The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1860-09-08


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FKILow Crrlxrxs We claim that our polit1.
cal system i . judicious one, and that " - -
intelligent and yirtuous people. The government
ought therefore not only 70 secure respect 1asd
good win abrosd bpt alsp n Qfoduce good order,
cootensment and harmony - home. Il falls .
attain these enda Tka CahadianS c6ft1inly mel
tier envy nor love u. AL the fudep Hdelt
Amarican powers from de Rio Gfande % Cape
Horn. While they strive % cohsttuct g0vefnnaents
for themselves after oar models, fear, many q
them hate ~ Eufopetn nations do in0eSd r.
we're oar conslitutiouS and ADMIRE our peg IRA
bos they generally agfes "A Prens.neing = H.
consistent with oar organic psineipIe ard capri
csous. me President inveiEls agaiase cosfupsioa
among the people, The simmsdiste rspseeeasa-
tives Of the people in Congress charge ~ Prssi-
dent With immogai practices. md the President
proAAssa against their action as spbyersiye Of he
Execntivc prero9atiyes The House Of RepFeeenr
tatives organizes itself copv amid conia
ed dangers Of popular c0mmOti0n. The Senate
listens unsntprised, and almost WithOas excite
nevss to isienacss Of violence, seceeston ard dis
union Frauds and violence in the 7aerritOstes
are pAlhkted and rcwafded.y Exposure and =.
distance to them are cohdemned AnA puAished
while the just, enlightened and reasonable WI Of
the people there, though constitutionaliy express
ous cafcomveose0, 0isOueyeu aAu 49, i
States watch anxiously for unlawlel ,nsfas'on
and invasion by citiaens Of other bsaisss wniie
the Federal Courts fail to suppress piracies On
the high seas, and even On our otn cOasta-l The
government of the Union, courts and submits 20
State espionage Of The Federal mails, while the
States scarcely attempt TO protect the PERSONAL
righta Of citizens Of other States, peacefQlly ppr
suing harmless occupations WITHIN tneir tfasetnsl
Jurisdictions. i,
- 4 GRANGE WANTED.
Y S Are the people satisfied and content Let
their se yera parties ana masses answer. Certain
" you. the Republicans 81 Michigan, as well as
the Republicans throughout the whole country,
are not satisfied. But you are interested in .
change bf administration, and therefore perhaps
preipdiceyl, Ask, then, the Constitutional Union
men. few aud ineAlcient, indeed, here, but nti-
mcrou. and energetic elsewhere. They are not
ed. ID they are now, III hopeless attempt to or
ganize new party without any principles at all,
after their recent failures to combine such par
" on obnoxious principles But they also are
interested and possibly prcjudiced, like the Re
pnhlieane Appeal then to the Democratic party,
which enjoys and yields the patronage and pow
er Of the Federal Government. Even the DEM
'0crats are no less d'ssafished Thev certafniy
are dissatisfied With the Kepubifcans, witn tine
National Union men, with their own 1dministra-
ton, with each other. and, az think, even indi-
sidually, with themselves. the Noftn 70 nos a.
tisfed. Its masses want suppression OF sne
African slave trade, and an ehectnai extension OF
slavery from the Territories, 80 thas all tine new
and future States may be surely Tree STATES, Inc
South is not satisfied. ITS masses, by Whatever
means, and at whatever cost desire the establish
ment and protection Of slavery the FeLaprfs'
80 that none OF the new states may IaM 70 pc,
come slave States. Inc East y aisc0ntenseo
With the neglect 81 US nsherles, manu'ac.Nses
and Ras'gltion, anu tne west y impauemt uuo ~
the operation ot national po!icy, hostlie 70 "
ag1cRituFai, msning Ana soc'et correspondents
What government " the world oas olrs PAS per-
sstentty refused 70 improve rivers, cons1rnc' har-
bors and establish i,ght houses 'ar u9e proIec
ton OF Its commerce. New ana anomalous COM
blnations OF ciuzehs appear, M ''e Nor., Dnss'-
Tying armed mst'gators OF c'vi. ana se..ile war
"a ,he SCUM des's,ng means lor 'ne u's.upMon
ana cisme@ oerMent o. the uhioh !. ~ ma''a.es'
that we are snher,ng p Wc resPcc. ana conn,
dence OF foreign States, aii '''ai nsolaer eso
eontlsson are more Migrant among oureeiSeshow
than ever before'
DO not intend 10 be UNDERSTOOD tnat shese
eylls are inns lar proahct.Se Ol pa,e.lal suHefng
or intoieraDie ehnsrsasshent Hlncl Aess .nas Tue
country Is, AZ ~ many eA'rAsasa!t PessonS say'
on the high road to civil war or dissolution. On
the contrary, this fair land We live in is 50 bless
Ed with all the elements of human comfort and
happiness, and its citizens are at once SO loyal
and wise, and so well surrounded by yet unbro-
ken guarantees Of civil and religious liberty. that
our experience Of misrule at the very worst new
ST. becomes 20 painful as to raise the question,
bow much mora o. Fupic misery We can endure;
bat it leaves US at liberty 80 stop gov, always
heretofore, with the inquiry, How MUCH more Of
freedom, prosperity and honor we can secure by
the practice of greater uisdom and higher virtues
is the wholesome fruit of a dis
covery of maladministration, and conviction Of
public error is here, at least, always sure har
binger Of political reform. -'3spoti eilao
Martin Van B,,ren they saw. is writing n re-
view Of his own life. and o,r time for nos.bu.
nous uses If it il mot disrespcctfaI. shonld
ike to know now the conclusions he dtnvs from
the national events he has secn and az which he
las seen an imnortsnt MARI for he IN =. sl,evd
cha,,rycr with tbe al v..,tacss ,r i.srar .nd ,o,
experience. To me Il seems that tbs last for,1
wears have constituted i reriod NJ s;cpal and II,
entabe faiIurc In Tho e1orts ~ 81 te.,ne,, -
adjust ana establish federal nol;cy Tor ti,e rer
ustion a. the srb;cct of sl.vcrv In a. -a,s.;or.
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