The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1841-02-18

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disagreement /: the best acknowledged
authority, however, contend that he was
a naired character. and dissemination the
maze side from the ancient house of Esau,
as there was marked predomlnancy of
scarlet color, particularly about the head
and shoulders.
The great forte, however, of the GIN
eral. was his incompatible accomplish
ments in nausiic. AS this is subject to
be felt, mot described,) l therefore feel
entirely inadequate to the task. The
best connoisseurs agree that there must
have been vacuum in his head, which
gave the voice peculiar metallic or from
bone sound. 1t is supposed that by
some phenomenon of nature, he filled his
head with wind, and then let it off at
will, like Baron Munchausen's horn.
However, all agree that its effects were
irresistibly ravishing TO the listeners,
possessing deep, rich, euphonius sound,
with all the variations from a zephyr TO a
tornado.
} tits we'll established adage, that ma
ny great men do not possess common
sense. Now, Sir, this may be consider
ed very common place remark, but in
these plain matter of fact DAYS, it is one
that imports all that is embodied in that
significant expression of sober second
thought | would therefore recommend
the gi,1eral to reperuse two and half
columns of the last number of the Ga.
zette, liz search of the word consistency ];
he will there find an exhausted vocabula-
ry of wit, ingeniously wrought against
f prescription, and in preceding column
of the same paper attacks one of the
most respectable mercantile houses in
this city because, forsoo,h, they do not
choose to take the Gazette! Does this
look like prescription "a public press,
the palladium of the people, that should
| hold the rights of all citizens inviolate,
makes an unwarrantable attack upon that
house, because they do not trade with
the Gazette, (and that too in the absence
/: Of the principal person. assailed.) Now,
, Sir, newspaper is just as much an ar
: ticle of trade as merchandise, and will
! be purchased, or remain on hand, in pro-
I portion as it is suited to the market.
, Now, suppose Bridgman and Partridge
, should refuse to buy stock of the farmers
5 because they did not purchase all their
r merchandise of them; but the Gazette
goes farther and says g we submit it to
i the democratic portion of the community
V whether it is not a duty they owe TO them,
selves entirely to cease dealing with such
men, and then proceeds to issue its
edct against the establishment. and calls
upon others not to trade with that house;
> to carry out the figure still further, sup.
P pose B. & Co. should refuse to buy corn
r of a farmer because the farmer bought
S his plough of some one else, and mo-
it only refuse to purchase themselves but
e call upon others to do likewise. where
S is prescription now master Brooke Free
! trade is the balance wheel which regu.
a lates and sustains all our commercial
!, relations with each other; it is this which
: establishes a gravity in the reciprocity
d of trade at every mans door; yet the
e. Gazette issues its mandate against the
e house in question, because they do moi
: choose to encourage such trash. Bah
$ A word of advice assume a decency,
n though you have it not and when your
II paper merits their support, have no
It doubt they will extend it towards you
e What little there was left Of the reso
: lutions after the gineral had surieited his
: own appetite to the rotundity of Falstalf
he reserves, as choice morsel, (via) of
i dessert, and magniies it in proportion &c
d his person, until he converts it into de.
0 claration of war against his dear princi-
d pies, and invokes the shades of liberty
: democracy -patent--Dr Faust, Tom
!, Walker and the devil, until the magician
: himself is frightened at the mighty pow.
$ ers of his own genius. After consul
d tation with the Senior devils the imp.
If retire, the magician RECEIVERS his self
q possession and ensconces himself in the
habiliaments of democracy the
4 supervision of the internal council--he
e thus appears in the garb of hcentiat.
e to prosecute the diabolical designs of hi:
: masters, and proceeds to issue his edic
d that few tolerant wings may be per
e mltted to trade in this city-providet
1t they take the Gazette-how magnani
nous a second Daniel come to iudg
d Iment.'
!. Why all this sensi,iveness about your
s principles, gineral2 1t certainly look:
|. ominous. | am constrained to believe
n you have very little confidence in then
e yourself. You seem to attach yourse
! to them with as fearful apprehension anc
If cautious demeanor as the British Officer
h manifested when Gen. Putnam challenged
: him to blow himself up on cask of CUR
e powder; and | expect you await, witt
e equal anxiety, the chaos of a final ex
J plosion.
Il Now, gineral, cast off the mantle o
a prejudice and personal animosities, ant
d see if you can carve ont from your pc
), litical tenets one single germ of pure re
$ publican vitality that will Withstand the
Il shocks of your political opponents; il
: so, guard it as the apple of your eye
n surround it with the halo Of your an