Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1849-08-02


No doubt exists in our minds that
large proportion Of the masses Of the r,.-
fessedly democratic party Of Iowa, are 4,
ti-slavery in their feelings and princinl...
as much so, perhaps, as either the viii,
or free soil parties and if left 10 the i. -
ercise Of their unbiased convictions. worls
take their stand where duty and pa,r;ot;,.
alike demand. II is not with their con.
currence, that Iowa stands arrsyed ara;p..
all the free States Of the Union, in onno.;'
ton 10 the Wilmot Proviso, and ever,
measure calculated to prevent The incr.a..
and retard the growth OF slavery. Al "A.
late Presidential election, the loco foco =
lectors told their followers, that Cas-. ~.
as good an anli-slavery man as either T,,.
Tor or Van Buren,. Many voted for II.
Michigan General under that impre.,;os
and others who having read his Nichol,c,
letter, could not believe the urn, tbou,hs
it would be throwing their votes aw,v 4
60 for the free soil candidate, so they w.ss
for Cass, hoping that all would come r;chs
in the end. There were others, who, not
being satisfied, refused 10 vote at All. Ar
ter the election, those, who had thu, f,k
and acted, were taken aback by the decl,.
ration of the loco foco press, that, by 30.
ting for Cass, they had committed them.
selves against the Wilmot Proyiso al
the dissatisfaction that existed made Il m
manifest at several county meetings Of tha
party. In Lee county, the most popuIoas
in the State, the Statesman, the mouth.
piece Of Mr. Senator Espy, openly car
out in favor Of The Proviso, and the deli.
gates TO the recent loco ioco State Conyen.
ton, from that county, were instructed u
advocate the passage OF a resolution cur.
tanning the exclusion Of slavery from ihs
national territories. Some other counties.
if we are correctly advised. displayed sin.
liar evidences Of re>tiveness or this sub
ject, while Dubuque county-the democ-
racy there being ruled by clique OF viz.
ginians instructed their delegates 10 on
pose any such measure. Senator Esnv
and the editor Of the Statesman, with III
Hon. William Thompson 10 back them.
came up 10 the convention 10 carry cui
the views OF the democracy or Lee county
the latter being interested in having III
party sustain him in his recent vote, IN
Congress.
In this state Of affairs, il was evident u
the leaders, that the slavery question could
not be kept on, Of the convention, and o
the delegates came in, il was found lias
there was general feeling on the subject
not so much because Of the principle Il.
self, perhaps, as from fear Of the result
before the people. Many Of the delegates
openly vowed the conviction that II the
party did moi take neu ground upon he
question, they would be defeated. But
the leaders had anticipated, and been be.
forehand with the mass OF the convention.
James NJ. Morgan, of Burlington, fami!-
iarly known as Little Red !" the man
whose hostility 10 Gen. Dodge, and whose
aspirations for Letters place, and then
for the U. S. Senate, had been Quoted
and rendered satisfied by Captaincy It
Fort Atkinson, with good salary, rations,
and nothing 10 do; the man who now il %
subservient TO Senator Dodge as he used
TO be vindictive and and hostile General
james NJ. Morgan was there, with an ID
dress and string Of resolutions in bis
pocket, ready cut and dried, for the ap-
proval Of the convention. This address
and these resolutions, we have no he.its-
ton in asserting. were conceded in Bur-
written for the purpose Of
the conduct Of certain dignita-
lies there iocaied-and speak the senii-
ments only of the Burlington mahaeers.-
Indeed, we fancy We see them now in Sc
cret conclave-Senator Dodge, the editor
Of the Gazette, his brother. iE- law, ard The
Hon. Shepherd Letter Morgan .
their amanlIensis, indi,ing resolutions for
the State Convention. Though moi pres
Ell at the gathering Of the faithful in pro
prm persona, they were we'll Represented
by their agent. Hence no sooner wa. the
subject OF committees 10 draft resolutions
mooted. than up jumps Woods Of Burling-
ton, who was in the secret, and nominated
Morgan for chairman of the committee
The President was allowed to fill up the
committee, and whom did he appoint p
Not a SINGLE man ,rho uas known 10 be n
faror Of the Prouiso wos pioced upon Md
committee. Antwerp, of Jefferson, and
Mr. Senator Esry, Of Lee, both writers,
and committed Oil the subject were toldto
stand back, while Granger, of Polk-a
oarn-burner Of the Van Buren, school,
rom New York, and Bissell, or Cedar,
we're made vice presidents, 10 get them
'nt OF the way, and close their mouths
Thus the Provisionists had no voice in the
on resolutions, and the do,s
prepared BY Dodge, Morgan and Co., wss
swallowed at single gulp. So far ID
vas the effect Of management; the chsT-
'cters were arrayed before hard, and. 4
must be confessed, each actor played his
part well.
In the convention, however, there ~D
ZONE show of fight in favor of principle.
an Antwerp, who did not like the idea
Vt playing second fiddle to " Little Red"
and, who, just now, is toadyizing "Oh
having an eye to the future
aillns to gel the resolution SO amendedD
hat they should recognize the right Of
congress TO legislate on the subject y
iavery in the territories of the United
states, offered resolution, sanctioning tho
Jews Of Benton, in his recent speech 4
efIerson City, and briefly recapitnlslins
hose views. This on motion OF Woods,
Who well understood that the passaged