The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-06-01

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Ujsss aal epessaaivs towards persons Of foreign
bifth = III sxcluliea of alsa setslers from he
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eE0naat Of ths Tssrisosisa In ias&, Il + fullv
spts ~ cardinal doctrine II hat party In II,
nSs tine Viz: thAa IN psrsoas Of foreign birth
shealA b sxeladsd dton Suffrage satil after /.
twentysae yeafs residence.
AsA lib estrags upon psssons Of fors,on
sssfh ? 10 The rsconmsndaton Of political
eeavsadoa, stssk into b1neonbs platform
y nes ~ aes Of . 0tats 0overnmsnt bot II The
dshbsfaas saactmsatof The National Leeisla,ure.
controlled By an overwhelming Derocra.ic ma.
jesity. Il b upoa the statute book. excludipr
German, lrish and I'll other fsrsign.bora settlers
men he elective franchise, in violation Of the
pensy ofths Government from The adoption Of
~ Consultation 70 the Inauguration Of James
BsshAnan.
Il hAs bssn The wiss policy Of the Government
% encourage the settlement Of the tsrritories-
70 encourage the emigrasion thishsr not only Of
native psesoas bus Of ell others who are willing
70 sseesassr Tie hardships Of frontier life. omen
hrna build hamlsts and towns, open highways.
srsss school houses and churches, and hv the
formations Of future States In honest toll.
why has this policy been abandoned, WIN
have German. WEIGH and Irish emigras. been
s1eladsds Simply because the Nigger-Driv.rs
nave discovered that their presence 10 bound to
anssfssrs with the benevolent plan of Africani-
nag the Territories under the bred Scott deci-
aen. Two objects are attained. Their master,
--shs Cotton-Aristseracy-ars appsased, and
the bshssss Of the Know Nothing party carried
oat
Bat the Gasstts contends that because on,
cry ehs'ter has been 20 amended - 70 exclude
psrsons from voting upon propositions to loan
money, who srsnot taxpayer and the quali6.
cations for suffrage At our charter elections
made 70 corrsspond with our STATE Con ,titution
therefore the Democratic party should be per-
mittsd to offer this great indgnity and outrage
70 ito foreign allies without question!
AZ though this were not evidences enough of
the Know Nothing proclivities of that party, it
must needs give further proof Of ito soundness
''on the goose" in this County, and We find, on
inquiry, that 1t has elected to two of the most
important Offices, by caucus nominations, two
sonspicuous Know Nothings. Nathaniel Irwin,
ksq, ID now County Assessor, and was, former.
~, one Of the great P. G's Of that party. even
holding ON to its Oath bound creed and accent. ,
Ing ito nomination for the Constitutional Con
vsntion after the party wa2 dead and defunct.
30 with Hr. Graf, the County Superintendent
Of Schools, whose election the Gazette claimed
y Democratic victory.
Asssrs. Graft and Irwin, and . few Others.
tuck to the Know Nothing party % long as the ,
breath OF life was in it, and then cast lots for
70 garments. The next We zee of them ia lead.
ng the Democratic party, receiving its honors,
to votes, ito Offices and emoluments. How did .
hey come to affiliated