Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1849-09-06


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Tho Administration and its Trad ueers.
Thus far every charge made by loco focos in
high places as well as in low, TO bring disrepute
most signally failed Of its object. This gratifying
result to every true hearted whig, has been accom-
plished by the simple power Of truth over error.
All their attempts to deprecate the eminentcapaci-
81 Of President Taylor to fill the station which he
occupies by stealthily stabbing his Cabinet adj
visers and officers in the various departments, have
eecoiled upon his traducers to their own discomft-
ure and disgrace. Their motives have been too ap-
parent-ther charges too grossly abusive and false
Ito have any potency in influencing the masses.
who are DESTROYS Of trying and judging the Admins
hation on its own merits. The voluntary interfer-
encs OF these Interested enemies of President Taylor
On their endeavoIs to forestall public opinion to
his disadvantage, before he had any opportunity to
ct out or even make public declaration of the
course Of policy he intends to pursue, is fully APP
preciated by the people, and the righteousness
which has characterized this warfare has only dis
austed large portion of those who it supposed
would fall in and synpathise with these wholesale
eeaducers, whose business has been to assail gen.
ueman who has done nothing but serve his country
thn of sian
der has hitherto had no power.
Fsiling in their designs to influence even the
0asses of their own party to wheel into line and
0arc to the music issued from their head quarters
6nding that every point Of assault they have thus
ar attacked was too well fortified to receive any
0etriment from such onslaughts have changed
their mode of warfare and instead Of attacking the
principles ofpolicy the Administration, they are
endeavoring to undermine the influence Of Presi-
Gent Taylor BY manufacturing siories OF imbecility
end want OF talent his part, VIII ich might secure
sfoolscap, for any boy seeking literary honors in
any Of our academies. They put speeches in his
aouth, most ungrammatically constructed, which
be never uttered and forge the most absurd letters
IN his name which he never wrote, to accomplish
their mean and main object. But they are destined
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b their former attempts in preventing the people
from loving, honoring and respecting who has
done much for his country as has President Tsy-
los. The following from the correspondence ofthe
Philadelphia Daily News, will do this in great
measure, and ~ facts are better than theories, we
dive the extract without farther preface.
"PtrrsBURGH, Aug. 90, ls49.
One gratifying feature Of General Taylors VISIT to
Ne people TO- that Democrats well Wings have ever,
where greeted him with the and have
u every instance become attached him his no tica
and personal honesty just proportion to the amount Of
their intercourss with him. Considering violence and
sascrupulousness with which he has been assaed,hs
apanns efforts to traduce him, not only by Of the
sest and srosses that the hope future
cad magnificent reward from fertile i'm sgina.
Ooa-hs universal praise from friends and foes alike
Got to have been expected Since the Preside first
ont upon his visit through the pen Of nd
kabe for the originality gifts inventions The anecdotes
that have been put forth in regard him. By the Loco
toco presses wholly and entirely without ounda
ooe ~ are their authors of character In all his
eatons, and In al his speeches. the language Of the Prss
6sst 10 plain, chas.e concise, and entirely correct So
steck Of the prominent Loco Foco leaders
81 Pittsburgh with this fact that he remarked
s resident. :pesch was concluded on SATURDAY, that
S. 81. Of
This is but one OF the many expressions Of
ne kind that have been made. At York, at Harris
burg, Lancaster, Carlisle, Chamber sburg, and at
cry intermediate place the same remarks have been
heard and the names OF the individuals who exppess-
Cd them can be given. One Of them at least is well
known throughout the country, Is prominent man
end Cass and butler elector. The only instance
q which the President has been rudely met occur
red ct Greensburg, and is sufficiently explained by
Me fact that the loco foco in liquor at the time.
- the plain, honest and sincere characteristics
q General Taylor, that everywhere so crafty
@g to the people, and that stir up the loco foco
presses and correspondents to lie about him-to
late incidents that occurred, and put words
q hts mouth that he never uttered. There is not
one Of these sneakng villiers that dare make sin
ols one OF the many mis- statements over his own
Aame.
Upon the subject Of tariff, sub-treasury, internal
Improvements, foreign policy Of the government,
&C., the views OF the President well settled
else and correct according to the principles OF the
1hig party. On Saturday evening he spoke nearly
Of an hour upon these questions, Civ.
ing his views with the same force, precision and
0odesty that IL exhibited in his Mexican de spatch-
- Or celebrated Alsop letter to Mr. Marcy"
President Taylor If he lives, will not only Triumph
over his calumnators, but he will become the most
popular President since Washington. His traducers
80 and feel this, and hence their multiplied shifts
ward Cd and procrastinate the day OF their doom.
The Mails.
The Gazette OF Yesterday attemnfs "a h,;c~ d;.rs