The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1857-1858, 1857-08-19

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- vhen editors Of ncwsaPers must
- .,aorumensss and the nerve to use
,.rs,y sasmit to ever outrage upon
- ana property hAt ouiiaca ana
-. Il ever grade NAV chco.e y Rer.
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f.e.l .r<alts, for they cant enss1 so
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- ev Ferssas and property g Deown
- slsse done
- LBS the Gate City upon the recent
a.esisg ., eskaloosa- We eeecus en-
- 5 viss sf me case. Every editor hAs
80 sra the moral right TO defend hse
- "a property. and whilc we would NOS
-. .xh;hi, himself a. . bully or make
.,,.rs. Through his paper upon paivase
.,a thus provoke personal violence, We
-. MIN on al occasions defend his per-
!. xe de- not believe God intended
sould beat another because ne 70
- =. nsEev~ in the use Of any weapon
-, ,.,es q. purposes Of seif-deieDce. But
.c.,thsanaiag al this the cases are iev ana
:. A.,..,n n which one man u lessaned IN
-. -. b1e of asosber. We commenced
-. .ipr ! ne~spap<r over twenty wears ago
~. e<es in nsny ho, political campaigns
- ..,s rsany bard and harsh things-have
- xre-< hos,isc visits from beiigerens .ep-
lam. ana have never yet had occasion 70
aes<ni oar person from attack or shoot or cut
.,r sccy. and moreover We never expect TO-
ne Rasslc siela In PenRsylyania.
ne refusal OF The Democratic STATE Commit
~ q Pennsylvania 10 allow Gen. Packer, their
n-,,'s candidate for Governor, 70 meet Judge
gslao, .'on the stump" though plausibiy based
st various grounds, amounts 70 the admission
"a, the DemocrAey VI tho Keystone State are
ssr.a 70 discuss the slavery question. IN the
nos, public manDer in which it can be discus
"a before the voters who are to decide be-
,x.eu the two candidates. II. by this refusal.
her erpecs 10 get rid of the slavery question,
,... vii End themselves mistaken. il is not in
,se pc.er of any political party. says the Boston
Ais. 10 dismiss that question from . political
contest. For years, all our political warfare
m. teen carried on with direct reference to
,bs, question, and there is no present prospect
o, change Tas has followed from the action
al tie Democratic party, which forced the ques-
uoa iu,o ,he political field, when the larger part
ss The people, despairing Of any good from the
ascGssion Of i, we're disposed to meddle no fur
ae4 s..a 4. 4ae Tecklessness Of the Democ-
nr u tagging the matter once more into con-
sssnr, was bad enough, bnt their cowardice
nasavoring TO shirk the consequences of
Ill P<nnsvlvania 10 the last State in which il
O. be expected TO succeed. Circumstances
hse made Of her the best battle ground on
shnA the tee parties can contend, aud conten-
boz there mast be As strong in its course as
fruitful in results.
~. r-.s-uce Of the Democratic Committee,
A., the Question was discussed and disposed Of
. lass. i ss childish IN itself as !, is at war
r;,h the customs of their party. The Democrats
ksye never held that the decision of : campaign
ns.lsea the fate OF the questions upon which
ia, campaign was carried on. As little have
tbes held that acquescence in any given policy
has entitled that policy to respect. When the
mcr.l Of the Missouri Compromise was pro-
,osed. th. opponents OF the repealers laid much
sre.s on the facts that the Compromise had
saarr,d Tor . generation, aud that all parties
drr,ss that time had respected it. But 10 this
;be Democrats would not listen. Declaring the
esaprosaise 10 be wrong, and holding that its
xrss prevensed white men from carrying black
uss d slaves into national territory, they saw
m n, age oni, an additional reas ,h for getting
nd otst Neiiner It's origin, nor the character
Of the eminent men vino had supported it. nor
ia pears. we're Of any weight with them. They
made root and branch work with il, and . mea-
uaFe OHiEA vas SSus4cSRSN Nau tbS u"aaS va
Cav. aud upon which James Buchanan had
plsc-dsle seal OF MS cordial apppfal, was dis
posed ot a. summariy rs If u had been com.
ucs party affair. There would, according to
the D. moerais OF 1854, who are also the Demo-
erals OF 1857 be no statute et limitation in pol.
fiu a itsle OF thar regard for past decisions
that aos persades the Democratic mind, soaid
hsetevn very useful three years ago; but il
sss looked upon with as much contempt then
By Dsmecrs;s, as At is regarded by others now.
The Democrats made the political 6eid what il is,
sns most make up their minds TO reap ~ they
hare s01n
weeta Republicans OF Pennsylvauia as viii
Ing = are the Democrats to give the go-by to
he sssrry question, the decision of the electiod
u that State would not be the less effective on
'hs' question Let the Democrats carry the
car, snd their victory wili he everywhere pro
eiaiised as . triumph of the same principle thai
sacessoed ia the nation not twelyemontf
eace. Ths very committee men who are so de-
frcus no. TO have slavery talked about during
the canvass, uili be foremost in claiming Dc
e!sson in its favor, should Gen Packer be cho-
ea. They will talk about Democracy, to bs
sur, ba, Democracy and slavery extension an
Ae same thing. aud the former cannot via
victory the fruits Of which shall not belong Il
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