The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1860-04-14

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sofy VI IN 90 NGti0N1l ngaatlon, a which Gre
Republican party has participated, yindicates
the party from the charge, and wc arc still
ton Or the parsy. WI are xindisated by Tie
great Mileage Reforms Bill, which tlae RepublicAn
Commistee Of tie Lower House Of Congress- ~
ported md crowded v sacceniol votc-a Bill
that WIN saye % ne National Treasury millions
III dollars. We ore vindicaisd by TIE Homestead
Bill, defeated ID the last CongrsNs BY Demo-
cratic Senators. triumphant now in the Lover
House through tho earnest efforts Of he Rrpnb-
lican Committee On Territories and IL eloquent
defence ~ it, Republican Chairman, Mr.. Grow.
We are vindicated In the new Tariff Bill, 70
ported by The Republican COMMITTEES On finances;
Dill that viii give nov vitality TO onr great
manufacturing interests, and do m1ell towards
restoring TO our country tho prosperity and hap
pincss Of other years.
Had the Republican party, however, left the
interests OF our country to languish, ard direct.
| ed "a energies into one channel Only-zthat u
restricting the peculiar institution" to its pre-
sent limits, could democracy throw the FIRST sto,cg
Has she mot devoted her entire enetgies undenia-
bly, for At least eighteen years. 70 the extension W
human bondage overall our territories! Can She
point to any measure Of National utility in the at
decade, that haa been perfected by her efforts Y
The great measures Of the period are well known
to be the repeal Of the Missouri COMPROMISE,
the organization Of the Territories Of Kansas ana
Nebraska, on the pretended Squatter Sovereign
ty principle, and the attempted admission Of
Kansas under the odious Lccomp'on Constita
ton. These were all to innure directly to the
interests Of slavery. The party is still loyal to
the one idea. Not speech Of any moment has
been made in the present Congress, in the name
Of Democracy, except upon ''Harper's Ferry
"Irresistabie Conflict "Helperisin," or the
Dissolution of the Union.'
Stephen A. Douglas, conspicuous subject for
editorial leaders nowadays, cannot descend to
discuss any other subject than the popular hum
bug which he styles my Great Principle
Squatter Sovereignty is the burthcn Of his
speech. lie is committed to no other measure OF
public policy. You cannot identify him with
any measure except that Of giving to Territory
the right of making laws which an imported
Governor may veto. Sqnatter Sovereignty Hum
bug! The Southern Democracy, weaned from
this view Of the subject, devote their tactics to
the defeat Of this dogma, and the substitution q
Slave Code for the Territories, by which Con
gross is denied the right Of restricting slavery,
while it is made responsible for its protection
and spread throughout the common territories.
Can yom identify the Southern Democracy with
the success of any great measure Of public utili
ty, for a long series Of yearss No. Slavery
and its security and spreai-one ideaism has en-
guiphed them; and while the Republican party
had its origin in the aggrcssions Of the slave
power, it is still gladening to the descendants
Of our undetermined and far-sighted forefath.
ers, to see the sons Of the Republican faith
coming up manfnlly - every good work, re-
forming abuses, securing free homes for free
men, and remunerativc labor for iron hands,
aud vigorously sustaining every measure looking
to the permanent welfare.and happy develop
ment Of our whole country.
sioux City Times.