The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-11-09
Observation-Disclosures
TAe last Tlxzle.

equally false, that the squa''ef numoug VI
..,o,ed BY tie National Democracy in Il
| c,,,.a,iop Of 1885, We defy him 10 put b
s,cer on any portion of the Cincinnati Pile,
- ,h,t endorses, or even hints at that doc
| 80. Rut this is not oil; that platform va
A.hl.bed ON or about the 4th Of June. 1885,
| :, ,he aesh Of The same month. Toonbs .
| a..,s;, introduced bill to authorize ssrtail
,ool. Of The President to pack convention
constitution for Ibs people OF Kansas
and s,,.nizs State government. Thst ,bi:
,b.p admitted by Toombs, contained CLAUSE
in ;u is,b section, providing for submission
L - tho constitution 70 vote ofthe people. Iu
,h., shape il was referred to the Committee on
r.,,,or;es. Of which Stephen A. Douglas waa
...;m.n. Toombs says in 4 speech during the
4 \. session that this clause got into the bill "by
,,,,als," and that having got in BY accident.
a, "a, stricken out at my suggestion a. mat
-, q course. The bill, thus robbed Of the sub
.;,;,, clause, was reported back to the Senate
:, pourl.,, sad put through by strict party
,o,. and made q test of Democracy. during the
..,,.a Of 1856. This not only "squslehsd'
nus,..r sovereignty as a rotten egg. but it was
intended to 'eru.h out" popular sovereignty Of
sr.rv kind. Tha. was ,se true position Of the
democratic party, ss shosn By its ACTS, at that
|,ns
Zip Van winkle as we are. We happen to
Ilnoy that the committee on Resolutions in the
Icpei,nati ConysEtion came within one vote of
.,bnung . resolution rspudiating equattsr
eerign,y in unmistakable terms. and the only
,.,sn Why they did not do it, was the hope,
saay leaving it indefinite, the Northern De-
swnry could be enlied by it, and bsmbooxled
10 ibs support Of their candidate. But the
saih athorred .'ths imposture, As too mon
rss, ior disguise or popular credulity," aud
kxd 10 commit themselves to Buchanan until
90. tasir leading men the most posi.ire and
syufOeai ass4ranees, that hs spuvnsd AID de-
as The raga,y, az Unconstitutional Where
w m been, Mr.. Gazette, that you have not
WED these things' The doctrine is every
ss despised in the South as the ranksst
bsacnism. Southern presses denounce it a.
mr worse than anything ever broached by
suis Saith, or William Lloyd Garrison. Now
lu ever been countsnanced by any Dem
Acu,e journal, or prominent politician in the
have States, ysu Can easily furnish the proof
Ia, no more naked assertions, I've forbsar to
baN them lissl eu, plank dOrn the proof.
We are sssfe Of the futile attempt made by
ho1glas, Al Freepori, to reconcile squatter soy.
,cny with Judicial i.tsr,en.ion, and We re-
p.mber also The overwhelming and crushing
3sr- which it elected frcm Abe Lincoln. Blu,
y you may be piejudicsd against Long Abe on
Sceoant Of his lack Of dairy qualities, We will
resea. you with an extrac, from speech BY
homas Hoyae All orthodox Democrat:
Mr.. Douglas a,ks sacrifices, because he has
4ds them on the Nebraska bill. know that s
hpasnds fell before it aiter its passage, and ,
lsi.s to that alone made the only test Of faith
bin Hr. Douglas at that time; but after all, it
" proven q irui;!ess asitatlon; because the {
posalne OF popular sovereignty, known as the r
hght Of people to make their own laws and
secl their osn rulers, had existed since the
kroauon, AID the only question WAS whether Il
bOs the people OF Territory had that right IN
fgan TO The domestic Institution Of sldrtry-
'@Ppo.ed of one time that the people had s.ct
right hr. H0yEe entertnins ne such non- !
<ss nov. We sbids the doctrine OF the ST. b
sns Court, which since the passage of the
ksasss b., denies TIE authority Of people 4,
,rol.bi or erc...s slauery."
ssch ID .hc testimony o. Nr. Hoyne. The
xtts cannot. .fnd Buchanan Democrat in +
North, nor one OF any sort 10 the South, O
As ssuld murder constitutional guarantee Y
y 'rairsndly legislation" Do you pretend !,
lss are no Democrats ia the Union except q
followers Of Stephen Arnold Douglass! If n
lhe party has grown small by degrees, and is
ns day becoming beautifully less. If you
nt We Hsype, take specimen brick from u
, speech Of another Sucker, who lives nearer c'
Ept. D.
What 10 this fatterng distinction that makes
ls Illinois Democracy SO much better than t'
pen ieliows ia the other Statess The Buchan-
I Dedocrats cay that Shareholders may carry
p tuioD. The Douglas Democrats say the 5
pns. The difference between them, il any, ',
ssnd 10 consist in the belief Of tho latter in g
y vrtas Of ''unfriendly legislation" to nullify g
pat they hold 70 be q right guaranteed by the .
!s'spsutson. You have all heard Of the yio- y
~ AND abusive assault made by Douglas up v
\ Slator sumner when the latter declared :,
vi Ae sould not be an agent in helping to re
W fugitive slave. Mr.. Sumner said he "
sld not assist in capturing and returning q u
ssio 70 slavery, and I say neither WoMld L.
Issa applause. Ii does not follow because
= vsehdsa q murderer to the galews, that you
must take hold and hang him. The same =,
~ nave provided sheriff TO become his exc :.
'-saes Douglas made very abusive and -
-aannered speech against Senator Sumner for "
' leIe declaration that he would not run al j,
=. negro, and yet he deliberately invites a II,
.Aacasion Of what he says and believes is .
''Aio0 oi the Constitution OF the United Va
''es. he invites the slaveholder to bring his
g.oes INTO Nebraska under what be calls one
sne guarantees Of the Constitution, and then 9,
whispers to the Territorial Leg RislAture to de.
70 Liin Of his property by "unfriendiy leSis.
o. II 10 az though l should invite . etran- n
under my roef and when he goes 70 rest "
lle belief that be is protected by the laws Of {
'fiiaity, all the servants 10 60 and rob him .,
I iAs is all that Douglas claims is left Of q
'iasr Sovereignty. Great applause. J. h
There: that will do. The dog is dead! Now y
! s'ze'ts bring on your ga!vanic battery, and T
!ea can niaks 1t kics, or even excite quis- Il
" sAagle muscle, you are welcome to nurse 81
"alis longer. As a disinteressed friend, NJ
y aisllos mourner, we ~oalj advise you to > :,
= nc aing off aud bury it, before j, s:iass.- \,
0s' opinion punefaction has already com .,
lleed. b,
~ seriously, lo~ far DO you propose to car. :, Il
'o9' aairisndiy legis!siiou", and what can n
asaoanstos Tue STAKEHOLDER has the Supreme o,
1''ss'e'u'n, which ssys he may take his ha- m
: properly iu'o the Territories, and hold ~ ~
- 'o'e'ef' ami tie fasitive slave law, an set h.
- mas been extended to all tie Tersi- oil
'ss o. The cnion. /. no. this Democratic in. at
''''''' sufficient for the security and pe,pe- "
y y sa'er,' What addi.ioani ''ppiiee reg - -
~ shssded. Do yon expect b, T.,rito II
slaesaients 10 oserii.row both size Federal
no and The fugitive slave lawi Is this your ~ :.
''a-'''"" !, or orrss We suspect you have Il
: solnasb for job Of that sort. II that il c,
,'Aas you would be a., We are still anxious .
sa0Y Dreciselv vb.t -, vnn.r u