Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1855-08-08

country, has kindly promised to De present
and deliver the address He will also
bring with him specimens of the fruits
grown in Western New York, called by
Downing the Belgium of America."
We hope osee generous rivalry in the
exhibition offrnits from all the surround
ing States. Missouri, Illinois, Indiana,
Ohio, Michigan Wisconsin and Iowa, can
make an exhibition in this way, that can
not be be surpassed by an equal area of
country in any portion of the globe, if they
but sec fit to do so, and 20 to work as they
can to accomplish such result
Situated as Burlington is, midway between
st Louis and Minnesota on the great Missis
sippi River, and connected by Railroad with
Chicago and the East, we trust to see an as;
semblage of fruits and pomologists from all
parts Of the Union such as has not come to.
gcther before for years.
THE METHopIsTs OF ILLINOIS, The
Methodist Protestant Church of North IL
linois, propose to holda conventional Mass
Meeting in Center Grove, Bureau County,
Illinois, on the 18th of Aug, to agree up
on some plan for separating said Church
from its criminal CONNECTION with Slavery.
The Progress Of Northern Feeling on Slavery
The wonderful changes which have been
wrought, in the feelings and opinions Of
Northern men, since the repeal of the
Compromise line, are among the things
which should be we'll considered by our
Southern friends. Public opinion never
underwent SO great change in so short a
time. There is q universal anti slavery
feeling, in evidence of which take the fol.
lowing from the Buffalo Commercial Ad.
vertiscr, the organ of Ex-President Fill
more, and the Silver Grey or National
Wing Party. If such out-spokcn articles
as the one below are to be found in lead.
ing conservative papers, slow coaches
what may we expect from the Abolition
party proper, that has always been charac-
terised as fanatical?
In commenting upon the repeal of the Mis-
souri, Compromise, northern men who COM
prehend all the injurious consequences if that
most fatuous and suicidal movement, find it
difficult to observe the moderation and deco
rum becoming the gravity Of the subjec II
was an affront to the North SO gratuitous
and wanton as TO awaken almost universal
indignation and resentment everywhere out
Of the slave states. And yet we ought to
bear in mind that the proposition came from
the North--was adopted as a cardinal meas
ure by an administration with Northern
man at its head, the executive council con-
ssting of five northern to three southern men
and was finally passed by the aid Of northern
votes. But this fact only quickens our scpse
of the wrong inflicted, inasmuch as we were
wounded in the house of our friends, and
has no weight in mitigating our angry feel
Jugs towards the South for so greedily clutch
ing at a supposed advantage, for there can
DO NO palmer advantage rendered them by
our unfaithful representatives. We say cup
posed advantage, for there can be no palmer
proposition than that its ultimate operation
will be TO their serious and permanent detri-
mcpt. Mr.. Ckase, who is to be next Cover
or Of Ohio, said in recent letter that call
minor difficulties Of opinion must be disre-
garded for the sake of agreement and harmo-
ny on the common platform of No SLAVERY
OUTSIDE OF SLAVE STATES! Upon that plat
form all must be welcome, of whatever birth
aud whatever creed, who arewilliug to unite
in good faith in defence of Freedom and Free
institutions" There can be no reasonable
doubt that q large majority of the people of
Ohio will sustain the doctrine. The result
Of the election In that State last fall would
seem to be conclusive on the subject. The
change wrought in the public mind of the
North in this respect by means of the Kan
sas-Nebraska bill fought to be heedfully pom.
dered by the southern people. The South
was content with the compromise measures
Of 1850, and the North had finally waived
its objections, and consented to accept them
as an ultimate adjustment of a protracted
and irritating controversy. There was a
strong current Of dislike to the fugitive law
running through the North; but for the sake
ofpeace and good neighborhood, we have
yielded our prejudices, and after the first
cbullition Of resentment and indignation had
subsidized, we reached condition of feeling
and sentiment that would have ensured such
obedience to that law as wonld have left
nothing for the South to complain of. The
object sought by the enactment of the law
was fully attained-we mean the formal rec
ognition of the right of the slav eholder 20
recover his runaway slaves. They cure moth
ing, comparatively, for the return of those
who have enterprise enough to escape; for =
negro Of that character is sure to create DIS
content and INSTRUMENTATION on a plantation.
Il was a point of honor with them, the prac-
teal benefits to accrue from its enforcement
being really subordinate consideration
Thu view of the case ought to have had
great weight in lettering southern men from
ie-opsnins the, slavery agitation themselves,
or aequiescing in any movement calculated
to produce that result.
We are discussing this matter as ques-
ton OF policy and abstract right, and not
under the apprehension that slavery is to
gain even Temporary advantage by the cp-
Grafton of the territorial bills Of the last SEES
sion. Up to the present time, We have seen
no substantial reasons for considering the
opinion we put on record deliberately. and
after careful examination OF the whole
question, when the proposition for repeating
the Missouri Compromise was frat preached
~ VIZ. tAos SiosNty SuuAi0 uSbci OC
lied ia Kansas or Nebraska, BY the voice Of
the rcepic of these territories, speaking
through fairly elected local legislature, or
: convsotion called to form State Conssi-
susioo. In support Of that opinion, we pre-
seated several arguments; bat that upon
which Ne laid the most STRESS, Was the un-
suisahlensss of the soil and climate Of the
territory for the cultivation Of those articles
in whoss rroducaior slave labor can be pro-
6sably sapaosed-in nthsr words. the unpTo-
6sahiensss Of slave labor. The present IN.
favorable aspsct Of a1airB 10 Kansas, dis
couragiag though il be, in the result Of caus-
ss cusssaa oEthe Territory and which must
Be Of transient duration. Il is impossible
that they can Be permitted to operate intha
formation Ct = state government. Theprin
cipla Of popular sorsreigniy mus, be vindi-
cassd. The present federal executive may be
unfaithful to the trasf caa6ded IN him BY the
people, undcr The cons,itution-- although we
hope better things, sven Of Franklin Pierce
bat there Is no future event more certain
than tAatAewiA be tueceeded by nsa WHO
will % his whale auss IN rsss .et 10 this
great question Of freedom.