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

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4 IHisois d ssid hy' the party claiming tha
name, a. being @Democratic.r : and = that tern
is at The present day applied, We adon's knoy
\ but Il is.s But what would Jefferson, Madison
md Others Of the purc' Democracy. think ol
the clique Of Demsgogues, Doughfaces and de.
luded men Of the present dag, that have desc
cssted the name BY spprepriating il to .uel, a
faction ~ theirs. If Democracy mesus TO grab.
pIunder, steal, in national sense; and ride,
rrle and conquer, fairly foully, bu. be sure to
conquer at any rate; as practically applied by
those calling themselves democrats, that
State "a well as many Others, may truly be
styled Democratic In this signi6cation, the
Southern tier OF Counties are strictly 50. for
they have returned more votes as Buchanan
majorities than they have voters all told; and
for aught we know, are yet voting, in order to
put their democracy beyond any possible con.
hngency Of q defeat by their undennocratic,
unrehned and unenlightened neighbors Of the
Northern Counties s. ,rs, ..... 1,t. ~, :
LII Democracy means to stuff ballot boxes,
by foreign votes, such as are offered and
sworn to without compunction Of conscience, by
men holding nothing sacred but the cross, (that
being denied them for certain democratic rca-
sons then not only the benighted places along
the borders are democratic" but the appellation
will apply with considerable force even in this
place, but decidedly. applicable'sto many places
we know of full we'll. This Democracy has
a wonderful influence over certain religious
sect, when the votes of this class may SO ca
silly be made available, by importations and
paying well for them, and thus the democracy
Of the State and the Country is preserved
These facts are too well established at this late
day, to require confirmation, and the manner Of |
too we'll known TO need further |
elucidation. 1t is a humiiiating thought for |
freemen, that their efforts at sustaining good |
and framing good laws, are SO Of |
ten rendered Of no avail, and their votes over |
borne by an interruptions foreign rabble, led |
on by the party assuming to itself the name Of
Democracy, but so it is. aa
few examples Of this kind will suffice, let
linking men read and reflect:
hamilton county polled 977 votes in 1852, and
t is reported as having given Buchanan a ma
ority of 1900; fMa5 a
franklin County polledin 1862, 9o5 votes, and
is reported as having given 100 majority for
~ss 81 ,5T
Christian County polled fs2 votes in 1859,
md it gives $40 majority for Buchanan!
Greene County polled in 1852, 2,l73 votes
700 OF which were for Scotland it is reported
IS having given 1900 majority for Buchanan
Pulaski County in 1852 polled $50 votes, and
now reports majority for Buchanan not less
han 800! a-
johnson County poled in 1882 $50 votes,
md it now reports a majority Of 1900 for Bu-
hanan! a
Jackson County poled $50 votes in 1852,
nd now reports majority for Buchanan OF
,175!as aa
Jefferson County pol ed in 1852, 1890 votes,
nd il is now said to give majority for Buchan.
n of 1000!
Alexander County polled in 1852, 402 votes,
nd now it gives majority for Buchanan Of
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These Counties are all in the south part of