The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-07-16
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a. - - - sspestsd, - nssgr1l phstorn
of ~ ehan Dsn,oesacy q Iowa, eEeites inense
nanooa a1one tho osiG. bocked and 'sUBt1fstned"
Il she rsnks Of The faittfpl. The nora they
read Il, - ness her Hike Il and the more IRE
eistibIe their incllnaliouo - e3pectcrase when-
ever Il comee wishn steis range Of vision. Il
aimed y ssis all aad very naturally fails 20 suit
any. The Adminissfatio0 men feel that y 10 in-
salting 70 their chief, and % IN Administration
elsvapd to power By democratic votes. Iis
plask3 VII not dovetail with those Of any Other
State platform. It's treatment Of national poll
sics y % full Of quacksry and chsslatanism, %
timid and o0wardly, 80 unmeaning and incon-
siDeent with itself and everything else, bold,
candid, oaaspoken man, Who 10 NOT ashamed Of
HE party connection, scorns TO oavance in its
behalf even the semblaacs Of IN apology; much
leW IN outright advocsey. The thing cannot
be defended. Leading Democrats have, in our
own hearing, expressed for it consemps and
loathing. Il would be kicked out Of . respect
able democratic convention in any other SAte
than Iowa. Il was endured BY the convention,
simply because it did not attempt in direct
terms, TO compliment Douglas at the expense of
Buchanan; because, in fact, - Judge Mcfarland
aaid. 'G does mot endorse ssybody" The Judge
might have added, it endorses hardly any thing
that any other Democratic convention has been
inclined 70 endorse.
When Democratic stumpers 60 before the
people with this platform in their hands, they
will be compelled, At once, 70 hide their dinin-
ished he,ds.
The party is in favor Of the Pacific Railroad,
flalethe candidate, trying to stand on the plat.
@n. WHY, then have yeu not constructed
one long since! says the nearer. The Republi-
cans were ready al the tinetO vote for Road;
your votes. The Callfotpia Henstors we're com.
PEELED, last sesson, to admit this fact.
The party is in favor Of . Homestead Bill
Why then was it voted down IN the late Con-
Gunes byA solid Democratic msjoritys
The party is opposed to the African Slave
Trade. Is it? Why then do eli the arguments
in its favor come from . section of the Union
that is entirely democratic, after the
manner OF some men,-and why is it that the
Slave Traders and Pirates who are re-opening
this traffic, are acquitted by Democratic juries
/ in Democratic States, without rebuke from
Democratic Administration or Democratic
journals. Why is it that a power that proves
all sufficient to punish the harboring or feeding
Of poor fugitive, suffers whole carg0es o
Africans to be kidnapped and smothered be
tween decks, at the bid OF slayeholdiug cupidity
The party is 10 favor of economy in admins
tering the General Government Is il? VIII,
then, does its own chosen Administration spenc
more money than any other Administration thu
Government has ever knownS
The party maintains the right of Territories
to legislate on lhe subject Of Slavery! Buchan
an and the Supreme Court say that the Con
stitution carries Slavery into all the Territories
Of the Union; and that it lis surprising any
doubt has ever been entertained upon the sub
Iject? If the Constitution carries it there-~and
Douglas %hims1f defends this decision-the
right to legislsse, you contend for, is for the
prstsesioa Of Slavery; fol. it wllfnot be alleged
that the Territorial Legislature can nullity the
Constitution aud the decision OF the Supreme
Court. -
The party is not responsible for. the decisions
If the Supreme Court Is it notf Why then
surrender Stale Rights, at the dctum OF this
i Court? " @
The party maintains that the Territories arc
entitled to self-sovernment and the undisturbed
regulation OF their own a6airs. Does it p
Why, then, were the bayonets of a hired sol
diery brough 10 bear against Kansas; the bal.
lot box of that Territory polluted ~ ruhian:
under pay OF the General Government; and q
bribe offered to induce the acceptance Of a Con
st;tution abhorreutso Kansas, after force itse
had failed to accomplish the result a.ass
The portion of the Democratic platform de
voted 10 State policy, is equally Unfortunate
The revival of the already thrice defeated at
tempt to appeal 20 prejudice and passion against
the handful OF blacks in theState of Iowa, is
abhorrent to every manly sentiment. Sensible
democrats are sick Of this silly clamor. They
are ashamed of party that would come dowI
to q level with South Carolina, and deny to the
| negro even the poor privilege, Of learning t.
read and write, in a separate tchool. The ut
tempt to- break up the whole common schoo
system, and make it the football OF party, il
intensely disgusting to those who, like Hall ant
johnson, putahe system in the Constitution, il
order to remove it from the reach of party
Sensible democrats see, also, thass the iLtrodue
ton Of the temperance question into part.
platform, is unfortunate and will prove losing
game.
Thus are the Democrats Of Iowa beginning
the work of splitting upon their platform. The.
regard it as milestone around their necks, des
tined to sink them to lower depths of defeat an'
dishonor. They will have none OF it; aud tb
only effect will be to produces stampede anon:
honest democrats to the Republican ranks.