Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1846-10-08
For ihe Hack Eye.
Man WOrs hip.

-'0s The I.ocofocos last Saturday, among
y saq ,M FIRST proceedings, could adopt res
ne'y aion insiruc,ing their Senators and
g VIZ representatives. from this county if elect
'tougH 10 vote Cor Gen. Dodge as U. s. Sen.
s slI " &, bu, they had nothing to say about
'h, ~ 1ucling them TO vote in favor of law
h'' Ling convention TO amend ourState Con
" w0 ruion. So in their convention a, Iowa
NV" 1y they could pass IA resolution compli
Fs, ~ Jsning Gen. Dodge for his ability and
-" ahnlness as our delegate in Congress.
,sm''' dvo'e that all Banks were nuisance
'0e' Y Ealing "priuiteged classes" in society.
'' -kgisla,ing for the benef, of few Al.
asXpense OF the many:-yet they have
''r. walng to say upon the subjec, of amend
on ., Y, ~ mems Of the Constitution "a subject, by
wv = Mny in which the people take a great
@w al more interest than they do in the
'"s Slon whether Gen. Dodge shall be
nI major or not.
y - :. sath man-worship looks rather con.
aphOe when there are great questions
:. :. Stale policy at stake, far more loudly
" ~, Iamg for an honest expression of OPT.
~ 4 IN BY The people. Did the loco foco
=? N Hag last Saturday know the exact
~, a'dnI Of reverence for Gen. Dodge, felt
~. .ss. 4 ae people of Des Moines county,
KIM .M right had that meeting 10 say that
,h,.. w. Dodge shall be one of the Senators
I'M aa lowa' Did they suppose tina, the
.,,a s'pe Of this county cared any more for
I'M %ahow, than they did las. year, when
r w. Lowe bea, him for Delegate tWenfy
= 4. Mw'oes in his own county!
81 hGsn. Dodge to base his claims for a
IA snnlhe Senate upon his popularity in
!, "aoInes county! or are the loco foco
J 4, aAdaass for the General Assembly to
,..n vase vase heir claims for election on General
'n.u o'osss popularity. or on the strength
M rn heir pledge TO elect him to the
, M Sale will give them! We rather think
,',rr % %si such is the calculation, both parties
, al .a@ disappointed What will the de-
;. d ~.s Of the other counties think of a
:, d sa' ei Senator who last year could not
n ir -. ~ us own county, nor the vote of his
As ID ~ NV parry in it, by near one hundred
uhe s n.y. and what will the people of this
, hs ,.ng "lnk' when they are told, as they
acsd w The Convention last Saturday,
IT, 10 !. N'ey must elect men to the Leglsla-
ighp ,s sno are pledged to vote for man
col a n, whom they have repudialed
IsaIs'Sed when he asked their votes
VT lin wo,,L
ss x,,s wei known that majority Of the
rp Did, " N, ms county are opposed to Gen.
. ~. They were opposed TO him last
sIin u voted for his competitor Gen.
= they are now opposed to his
. ~ ss eec'ed TO the Senate. Yet the
cor a,nas 'aon that me. las, Saturday, took
Nc ~ a. themselves to say that Gen. d.
Coz M. eno'ce of this County for Senator
Sc'a ,as'' loo in the face of an open and
r sopI. osn reputation of him by the
49, he @s county, of date too recen,
y Co. "' SO by them.
s. i,a ~ Dodge has no, forgotten it. signi.
81 & A. !, y was to him Of their apprecia.
Sng b e. us services. The people have
hy@ I. ny il, and we very much mis-.
saY ano, s :. sp'tn and determination. if they
~ ,he next election. teach those
b. s,m 'Oa'a dictate 10 and drive them, a
% &,sd l'cn seems they have not yet
FAIR PLAY.