Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1849-05-10

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- AAeaislsulsss go y the Lees Feces.
O. how have IL mighty fAlleni The Western
ci.en, the orgaa fths late abolition party FOR the
north vest acknowledges the inability of its party
% carry out its plans, and then offers sfsuents to
justify its amagsmation with the loco loco party
The article 10 copied and has received tho endorse
ment Of the Iowa Freeman, paper Of like kidney
in this State. The writer acknowledges that all
they hope to gain by this alliance will not be fros.
any love to their principles the part OF locofocos
but simply from motives Of policy. What pre-
cious admission is this, from party who has al
ways claimed TO act from prince, and nothing else,
and who have always repudiated, above oil others,
the doctrine ef e1pedieacy. Who win now doubt
the object OF the mission of ST CLAlR to this state9
Protesting TO Be abolitionist, he has proved him
self to be loco foco in disguise.
We shall now see, as il has been determined by
the leaders, whether Wing free soil men will permit
themselves to be entrapped in this way. Whether
they will permit themselves to be to the
loco foco party-a party who, in this state are di
vided on the question Of free soil-whose senator's
have pledged Themselves 10 80 with the southland
whose great National BALTIMORE Platform is oppos-
ed to the wilmot Provisoists.
What can Be thought OF party claiming TO be de-
mocfatc, who TO gain the Additionally will change
- tho loco foco party has done. They opposed the
Wiimot Proyiso and prevented its success in Con-
gress, and now gain the abolition yots, they turn
round and propose to adopt ito engrafti il as .
principle in their creed at the Convention in Iowa
City. Whata democracy il this, whose leaders have
In our streets been heard to curse the Wimot Pro-
viso principle-whose leaders have tainted and
whose leaders all at change their tone, adopt
the Proviso principle, hug the abolitionsts to their
bosoms, and adopt them into their family. Demo-
Gratis, il this the party to which you belonga For
shame, for shame.
The wings throughout the country have been
consistent the question and are fully committed
against the extension Of slavery They are sincere,
and act from principle in this matter; and soon
the loco foco party adopt the Same principle, there
will be no controversy ON the subject. Instead Of
the loco foco party gaining BY this movement-al-
though for the sake Of freedom we are glad they
propose to make II, whatever may be their motive
we think they win lose. The Liberty party has
merged all its peculi ser:imes into the one idea
Of preventing farther extension Of slavery. This
idea is proposed to adopted BY the loco foco par
ty. Once adopted, and the Liberty men seeing that
both Of che great parties have no controversy, as
far ~ this question il concerned, and which they
profess 10 dearer to them than all others, they will
naturally to avery great extent, resolve themselves
back to where they were before they formed them
selves into Third Party. We know that loco focos
do not anticipate this but wings will be wings when
they do not feel obliged to be exclusive liberty men,
and they will go back to the party whose leading
features are no extension Of slavery, protection to
American industry, Improvement Of our river and
lake navigation and hostility to Executive usurpa-
ton. There will be very few exceptions to this in
the case eftrus wings. eons may Be allursd away
BY loco foco promises. But this number in the end
will be few.
whatever, a. We said before, ,may b. the motives
ofthe loco focos in thus coming on to the anti
slavery platform, rejoice to see an approximating
to the point which will create universally Of pub
lie sentiment on the subject. We are yet a. ma
tion to exhibit consistency Of view on the great
question Of human liberty. We are yet to show
our title ~ ffeemen to be good, BY no longer en-
couraging and extending the dominion Of slavery.
Every step taken-and al in this matter are direc-
ted By experimenting, controlling, Divine influ-
ence-tends to this consummation. Every step
taken will make it more easy for Government to
carry out the wishes Of the people, and we enter
tain the utmost confidence that il Congress engrats
the non-extension rrinciple, the sutec: Of sla-
very, into the Organic Laws Of the new territories,
President TAyLol will most cheerfully sign the
Bills. The loco focos intend no such thing, but
they are making it more and more impossible for
him to do otherwise. We win say no more, fos
fear Of deterring them from making the proposed
~efort' clio engraft the principles Of the non-ex-
tension of slavery into the Democratic Creed,' at
the state Convention to be held in Iowa City on the
aoth prox.