The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-06-08

The Republicans Of Henry County met in
Convention IT Mount Pleasant Saturday last.
Aftsr yssy heartily endorsing Nessfs- Hasian
asd Curtis, and appointing Delee ates 70 ehe
State and District Conventions:
Mr. 0sebbins, from the COMMITTEES on Ne
solutions, submitted The following, which we're
read and unsnimously adopted.
Wksrees. Il Il something over half year,
since the Republican party or Henry County,
have met in Convention. we deem the present
6t occasion to scan the attitude Of the leading
politicians Of the country, and see what has
been their course since the meeting OF the
present Congress.
During much Of the past six months we have
beheld conflict unparalleled for its fierceness,
waged by the champions OF Justice and Free
dom, led on by Seward, Douglas, Crittenden,
and their noble compeers on one side, and The
cohorts Of loathsomc fraad and shameless des-
potsm sustained by the Chief Magistrate Of the
Republic on the other de. In the height OF
this mighty struggle we nave seen, with indig-
nation, the power and patronage Of the govern
ment prostituted to seiuce and corrupt the
venal, and to strike down lifelong Democrats
Who would not bow to he dictation of base
minded dcspot. And it is cheering to perceive
in spite of all the nefarious wiles of false Elk.
ecutive, during which the intelligence flashed
along our telegraphic wires has kept the coun :
| trV hpOuiEcu WIN uOpc atuu iSais Shos WV 49,
| spirit Of the nation il nnconquered, and uncon-
querable.
The Locompton swindle has proved too mons.
trous in all that il most atrocous and dctestable
among decent people to be tolerated by Demo-
| cratic servility. 1t has not only disguised
every honest citizen Of The country, but has at
/ last aroused the adherence OF such men US
Douglas, Walker, Stanton Forney, and even OF
| Stringfellow. And we take pleasure in record
| ing the almost universal revolt Of the Demo-
| cracy Of Iowa against q recreant President,
aided BY the felon Calhoun and his scoundrel
crew Of Lecomptontes. Here in Henry Co.,
| we rejoice to say, we scarcely know Of one who
| voted for Buchanan, whose stomach has not
| been turned BY the fagtious attempt TO force
upon the long oppressed and outraged people
| OF Kansas an abhOrred and hated Constitution
| concocted BY presumptuous gang OF self-ap-
| pointed border ruffans We are equally glad
to find that the dirty continuance hatchcd by
English, Stephens and Green, with the low and
criminal design Of bri6iag the free citizens Of q
| Territory, to surrender their rightful sovereign
| ty and submit to the yoke OF bondage, meets
| with little more favor.
| In view of these things, what are We to think
| of those who still cling 10 the gloomy fortunes
| and continue to sustain The wicked chemes Of
an unprncip;ed Executive? In our opinion
there is not to-day in all Christendom political
| organization so hostile to the rights of human
nature, to the developm, mt of Republican ideas,
] to the general progress 81 the human race, as
| the Lecompton portion OF the Democratic
party. There is not party even in SPAN,
Russia, or Austria that dare in the face OF the
civilized world blazon its banners with doctrines
so hostile to the rights OF man, SO repulsve to
reason and justice, as are avowed and upheld
by the supporters of the present Administra-
| ton. Did time permit we could furnish copious
extracts from the language OF its acknowledged
organs to prove all we aver. democratic
Senator, J. II. Hammond, of South Carolina, in
speaking OF the Lecompton Constitution, said
:" If this were a minority Constitution thai
would be no objection Constitutions are made
for minorites and that perhaps mnorites
| ought to have the right 10 make Constitutions
He thus lays down the xoms and niaxioms Of
the social and political creed of the LecomtoI
Democracy.
"In all social systems there must be class
to do the mental duties, 70 perform the drudge
ry of life its requisites are vigor, docllity
fidelity such class YOU must have, or yor
would not have that other class which lead!
progress, civilization and refinement 1t con
stitutes the very mnd sill OF society, and O.
political government, ai.l you might as will at
tempt to build a house in the air, as 10 builc
either the one or the o.Ger except OF this mud
; sill The man who lives by daily labor ant
puts his labor in the mai ket and takes the bes
he can get for tin short your whole class o
manual hireling laborers and operatives, as you
call them, are essentially stdues The difference
between US is, that our slaves are hired for life
yours are hired by the day. Our slaves are black
yours are wtite; our slaves DO not vote your!
do vote; and being the majority, they are thu
repositories of all youe political power. \
ri Nal
lot box is stronger than an army with banners,
and could combine where would you be! You
society would be reconstructed, your govern
ment overthrown, your property divided by thu
quiet process Of the ba.iot-box!'
So much for Mr.. Hammond. "The experience
of universal liberty is pronounced by thu
: Richmond Inquirer a !ailHre," and !" free So
ciety insuiierable." Free society" was de
nounced by Democratic organ in Alabama, al
"a conslomeration Of greasy mechanics, filth,
operatives, and small listed farmers" And tho
South Side Democrat, @ lifted by creature now
one of the public printers of Congress, de
nounced as hateful :" free farms, free labor, FIRE,
society, free viii, free thinking, free children
free schools p" as all belonging =" to the sam,
brood Of damnabe isms."
These social and political ideas 90 unreJuket
by the supporters Of tbs Naturalization. M
Democratic Congressman, no friend Of the poll
cy of the Administration, has yet questioned
! the assumptions or desstnted from the views 0
Mr.. Hammond, and his southern coaiederates
, The supporters of the Lecompton Constitution
, from Connecticut, New York, Pennsylvania
!, Ohio, Indiana and Iowa, have not ventured t,
repudiate the doctrines avowed by the Senate
Of South Carolina, doctrines which would no
. pass without apprehension on the banks Of tn
! Thames or the Danube.
The "majority" of the citizens of the Ere
States, are thus stigmatized as "mhits stdres.
If the Lecompton Democracy regard the charg
, as false, what must they think of their ow
leader who makes it; and If they feel it 10 b
true, how long we would ask, do they intend /
q serve such insolent mast erss We therefore ca
: upon kthe friends o. those free institution
. established ~ our fathers, and still loved an
0 adhered to by the inst and patriotic Of all pal
( ties, to leave their servile and unworthy asst
clates, and rally to the Republican Standar
and unite with US in rescuing the goyernmer
from polluted and trait0rous Administrations
I, Therefore,
Resotesd, That W will continue as heretofor
to "shrlek for Freedom, for bleeding Kansas,
and to denounce a Settlement" which proclaim
to the world that Territory with forty thousan
inhabitants is tit TO come into the Union as
n Slave State, but il she spurns the bride, an
makes choice Of Freedom, then she must sta
! out OF the Union and be Ruled by Border Rut
J. fans furnished by the President, until she ha
l two and half times forty thousand.
ReSofeed, That we ask nothing more for Kan
/ sas, than that she should be allowed to max
her own Constitution, the same as Minnesota
and all other Territories that have been ADM,
, ted as States, and that we will be satisfied witt
|. nothing less.
Resotred, That we need no emssary from
the South tc teach US Z" the tremendous secre
} that the ballot-box is stronger than an arm
! with banners, or that the time has come whel
} it is the duty Of the "aiaiorisyn who are class
ed as ,chitc staHes," "uaud-sHis," "greasy me
} ehanlcs, filthy Operatives" sand small fste
) farmers" to arise, and in the majesty Of GU
united strength hurl iT IN Office such of GU
public servants g have sroved themselves 9th
ing but white slaves in the city of Washington
, Resotoed, That We are sick and tired OF sucl
Representatives, and that in consequence o
the hard times, and the reduction Of our wage
as laborers, We cannot afford to keep in III,
Executive Chair, the Cabinet, the two House,
| OF Congress and on the Federal Ranch -,