Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1855-12-26

The question of calling Republican State
Convention has several times been agitated with
in the past three months, by the Dubuque Tribune
Burlington Hawk-Eye, Linn County Register,
Fairfield Ledger, Knoxville journal, Newton
Express, Valley Wing and several other papers.
Most of them urge the necessity of such meet
ing, but differ, only as to time and place. We
we're among the first to agitatc the matter, and
are still of the opinion, that such a meet
ing should be called to convene some time next
Spring or early in the Summer. zgs..
We cannot see why platform may not be
adopted, on which nearly all, if not all opponents
of the Pierce Administration can stand. We
should be pleased to see a Republican conven.
ton, that would unite the forces OF Americans,
Free Sellers, and Old Line Wings Such a Union
would ensure the defeat of Locofocoism, and we
believe it can be effected to the full satisfaction
Of at least two-thirds Of the people Of Iowa.
4 II is useless to hide the fact that the aggrcs-
sion of the slave powermust be met In fact it
is now the great question of the day, and the re-
centhwlessness OF tho Missourians, connected
with tho startling fact, that they have the smiles
Of the administration, only bring it more forci-
bly, to the mind. In the language OF cotem-
porary, the Dubuque Republican:
The whole power Of the Nation is now upon
their side. From the President down to the
Department, there is not leading official in the
land who has not bowed down to the Slave pow
er and who has not its mark upon his forehead.
They control our domestic and our foreign rela-
tons; they shape our policy for us and tax us to
pay their expenses. And now imbued with the
belief, grounded upon their past Experience, that
whatever they demand of the North will be grant
ed, they march up to our borders, command us
to open our portals, and admit them with their
human cattle into our fair and free fields
We do not adopt the following from the Re-
publican in its fullest extent but in the n.ain it
is undoubtedly correct: a5
10 When we say that resistance to this oppres-
sion is the paramount duty of the North, we know
whereof we speak and say exactly what we
smean If this aggression is not resisted aosr it
never can be resisted save by dissolution of
the Union. No,e is the time to act--no,c is the
time to save our country if it is ever to be DONE
II will not do to yield now, and wait for four
more years until We attempt resistance. The
work must be done now, and to be done there
must be cordial, sincere and hearty union-a
working, faithful and intrepid league-of and
among all the true Free State men of the coun-
try. That is the only hope"
United the friends of freedom and equal rights
can easily gain the victory Of next year, but d.
Slded, 1t Is at best, but doubtful 1t is possible
that the American party, might carry the State,
and the Same may be said of a Republican par
", but united they would be sure of success
= IL becomes every man then, we think, to lay
aside his ultra or partixan views, and by adopting
a more moderate polscy in the spirit of eompro-
mise, aid at union Of effort that will settle the
matter in an emphatic and patriotic manner
To quote the language ofour contemporary again:
.le is no time 70 talk about Amcricanism,
MaineIawism or AboRtionism, when the temple
ot, our liberties is being undermined by q foe as
subtle as il IS cruel. II would be sorry time
indeed, for a man and his wife to be discussing
a. 10 how they should furnish and adorn their
house when it was in flames above their heads
And it is sorry time for men. who love freedom
to be quarrellng about issues which may as web
be settled i've years hence as now, when if care
IS not taken. in lessthan two years wc shall not
have q foot of free soil in the Cnion
Let the friends of Free institutions, scatter
their forces to please a few party leaders. and
Locofocoism viii sweep the state as though it
had no opposition. And what, we ask, would be
worse for the. welfare of the peoples If either
the Americans, Repnblicansor Free Soilersare
determined on victory, they might as well, in our
opinion, begin TO make their arrangements for \
united effort, We cannot see, or imagine any
good reason why. in this case, the ultra Repab-
lean, or Free Soiler cannot consent to such
Reasonably moderate course as would eventually
secure his object while on the other hand, the
Old Line Wing or American, might End in such
an arrangement the sure war 10 sucsess
y remAisss With the people of Iowa, 10 say
whether they win pursue this course or not If
. ConssnssoA is called we care but little when or
Fhefe 4 may Be held, so that Il meets with the
apesohas ioa Of inteiigeut and patriotic fcelnen;
and d held At such time and place as viii ensure
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