The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1860-08-18

ting his clothes on ire, which be extineuishe,
without much damage.
will have to draw this letter to close a.
: 10 nov much longer than / intended. = :. :.
, Tours truly, H. A. RITNER.
, The Dsuseeraale Party.
Some ingenious ,noralist, whose name ahool,
have been remembered, has depicted the aston
ishment Of A. angel who, upon his terrestrial Ar
nvai, should alight upon q battlefield, to witness
the gore and to be greeted by the groans 10 grow
pale aa the passions. and to admire the diabolica
ingenuity OF contending men, But droller or ,
oreas1er sightjust u, after his celestial experi
ences. ne might regard it-would meet, through
the medium Of his spectacies the orbs of the late
Andrew Jackson, should be have permission to
take = days dip and earthly diversion Suppnse
he should conceive put il to the peopls in I'm.
many--and. after good washing, an easy shave.
ana Few tugs at kind of glorified corn-cob
pipe, should inquire fer the Democratic Party
Good Heavens, Mr. James Buchanan! Old Pub.
lie Funceionary 1 Anelent Buck uanpesc. upon
some stilly night, After you have taken your moo.
| tArnai sq0thar, haze heen nicely tackled ND by
your attendants, have said your usual prayers
suppose the spirit of Jackson with three distinct
raps upon the decanter at your bedside, should
appear, and should fariOusly exclaim: "Where
is my Democratic Party?" Wouldn't you feel,
Mr.. President, very much as Calm felt when those
importqaate inquiries we're made for bic brother
Abel! Not that we consider the democratic
purity dead. Il il certainly alive and licking
but it is divided into an extraordinary number of
little factions, and each faction happens to be
kicking another faction. The details of disin.
tegration cucumber the newspapers. lWhes q
distinguished Democrat 10 announced to make,a
speech, a. this point or the other, everybody il
on nettles except the Republicans We know
very well that before he can reach US he will
s9qander recklessly his whole supply Of wind in
abusing his qaondam associates. For instance
Judge Douglas has been meandering through New
England, emitting speeches at railway siations
speeches from hotel windows, speeches At college
dinners, speeches in the mornjng in his dressing
gown. speeches at noon in his coat aud collar.
speeches At night in his nightcap, speeches softly
saponaoeoua, speeches invectiyely ierocious,
speeches with something 10 them, and speeches
with nothing in them. Here was an opportunity
OF rasping 1s-did he do it? Net 90 all. He
rasped the other folks. Wheneyer he turned up
his shirtsleevcA it was % put Mr.. Ruchansn's
antique nose out of joint, or 70 deliver bis some
two" upon the infant countenaAce Of ~ Brock
inridge There was time when q Democratic
profession meant plums, pudding, poFtidge, plsp-
ty In pot and pocket Nov, tpoof dsYil, who
would not go to war with hls bread snd better.
nsust eoeaider his vays and ~ certain thsthe is
Of the right sort In the Boston Custom House,
divers poor devils have been kicksa from their
stools for thc sin of admiring the Small Giant
In this city Post Office underng might satelier
appropriate his qxI use afty bushel5 u stamps,
than avon himself deyotee Of y. IN other parts |
Of the country . nrcckinridge man can declare |
himself only at the risk Of tar, feathers, rails
Editors Of Democratic newspapers, esp cially if
they hold some small Office, or entertain come
feeble hope of one, are usually employed in run
ming up flag in the morning, in pulling it down |
at noon, and in raising il again at night. There |
never was SO much ffaternal fighting. Family |
quarrels are mot Usually Of the nildest nature; but
these seem to u TO be uncommonly brisk
Now, We suppose that we have been telling the
reader nothing new for il he has eyes to read this
paper, he has eyes to see what's going on about
bim-and z pretty spectacle il il But it may
pitiable position into WHICH . great party has
been pluhged-this sudden shift from opulence to
bankruptcy, and from trout united to stag
Cling faction, is the ripe and equitable result Of
political rascaty. II the late Brooks of g. c.,
when Ne. Douglas proposed the Nebraaka bill,
had Knocked him down and trarppled the breath
ont Of his body, negroes would now have been
twenty per cent. higher in the principle SHAMELESS
there might have been no Republican party
Keitt would have been long ago Suppressed
John Brown would never have been heard Of
Democratic Conventions would have been 40
quiet as deus Of glptte3 wolves. But Mr.. Doug
las ruined his party BY making it present Of |
principles Without = single opinion it might /
have been happy and prospefous-the moment it
attempted to adopt creed, 'itwas crushed Il /
has, indeed, to the best Of its ability stfivcn TO
divest itself Of this Nessus shirt-batit must bear
the fire here With 90 prospect Of Olympus hese.
tcrfuge is dangerous; but TO attempt to reverse
great public policy by nxicms which nobody is to
construe except ~ he peascs is to risk euin with
out the poor plea of fanaticisM. We do not sup
pose that Mr. Douglas, when he introduced the
doctrine Of Popular Sovereignty, was honest
He unq1estionably meant to give to halfstarvei l
Slavery, in effete States. the temporary encouf-
sgensnt Of fresh fields and pastures new. Tn:
der an afIectation Of strict equity, the negro.
Administrations acqNiesced inEthis, until the mus
cular and normal energy Of freedom proved the
danger Of such theoretical concessions Then it I
was that the Government began 70 be afraid Of /
even simulated VIRTUES. Nj. Douglas salkily alta /
doggedly adhered to lis dogma, f6f he could Do
no less, anaEe could DO no faore. The Aa.aiuis.
tration, with him still in theory, made up by had
and bold practice tor the crime Of having counte
nanced the shadow Of Justice, though only for . /
on In its osn wicked way, under
ssocd 70 be the Patron Of Slavery, aud willing 70
be 90 understood. or this what could come but /
factiong what but the Acknowledgement Of the \
party? what but shouldering for personal eos;-
tiong what but bitter qasrrcls over the sp6tls
xbs. .lut a spaNslsss ahAndanuAsst bf psofea;
siouSy shat bot q tcv0ltiug and basharOus Rghe
between men o men and not 20 DcmOcratss
With these illvstrationa, the condition Of the /
Democratic party, hluost incredible De Y is ID
iqngee ! mystery. When With k'c0dtemptuoAa
bad II threw Sway ~ The Narthern stAtea :.