Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-11-19

ii x IS Is asesss 90 xHQe sK1nDans sesss s.ls 81
: VII Esnsss hes a ffss state I Thats she ane,
s tion Just ness thas elic;ls eopsidsus,e sstetip
] from oil quarters. The leading denosrasia ii
i gaps before the election, and fhcis stump on
tors, in the North, declared that Kansas wedl,
and should be free. They further paid that Nj
fBuchanan would fayor ishe adyent pc Kansas i
free state into: the Unisn. Wow thai the rein
d Of government ase aheas 70 pass fnso his hands
We shall soon zee viii what falfh, and what rea
/ son such promises we're made. II Mr. Bachan
/ an was really IN favor OF free staie tlen, i
was Of Obvious necessity thar bis sentiment.
i should not be made known south of Mason q
Dixon's line. where he could not have carried a
single state had even the taiut of abolitionisn,
been found in, his skirts Bat Of ahisg pretea.
sion TO making Knrsas-frcs, we have 20 sort of
1 confidence whatessr, and shall be most happily
disapp pointed il il is 10 receive the leass encour-
Iagemens from. The new aAdmiaistrstion. The
South ID always s.gacious, keen ghte d and Keen
scented IN such matters, and had tbers been the
least posible chances Of basipg q doubt Of Mr.
BuchAphnSs sefvility to their interests, he knew
tfull we'll that he could not get their tote, and
that was all be could rely on ,oelect him Hence
his full unconditional and unreserved surrender
Eof every vestige of his previous proclivities TO
| freedom, if he ever had any, and his whole-soni
ed espousal Of the platform Of slavery. There
could be no holding back, no reserrve4ke mus must
noun, the Cincinnati platform, without even d
scruple or twinge OF conscience, completely re-
signing himself. both soul and body to the dark
!, FORMS dogmas and designs of slavery, which it
promulgates. . 49, z,s.-,. -. !
In saying that Mr.. Buchanan. eanaot under his
present espousals, favor, even if he would, the
admission of Kansas with free constitution, we
state what is palpsble, to. all. II we are wrong
IN our view, that he can take no such course /
and none but such as is laid down in the plat. /
for" that has elected him, We shall be heartily
glad Il. to.acknowledge our error, and shall be
pleased with the result s7es ~ .7& a0I 70
The admission of Kansas as slave state will
soon be brought forward, perhaps during the
tyias out of Pierce's execra,ed reign, being fit
only for the csowning act Of such career; but if
not, it will open the dance of the 35th congress
and Mr. Buchanan's integrity will be sbroughtto
the test. That measure will undoubtedly pass
both branches, as there will probably be clear
working majority in congress TO coiueidei with
his views, and nothing short Of a veto Of the
measure, will ever make the country believe that
freedom has the least chance during his a,imin-
istration. Mr.. Buchanan has the example OF |
Pierce's administration before, ? him, will he !
profit by that example. or will he, Reckless of |
rush on in the same path of his |
predecessor, and at the end of the first four |
years of an inglorious career, 60 out universally
detested by the people, as that weak and vassal-
lating conservator of slavedom has done
Since we must, let us be reconciled to the or
der of things that is to be, and let US hold the
denocracy to their promises. Come. on then,
Kansas, hold alott your free constitution, shout
Tor freedom as YOU will, knock Mt the door for
and We shall soon see how much
confidence may be placed in the promises of the
democracy, or how much faith there is III
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