The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1860-07-21

Nh0Aus: Our free flag, &c.
The Keystone mounts the hills Of Maine
ne echoe with the thunder shout.
Ana all the great Northwestern plain
hlngs with the cheering round ahout
Inc land that slopes with golden crops
Down the harvest peaceful sea.
sends up cheer, this glorious year.
For Lincoln, Hamlin, Liberty!
CHoRrs: Our free flag, &c.
Agency City, $780, q.
Ps1ssieal Augaries.
Correspondence Of the n Y. rimes.1
] Washington, july IL.
Shrewd Southerners are beginning To undc
stand that the wreck and ruin foretoid by dem,
gogues has already come, and that the scene
enacted at Charleston and Bait more arc ~
worst Of Il. 1t is now ascertaincd that after Il
the noise these champions Of !. Southern R;chts
have raised in regard to the ssbrutal and bloodv
designs OF the Republicans, the factions IN,
which the friends Of Slavery are divided hat,
each other worse than either hates the Republ;
cans; and that either would prefer the electio,
OF Lincoln to that of the candidates Of the riy,
faction. Thus It 10. that Providence. {. who
tempers the wind to the shorn lamb Seems ID
be preparing the Slavery propagandists for suh =
mission to the rule OF the hated ReDublican.
by begetting in their bosoms still more IL.
tense hatred Of those whom they regard as false
friends. -s,4
Whatever may be the career Of the Renphli.
can Party-whether it Is destined to rule the
country for long series Of years, or whether IL
is soon to be superseded, know not; but one
great fact seems to be clear and unmistak able.
viz: that the country has outgrown the nomina.
ton OF the slave power; and that no more.
while seed time and harvest return. can an a,lvo.
cate or even an apologist of Slavery, be elected
to the Presidency. Whoever in the coming
years, shall labor under "the infirmity of noble
minds, !" ambition, must hang his harp upon the
willow, or he must sing the praises of Liberty,
Slavery may last, | know not how long, but it
eau never be extended beyond its present limits.
1t will have its local influence, and will continue
to make and unmake provincial politicians; but
its national influence hereafter will be held in
subordination to the higher and nobler senti.
ment, the love Of liberty. Here, then, is glo-
rious achievement already won-a goal ALREADY
reached by the enemies of Slavery, which must
insure the healthy action of the body polite.
whatever party names may he clothed with
power
The city of Washington is rather outside of
the Republican centre of gravity, but the party
composed Of representatives from all
The States in which the party has an existence,
keeps up ramiied correspondence here which
lew other places enjoy. From these sources I
earn nothing but cheering news Even from
California hear accounts which would seem ut
terly improbable but for the current news from
The adjoining State of Oregon. From Illinois no
breath OF doubt comes, and from Indiana the
Republican vaccinations are almost equally
sanguine.
Leading Democrats from the South, who still
nger about the capital, concede the election of
Lincoln and IIamlin, and manifest degree of
Christian resignation, under the affecting dis
worthy of all praise.
BREcKINRIDGE AnEAp.-The supporters Of
are steadily absorbing the real
strength and character of the Democratic party
The tendency of the campaign is to exhibit
Douglas and his supporters as minority rebels
from the main body. In all the reliable Demo-
cratic States (the South), not only the leaders
but the great mass of the rank and file sustain
and in most Of the other States,
the organization Of the party, its brains and its
bullion, are on his side. In New Jersey and
the majorities of the state Com
mttees are for Breckenridge; in Connecticut and
Massachusetts,, his friends include nearly all the
conspicuous and skillful managers, and their
chances for controlling the State Conventions Of
the party are at least equal to those of the other
TO make fight against Douglas; and the few
States, in which the party Organization is indis-
putably in the Douglas interest, cannot, in any
contingency, vote for him. The sup
porters for Breckenridge are also literally sup
piled with the sinews Of war; and will fight des-
,crately to secure the supremacy of the party,
o which the whole campaign has been substan-
,ally reduced thus early. Another indication of
he drift Of party power towards Breckenridge
) the recent decision Of leading Democratic
,apers, that have been hesitating since the
as to their course, to take sides
With him, and the accession, also, of papers
which originally declared for Douglas. There
re no changes among the press from Brcckin-
idge to Douglas; but We see frequent men,
ion OF those changing the other way. The
Journal Of Commerce, which has been studying
political astrology pretty closely for several
weeks, now sees the name of Breckenridge in the
'cavens. The Hartford Times also declares un-
for him. The fatal weakness of the
Douglas ticket is thus set forth by the Journal Of
commerce:
THE error Of Mr. Douglas from the first, or
It least of his friends, has been miscalculation
respecting his strength in the Southern States.
lad their anticipations in this respect been
Called, Mr.. Douglas would have been nonina-
ed at Charleston by II two thirds vote, in which
antly, the support of the Democratic press, and
he Democratic masses, throughout the country.
lis failure to receive anticipated support at the
'0uth was without doubt sore disappointment
o himself and bis friends; and had he and they
admitted gracefully to the disappointment, and
flowed the nomination Of candidate accepta-
lie to the whole country, it would have been an
1t of wisdom which could not have been too
ighly commended. On the adjournment of the
Convention at Baltimore, some enthusiasm was
aanifcsted at the South in behalf of the Doug
as ticket, but subsequent events, not the least
igni6cant Of which was the declination Of Gov.
fitzpatrick, the nominee for Vice President,
ave wholly dissipated whatever of prospect at
rst appeared, until at present there is no posi-
'ility-at least no probability whatever-tbat
he Douglas ticket can secure single electoral
ote in the Slave States. The press, with few
riding exceptions, is against him; the leading
,ublic men arc generally opposed to him; and
IS far us we can judge at this time, the public
oincide Tith the4e opponents Of the public
vifl."
TnE Slxoox.-H. Cook, N. D., at late meet.
ng of the Meteorological aaciety Of LONDON,
made the following remarks concerning this
Tread wind ofIndia:
The smoom, that deadly wind which OCCASION
liv v;s;ts the deserfs of Cutchee and Upper