Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1841-10-08

CTThe last number of the Hawkeye contains an
article of about forty lines filled with fasehoods and
personal abuse Of of the editors of this paper
In looking over it we discover but one truth in
all that is sad and that is that the editor Of the
Hawkeye has known him from his youth up That
is fact for which we paid dearly, as we might
show, were we disposed to enter into the particulars
of our acquaintance. We fear nothing from the ex-
positions of the Hawkeye, aided as he is by an ac-
quaintance with US from youth up, and restrain
ed by neither truth nor justice Since we have be-
came citizens Of the same territory, the editor Of the
Hawkeye has seen proper to make mention Of our
characte1in youthin the most 1attering TERMS which
now lays harmless all attempts TO backen our repu
taton by charges prior to our residence in this Ter
ritory, without cnching the charge of fasehood up
on him. Always grateful for words of commenda-
ton, we were sorry that we could not return the
compliment by speaking of him gentleman or
an honorable mantle truth forbid it. Upheld by
clique of unprincped politicians, he may affect to
look down upon us with contempt but he knows
that we know his 5ascness and seeks to dscredit us
that our expositions of himself may pass as the ef
fects of depraved heart. 1t is because we kno,v
him, and can touch him in the tender spot, that
makes him represent us as disappearing him.
He fears the truth, and would fan smother it, for
were it told in full, and no feelings of sympathy to
shield him, he would rank among the debased Of
the land.
In remarking upon his speech at the wing carou-
sal last winter related the circumstances attend
ing visit to his Office as they were, and
prove them, so his version of them in the last pa
per is as false as his heart is impure. We must con-
slider his article, when properly understood the high
est compliment he could pay US. Its phraseology
shows disposition to njure us, aud being unable to
find the truth to do it WITH had to resort to fabrica
ton.
The editor says we are unworthy of further no.
tice from him. Here, again, we cannot return the
compliment. Being braced up by the party, and put
forward as man worthy respect, we shall continue
to notice him, applying the lash occasionally, when
ever he needs it, but as James G. Edwards strpt Of
the title Of editor Of the Ho,oheye, he is no more
than any other cur that can bark at gentlemen with
impun,y.
Pray, who is this J. G. Edwards, that he should
affect to look do,Un upon dog, much less human
being! As he acknowledge knowledge of us,
we may be supposed to know little of him. He
is one of the ofscourings of Boston, who bears the
same affinity to the human race that the mule does
to the species of the horse, with enough of the bah
boon about him to make him consider the negro the
equal of the whiteman. Being, in appearance, be-
tween the monkey and the man, he claims homage
of both, without mertng it of either. The Yam
kees in days gone by, thought the settlers of the
western prairies halfsavage people, and thinking
them more likely to listen to halfman half-monk-
ey, this miserably apology was sent among them as
missionary, with an old Ramage press. Being
allowed the right of suffrage, and finding the people
as much enlightened as the Boston folks, he quit
his missionary paper, and started political one
After running aground with it, he said that polit-
ica warfare was not consonant with his religious
feelings and piling his printing materials in stable,
he made his way to Boston, to ask the patronage of
the missionary society in the Sandwich Islands,
which being refused, he offered his services to the
people of Chicago, Jacksonville, and Fort Madison,
none of whom gave him any encouragement, save
whig who gave him parting kick at the latter place
With this encouragement he came to Burlington,
crying persecution, and pleading poverty, which
enlisted much sympathy in his favor that the Lee
gisature gave him public printing to large amount
By this and the assistance of the wing party,
he has been able to turn upon and bite the hands
that fed him. Such is brief but DER true history
of the thing that conducts the Hawkeye, and talks
Of some of the genuine race of Adam being unwor-
thy his notice!