The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1841-05-06

Il the political principles ofsahesnena abose
named made them '.jacobins; rs the Tvs
rant, Tories. and Federalists, with Their pro.
geny aver, thep am I al sJacobin' til the
mn mn. mos rqcesses of my heart, and sshall
remain.so pyubably to the fast dayspf my life
NorsGod willing, while that lfie is spared
me, Will y DC deferred from giving uttetance
To my political sentiments. upo,, ,rhateper l
/ myself may deem TO De appropriate occasions
an sed't'on, or gag laws, or tyrannical edicts
that may be promulgated to the contrary
notwithstanding!
II TINS be treason, the spies, and common
lnforners who hang round street corners to
catch up and report whatever they can hear,
are at liberty to make the most Of it.
am not, if know my own heart, one Of
that class of individuals who are SO DESTROYS
OF holding office, as to agree with my con-
science 10 hold 1t at an abandonment o: self
respect; and while upon this subject, may
as we'll take occasion here to assert that if il
IS to me that aliuson is made in the article
upon which have been commenting, as one
who has made powerful Efforts or indeed
any efforts at all-othcr than continued rigid
performance of my official duties, if that can
4 be SO construcd-.'to retain his office, >" the
writer OF that artcle--no not the writer eli.
'her' Tor HIM every body already knows to be
such--but his intormer is AN INFAMOUS CALuM.
NIAToR! s.s ~ 40
j. If there is one thing for which I W uld
sooner scorn myself than any other, it would
be that OF asking iavors of my politcul op.
1ponents IN poWer. whose political principle
can not approve, and have opposed, when
4 they were out OF power. eat'ts& 80 $50
i have cndeavorcd to perform my duties as
a public officer, both bcfure and since the 18th
I OF March last. SO | shall continue to do So
long as ! remain in office and if my removal
IS resolved upon-why let it come! 1 shall
have no complaints to make to- those 1cith
achom the pO,ccr rests, 800 .,.L-.t
did not commence this note with the
view OF saying single word upon any other
subject beyond noticing briefly, and hurting
back into his false throat, the vigorous at.
tack made upon me by the creature known
here the Editor of s.The Hawkcye' II
! While, however, his article is before me | will
tudvert to one or two other passages in it, He
lalledges that | exercised u large INFLUENCE
with the late President of the U. S. in his ap.
polntments of officers for this Territory
Suppose saw fit, for arguments sake, to
plead guilty to this chargc-was there any
thing criminal in it. either on my part or that
OF the President? Would the individual al.
ludcd to-, or his associates, dare assert that ]
exercised such influence prejudiciaily to the
interests of the people of this Territory !? OF
all the appointments made for Iowa since
became citizen OF it, eDery one, If my memo
ry serves me, has been A RESIDENT OF THE
TERRITORY Hoo does this contrast Nth the
appointments made since the 4M Of March last ?
But again, of the gentlemen who have been
appointed to office here, since | came to the
Territory to reside, ,nhich one of them has beer,
eTceptiOn1Glc to its people, either as a man or
IpcV, ntr~ fl,o;r
not assail them openly-pont out the indi-
vidual ? The truth is-and so it is admitted
by ninety-nine out OF an hundred--by all in
aced whose minds are not grossly preiudiced,
that there never was set of less exception
able appointments made by the General Gov.
ernmcnt than those which have been made
Tor this Territory for the last two years!
They have met, is known to every BODY,
the appreciation not of Democrats alone, but
OF their political opponents also, most gene
ratly. Their characters were such indeed,
that it could not have been otherwise. II
then | have had the good fortune to cxcr-
else any degree of influence in bringing about
those appointments, | have reason to con
graduate myself upon it. The public will
judge how much they are to gain by the
removal Of the incumbents, ana the substi-
tuition of other individuals from abroad in
their stcad-and to the judgment of the pub
lie very checrfully refer the matter
L might say more still--much nnore-but
find | am increasing my communication TO
such a length, that tfear room may not be
found for it in your paper Of this week. |
shall probably resume the subject; and will
close for the present by adverting to the
character of my assai ant as drawn by ADLER
pens than my own. This individual seems
cursed with a peculiar hankering after no.
torlety, gained as it may be, necessarily, at
any expense OF u wear Or tear oil conscience,
dcreliction from honesty, or self degreda
tion When the lamented Jacobs said Of him
that he was the 9 olfal ofthumanitv,' - he said
as much in the three words, to give a cor.
rect idea Of his person, as could have been
said in u volume. written upon the subject
| The description was most graphic, and per.
feet, and recognized at once by every be-
holder. His character has been depicted in a
few more words, but with equal felicity, by
an able Inner, who it seems took the liberty
of drawing his portrait to wit, the late
Judge Yorkc Sawyer of Illinois, an honora.
bic and an estimablc man. 1t is.,as follows
and as all will see, it is to, the life" He
/ (Edwards) is Il kIave in politics. hypocritc
in relgion--and a fool in all that relates to
the common decencies of life =" Were to
add single dash Of the, pen to this most ac
curate delincation,, should fear to sDou The
likeness. y 1.-'s . .@' @''h = ' -.
-.~7 -.e Very Respectfully, 49," Il
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-,5..a2ua Wednesday, April 2sth, 1s4l.a
i 10 the Editor Of the Gazette. III.
Sir, / regret that room could not have
been found in your last number for my COM
municaton Of the 23d instant. / desired tc
have returned promptly the, ruffian- and co
wardly blow aimed at me- It. shall be deal,