The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-11-30

and one half, in not more, will be slaug Uttered
by the first Of December. Hogs are also light.
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"a The Republicans Of Scott county, lii
nois, have offered public dinner to the eleven
men in Hamilton Co., who voted the Republi-
can ticket
| The Chicago Times has leader assuming to
Get FORTH the position of the Democracy Of n.
lnos" With respect to the Slavery issues Of the
day, and Affirming the complete identity of Mr.,
Douglass personal convictions with those Of his
party. The article bears all the marks Of ela-
beration and counsel, and is one which could
not have been put forth without the Senator's
personal approval. It 10 therefore to ill intenta
political manifesto-she platform sfa candi-
date for the Presidency. It takes the form of
ressatensn. and revision of the positions as-
signed to Hr. Douglas by The South, and its
material positions are ~ follows:
l. The Democracy Of Illinois affirm the ori.
glnai and essential inferiority Of the negro.
2. They deny that the negro was intended to
be embraced within the distractions Of the De.
ciaratson OF dependence, and assert that the
right to freedom and equality was predicsted
only for the dominant race of white men.
:. They deny that negroes are citizens of the
United States.
4. They affirm the compatibility Of a Copfed.
eracy OF Free and Slave States, and the possi-
o''ity Of their harmonious co-existence under a
common Constitution.
8. They affirm the absolute sovereignty of the
States in respect to their domestic institutions,
and deny the authority of the Federal Govern
ment to discriminate for or against the interests
Of Slavery.
6. They incucate q policy of non-interven-
ton, as between the Free and Slayeholding
States, as well as between the latter and the
Federal Government.
T. They support the decision of the Supreme
Court in the Dred Scott case, in the sense that
1t guarantees TO the owners Of slave property an
equality with the owners of other properly in
introducing it into the Territories; contendng.
also, that as slave property is thus placed On an
equal footing with other property, il, like all
other property, must he subject to all such local
laws of the Territory as do not infringe upon
the Constitution OF The Uuited States; that slave
property being thus placed ON an equality with |
other property, if it require higher and further |
affirmative legislation for its protection and se-
curity than is afforded to other property. and |
the Legislature of the Territory should decide |
not to discriminate in its favor to that extent. |
then the failure to obtain that higher protection
than is afforded to other property is a misfor- |
tune attendng.that description OF property, for |
which the Democratic party have ne remedy |
and are not responsible.
8. They uphold all the guarantees ofthe Fed |
erai Consttution in respect to the rights OF the
South. |
.. They maintain the dignity and indepen-
dence of the Senatorial function against the |
encroachments of Executive us1rpation.
10. They protest their opposition to Black /
at every point and upon every
principle.
IL. They pledge themselves to fidelity TO the
principles and nominees of the |
Democratic party.