The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1860-06-02
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The South began TO sing,
eYour little Squatter Sovereign
Shan't be our King r
II
Hi diddle, diddle the Dretl Scott riddle!
The delegates scattered like looms!
The little Dug swcars TO seo the snort.
And The S0utherncrs count their spoons
There was little Senator
Who wasn't very wise,
i He jumped into Convention
And scratched ont both his eyes,
And when he found his eyes were out
With al his might and main,
He boltei oft Baltimore
To scratch them in again.
Springfield, Nay 8, 1850.
To BIZ OR Nor TO BE-We cannot determin.
| whether the triumph Of the Republicans in No
vcmber will be more promoted by the nomination
or by the defeat Of Judge Douglas It Baltimore
II he should be dropped, the party will be weak
ened, the party will be weakened in every Fret
State and utterly paraly1ed IL not disbanded II
the Northwest; Ii he should be nominated, tho
Cotton States will bolt as body, aud the rest Of
the Slave States are very likely to follow them
| Mr.. Benjamin's late specch-which has been
or will be read by every Democrat Of any note OF
influence in the South-is exerting most dana
ging influence oyer the Little Giants prospects
throughout every State south Of Mason 4 Dixon's
1t is noteworthy that, after 1.-THE Cicero Of the
| Senate" and half dozen other life long Demo-
Gratis had tried their powers on Douglas with very
little effect, our old Wing compatriot, BENJAMIN
| took the task in hand aud read the Giant square
| out OF the Democratic party in about three
hours. Mr.. Benjamin's Democracy is pure pro.
slaveism apart from the Negro Question, he Is
| as good Wing to-day as Bell or Everett Yet
he turns disciple and deyotee of Old Hickory
out of the party founded by that sorta; % read.
lily as he would kick dog down stairs, and, hay-
ing locked the door behind his back, wishes him
very good morningt This Is queer world.
Having no wishes in the premises, we are able
to watch coolly the moving Of the waters; and
our decided impression ia that Douglas il to 20
overheard his fate is in the hands Of the New
York Softs--probably the most debauched and
slippery faction that this country ever saw. They
are essentially Of the school of Sir Boyle Rookie,
the Irish Unionist, "who thanked God that he
had country to SELL" They never yet had
chance to sell anything and missed it, upless they
had strong hopes Of driving better bargain else.
where And all signs indicate that they are about
to let Douglas slide. They have already been
faithful to him for more than two months, which
is great while for them. They are now coquet-
ting with Guthrie and Breckinridgc; but they
mean Horatio Seymour all the time. He is their
own man, and his election would throw the vast
patronage of the government completely in their
hands; while they rely on the gratitude of the
Rum interest for his veto of the Maine Law to
supply the sinews of war for the canvass and add
heavily to his vote. If the South will agree to
take him without requiring too rank platform,
on whispered assurance that he is "a:l right"
he is very ant to be nominated
Still, we think Guthrie would prove stronger
candidate. In the first place, he is Southron,
has fought the battles of Slavery all his lfe and
was prominent in fastening upon Kentucky the
memorable Pro-Slavery Constitution that is fast
sinking her, in enterprise, wealth, and popula-
ton, to the level of the Carolinas Then he is
sort Of Protectionist, and that would help his
poll in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and along
down the Ohio. True, Democratic protection.
ist in the Presidential chair is as important
as though he were in China witness Mr..
but then, the fools not being all
dead, by great many, his Protectionism will
serve as a lure for Northern votes while the Cot
ton States will perfectly comprehend that it can
never amount to anything.
The Douglas meeting recently held in the Free
States can only serve to strengthen our conyic-
lions that their hero is doomed They are largely
but not by the men who manage Con
ventions and control nominations They talk
right to the point but their very admonitions
and resolves betray consciousness Of danger
What use in saying impressyely that Douglas
must not be thrown overheard, unless there is
manifest danger that he uM bes
The most hopeful-that Is, the least hopeless
course now open to the Sham Democracy is to
igree to differ and run two t;ckets-Dougas and
stephens for the North Hunter or jeff Davis
With Gushing or 7. II. Seymour for the South
|sv holding fast to Squattcr Sovereignty in the
Free and striking out boldly for Slavery Protec-
ion in the Slave States, they might possibly
throw the election into Congress, where the
House would probably fail to elect President,
while the Senate would easily elect Stephens or
he other Democrat Vice President, and he, fail
ng an election By the House, would become
President in fact This is not very plain sailing
lin truth it it is very crooked and dubious-but
here is no better. If the Shams are to succeed
1t all, it must he through some such nice engi
,tering as this The overwhelming probability
>, however, that, whether they ad, ance in two
ines or in one, they are doomed to signal defeat.
i New York Tribune.
4 SPEECH OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN The follow
ng extract from one of Abraham Iincoln's |
speeches in reply to Douglas, has curious per-
inency to the present time, when he is so unan-
mously nominated by united party for Presi-
lent, while Douglas cannot get the nomination |
Il even the distracted and disorgunized faction
allied Democracy:
"There is still another disadvantage under |
which We labor, and to which will ask your at |
ention. 1t arises out Of the relative positions Of
ne two persons who stand before the State as
andidatcs for the Senate. Senator Douglas IL of
vide world renown All the anxious politicians |
Il his party, or who have been Of his party for
ears past, have peen looking upon him as GER
ainly at great distant day, 10 be Me President
4 tie United States. They have seen in his round
oily, fruitful face, post-offices, land-olices mar
halslips and cabinet appointments, chargeships !
md foreign missions, bursting and sprouting out |
II wonderful exuherance, ready to be laid hold |
If by their greedy hands. And as they have |
hey cannot, in the little distraction that has Ia
Ken place in the party, bring themselves to give |
.p the charming hope; but with greedier anxiety |
hey rush aboat him, sustain him, and give him |
marches, triunl entries. and receptions beyond
what in the days Of his highest prosperity they |
could have brought about in his favor. o., tie |
'ontfary no baty has eaer erpaeta TO he Poi,
lent in my poor, lean, lank face, nobody has |
ever seen that any cabbages were sprouting out.
These are disadvantages all taken together, that
he Republicans labor under. We hare to fight
.is baitlenpoa principle, AID upon principle alone.
am, in a certain sense, made the standard
,earer in behalf Of the Republicans. Iwas made
20 merely because there had to be same one SO
placed being in aowsse preferable to any one
of the twea,y :Bse-perhaps hundred we have
~ the Republican ranks. ThcnI say wish it to
be distinctly understood and borne in mind, that
We have to fight this battle without m2sy--per.
haps without any-of ,hs essernai aids which
are brough. to bear against us, So l hope those
ria aa6a. am surrounded hare principle enough
% ner,v themselves for tie task o,dltme a2s.a,y aa.
o'e, that cea be fairy done. 10 s.s"y adou. lsriela
,es,M
TALK WITH TaE JAPANEsE.--An interesting
interview occurred on Monday between Or. Hill.
Of the Columbus (0hio) Lunatic
ASYLUM, aud the physicians to the japanese En-
bassy. The following collequy took place:
DR. Hiil-liow many insane persons have you
In Japans Very few.
Have you separate hospitals for thems We
have four hospitals in Jcddo for the sick, with
separate wards for the insane.
Do you use force or violence in their manage.
ment! We do not, but have s'roSg rooms and
guards.
40 you .ser bleed insane persons: Never.