The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-09-10

We trust the people Of Iowa will be mindful,
when they 20 to the polls on The lth proximo,
that General Augustus Caesar Dodge has been
laboring for some months under . head Of steam
6t 10 propel the Great Eastern from Holvhead
to Portland, and that very disgrsceful defeat
might 40 affect HE nervous system 40 TO induce
a rash act. We have no wish to hea. of his
having committed suicide about the middle of
next month. We are his friends. We desire
that he may live long on the land. The Re-
publican party have use for him. They wish
TO keep him for Q salutary public example Of
the genus Dougface. He has bis uses. They
are not in the line OF legislation, or the manage
meut of the ship Of State it is true be acknowl-
edges that the most important act Of his Sena.
torial career was to introduce bill for the
organization Of Nebraska Territory without
knowing anything ofEits provisions. Possibly
the bill vas drawn by the same man who wrote
Jones speech-the Rev. Henry Clay Dean, then
Champlain Of the Senate. Jones forgot bis
speech when be rose to rehearse it; Dodge took
warning and never read the bill at all. Still
Dodge has bis uses. We intend, therefore. to
saw something in his behalf, with view to ease
his fall. preserve the vital spark. and 90 forth,
and 90 forth.
Dodge's natural impulses are mot wholly lead.
With q different training in youth he might
have made useful citizen. A great man he
could never have been, because the DEGREES Of
nature we're envionsy opposed to the Dodges in
the first instance. But Caesar is not responsible
for the intense bigotry, the blind prejudices.
the unreasonibg devotion to the slave-breeders,
which characterize him. These things were
educated into him. Having no grasp Of mind,
no enlarged perceptions. be is incapable Of tax
ing in the idea Of progress. That which was
dropped into his mind-as . stone into . we'll
twenty years ago, remains undisturbed and un'
movable. He isdperfectly honest in his be let's.
He actually thinks it 10 his duty TO run after
niegers Whenever and wherever be may be
summoned BY an Irish Deputy Marshal. He v
fully convinced that this great Ueion will be
dissolved, unless the people Of lows do the aame
thing. He honestly regards the defeat of xr.
Kirk wood essential 10 The preservation OF the
Constitution. He believes in his Utmost heart
that niggers are somehow necessary TO The
psrpesuity Of the Republic. Beyond this little
creed his ideas of government, Of sQuaeter
sovereignty, of federal relations, ETC., are in
initely vague and confused. He goes for the
bred Scott decision because be understands that
is 10 somehow pro-slavey, and because other
pro.slavery men 70 for il. But 10 ell this there
10 nothing which can be called depravtsy Of
heart. He vas taught these things quarter
Of century ego more Or les, and his 10 nature
which can unlearn nothing. The Ingenious
writer Who discussed the question, 'Have We
Bourbon among " 2" lost bis cass By present.
| Ing the claims Of the Rev. Eleasuf Williams
instead Of Dodgss. lit uas The distinguishing
trait Of that nebls family that they never
learned anything and nsvss forgot anything !;
Dodge i qualified - Try sitlss - The thross q
France against III creaGio0.
Theso are some u The reasons Why Tho people
Of Iowa should not deal with Dodge q With .