The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1840-05-21

! PREMAruRE.-The Advertiser is pre-.
mature, in assailing Judge Wright as ed.
itor of this paper. That gentleman has
not yet assumed the editorial direction Of
the Gazette, nor has he any connection
with or control over its columns. It is,
and has been since the decease of its late
lamented editor, under the exclusive man
agement of the pen that has had its prin-
clpal direction for the past FIVE months.
The probabilities are, however, that Judge
Wright will enter upon the discharge of
its editorial duties, this dag week.-Cin-
cinnati Gazette Of 18th inst.
Loco TAcr1cs.-One of the benefci-
aries of the Bellevue Hospital applied at
the Dispensary lately for medical advice,
and was asked by one Of the faculty how
he came in town. ssOh," said he, '.we
were all let out to vote. They sent three
cars for us Locos. and we all came down. y
swell, but were there no Wings among
you?" inquired the doctor. ''Dh yes, .
| said the voter, in suppressed tone, ''but
they 'Oere all physickea the dag before
and couldn't come.''
SURREND2R.-4Among the many anus
ing incidents which occurred at the cree
ton Of the log cabin in.Erie, Pa. a few
days ago, was the following: Sixty men
from an adjoining town, where the
Wings have never been able to poll more
than ten or twelve votes, dressed in lndi-
an costume, rode up to the cabin in pro-
cession, and formally surrendered them
selves to, the invincihle Hero of 'rippcca-
noe; and burying the Ratchet under one
corner of the cabin formed an alliance
with his old followers.
A letter to the Louisville Journal, no.
ticing the fact that there have recently
been many changes in Barren county in
favor Of General Harrison, speaks thus of
the ''sober second thought" of an hitherto
influential Van Buren, politician there's
"Robert d. Maupin, long and we'll known
as the leader of the Locofoco party in
Barren county, has abandoned his party
and come out openl y in public speech,
declaring that he will GO with them no
longer to ruin the country"
Log Cabins were built last week,,in all
the wards of Cincinnati. 1t gives us
especial pleasure to be able to add, that
.nN the scork aoas done by scceders from
the =. B. pariy!-Louisville Journal.
Loco Foco Observation-Disclosures OF
q Uhig S'c.-In another column, extrac-
ted from the National Intelligencer, may
be found the murder of Harrison Mar
shall at Baltimore. by the Locos. We
are indebted to a delegate from Warren
! county, just returned from the Conven-
ton, for full description of the bloody
scene.
We learn that Mr. Mclaughlin, son
III law of Mr.. Burnam, who keeps an ex
,ensive Hotel in Baltimore, has been the
: victim of the fanatical fury Of the Locos
He was one Of the Assistant Marshals O.
the day, and, as such, had right te
} compel all in.ruders from encroachment:
j OH the procession.
; A squad Of from forty to fifty of the
locofoco party. with pole on which
was hoisted "Pe,icoat Aliens insignia
either attempted to join in the Harrison
crowd, or modest its march; Young Nc.
Laughlan, in the exercise of his right, and
duty, attempted to keep them from dis
tur5ing the harmony of the vast crowd i,
the procession, when he was cruelty
beaten with a club his skull fractured, ant
himself killed in few minutes by the
: bows inflicted.
Although we are in possession of fur
} Their particulars, we received them too late
for the News, Of to day.--Cm. Ne,cs.
The funeral of Mr.. Thomas Laughlan
) who was brutality murdered in Baltimore
on the 9Th inst. was the largest. perhaps
ever Witnessed in that city. The Dele
gates from the different States, togethe
with large number Of citizens, followed
his remains to the grave. Mr.. Laughlal
was carpenter by trade. has left a widow
: and four children, one an infant. A res
: olution was passed at the Convention
f ''that the Delegates from each State con
tribute sum of money, not exceedin!
: one dollar each. for ,heuse Of the bereav
!, ed family. The Massachusetts Delega
f, ton subscribed and paid over the sum @
one thousand dollars for the benefit G
the widow and orphan.-M Louis Bul
: letin.
BACKING oyT.-Mr. Van Buren, fndin
that his proposition for a standing army
n says the Gin. Republican. has alarme
h the people of the United States, is tryin
to escape the odium of the measure. Hi
n Secretary, Mr.. Poinsett. in letter to tn
Y chairman of the Committee on the Militia
e in the House of Representatives, unde
: date of 9th April, 1910, says
), elf on mature deiberation, there b
e any thing found in the system itself, Q
0 in its details, which conflicts with til
5 rights of the States. or with the interest {
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