The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1860-09-22

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over ~ IA tsovernhnent ,Sef individual r,ehts
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~ sest rv,r me 1,,te4t tl,at c,;slcal Offences
,,,,st Is ntrtented Prcvrfeot1 nf mischief wss
ele snsr, sr;th vhieh r,eore II, III aRes and ~
.,s,,,t,;.. h.ve heer ,,rrvsrnted from asserting
their l;Ner1Ses j preventive laws are te poison
IN rh;rh Fyeeslors Il killed. Il IL said that
sssr. sec AZ Amer;c.n citiser nee Prince Mt
ternich n the civ 81 Brussels. You remember
mo Prince Netseynich ~, The history Of The \
.orld hardy in6va the minister Who had 20
,nsyer for more tears and curses OF crushed ma
.in,,s 4 The American showed him the Constisu-
tion Of the United States and asked his opinion
~ Il s ssThia (,onssitntion. y lid tho Prince,
.sl.rke INIT o,,a thine anf1 can govern the EnS-
nire If Ansfrins sy;th 4 = AWhAt i ehstY. asked
me Ameriean With astooishmept. IL il the
nover Of the Central Government 20 pass pre-
sentiv re iavs.vs What pity Prince Netternici
il dead. In Judge Douglas he would have found
he man Of his heart Put tho Judges Canspir-
icy Bill upon our statute book, and declare u
-onssitutionsl, and the deficiency IL supplied
Prince Aetternich 10 willing TO govern Austria,
after bis fashion, with the Constitution of the
United States Place the power to indict and
punish for combinations and for criminal intent
% political matters into the hands OF our Federal
Judges, those petty pro consuls who feel big
when they can show their power, and We shalt
soon have . little Star Chamber in every little
Judicial district, little fouquief Tnyiile 70 act
~ prosecuting attorney, and . little Jeffries to
pass the sentences Of the Court; there will be
Government spy to smell out reasonable combi-
nations wherever three or four OF them are as-
sembled, and the cells Of your prisons filled With
men who have the spirit to think and speak
about Slavery as Washington, Jefferson, Madi
son, and Franklin thought and spoke. 4H
And there are those Who dare to call the man
who proposed to inaugurate suchta system Of pol
icy great statesman To the honor ct South
ern men be it said in both cases, when ne pro-
posed to confer the war~making power upon the
President, as when he introduced the New Sedi
ton Law, he had the modification OF being put
down by stakeholder. II was in both cases
Jefferson Davis, the leader Of the Fire-eaters,
who had the patriotic spirit to vindicate our Re
publican institutions against the disgusting
schemes Of Northern demsgogues. aH
| Rnt a Northern man also was listening with in.
ulUUNlt aSt0OlSnFOcntt
| az the New S,dition Law. that was the brave
John Hickman. of Pennsylvania, the Anti-Le-
comnton Democrat who believed what he said.
| And when he left the Senate Chamber he broke
out in the words. ION thy belly shalt thou 60,
and dust shalt thou eat all the DAYS Of thy life
| And w.ll might he saw 20. for the proposition
whispered into the ears Of the fairest Of our kind
| NV the serpent Of Paradise was hardly more in
lannon's and internal than the proposition Douglas
whispered in the ears OF the present generation.
| Where did Mr. Douglas learn these doctrines!
| He has been in Europe. Unable to comprehend
the means by which liberty il to be preserved in
this country, he seems to have studied the means
w which people are enslayed there. Not in
England but in France and Russia he found
much to admire Il don't know whether or not
lne visited Austria and Naples.l He basked in thu
sunshine Of the smiles OF the Gear, Nicholas
The smiles of despOt sank deeply into his heart
and the conspiracy bill grew out Of it.
And this is your greatest OF living states
men," II this is the ruling craftsmanship OF on
days, then good night, dearly-bought liberties
good night, bright American republic! goot
night, great beacon OF struggling HUMANITY IA
it is craftsmanship to subyert the principles q
the Constitution, undermine the liberties o. IN
people, to place the security Of the individual a
the mercy of the centralized Government, then
indeed, he is one Of the greatest, and his statue
deserves to be erected side by side with that
the illustrious Cataline of Rome and the PATRIOTS
Stanford OF England. do not fear that the NAL
who made the infamous attempt will be elevated
to the CHEST trust in this republic, for jus
fate has already irreyocably decreed against him
but do fear that there may be thousands o
men who will not have spirit enough to stigma
tie him with their reputation. 1 appeal Y
vou, American fieeinen. Your hearts canno
harbor the sincere feeling Of gratitude for tn,
heroes and sages who gave liberty to this land
il you do not harbor curse for the man wiz
attempts to destroy it with his insidious schemes
Letme proceed: Itwould seem that the polio,
Of man who introduces aud advocates surl
measures, must spring either from the profound
est ignorance Of the principles upon which tn,
liberty Of men il maintained, or an innate Low,
of the principles by which the liberty Of men i
subverted II will, therefore, surprise YOU lit
tie, when tell YOU that Douglas system Of poll
CIV rests upon the basis OF a profound philosoph
zeal doctrine concerning the only safe fuunaatia,
upon which human liberty rests Il has alwsy
struck me az very remarkable. and Il NAV hay,
occurred to great MANY of Won. that Mr.. Doug
las mind. with all it's acutensss and fertility All,
r.sonr,.os ia .xceea;nclv harra, IN nr;o;nsl can
cent;on. An the snpeehes be has delivered sine
1884 carry the n.cnliar flavor Of staleness abou
them. They contain NOTHING but some stereo
tyned and somewhat COMMONPLACE ideas. plnye
in :, sonorons melinw swell II LANGUAGE wh;c
derives ira MIR cinle charm from the auimal Woo
ma energy with which h i nuff;.d ont a.' 's
And here nermi, mo 10 say. by he wav tina
in INV hnmhls ;ndcment I consider him one
the most ovar est,ma, al men II The country. RI
His sneecbes 40 not contain mi one orenal Ia,
and tell von that Is bright one il belong
ali n, him. noho5v over advocated II hetore III
nobody win bereofter We have hnen labnrin
,nJor Tho IN, ,,r.ss;on that noncl.s a;d M ,ar
whe,her ala vprv he voted m s. down. bnt V
nrst hoo, His ,,srdor.-;t tu,ns ont that he doc
care: for the only original idea he can boast I
ia that slavery must NECESSARILY exist for sak
of.--,vr;ctv H.auchter Don't laugh / BRA
you-it is a very serious matter-itis The fund.
mental principle upon which Mr.. Douglas Who'll
statcsmanship rests; and as he is the creates
statesman alive. it certainly deserves se-iou
consideration. He tells Us that it is the very i.
sue upon which he conducted the canvass in III
nois in l85S-itis the very ground upon whic
he placed the necessity q his Conspiracy on
and he haspeddied u al over the Union m nun
berless speeches
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