The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1857-1858, 1857-08-12


tration must 60 down-the party that backs the
administration must 60 down-and, ifthe neces.
sity comes, even the Union must 20 down-ra.
tier than the South. The Union 10 valuable on.
~ for the protection il affords and the benefit
il confers; and, when 1t ceases to protect and 10
made the instrument ofinjury, its hold upon the
Southern heart is loosed.-The Democratic par.
~ Is valuable to the people of the South only as
great organization for defeating the policy Of
our enemies, and for carrying out into practical
effect just measures for the benefit aud protec-.
ton ofthe South; and when, either through un.
ayoidable weakness or expcdent perfdy, II pan.
ders to the views OF our bitter foes, aud lends
itself to accomplish their very purposes against
us, tho South has no further use for it-Tho ad.
ministration, rs the head Of such party, inau-
gurating and sustaining such policy, cannot ex.
poet to command either the respect or support
Of the people Of the South. Mr.. Walker, as their
reprohation OF tho people he has injured. To
the people OF the South, the South cannot but
1 be the first Of consderations-above the Demo.
cratic party aud the Union.
| Here VIC have the whole Southern position dis.
tinotly stated-it IL put In unmistakabe terms,
and ia authoritative. The Democratic party
| stand upon this declaration-"The Union must
| go down rather than tho South" The pro,sla-
very party place the institution Of human bond
NkVy Tvs ptVISNuWuuu WuN VAtcueiVuS OuVNC WV
Union, the Constitution--in short, above all
things else. II the Democratic party fails to es.
tablish slavery in Kansas, then SO lar as the
South is concerned, 1t must 20 down, II Mt. Blu.
chanan darcs TO do anything other than what
his slaveholding masters bid him, then he must
go down; IL any party or any man refuse to de.
vote himself wholly and scrvilely to the purpo.
ses of the slavery propagandists, then II Is an.
nouneed that the democracy Of the South will
place their anathema upon that man or that par.
", and even the upion shall DO destroyed, II
necessary, TO Mrthet the designs Of the slave
power What becomes now OF those bombastic
declarations o. tho Boston Post aud Courier
about the patriotism, the nationality, and love
OF the Union, which they say charaeterise the
Democratic partly Who now arc tho d,sanion,
lists, the agita,ors the seotionalistss From what
quarter Is danger to the Union to DO apprehend.
edy Who Is II that places the interests Of a
section, of privileged class, higher than the
general Welfare, or tho permAnenee OF a whole
Republics We have always charged the demo
cratic party with scotonalism, radicalisna, and
complete seryili,y 10 slavery--is II not proved
that they are guilty OF II ens What force is
there In those herce doaaneiations Of the con-
servative freedom party AZ tho North, which
democrats and hunkers ofevery stripe are 30 tfee
in launching torthy Did any man or any party
OF the ireedom loving, Union preserving, law
abiding men Of the Free States ever wnisper
such disanion, such hnatieal, such Nnpatriotie
sentiments ~ those which come boldly from the
strongest Of tho s,rongholds OF demoeraeys Let
US hear no more Of the pratlng about democratic
love tor tho tnloa Let ns hear no more OF
boosting about their conservatism How the
noble sentiments expressed by such men ~ \.
I, Hanks aud David WiMat contrast with the
declaration Ut the leaders otthe Democratic par,
" ~ the South, II Is easy tor any man 70 see
who are the friends aud who are the enemies OF
The peace OF ,he nation and the permaaenee OF
the laeh There Ia more patriotism aud mere
love Vt eaaa,Fy IN one such man AZ Mr. Ranks
or IN any honest Massachusetts man, than in the
Wsele Democratic party AZ the South, or IN the |
,eaaeM ct the party Al The North, Hut Nar,heta
MeM should understand the issue and meet II
ake men, They arr notified that they mNst
cheese between the fetal tatfee,tea el,he Whole
tAten 10 the slaNe power or the destruction Of
the tatees let Nsr.heM Reemen ehease, II
they w With the Democratic party, the result Is
The permanent and complete domination vt Sla
VERY IA u national Institution, or the dissolution
et the eanteaeraev We have no teaes as 10 the
result The Needem party OF the North h con,
sersNltse and loyal 10 the Union, loving II as
much AZ they detest the slave pewer} AMI they
are strong enough 10 put down this slavery dee
moeracy, check lis asgresstens and preserve the
ceantry-and they will do IL
The Intelligence that Mrs. Cunningham was
under arrest Tor n felony IN attempting to palm
on anothers child AZ the Fruit Of her alleged
marriage with DR. Bariell, spread hike pfairte.
Dire through the city yesterday. The evidence,
the full details Of which appear In another part
of this paper, fixes the crime upon her beyond
u Qoestion. n shows that white still in prison
under indictment for murder, she ieigned prev.
nancy, the advancing symptoms Of which she
has, with the knowledge and adroitness Of a
woman, shown from time to time, and by her ap.
pearance and the statements of her counsel
taken pains to keep before the public. That
latterly she has caused Il to be given out that
her confinement was approaching, and with re.
| markable hardhood and seltreliance, has pre-.
pared the materials for the plot and brought it
! to a completion. Thanks to the honor and Sc.
cretveness OF one of her confidential physi.
clans, and to the skill and energy OF the District
| Attorney and his agents, this infamous design
has beea utterly foiled and its author exposed.
The Revised Statutes Of this State aifix PEN
atty to the crime of which Mrs. Cunningham
has been guilty in the following words:
every person who shall fradulcntly produce
an infant, falsely pretending to have been born
of parents whose child would be entitled to a
share Of any personal estate, or to inherit any
real estate, with the intent Of intercepting the
Inheritance of any such real estate, or the dis
tribution of any such personal property, from
any person lawfully entitled thereto, shall, upon
| onviction, be punished by imprisonment in a
S tate prison not exceeding ten years."
| However sufficient for ordinary cases the ex-
treune penalty of the law thus declared may be,
it 10 certainly disproportionate to that OF Mrs.
Cunningham. Taken in all its circumstances
and concomitants, there is nothing like it in the
annals OF crime. Here is woman, who has for
hnp IN thp
object Of producing a pretended heir to DR..
Burdell in order to obtain the whole of his
property, large share of which she had be-
| fore claimed as his widow. While imprisoned
| on q charge of murder she pretends to be preg-
nant, and when upon trial causes it to be whis-
pered about the court room that such is the
fact. thus creating sympathy in addition to that
called forth by the grouping of her children
| about her. Before the Surrogate the prospect
| i've event is artfuy introduced and commented
upon by her counsel, and, strange to say, no
longer ago than yesterday, additional points
were submitted by Mr.. Dean, the gist OF which
is that legitimacy as we'll rs marriage is involv-
ed in the Judgment to be pronounced upon her
claim upon the Burdel estate.
Can this be all! every one will inquire. Is .
woman who could be guilty of crime like this
likely to be innocent Of those other ones which
have been laid at her door, Was her pretend
ed marriage with the murdered Dr. Burdell .
real or = sham one! Did she murder him p
What did she intend to do with the child which
she hoped would alone stand between her and
the coveted property Can this be . tragedy.
s of which the first act was performed nearly
year ago, and the last was yet to Gomez All
that the transaction Of the fictitious birth
proves, il that motive, both for the sham mar
Rage and the murder, did exist, and that the
woman was capable Of both. With the motive
and the opportunity supplied, how much more
Nm. Cunningham, whether within the strict
rules Of criminal law or not, every one must de.
eide for hlusself.-N T. Tribune. Aug. 8.