The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1840-08-13
For the Hawk Eve.

|hig majoN Nj EDIToR-In the Gazette of July
ash, under the head of 'sFdlsehoods Cor
pne for mtsf," there is an article which think
and CoeA necessary for me to notice. The
lm!er signs himself ssOne of the De-
(Whig) gates" If, in truth, he was one
small ny 1.-THE delegates. he might as well have
gain ald aned his real name; for there is but one,
the Whiamtof the ten that were appointed to
tives by iatnd,the 'Office-holders' Convention, -
pies, bei1 that would ever have been suspected of
lhesn Of newspaper scribbling; and he,
les elect aforementioned, is an office-holder, and
hearty SYano greater nor less a parsonage than
General HARTMAN VAN ANTWERP. 81 trust
thing ~ am not bringing it before the public in
I'd to Twilight tina, he will not relish.'' General
pnal elea Van Antwerp, did you imagine that you
eturns Wwh lintimidate me by the unmeaning
3braggatlocio menace contained in the last
70 the re- sentence of your production? Are you
|. vhils' VI really so simple as TO think, that the
untes, statements Won have made will he receiy-
oy aW1 Cd, syen by the citizens of your own
es 10, county as being more nearly allied to
p WIN tfuh han the correct account which was
lhasso7 INST given to the doings Oft the Conven-
- I: uon! Sir, some of your own friends are
! aDnished at your boldness. You should
y Z, 81 se cautious when you attempt to correct
: sai n We statements Of others. You might,
per 10' Ffnaps, place yourself IN an awkward
III I'll sna!lon. It appears, by the account Civ
auie' H. aoi the loco foco convention at Bloom
F"Io' lson, that there were but two of the de-
Su''' fga'es from this county, who felt interest
1aough TO attend. And who were those
bc0S ne 70? An tsOH;co bolJ.r,, nd ~ SEW
votes- er,ant,, NJ W., A,..,,. -, a. 20
pn' mn; sEned Mr. J. W. Reed. It has been
ne w saorted, though will not vouch for the,
= os'4 sath OFT, that the last-named gentleman
=. Mslnce turned "leg-treasurer," having
Pcos ~ nsd upon "hope DEFERRED until his
|ass'le ss with his laundress and landlord be.
MO he brought to his remembrance &C.
the Nv 0sonahy!
MAJOR About the resolution adopted at the
PPlese' Convention in this county, setting forth
VAL had made statements which were
Riec'e' aatue, &c. will only observe, that if
asfy man becomes liar the moment
sa val few political demagogues get tcye-
ave W yer and resolve that he is such, we shall
soon have but few men of veracity in OUT
e az usu nnks ZONE Of the Delegates as he
s'gns himself, processes an intimate ac-
pe n sa,lntance with Zone who was present.
e "a" MI na threatens to bring his name before the
4 P0ollc IN light which he will not relish,
j. e, inreply to this, | will say, that
|lo @allenge you to bring my name ..before
os .'.on. " public in a light which vii! no,
Prf''S N'nh" You will perhaps find, before
n get through, that you are ..barkine
pges en We wrong tree As you have pre-
i of Ne a1ed % give advice unasked. perhap.
son, - will have no objection to take a little
|0,ooO Saek . little closer to your business, and
plish. $ep away from Burlington.
Kiss. ONE WHO WAS PRESENT.
ans !, sg,A.sAeRAx.-'rhe following anagram
joe Of ccalch We copy from the United State.
! had ! .aeste, Is one Of the best things We hay,
30 nos "a his many,.a day;:
l0rida OLD TIPrEcANoE.
pidens pEoPLE CAN DO n.
md \ 9 and they soiH do il, Of the signs Q
Pt = tunes are nought.