The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1839-10-17
FOR THE HAWk-EYE.


of Judge of Probate; this thing of Office
making | know but very little abon.; 81
when I first heard their statements,
thought that perhaps little injustice hac
been offered them. but when came to in
vesiigate the whole matter fully, | foune
1t perfectly easy to account for the whole
transaction. So | beg leave, through the
columns of the Hawk Eye, to give little
bit of a sketch of the matter, and III be
when they all look at it right, that They'll
view it just about in the same light tina
| do. Some time along the first of An
gust last, the Office of Probate Judge wa:
found to be vacant, and there being con.
siderable business in The county in conse.
queAce of the death of several loalers who
had died without friends and but little
money, i! became necessary that the Office
should be Immediately filed, in order ,ha,
proper measures might be taken to dis
pose of their effects. So the people went,
and got up petition recommending Esq.
BATEMAN. to his EyceI!cncy, to ill that
Office. The Esquire's petition went the
rounds, and was signed by all that saw it
for the Esquire is very well known,
being one Of the first settlers On the river,
and having figured pretty smartly as !
public man, and bye the-by, acted in the
capacity of Probate Judge for year or
two, and in fact did all the business that
ever has been done in that capacity in the
county;--but every man has his rivals.
and SO had the Esquire. ..H
All this took place about Court time in
our county, when most ali the great men
from some Of the northern counties had
come down here TO adjudicate upon mat
tiers and things; and these great men were
guests Of certain host who lives Just back
of the county seat; and this host, being a
great man too, often accompanied these
great men to town, and would remain du-
ring court hours. His conduct soon evil
IDENTIFY evlnced strong prediction to be
clothed with aJudgeship himself. This,
however, suppose was only known to
those who then surrounded him. The
oEilce of Probate Judge being the ONLY
chance at hand, it was agreed, among the
circle, that he should have that, as it
would serve as Kind OF stepping stone
to eminent greatness. So petition was
Drawn up and signed by the great men
rom Muscatine, Des Moines and Henry,
out never exhibited to the citizens of The
county at all.
The two petitions were both sent UP to
his exceliency, and now Mr. Editor, lust
imagine for a moment what kind of fig
IRE the Esquire's petition cut, when
spread out upon the Executive table; the
one signed by the clumsy listed farmer
and mechanic, and the common Sorysi ga
'y of the county only and the other signed
BY the great men from the north. say
Just draw the contrast, and it is perfectly
natural to come at the conclusion that the
Governor acted perfectly in accordance
with his Executive character, by appoint
ng Mr. WAIsrcoAr.
Because these great men that came all
he way down here to judge, to arg fly,
o speechify and to set matters right, are
better capable of judging Of our necessi-
les than we are ourselves; so they must
nave thought it matter of accommoda.
ION to us to make that appointment. Be-
SIDES all this the man is man of great
natural ability and very prepossessipo
parsonage. He is known all round the
Great Bend; his neighbors all know him,
and his brethren in the church sometimes
speak OF his acts too. So think i all
nonsense for the folks in this county to
'e making a fuss about matter of that
zina' tor if they wantto get along with the
great men of this Territory they better
ay low for awhile, no more at present
Yours, in haste,
UNCLE ZEAK. i
r s.-Probate court oece and while
On White Oak Point, at the sign of the
white Hog House.
NO One Tastes so good Fruits, as he wso
ha1sss mem.--i,his is particularly true as
regards the small fruits of summer. The
Black Mulberry, as is stated in the En-.
;yclopedla Americana, is 'sin perfection
only afew moments, and that at the time
when it can be detached from the tree by
slight shaking of the branches aAil