The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1840-05-28
April, 1910.
For the Hawk Eve and Patriot.

- For the Hawk Eve and Patriot
Mr. Edltor-A temporary absence pre-
vented me from paying my respects at an
earlier day to the 6 slang whanger' of
the Gazette. In his paper of the 10th
May, (nst.) I perceive he founders
through something like column and a
half of billingsgate' in order to sustain
his former falseheods in relation to the
character of John G. Wright. He was
evidently taken all aback by the COM
munication of this g shadow of the shade
of Hancock" and in order to g sustain
his former positions he is obliged 10
utter two or three more falsehoods. which
shall be attended to in due time, for | as.
sure the little general, that the shadow
of a shade" will hold him to the work.
until he ceases to misrepresent the noble
buckeye State, at least the whi portion
of her citizens. The veri,able editor says
he derived his information abou: the prin-
ciples of Mr. Wright 6 from whit has been
public talk in Ohio" From what sourc 3
did this public talk emanate? Why, to
be sure, from the loco foco editors of
Ohio, and principally from ONE of their
number the editor of the Salesman who
has earned the signifc ant cognomen of
Lying jake name which, with a very
slight alteration, may 500, be Justly APP
piled to the editor of the Burlington Ga
zette. But the little felbw says he had
another source of information; and, rea-
der, what do you think Nat was? Why
it was nothing more ror less than the
truth telling Globe! A paper proven
bal for its utter disregard of truth.
1t will be recollectee that asserted that
among the leading wings of Ohio there
was not one federalist Now this again
assert to be true. Tie Gazette man pub
fishes something thathe calls letter with
out the date of anyday on which it was
written, purporting to have been written
by Judge Burnet, m which the Judge is
made to say that h. is federalst. Now
admitting this le,te to be genuine, (which
am not disposed to do without better
evidence than the mere assertion of lord
duck-legs of the Gazette,) and what does
it prove? Why that talented and re-
spectacle old gentleman, who has taken
no part in politics for the last twenty five
years is now FIR General Harrison. Every
Ohioan knows that Judge Burnet has not
been consideed by himself, or any body
else, leada in any party for the last
tacenty yeas. ~ AZ
But lord duckey says Peter Hitchcock
is a federlist. This is utterly untrue.
He is not now, nor ever was federal
list. The only way can account for
duckey' santipa,hy to Burnet and Hitch.
cock, is. that one of them was, and the
other is now Judge of the Supreme
Court q the State of Ohio, and some loco
focos SEEM to have kind of instructive
horrorof courts they seem to view them
as troublesome and aristocratic appen.
dageto free government. Whether it
is this propensity of lord duckey, or his
s. education and habits,' that causes him
to 5andy such polite epithets as .. sheep
thief" with SO much apparent familiarity,
Leave for the reader to judge. l can as
sire his lordship, however, that from this
o the presidential election, he shall make
no false statement without hearing from a
$ shadow of the shade.' In my next
will endeavor to show how the loco focos
prove to the old federal leaders that they
are unwelcome guests. ''As to the mise
rable and groveling epithets which this
slang whanger employs againstme, Ileave
them where l leave their author, in the
unadulterated pollution of that print which
/" (whelped) them
HANCOCK.
VIRGINIA POPULAR VOTE.
The Hagerstown Torch Light gives the
comparative returns from 70 counties.
In 1896, the V. B majority in these coun-
ties was 2632-this year the Wing ma
jority is 4S37--nett Wing gain in the
popular vote of the State 7469.s In
1886, Mr. Van Buren's majority in Viz
ginia, was 6793.
The Madisonian Of May 9, gives the
result in ninety fue counties Aggre-
gate Wing vote, 26,4le-Federal '. B.
22,lsl. Wing majority, 4235. In
1886, v. B. majority in the same coun-
ties, 4s4l-Nett Wing gain, 9O76!!!
Huzza for the Mother of States!
From statement in the New York
Journal Of Commerce, it appears very
doubtful whether Mr. Jacob May, of ILL
nois, who is reported to have disappear.
ed SO mysteriossly, was in New York
at all.