The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1861-01-26
| Of the resolutions adop,ed and doubtless feel

Of the resolutions adopted and doubtless feel
some surprise that men Of the known reputa'
ton of the members Of the Committee which
drafted these resolutions should have given
! birth to such weak bantling Outside pres
SIRE and an "irrepressble conflict" OF opinion
the wiSly-rashy character of the resolutions,
which were very appropriately denominated as
| neither shot or cold" by Jno. Fitch, OF Chicago.
| In point of numbers the Convention was as
respectable as any which has met here for some
| time Sad faces characterized the honest, hard
working delegates from the rural districts" but
| among the fuglemen of the party one could dis
Germ determination that only the Douglas ele-
| ment was to be represented. Irefer to that ele-
| ment which endorses Mr. Douglas Union-saving
scheme.
Discordant elements were so plainly dscerna-
BILE in the body Of the Convention as to give
some uncasncss to the Richardson's and Morri-
sons OF the party. That something must be
done to keep the honest portion Of the party in
harness was SO evident that as soon the Com
mittee on Resolutions had gone out al imme-
diate adjournment was moved and passed. This
was to prevent members of the Convention who
had not been admitted to the green room" of
the party from committing themselves, and was
| so understood by one of the old wheel horses of
the rural districts who happened to obtain the
floor for few moments previous to the adjourn
mant Ha unul.i not ottapont tn say thing in
regard to the issues which would come before
the Committee on Resolutions, for fear he would
have to "back water" when the Committee came
in.
Not until eight o'clock in the evening were
the Committee ready to report their resolutions.
1t was understood that there had been hot work
in the Committees meeting, and it was we'll un-
derstood that large number of the most influ
ential members Of the Convention would if op-
portunity were allowed, attack the resolutions
Accordingly, as soon as Col. Richardson, the
Chairman of the Committee, had made his re-
port, some onc moved that the report be nov
adopted, and, without allowing any discussion.
the motion was carried. This much had been
accomplished without difficulty and the fugle-
men of the Convention began to breath easier.
One thing more, however, remained to be ac
complished, which was not to allow the oppo-
nents of the resolutions to be heard. To effect
this, Richardson took the stand and made non
committal haranguc which was followed by Don
Morrison, formerly tree-soil whig, now prac
teal illustration of the adage: Friends once
changed to enemies are the worst enemies y
Don was frothy and came as nigh announcing
himself traitor as possible without doing so.-
Merrick, of Chicago, followed in haransue of
the most contemplate character and was fol-
lowed by men Of the like ilk. Only one conserv,-
tive man obtained the floor, who protested
against the resolutions as milk and water" in
their character. lie was Immediately choked
down.
Altogether tpc Convention can be character
lied by one yord, and that word is ja4ms