Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-04-16

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1 hing ssrses efrssosusioas, II vkich tie follow.
lag i q abstract:
j. Eadorses the Wing Platform Of 50.
:. Dons think the Wing party dead.
.. Gsnssl Govsrnnens hAs DE night 70 legs.
lsse for Tie Territories.
/. Coagress has veto on N territorial legis-
lation.
5. Repudiases HopulAr Sovereignty and the
Republican declarstion Of mo more siaye
states # 81
8 Denounces very savagely the Republican
party = factious, sectional and opposed to the
Onion. .s 4.
Z. Regrets the repeal Of the Compromises.
8. Sustains the fugitive slave law and repudi.a
| aaes sshigher hwn doctrines.
| .. Demands river and harbor improvement.
10. Declares General Government should aid
lows by grants of land in her Railroad projects.
II. Deprecates slavery excitement and goes
| in for saving the Union.
II. Republican party ''chawed up again, and
denounced ~ fachous and dangerous to the
Union.
Is. Opposes Liquor and Sunday laws. s
Il. Endorses Fillmore's administration.
Is. Wings Of Iowa to organize and bide their
time.
Is. Calls Mass Wing State Convention AZ
Iowa City on the I'd Wednesday Of June next
Mr. Browning moved the adoption Of these re.
solutions when SIS
Mr. Starr took the floor and spoke about two
hours. He went into National and Stste politics
at great length, going back to the nomination Of
Gen1 Scott. Declared SCOTS friends to have
been all a set Of Abolitionists- that they receiy-
ed the candidate and spit upon the platform
This disguised the friends Of Fillmore and Web
ster and the election went by default.
Nj. Starr skipped about good deal and mix
ed up things awfully. He said the meeting was
not large-in fact it was small, but it was made
up Of good men. he compared the Wing par
ty to Christ and the Apostles their kingdom
was not Of this world! He thought the COM
promise had no more sanctity than any other act.
Said there was not respectable paper in Iowa!
Pitched into Col Fremont and gave the Hawk
q Eye fits. The Yankee Nation caught it fore and
aft.
What did they intend to do? The Republic
can party would be short lived. It was section.
al and must die out. They would trample it in
the dust-crush it out.
Il The Wing party had been cleaned out They
had got rid Of the Office seekers. and the Abo.
litionists &C., &c.
When the motion was about to be put, or
the adoption of the platform, the chairman, Gen
Wilson, who seemed to act as though he thought
the matter bona fde move in good faith ant
, not self fabrication preparatory to being swal
lowed by the locofoco party, sought to strike Out
: pro slavery resolution, and another denuncia
tory Of the Republicans. He thought, if thu
) old party was to be revived, and had no better
/ showing than that presented there, it shoule
. beat up for volunteers. And they must recruit
!. from the ranks Of the Republicans. he reat
!, from speeches Of Clay and Webster, showing
that those great lights ofthe Wing party wer'
opposed to slavery extension. And he was op
posed to the bitter denunciation of the resolu
tons. 1t was all folly for them to attempt an.
thing unless they could increase their numbers
And they could not expect to gain converts b,
denouncing those who only could be brought in
to their ranks.
At this stage Of the proceedings good dea
of confusion reigned. Mr.. Starr made some re
: marks Mr.. Phelps also explained the platform
> and endorsed it. The vote was finally taken
there being several ayes, and one or two noes
the chair vacating his place and voting agains
the platform. Mr.. Starr called for division
but no division was made.
At this stage Of the proceedings Mr.. Brown
ing got up and addressed the convention in
few classic remarks that would not do to re
port. His denunciation of Republicanism wa
perfectly awful
The Convention then adjourned.
Our opinion is that the country is now safe!
% Ala Grange, who was recently mulctee
at Albany in the sum of $4,000 damages for 9
breach Of promise Of marriage with, and seduc
ton Of Miss Elizabeth Campbell, has very wisely
a negotiated Q marriage with the fair prosecutrix