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The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1840-07-02

Of Tennessee, Ohio and Indiana. i,
that General Jackson, las is stated D =
address you have signed) was the ~ !, Y hs
est man Of the age" and John o s:s1
Adams and Henry Clay were Charm ws.es1
intriguers and corruptionists!" sunny
Did you not, before you heard !,
Wing defeats in Tennessee, Ohio, ,.d y
diana, consider yourself a Wbic,' 'ua
And as Wing, did you las vou.
dress charges upon the Whigs) eou n.
yourself arrayed under The bsn music
Alexander Hamilton .sregardi nas'
adoring the British government :, ~
'most perfect model the world eve, %
duced''' land warning against H. %
eminent and opposing the people y s'''
Did you, previous to your hear. ).
!. the Wing defeats in the States Of Tsas. .
see. Ohio, and Indiana,-(when Won s, as'
"a Wing, thinh, CONSIDER your, we
Federalist! And were you the advs.',
OF :" a limitation OF the right of suffns
Gas you charge against the Wbis n n,sss
to the high and well-born;' Of ri b;sl
Itaxes-that wild and extrssagan, ~
tenn of internal Improvements m;"h ~ I.
carried on for the pleasure and u raj :, y
the few at the expense of the n,anu.', ., :. y
exclusive privileges-backed byIeeisll,;,~'
protection incorporating private conn, "
MES to prey upon public interests
as issuing bank promissory notes At II
and without Limitation, and providin, !,
means for the enforcement Of thei's !, !
demption!'' l repeat the interroeao,,,
Did you advocate these measures vb,
you were a Wing, i. e. before you hen, i
of the Wing defeats in Tennessee, ObS|
and Indiana?
Were you las the address you b,,|
signed charges against the Wing PAM
the "champion Of the .fe,o;" the "iiea|
fof specid privileges and the 4epe|
nent of equal rights" before youjpaaa|
the Loco Foco party, j. e. befas you
heard of the defeats Of the Wings iai,s
nessee, Ohio, and Indiana?
And now, sir, / shall propose Sui NJ
more question, which, like the rest, NJ
may answer or not, as you please.
Will you, after you hear Of. the WI
triumphs in Tennessee, Ohio, and I,S|
ana-and, indeed, throughout the Ilni.|
fStates-which, if you have any polil;o|
sagacity at all, you must foresee-rj
you, | ask, surn Wing again, sir!
4 | merely inquire for the purpose If n
pertaining where we may find you bssl
NOT after-our next territorial M
tons.
i Sir,-you may deem me imperinssl
but as | was once you. political Iis,d!
and my expectations have been dis I
pointed, ! just beg leave most resps&sh
to lay my finger on you to ascerha |
you are there; and I hope you viii I'll
up to the rack, fodder or no fodder, Il
though my friends, and even your friend
inform me, that You will not aou s.a
up to the rack without fodder: ills N
fodder you s'go in for. .
ONE Who KNOWN
The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1840-07-02
THE LOCO FOCo aADDREss."

EE LOCO FOCO "ADDALc0.
It was our intention to have reviewe'
this famous document, but having delaye'
its preparation, and having been consider
ably interrupted, we are obliged to give i
the go-by this week. 1t is full of mis-
statements and vulgarisms, and reflects
no credit on the honest intentions OF It's
signers, Messrs James M. Morgan, Edi'
tor Of tie Gazette. Shepherd LETTER, and
Enos Lowe, postmaster of this place. II
our private intercourse we have highly
esteemed all these gentlemen, but really
.if they lend their names to many more
such documents, even Cooper himself
will cut their acquaintance.
The address says that the Harrison
party appeal to the Passions-not to the
Judgment 1t also says that we have no
principles For refutation of this, we
refer the reader to Harrison's Declara-
ton of Principles, in this paper, which
will be found similar to those protested
BY Gen. Jackson, and which our. party
cordially endorse. To show what kind
of appeals these Van Buren, "Address"
makers throw out, who accuse us of APP
pealing to the passions and not the judy
ment, we will give the following 'ele-
giant extract from their address to the
Democratic citizens Of this county. 1t is
all we can give this week -
s.Whst have we had, since the nomina-
ton of their CANDIDATE WITHOUT PR1N-
but series Of disgusting hard
cider co.rousals all over the country I?
Need we describe to you the yells and
groans and riotous brothel scenes which
ensue at a meetingof hundreds and thous-
ands, excited to a blind ferocity by the
frenzied defamation Of pensioned orators,
and made mad by the fumes ofhard cider,
.'made harder by hard brandy 2"
1T is PROPOSED. FELLOW. CITI-
ZENS, TO INTRODUCE THESE
SCENES OF FEDERAL DRUNKEN
NESS INTO OUR TERRITORY! AT
least it is proposed, by the federal leaders
amongst W., TO raise the Harrison flag,
and organize themselves into a distinct
political party. As their candidate per-
sists, with an almost death like tenacity,
in Withholding his principles and policy
from them, it Of course only remains for
them to adopt the hard cider policy prac-
ticed by the leaders Of the same party in
all other parts Of the Union. HENCE,
WEARE TO HAVE A HARD CIDER
WAR HERE 4
Boys, do yon hear that!
The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1840-07-02
A MECHANIC.
For the Hawkeye and Patriot.
TO SHEPHERD LEFFLER, ESQ.

For the HaWkeVe and Patriot.
TO SHEPHERD LEFFLER, Esq.
One of the s1cNERs Of the ".4ddress to
the friends Of the. present .Administra-
ton, IN Des Holmes county,
Sir-In selecting you, for the purpose
of interrogation, from among the three
who have signed the above mentioned adj
dress, / hope to be pardoned, because I
am one aoho knows, and there appears
to be in your conduct one of the most
sudden political summersets / have ever
known, and an Inconsistency in your po-
litical course entirely irreconcileable to
the dictates of reason, and at variance
with those feelings which an intimate ac-
quaintance with you had engendered
within me. To change from one party
to another, through conviction of the error
of ones way, is alike honorable and lau-
dabie to the human heart and mind; but
to change for the loaves and fishes only
is desplcable in the extreme; and your
conversion, sir, seems to have been SO
sudden, and at a time when it would seem
you changed for no other purpose than
for the spoils.' If you did not, you
have your own conscience satisfied.
But to my task.
| shall begin, sir, by putting q few in
terrogatories TO you, which Gas this is Z
free country You may answer or let alone.
Did you not, in the autumn and winter
of 1898, and spring and summer Of 1899
before you heard of the disastrous results
to the Wing party in the elections Of Ten
nessee, Ohio, and Indiana, say did YOU
not advocate Henry Clay, and if not Clay
General Harrison, for the Presidency, ii
preference to Martin Van Buren,!
Were you not, land did you not SO ex.
press yourself to many Of your polit;ca
and personal friends lin favor Of Henry
Clay's scheme for National Bank, will
sixty millions Of dollars capital
Were you not opposed to Martin Val
Buren's Administration as one Of the mos
corrupt corrupt, sir, that is the word
and unprincipled administrations, will
which this country has ever been cursed
Did you, previous TO your hearing o
HE defeat Of tie Wing party IN the Statel
The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1840-07-02
For the Hawk Eye and Patriot.
GREAT MEETING OF THE ~
M0CRACY OF GElAR C0IlNTY

MOCRACY OF CEDAR COUNT.
Mr. Editor, Sir--The communicsia|
that was forwarded to you some iin|
since, stating that the "Demagogues 1
Cedar county had been straining evsg
nerve to get up a Convention, but could
MT come it, &c" has had most singuls
effect. 1t has caused them to rally "
their forces, and they have absolu1F
held convention:-.not, however wi!hut
some extraneous aid-for The "n,oiaA
pieces" Of the Convention were imported
at a slight expense from another county.
Two of the principal actors in the tarcl
that was enacted at Upton, the county
seat of Cedar county, on Saturday, p.
18th ult., were from . OLD MuscATNE.S'
The peculiar and felicitous gifts Of ss
quence and oratory possessed BY MAaH'
Hastings & Day of Bloomingtm-e
gether with the reputation they hnif
reasoning very coherently, rendsr ad
yious to every one acquainted with hu1
personages, that there must have bed
quite an intellectual feast; that the D
mocracy must have had their politis
strength renewed, and that they nj
have listened eagerly to the ,uords
truth as they dropped in melting stra1
from the lips Of those oracles. Duringib
time occupied in addressing the mesa|
by Messrs. H. & D. committee Of q
(having retired) were busily engsgah
drafting a preamble and resolutions q
pressive of the sense of the meeting
When this committee returned, BY thsi
alnanuensis they reported asprsnDl'
and resolutions every line Of which, W 2
infused with patriotism, an sundyinss e z
votion to the cause and devout lOvs Y. Y
the people. One of the resolutio1sll11
particular stress upon the libel publlaa.l
lin heHawkeye concerning the dcmon3
of Cedar county; and as positive Fre =
that it was a libel, they resolYsd ia = !
was.-that they could come Il, tsdl ns|
,could come 1t, and that they noe so.'
1t. And how did they come il! Ws ".
see. Including the delegation from 81
catine, there were perhaps foriy-hyes N "
sons present! Perhaps thirty q ! i
number were loco-focos; and sne5 4
course were the Democracy-tle ~ n
and sinew of the county! AdmittlDg. I
there were thirty loco-focos presentsss. 8,
is somewhat doubtful) we viii sesE y.
many would be left after all the sppp 4,
ments had been made. And nv " Y
chairman one, secretary and $3.50 I -
secretary--two, committee 70 d'sn n. q,
lutions--three, corresponding senuss,
five, delegates 10 the territcnn 81
tion-ten, speakers three, making x ri
twenty-four persons. Then vow
|be left six individuals who had NJ ~
conferred upon them; who will o.
the pleasure Of seeing their names y =
lin all the Democratic papers q - $
lritory;" and who were doomed s s3
their more fortunate brethren Pr N
while they remained no greater o. y
they were before they came. ~
most forgottento say that the ueen !.
|eloquenty addressed by H. Van Any .
.Iof Cedar county, who, it is expeew
Ibe a candidate for the council a ~ r
ELECTION. After the speakers ns0
their speeches, Henry Hartman
made motion, which was almost
.lmously carried that ! he spescnss
different gentlemen, delivered 80
The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1840-07-02
1850

We are not certain that our estimate Of
the population Of the Territory is correct,
but we believe the Census will show as
great number as we have set down; and
on the superstition that we are right, and
allowing that 500 have attended all the
county meetings instead of 424, which is
very liberal allowance, and allowing
also five souls 10 each voter, we have five
hundred actually debating to eight thous-
and FIVE hundred and thirty-six voters.
And these 500, we verify believe, in their
turn dictated to by less than dozen men,
all but two or three of whom reside in
Burlington Is this Democracy? We
thought the majority ought to rule. These
are the men who act upon the principle
that the people cannot act for themselves,
and have taken the responsibility Of acting
for them. Boys, will you stand that!
But they may say we do not pretend to
speak for any but our own party. Well,
be it so; if the whole party, of which
you claim to be part, will own you. As
there has not yet been any test Of the
strength Of parties, excepttso far as those
taking the census have found it out, it
may be fair to allow the Harrison party
equal strength as to numbers with the Van
Buren, party. We still find 1858 voters
who have had no voice at all in calling
this great, so.called, Democratic Conven-
ton, or 500 to A26S.
/" Bennet's Herald'' seems to be in
great disrepute among the editors all over
the Union. A pander to houses of i'll
fame-a reviler of innocent families and
a hush-money-maker like Bennett ough,
to have been frowned down long ago.
We knew him when he first came from
Scotland while the editor of the
Hawkeye was an apprentice and engaged
as proof reader in Wells g. Lillv's Of
flee, when the boy who read the copy
was absent we have frequently called
Bennett to take the boys place. He was
then receiving but 3 or dollars week
1t was discovered that he was pretty
/ . - . 4 L1ll j. Y
good at figures and he was promoted
to the Bookstore, where he became :
clerk. While one Of the firm was alb
sent at the South, Bennett did something
which caused his dismissal. Being bu
an apprentice and attached to the printin,
establishment we could never ascertain
what il Nas. We afterwards saw hin
I in New York, where he was engage,
as schocl-master, and was at the sam,
time assistant editor Of Sowden's Advo
cate. He subsequently, went into til,
Courier and Enquirer Office, and finall,
took the Herald, Having considerabl,
tact and using il fof selfish ends, and be
ing withal the most impudens and abou
the most ugly man We ever saw, be ma
I've presume become sndaciously rich
Not g rich, however, but he viii ain
e make himself more 50 by The yer,
lcovEss that i talEen % put him down.
The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1840-07-02

We had quite storm on Friday night.
Some damage was done 70 the Dat Crop,
but none to the corn or wheat in this Vi
cinity. The thunder was rather extra
the lightning seemed continuous vivid
sheet Of flame and the whole was &C
compan.ed BY an outpouring Of water, al.
most indicating that the fioodgates ofthe
skies had been unbarred. II was sleep.
less night . many.
The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1840-07-02

Many OF our citizens are in the habit
Of amusing themselves by catching fish
near our landing. There are two first
rate seines owned in this town, and it is
quite interesting to see each of them man
ned by about a dozen individuals, robbing
the Mississippi Of its treasures. Some
times they make valuable haul. We
expect they will tumble pike or good
sized bass into the Hawkeye office be-
fore long.
We are informed by gentleman re-
Gently from that country that the South
erners have such immense quantities Of
Cotton on hand that they hardly know
what to do with it. Some of the plan.
tiers are making arrangements TO start
factories and manufacture it at home.
Were they to do this extensively it
would change the whole political econo-
my of the south, and instead of being op-
posed they would be more strenuous for
a high tariff than any other people in the
country.
SUNDAY SCHOOL CELEBRATION.
The Anniversary Of our independence
will be celebrated on Saturday in the
Methodist Church in this city by the
Officers and Pupils of the Sabbath School,
The ladies and gentlemen of Burlington
and vicinity are respectfully invited to
attend. Several Addresses appropriate
to the occasion may be expected. The
Boys and Girls, attached to the School,
with any others who may wish to join
them, will meet at the church at half
past eight o'clock, A. NJ, to receive their
badges, &c. The public exercises will
be as follows, to commence at 10 o'clock,
A. M.
l. Hymn, by the scholars.-2. Pray
er and reading the scriptures.-3. Hymn.
a. Address, by Rev. John Batchelder,
who will be followed by other gentle
men.-5. Hymn.--6. Prayer and Bene-
diction. At the close Of the above ex-
ercises the children with their Teachers
will retire to the Basement, where re-
freshments will be provided for them.
The river is still rising slowly, The
John Shaw, a new boat in this trade, Wis
tied our wharves on Tuesday last. AS
she brought no recommendations in the
shape of late papers and as we did not go
on board, we cannot speak confidently in
regard to her merits.
We learn that the Ohio river is quite
low.
writer who was in NatcheZ at the
time Of the late terrible visitation makes
some statements which may be of use to
persons who may be in like danger. He
says that those houses which had closed
windows and doors, instead of being
blown down, literally exploded on ac-
count of the extreme rarefcation of the
surrounding atmosphere and the sudden
expansion and want of vent of that inside;
while those buildings that had open doors
and windows and admitted free circula-
ton of air escaped, generally, with the
exception Of the garrets-these having no
outlets exploded as if barrels Of gunpow-
der had been ignited in them.
PEOPLES CONVENTION.
The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1840-07-02
FAIR BANTER.

We hereby offer to publish the g Adj
dress to the Friends Of the present Ad-
ministration in Des MONIES county, in
the Hawk-Eye, if the editor of the Ga
zette will publish the sketch of General
Harrison's visit and speech at Column
bus. as it appeared in our paper oflast
week. If he accepts the proposition and
will let us know in season, the ..Ad-
dress" shall appear in our next number.
The !" Sketch to be published in his
next succeeding number
The Richmond Wing contains lengthy
correspondence between Gen. Harrison
and James Lyons, which with the let
Ter Of the latter gentleman to the editor
and the remarks Of the editor himself,
sliumphautly and satisfactorily puts to
rsst the charges Of " aboli.ionism' and
y federalism" as they have been brough,
against Gen. Harrison. If we find i,
necessary and as they may be interesting
for future reference, as matters of his
tory, we may publish them hereafter. +
We offer our acknowledgements to thu
several Clerks Of the yolant, Chippewa
Omega, and Presumption, for their atten
ton in furnishing US with late papers
We hope they may never have the Ague
The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1840-07-02
1000 DOLLARS REWARD.

The Wheeling Tunes Of the llth. ult
ileysa Il e asserted that General Harri-
l1on has refused y express his opinions
upon subjects q leading insesest 70 the
country. We arc authorised 10 Offer
II 900 % any person Who will show tia,
Van Buren, has expressed an opinion on
any subject q general importance, on
Which General Harrison his not expires.
ed "a opinion. s
II M Postmaster General NrLEs has AZ
rived IN Washington, and entered on III.
duties pf his Office.
The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1840-07-02

We repeat the notice that the Lepis-|
lature Of lows will commence lis Extra
Session in this city on next Monday
week.
The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1840-07-02

We perceive that the story of the muir
der Of Davis is still going the rounds Of
our Loco Foco exchange papers with the
diabolical statement that he was killed by
the Wings. We believe as soon as all
legal restraints are removed pending the
trial of barnes, the citizens Of st Louis,
Of both parties, will issue an official ac-
count Of this melancholy affair which will
fully exculpate the Wings from any parti-
cipation in the transaction. The locos d
Baltimore no doubt wish they could as ca.
silly wipe off the stain that viii cling to
them as long as the murder Of the limo.
cent Mclaughlin shall be remembered.
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The pilot and transcript. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1840-1841, 1840-12-03
q TRANSCRIPT
THURSDAY, DECEMBER ?.
CANADA.

A meeting of agriculturists was lately held
at Toronto to take into consideration the depres-
sed value of agricultural produce, and to devise
some means to advance the interest OF the FAR
mers. 1t was agreed to call general meeting
in the Home District, for the purpose Of petition
ing the Queen to give her assent to the bill pas
sed by the Assembly last session, imposing a
duty upon agricultural products imported iiom
the United States; also, that the Queen would
recommend to the Imperial Parliament, to admit
Canadian wheat and -four, duty free, INTO the
United Kingdom; and further, to bring under
tho notiee of her Majesty, the serious difficulties
under which the Canadas labor in the transmits
sion of their exports and imports
The Governor General is ordering surveys and
estimates to be made of the various public inn
provemenis, which are most strongly pressed
upon his consideration, together with correct re-
turns of their present and probable revenues,
for the purpose of selecting the more important
for immediate completion. His Exceleney in
tends, it is said, to recommend such as he feels
will produce competent revenues to the notice OF
British capitalists, for the purpose of obtaining
the amount necessary for carrying them into full
operation.
There has been some slight local irritation
along the frontier, and the borders of Lake On
tario. story was put in circulation, that a
design was entertained by some sympathising
desparadoes at Rochester to destroy the Cana
dian steamer Gore, plying between that place
and Toronto, but the Captain contradicted it.
AS the cold weather approaches, desperate or
mischievous men are setting schemes of evil
afoot, but nothing serious is apprehended from
any Of their movements.-.H Y. Herald
The pilot and transcript. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1840-1841, 1840-12-03
MARYLAND.

TIDE WATER CANAL.-We have had occa-
sion frequently to speak of the value of this
great improvement, not merely as a channel for
transporting the various products Of the interior
to market, but as a source of commercial great
ness to this place. 1t is to this point that we
wish particularly to direct the attention of
capitalists and others, whose object it is to effect
secure, at the same time profitable investments
of their surplus funds.
The business which, during the past summer,
has been transacted at the southern triminus Of
the Susquehanna and Tide Water Canals, fur
nishes ample evidence that the work will fulfil
the most sanguine predictions of its warmest
friends; while it inspires even those who through
interest or prejudice were opposed to its con-
structon, to believe that after all it will be a
manifold blessing instead OF as was predicted, a
curse
As an evidence that this work is of value to
the citizens of Havre de Grace, we will cite an
instance. A wharf recently constructed near
the Canal Basin commands rent OF fifteen hun
bred dollars per annun, and we are credIbly in
formed that were dozen more located near that
alluded to, each and every one of them would
be equally valuable This wharf cost $1,000 to
construct it, the rent of which is so per cent. in
terest upon the prime cost. The owner of this
wharf, however, does not stop there, but is pur-
suins the improvement of his property in that
vicinity with a steadiness of purpose that bette
kens confidence and sagacity, while it ensures
perfect success. 1t is surprising that capitalists
are SO tardy in their movements in regard to in
vestment here, when we will venture to assert
that the Union cannot produce a more fatteriHg
location for mercantile establishments than this,
--iSISqlIela7l7ta .4Gc0cGte.