Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa Territory [Iowa]) 1840-1846, 1844-06-15

NJ. Joha Henry Clay Mndd we believe that
y thswhsle u hls sdphossous appsiIation-- has
doos tke ediiof Of this paper shs honor Of adj
dressiug him s co1Idnnniestion through The col
umns Of the Hawksye, defending himself from
assaults alledged to have been made upon him
By the Gazette during his absence. Mr.. NJ, It
was well understood here, was editor Of the
Hawkeye for several weeks previous to his de-
parture for the East, and conducted the contro-
versy which took place between that paper and
the Gazette on the subject Of Mr.. Clay's course
in relation to the public lands, &C. In that ca
pacity we noticed him, strictly endeavoring
throughout T. avoid any departure from the rules
Of newspaper courtesy, until the publication
Of the paper containing his last article, which
made its appearance we believe the morning, af-
ter he LEFT. Language was used towards US In
that number which we conceived TO be offensive
and cnprovoked, and such notice was according
" taken of it as was deemed to be most appro-
pirate. It isto this last article, wherein we re-
peated our denial Of the existence Of an ordi-
nance to prevent ssthe'' States from taxing the
lands for five years. that MI. Mudd's letter is in
tended'to reply.
The question Of fact at issue between Mr. M.
and ourselves may be gathered from the follow
ing extract from one Of his Hawkeye articles.
The amendment alluded to was one submitted by
Mr.. Young authorizing the States to tax the
lands Immediately after their purchase:
"The fate Of this amendment was really Of
more importance to the settlers on the public
lands, in the new States, than any other. Be-
cause il was designed to repeal THE ordinance
Of Congress, which exempts their land from tax
alton, for FIVE YEARS after PURCHASE from the
Government. When Iowa is admitted into the
Union, as there is reason to believe she will be,
within two years at furthest, the lands Of the set
tiers in the new purchase and elsewhere, that
EMPT FROM TAXATION for FIVE YEARS
This loco foco amendment against which the
wing Senators voted TO man would have cut
them of, IRON this privilege" a
What man Of sense, who understands the CON-
monest rules Of the construction oflanguage, but
will say that the above meant general ordinance
applicable to all the States, and even extending
itself in its operations to Iowa? # such was not
the meaning intended to be conveyed, why the
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"WILL BE exempt" &c? We put upon Mr..
Ms language the only construction it would
bear, and took issue with him. We denied the
existence Of any such general ordinance, asserted
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where we stood before. and arc sustained i III
we said by MIR. Mudds own letter. He seems
to have been fighting aea;rst h;mse,f r;,bo,,
knowipeit.
Having some regard for our renuta,ion as -
truth, we have thought the forero;nr exDlana-
public. The good opinion Of orr fellow citizens
generally we are desirous of enjoying; but what
Mr.. Mudd and all such like NAV th;nk q. mo ;s a
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nav. y ."s 'A,a''est possible moment. We
long since formed our estimate of him, and time
but serves to solve its correctness. How. and
with what effect ,re r,;rht r.tort IL .s,
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