The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-08-22
TIE HAWk-EYE
The County Convention.

The Republican County Convention
which met at Marion Hall was well at
tended, the delegations from all the town
ships being full. The ticket nominated
needs no putting. 1t is one of the best ever
selected in this County, and will be elected
by an average majority Of 500 votes
@-Ought the minority to rule the coun-
try or the majority? That is the question.
The slaveocrats have hitherto ruled in this
country. They rebelled because they could
not continue their beneficent care and
guardianship of the nation. So long as
they, by any means, could hold the reins,
SO long as every STAKEHOLDER was petty
autocrat and the whole body "close cor
poration," deciding absolutely all public
policy, foreign and domestic, they were
content with the Union. But when the
foundation was knocked out of their pre-
tention, their divine right doubted and dis
puted, when the body of the people con-
cluded that they had an interest which
ought to be consulted-then these fellows
turned traitors, inaugurated rebellion and
aimed at once at monarchy through revo-
luton! And isn't it astonishing that these
men once passed for Democrats? Isn't it
more astounding that the only sympathi-
zers they find in the North also claim to be
Democrats! Democracy must mean that
the minority should rule and the majority
submit to be ruled! We guess so-or else
the Democrats would kick out the scoun-
drels who thus defame their principles.
A-In New York where Gov. Seymour
says so much injustice is done by the
draft, and where he complains that the en-
rollment has been made so as to injure his
friends" the Provost Marshal, Col. Nj
gent, having complete control, is both a
Democrat and an Irishman! AS all the
1'friends'' the lying Horatio can have any
where, must be included under one of these
titles, it is evident that the Governor is
Shaking business" Of finding fault with
the draft and exciting these peaceable and
intelligent friends about it. 1t is unfor.
tunate for him that in making his accuse.
tons he has been denouncing man who
is as little inclined to favor the "Aboli.
quite anxious for another row. If ht
should succeed in his project, we wonder
if he will feel easy after it? Does mo-
the blood he has already sacrificed, si
heavy on his conscience? If it does no
it must be hard conscience indeed hi
carries about with him. If he wants NOR,
blood, what devil he must be!
1S~ The draft for the city of Buffalo, n
", was completed last Monday. The very
best feeling is said to have been NANTES
ted throughout the whole week occupied
in making it, and the quiet Of the commu
was marked as greater than usual. This
seems strange when we remember tina
Buffalo was one Of the places where threats
of resistance were lately loudest and mos
ominous. We may ascribe this suddel
collapse of the threatened outbreak to tn
wisdom learned in the New York riot
The fate Of the mob there, the penaltie
dealt out to the offenders by Judge Hoff
man, so promptly treading on the heels o
their otfenses, did not present very at
tractiye front to the men who had beer
leaning on the protection of the patriot,
Horatio. That class had their eyes opened
They saw that it would be an easy matte
to "kick up row. but that there is :
slight difficulty beyond, in the shape o
State Prison or halter, Which would in
volve them so that they could not escape
They did not like that--it was infinitely
worse than the draft. Accordingly they
were very peaceable in Buffalo. Gov
Seymour makes all the trouble in New
York just now. He sc,'ites letterSs
s 1t is a suggestive fact that the mer
who are fighting the battles of the rebel
lion, for the benefit of Slavery, not only
own no slaves, but are deeply interested ir
the abolition of slavery-who might bt
men--and whose children might have OBJ
portunities of education and advancement
but for slavery. On the other hand the
men in the free States who are in mass
made to cast their votes in the interest O.
the rebellion, and who have been used t.
create a diversion in favor of jeff. Davis
are the men more deeply interested thar
anV others in Democratic Institutions -