The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1841-04-22
Our Delegate Again.

per, showing the inefliciency of our late
kDelegate, A. G. Dodge, have called forth
Ethe ire Of the Gazette concern. That
Epaper endeayors TO- create a sympathy III
kDodge's favor by heading its article,
!" Attack Upon Gen. DODGE This at
Htemp. to get'up the cry ofpersecution in
flavor Of Mr. Dodge is in perfect keeping
Hwi,h the character of the Gazette, howev-
Her far.fetched it may appear in the sigh'
Eof the general reader. Every one who
read our article must acknowledge that il
Bwas both temperate and appropriate
EOur Delegate had just returned, and we
3simply asked few questions relative to
Ewhatthe had done., Every one knew tina,
athe settlement of our Boundary Question
Swas Of the utmost Importance. Many
kknew that Bill had been introduced the
Sprevious session, through the instrument
Etalilya of our former Delegate, W. w.
EChapman, setting the Boundary at Sulli-
vans line, and which was the first Bill to
sbe acted on in the House at the last ses-
&sion. The report in favor. of this line
shad received the almost unanimous sane
Htion Of the House, and it was only want
Sof time that prevented that body from
Racting on the Bill defnitively. Being
Aaware OF all this, we wanted to know
Bin behalf of the people of this Territory
awhy Mr. bod ge had not insistedin calling
afor this Bill, and why he did not pro,es,
aagainst the action Of the Senate, and the
Hconduct of his uncle, Mr.. Linn, of the
nSenate, when that branch of Congress &C.
Htually passed another Bill, going over the
Hwhole ground again, which had already
lbeen settled, and authorizing new Com
Hmissioners to be appointed to ascertain
Hthe boamdary! We 'humbly' asked in.
Eformation on the subject. We did it re
and it is called an ''attack up
hon Gen. Dodge!'' We did i, because we
Hknew that many of his constituents in the
Esouthern Counties were anxious TO know
Hwhe,her they are to be citizens of Iowa
Hor Missouri. But we are answered in
5trus Yankee style by a question, asking,
a"What have either the Delegates from
HWisconsin or Florida done?" This mode
Hof lodging the question will hardly satisfy
Ethe people of Van Buren, and other Coun-
aties interested, wko neither know nor
Hcare any thing about what the Delegates
Eof- Wisconsin or Florida have DONE
HThey know that a fine opportunity was
Hotfered for our Delegate 10 have the ques.
Htion settled, and they will think that his
sinaction Oh the subject has retarded the
ssettlement whole year, and perhaps
Hmore, and that his conduct is unpardon-
Gable. - tt~ s~. ST.
B We asked several other important ques-
Hlions as to what our Delegate had done;
Hand the only answer we obtained was the
4 ~ ankee one before mentioned. After ac-
Ekno 'sledging that "lihle" had been done
kfor Iowa, the Gazette says:-.sOur Dele.
ssgate yet has it liz his power to boast of
Hhaving accomplished more for his Terri
atory than either Judge DcrT or Mr.
GDowN1Ne, the Delegates from Wisconsin
aand Florida That Is funny. Who
aeyer expected Judge Doty OF Mr.. Downs
ding to do any thing for oar Territory?
HThey had enough TO do to take care of
Htheir oscn!! We have not ye: found out
Ethat MIR Dodge has done any thing for
khss Territory. The Gazette declines all.
8sweriDg these questions, and commences
IA real attack on us for inditing small
Eparagrapll concerning some remarks Mr..
HDodge made in favor Of paying the Mill
Stia,l who was himself Interested being
HGeneral. AS usual, itaccuses us offaIse-
Ehood. 70 show that we had good grounds
Eto make the statement, and draw the in.
Eference alluded to in the paragraph which
Eve penned last week, we give the follow
sing extract from the National Intelligent
Hcer Of the 18th ult,:
n Mr.. DoDGE, Delegate from Iowa.
amoyed an amendment making some ap- J
apropriation for that Territory; but theI
anoise and confusion which filed the Hal, ]
sadded ,oshis position on the opposite sideI
sof the Clerks table, rendered it out of .heI
question to hear the particulars. He was!
understood to say that an officer of ,lles
United States had mustered the Iowa mil
slitia, and that the estimates for the pay of
1.-THE troops called out had been submitteds
Ito the Committee on Military Affairs. /
/ who had reported favorably upon theln..' Il
The Gazette says:-"He Hawkeyels
sasserts that the remarks Of Gen. d. were!
mot taken down by the reporter when del
.livered." That's a MISTAKENLY al