Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1850-01-10
For the nu,,inrton Unwkeye

lHe Lsste SpeeCu In VAC AA'-'.'
So direct and eSceptionsh'e SANDER has been
thrown upon all those that are engaged in selling
iqonrs, that can not but make a few remarks con-
corning it, for Think il to be not only my right, SO
to do, but duty owe 10 myself and family. In
that speech, for one, put on the level or rat'-
e. below the character Of a counterfciter. Hear
that! An expression made at public Temperance
Meeting coming from man whose chief OBJECT II
should be TO deal out nothing but Justice Are
such expressions, especially. coming from the
source they did, calculated to promote the interest
Of the institutions Does the speaker really think
the character Of Coun;erfeer preferable to that Of
A man who is engaged in lawful buSiness2 If he
does pits the station he holds, for If he is IA
natical Justice would not be done in all The
man that makes, or wilfuliy passes counterfeit
money, is an outlaw, TO whom license could never
be granted. But / DO not think the speaker TO be
so ignorant or fanatical, as to believe or uphold
any such arguments. II, however, his object in
view should be what think il is, should not be
surprised il he finds himself very much mistaken;
and would apply it to one Of Esop's Fables. When
broke out between the fowls of the air, and the
four footed animals that inhah the earth; the two
great armies gsthered-ihe bat still claiming TO be-
long to the fowl creation, hut beholdhg the gigantic
proportions Of the Elephant and other great four
footers, supposing them TO be unconquerable, re-
solved TO join them; the signal was given--the
commemorative 10 how great was the surprise of
the Bat when sic her fall by scores, and at
last surrender. From tsa. time. until now, the Bat
never dares to come out at day time but always at
night.
4
pniic singing ont Of men's characters and habits,
even the stirring up Of the dust OF these whose
spirits have long since been called before Him, the
Supreme Jud TO render acccun. OF their deeis2
There certainly other and better ways in caus-
ing reforms,ions-ani I am happy here to state
that although may BY many be looked upon as one
who stands in direct opposition towards the Order
Of the Sons Of Temperance, yet have been partly
Instrumental in saving several individuals from the
degrading vice of drunkenness, who are row mem
bers in good s,onfirg in the order.
The speaker further remarked, that he did no, in
tend to insult any body. yet he laid il down
well established fact, that these Dutch German en-
israuts he m-ansJ corue over to this country in
mass, polluting, and spreading abroad their evil
habits and customs, particularly that Of sw allowing
ttef. "bat n bciSshGtiEs expense tnsS are W tHtS
country in filing up, through their evil habits. the
hospitals Of the sea-boardsi Now, Iwonid ask the
gentleman, If ne knows that every emigrant, chill
dfen not pied. bound pay certain amount
Of money which goes into the treasury NJ the sever
al hospitals, to whatever seahoard they may be
bound, before ever entering the vessel in which
they coming to this country. Emisrants bound
for New York, some time ago, paid two dollars;
those bound for New Orleans. four dollars hospital
money; an: have good authority in stating here
that not half Of this money is required to keep the
German paupers. To establish the fart that the
Germans have thus been greatly misre pre o. nted
and nsu!ted, need not 90 back TO the times OF our
immortal Washington, who, as wen as many grea,
ones Of the present day, declared, not merely in
private. but at oren session in Congress and Legis-
lstive Halls that the German nation in general, is
not only sober, Industrious, but also bra, and
intelligent people. nr rt would ask the American
citizens Of this place, %ho have lived together with
the Germans for number Of years, if they think it
just that nation, whose history is well known
throughout the whole civilized word, and can be
traced back thousand years, and to whom the
world is greatly Indebted for science and intelli-
gence, should thus he slandered? cannot but
here think of the story Of the dog that baking
at the moon because of its brightness.
In short, all ask is justice determined to live
up to the laws of this Countrywide country Of my
choice--the couatry and people ove--I fear moth
ing, and shall endcavor to defend my rights. We
have ca. laws, and if strictly observed. as they
ought to re, will provide against all unlawful and
disorderly engagements. J.S.S.,
and in behalf Of many Germans.