The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1860-02-18

From the Milwaukee Sentinel
Just after the election, the editor of the Nee
nah Democrat wrote to the News. giving the vote
OF Neenah and Measha, with the following excuse
TOT the unsatisfactory result in the latter town:
I'm the town of Menasha, the Irish voters
were, through the treachery of certain promi
nent lrishmen, sold out to the Republicans. -
we expressed, at the time, our doubts about the
story, and looked to see its contradiction. The
last number of the MenashA Con servator brings
the expected contradiction in the shape of spicy
letter from Michael Hogsn, one of the ''promi-
nent lrishmen" referred to, and addressed to his
accuser, Indignantly denying the charge. and de-
filming at length his own political position. We
make some extracts from the letter:
MT POLITICAL POSITION
have for some time felt it my duty to abandon
tnat party whose professions and practices are
SO Hlucn at variance. !, in common with most
OF my countrymen, attached myself to the SOCIAL
led Democratic party, for the reason that that
party protested to be the friend of the laborine
man, and particularly those of foreign BIRTH
nave been long enough in this party to know
tnat their professions FALSE and made ONLY to
delude the ignorant in order to secure their yotas
and when secured their rights and int .rests are
ignored, and the power thus created ia used tn
Cypress and degrade large majority of those
whose suffrage created it.
TIE TARIFF MEASURE,
The laboring and mech ,ncal interests of our
latitude require protective tariff Our conn
try Is depressed, times are hard, laborers are
thrown ont OF employment, or are compelled to
work for pittance hardly sufficient to support
life, from the fact that there are no restrictions
upon foreign impOrtations Our country is food
ed with the labor of the old world i exchange
Tor the Gold and Silver required at home This
Is the result of Democratic rule, and all tn. hard.
ships and degradation the laboring Democrats of
The North and West now suffers is the direct re-
suit of his vote.
RIVER AND HARBoR IMPROVEMENT,
Our commercial interests are suffering and
millions OF dollars and hundreds of valuable lives
are annually sacrificed, for the want of an appro 4
lriatiOn which Democracy in its wisdom deems
proper to withhold from ms, and bestow unon a
more southern and democratic latitude.
TIE HOMESTEAD BILL.
The millions of laadless poor, from Ireland
England, Gcrmany, &C., by whose SURFACES the
Democratic party have maintained the ascend
lncy, had right to expect that the Homestead
III would receive hearty support from their
lands. But we were doomed to disappointment,
md our only hope III this as well as other meas,
res enumerated was in the triumph of those whom
We had labored to defeat
THE SOCIAL CONDITION OF THE LAnonER
Labor is the poor mans capital In Repub- |
lean Government 1t should be respected. 1t is |
,onorable even in the Monarchial Government of |
ne old world, but in this country we see per-
lstent effort to degrade labor. Democratic Sen.
tors and Representatives in Congress declare.
nd the sentiment is echoed by the press and
lnctoned by the party, that labor is the legisi-
'ate sphere OF Slaves. That Slavery Is the nat
raj condition OF the l,horcr, &C. That labor
loald be owned and not hired, thus striking a
low at the very liberties of nine.:enths of the
eMocratc voters of the North and no voice of
,ndemnation or opposition is raised to protect
:, but BY those whom we have been taught to
gard as our political enemies.
w-sorHIxGisM
O1ce in year the dead and defunct carcass of
now Othingisn is brought out, and dressed up
fantastic robes to frigaten Irishmen and Ger.
ans with But when the smoke and dust of the
attic has cleared away we survey the ground
I'D hnd that Massachusetts, Republican, and
outh Carolina, Democratic, States have tram
ed upon the rights of foreign born citizens alike
also see this stepon the part OF these two States,
,ndemned by tine Republican State Conventions
every other State, while the Democratic Con-
|
ina. see under the administration Of James
uchanan the rights Of nat..raIized citizens
au'efu!.y trampieti upon. The position of Mr..
ass, III his letter to MIR. LeClerc, called down
e unqualified reprObati0n of the Republican
ess, but no word of censure from the Demo-
acy.
1 see that many Democratic States make pro-
'rty, and not manhood, the basis of suffrage,
I'd some exclude every man from Office who is
It the owner OF ten slaves. Ifthis is lemocra-
!, count me out.
eaNcIUslos,
wish to dictate to no man. would buy no
an And God knows would not disgrace nv
untrymen by selling them," if could. / al
ays supposed man had right to exercise his
sn judgments and follow the dictates of his own
nscience, in the disposition Of his vote. fit
''treachery" to exercise the rights of freeman
en- amend the Constitution OF our country t, ;
INFORM t, this Democratic Code If the Dem
rattle patty has arrived al the p.;a. -. .spera-
IN, where II Se4alrss lis members to be deaf, /:
ma and seascless, 70 every principle not cnun.
ltsd by is leaders, it We must sacrifice our
m manhood and sense of right under the pen
y OF being branded ''traitor," it is time shat
rty went in dissolution. fyoy, Sir, wish to
" your neck q the yoke Of your masters. and
tie obedient ass Of tyrants, may You be bless.
with the privilege But hope God viii be I
niercifIl to you as he was to One Of old, and {
en- yoar mouth before you die, to rebuke those
10 ride you. MICHAEL HOGAN. {
Correspondence Of the N. Y. Evening Post. 8
PRESIDENTIAL CLENENcY TOWARDS NEGno. c
Mr. Buchanan has been gnilty Of a good action.
le devil himself is entitled 70 his iues AID sas
lief Magis.ra..e ,aoull ges credit for every ac-