The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1839-09-26
FOR THE i;AwR.r,p

0i " % 'i ooy' feaCl Of Tho ,,e i
ostracism of Aristides lie Just, and wo, TO-,
dered at the ignorance and depravitv ! ~
his enemies. was told that his was l., a'
one example of the persecution Of Il.
good and honorable by the wicked ,,s kpep'
designing, and that | should soon find NJ
when mingled with the world, corrnn,
and base men enough always ready i Ed
imisrepresent ones motives and heap ob. Z On Sc
loquy upon ones character | coD,, and
hardly bring my mind to believe it, bnt, Ga;doll
more Intimate acqua'h'ance with the his. Ehh the
tory of our sp c!es, and my late observ,, I;on.
ton has confirmed me in the truth Of wb,, L,snct
l was then told. Thrasybulus, the !, Lbose
peler Of the thirty tyrants and res,orer If i've 10
Athenian freedom did not escape without II thin
censure, and the vilest approbriun vas ,s,ts 9
once lavished upon our beloved Wasb;n,. IL. no
ton. Men whose base characters Ar hid he
known, are always willing and anxioush I.ss-.i
detract from the merit Of others that tho, aiaa
may stand upon the level Of thenseve, mich /
ms spirit mas ever been manifested BY bsople y
the malicious and corrupt, since the wo,d EeatIor
began; and never in more conspicuous EeH to a
and ridlcnious rs manner than in the en- bngs t
deavours OF the Gazette to und rhine Earned
your character and lower you in the esi. like a t
nation of the public. The charge ii kuglh
fasehood in relation to the Mineral Pom, kentle q
money, is certainly extremely boysh and 10 blow
unfounded. What did you say? WHY kause Sc
that you had just learned that Mineral spon bul
Font money was received at the Land 1ocile.
Office! Well, how does the Gazette han and
man know to the contrary. Does he Law Ar Of th
claim to fore knowledge as well as iniali He has
blity? Does he profess to have the at IN Edit
tributes of divinity, and to look into The aescend
hearts Of his fellow men? Is he enabled lime tht
to tell by his superior ro,reas of inttHed which
what facts one knows to his fellows and Hr sea
of what they are ignorant! But will zen not
venture to endorse the statement made BY FsaeH1tt
you last week, and reiterate what you then FpLANEI
said as to the universal understanding in Z 1 kno
this city upon that subject. I do not be. bhe sea-,
lieve there were fre men in the place Ningto,
who were aware that Mineral Point money Down al
was taken in the Land Office. The report hivey-
was industriolsy circulated Throughout beers eve
town, that it was discontinued and some be sul,se
Of the Gazette's own followers in our city sentime
knew not to the contrary ill it was an
nounced in your paper. That report might Blool
have started from the land Office andI
presume did. Mr. V. P. Van Antwerp i1Ans
himself admits that he did "7ot deem +
~, s.Th
receipt Of The Illinois bills must be dis. '04l -
continued, 10 state that those Of the Mineral
Pom bank acouid continue 10 ereceiued.h
wou 49, - - pa.o;.o- ~. snrtical
in this matter? Had he any right to state -,
that iissouf-i bills, treasury notes, and
gol and silver would be received, and ~.
withhold the name of the Mineral FONT
R,nL, uaa ~ 49,, = ,,1,ao - ON large an
barge On its bills (! And was not suchs ii,
statement calculated to mislead the public -
~, EYork
lis own efforts to implicate you, has By T.,
Mr.. Van Antwerp himself proved you
be as innocent as the angel Of mercy.
r., o,,a ~, ua..;aa M ~ fgcne a
a., y . ,,d known
49,, ~, - 49,, der her
~ = i, III, Ebe--no
-, So, ,,r.. -, !, q. Protes,
place!--and aid not the Gazette publish kARRIv
that announcement? Was not such ID. Thi.
tice posted upon the door Of the Land iaesd
og.a3 r. IL. III n,hE. dates t
are acquainted with the facts, and will we Sol,
Judge from them alone. .s elligel
In regard to the Noft. reneated charge Of Eof pas
, ~. ..hs the ma
aooi1''oi''''p' ~ iaiis iain iies' Messr
ground or recoils to the injury Of them also A
who started it. You have denied the sioner
charge and called for nroor They could Extra,
not produce it, but continued the old yf ona ans
To satisfy the public you have producer Franc
negative proof to show that the chsIge reign
WIS false and the publc cannot but b ] the sa
satisfied with it. Be assured that whsl n
they harp upon that string they are VIM / Of r.
out argument and with very little reason rate .
trust you will hereafter treat that charge since
with silent contempt that contefnptwnlcp sno Y
honest men always feel for their defamelS. an,. e
It will react, perhaps, to the discomn'up eiga
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One word to .Cheves.' You did Nj some
itf.ifs.. k FRI.