The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-08-10
HI. HI. Trim bile.


Four weeks and more have passed since th
gentleman, whose name stands at the head o
this article, was placed in nomination by hi.
| party as candidate Tor Congress. During thi.
| time we have examined carefully the leading
I Democratic papers of the District, but to thi.
| day we have not seen a single word in relation
to Mr.. Trimble's position upon the great politi-
cal question OF the present canvass. We have,
/ however, seen columns OF fulsome praise of this
| very distinguished, highly educated, remarka-
bly, talented and wonderful man. For, SO soon
as he was nominated, it was suddenly discov-
cred that he is \ perfect Ajax in intellect and q
Hercules in political kno wledge, and altogether
one of the most astonishing prodigies, in every
thing constituting human greatness, OF the last
half OF the nineteenth century. We nave no
objection to this excessive adulation. II it
prove grateful and satisfactory to Mr.. rs vanity,
we are decidedly in favor of its continuance.
But we do feel interested in knowing where Mr..
Trimble stands politically. His friends have
been interrogated, but no reply is obtained
only that he is q democrat. We are told that
be IL a democratic man with democratic ante.
cedents, and democratic principles, standing
upon democratic platform, in favor of demo
cratic measures, is supported BY the democratic
party, and is, all in all, deA.ocrat Of the most
democratic stamp.
Mr.. T. himself remains mum, while his sup
porters ring the word democrat through all its
various changes. We are often reminded of
the story told by Western traveller. He was
riding slowly along, near the close Of the day,
when he discovered, projecting from q rude
cabin, q shingle on which were charcoaIed the
letters H O-T-E-L He rode up to the door,
the obsequious landlord made his appearance,
and the following conversation ensued:
Landlord.-Will you have your horse pat up?
Trayeler.-lf you please. sir, put him in the
stable and give him q few oats.
Land-very sorry, Mister, but We are just
Trav.-No difference, little corn will do as
we'll.
Land-You'vs got me again, stranger, the
corn is just gone.
TrAv.-Wel give him plenty of hay, with
good straw for his bed.
Land.-Very sorry, sir, but just at this time
we have neither hay nor straw, but can hitch
your hors to one of the trees yonder.
Tray-Take him along, and let me have some
supper.
Land.-What'lI We have stranger,
Trav.-Ham and eggs with hot coffee and
bread.
LAnd.-We don't keep any of your nice fix
ins. squire.
Trav.-WelL then, let me have bit of cold
uCes Will C1AU 9uu = cup Ot tee.
Land.-Can't make the rifle, stranger, We
don't keep city vegetables.
Trav.-Hang 1t, give me bed then and let
me 60 to sleep.
Laud.-Ksep cool, squire, we don't keep beds
here.
.a.'No," said the irritated traveller, ''you don't
keep beds, nor eatables, nor accommodations
for man nor BEAST What do you keepy'
Keep" said the now enraged landlord,
pointing to the sbingls sign. "keep! why. sir,
We keep HOTEL, what'a thsnder dye sposs
Ne keep"
Thus il 10 with the Democracy, there 10 moth.
ing left bus the name. And even that, the pre-.
sent race Of slavthslders and their allies, the
slavery sxtensionists 81 the North, have 90 dis.
grsced that bot few can be longer deceived by
Il. A. TO the result Of the contest in this Dis.
tsict, IL matters very little whether Mr.. Trimbls
atsys at home o. goss abroad, shelber no
speaks or semains silent, the great body OF the
people intaud 70 vots for free, live man, and
no. tos one Who is af1aid TO sxpreas his ssnt-
msnts. How pi,iabls the spectaclsl 4 man
askinR for high and responsible Office, yet
sesspslls1 . kssp biz lips sealsd upon questions
oE vital concsru 70 twsaty-6s mi lions Of peo.
pisl Will shs people voss fos political mum.
my2 Can mas, who dare essxpress his sen
i0sass % his soastitusnta. b. expected 70
meha . Gaithfal end honesAbls representative in
shs 1Aib ef Ceagsssse-Qakaleess Herald.