The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1840-12-24
For the Hawk. Eye and Patriot.

In looking over the proceedings Of the
Legislature discover that the Locofoco
members Of that body from this county
have been very active in drawing party
lines since they have been ''clothed with
a little brief authority by the good peo-
Pile from the county of Lee. Of this the
Wings have much reason to be dissatisti-
ed. for Independent, of wing votes these
would-be dignilaries would not be where
they are.
OF Briefly have not much TO say: his
election was brought about by causes that
| hope will not again occur. That his
merits may be fully appreciated will on
ly say that heard him, in public COM
pany, say that he had in proper person
heard General Harrison deliver more than
fifty abolition lectures in the city of Gin
cinnati!
Of the member of Bowel complaint
memory, have more 10 say. He once
represented this county while we were at.
tached to Wisconsin Territory, and was
one of those who made Madison the seat
of Government for the Territory, and
brought home a deed for some ten or
twelve lots in tina, great to-be city; and
have been told they cost him all of fifty
dollars. He also at that session assisted
in making lower Wapello the county seat
for Louisa county, and brought home a
bond for deed for some four or five lots
in that place the payment for which, when
4 q he f,,l 10
The winter of 81 and when the county
seat of this county was being located. he
voted for West Point, and his broiher-in.
law and room mates who knew and cared
nothing about the matter voted for Nadi
son. Rumor says many other things about
this transaction. but as design 10 say
nothing but wha. can prove, if denied,
will let this matter pass for the present
and pass on to 1910. Soon after the com
nissioners, appointed by the Legislature
located the county seat at Franklin. he
tried to get the West Point people to star
a petition for a relocation of the county
seat by vote of the people, on the groune
THAT the present location would ruin Yves
Point and much injure Madison, and tina
by vote Of the people enc or the other O
these places would be made the county
seat. In August, after all the candidates
had declared themselves, he voluntarily
told leading West Point man that unles:
the east part Of the county united on three
men independent of party feeling they
would be entirely defeated; there then be
! ing seven candidates for the house in tina
part of the county, and but three in the
south west part land proposed that if it was
thought there were three stronger mer
than him he would decline-any thing tc
keep the representation in the east part o.
the county. On the county seat subjec
he was in favor Of Madison declining te
run as point, and uniting on West Poin
as the strongest point against Franklin
Well this was all very pretty talk, and OF
account of its beauty suppose il must be
kept very still and secret. Now the mex
side of the leaf is to be read to the Frank
lin people, and he was the very man to dc
il; although he calls himself nothing bu
an honest, industrious, Woodworking, pea
csable, quiet farmer. He goes in to TIT
centre of the county--how innocent-meet:
with leading centre man, and professet
to be much surprised that he would no
get every Franklin vote on account of hi.
known friendship to the place! The ques
ton was put 70 him whether he Woult
prefer franklin TO West Point as The
county seat; he answered unhesitatingly
lin the affirmative, and to one Of the pro