The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1860-07-28

Gherwoods Corners, ID thie couaty, for IT, psist
1eEo d pursuing and ltsanscsibing for pnhlica-
tlon this vesitable original letter from Patrick
Menfy. Il Wns a6are "a 70 John AlsoP, ven
eFabls and worthy membeTof - GOctsty of
Friends, then residing It Huasouy NJ n, whose
aon IhOsitas subsequently, mafsied Aery,s sister
Humphrey and 6lOcam Ho1lAnds ef this county
IN Whose family Il has ever sinee peen cafeapiiy
preserved. a
'HAEovEh VA, JANUARY y, lJsSs
"Deaf Sir: take this cppossanisy g ac-
knowledge the teceipsoa Ansnony nene1ss = eook
aSainse ne Gave ssade. snank y0u g. ~
whose chie4 excel1ence con1sss = s0a1en.ng ele
Aner feelings enoen enccoEseSA "a cI ss:- -
toealy fepaS1ans % ne ntes 2. ssSus
and wrong Mnas 49, g w N .Hs = 49, =
snis eDo@lanose NJ 49, a =. :.
sne most ~ 49, 49,. .
nave P.etensOns . 1899 y. w.
suu y ~. ~ 49, ~
susv 81 ssa ~ sA;.A - 49,.
sPssss - s'vaeCo - $500 ...sa.e,.
s ... au9 oA' ' 'g - : - s.'s
ue ~ : 1850. .,.,,. ,.As,, IN.
- -" v. sn's.s s5 a.s.,ea s,s crasr.tcoa
s's ..sN =. '.Sy ..s... 80. .il 49,.
s..s', erSa... a.. - 1890, 80 .rd s,,sh =
losFu ~ n'els 80 :. susn = 30 Ia. ~.
country We nnd men processing : EsneWn u'c
most humane. mild, meek genie ana generous
auap.ang pflneiPie 40 tePugnsns ~ humanity
~ ~ y CONSISTENT w'tn me n'O,e snu ueseruc-
ave 70 hoerty!-hvery s1inklng honest msu re-
lects ~ IN speculation. ROW lev IN PFscIce,
from CONSCIENTIOUS mouves.
the world, IN general, mas denied your peo-
pie share Oh ats honossi but tine wse VIII ascrioe
20 You Aust tribute Ola slrtuous praise LOT tne
pracece OF tram OF virtues among wnicn your
disagreement to slavery will be principally rank
81. cannot but Wish weli 70 people whose
system initiates the example OF MN whose NE
was perfect; and, believe me, snau nonor the
Quakers for their noble efforts to abolish slavery:
lis equally caicufaed 70 promote moral ana
political good. ,,i,
Wouid any one oeiieve shat am master "
slaves oy my own purchase! am Drawn a.one
by the general Inconvenience OF living without
them Will not cannet JUSTIFY, IT, however
culpable my conduct. ! VIII so iar pay my de-
voir to virtue as to own the excellence ana rec.
tltude OF her precepts, ana 10 lament my "an =,
Of conformity to Them. / believe time will
come when an opportunity viii pc anoroeo 70
ABOLISH tnislAmentaDle evil. Every shins We c",.
do is to improve II, II II happens ~ our oay' =
MOI ;.i -. ~ .s.aos ntv for their unhsnpy lot
and an adherence Of slavery. II, we cannot re-
duce this wished for reformation down to prae-
uce, es vs. .ses. sne u' Spaya,non. NO can
make towards Justice. It is debt we owe to
the purity of our religion to show that it IS
variance with the law which warrents slavery:
Here is an instance that silent meetings the
SCOT of reverend d0ctors) have done that which
learned and elaborate preaching cannot eHeet,so
much preferable are the general dictates OF con-
science, and steady attention to its feelings,
above the teachings of these men who pretend to
have found better guide. / exhort you to per-
severe in go worthy resolution. Some of your
people disagree, or at least are lukewarm IN the
abolition Of slavery. Many treat the resolution
of your meeting with ridicule; and among those
who throw ridicule and contempt on It are
clergymen whose surest guard against both rldi-
cule and contempt is certain act OF Assembly.
know not where to stop could say many
things on this subject, a serious review OF which
gives gloomy perspective to future times. Elk
cuse this scrawl, and believe me, with esseenh
your humble seryent.
PATRICK HENRY, Jr.
JOIN ALsop, Hudson, New iork.
----5 41a On
SOUTHERN REASONS FOR SUPPORTING DOUGLAS
The Atlanta (Ca Southern Oonfeaersey, one
nc ,he chief org.na .f the Douolasites in Gear.
wy .",. =,
gia' ana edl'eo oy hre-ea'''s u'su''o"'' mac
Herschel V. johnson, gives the following rea-
Sons for supporting the Douglas ticket,
pooansa ,ha gn,or mus, ba nreserved bv
o,oa,;a H., ri MI hv mo cho;c, nc onu o,Ler
49, rh;. nra,anse e too TRANSPARENT 10 afford
even a decent disouise for a rank disunionist-
wv. ~, 800 90 ,,sed hv this s.S,ntb
ern Co,fa darscyD news,,oner-the very name of
which IL significant Of it, nrincinles: =
Wa hel;eya nv the election Of Stephen A.
Douglas that the present Union would be per.
net,,ated ,hrouch ali ftime u and ,rout his elec
Therefore we desire hfss1elcet;on.
rro,', hos.;,;tr 70 Tho Comnrom;se Me,s,res
or Is,o (which n Y Iohnson zea,onsly on.
nosed \ and the belief that q strictly Southern
nol;cv would ha ;nancur,ted Inv bnclas IL
slnctsa
We o,oto 90 hofo-o. -
W. hoI;ovo th., N. no,tra,;tv lave H.. co,o.
Is.o ~ ii, s,bse,,,,e,a ,o,
,ce, ,,,,,s, 10 Me Sa,A and that nv the
alo".;o IS n. Rora,.s -, III no ;,,a,,,,,,,,
- ..h;ah ~ S"s,,, III, ~, ,',aos5 No., a,
- .sa.;.- ..;.,, -, s;..o. sa..;nns Tho,a
~ da"' ny. 1919 as.'oo ".s Lie a,oa,;on
n ns 90 49, 49, =: =
ne.a , Dous.as c ~as .nss; ae .i -
eulne' as lie nlnsel' ooas.eu iass Witt. w,9.
uoesSsom y ro1"D ~; ''uasy, no'n VI ',i:'
e = ilie' ANS Is INC i"hsaase VI MS
"e"lsir organ.
M noes'as sa" e'e iiijus'ice vi Tue Missouri
oonpFon'lse 10 'he eou'n, hehce through ms IN
st.1l'en.ty was iepe"eu a"u o.aes,y e4ef !"
co t1on 90 eeSfteS oo "'"f"'es % "ss 'ow p""@"
norm toft"0e.
a.. from desire 10 secure ne re'cisna'9 q Hf
African SLAVE TRADE On thls point we quote
AZ iength TINS same oou'hern Oonleoeracy, MT
douglas Jealous Georgia organ:
,te are for me repedcf Me1sse1c''ons upon Me
Ayrlean ota5y Iraae, rs9asy0ess q as ao.arta .r
unpaaey oy No'aaer" 'a''a'ses ana Soaase''s s1'-
This is our cherished article. We are an out
and out advocate for the re-openipg OF the Afri-
can Slave Trade; for the reason that il we had
more negroes the South could now and then adj.
init new Slave States, and we would hear less
about Squatter Sovereignty, and there would be
no demand for Congressional protection. Be-
sides, another very great reason why we are for
repeating all restrictions upon the African Slave
Trade is, that under the existing statute slave
holder is stigmatized as Il pirate" when these
very 'pirotes not only feed, ciothe, aud
christianize heather race but from the pro
ducts arising from the LABOR OF tne slaves owned