The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-07-18

DIES MONIES, Iowa. July 10, IS63.-EiIito,.
Hd8oA- Eye Surprising that full and
graphic account OF the recent Democratic
state Convention. would reach YOU by the
flrst mail, through the Register, I concclud
go 10 re!raln from any draft upon your
| space. But, as the narrative seems not vet
complete for publication here, send Won
brief letter
Inc convention was a success so far as
NUMBERS was concerned. Several thous-
anu persons were in ATTENDANCE [ think.
however, that am safe in saving that not
one nall the number OF deteg0tes We're
present, and not more than half the num-
per OF counties were represented, that rem
dered verdict in the late Republican
convention. The delegate body met at the
Court House. The rustic crowd We're
lerded at the Fair Grounds. to listen to
the vaporing of such men as Mahonv and
Hutchins, while the cards were arranged
at the Court House, for u VaIIandigham
platform and candidates Conventions
are more frequently successful in suppress
sing and defeating the wishes of the mass
OF the party than in executing them; and
the convention held here on Wednesday
iast, was not an exception to the general
rule. The popular voice in that Conven
tioh was Tor Futile and >emi-loyal plat
form. Inc managers, mason, Mahony,
nSihgton &rCo.,j suppressed the aspira-
IONS OF the futile men, and re-enacted the
ONO platform. They only failed to follow
the ieaa OF their Ohio friends in the selec-
tioi OF a candidate. Mahony, Dean, and
Ia, .he iowa martyrs have SO little grace in
the eyes OF ioyal men, it was not thought
safe to put either of them at the head of
the ticket.
You, Mr. Hawls-E,Ye have witnessed a
Democratic Convention in Ohio in the
balmy days Of Medary & Go. 1ou have
witnessed the rebel like confusion. the fu
Il ,ry.s, ~,
calls, the threats and buster and defiance
ana howiings that rendered day and night |
hideous, when the ''!nterritied" met in
counei! at Columbus, Ohio. 1 am sorry to
say mat the iowa assenblage proved il. |
ser a ialthiul counterpart of the Ohio |
ga'heflhgs. | have never before seen the |
democracy OF Iowa represented by such a I
'torlorn hope" II seemed as if a special |
effort mad been made to draw all the bad
elements OF the party together, and it had
been emlnently successful. Itseemed as if |
the fates had ordered that the Democracy
OF Iowa should take that course best calcn-
lated to confirm public opinion of their
the convention was a browning triumph.
IL has consolidated the bad elements.
thrown OFT the good, and compelled, as far
as II could, an overwhelming verdict
against its nominees and platform.
Unapproachable folly and madness on
Vic part ol the fSepuDllcanS can alone pre-
vent them from achieving the greatest vic
tory that has ever crowned a worthy cause,
OF the character of the strife between
the two wings of the Democracy, YOU can
form faint conception, when it is stated
that Mahony openly declared in one of his
speeches., that any peace is preferable to
the prosecution of such a war as that now
in this country. No peace
tnat could be attained would be so great a
as the war, or so perilous to the
country. Hutchins and others detained
IN the same vein. He was opposed to war
from beginning to end. He would support
no man who was in favor of its prosecution.
BE would not give his suffrage to any one |
who had imbued his hands in Southern
blood. The war was a crime for which the |
Administration was responsible; and he |
would not give men or means for its prose- |
cution. War could bring peace only AT the
expense Of public liberty and the destruc-
ton OF the country. A delegate from Fair |
held said thatTuttle could not get 200 votes !
in Jefferson county.
The strife for candidates was at white |
heat when the ballottipg commenced. nv
ington (the most God-foTsaken representa- t
lveof American patriotism that Mallory
could find in all his bailiwicIs \ was Sc
lected 10 concentrate the votes of The peace
at-any price delegates. Had a less odious /