The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1860-09-15

n uuestion m "a psblic view, lie rights of
Ihite men, and very properly as1s for rnlntssers
{ tbe Nethodist Church, protection n the en-
,vuaent II tAeir Constitutional rights In the
|ou4hvessern sta1ss md Tcrrisosies ahe free.
om 81 speech and tsial BY jury. These lie q /
u verx bese of our Government, and are the I
|earens and most sacred rights guaranteed BY |
,ur Constitution. Yetin fifteen States, covering
aore than fiye-eighths Of the surface ofthis mod
I Republic, there il no freedom Of the Press OF
4 Speech, and NO fair jury trial for peruons sss-
,ectsd Of opposition to slavery. The Constitution
. daily violated 10 its most vital parts, and
American. citizens stripped, not only Of their
but tarred and feathered, ridden upon
rails. cxiled from their homes, and murdered
without even the mockery Of trial, by irresponsi
BILE. infatuated mobs, whose acts arc winked at
bv the legal authorities. Do not these undispu-
table facts demand some attention? While all
this pother il raised about the negro, and the
rights Of property Of those who own him, are not
the rights Of white men of some consequence
Is not the exhibition OF baroar'sm equal IN asroc-
ity to the recent war upon onrlss'ans ~ Syrias
but less only In the now Oh human D'ooo' 70 pe
taken into account IN TINS dispute ABOUT nsnts!
Have not our OLD fogies' whose ooweis OF CUM
passion yearn towards slave owners ana 'ne'f
property, any sympathy ior sucn As nave lal'en
victims 70 slavery fanatic'sm ana dled hke ieions
ct the hands OF MODS, Tor no crime except notu-
ing different opinion from their prosecutors up
on the abstract question OF the right or wrong o.
human slavery? minister's life u secure IN
slave State, who does not assert that slavery y
Divine institution, and prove It from the biole.
Look at the hangings in Fexas-the ex,ies from
Virginia, Kentucky and Missouri. Is oil TINS
nothingg Z
So long as these things are done in one half the
Union, Of course our Constitution and laws are
ofno more account than 20 much blank paper
Of no more force, 20 far as affording protection
to American citizens - concerned, tnan magma
Charta. Itwouid be all the same 70 U.S. were
these States part OF Mexico, CentrM America,
orthe Turkish dominion.
THr Mrrrrye. MONDAY Eyrxrxa.--W. 8. Graf,
ESQ. addressed large and attentive audience
at Grimes Hall on Monday evening. The Wide
Awakes were out and escorted Mr.. Graf to and
from the Barrel House. Mr.. G. has just come
from the Missouri Slope. and gives the most
cheering accounts of the enthusiasm Of the in.
habitants Of that portion Of the State for the
Chicago nominees. His speech occupied about
an hour and half, and was complete showing
up Of the Douglas squatter humbug He said
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The proceedings were interspersed with song
by the Glee Club. and the whole meeting was a,
indication Of the spirit with which the Republi
can party are pushing on the work for the sue
cess Of their cherished principles.
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assail Mr.. Vandeversprivate character, in pub
lie speeches and street conversations. Mr.. Van
dever nromn,,v demanded ,hrorab Tho dali,
Times 'nat Mr Lewis make MS accusations spec'
fic. Mr. Lewis then came out with a letter making
certain charges Switch were answered by Mr. Van
dever and both letters arc nuh,;shed IN N,
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II DoNr CARE WHETHER SLAVERY IS VorEl
Down OR VOTED Up.-The Dubuque Herald saw
that Mr. Douglas never used this expression al