Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1849-01-04

either Of those men could have obtained majorit,
ofthe votes Of her people for the offices they now I'LL
What phase of public opinion, it exists at thi,
| day among US, do they represent five know any
thing Of the sentiments Of these two and OF the
people Of the state they both belong to that small
est Of all possible fractions, who in favor of the
extension OF slavery over regions where it does moi
now exist. If the question comes up in Congress
b1th these men viii vote against the extension oil
the principles Of the ordinance Of 1857, to the
territory acquired from Mexico. How many of the
people Of the State would they thus ssrepresen2''
They both approve the veto OF The President to the
bill making appropriations ofmoney for the improve
msnt Of Rivers and Harbors. How smalla traction
CT the people OF the State do they sreprssent'' on
this question? Alarge majority OF the people of the
State are in favor Of the creation Of home market
FOR our produce, By the protection Of our home man.
ufactures. Yet these "prorer democratic'' sena-
tors of ours are in every way hostile to protection.
Will the Gazette be so good to tell US how many
of the people are herein amisrepre sented?o In
short, Senator's Dodge and Jones represent the ex-
treme southern opinions upon all questions which
the people of Iowa are interested, and on all the
great topics of the day. Gen. Cass was far from re-
ceiving majority of the votes OF the people of the
State, at the late election. That majority would be
against him. and against the ultra measures Of the
t'democracy proper" at every trial. So much for
the people Of iowa being amisrepresented."
But the editor Of the Gazette seeks to console
himself with the reflection that in regard to this
whole matter the people have passed upon the con-
duct ofboth parties. and have approved the course
ad h1f ner3,r
that we cannot leave him even this consolation. We
must let the wind out Of this bubble also. The peo-
Pile have done no such thing. majority OF the peo-
pie Of Iowa would feel themselves insulted by any
such Interpretation ofheir expressed will. Messrs
Browne and Clifton. Of Lee, and Hehard and Holland
Of Des Moines, and other Wing candidates, it is
true, have been defeated. 1t is true that
ing, nor hog-driving may not have been able to
save them; but it able to defeat them and the
manner in which it was done is too well known 10
the Gazette to be noticed here. But for the portion
OF the Wing party, drawn off at the August election
BY abolition excitement. the whole Wing ticket of
this county would have been elected. A Wing Sem
ator fairly elected in the Muscatine district and
has been cheated on. of his seat by those unscrnp-
ulous means, which locofocoisn, such occasions,
GA
Wing Senator was elected from the district of Polk,
Marion and Jasper; and anotherfrom that Of Wap-
clio aad Monroe. Locofocoism, however, knows
no such crime in its decaogue stealing poll books;
and to know how TO suppress Wing majorities is
deemed praiseworthy accomplishment.
The terms of Office of nine Senators expired pre-
vious to the last August election. One of them was
the wing Senator from this county whose place has
accidentally been filled by locofoco, by reason of
the drawing off of eighty votes from the wing to the
Liberty party. One was Mr. Huner, of Lee county,
.democrat improper'' in the parlance Of the Ga
zetse, who voted always to go into the election OF
Senator'S. The other seven part of the rebell-
ious eleven-sdemocrats proper',-ready to 20 their
death for Dodge-always either voting against GO
ing into joint Conventions or when convened trying
to break it up in row. Does the Gazette know
how many of these seven men have been re-elect-
ed9 or how many wings have been elected in their
places? Two democrats have been elected-one
from Jeiferson--on second trial by ~ yotes-and
one from Dubuque. Five wings have been fairly
and legally elected, from Van Buren,, Wapelo, Polk,
Muscatine and Cedar; three OF them, however, have
been cheated out their seats by the locofocos The
to eight democrats. With this majority the wings,
with as good excuse, as the Gazette now urges for
the locofoco Senate two years ago, might have re-
fused to 60 into the election Of U. s. Senator's and
alleged as reason, that if any other than sswhiss
proper" had been elected to the U. s. Senate. the
will of the people ofthe State would have been ssms.
rerresented.'' The excuse of the Gazette is a two
edged sword and cuts both ways.
We think that by this time the Editor must be
heartily ashamed Of the attitude in which he has
placed himself before the public, by his attempts to
vindcate certain conduct of the leaders of his par
t., which all candid and impartial men must &C.
knowledge was wholly inexcusable. The editor may
be able to do great many things, but he must not
suppose that he can persuade men to believe that
black is white, and white black. He must choose
some other cause. when he wishes to exercise his
ingenuity in ssmaking the worse appear the better
reason.''
Neither must he imagine that the verdict Of the
people is unpalatable TO us;-nor that it requires
any great fortitude on our part to endure it. We
assure him that the late verdict Of the people is en-
tirely satisfactory to How could it be other
| wise, when it places such man as ZACHARY TAr-
| Lon in the presidential chair.
The editor complains, too, that we hate given his
| words different application from what he intend
| ed. Well, we learned the meaning of the term
tdemocrats proper" from the connection in which
he used it, and from its ordinary accepation in the
| known parlance of locofocoism. AS the editor is
not satisfied with definition, and wishes TO ex-
plain the sense in which il should be used, as he is
teacher Of locofoco shonesty,'' he is entitled to
/ speak twice. But when his explanation is given.
we confess ourselves unable. with all our magnify
ing glasses to discover the peryersion Of which he
| complains.
| 4e sHc must have optics sharp, wcen,
| ia To see what is net to be seems
| oHfo.--We have dates from Columbus up to tie
10th nt. The wings had offered every fair propo
sition that could be thought OF. but still there was
| no organization. The crisis seems TO be approach
ing. Members are arming themselves. Pistols
revolvers and bowie knives have been in such de-
mand that the stocks Of these articles have all rur
out, and the merchants have sent expresses fol
more. What beautiful lovers Of the majority thass