The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1861-03-09

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Rxesns 0nnes. a,se
!. .srruption and misruls. which for thslss
-, have been holding high carnival Il
an.,ou, end to-day. Buchanan, and III.
and Cobbs and Touceya Who have sur
Ea "a him. and their deeds, are bscoms mat
dhissory; and What history for free and
-, peoplel Captain Tyler was bsd enough
y. Pierce, With his Nebraska bill, ras vors.
:, Rucharan hes plunged 20 much deeper
~ .,uupsion, that he ha, made every prsee'
]. ,d.inissration respectable BY contrast
:, Buchsuans previous career VA. mot such d
"a men 70 anticipate . successful Presiden.
n began political life - bitter Federal.
=. which be changed to Democracy. His
J. ,ere never those Of an snthusiastic sup.
=, cf /. principle, never betrayed him into
,,ru or unguarded expressions Of opinion.
!, ,,,sash his whole course he has shown .
y calculating, heartless, diplomacy. Uriah
!. ! .lnos. 1 fair parallel. Gen. jackson,
,,,.v him we'll, warned Mr.. Polk not TO take
!. r,o his Cabinet, and Mr. Polk had abun-
!. ,e.sion, sfserward, to regret that he had
4 ,acped the advice.
IA, under The cry Of sectionalism, and through
i. "a Al lis guarded and uncommitted position
!, ,Ss;cs sna his absence from the country
,-,e the debate upon the Nebraska bill,
I. 1suocntic party succeeded in electing him
,;Hst And what President! Elected
II ,m be principle Of Popular Sovereignty, he
,ssF seated in his chair, before he em0ra-
' bred Scott decision in its full length,
M show it could ever have been doubted Is
rsay." He had sold himself to the South
sry pieces Of silver, and he has been vii.
rssto every enormity they demanded
: ideral espionage Of local elections was
sty him. Eves in the municipal election
n York in the face Of the clearest proofs
knsndo Woods corruption, oflice-holders
commanded to vote for him for Mayor, and
Nd from Office on account Of . refusal. In
!, Pepasylvahia election. Government, money
catered like water, to elevate his friends
I nj down his enemies, as was shown by in
rauovssSAe evidence before the Covode Com
virx nd iu the midst of it all, the President,
}, orders it was done, wrote pious letters
L. d. purity ofthe ballot box, and the certain
ssi Of bribery to destroy the Government
Iyu bad to worse, he undertook to force by
I y arousge Of bis Office the Lecompton swim
through Congress, to make Slave State in
inu Of the we'll known wishes of the people.
wv nsknows how unscrupulously he labored
low Offices were given and withheld for Con.
snni otes,-with what malignant hatred
rausd Douglas for daring to oppose him.
Elw Ill the time he appealed to God for the
rr Of his motives.
Ill from bad to worse, came his position on
swiua One weak State rebelled against the
Ssn,snt, and instead Of firm resistance,
" Eshansn only moaned because after life
uk,otion to Slavery, his last hours should
lyraced by dissolution of the Union. And
sAd Of meeting the rebellion, and enforcing
kaEs, be promises the traitors not to garrison
ior.s Of the Government against the mob,
Eteeps men a. his confidential advisers, who.
dINy sustain treason and send Federal money
n arms to assist the rebels. Secession pro-
msz, forts, arsenals and mints are stolen, and
znhmEe set al defiance, and Cabinet officer
" sleep at the White House to keep the
President from giving new aid and comfort to
&esse sof his country. How will Mr.. Buch-
rr Har in history?
sagt the grace of Providence, all this imbe-
ny and treachery, all this robbery and bribery
rsoruptiou, and all this snivelling hypocrisy,
to-day We are to have new dispensation,
z|s better auspices.
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