Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1851-04-24
Democratic Eche.

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twsddle Of the Hartford Times in praise Of democ-
racy, infers rather that because
the wings do not advocate such Bank as the ma
ton had some years ago, and because MI Fillmore
does not recommend substitute for the Sub Treas
ury, that therefore the wings coincide m the acon
OF the loco party reference TO these
Now this is not the fact. In addition to the dcs-
truction of the best national currency that ever ex
listed, great collateral calamity ensued which was
as much to be deprecated, as the destruction OF the
Bank itself. That was the universal unhinging OF
bushes IS transactions. and prosration and utter
ruin experienced by individuals, which legitimate
" followed the destruction Of the U. 5. Bank. II
is only 70 avoid the repetition Of such calamitous
and inevitable result, that leads the Wings to toll
crate the Sub Treasury scheme. They believe it is
better to suffer the incident to the
present system, than to jeopardze the business Of
the nation by advocating change. They prefer
commercial peace even at sacrifice, rather than
to wade to greater prosperity through another war
on the currency. We believe this is the precise
position of the Wing party on this question. 1t
seems to US, however, that the loco focos are dis
satisfied themselves with the Sub Treasury. We
think we see some squintings already towards this
They want another war on the currency, and if
they cannot taunt the wings into declaring one,
they may themselves attack the Sub Treasury as a
monsters and swear, as they did in the case Of the
U. S. Bank that it was projected and is fosercd by
the Whig party.
Similar echoes about the Tariff, Mexican War
and the accession OF Territory are also sounded
forth most triumphan,ly by the Gazette. If the
Gazette will tell what il means by high Tariff,
we will talk to it. We wish TO stop his twaddle
and the miserable attempt to beg the question to
excite sympathy for his patty in the declaration
that they shave been abused Tor opposing high
Tariffs by stating that they never have been abased
for opposing s.hiea Tariff Who ever abused
thema The Wings would be certainly be very sill
ly to do any thing that would be fatal to the man
ufacturing interests" And yet the Gazette would
leave the mpre ssion that this is the Is that
paper coming over to the aid of the manufacturers
1t seems inclined 10 sympathize with them. Is
Saul also among the prophets?
The Gazette's jargon about the Mexican War and
the acquisition Of territory, which the editor in
PRODUCES to sprose the general policy Of the demo-
Gratis to be right ami JUST" plainly indicates that
his party has very poor foundation to rest upon,
if this is principal part OF it. Hear his logic
ssThe Wings took up one of the leading men in the
prosecution ofthe War, and. with the aid Of demo-
cratic votes, elected him President" This he uses
of the afew facts to prove the policy Of his
party "to be just and right" Whoever dreamed
that the loco focos would cite the election OF a
Wing president as proof that their policy was
sjust and right?''
A. E T..
ssright and just" he says, ssthere is not whig in
the land who now dares to propose the surrender
Of this same Territory'-the territory acquired by
the Mexican war. why should they. now it is paid
for? We believe, too, that some OF these same
wings contributed somewhat towards its purchase.
why should they therefore propose to surrender
itf
The editors Of both the Times and the Gazette
may consider themselves very astute in jumping at
conclusions from the premises they lay down. but
we think if their party have no better arguments
on which to base the proof of its policy being srgh
and' just, the sooner they their attempts to
vindicate its claims to righteousness and justice,
the better II will be for the party.
The loco foco party can lay no claim to right
only on the principle Of might. By this principle,
and by il alone, have they thus far succeeded
The whig policy in relation to the U. 5. Bank
Protection to American Industry-Internal I'M
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS to the Mexican War
have not been and never can be proved to be OBJ
noxious to the best interests of the people. On
the contrary, every true wing even now believes
that if whig policy all these questions had pre-
vailed, the country would at this moment have been
one hundred per cent. more prosperous and more
harmonious than it is. There would have been
more confidence between man and man-aemago-
guism would not have rioted on the ignorance OF
the people as It has done-and the cry OF null;fi-
| cation and fansticism would have been hushed to
silence.