The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-09-17


The Not1h Deeom minw 4 aRoVtor,
o. 4 frFva ~ c>,,eao rrsss sna 1tsbunsl
! A.dIsainsv;shed Sarshefa stafesman remarke
: fa~ maneha aeo thaA ehe Ganth had h.d ro
troll Or the Federal 0overument from its ereau
i1a,;on "a IN nrea.nt dav--thst Ahe had dict.
"a ia nolicv through ,lI thas time. and ~
aither fnrnished the hisher oefcers ~ oovern
mens fensn s.non0 her avn eons, ~ selrc,e
them vhen thev have be.. faken fre,.. n
Nor,h m. s.asement Il hi,,o,;csllv trae. :.
. ore.slv mia..te m imn,.tf n fcurrent .v..,
II csnses 80 M - Il ,,nrk vhich -iil fcrsv :.
4 hereafter con6ne he heest Is ~ afst sevene
yeare Of our na,ional exieeence. The Norsh
faat hecomin1 ! nover N IN natidtnn lIs vonl
Be stranee II she we're mot. Suoerior IN nnm
hers = v.alth and IN elemenss ~ veal,h -
i dustrr. apd h the eeneral diau,ion IL inseili
eenoe. vhv ahonld a. he dictated "a hv ! sectio
over whom she noaeesaes IN ehe,e ads.nts =,
One word expiains the secret of Inc annatnr.
power hitherto vield~A IL the Sonth. ITu;tv =
In support az meaaurea 'calculared ~ nror,o.
her indusfr.l avatem- and "a incrs... .na =,
petuate her Dolitical pover ~ has iny.r;shl
| nresented m undivided frnne. Whenevor ~
sections have NET upon ! question n no,;c,
the South haa come nm "a the snnnort ~ ~ =
culiar v;eva :. one msn-tha yn,th ~ -,
| eplit. and thus the former h.s .lvsrs has,
yictorioua 5 ~ '~ast'~ !
Formerly the South ves able "a d;ct.s. hs
own policv r. the face Of tvo nolitical :. rti.s
but in later wears ahe discovered the neccss;,,
Of relyinr unon ! sinole agency. Hence n.
disbandinr of III. Whio nartv-. n.rtv orosn
| lied originally MON Questions of finance. vitl
leanine 20 fres labor sys,ema-and the com.
ple,e ident,fcation Of The Democra,ic pArty viii
| The whole sieni6c.nce of the Democratic n.rt,
Is ! poli,ical orosnization. cons;sts n ~ hl,n5
and nersistent adherence Is Southern in,eres,s-
in other words. slavery. That ana thar alone
constitutes the real issue al the dav. All othe,
ouestions. aaye that and those vhich ara kindred
to it. have been withdrawn from nartiaan noli-
tics Alvsvs "a aome ex,ent asc,;onaI ~
Democratic marty 4 lnow infenselv 40 An 4,
leading men q the North are under the control
az the sl.ve nover and no. ! fev nf them lila
Douplaa and BRIGHT ara directlv interestea =
the institution itself. Through this nartv.
slayery has achieved ali il more recent sriumnhs
and on il rests its honea Tor the future
Until the South eaye slavery an imnortanee
above ali other issuee. IL leading politicians
we're not sectional. Jefferson. Madison. Clay.
Jackson and Benton were eminent,y nationsi
men and the advocates Of measures looking q
the coed and glory OF the whole country. Con.
sidered ia it's political aspects these men viewed
the slavery question precisely a the Republi-
cana DO. They we're for limiting il "a ID nre-
sent boundaries. leaving the peoole Of the slave
States to provide vays and means for its earl;est
possible ex,irpation. while they desired ,he nev
Territories 20 become 90 meDv nsrserjes Of free.
dom and free labor. These views were eminent.
" national. and we're uniyersallv 90 oonsidered
At the time these vorthies were wont tn oive
free and frank expression 10 them. Nov ,ha
Repnhlic.n rartv \ ,he sole renr..enta,;va of
these sentiments. and il il the orlv p,rtv that
il Justly entitled to the claim OF Nationality -
By misre nresentation of its sentimen,a and in
objects, and by instituting 4 eort Of reign of
terror throughout the Slave States. the South
40 far. has deferred moat ar her LEADING men q
wen a. the masses. from eepousins the princi :
nles Of the National Rennhlican nartv. r.
the same instrumenta,tv the south h.s
also maintained its hold. 70 4 considersble eY-
tent. upon the Democracy Of the Free States.
But the Southern influence has been gradually
growing weaker and weaker upon he masses of
the free States. Hundreds Of shonsands ~
them have broken away from sectional. pro !.
slavery Democracy. and enrolled themselves
under sbe banner Of free labor and Nationality.
In nothing is the fact more manifest than in
AIL3f@0 lAA0lnR DemOGfAt1N
poli,icians Of the North. Accustomed "a -.
eard popular opinion with sleenless scrutinv
politicians come 20 be prete rnaturallv aharn.
sighted race. They have seen whst il in nra-
oress in the North ana pr.duallv thev are nre.
nar;nv N fall IN w;,h tho cnrrent Ev. ve.ra
sgo Shan Donol.s 80 hrs.k;np down ,he
barriers erected Nv Via. ana na,riotic at.tes.
nsn .ga;nst ~ encro.chmenta of slav.rv M.
aof,.st xord he had for he free St.,es v.a,
"We u;H .,tbd,.e uou.. little later he nncon.
ditionaIiv endorsed ,he Drea Scott decision ~
v,rtne a. which Slavery Il made tho common
lav of III our territories. Still later. when the
Lecomnton Convention had framed Oonsttu.
,ion ia Eanaas estahlishinc SIaverv q nerna.
tu,v. DousIa a.ndorsed that also. and ssser ed
through his organ. the Chicago Times. that the
people Of Kansas had no more right 10 vote
upon !hat Consntation tnan the innaonants OF
the Fe)ee is'snds ha0. Dut even DouSias mas
neard ana seen the ground sWsn o tue NORTH.
his language TOWARDS sne people o. the free
states 's no longer snas 9, naughty ovsfseef
and conqntror. hs speecnes 40 tne oo0th lsss
winter ana ns late MANIFESTO 10 narpefs, are
WIDELY oinerent IN spirit ana 70 doctrine from
those wmcn ne oehvered 10 iso4. A.nou9n
ne sun iaiis snort o. tne ofoso nAuonai vleSs o4
the hepnn''can party, ne nevessneisss ap
proacees % tnem :. nesry Poss'o'e
s'nous espoos'ng inenl .ony. for .so years
ue n1s oesn ,14seMnR s'ea1y nos'uralu- ~.
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Ar. Rusch, the Republican candidate for
Lieut.. Governor, addressed our citizens st this
place on Wednesday. He made good i'm
preston having . slight touch Of the German
brogue but using our language With propristy
Mr. BAbbits. his competitor, was also here
but did not reply, pretending some uniairness
as to time; but be gave better reason 70 some
0f hin friends n abort time afterWnrd-that ID