Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1845-06-26
From tie Danrera Courier.
POLITICAL CURTAIN LECTURE.

POLITICAL CURTAIN LECTURE.
The night preceding The haugaro-
ton. John Tyler and James K.
Polk a.bed together at the Uhite
House. John asks James for an
office for his son Robert. James
insinuates that he has none TO
spare.
You've cot no Office to spare then,
have you! you haven't hey! 50 this is
the way you are going TO repay me and
my family for all that we have done for
you'll 50 this is what get for abandon
ing the wings and making over my
party to have you elected. No office
TO spare, and 10000 officers to turn
out, that ought to be turned out-that
had no business to be in otlice-they
Amt fit for any office. and you tell me
you have no office to spare
That did / put them IN for?
didn't put them in-Robert put them in
no! they put themselves in. II
put them in because the wings must be
put out, and somebody must be put IN
you know they must, and how could
know who was fit foI Office. Do you
suppose know everybody! | kneW
they wasn't fit for office, put them in
because they wasn's fit, | put them in
10 put the wings QUITO carry out the
general democratic principle. Now
James, you know you treated me shah
bly. and Won may as well own IT.
You wanted 10 get rid Of me and steal
my thunder. You wanted to ride my
Texas hobby and | helped you TO
mount him. You know you did, jim.
Now that's a good felow-just give
Robert good fat office and I'll be
friend to you as long As | live. Robert
wants TO travel. Give him foreign
embassy make him minister plenipo.
to Engand--ttafs the place for Bob.
by How he would make the court Of
Victoria stare! | can see him now
among abe lords and adies. VI hat
sensation he would make! You mast
turn out ,hli Everett and send Rob-
ert-
What do you say? EuereH a res
pectdbie nam! Who says he is res
pectable man! Don't tell me he is
respectable man. 1.-The is arespecable
man he's no business TO be holding
office. He ought TO be turned out be-
cause he Is a respectable man. A res
pectabe man can ge, along without
holding office. Send Robert to En-
gland he'll annex Oregon and Cali
fornia and Cuba--Bobby will hnoW
he will. He'll challenge Aberdeen and
fgh, Prince Albert and put down o.
ConneA the aboiiionist, the agitator,
the incendiary, the fanalical anti slave
ry man. / should like to fight him
and John VI. Bots too-Id knock The
breath out Of both Of them. Id
Peaceable? Who says faint peace
able' an peaceable. If any body
saws ain, peaceable, Ill challenge him
I'll fight hIm-rll horsewhip him
FL beat The slanderer within an inch of
his life But that's neither here nor
| there, Polk; want to know what you
are going to do for Robert
Qualifications Bobby's qualifca-
lions? Uhat has he done2 Why
he's done everything Ddn'the come
out and make speeches for "O'Connell
and Repale," and didn't he tell The
Irishmen that the democratic party was
in favor Of repale and paralies and mate
and tay, and The pope and the praste!
And didni he laud TO the skies the
patriot O'Connell as the greatest, the
pures,, the worlhiest champion of free
dom that ever lved' And didn't the
same honest lIlbernians all vote for you
for presiden.9 You will, | know you
will!
Can't Do you pretend to say you
can't? ] know you can, and know
the senate ,ciH confirm him. They
shall confirm him. Tel! them you'll
veto everything if they dare reject
him. Only think, James, what | have
done for YOU aud the great democratic
party. Wasn't chosen by the wings,
and didn't | turn my back upon them
tia, voted for me! And didn't | send
veto after veto back to congress. and
dldn, abuse Henry Clay, and Gen
Uarrison's cabinet And dldn'l they
call me traitor. and Bolts try TO heaa
me! And is this what am to get for
ii! It's shameful, it's ungrateful, II:
rascaEv, lis yillainous.
Keep cool, You say. How can
keep cool! cant keep COOL acon'
keep cool. You have made fool Q
me. You've cheated me out Of my sec
ond term. You've cheated Van Burel
You've cheated my son Robert and
The whole democratic party. Faugh
Tie democratic party is all aSham
democratic humbug-you kHoW
Is, Polk.
Keep cool. you say again9 | tel
YOU am cool | never was cooler i
my life-I'm cool as ToPhet-Ir
id cool. fit had not been for me
you never would have been president
! You stole nv Texas-You hribed m