Burlington tri-weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1852-1855, 1854-10-17
"a Sickness among our compositors, is
our only apology for the lack of the usual
reading matter in to-days paper.


The last issue Of the Muscatine Journal
contains an article that descres our notice,
the election of U. s. Senator by
the Legislature Of this State, this winter.
We did not design to notice anything, touch
ing this question, befo-e the assembling Of
the Legislature, but as it has been brought
before the public, by designing and interest
Cd politicians for the purpose of proposes
sing the public mind in favor of this, or that
man. for the Senate, and prejudicing it
against others, who stand fair with the Wigs
of the State, and who have claims, strong
ones too, upon the party, for the Offices that
ore to be filled by the present Legislature;
and whose qualifications are second to none
in the State. 1t was ridiculous to see the
eagerness of some Of the fusion party, to
get their names Gin print" for U. S. Sena-
to-, and to have it introduced into Iowa pol
itics by the foreign neutral press, Of the
country, with tho expecs alton Of getting the
Iowa Wing press, to echo it back to the graf
i6cation Of these gentlemen politicians, Of
the Greeley and Seward school; but we
heard it echoed only by bare two exceptions
in tho whole State. We consider it an act
of of6ciousness, on the part Of this foreign
press, that deserved the contempt of the
whole press Of Iowa, and We were much graft
fed to And that the untrammelled press ssthe
unbought and unsold'' Of the State, gave it
the cold shoulder ceremony which was what
il merited.
We believe it the duty Of the Legisla-
ture to select the man, who shall represent
Us in the U. S. Senate, independent of the eff
forts Of those who have taken ssthe anxious
seat" an act of supererogation on their
part, to prejudice the public mind, for or
against any prominent Wing that may have
claims on the party, for this Office. This
10 what we esteem as no part Of the duty of
Journalists, to propose this or that man an
terror to the meeting of the Legislature, as
il 10 calculated to make friends for one, and
enemies to another, and more than likely,
prevent the Legislature from uniting on any,
perhaps prevent IN election by that body.
The Muscatine Journal seems to be of this
class, which would prejudice the public
mind against all men, but its OWE candidate,
with an unscrupulousness that shows its in
nate love to follow its leading strings. And
II it maintained the dignity Of truth in its
assertions, we should not be so posed to
its specifications, but making such broad de-
clarations, 90 devoid of truth, respecting q
gentleman whose consistency Of character,
% a Wing, is bayond reproach, and whose
devotion to the party has never once been
doubted, by any, nor even surmisei, except
By this same pitiful Journal. To charge a
gentleman who canvassed this whole county,
in opposition to the Nebraska bill, and in
behalf Of the Wing ticket, the whole Of
which was anti Nebraska, with being Ne
brosko Wing sis base falsehood'' manu-
featured to advance the interests of its fu-
sionist and 'srepeal law candidate. Such
charges may do for the latitude of Musca-
tins, where Mr.. Browning is not 90 familiar
~ known; but all who are acquainted with
this gentleman, know the falsity of such
charges rs made by the Journal. Nor have
we. assumed the defence of this gentleman
before the public, because We are favorable
to bis election to the U. S. Senate, but be-
cause be 10 citizen of this county, Wing,
true one in every sense of the term, and
we would not suffer him to lie under such a
low imputation A. that charged upon him
-by the journal. We have done it from a
sen6e Of duty, which we owe not only to
him, but every other citizen Of this county.
whether Wing or Democrat, when arraigned
bsfore the public on false charge. And it
il not our province to MAKE declarations in
favor Of any, for those Offices dependent upon
the action Of the Legislature, and therefore
are frank to state that We are not pledged to
any; but feel disposed to favor the claims of
any who arc qualified to render the State
those valuable services, which his present in
terests demand, and who will sustain the
with all ito cnactments.-
Such Wing ve are willing the Legislature
should elect to the U. S. Senate, be be who
,e may; but shall consider it our duty,
rhen the time comes, to oppose any who
snnot produce credentials as above pre-
cribsd. IS
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