The Iowa patriot. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1839-1839, 1839-07-04
hushed, and may the pure flame Of Patriotism
be lit up and glow every bosom.
STABBING IN THE DARK,

from jacksonville, (Ill.) has been received and
is on tile. We cannot promise it publicity at
present. - Gazette, June %.
u we were to give place to a commune
cation we have on file, from . place in which
the editor formerly resided, the public, we
thlnk, would call it "poserey Gazette,
June %.
Tho connection in which the above extracts
appear in the Gazette, show very plainly that
they aliudo 30 ourself. II there is one trait Of
character moro than another that is supremely
despicable, and should be held up to public
execration, It is that found in the possession Of
OF those who strive to rob another Of his good
name by 5ase and groundless insinuation. This
trait Of character we consider the editors of
the Gazette to possess in pre-eminent degree.
We came here stranger, to pursue our law
full calling, without any design of injuring our
neighbors Of the same craft. They, however,
have not ceased te use every means of which
they were capable, to render us obnoxious in
the sight of this community. This fact is
notorious. In the midst of all this opposition
OF theirs they see us prospering, and now, as
if to check as in our onward career at once,
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and with one fell swoop to blast all our hopes of
success, they resort to the means indicated in
the above quotations. Every one who has
taken sufficient interest in the matter to OBJ
serve their course towards us, must be aware
that if they had any thing in their possession
seriously affecting our character, private or
public, they would have embraced an earlier
opportunity than the present to have blazoned it
forth in their Gazette. They may indeed have
written to the s'place where we formerly re-
sided" to further their iniquitous designs /;
and it would be strange, after all their pains
taking, if they should not get hold Of some
thing to their liking, but that they have had
or have now any thing on file of the character
spoken of, we do not believe. At any rate we
challenge them to produce any communica-
ton from that quarter in their next number,
with responsible, bona fde name attached,
that will bear them out in the insnuations set
forth in the foregoing quotations.
We understand that the Mayor has ordered
the great quantity Of stable manure, which has
recently been carted ON Front Street to fill in
the upper wharf, to be removed. We think it
had better remain as it is for the present, UNI
less the mayor wishes to regale the citizens
with more Of the same odoriferous fragrance
they have enjoyed for the last three or four
days. The atmosphere has probably absorbed
all the moisture that lay on the surface, and
the less it is now stirred, the less it will $3.50
CAuTIoN.--One George Coons, who formerly
lived near this place, started with a wagon and
four horses to st. Louis, some time last winter,
taking money and goods, principally dry hides,
to a considerable amount, with two horses,
which he never paid for. It is presumed that
he disposed of his loading and appropriated the
money to his own use. We heard of him in
Macomb, at which place, on his passage down,
he snapped off one of his illegotten horses,
and neglected to pay the boot ($20). At St.
Louis he called upon Mr.. Stephen Gore, mer-
chant Of that place, where he obtained green
painted box, professedly to bring to Burlington
and which contained many valuables belonging
to relative of ours. We presume many 9th
ers have also suffered from his rascality. He
is short, thick set fellow, about 30 or 50
years Of age.
Why is it that the otherwise correct prin-
tiers Of the st. Louis Bulletin, invariably place
the character standing for per upside down in
their prices current It is small matter for
criticism, but if we have served regular APP
don't let us disgrace our alma
mater.
The gratuitous recommendation contained
in the last Gazette in relation to long, ir-
responsible communication which the editors
profess to have received. is truly ludicrous
We presume the editors thought the writer Of
the communication as great numbskull as
No man of intelligence would
offer us a communication of the character they
state that to be, after reading our explicit de-
claration that the subject Of abolition should i
not be discussed in the columns Of the Patriot,
pro or con.
Iowa GuARDs.-This new corps, under the
command OF Capt. MCKINNEY, paraded for the
first time in their new uniform on Saturday
last. On the whole. they presented a very SOL
dier.like appearance.
The Gazette thinks that we shall gain rather
than lose by our .'good natured forbearance''I
towards it. We have no doubt of it. We
intend to continue to pursue this method with
the Gazette until it becomes not only good
natured and tells nothing but the truth about
US, but decent in it's department towards the
community in which it has been SO long fed
and cherished, whether We lose or grin. Our
chief object being to effect reformation inl
the character Of the Gazette
"Our course shall be influenced by future
events - Gazette.
Doubtless the senior editor has been invok-
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