Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa Territory [Iowa]) 1840-1846, 1842-09-17

them may even go SO far as to give them
selves ga few rounds" for having voted
against the only measure which could or
can ensure q remedy for the evil--Stale
Government.
THE CLAY AND ADAMS COMPOUND.
The latter days Of the EVERLASTING
WING CONGRESS have witnessed the con
summation OF new ssRARGAlN AND
SALEn between s.TtlE PURITAN" and
l"TIE BLACK-LEG''-the Abolitionis,
of the North and the Slaye.Driver of the
Soulh--ADAMS & CLAY. After years
of bitter but illy-concealed hatred, --after
death like and envenomed struggle for
the mastery, each endeavoring to supplant
the other in the esteem Of the federal
party,--after ono waiting in vain for the
other "dic Of old age" and occasionally
'hclping him along by throwing him in
to fit Of appoplexy, land after one has
spent hiswrath ia proving home upon the
other the ''sin of slavery" the 'scorrup-
tons Of ambition and the sscrime of
sprinksing the widow and the orphan
with the blood Of butchered husband
and butchered !ather''-afier all this
war Of fiends and furies, 10! we see the
Massachusetts "puritan'' sitting down to
a game Of brag with the Kentucky s.black-
leg" and playing into Ills hand, since he
himself cannot hold the .rdhps! After
all his struggles in the cause Of s:human
rights we see the Philan.hropist Of New
England embracing the holder Of
Kentucky as additionally as if all the
:. sons Of Adam, both black and white, were
pow equally sharcrs of his tender mer-
cies. After all the shriehs Of the widow
and the cries Of the orphan, so leelingly
, depicted by Mr.. Adams, we see the Chris
tan Of the Plymouth Rock seizing with
lratcrnal grasp the fated hand still geek
J, ing with its victims blood, as If God him
self had forgiven the iniquity through
the mediation Of a cold and calculating
compromise between these hoary headed
bargainers! The quarrels Of the past,
though the laws Of heaven were inyolvc d
THE jealousies Of the heart, though
prompted not less by personal interests
than considerations Of personal honor
all, all are now to be in the deep bosom Of
sblivion buried --and the Chief of The
Ant.'s, who bobbed after the deal .r;v i
Morgan for s'seven !ops year, amid thu
roar Or. loan Of Niagara, is now s.,he
favored guest" in the halls Of the Royal
Arch gentleman Of Ashland! The s'mor,
propitious season." SO long anticipated BY
Mr.. Clay, fer his exposure Of the corrup
tons attempted at the Treaty Of Chen.
and for the blowing up of Mr.. Adams
"light houses in the Skies" will, we fear
never arrive; and the opportunity 50 long
sought by Mr.. Adams to place his loot up.
on the neck Of the "political vampy re-
!, will probably never again be cour,ed.-
The contract is signed and the terms
published. The "Black Leg retires from
the scenes Of this Senate and tie h4zzards
OF his faro, to mend his fences and pla y
the philosopher and Presidential csndi.
date at Ashland, whilst the Puritan
throws aside the religion Of Jesus and tif1
| mantle Of philanthropy !, and enters wildly
into the arena, gray-hnired gladiator
for renown. Dashing the tear Of hu:
mainly from his aged eyes, he assumes
the fierce glare Of the bison and, with
tho industry Of the wolf, and the elo-
J quence Of the dog" he stands before the
} country the incarnation of leader-by
ordination, THE HEAD AND FRONT OF WING.
gerry!
] How do the wings like tl,eir new dad.
dy, dressed in his harlequin suit Of blue
federalism, black abolitionism, and spot.
: ted anti masonry?
\ City Crane Yard.-.We know moi
where to lay the fault Of the present scan
dalous condition Of our grave yard-but
there is the most reprchensiblc derelic.
ton somewhersz-and the public should
not, and we TIT will not rest satisfied
until steps be taken to remedy the exist
ing evil The thought Of de,th is gloo-
my enough at all times, even to thosa
who are best prepared for it-but II be-
comes thousand lines more'ter rible and
revolving whens the pig pom condition 81
our grave yard crosses the imagination
We suppose that in this country, as in all
others, most men, when they die.