The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-12-10
!. DECEMBER

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item in proof, to vhich many more we're, added
At last. politicians were compelled 10 Lake,
some action on the sutject. Il soon becAiss
known TO all the people that the Slave Sta.es
hal al~sys managed TO hold 10 their hands the
political power OF the Union, and thss While they
constituted only one third Of the white popula-s
tion Of these States, they held more than two
thirds OF the lucrative and oace honorable
ofis.s; an indignisy to which nses bss suhja-
gated people had ever before submitted. The
knOsledge also became generally dlffused that,
while the Southern States owaed their Democ-
racy At home, and voted for them, they also
systematically briLe,! the nominslly Democrats
party Vt the North with the offices adro,l,
kept IT their disposal.
Through tthese and other instrumentalities,
the sentiments Of the original Garrisonian Abo>
itionists became very. widely extended, in forms
more or less diluted. But by far the most eff
cient cO-lasorere We have ever had, have been
the Slave States themselves By denying US the
sacred Right Of Petition, they reused the free
spirit OF the North, a. il never co1ld have been
reused by the loud trampet OF Garrison, or the
soul anmatu,g bugle OF Phillips. They bought
our great slAve, Daniel, and according,to their
Established usage, paid him DO wages for his
labor. Bs bis co operation, they forced the
1.
Fugitive Slave law upon u.s. in violation of all
our principles of justice. And what did they
procure for the Abditionists by that despotic
process
A deeper and wider cetesta,ion OF Slavery
throughout the Free States, and the publication
OF Uncle TOMS Cabin, nn eloquent ou,bnrst oil
moral indignation, whose echoes wakened the
world TO look upon their shame. ~
By 6ilibnstering and fraud, they dis,nembered
No. th .xt.t ~, Il
Texas, they tried to introduce il as Slave State
into the Union. Failing to effect their purpose
by constitutional means, they accomplished i.
oy most open and papable violation ef the
Constitution, and 10y obtaining the votes of Sen
ators on false pretenses.
Soon afterward, Southern, Slave Admins
traiion coded to the powerful monarchy OF
Great Britain, several hundred thousands OF
SOU are mil.s that must have been made into
free states, to which that same Administration
bad declared that the United States had suns
questionable right" and then they turned upon
the weak Republic OF Mexico, and, in order to
make more Slave States, wfested from her twice
as many hundred thousands OF square miles, 10
which ae had not a shadow OF right.
Notwithstaud ding all these extra Efforts they
saw symptoms that the political power SO long
held with firm grasp was in danger OF slip
ping IRON lheir hands, by reason Of the extern
sion OF Abolition sentinenfS ant tn. greater
prosperity OF free states. Ehtoldened by con
tin-al success in aggression, they made use OF
the preterse of "Squatter Sovereignty" 10
bre.k tn. leag,se into which they had formerly
cajled the servile representatives Of our blinded
people, by which all the territory of the United
States south OF 1869 30" was guaranteed TO
slavery. and all north of it to Freedom. Thus
Kansas became the battle ground of the ants G.
81. A. ..f
hired by the slave power were sent thither
temporarily, to do the voting and drive from
the peils the legal voters, who were often mur>
dered in the process. Names copied from the
directories OF cities in other States were returns
ed by thousands as legal voters in Kansas, in
order to stablish a constitution abhorreG by
her people, This was their excmpli6cation of
Squltter Sovereignty. A Massachusetts, Senator,
distinguished for candor, courtesy, and stainless
integrity, was hall murdered by slave holders,
merely tor having the insnliness to state these
facts 10 the assembled congress Of the nation.
Peaceful emigrants from the North, who went
to Kansas for no other purpose than to till the
soil, erect mills, aud establish manuia c,ories,
schools and churches, were robbed, outraged
and murdered For many months n war more
ferocious than the warfare of wild Indians was
carried on against people almost unresisting,
because they relied upon the Central Govern
ment for aid. And all this while, the power
OF the Uaited States, welded by the Slave
0li.archy, was on the side of the aggressors.-
They literally tied the srones and let loose the
mad dogs. This was the state of things when
the hero of Ossswatomie and his brave sons
went to the rescue. 1t was he who first turned
the tide of Border Ruffian triumph, by showing
them that blows were to be taken as well a.
given.
hnl:, h,,N
it is certainly the truth that, because the slave
holders so recklessly sowed the wind in Kansas
they reaped the whirlwihd 1t Harpers Ferry.
The people of the North had u very strong
attachment to tie Union; but, by your des>
perate measures YOU have weakened it beyond
al power Of restoration. They are not your
| enemies, as you suppose; but, ttey canno: een>
sent to be your tools Tor any ignobie task you
may propose. You must not judge Of US BY
the crawling sinuosities OF an Everett; or by our
magnificent hound, whom you trained to hunt
your poor crippies, and then sent him sneakDg
into a corner to i,e-not with shame for the
base purpose to which his strength had been
applied, but with vcxation, because you with
held from him the promised bone. Not by
such as these mast you Judge the free and en>
hghtened yeomanry Of New England. A ma.
iority of them would rejoice to have the slave
states fulfill their Oft repeated threat OF ~ith>
| draw wal from the Union. Ii has ceased to be a
! bugbear, for we begia to despair OF being able
| by any other process, to give the world An eK :
| ample of real republic. The moral sense oil
| these States is outraged BY being accompshes
| in sustaining al institution vicious in all is
aspect; and 1t it is now generally understood
that we purchase our disgrace at great pecun>
iary expense. II you would only make the Of
| Ter OF separatios in serious earnest, you wod
! ~ Of mil n
| gentlemen, aud
'Stand not upon the order Of your going.
! But GO at onceW
| Yours, with due respect,
/ l.. MARIA CHILD.
| THE PoET WnIrriER ON HARPER's FERRY.-
The Amesbury Vllager of last week contain
| an article ent.ied "The Lesson of the Day,
and bearing tic initials of the distinguished
poet, John 6. Whittier. Il condemns the mad
scheme OF Brown and his associates, while
confess,ng deep pity for them. Mr.. Whittier
ackno~iedes The doctrine of non-resistancs il
its fullest sense, AID says he has never incul
Gated the employment OF any other instrument
| talities against slavery than such as are in &C
cordauce with the peaceful precepts OF Chris
tianity aid the Constitution OF the United States
Bat in view OF the popular doctrine OF resist
anee to tyrants, everywhere taught and faunte
before the sIay, ), be wonders that insurrectio
is not the norm Il state of slave community =
And it is note worthy that the only reall,
formidable insurfecton at the South, originate
am ong the slaves themselves, previous to th
present anti slavery movement. Interference
from without il msnifes.ly failure, and vii
not be likely to De repeated in the present cen
tu-v.
But the lesson should be treasured up by tn
South, for the staying of that career Of az
gresson which tends to provoke retaliatio
upon slavery. This has been the moving caus
, OF the Harper's Ferry outbreak, and the S0ut
will vet see 1.-THE time is near ct band, !" %!
Mr. Whittier, we feel safe in predicting, whe
: the intelligent STAKEHOLDER will regard the r.
, fpeal oi the Missouri Compromise, the Fugitiy
, | Siapa Law AID iha DIed Scott Deciaion.