The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1840-09-24

through the columns of the Free Press,
accuses Richard H. NJ 'Goon of forging a
certain paper or presentment of the Grand
Jury Of Iowa county, wherein they pre-
sent for Indictment to the Prosecuting
Attorney, Cat that time Mr. Chapman Of
Iowa Territory doing the duties of that
Office, that the practices in the Registers
Office are such as to hold out strong in.
ducements for the crime of perjury. On
the back of this paper Mr. Chapman gays
that the charge is too vague wherein for
him to write an indictment, but if the grand
Jury will make a specific charge, he will
draw out an Indictment accordingly.
his paper was furnished by Mr. NJ.
Coon to Mr. N. West. a commissioner
appointed by the president to examine
into charges which had been preferred
against Sheldon for mal-conduc. in his
office. |, went TO prove to Mr.. Yves,
tina; grand jury If the county. after a
laborious session, whereat they had found
about twenty indictments for perjury,
committed in the entry of the mineral
lands of the government, were satisfied,
from the proofs before them, that Shell
don, the Register, had countenanced and
held out inducements to bad men 10 per.
petrate this crime; and that he was equal.
! ly criminal. s.s..,. sst ~
1t appears from M'Goon's letter which
we lately published, that Sheldon escaped
"the merited vengeance Of the law"
through the connivance of MIR A. G..
Dodge, foreman of the grand jury, and
Mr. P. Bequette, one of the body; and
that they, further, furnish Sheldon with
certificates stating that no such paper ever
passed the grand jury, and that the name
Of the foreman signed to it Is a forgery,
which Sheldon publishes to the world.
AS soon as M'Goon sees these certif-
Gates and the letter of Sheldon, he asks
for suspension of public opinion, asser-
ting that he can prove, by a majority Of
the grand jury, that the statements OF
Messrs. Dodge and Bequette are false;
that the veritable paper he furnished to
West did pass the grand jury, and that
Mr. Dodge, as foreman, did sign it, all
of which he has most clearly and conclu.
sively established by the certificates Of
Dr.. Loot borrow, F. G. Kirkpatrick, Esq.
and others of the grand jury. These are
men whose veracity even the reckless
hireling who edits the Free Press cannot
question. After advising them TO be eau
tious in giving M'Goon certificates where
by he may wipe from his character the
foul aspersion of forger, he then denies
that M'Goon has or can procure any
such certificates; and finally, when NJ.
Coon produces to the world all he prom.
Used, and, in words that burn and blister
exposes the corruption Of these men
Welsh bolts from the question at issue
and attempts to. screen his masters by
giving political turn to the whole mat.
tier. But we hold him to the point. Die
not the paper-presentment-call it what
he will--pass the graud jury? and die
not A. c. Dodge, as foreman, sign it,!
! we ure authorized by Mr. Chapman to say
that the insinuaton contained in the las
Gazette, in which it is intimated that Gov
crnor Dodge once spit in Mr. Chapman's face
is barefacod fabrication. Such thing nc
yer occurred. He never wrote such a Up.
S." as is there attributed to him and he ha
never had cnmity towards any of the Dodg,
family. He calls for the author of this fab
rcation.
i The following is an extract OF a letter from
one who has an opportunity of knowing a
much about the exact state Of parties in New
York, as any other man. He is member o
the New York State Central COMMITTEES, ant
it is part of his business to ascertain til
facts in the case - x
"ALBANy, 9TH Sept, 1910.
"DEAR SIR-We have carried all tn,
Congressional Districts in Vermont
The Gov. (Jennison) is elected by abou
10000 majority in an aggregate vote Q
ID, OO0--i e. the Wing vote is about 81,
900 and the Loco, 10000. send yo
a paper which contains mostly all of tn
returns. The Harrison cause is pros
pering in this State, and we shall withou
fail giveIyou good account of New York
He will receive from $4,000 to 20,00l
majority. 1t cannot be otherwise from
j, present appearances. AS to Pennsylva
; MIA, am not so confident myself, al
) though our friends say we shall get 20,
} 600. / hardly believe much relianc,
can be placed upon any calculations OF
that State, made at this time.' ). y
IOWA VEGETABLES.
Mr. Luther S. Jaeger, living near Danvill
in this county, raised from single seed thi
season three hundred and ffty-four pounds o
Pumpkins. He has brought us Rohan pc