Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-11-12

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shameiessiy ssaiked abroad over the knd, - on
this occasion. And What y ths most alarming
feature Of 81 Il, that by psriion Of the PEG.
pie, II soes ascsads.sed and even applaud
ed.
The border ruisanism, triumphant in Kansas,
has In good degree been triumphant in the
states along the line Of slavery. The same At
tempt to carry their ends that proved 50 success
fnl there, and through which The voice Of the
people was 20 effectively sdAed, and the ballot
boz made the instrument Of the basest men
for the basess purposes, was attempted in ILL.,
noIs, Indiana, Philadelphia, and elsewhere; and
have had their legitimate result. That result Il
the election Of james buchanan to the Presidency,
the Cincinnati platform. With all itsrotsenness Of
plank and principle, adherence and approval Of
che Pierce administration, the dilapidated dynas-
" Of locofocoism and pro-slavefyism, the rule
or ruin policy Of the bogus democracy, and sla-
very insolence and aggression.
The attainment Of such an object was kept
clearly in view, and the means used Was equal
10 the end desired. The fruits Of such victo.
~, are vet to be tested; and If the corrupt
tree can OILY produce corrupt fruit, then We
hsve naught to expect but to bow our heads,
and tamely submit to the most humiliating SER
vilitv to slave incidence and rule. ~
This was the end in view, and never lost sight
Of BY the modern democracy Of the free states;
and in the election of Buchanan their reward
10 sure. Henceforth, At every return Of pres.
idential campaign, we have only to look for the
same border rufaanism onslaught into our border
counties. and the same corruption, intrigue and
violence at the ballot box.
The southern counties in Illinois, Indiana,
Ohio and Pennsylvania, show large gains for
Buchanan, and in some precincts, q greater ma.
jority is returned for him, than the whole NUM-
Der Of voters Of all parties. In some placer,
the polls had to be guarded by force, and the
utmost vigilance practiced, to prevent the re-
currence of scenes that have made the Kansas
elections disgrace to our laws and coutry.-
Aud why, we need not ask, when the same dis.
regard to the laws Of the free states, has been
20 apparent, that was practiced with success
there. None but may see the means and the
end, as well as the danger from its increasing
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prevalence.
Priestcraft Is but another phaze of this migE-
ty onslaught of iniquity upon the purity Of the
ballot box, and the rights Of the people; and is
becoming not only disturbing element in the
discharge of our elective duty, but q danger
Gus weapon, ever ready at the bidding Of gold,
and a corrupt hierarchy. in the hands of unprin-
cipled demag CUES. The Roman Catholic cler-
gy point the way, and there is no way but impli
cit obedience to their wishes. Thus, thousands
of men, unlearned in the letter or spirit Of our
government, and unaffected in the cause Of
freedom, are driven like brute to the shambles,
to fill our ballot boxes and overbear and over
awe American citizens. We object to the vote
Of no lawful voter, be he foreign-born, or native
but when the terrors of the damned are held
over the heads of men who do not cast their vote
for this or that man, and this class too, always
in the hand of him who will pay most for it, we
can only see in it danger to our institutions, and
to the welfare and the perpetuity of our
government,
None may say this is an alarming cry, conse-
gent on our defeat; none can fail to see its
truthfulness, and none can doubt the desecra-
ton of the privileges conferred on the Ameri-
can people by the fathers Of our country.
Ereemen, relax not your vigilance when your
liberties are so much endangered.