The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1839-09-26
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B1UR1L eaEWNs
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1889.
The editor Of this paperlong ago adopt
ed the admirable advice Of Fingal tosthe
son Of Ossian, Never seek the battle,
with the foe, nor shnn it when it comes.
The Gazette men we mean the iacog. edi-
tors, for we shall not hereafter consider the
nominal ones at all responsible for the
course Of that paper are well aware that
our voice has ever been for, peace. We
established ourself in this city for the
purpose of bene6ting our situation. as
well as to use every honorable means to
advance the good cause to which we are
devoted. We intended and still do intend
to promulgate the political principles to
which we are attached principles which
are not the result Of birth or accidental
connerion, but the fruit Of feeling and SEN
timent, ofstudy and reflection, Of observa-
ton and experience. We commenced by
extending that courtesy towards the Ga
zette, which we are always willing to ex-
tend towards our political opponents. We
endeavored to pursue a mild, honorable
and consistent course, giving unto Caesar,
those things which were Caesars, and to
every man his deserts. We endeavored
to cultivate in our readers, the affections
of the heart, and that the influence we
should infuse throughout the community
should bemoral and salutary.
For endeavoring to pursue this course,
we were grossly attacked by the Gazette.
Our motives were misrepresented, our
character slandered and the vilest oppro-
brium heaped upon our head. We en-
dured this until forbearance was no long
er virtue. We gave the men Of the Gu
zette to understand that we were willing
to encounter them on their own ground
and with their own weapons. We let
them know, that if the occasion required,
we too, could WELD ssthe lance the sword
or the poiniard'' and that 'sthere would be
blows to take as we'll as blows to give
This announcement seems to have carried
dismay and terror into their camp. When
we commended to their own lips, the
poison chalice which they had prepared
for US, they become infatuated. Their
whole force is arrayed against us, and the
last Gazette is teeming with the lowest
scurrillity that ever disgraced the columns
of any newspaper. A requisition was
made upon the services of all the office
holders and erpectants in town; and they
have concocted compound more vile and
venomous, than the cauldron of Mac
beth's witches contained. One would
have supposed from the boastings which
heralded the last Gazette, that poor we
were nigh our latter end and were to be
literally used up root and branch. One
would have supposed too from the high
eulogiums heretofore pronounced upon the
real, By the nominal Editor of that paper,
that some argument at least would be adj
vaEced to show the error of our positions
and the fallacy Of our conclusions. From
the great exertions made by the beautiful
clique who are fastened like vipers to the
citizens Of this Territory, as hirelings of
the government-we certainly were to ex-
pect if not civil connection, or some ex.
traordinary phenomena, at least cool, dis
passionate reasoning, and common sense
Butah! ssthe mountain labored and brought
forth mouse!" There were no remark
able outbreakings of the elements when
the last Gazette appeared. Nature kept
on in the even tenor of her way She
seemed not to heed the aseful event. The
Sun Sit up his beacon fires with his usu.
al magni6cence and set again in his usual
glory. People pursued their ordinary
avocations. They arose and ate and
drank--labored, laid down and slept as
usual. The paper came. It was what
was to be expected. Its articles arere
Urittem Nth Characteristic skill. The
most oppressive and classical language
was every where used, ride the captions
Of its articles 'Squirming' -.Most degra-
ding 1.-THE CALLED jades VINCE -..Un.
kind cut" very original and much in
keeping with the Gazette. Yes! the pa
per came forth. Il came wreaking with
the most contemplate and loathsome
blackguardism. It applied every term to