Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1851-07-31
Whipping in! and Kicking out!

1t is very evident from the Gazette of this NOR
ming that the leaders of the democracy are in
great tribulation. After all their precaution be-
fore the convention to have things fixed up right
and all the pains taken since, TO persuade the de-
mccracy to swallow the ticket, they find them
selves in the midst of confusion so inextrcablc,
that in order TO unite the knot they will have to
cut il.
The most difficult matter with them is TO de-
eide whether il is better policy TO coax or TO
Observation-Disclosures to whip the refractory IN, or
kick the rcbelIous out. John d. Wrights letter
of declinaticn lifted mountain weight from their
oppressed spirits They cannot make too much
of it. Like drowning men catching straws, they
seize upon every thing that may, even IN lnaSitl-
alton, avert their dreaded fate. Having coaXed
NJ Wright 10 decline, or in other words having
whippcd him in, they turn to see what can he
done in the way Of threatening and kicking out
That they should find themselves at a loss in
this business is not at all surprizing. In fact,
they are well aware that when they attempt 10
read out Of the party all who do not like their
nominations and all who do not intend to rotc
their rhoie ticket as they concocted it, they will
find themselves in small minority of one. Or
course 1t is a delicate and unpleasant business
and needs nice discrimination and abundant eau
ton The matter is to cut off and drive out from
the party those whose rebellion has produced all
this tribulation. without mourning too much hos
tility from those who are their Immediate friends.
Consequently we sec the Gazette OF this morn
ing, with two of its correspondents, down upon
J. p. WIGHrMAY and MILLIcAN CLARK with
red hot vengeance; they are indicted, arraisncd,
trie5,. found guilty, sentenced and executed with
out Judge or jury, or any form of Judicial pro-
ceednr known to any code, ancient or modern
or even to the nc,c code of Iowa. Such summary
proceedings are rather an Interpolation even upon
the code of Judge Lynch, and would do credit to
professional butchers.
But why is it that the vengeance OF the Gazette
and its prompers is so particularly directed
against Messrs WlGHrMAN and CLARK? Do
they not know that their blows over-reach the
mark and fall upon The shoulders of those of their
own party who have placed their names before
the people as candidates, and who intend TO sup
port them at the polls? Those democrats will
understand it, who give their support to the in
dependent ticket. All the threats and all the
coaxing of the Gazette, will not answer 1t can
not by any kird of trickery, cover up and hide
the detection in its own party, nor keep down the
spirit of resistance to the dictation of the few
Those independent democrats who are aimed at
in the assaults on Judge IVightman and Mtfica"
Clark, are able fully to understand the game the
leaders and the Gazette are playing. They Will
see that the rod applied so freely to the back of
the independent democratic candidates for coun-
ty Judge aud Sheriff, is held in reserve FOR them
when occasion offers, aud fear does not forbid
the use of it.