The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-11-16
9. BURLINGTON. 1853.

account, and made TO become the instrument !
d breaking down Mr.. Buchanan's Administrator
d owl e TIE Dsmocrd &c party, instead Of IN it,
4 Mr. Douglas daflied and hesitated, as well a
they, and an unfortunate dalance aud hesitsu
: yit was according to all presen. light. j
ooid, generous movement on either side woul,
nave settled the question; and instead of III
divided feeling with which the Illinois news 4
now received by the friends of free labor ant
Tree coil throughout the country, we should
witness the re petition of the universal and deer
enthusiasm that the result in Pennsvlvanis
awakened, for the Illinois contest would have
oeen the counterpart to that If our friends
were right in one State, they were wrong in the
otner. Forney 10 no better and no worse than
Dougias, and SO far as both principle and policy
are concerned, If il was right and wise TO affi-
nate with the one and accept his leadership
H was right end wise TO do the same by the
other.
another thought that the results in Illinois
hichigan, indiana, Pennsylvania, New JERSEY
| and other States, compared with one another.
aad IN their several features with themselves
must force upon every rejecting political OBJ
server is this:-Wherevcr the Republican or
gAn'zation and platform Of 1856 have repre-
sented and engrossed the opposition to the Ad-
ll'n'stration, there the opposition is weaker and
tug administration stronger than in that rear
$50 VS. oAt O"SSS "ucrc Tue present .SSuGS nave
oeen accepted and the battle fought upon them
With fresh combination of the oppos,tion
eiements, there the Administration and Demo
cratic party have been forced into identity. ana
ooth SO badly beaten that nothing but political
sevoiutlon can restore them to supremacy-
Fennsylvanla and Illinois illustrate this most
prominently. So in less degree do the contra.
dic,ory results in Indians, where for members |
oil Congress the Administration was driven "a |
the wall, while on the State ticket it trumphed /
because the Republicans shut the door against
the Congressional Districts.
Passing from these painful considerations and
Their important lesson, We come to find some
gratifying results, even, from the return of M
Doogias as democrat. 1t destroys the unity
VI tne democratic party by destroying the in
ssncio'lity and prestige of its head. Never be-
lore mas this occurred in its history. Rebellion
nas always been crushed out s.The King conla
DO no harm" was the principle upon which the
party existed and was governed. The Van Bu-
'en reoeiiton was 'scrushsd out," and there are
no more snosefvIeat slaves in the party now
aan It's subdued leaders. So OF the ant-Ne-
'fAsKa emeute. The party walked over its dead
'odles 10 neG lease OF power. But now re- ..
'siison has conquered; the party itself has sus.
a'neo treason, and the traitor walks forth to |;
iay greater man In the party than the presi- :
rent himself. vi him, the latter must ask terms .
u De thwarted and powerless at every point il
o ondueting his administr alton. Independence
poiltlcs has been encouraged, sustained, re
'ardsd We thank Mr. Douglas-we ,hank
ne democrats Of Illinois at least for this; tbey
ave stripped bo!tng from the behests OF party
I'D presidents of half it's horrors, by making i
accessful. q
vi the effects of this result upon the cam
a'gn OF 1860, and the prospects OF the Repub.
cans and OF Mr.. Douglas personally in connec.
on herewith, 1t is too early to speculate with
'ason. FOR season. at least, the Illinois SEN
lof VIII be 1.-The coming man" of the democ- !
acy; and he will find friends in quarters where
ooody has seen them during the last year
ven the custom houses and post offices will y
ave compiacent smile for him, and that sa :"
acious sun flower, the Boston Post, will fud :.
;casion to encourage and fatter But whether, - =
year hence, the South will consent that he y
iail be their standard bearer is quite another =
ing. 1ney are never accustomed to forget 4
'serter or reward one who shrinks from their y
rVlce. A united South will hardly rally to =, =,
r. douglass support, in any probable emer- = !"
,ncy, and divided South 10 lost All We can y
iely say is that while Mr.. Douglass defeat. or (. X
5 success through Republican affiliations and :.
ties, would have decided the election OF 1850 u .,
'ainst slavery, the administration and the DEM !
ratic party, bis reelection by his party and :,
q democrat, with no new or changed respon y y
oilities, leaves the future open doubtful. and -,
the mercy OF circumstances