The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-07-06
Senator Crittenden and his Preside..
iial Tactics.
IFrsmtl Illinois Stats zeitunu.,

During the late session of Congre: there was
in several parts OF the Union a tendency mani.
fest 10 make Senator Crittenden by ali mean
the master OF the situation" Both his speecht
agInst the lecompton and the English bin
! were scattered over the country, aid at the
passage through the House OF the so.call.d
Cfittenden-Ao Montgomery amendment, he was
hailed In advance as the great paclfcator of the
Union. Parallels were drawn between HIM and
Henry Clay, and every thing put into regu:sttou
to make OF him the man OF prudent meditation
the statesman who considered equally the South
and the North. AT the same time several Re
publican journals were huSiiy intriguing AGAINST
Seward, aud even the New York Tribune pro.
nonnced his great Kansas speech much too he
oreiic, H. Great events, the ovatIu!s al Cinrln
nat Coyingt0n and other places, the pros,,tct.
i've reception al Louisville, the invitation 10 yjs
1t New lork-aii these things create IT., opin-
ION tina. the old iogies who were huFratItr Tor
Fillmore in 1896 intend to manufacture a sin,i
lar Union saving. sectionasni-,. che wing nave
mpnt foi 1860 Critten4en moreover. has mn
already an extra ION into the fire by declaring
himself IN favor OF protective tariff By tins
declaration tie bait Is thrown TO the Peunsyi.
vanla coal and iron mongers, and the New Eng.
land manufacturing Interests are made al lan-t
TO examine h. Sana'o claims.
In spue OF all ibis Ne c4anot brny ourselves
to lie belief that these artificial puff viii have
any success on large scaie. The u obi. OF lie
North, aud especially of tie North West, are
urea oil the pos pdneinent OF The drrr; Great
issue between the two conf cling principles Of
thc Union, they do not any longer wans wool
bales between the two eontendng masses. 10
create soft embrace instead Of cnchiag OF
arms, which would be decis.yely effective one
way the other.
We are tired OF these men of The iasft gqiiRiea
It la Benton and ,Cflltcnden, who can do uoIh
M but to retard the final dec sion. and bv hi.
delay render perhaps impossible the normal So
luton OF the great question. CritteAden has
been elected Senator SIX times i'll tsis carer hp
has deserved neither particular blame. nor par.
tcular praise. He is not tie nan 10 take The
initiative he il too old To lead the interests &c
tree hhor IN the great combat which is about
to take place; his associations are OF u soq,i er
ly tendency. aud the time Of slave -ho tiin.s Pres
idents has passed. Then he has shown himself
decidedly hostile TO citizens OF foreign birth.
and even III his late Cncnnati speech lie draws
distinction between Americans and so called
foreigners, and wants the former 10 be neote,,
ed first. Such proof Of his narrow minded
ness, such total misconception OF The impor-
lance and necessity oil the foreign element tor
the Development OF the Union, makes him for
ever unit To take the helm OF the national Coy
eminent at a time when the working of This ele
ment will more than ever be fe.. Nobody
ought TO think that the leader of the American
party of Kentucky will ever be supported by
the ioregR-born members OF the Republican
party. As regards talent and an unprejuaIced
mind, now SO necessary as component parts of
public character, Crittenden is BY far inferior
10 Seward, the Senator from the Empire State
But We we'll know thar some political clionas
some faint hearted conservatives, VINO want 10 |
stave oft as long possible any definite solution
OF the great quest on, same merchants and man |
uiactufers OF the East, would like 70 see man
elected who vii. 80 his way Id peace
ana lead the Union with him, who by doing |
neither good nor harm, but evaporatr the encr-
sieS Oh tue people, which are now directed
sanst the institution OF slavery.
crittenden was member OF Fillmore's Cabi-
net; he approved OF the Fugitive Slave Law and
recently tas done nothing but what every hon
est nan would have done, viz: he opposed the
fiort. 20 ,fce the hated Constitution uyon the
lnwiiiing people OF Kansas. But common hon.
ssty-the maintaining OF the most cardinal prn
apple OF kepublic-docs not give any tile to
he eSai'ed honor waieh Crittenden and his
riends claim for him
Before all Others the Republican party should
'ewafe OF compromise OF any kind. Tie
often remains OF the American party OF Ken
heAy, Maryland, ETC., will be ground 10 dust
'et"esh 'ht eohtendinc hosts Of 1850, anu il,
rider 10 win, the people of the North want en-
hasiasm and great name, whose past liz, Ia a
uaraniee Tor The future. And such man Of
real IDEAS and stitesmanlike prudence is will
am II. seward the Senator from New York.