The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-08-06
WAy noa9e Doaacs.

1859. ,s Il. &. -. \
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Il b understood that Bsikadies AuEsstu
Cssar Dodge has been very respectfully solicit
J ed 70 canvass the STATE In company with NJ
Kirkwcod, bis opponent tfofgubernssodal..h ..hOnors
! The redcuOtaDie General positively dsslines
and, while Mr.. Kifkwood D visitidg the psopis d
different parts Of tho State, thus becoming init
mately acquainted with them, and aGof6ini
them an opportunity to understand bis posit,Os
on questions Of vital importance, AuRustul
Cesar 10 enjoying himself On pleasure excur-
sion 70 the cool regions Of the north. Il il
doubtless, verJ convenient for the ex Minister
to BE- absent just at this time. Having q
long snuf1ed the air Of foreign couFts-havins
tmbibed more or less Of their ideas of govern
ment and patterned alter their arist0cratic
manners, Il would very likely, Be quite de
tAstefal TO him nov 70 mingls and associate with
the plebian people Of Iowa, atast
For another reason it ID, doubtless, thought
best for biz Excellency, Augustus Cesar, not 10
60 before the psople, particularly ID compsny
with Mr.. Kirkwood. \ He Weuld, b called upon
| - explain 70 them hi. vote Nhich aided in che
repeal Of ~ Nissoari Cenpeomiss. vhish re-
0pe1ed, with tenfola bitteSneM, the agitation Of
i
moment gave 70 the winds she pliKhted faith Of
the. whole southern half q The Unisn which led
to al the trouble and bloodshed in Kansas, and
threw open to The blighting curse Of haman
bondage the vast territorial possessions Of the
country. To do this In . sAtisfactogy manner
would puzzle the ingenuity of the willy Cen
eral. For this very vote the people have already
repudated him II The most emphatic manner,
and q be has ret shown no sigma Of repent
| ance, they would Be hardly likely to trust him
again. The peopleiof Iowa have, BY their vote,
repeatedly expressed their opinion that the
institution Of slavery 10 sectional, and mot ma
tional, - the creed and actions Of General Dodge
proclaim.
Or, again. be might, and doubtless would be,
called upon to explain his recent letter in rela-
ton to Cuba, wherein he says he watched with
great interest, Slidell's $50 OO0, 900 bill" and
saw il defeated with regret He would iind it
very difficult to make the people Of Iowa believe
that It would, in the present impoverished state
OF the national Treasury, be good policy TO
place in the hands Of James Buchanan $3O, ,0OO,-
600 Of the peoples money to facilitate the
acquisition Of an island Of Cfeolea and Negroes
wholly incapable Of self government-and this
appropriation to be followed By others still
more enormous until the whole shall reach the
sum Of two or $500, 900. 900. It would surely,
be presuming vastly on the credulity Of the
people Of Iowa to suppose thas Gen. Dodge,
Senator Slidell, or eyen James Buchanan him
self could make them believe that it would be
good policy to pay so muchs for an island
which would be of little advantage to US,
only as it might serve to strengthen, and posi-
bly, to make perpetual, the political rule of
slavery. Every intelligent and sensible man
man knows that the South wants Cuba, not be-
cause it would expand the area Of our national
domain, not because Of its supposed necessity
TO our national defense, not because its posses
sion would enable the government to suppress
the slave trade, but simply and mainly because
it would add two or thres slave States TO the
Union, and thereby make the political power Of
slavery surely dominant for years to come, il not
forever. We apprehend that no silver tongued
Dodge will ever be able to hoodwink the people
Of Iowa on the Cuba question.
Another reason why the General refuses to
canvass the State may be his aversion to work
without prospect fos large pay. During the
last twenty years of his life Gen. Dodge has
been in office and receiving pay from the
government almost without interruption. He
has during this time received something over
100000 10 the aggregate, or something over
fourteen dollars . day for the whole time It
u hardly Reasonable to suppose that Q man,
after enjoying such opportunities rs these, would
be willing to work for nothing and bear bis own
expenses. In addition to this it 10 well known
that the General has been all along and 10 still
. firm supporter Of Buchanan's Administration.
de is an out and out supporter Of the Dred Scott
decision. H. is, doubtless, in favor Of Slave
Code for the Territories. Still he 10 now stand.
ing, nominally, on q Douglas platform. The
Representative Of 50 many incongruities, incon-
sistencies and absurdities, would make poor
figure before the people, in company with On op.
ponent who would show up his position in all
Ito hideous deformity.
These reasons are doubtless sufficient to deter
Gen Dodge from appearing before the people
in company with his opponent. he has fed At
the public crib long and greedily. He has
basked in the sunshine Of royalty until he has
grown sleekly aristoOlatic. He has gsewn rich
at the expense of the govrnment. he has
satisfied bis desire for interior Offices. He de-
clined being . candidate for Governor, but
was forced to accept, that bis name caupled
with defeat might make i epdurable. He will
quietly bide his sste. In the meantime let the
people listen to the sound expositions Of
questions Of public policy from the lips Of
the peoples candidate for Governor, Hon. s. J.
Kirkwood.
P:s.-since the above was in typewe arc
crsdibly informed that Gen. Dodge, in charge
Of Will Tomlinson, better known perhaps as
awful Disclosures" or as he styles himself, the
Hairy" Editor passed hurriedly through this
place on wednesday evening. The supposition
is that Tomlinson, fearing that Dodge would not
return from Wisconsin, hurried across the
State from the Capitol, and captured the abb
sconding Gen. somewhere on the upper
Mississippi. He is now probably At Des Moines,
mapping cut the campaign with the assistance
Of Cole and Tomlinson. When near the route
Of Mr.. Kirkwood, the General seems to travel
with fearful rapidity. Dodge, Cole and Tom
linson are nov the immortal three in whose
hands sleep the destnies Of the Iowa Democracyl
A right worthy Triumvirate Of doomed, dia.
joinsed, and demoralizsd party -[Oskaloosa
Herald.
GREELEY or Public DoCUAENrs.-A word
on the Salt Lake Nail. OF the aeycnteen hars