Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1846-02-05
Marshal.
BLOOMINGTON HERALD VS.. PEG.
PIES, contribution.

We did hope lha, in the discussion Of
the question which is destined above all
others to command the though. and alien
ton of the people Of Iowa. that a noble.
generous and manly stand would be taken
by the Press of the Territory. We did
hope ,Ea, the edious "clap trap" of party
maneuvring and sub,erluge would be laid
aside, and argument, aud reason and pa,ri
otism alone would characterize the inves-
,iga,on Of this question. But we were
mistaken. We mos, sincerely believe
.ha. the position we have assumed in re-
lalion to wha. The character of the new
Constitution should be cannot be destroy
ed by fair argument. The editor Of the
Herald seems to acknow Wedge this in his
use of more isnoble weapons.
We have, in all we have said on this
subject, occupied the true democratic
ground. We have shown tina. Consti.
tuition to be really democratic mus, have
regard to the rights of all |, should have
embodied such a universally in it's char
acter and composition as 10 adapt itself to
the contingency of change in parties.
Unless ii does, ii will neither be demo
cratic nor immutable. We have attempt
ed to illustrate this in another article on
the same subject. If there were no rem.
cdy-if party could not carry ou, It's
principles by law in virtue of its being in
the majority, without the aid and irrespec-
tive Of the Constitution. then The case
nigh, be different; we should neither have
the reason or The right, perhaps, to insist
so per,inaciously on The maintenance of
our position. But there is a remedy
We have pointed i. on. clearly, more than
once. The glory Of majority is that i,
can carry outfits principles by law. When
it is eslopped from SO doing by the re.
strainls of the Constitution. then that very
instrument, which should throw its broad
shield over all, becomes the arbitrary
and lyrannical foe to Democracy i'm that it
will not allow the majority to rule and
govern.
We have been prompted TO make the
above remarks in consequence of having
seen, in The last. Bloomington Herald. an
article which takes decided ground in ia
vor of Party Constitution. Although
the editors remarks are based upon what
we have said in relation to the subject, he
does not even attempt to meet the issue
in any other way than by ridicule and
misrepresentation. This is unfair and
unmanly, because his is The only paper
published in the vicinity of Bloomington,
and of course his readers will see but one
side of The question. We did hope bet.
ter things from him. Ii he would give
the suhjec. that thought it deserves, il
appears to US tina. he would see that he
is warning agains, the people-againsi
the majori'y-in maintaining the ground
he has taken. We say. in all sincerity,
that he entirely mlsrepresen,s our mo-
lives. We have no covert views-no
design to favor the Wing party, in our
attempts to show what we think should be
the character Of the Constitution. All
we want is purely democratic iustru-
ment; one which shall no, be subec, to
change as one or another party gains the
ascendancy. A Constitution that shall
throw its broad mantle Of protection over
all, under which all can live harmonious.
ly, without interfering with the peculiar
policy of either party, and under which
the majority may always be lef. free to
carry out its measures by faw.