The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-05-10
John Hickman VI. Buchanan.

AZ nominating convention recently helt
Of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Hon. Johr
Hickman (Democras,) made m eloquent
speech from which Ne take the following
extracts:
The history Of Mr.. Buchanan's executive
life haa already bsen written, and too plain.
lyyto be- obliteratsd By bribed eulogy, or to
BE- misunderstood BY the people Of this State
ana nation. Neither political can
iurat;on nor party magic can make them
forget the wicked violation of pledges, the
arrogance Of bloated power, the prostitution
ofCongress. the pro6igacy Of departments, or
the rapid and marked encroachments upon
popular constitutional rights. Judgment,
6nal Judgment has been calmly and delib-
erately passed upon this treason to the de-
mocracy, this assassination Of common hon
esty, and it 10 - irreversaLls q the DEGREES
Of God 1t 10 wise, therefore, in this conven-
ton, 70 speak the truth plainly, and to avoid
the folly Of an attempt to cover up an aoda-
eious criminality We must all condemn
(Applause)
complaints made BY the residents Of Kansas
were ascertained to be true. Although the
South, by the Legislation Of 1854, was pledg-
ed to maintain the domestic sovereignty Of
the territories, portion Of their people
from Missouri entered upon the soil Of Kan.
cas-, and, by force and fraud, seized the law
making power, stilled the voice Of the majori-
tv, and enacted statutes disgraceful to the
age and nation. The facts when legally re-
vealed, made deep impression upon the pub.
lie mind, aud Mr.. Buchanan found it neces-
sary,in order to carry the election in his own
state, to pledge himself distinctly to the
maintenance Of the doctrine Of popular
sovereignty, and to defend the rights Of those
who had been thus rothlesely despoiied. l
will not pretend to indicate the particular
weakness IN his nature that induced him to
turn the hand Of the suicide against his own
fame, 20 it matters little whether II arose
from timidity, fear Of his enemies out
weighing q love Of his friends a careless
disregard Of fair dealing, or weak puerile
vanity. IL 10 enough to know that he deceiv-
ed all our hopes, turned with the blacklist
ingratitude upon the selfsacri6ced friend
ship BY which he reached the goal
Of bic feverish ambition, and sought by all
the means within the reach of drunken and
etggering authority, to disgrace every man
whom he could not debauch. Suddenly, and
as by the touch Of the wand Of the magician,
he became TRANSFORMED from the sympathiser
with down trodden freedom, to the open and
shameless defender of aggressive and law
defying slavery. loud and continued ap-
plause
The halls Of the national legislature were
turned into marts for conscience, he pub
lished his interpretations of party principles
and platforms with the arrogance Of dicta.
tor; and commanding his subordinates in
Office, and his coward slaves, to rei:erate and
proclaim his bulls OF party accommodation
against all who were rash enough to follow
An independent judgment These acts Of
themselves are enough to sever allegiance.
1t would be an i'll shapen manhood which
could tolerate them in silence But because
We denounce them, We are anthamatised as
rebellious. Sir, we will see where the rebel.
lion will end. 1t will end in the supremacy
Of the laws; in the integrity of the constitu
ton; in the publication Of parties in the
sworn loyalty Ofexecutives, and the vigorous
growth, material greatness and eternal DOM
nance of the North. (Applause
There 10 where it will end Popular SOW
ereignty, invoked by the south, will be de-
feated by US. and it shall unfold the yelled,
yet dimly discovered destiny of this great
republic. We are battling for the right, for
the spirit of the institutions our fathers es-
tabiished; let US feel that we are doing this,
and We will accomplish the victory Of our
Not q mere naked triumph at the
polls, but the great success afterwards-the
self government Of men; the
dedication of a continent to consistent lib
srty- (Applause
Those who stop to talk of Cancellation and
between us and the self-consti
tuted oracles Of the Democratic party can
have but feeble appreciation Of the real
Of things. When YOU can harmon
re light and darkness, integrity and corrup-
ION, the patriotic devotion Of the private |
'itlssn to the principles Of onr government.
With tyranny worse than that Of the middle |
lges, it will be time enough to cry "peace."
Let this truth be made prominent that there
. an eternal antagonism between freedom |
Ind slavery. The constitution OF the human |
mind and the human heart makes 1t inevita- |
lie; and the one or the other must eventually |
,sin the ascendency. The struggle between
hem, butjust degun, is now going on in our
midst, and he 10 but superficial. observer
rho does not discover it We have acted |
lonorably-benevolently. For long, long
ears, we have defended the chartered rights |
# our southern brethren we have even con-
eded their exactious we have given them
ii the advantages springing from unequal
egislatiop we have changed policy to suit
heir notions Of interest until having grown
1t, they demand - . preogative that we |
ranted a. favor, and having found Pres
dent without affections, sworn officer not
fraid of perjury, willing to back their pre-
snsions, they would now treat US as com
ION enemy, and brand our names with indel-
bic infamy They have done more-they
ave gone farther; they have come amongst
., bribed cupidity with gold, ambition
nth promotion, and vanity with temporary
to do violence to Justice
onger forbearance not only ceases to be
lrtuous, but it becomes cowardly and base.
he North has rights, long in allegiance truly
ct not lost; We will save them; BY walls
nd fire and blood, if needs be, We will save
aezn.
ga Free Churches.
We extract another article upon this sub.
.ct from the columns Of the Cincinnati
|azette +
When John the Baptist sent mes sengers
} enquire Of Jesus whether he was really
'e Messiah, among other proofs OF his divine
,aracter and mission, he gave the prophet