The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-08-31
TIE DfsgERENcE.-The Republicans of llli-
aQia. Nth Mr. Linc0ln At thar had ara oon

TIE DiSyKRENcE.-The Republicans of ILL
nois, With Mr.. Lincoln at their head, are con
Quoting the canvass with the most perfect fair.
mess and courtesy, although With great spirit
On every occasion, whether in discussion or
speaking separately, NJ. Lincoln has treated his
sppsssas with psrfscs courtesy and fairness
never missspssssating him in single instance
- using language coarse or unbscoming. To
make he result hinge upon perfect under
standing Of the points At issue, the speeches Of
both Douglas and Lincoln have been reported
verbatim. with an accuracy not denied in any
quarter, and published side by side in all the
leading Republican papers. This is a new
feature in the canvass, which 10 much to the
credit Of the Republicans Of Illinois We hope
to see the same feature become general over the
country in future contests.
But how has this spirit been me. by Mr.. Doug.
lass We are panied to say that lie has not, az
might have been reasonably anticipated, deport-
Cd himself in similar manner He has e1hibi-
ted ill-nature and coarse invective when speak.
ing OF his adversary, and pc rsisted on almost
every occasion in misreprese ting his positions
and classifying his record "You're q liar is
his knock-down argument. He speaks in hast
ful and vulgar language-talks about bringing
Ar. Lincoln ITO his milk, and uses epithets and
terms Of denuncation and abuse unworthy Of
the high position he aspires to occupy before
the country. At Ottawa, he committed most
shameless fraud and deception-one that would
have consigned him TO call at Alton had it
been made with a view to gain. He read res
olution, ultra on the subject Of slavery, which
he asserted was found in the platform of the
Republican Party, gotten up oy Lincoln and
others, and adopted by the Republican party Of
Illinois assembled in State Convention, at
Springfield, OF the 9th of October, 1854, when
1t was taken from the proceedings of town
meeting held at Aurora. With this falsehood
upon his lips, he attempted, IN the wors. spirit,
and with meanness which his enemies hardly
attributed to him, to make Mr.. Lincoln appear
as the author, and the Republican party respon-
sible, for resolution which Lincoln never saw |
and few Of the Republicans ever heard of.
Loosing the courtesy Of his first speech, and |
At every succeeding appearance upon the stump |
becoming less gentleman and more a black
guard, he uses at Ottawa the epithet "Black Re.
publicans" frequently.
With one single exception the courtesy of
both Lincoln's and Douglas speeches
hde by side has not been extended by any Doug.
as paper. None have ventured TO let their
readers see what Mr. Lincoln says for him.
elf with the exception of the Chicago Times,
which reports both speeches at Ottawa, but takes
are to emascul.te Mr.. Lincoln's before it ven
ures on its publication. His language is modi.
led, altered, and the force Of his strong points
'roken and subdued. That this is designedy
0 Is very apparent from the fact that Douglas
emarks are accurately and spirtedly reported.
Thus 10 the canvass conducted in Illinois. On |
ne side, with truthfulness and far.deal,ng, so
lat right may prevail. On the other with
quivocation, falsehood, deception and fraud.
pom one side We find the utmost courtesy and v
bod humor upon the other, coarse invec,iye a,
I'd opprobrious epithets Upon one side we
ID The nswspapers publishing correct and un-
'niahly authentic copies Of the speeches Of the p
val candidasss;-upon the other, but one soil II
~ journal in the whole State publishes, and it q
1t singls mutlated speech Of Lincoln. That 3:
the way things are done in Illinois. q,