Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-02-27


Ms EprroR: Permit me through your columns
TO congratulate the friends OF liberty Al tue
cheering prospects that are before Us we nave
given expression to our principles. Our enemies
know where to find Us now, if they were igno-
ran. Of our whereabouts before, and acting IN
concert the friends Of freedom may now raiiy
/ around the standard of Liberty Liberty 10
| mankind whether black, red, or yellow, ana de-
fend that first and most dear Of the natural
rights Of man; that gift of God of which Ameri-
cans are justly proud, and which requires eter-
nal vigilance as its price; that boon which being
denied to the Texans, drew from the warm
hearts and strong arms of the sons OF this Union
the ready response in 's5, 81, and AZ, response
that made the myrmidons oftyrany turn and nee,
palsied by fear at the shout that went up from
the sons Of liberty; that right for which the
Greeks were struggling, when at the sympatheic
blast of Clay, from one end to the other OF this
land, hearts beat high, pulses quickened, ana
prayers ascended to the God ofLiberty in behalf
of the oppressed; that right, which, were it de-
MED to even the black man, and he is our neigh
bors, and struggling for that glorious right
would arouse many a heart load many rifle,
unsheath many sword for their defense or IN
their behalf Yea, even among our Southern
brethren, for aside from the prejudice of educa-
ton against the much wronged black man, our
Southern brethren prize liberty as much or
more than we of the North. Yea, there are
many of them now that see this cursed evil OF
slavery in its true light, and but that demagogues
continually and constantly misrepresent the aims
and objects of the friends of Freedom in the
North, would be acting with US openly, and yet
many heart in the fair South beats high with
hope and many an earnest prayer ascends from
amid the fragrant groves of that sunny land, to
the throne of a Just God for the success of Heav-
en- born liberty, and for the success OF the ke-
publican party we ask the prayers OF all Chris
tans, all the followers of him, who taught ito
do unto others, even as you would have others
do unto you" We ask you, if hitherto you have
acted with those who are opposed to the princi-
pies we advocate, to stop and consider what you
are doing reflect cooly, calmly, and dispassion-
ately upon your position, and then, as you seek
to do right in the presence of that God to whom
YOU are accountable for all your actions, go in
to his presence bow your heart before him, who
has promised 'ifany man lack wisdom" and will
ask "to give literally and upbraid not" and
then do what you know to be your duty regard
less what your fellow man may think or say. We
welcome you from whatever party yorLmay mere
tofore have acted with, from whatever country you
may have come if now you are at heart Ameri-
cans and not foreigners. All we ask of you
now, is do you believe that according to the
Constitution of the United States, Freedom is
and ought to be general and that slavery if at all
must be social. Freedom the rule and slavery
the exception. Are you in favor of the greatest
good to the greatest number? Do you wish
your children to inherit good education,
quiet home, happy country? Then act with
the party that advocate free schools; free reli-
gon; freedom of speech; freedom of thought,
and free States. That party that would leave
the people temperate, rirtuous and happy.
GRANT.