The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-06-11

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Va The Cincinnati Gazette properly ex-
hibits the wisdom Of the makers of the
Cleveland Platform by showing the alb
surdity of the first "plank." That de-
clares "That the Federal Union shall be
preserved" The Gazette shows that there
has been no such thing as "Federal
Union' since the adoption of our 'Consti-
tuition; that it was to get rid of a "Federar'
and to establish "Nationar' Union, that
the Constitution was adopted. The "Rad-
ical Democracy" who really meant just
the opposite, by this installing Of terms,
have really affirmed the fundamental doc
trine of the traitors, that the Union is a
federation, and not a nation,-a league to
be dissolved at the pleasure of any State,
not nation with sovereign power, COM
against assailants within or Without
They did not mean to do anything Of the
sort, of course. But by using the term
federal they have done just that thing.
j 1t is about time, we think, that those
who believe this great country is q nation,
and not a mere league Of independent and
sovereign States, should use language
which expresses their ideas, and throw
Ioverboard forever the lying phrases out of
which traitors aud rebels have evoked this
hideous civil war. This is Nation we live
in. Nationality is the one thing we are
contending for. If that be destroyed, all
is destroyed. 1t is the duty of all to keep
this grand idea prominently before the
public, so that true ideas are not debased
and corrupted by the false and the danger.
Gus. AS great peril has befallen us
through studious and persistent use Of
. false terms, We should take care hereafter
to secure all the advantages which will re-
: suit from the universal adoption OF those
. that are true. The prevalence of the evil
, is well illustrated by this grave instance
i of deliberate absurdity. The Radical
Democracy put their foot right into it
| call that Federal which they meant to be
/ National.
ex-senator Hale is anxious to be re-
elected to the Senate. To enable him to
. accomplish this laudable result, he has
procured, says the Springfield Republican,
a certificate from sundry of his fellow Sem
ators in which they declare that he has
lost none OF his influence in that assem-
blage of embodied wisdom in consequence
Of the dubious acts with which he has
, lately been connected! We are not inform
ed what honorable Senators they are who
thus certify to their own unfitness for their
position. We would be glad to know them.
We should think, however that the people
, of New Hampshire would feel compli-
mented by this novel method Of assuring
, them OF the continued worthiness of their
,, own Senator. 1t is the first instance on
record, and we trust it will be the last, in
which Senator has sought certificates of
good character" in order to convince his
constituents that bis influence has not been
impaired by conduct which ought to ex-
pose him to the severest censure of all hon
orable men. The Legislature of New
Hampshire will Of course exercise its plea
! sure in its selection OF Senator. That is
its right. But if it elects a man who has
: done what Hale has done, and who comes
before them with such q certificate all We
have to say is that they dishonor the peo-
, pie OF that State quite as much as Hale has
: done, and quite as much as the signers of
, that certificate dishonor the Senate of
: which they are unworthy members. If
Hale has the same influence there now. rs
he had before he sold it for a $1,000
fee, what mass of corruption it must bel
The only charitable Interpretation we can
give to such certificate is that Hale never
had any influence. That being the case he
could have lost none. We wonder If that
was their meaning?
VA The imports at New York, since the
first of July last, eleven months of the
, current fiscal year, amount to $I94. 9O7.
} 7s2; for same time in ls62-63,-Sl67, 554. 81:
} for same time in 1861 62,-sll7, 56s, 1854.
) Exports from that port for the same ne.
; riod, exclusive OF specie, were as follows:
1861 $780, 3l 1852; in lS62-63,-Sl7l. 49s.
$50; in 1856, Ia, OOS, 1884.
Exports of Specie, for the same period.
were as follows: 1876, -?2O, 725, $40; 1862
$3.50, 70S, 1891, 1S63-64-$5l, 349,O47,
In the two former periods, it is noticea.
BILE the exports Of produce alone consid.
erably exceed the imports. In the last
eleven months the imports exceed the val
ne Of produce exported by nearly Jtty mil
lions If people will study these figures
and realize their full meaning and effect
probably they will understand what a
headlong race towards ruin we have been
running.
@The Louisville Journal seems to have
. apprehensions that if the negroes are freed.
white women will take to intermarryiug
. with them. No such fear is entertained in
, this quarter. But the journal is probably
. better Judge of the inclination of the
! Kentucky girls" than we are We pre-
| sumo he libels them outraaaouslu VIZ