The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1860-10-13

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cahdidate tnt Rressdspt, that ~ people ~
havp eOoadanee u hin. g. faf = ~ candidates
are known, Il l. fact that Iincoln, Bsll anl
Bsechfnfidgh are q this feapoct
Their pdlftscaI opshioas srs cIsarly ds1aed ~
erybcdy, however - might ~ opposed dgaihst
oneof ~ three knows vhst ~ ~ p expect
from these gentlemen should one # them -
come President All thrae have declared them.
eelvee - b. pP0ee1 10 disunion. And, from ~
known character Of'sAs thrse, ~ people havs
coaAdence 10 their deciara sicus ID this ssspets
There h NO fear of : disruption Of IT, Onion II
cass Of their election.
It u quite different with Dou9laa His con.
duet = 20 much Involved in nncefsAintythas ~
cannot b trussed, and however bio adhersnss
try 70 conceal IS i y IN the coincidence Of The
South and North, that hi principal object i 70
become President indifferent through what j.
strumentality, The Interests Of - people and
ct his party y secondary % his personal eleva-
ton. tss ls,@ sai veg u. .sa,s 49,. i /,
Some years ago, Mr.. Breckinridge revealed
his suspicious in regard to Mr.. Douglas, when
Gen. Butler was proposed BY the State Of Ken
lucky 40 candidate for the Presidency. IN !
speech delivered in the House d Representatives
March All, 1854, Nj. Breckinridge gives ! -
port aboatthe Democratic Review, . political
pattizan paper for the campaign or that year,
bought up for that purpose BY particular par.
tizan friend Of Dopglas. Members Of Congress,
including Douglas, signed tpapsry cordially re-
commanding that periodical 70 the Democracy Of
the country. That paper tried 70 deiane ~ the
persons known TO be Democratic candidates for
the Prssidesscy, except Mr.. Dougiaasl He says;
THE indiyiduals assailed in this paper eitherco
verify ~. by name, are Cass, Buchanan, Butler,
Houston, In fact, ~ the candidates, except the
distinguished Senator from illinois, NJ. DouRlss,
who seems to be particular favorite.n In 1855
hs was sgain = csndidats before tho Convention,
and hs did rive way TO Buchanan in the cxDec-
tat;on ..h.t be would thereby secure hi, nouina-
lion in 1850. The oadministrat;on 81 Buchanan
has however. been or moh ! ch.rsc.er a.h.t Il
Douglas had FULLY endorsed n IL xonld h,re
risked defeas % Senator from I,l;no,s and Il
the same time all his popularity in the North for
the Presidency. he has tried u hold fast III the
North as well az to the South. because Ne knew
that az Democrat he would not be elected xhen
| he did loose one Of the two. AT the same time.
during the Lecompton struggle. he tried 10 man
age It 60 that If the RepubIicana would take him
up - their candidate. he would speed;ly ium d
over. That conduct made im.howevsr an object
suspicion the leading mem In the South, His Dre-
sent electioneerine vander;npa have .e.led III.
doom in the South as wen e in the North. and
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his bitter denunciat;ons Of The Republican ~.
~ have ae,.rcyed forever al hone Of becoming
anything in that party. even by he most peni-
tent conversion. - Z 4 III. -
We have the dsfsu.e Of his nerson ana an.
duct by Mr.. STEPHENS of Georq;. lccer.ain,v IL
best that can be produced, but when th.t sr,eech
was made, Mr.. Douglas had not made the dcc,..
| ration, that he would help % hang The so,th.,n
Disunionists as hiel, "a Haman. since tb.tl yverv
complimentary proclamation. severn, az Ii. Ear.
mer earnest supporters in the sou,h have LEFT h;s
standard and Joined the Brcckinridve men--
That speecl, Of Mr.. Stephens however confirms
about everything. wherefore every honest think.
ing man in the North mu,t ounose M. Doug,..
And, what. We ask Il in ali earnest what most
We Judge Of such a man Is Douglas. Who de-.
apnnced the American party and branded The
breckenridge men az ooisers and disunionist. but
suffers that his party makes bargain With
| Americans and Rreckinr;drcrs for ne .no;ls of
Office. nror;ded he nou1,as c.n thorehv ...,, ,bo