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

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thas bears The astribvtes q hanan natnrs; bot
sometimes II 20 ungusrdsd momen.. 4 csou1 q y
M rrstuitouS self-drgradation, for which even
iauorasce and ssros can hardly serts - - e.
cuse. ,(topd applause sas sy1#ss sa1
Sea there your master and prophet, pros
trat;ne himself before the Slave powsr-in
lie dist. before your proud opponents! fou
csa NJ lcpser ~ Won stand BY hlas, for since |
that dav ~ does not stand up himsslf Ii Jon
are with him still there, Ct te foot Of the slave
power, where he lies. you lie With him. Cheers
ANA what did the Shareholders do AFTER ne mao
70 meanly huMiliated hiWaelf, and psOssvaeed
his friendsf Did Trey smile upon him p Aye,
treason wen enough, but We spurn with con-
tempt the traitor" and there he lies. Tire
mendous cheera #fe. hi@aa y.
The time Of the Baltimore Convention arrived,
and the struggle RECOMMENDED. Il became at
once manifest that Douglas' nomination could
not DO forced upon the Democratic party with
ont splitting that organization In twain; and be
saw clearly enough Chat his election would then
he an impossibilty. The South VAS seeding
IL A. snssk - do 90
i pleased. Thus Mr. Douglas. sceinga disgrace-
full defeat Inevitable wrote slettcf 70 sffiepds
| in the Convention, requesting them 70 withdraw
his name ii they fornd u in any way consistent
to do 20. And I declare, II Douglas was ever
4 honest ia anything be did or said, believe he
| was honest then and there.
| Hut now the moment had arrived when II be-
came manifest that there ID justice in history
/ Dongias proposition was disgusting. but bis
/ rnr;shrrent vas sublime. Then his friends for
Inc first time refused to obey his communal
4 Those whom he had used 20 often and 30 long
i Tar his advancement, saw now there was last
4 chance Of using him for theirs. They said TO
Il him, 1--WE have performed our part OF the con-
\ tract now Won have to perform yours. Wehave
4 nominated YOU for the Presidency; now Won
il have 10 permit US TO be elected Congressman.
4 Sheriffs, County Clerks, Or Constsbles, on the
strength. of your name. There - no backing
4
i aDost thou think because thou hast suddenly
i become virtuous there shall be no more cakes
ana ales Yes, BY St Ann! an ginger hot IN
the mouth. too!r prolonged applause.
a And 20 the saddle Of the rusnp nomination is
VI nut upon his back, and the whole CHASTITY pack
OF ofice-hu jump upon it. The spurs are
put to the flanks-the whip applied 70 the back
Of the painting, bleeding jade. and 80 the spec.
trail ride goes on east and west, night and day
Let the steed go TO perdition, if only the riders
reach their goal loud applause and cheers.
Oh. there Is Justice in history! He has il VI
last. the idol Of his dreams-the object Of hi:
fondest wshes-fcr which he has laid so msny I
treacherous scheme, for which be has turred :,
many summersault, for which he has struck "
many blow at the peace Of the Republic. fol
, which he has so Otter prostituted himself anc
his followers, for which ID has Rugged 40 MANY
loafer and insultcd 80 many an honest man, TO
which he made every rum-shop his head quarter
! and every ruffian his friend loud applause j
] he has il at last, the nomination for the Pres
idency; hut what he craved as blessing ha
i come down upon him as q curse To be non'i
1 mated, and know that an election is impossible
: to be voted for, and to know that every vot
/. for him is for Breckenridge or Lane, whom h
! hates and every vote against him a vote for Lin
!, coin, whom he does not love! To be worke'
/, for, and to be aware that those who do it. worl
4 not for him but for themselves! To be dead ant
i vet living enough to be conscious of DEATH
!. Laughter and cheers. Oh, there is justice il
!, history. fApplausc. Am i exaggerating?-
{. Where is that mighty leader, whose voice one
! called millions into the field? At the stree
4 corners and cross roads you see him standby
. ! like blind down-falIen Belisarius--not in viz
!, tue but in poverty-a bevy Of political harlot
! surrounding him, and begging for the hsiserabl
= obolus OF vote; begging the Know Nothings
: whom he once affected to despise; begging tn
j Wings, whom he once insulted with his Draw
!. ing dcnunciations invoking the spirit Of Heur
!. CLAY, whom he once called black hearted ira
: tor Shame! oh, poor Belisarius! The part
+ harIots that surround him with their clamorou
begging cry, steal every vote they receive 70
= him, and put into their own pockets. Laughte
+ and cheers
!. Where il the bold, powerful agitator, who's
!. voice sounded SO defiantly on every conteste
q field? Behold him on his sentimental journe,
!. yainly trying TO find his mothers home and hi
n fathers grave; loud laughterl apologizing wit
"a squeamsh affectation fer his uncalied-fOr an
indecent appearance in public, like one OF tn
"A condemned spirits you read about in the myth
i OF by-gonc ages, restlessly perambulaiing III
!. world, condemned to more terrible punishment
u than Tantalus, who was tortured by an uneartl
: Iy thirst, with grapes apd water within his reac
4 more terrible than that of Danades who la
20 to pour water into leaky cask-for he is cor
! demned to deliver that old speech Of his owe
= and over again, Applause and cheers and laugh
II ter as often as he arrives mt hotel that has
e balcony; often his hasty journey 10 arreste'
= by a spontaneous gathering; and when you hea
I, subtcrranean spectral voice cry out I'm,
great principle Of non. interrcntion"-that il tht
dead squatter sovereign atoning for the cvi
!, deeds he committed in his bodily existence
! Prolonged laughter and cheers Not long ags
!. he haunted the railroad crossings and clam bake
, Of New England; then the cotton fields of tn,
4 South; the ghastly apparition was last seen II
! this neighborhood. Prolonged laughter an,
!. cheers. Where il that formidable party tyran
whose wishes once were commands; who brok
4 down sacred promises with a mere stroke Of hi
finger; whose very nod made the heads of thos
1 who displeased him fly into the basket; who's
!, very whims were tests Of Democracy Whcr
i is he who once, like Macbeth, thought himscl
4 inyulnerable BY any man who was Of woma
i born;' invincible.
: Like Macbeth, he has believed the tends
is THAT paltered with him a double sense"
and there he stands tied to the stake OF his non
n nation.
u '.IIe cannot Nv,
u And bear like, he must fight his course"
y But az Birnam Wood marched to Dunsinan,
! so the very fence rails Of Illinois are rushin
uo"H uPon hhHs luSincuuouS iaEknteT Al
y cheers, and, like Macduff, there rises again.
!, the spirit Of free labor, one whose children Ii
= murdered, that Is champion mot Of woma
= born" Laughter And now
son. Macduff;
y And damned be he who first cries hold, enough
II Renewed laughter and cheers. Oh, there
4 justice in history. [Chcers
le The same betrayal Of the Free Labor cause
If the Nebraska bill, which was to be his steppin
8, stone to power, proved to be the abyss wh,c
o engulfed his honor, his manhood, his strenst
e and his hopes. There are those who mean
j. reverse the judgment Of history! Vain under
e taking! That man is marked by the hand q
o eternal retribution. On his very front stand
h the fatal touch DO not attempt to arrest III
i hand OF Supreme justice You cannot save hir
II from his ruin. Why are you so eager TO shar
n his disgrace. Leaders OF the Douglas Demoe
I. racy, what means your empty bravado q
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