The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-08-10
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-. never known more universal sorrow
!. r..ul. Of . political oon,es. tn Is every,
..pitsssed BY the friends Of enlightened
' !, The result in s.. Louis. We con.
40 disappointed - much ~ tes defeat
=. p1.;r i NC were surprised 1t his success
..ro. We supposed that his election
.na The success Of the Emancipation par
=" 70 ssbsequsat city elections, demon.
!" be,ond doubt that that party was
!, The asceudsncy. We are now con.
- - 10 believe that We were mistaken, sd
her. uaver has bsen hearty, honest,
majority OF Emancipationists in s.
o.,h,,ess . majority Of the people OF St.
and Missouri are a heart in favor OF
.,i0.,iou, bu. large portion Of them dare
.onse.s their honest convictions. The
La The patronage, and the press Of the
49,, a.. in The hands Of the shareholders. and
-;.lasd 70 promote their interests. It's
a,A., The hemp and tobacco growers Of the
.,r.l counties have lately been attempting to
-, 90, the free-soil movement BY their inau-
y" ,,,p The business men OF ST. Louis. Thev
:. ,aresseped to quarantine every man with
- ..a,insents, and refused TO send their
a., 70, or buy goods Of any m<h who
- 70, vote the Pro Slavery ticket. They
Missouri are deeply interested in slave
8 ,,a they viii spare no exer.ion TO pcrpetuate
=. ,.,,,u,,on. VIVA, care they Tor the bllght
n;lse, /, casts all over the State IL they
!, oul, pa, money in their pocketss
80. rar, Of The merchants Of ST. Louis
!, II. soaaics between their convictions of duty
nd RIGHT. ard .neir interests as indicated by
!, .,.,.hoIjxrs, compromised with their con.
..,..e.. b, ,o.ng for Ar. breckenridge. They
:. ,hus scared the election OF The ultra slave.
hoaer candidate, and a. the came time they
~, ea,.ciences with the reflection that
~. IA M, vote ior him. This ID no new
49,. il mersas,ile politics, aud Is not peculiar
=. .,x az 81. LOUIS. There is one thing,
ho..,., ,h., i, would BE- we'll for ST. Louis
merchants 10 remember, viz: that there are
,ro or three iree-soi merchants 10 the Country
10 one pro slavery merchant-,hat 81. Louis
would 10 dsy hare been village Of eight or
=, ,hous.ud inhabitants but Tor the wealth
sou,sd into her lap BY Illinois, Iowa and Wis
cousin. and that il may be as necessary to their
veli.rs 10 propit4,e free soil customers as pro-
sI.rery customers. Nobody objects to their
ysias just - they please on any question ex
cru SLen they suffer ID, mselues 10 be coerced
8, threats, but when they do suffer themselves
10 be iAas lnaaenced, they show themselves TO
be dishonest men, aud ough. not to be encoar-
||aed or supported. II should be borne in mind
y, il such are the means 10 be used in this
sa!tsi. as is bcas,iugly proclaimed by the
nsetolders aud their sdherents, resort will De
y. 10 retaliation, and that in the end the PEG
Y 0. The free States will sympathize with those A
8 S. Louis, with whom they have an identity of o
PlOa.
H. BlSirs election two years ago was every
slsre accepted as prophecy OF the future 1t A
b. believed 10 presage an early emanc patton in
in lie State 0. Missouri. Good men every
whore rejoie,a al tn, omen. The State received nj
frem il All impetus Of prosperity never before W
e1pelieueea Or anticipated The emigration TO y
NE State IRON the sister tree States was unpte. :.
sdslad. thousand. OF families have left Iowa 10
3ufl1s lie lssi tao year, to find homes In Mis- 70
Dcuri 10 tie firm belief that emancipation y
you'd speedily lake place. The result OF last n
Mondays election viii destroy many visions OF ST.
Iature prosperity and happiness, and send
thli . E'an! ardent, phanthropic hearts. The ~
pei baud Of progress has been set back ON lis
lai Plate az ieas, score OF years by the timid II
p, Tie sFariee and the stupidity of the mer di
|A.la Of ST. Louis. nj
bai TOE tisht must finally triumph. The 10
F.se AMI earnest men 10 Missouri who believe ha
freedom as principle OF eternal justice who by
(sasre IL TIE diguy Of labor, will not be ap
pAta a ohs,o tao, or three, OF at any number oy
seieais Revolutions" it is said" never be
Sae1safds They. Of all Others, evince &c
We aefai'm, who battle as manfully i'll mi. ~
guy y ma majority. Missouri is blessed with ap
y lsfoe nen-men who prefer being right by
't'ag - majority, and who will never
saaa ''elr arms Until complete victory shall r..
&ur tteir .Na.,s "'e