The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-09-24

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Essensy ~ saaualsiina - ~ appsa1Sule,
IRON amidst The nebalons matter Geaafnw q the
atmosphere VI chance, o. ne aomines 81 10 e.
mocfacy for the vice>presideooy, - nsu snss-
pasiag 10 bow The knee Of o1Seessseling . shsi
fortunate individual jnsssad & beldinaSs 20
any one Of the consteljAtAd atailAbilitieS sA5ked
about for presidsAk The thing i I'll cut and
dried. There 10 - b . tsiaogulas, OF possibly
quadrsngliar, confess fos the major post, via:
between Two democratic aspirant> fer the chair
OF James the Second, one republican, and one
unadplterAted nativeist- John Il. Bolts or Con.
Stockton-sho ere to be defeated By The rule
OF NO choice By tie people, when the selection
wiz have 70 be made BY C0Dgress-or rather
BY the upper branch OF that body-uhoss dem.
ocratic strength 10 to elect vice president 70
gu the major office. The thing il thaorcsical-
y dependent. however, on the practical repu>
diation Of Douglas aud his doctrines b the
Charleston Convention, which 10 result Z little
more likely to happen; for the south, having
80 long dlctsted what democratic procedure
should be. gill not be very apt 70 allow itself to
be 6uliied oas Of its right, by usage, TO do the
same thing again. Douglas, no doubt, ID trying
hard TO COAX and 10 control the south-shaking
q united democratic north in the face Of that
sectien-as II the, thing which he threatens had
the stamina. which Il has not; but the south 10
not TO be intimidated in that fashion, and hence
the probability Of Douglas being thrown over
board upon the domination OF party dissenting
from the action OF tho national convention
The ADMINISTRATORS will abide By the regular
and the popular sovereigns viii stick to the OBJ.
DosiIe candidate and chaOs. will mix I'M arnonv
the mess. The Americans OF the stiff back
stripe are far from being numerous, aud may
not brag Of influence beyond holding rather
crazy 3alAnce Of power in couple or 90 OF
Ststes. What then, 10 to hinder the Republi>
cans, with a popular presidential candidate,
which they may have,sa and . popular platform
which they now have, (and require no better, }
to whip all the parties out OF the ring, and car
~ the election BY the popular vote? There il
no reasonable hindrance, We think, even should
all the results above speculated fail to ensue-
Should it be otherwise the chance would be the
nearer certainty. Discretion in acting and in
resolving; devotion 10 :he principles laid down
10 the Philadelphia platform Of 1856, a reiec-
ton Of the half way doctrines OF the Douglas
faction-presched not as Of real practical use,
bat for mere electioneeripg purposes aud at
the best Of very abstract value-and little
more Of that patient industry which has revolu-
tionized the minds OF the majority west and
north, aud which is sapping the strong founda-
tions Of democracy in the south. and upholding
the superior claims of free men and free GOV
ernmenment-a little, and but little more Of
that determined and enlghtening element and
the day Of victory is ours.-Norwich Conn.,
Courier. s-s