
urcs Of tho self-styled democratic party 'us
the disastrous effect of these principles .u'
measures on the prosperity OF the counu.
and advocated in an argumentatlvea anu .. -.
elusive manner the truth OF the proPos'nn.
contained in the resolutions and the AZ, 4.
lutte necessity of their adoption ~ n.
wings, as the only means OF restoring
country to its former prosperity. c.u.
II. r. REID, Esq, also addressed tno wv :.
vention in support of the resolutions la,1,o.
very snirited appeal. exposing the dIsofsI..