The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1839-10-03

d the country. Ihe cloak OF UeHiocfd-
y will not much longer hide the deformi- !
y Of those who are sucking the life-bloodI
IF the nation. The charm of the demo-
cratic wand will soon be broken. The
award will not then be given simply be-
cause popular appeal has been made to
the democracy to sustain the sinking for
tunes af those who have made it. but that
Der " will soon rise in all its majes-
~ H. lght and commence its search.
and who may abide its scrutiny? We
shall see.
Some onei is denounced in the last Ga
zette as ga young and unf1edged scion of
a federal stock" but we have been unable
to ascertain who the scion is. We take
it Of course however. from the traduce-
ment Of the Editors of that paper that he
is gentleman. SANDER from them is
the best kind Of negative praise and will
always be so considered by the moral and
thinking part Of this community. But
why not let your readers know who this
youth is, Mr. Gazette? Why do you keep
people so much in the dark. Do let the
young man have an opportunity to ans
wer for himself, you have accused him Of
a heinous offence-that Of being born in
New England, and Of hauing recesre1 his
education there. We wonder what the
penalty is for such aggravated and enor
nous crimes; according to the Gazette's
code-probably forfeiture Of life or per-
petual imprisonment. This stabbing in
the dark is neither profitable, or honora-
BILE. To use your own expressive and
professional phrase, ''you had better come
out and show your hand.''
But this is the way the Gazette and its
coadjutors back pater. They have at
tempted to rid themselves of the charges
of fulsehood, and could not succeed. All
their 'squirmings' thank the Ga cite
for that word-were Intellectual. Their
correspondence and their every effort but
i confirmed the truth of the charge. Like
1 many culprits before arra,gned, their own
I evidence convicted them. They then
turn around with the celebrity Of their sum.
merset race, and edify their readers with q
beautiful tirade about Clay. Chancelo,
J, Kent, Webster, Watkins Leigh, and the
} aforementioned young man from Fan
! kee' land. They pour out a quantity o.
, slang about 'the land of steady habits,
!, &c. &c.
} Now. gentlemen, all this will not ans
y wer-you must recollect that you are ii
! the midst Of an intelligent population, ant
8 that your course is noticed; you canno
t avoid the issue this way you cannot shrinl
I from the responsibility your conduct ha
! incurred. You need not attempt to diver
. public attention from your own aberra
n tions by throwing garbage or pouring 8
n torrent of filth upon third person. Blu
i this course will not avail you. An en-
$ lightened community has already pro
n nounsed a verdict upon you. That yer
n dict is FAI.sEHOOD Of the deepest, dar
9 kest dye. We truly pity your condition :
I we commiserate your fate and would il
e all charity console you. We cannot ex
: ult over fallen degraded humanity. Blu
o you ought to have reflected that Prov
$ dence has SO ordained it. that ever,
J, man ssmust reap as he has soNn.'' |
o you have sown whirlwind you mus
e reap storm. If you have brought infa
$ my upon yourself, impute it to your owl
! conduct. If disgrce and degradation fol
; low, blame no one but yourselves. W.
$ warned you Of your danger and woul
IS have rescued you, but you ould listen t
o. AOuO vi EOut COuuSCA VI ICptOOls All
IS now permit US to advise you to meet you
i fate with proper composure. Do not bot
If as bastard live and as "a bastard die
ii Summon to your aid what little fortitud
n you have, and tell the executioner to d
], his duty. We would advise youto bequeat
v your estate to the Church Of Rome, if "
Iy did not believe it would require more tina
n the wealth Of Cresus and the supple;
VI tons Of all the saints in christendom I
r atone for your many sins.
a The foolish effort of the Gazette to e,
ID cite the prejpdices Of foreign emigran
IN against the Wing party, for what it term
n 'their prescription Of those emigrant
y will probably avail but little. The COZ
le dnctors Of that paper. imagine they a,