The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1860-11-03


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The platforms Of ths different parties are BE-
fors the people, and In. oar innsediase viciaiey,
the principal struggle viii b. between Lincoln
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Y According 70 the Republican platform, that
partyis pledged to defend che natural equality
ct human rights and also sle enthusiastically q.
qaired social righss Of every part 81 the Onion.
". Dosgsas sssiss die naearal equality d b.
man rights, BY contending that slse Declaration
Of indeprndenSs meant white saen only, when Il
says ALE men. tsHsa II 60
Douglas denies that the constitutionAlly acouir-
ed socialrighss os The great majority Of the
people, BY opening the National Territories for
the institution Of Slavery. thereby preventing
freslabor men TO settle in snch territory, a. Is
shown in The Territory Of New Mexico, where
freelaborers ars placed upon the same footing
with slaves. . ae4ta sae sass
II. Douglas pretends 70 grant the people in
Territory sovereign power over the institution
OF Slavery, but. his platform has not . single
line or even word, wherein that doctrine Is ad-
vocated. and the organic acts for the Territories
concocted By Douglas. give the appointment Of
the Executive and Judicial officers to the Prssi-
dent Of the United States, and to tho Federal
Executive : veto overthe local legislature, which
makes the pretence Of popular sovereignty in
the Territories most outrageous hunbug.
I Douglas congratulates the SHAREHOLDERS over
their triumph in New Mexico, declaring in the
Senate that he will resist the repeal Of the scan
daloas Law, denying the free laborers accession
to the courts for redress Of grievances, putting
them on level with slaves, provided they are
not punished BY their employers sin d cruel
manner with clubs and stripes" s'es
Douglas has made bargain with the ultra
pro-slavery men Of the South, to make the 20
iitical constitutional question Of the power Of
Congress in the Territories subject to the deci-
sion Of the Supreme Court, while the Constitu.
tion Of the United States docs not give that
power to that court, but only appellate idrisaic-
tion in all cases Of Law and equity under the
Constitution and laws Of the United States, and
that even subject to "such exceptions, and un-
der such regulations as the Congress shall make
While the old Jefferson and jackson Democracy
has always protested against such power Of the
Supreme Court, a 10 already shown in the old
Democratic platform, in the protest against the
constitutionality Of United States Bank, and
against the alien and sedition laws, under Nos
2 and 10 Of the old platform
Douglas, in total disregard for that time-hon-
ored protest Of the old Democracy, has propos-
ed, in the Senate Of the United States, 4 etrin-
gent sedition law, for the purpose Of silencing
political opponents-of gagging free speech and
free press, and punish such opponents, speakers
and editors, with lifelong imprisonment which
would make our government even more despotic
than that Of the French usurpcr, Louis Napo. |
leon.
Douglas denounces the followers Of Breckin- |
ridge as disunonists, as being prepared to force
Slavery upon an unwilling people through Con-
gressonal interference, while he accuses the Re-
puhlicans Of sectionalism, because they will use
Congressional power to defend liberty in the
Territories. To defeat the party Of liberty. his
party is willing to cooperate with the disunion- |
ists-with those who will force slavery upon an
unwilling people. In the hope Of selfclevation,
he therefore co-operates with proslavery farat-
ice for the purpose Of crushing freedom in the
Territories In the bud. To the same conspira
ton he is willing to cooperate with the sworn
enemies Of the naturalized citizens, and thereby
sacrifice every principle Of political honesty, de-
cency and manliness
Not one Of the Democratic Platforms has any
word Of countenance for true Homestead Bill,
but on the contrary, the Democratio party in
Congress has mads such bill impossible, while
she Republican party is openly and squarely
pledged in its platform to that bene VIOLENT mea-
sure, and the members Of that party in Congress
have been its manly and indefatigable advocates
The Pacific Railroad, has, until this time, been
made impossible BY the sectional resistance Of
the slave owner, and but for the inccssant and
unwavering fdelity and labor Of our worthy
Representative, HoH. SAMUEL r. CURrIs, the
Law for the Pacific Railroad would sleep in the
tomb Of the capulet..
Slavery il At tbe bottom Of the whole, but
he superstructure effects our whole National
system. It divides the Nation into two oppos-
ing parties, it undermine and destroys thescon-
stitutional sovereignty Of the people, and makes,
through the Supreme Court, an oligarchy Of our
Government Il is inimical to freedom Of speech
-press, and political associations, BY reviying
the old rejected federal measure Of sedition Law
it preserves the public lands for speculstors-
encourages the slaveholders and discourages the
poor free laboring men Of the Union.
All these facts and circumstances are now
brought to light before the people, during the
present campaign, and even the Douglas Remo-
cratic forgeries afpublic documents are detected,
nobody can plead ignorance or it must be willfal.
In the face Of al these facts and circumstance,
We have no hesitation in saying that We believe
every honest, well instructed liberty loving citi-
zen, will, without shadow Of doubt, cast his
vote for the entire Republican ticket, and
secure thereby, an overwhelming majority Of the
people, and secure, in accordance with the Con.
stitusion Of the United States, the blessings Of
Liberty 70 ourselves and our poateri.y.
We hereby venture 70 predict TO the follow.
ars Of Douglas that, IT, after the election in Ne
vember, there will remain IN the United States,
. party BY the name Of Democrats, Douglas
will not Be its leader, and that be will only be
accepted in the ranks Of that party upon total