The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-04-05

. motnltxe3 - that 1Gofnal 1pnfeosee that
{ nothing can sav1sk from vekis1ing - totally
o from che facs Of ~ eassl1 q ~ Whie partv
has, except it b 90 q pteees and reiuvenates1
/ aftse 10 neansr iaHvhtoh - ~isuhn lleApaun
{ desteek e deal vith her Old father--she Upion
standing ready 10 this cass, knifs ID hand, %
| enact the Witch1 part
. We entirely agree With ths U1ion q % ~
{ present hopeless coalition Of Tie ShAm Demo
/, cratic party, doubsing, however, wkethee ~
I psoposed experinens npon i viii, even in 80
! adrolt hands Of the Union, b any more suc-
( cessful than was that Of Nedsa. But vey are by
: no means able - agree with that journal ee q
j what the source Of The dilaculty il. nv Onion
: thinks Il 70 al owing 70 the Sham Democracy
having in it too many great men-ths same
difficulty, BY the way, the existence oil which st
Athens caused the practice OF ostracism TO be
introduced there; or which practice some ex-
! peFimsnts OF late have been tried ia the Sham
Democratic party, though not - jet with very
] marked success. To this statement Ne are en-
J treiy unable to acoede; but if the Union will
amend by introducing the word s.little.n either
before or after The word s.gseat"-we care NOT
which-we shall then be able TO agree that !
superabundance Of little great men. OF great
iiesle men-whichsoever version the Union may
prefer has been chief source OF decrenitude
and decline to the Saam Democracy. II vas
this very thing that played . great part in kill
ing on the late Wing party, and the Sham De-
mocracy is now fast going BY the same road.
Il - . curious fact and strongly corroborative
Of our We've OF the case, that the Whie Darty
which has gone, and the Sham Democrscy
which Is going, have seldom made any use Of
sneir great men, ii indeed Of late years this
Sham Democracy has had the fortune to have
any, Wbicn ls more than we should be ready to
answer for. The first eight Presidents were iii
great men-very diverse in their gifts and char
acsers but oil were born to be chefs. During
tnat period scarcely any body was thought Of
~ candidate even for the Presidency who was
nos great man, thoughitis worthy OF note that
tne downfall OF the old Federal party vas sig
nalzed BY the pushing forward TO iostle John
/ Adams out OF bis seat, Of Thomas Pinckney, q
very good man, no doubt, but certainly not I
great one. All these Presidents, too, and
TINS Is q proof OF their greatness1were made SO
oy their own qualities and services. They III
walked into the White House through the front
| door, winch opened at their approach a. though
the matter had come. They wanted no caucus
nor any body else to hoist them in over some
| preach ID the wall, or smuggle them in privily
through some window, left accidentally omen
some back gate or cellar door.
The times Of the little men who have aimee
had it pretty much their own way. began with
Aaftln Van Buren,. He looms up now Ia he
sure In comparison to his successors. but III |
seemed at the time of his election. which acme
OF US stu recoilcct, as compared with his pre.
aeceesors, no more than pigmy. He was car
fied INTO tue Presidency bodily on he shout |
oers OF General jackson, who not only was /
noal'nased, ana chosen and re chosen BY his |
main strength, but was able also 70 designate
his successor, and to elect him, in spitc Of the
sort OF rebels SO troublesome lust now 70 our |
iriends OF the Union-for since the Union has |
taken to demolishng the Sham Democracy We |
cannot but say friend. Since then things have |
gone on from small to less. The only two a. /
the succeeding Presidents who had the slight |
est spark OF command in them. unfortunately
died IN Office. Ter and Fillmore killed of |
the wing party pretty effectually Even Mr..
wooster seeing no other possible chance or l
getting nominated for the Presidency. was
driven to play very small part one go small
that the modification Of it killed him. As if
TO show the utter vanity OF human greatness
and that caucus Presidents may be as con-
tempt'bie as hereditary Kings, the Sham De-
mocratic party must needs proceed TO elect
hrst Franklin Pierce, and then James Buchan.
an: The party is dying, no doubt; it is deathly
eick OF galioping consumption; but to say it is
oying OF great men, is an appeal to human Gre
duiity which We should not have expected even
Of the Union.
MASSACHUSETTS AND THE NATURALIZATION
LAws.-Everywhere the Republicans are sneak
ing OUT manfuily and Indignantly against the re-
cent action Of the Massachusetts Legislature. in
submitting to vote Of the people Of that State
= proposed amendment of the Constitution
whereby foreigners are to be deprived OF the
'isns 70 vote Tor two wears after their naturali-
zation. There is no divided opinion upon the
subject in any of the free States OF the Union.
and 1t is our deliberate conviction that even IN
Aassachusetts, the Republicans will vote in |
solid phalanx against it. III
We notice that the Republican State Can
trail Committee of Wisconsin have issued an /
address, in which they disclaim in behalf Of the a
republican party of that State any sympathy
WIN the Massachusetts, movement, and quote /
ito" tue nepaolcan platform Of that State to | t
snow tnat they are pledged against it, They a
conclude by saying
standing firmly upon these principles, we do E
not hesitate to declare in behalf Of the Repub- r
mean party OF this State that we condemn the Il
passage OF the Massachusetts law to which We
have referred, as departure from our settled d
rules OF action; we protest against it as being v
IN ADDITION uncalled for and unwise; and we 81
earnesy entreat the people Of that State to re- I
we" the acton OF their representatives, and TO c.
eHace the single stain upon that escstcheo,
which the Republicans Of Massachusetts have Il
20 nobly borne !,
lhis 10 well done, and we hope to see the Re. q
puoiicans OF every State in the Union, uniting d
n solemn and emphatic protest against the cl
proposition. K
IHE SCHOOLS OF MAssAcHUsETrs.-The TWEEN. r.
y-SecOnd Annual Report of the Massachusetts Il
Board OF Education and the Report az The Sc.
etary OF the Board, just published, contain
many interesting facts relative to the education
il interests of the State C
The number of public schools is now 42l Sc
Intended by 1892 scholars during the last III
ear IN the Summer, and 2l8, 1913 in the Winter. III
IN increase OF 15,l67 pupils over the previous q
ear resulting from the depression in business er
ne NUMBER OF children in the State between III
he ages OF and Is, is 25S, 3O4 and the amount at
II money raised by tax for schools was S6 a. !,
yer scholar, being increase of 81 cents over fe
ne previous year. The whole amount raised by "a
az was y, S42. 1852, and the amount of the Ct
cnoOl iund $3.50, 237, making a total Of kl.- tn
III ,4S9. Adding to this the amount expended fr
the Academies and private schools with their bt
y 1884 pupils, which is 374,ll9, il makes nearly bt
'2'ooo,Oo0, expended in schools during the OF
ear.
Nahant takes the lead in the amount ra;sed
yer scholar. The sum in that town heinz 800 ~
srooklyn raises $ls,a9, West Roxbury $3.50 eli
Dorchester, 1927, SoMeryiIle, $IO.69. Brieh tn
on, $lO,S7, Dedham, $lO,ls, Newton. 20 g6
Ic,-o0wn to New Ashford. &l.50 Everv an
own ID obliged to raise $3.50 per scholar in "a
rder TO secure its portion Of the School Fund th
tn
AN EDITORS REFLEcrIoxs.--At the close az !. "a
eview OF the Sickles tragedy, the Editor Of the Oh
baltimore Sun adds - AZ
no married woman can be approached by be
ny man with undue professions Of regard. a. to
anectlon, but with an instructive knowled0e as
his design. Not the slightest impropriesy se
OF the least lndelcacy in word or deed. can be an
1rust upon her observation without starting kn
CT honor and putting her on her guard. She sh
1t once warned and armed; she has 1 conn. fig
sior ever At her side to direct her, and cham ma
ION TO defend her-in q true and honorable sn
usband. Hence the law esteems her cu;lt :, no
ast equal to that Of the most seductive and
l ~ invader OF her honor, when she
'lls The married woman Is arraved II ~ Bo
cry panoply Of virtue, and cannot be surprised ri,
ne can hardly be said to fall-she stems aside DO
ner own free will and Gins delibera,ey.n th,
lie case OF one Charlotta a~.;as. ~ -