Hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1843-1845, 1845-01-16

ONE DOLLAR AND FIFTY CENTS
A Tear, ITin Advance.n
Dor TIE TERMS IN pErArL, SEE FIRST PAGE.
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Some Talk with our Readers
An opportunity is now given US to say
something to our subscribers, which our
previous position did not allow US TO DO
without affording matter for unfair nferen-
ces. Our opinions, however. have not been
ia the smallest degree modified or strength
ened by anything which has occurred since
our connection with this paper. They are
Of earlier inception and moro maturcd
growth. We have high estimate Of the
standing and dignity Of the Press-its res
possibilities to the public and to individu.
als--its capacity for good and its power for
evil. Every thing in the tendencies OF civ
ilisation for the last century has decpened
and widened its influences. 1t is the swift.
winged courier Of thought. Oral language
fails in indistinct murmurs upon the ears Of
the few-the Press scizes the utterance and
makes the glowing truth or the glaring or
ror OF the speaker the common property of
millions. The voice Of genius wastes itself
upon the wind that returns no echo as it
passes to illimitable space, but the insensi-
bic type and the inanimate paper perpetuats
the beautiful creations OF intellect and give
shc living forms of fancy. the breathing i'm.
ages Of eloquence to support and strength.
cn-to allure aud warn-to grieve and de.
light hearts to whose outward organ the
spoken word could never have given one
emotion of pleasure or pain. This is its as
poet upon the great chart of human life
look at it through the microscope. There
10 not in the land single sheet, rude and
rough as j. may be, that does not carry on
its weekly pilgrimage to the snug farm
house Of the humber log cabin. a budget OF
good or evil, which gives food to truth or
nutriment to error-that does not deaden .
nerve Of noble thought, or quicken latent
impulse Of evil. Let him then who poses
this lever which moves the world, take
good heed to his trusts. Let him cult
vate lofty musings and the desire ofgrea'
things. Let him cast off the hamperings
Of selfshness and dilate his mind to the
measure OF his duties-build up the right
and pull down the wrong-labor for all that
elevates and refnes and war with an uncom
promising warfare. against everything
which lowers and debases in society.
This 10 our doctrine and we shall aim to
make it a rule Of action. We shall join is
sue with principles. but not with men, only
a. they are inseparably identified will
them. For hercsy in political faith. for ii
centiousness Of life and the sordid meanness
Of those who deceive the people that they
may eat their bread from the public plate
va have now and we trust we always shall
have strong. manly and indignant Ian
guage.
The late personal clash which disgracet
our paper and degraded ourselves. in oul
own estimation at least; had its origin II
our attacks upon the Constitution, about t
be submitted to US for our action. Seeming
" 90 it was not a strictly individual contro
versy, Il was question whether the RICH
TO speak on subject which had become tn
common property Of every man in the Ter
ritory should have its exercise punished BY
an os.racism from social life. We coul'
not choose but 90 forward. and with thu
termination Of that, we close all contests o
that character, in time TO come, unless
left with no other alternative. We trace
the origin Of the collision to the promI'ga
ton Of the Constitution. In what VIC have
said of it, we have spoken the swords o
truth and soberness. and now in the calm
ness Of reflection with our pulse at a heal
thy beat, we do not hesitate to pronounce
il, in our opinion. one Of the most infamou!
compacts to bind hand and foot, wher
adopted, that can be found on the records o.
civil government. We ceased our assault.
upon il only when we saw evidence Of {
spirit, to which. the warnings o! prudence
were unhcard and unregarded. Not till the
party feel the grippe of its provisions upoI
their own wris.s-not till its insidious Je
suitism takes form and life, and walks fortl
in practical embodiments. will they be mad
knowing Of the deformity which we SCI
standing out in full relief Against TIL
principles it represents, we raise monte
~ voice; nor will we stay our eyortons Il
hold them up to the community. while VI
have vital energy 70 i'old pen to paper.
A correspondent Of the Iowa Transcript
in an article on the Constitution, relates al
aneedote Of candidate for the Judgeship
who mounted himself on q Whiskey barre
and 6ddlsd most melodously to the con
stituency. II drawing the bow is one OF tn.
qualifications for becoming "ruler and q
judge" in our Iowa Israel" We nominate
Professor Suffer az the wing candidate 70,
the Chief Justiccship. II the Professor doc.
nosvsn well, he dances admirably; addrcs
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