Burlington tri-weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1852-1855, 1855-01-06

Tai-wssxLr AAwK-ErE. 81.
- We desire to return our thanks to i,u-
msros friends who have taken occasion to
rsnsw their business connections with the
Havk-Eye with the commencement of new
yslr. We hope the arrangement may BE-
mutually satisfactory and profitable.
OoMMuNlcATIoN EXTRAORDINARY.
The following article we copy from Thurs
days Gazette, where it appears as = commu-
nication. We ask our readers to read it
carefully.
Nh. EprroR: As at present there are but three
papers published ia Burlington, democratic, neut-
raj and an addition sheet, must claim the prvil-
ego OF your columns for those who being wings have
no accredited organ.
The Hawk-eys has from time immemorial, under
oil its changes and all its Lifcrent editors, been
staunch whig paper. end has done good service bat
fling for the principles Of the whig party-tnt its
glory has departed and instead of leading the van
With the old whig dag at its mast. it has fallen into
the wake OF the Black cutter Of Prof. Longhees, and
hos dCnned the sable colors Of its more independent
though infatuated leader.
Coming rs strangers among us, pledging themselves
to advocate the old whg doctrine its editors have not
got warm In their nest before they pour whole columns
IT abuse upon men who are their betters in every
sense Of the word; old citizens who were making
Iowa State; and Burlington the proud city she now
is, when these men Of the Hawkeye were spending
their money and exerting their influence in sphere
far distant from our State; Upon men too who have
neverewerved from their wing principles, and who
are 90 high in public estimation aud in their con-
sciousness Of right that the slime of the Hawk Eye
leaves them unstaned and unsullied
These men who ought to have tarried in Jericho
In Inn haze
sensible editors could have harmonzed the wing par
ty, and have made it invincible in this county and
State; and have chosen rather to stir up wrath than
to lay the troubled waters and before they have be
come citizens Of the State attempt to complete the
transfer Of the wing party to he aboitioniss and
writhe in their agony because there at Iowa
City too honest and too upright to consumate any
such unhallowcd Union as is advocated by the Hawk
Eye. aso
Never did men take paper Mt a more pr,pitious
moment for healing ali feu $ and teaching all
branches of the party to forges past differences than
did these men-how they have accomplished this let
their own paper show. Without knowing the merits
Of the controversy they have taken sides in the old
quarrel which almost forgotten by those enga ged
in 1t, and charged those with being traitors who
nave fDught for wing principles, when there was
scarcely CLEAN of hope to cheer them in their
course, and when the contest seemed so dark and
gloomy that men such as those who now control the
Hawk-Eye retired in alright from the field.
These men have proved themselves unworthy of the
place they occupy and trust the time is not far
distant when those who do not choose to bow tn knee
10 baa, and whose hearts are large enough and pa.
trctie enough to ask the blessing of God upon our
whole country, will not be compelled to ask Of dem
ocratic paoer the privilege Of expressing 10 the pub
lie, the opinion Of NATIONAL WING.
Stripping the above of cant and iargon.
which we do not understand, we pronouce it
malicious attack intended to injure us in
our business in city where we are in man.
ner strangers. There is nothing true about
it Is our readers will testify, save and ex.
cept the malice of the author.
1t is untrue that we ever published a line
here or elsewhere in favor Of abolitonism.
lis untrue that We ever abused the cti-
Gems of Burlington either old or recent set.
tlers-either from the land of wooden nut
megs, or belonging to the F. VS.. We
uniformly spoke Of the public, and never re-
ferred to any man in an offensive manner in
respect to his private character or acts.
Ii is untrue that we ever counselled. ad
vised, or in any manner had anything to do
in transferring the whig party to the aboli-
tionists.,
1t is untrue that We have taken sides in
any old quarrel, or ct any time referred to
anything Of the sort in our columns.
1t is untrue that he or any other man, cv-
er asked US to publish an article and was re.
fused, and he therefore Intentionally mis-
states facts, when he asserts that he is com.
PEELED to resort to locofoco paper to get his
communication published.
The fact of tho matter is about this. In
the idea of this slang whanger, Mnrox D.
BROWNING, and his six coagitors, embrace all
there is, in the State Legislature. and pretty
much MI there is, in the State, of the great
sNafionap'a (save the mark) whig party.
And our condemnation Of Mr.. Browning's
'ale Of this immaculate and puro National,
party to old Hunker Locofocoism for con-
ideratie1 that has not fully transpired.
reused his ire. But he can load up his
aud madhiac and Ere SWAY, for we shall have !.
ccasion to speak again. 1t is our right and !
rivilege as citizens of Burlington and Of '
'es Moines county. 1t is our right and priv
eye as citizens Of this Republic to remark !;
pom and condemn in the strongest language G
olitical corruption, and expose to the eyes t
all men, the unfaithfulness of public SER 4
,nts. This We shall continue to dc from .
me to time, in spite of the eroans of {
. wounded, and shall! not stop to inquire f,
nether the guilty party be friend or foe. is
I'd when s.National Whig'' condecends to O.
Eblish the truth, Invested Of its scurri,ity, n
} shall reply if We consider it of sufficient in