The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-08-06

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cefningi ~ Immortality. And at' = lat1r
l day when the venerAble Public r0nc4aOn-
Iary hinAself said he too considered Il =
myt6, and waer surprised that ahybody
shesad e e iniAtasssd z e .ssa1Nd g r g.. g..
30 ifhr - 70 eject sundry postmastsfs, ahd
turn men S0scibly out Of the great and nm
chAngodhle Dom0Crafao PARTY for adhering
+ to Tie happy conception Whicka t6ey had
beer tAush8 t0 believe was sacred pfinCd-
lple, - ancient = ne goveF1ment iteelk,
alarm spread among the raHks Of the faith-
sol. The teet Of adection had airived:-
eneuld they give up 70 in1mortal 1rincd-
X a large number Of the taithfdl. reco9-
fnizihE the fAct that the dilemua had two
horns gave up the principle "A deepe1S::
but ofhefs, perhaps 4 majority Of the or
| RanixAtlop, acting In accordance with Dem
0cfatic custom, made no objectAdp 10 the
number Of horns, and took b0th:.1 They
were entirely willing to believe tho SUI
efable Public FunctfonAry was right, but
still they asked the privilege 70 keep opep
one eye Of faith for the sake Of tho cher
iehed principle. Thus, whil9 many wer1
In despair, hope fingered In tho breasts 6f
others who had the moral courage TO take
both horns. 9afR 81 sstA ssssHAsll W. -
But the Great Principle saw still darker
days. Its special CHAMPIONS, even those
who took the horns, who had kept It's a.
9aahDs 1hYs Sspd Spdln .1en ana
mingled It with their personal honor, met
At baltimore and in solemn convention re-
solved that, after all. they were not quite
sure about its virtue and they arrajgned
it for trial before the Supreme Court, pledg-
Ing Themselves to abide by its decision
This, when they knew, that august tribu-
Principle worse than 3 harlot, deserving
instant and ignominious death!
Alter that, men endowed only with an
ordinary development Of the bump Of hope,
gave it up and went into mourning but
not 20 of al. 1t il fact oreditable 10 hu.
maH nature, that many of it, old friends
still clung to it, memory, and stuck to the
Though il had been condemned by the
President, sentenced by the Supreme
Court, and executed by the Great Demo-
cratic Party--all with the concuTrenoo Of
it, own father and representative, et1ll,
these devoted patriots shouted its n4me
and mingled it with their democracy as'in
days of yore. 18o tes eeage1a oss ~
Such an exhibition Of faith furnishes !
valuable theme for consideration. AT any
c0nquers love. a5iaR go " 'sissss. Atps A
But thisis rot an. The trutR of history
demands i further statenhent of the perji3
which beset the Immortal principle during
the last stage Of IT. tylpmpbanf career ID
our late happy Republic. Like disappoint-
| ed lovers, the fountains OF Whose affections
are said sometimes 10 become soured and
turned to streams of bitterness against the
early objects Of their moonlight affections,
I principle turn against the object Of their
early love. Death and common damnation
was not enough. Had not they fixed their
hopes and affections upon III And were
not their affectione crushed, their hopes
blasted, and their minds all tore up9 And
ufchins n the streets, and BY lifelong
Democrats even, who ought 70 know bet
| ter, with derisive shouts for Popular Sow
ereignty7 1mpelled, doubtless, BY these
and other narrowing troubles. the leaders
Of the time-honored party concluded TO
settle the question forever. It was to be
done ina manner that would be under
rerts, 1arCa III tha Gr.et 1 pr1rcs.Ss tS ss ~
publicly drawn from the tomb, its remSins
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