Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-04-02
Henry W. STARR.
Remarks.

We present above a letter from Mr. Henry w.
occupying over dozen lines, or thereabouts, in
| our Monday issue. Our remarks were in regard
to two letters which we had published in full,
and therefore no just cause of complaint could
have been made of unfairness, had we refused to
insert the above. But in order that those who
wish to revive this old party may have the full
lest opportunity of making known their views,
opinions, principles and intentions we give place
to the above, dscla:ming any intention of seek
ing or desiring controversy.
Mr. Starr dsclaims representing the Whig par
ty of Des Moines. Of course he is not the Off
cal and accredited mouth-piece of that party
But as an old whig and an old citizen and resi-
dent of the county of acknowledged ability, he
has, in our opinion, a better right than any of
his associates, to speak for the "Tossil Remains"
In that sense, and that only, we spoke of him
We did not, in the few remarks we made, at
tempt to enter the lists, or in what we said, de-
sign to take Mr. Mier's place in this controyer-
sy. To come to any such conclusion Mr. Starr
must have very hastily read our article.
We agree with Mr. Starr perfectly in his con-
clusion that the General Government has always
had and exercised the right to legisate foHthe
Territories. Leaving all controversy in regard
to a strict construction of The Constitution for
Mr. Miller and himself to adjust between them,
we come now to the Repeal of the Compromises.
As we understand it, in order that the then pen
ding difficulties in regard to the admission of
Missouri, might be settled, the South were will
ing that Slavery should be excluded from all ter
ritory north of SO deg. 80 min After receiving
the valuable consideration in this adjustment of
affairs, they have, by the Kansas-Nebraska bill,
proved treaeherous and sought to plant Slavery
upon territory consecrated to freedom. As
Whig, following in the tracks of that party, Mr.
Constitution, under which, according to his own
showing, the compromises were adopted, and
should, if we understand him, have remained sa-
cred and inviolate. Stick pin there.
Now, if we have, as We think, got him commit
ted to two points, viz: The reason and proprie-
ty of the compromises and the folly of their re-
peal, we wish to know what he proposes in the
futureg The North has suffered great wrong
and outrage This he admits. Proceedings in
Kansas have been outrageous, seandalous and
unworthy civilized and christian people. Pop
uIAR SOVEREIGNTY" is the great hainbug of the
age, and as an experiment has most disastronsiy
failed. What does Mr. Starr-what does old
Line Whiggery, in its rsjnvination, propose as
remedy for all this Pierce and Douglas have
been pracsicing upon the body polite on the
French plan-have thrown the patient into fits
and dissolution seems likely 10 cnsue unless some,
thing is done, The Republican party propose 10
right the wrong-,o restore the patient to the
same state in which he was before these quacks
were employed. The Democratic party acting
upon the old maxim that @the hair Of the dog
Re, propose to dose the patient with popular
sovereignty until they either XIII or cure.
In this critical state of The case, when there's