The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1860-08-11

WASHINGTON HuNT.-Mr i. II Plel pont prom
inent supporter of Bell and Everett, writes iror
Paramount, Va to the Baltimore Patriot. review
ing Gov. Hunts late effort at Albany. He can
| not see why Breckenridge ia to be preferred t
Lincoln. il AN election by the people is desired
for the fIrmer, if chosen at all. win undcubtedl
| secure the woes Of a minority. Mr.. Pierpon
says in conclus ion
''IfGov. Hunt is determined to turn the Bel
and Everett party into nose Of wax to serv,
the bchcsts of jobbing politicians, to secure tn
election Of particular favoritcs let him say so.-
The idea was first started that the Bell and Ey
erett men were an laid society" to the Democra
cy. But after the division at Baltimore, it wal
evident that the Democracy, instead of one sait
society had formed two for Lincoln. But III,
Governor seems bound to carry out the first idea
that he will not let the Democracy defeat them
selves. oh, no, they are SO national, especial,
the Yancey wing, that all the Bell men in til,
North must unite with Douglas to defeat Lincoln
there, that Lane may be President. Is not thi
bright idea! Yet it is the legitimate, losica
consequence of Gov. Hunts proposition. An,
man that begins to make propositions publicl,
for political intrigue shows its improperly. TIL,
only true Democratic mode of making Prcsi
dent is for man to vote for the electors wht
represent his sentiments, and If a majority o
such electors are elected according to the Con
stitution Of the United States. let them cleo
their President, and there is the end of it. Blu
all attempts to get the people to enter into un
holy combinations to do one thing to prevent an
other that asthird, more to be deprecated thar
the second, may happen, ought to meet promp
reputation by all the people of every party, vi,
less politics is a mere game, to be PLAYED at al
gamblers PLAY at cards, to make money. Al
who view politics in this light are welcome te
play as they please.
CHANGES IN INDIANA.-The Wabash Plain
dealer, the only Douglas organ in Wabash couI
ty, aud the leading one in the Eleventh District
Las hauled down the names of Douglas an.
johnson, and announced Its purpose to support
Lincoln and Hamlin hereafter. We noticed last
week that the editor after getting up spicy is
sue in behalf Of Douglas on Friday, had Joined
the Wabash Republican Club on Friday night
but doubted if it were anything more than
quiz. 1t now appears to be real and sincere
change, and VIC need hardly say valuable olt
to the Republicans of Wabash.
Still another. After the Breckenridge demon
stration on Tuesday, Charles Coulon OF this city
. prominent German Douglas Democrat, 70,
years the leading adviser, and most reliable de.
fender Of the faith among the Germans, recent
~ Justice OF the Peace, and one of the Mar
sha!s Of the Douglas procession on the 18th, an
nOunccd mis- fixed determination to support Mr.
Lincoln, and his desire, on fitting opportunity
to give his reasons publicly for his action. We
are informed that his chief reason is the impossi
bility Of electing Douglas, and his preference
between Lincoln and Breckenridge, for Lincoln.
Like oil other sensible observers, he sees tina,
Douglas cannot be elected, either by the people
or the House, aud he has no wish to strengthen
proslavery measures by voting 90 No to defeat the
only man whose politics opposes slavery extern
sion.-[ indianapolis Journal.
Senator Green Of Missouri, in recent speech
ar st. Joseph, dealt the Little Giant some pretty
severe leit-handed blows, as follows:
He supported John C. Rreckinridge, because
he had never Travelled up and down the river on
the decks Of steamboat, advocating his own
election to the Presidency; he had never de.
scended into beer saloOas, and drank lager in or.
der to gain popularity with the yulger raLble
he had never sent hired letter-writers oil ever
the country to puff himself into notoriety. and
cry down everybody else; he had never prosti.
tnted the telegraph to sound his own praises and
misrepresent every other prominent man in the
patty and, finally, he supported him because
he was the only man who had any chance Of de.
feating Lincoln. No Southern State would, un
der any circumstances, cast her Electoral vote
for Douglas, and he didn't believe he could get .
single Northern State.
We know n. Keitt. He is warm-hcarted
man. He Is good fellow. He 10 pleasant
companion. We like him. We ere sorry he ID
. traitor. When be IL hanged, We shan't 10 able
To look through our spectacles 1t that one. We
shall turn our head away.-Loaisvills Journal
A lady residing in Avon, Dodge county, Mich.