Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa Territory [Iowa]) 1840-1846, 1844-08-03

The IGnvvkeye.--BGr. Grimes--.
O0faOlvea.
The Hawkeye manifests much alarm,
lest the allasisns which have been made
in our paper, editorially and by cores
pondents, to the course which Mr.. GAINS,
albeit not candidate, has seen fit to pur-
sue in the present political campi ign,
should sdo much in Infringing tie conf
'dence many have professed to have in the
integrity" Sc. ofthe editor Of this paper,
and almost goes into fits Of regret at the
thought that It may '.jeopardize" our cleo
ton to the Convention. We duly appreci-
ate the motive Of our good friends Of that
establishment, and thank them for their
kind and timely admonition; but we feel
compelled to say to them that our reputa-
ton is in our own keeping. and We prefer
to follow the bent Of our inclination in
taking care Of it. .a~
Whatever the Hawkeye may think Of
OUR course towards Mr.. Grimes, and what
ever Mr.. Grimes himself may think, we
are well satisfied with it; and had the whole
thing to be done over again we should do
precisely as we have done. As one Of the
leading wing orators. Mr.. Grimes made
himself active in endeavoring to defeat the
election Of two Of the democratic nominees
to the Convention upon grounds conceived
by us not only TO be, wholly untenable, but
utterly absurd and unworthy Of Mr.. G.;
and we made such allusion to his course
as we thought il merited. But we indulg-
ed in no abuse towards that gentleman, per-
eonal or political, as the Hawkeye admits;
and our reasons for not doing so were two
fold-first, our tastes do not run in that
way; and, secondly, we felt assured tina,
the cause we had most at heart could best he
subserved by relying solely upon the sim
pie but strong weapons Of truth.
J, In reference to the attempt made to pre-
judice Mr.. HErSER in the estimation Of
freigners, our intention to make an ed
itorial exposition of the unfairness Of the
course Of Mr.. Grimes was anticipated by
correspondent; and as that writer cover
cd the ground quite fully, we chose to, lei
him use his own language, he being res
ponsible to Mr.. G., as we are authorized
to say he will be, for everything contained
in his communication. We will take oc-
casion here to say, that we have examined
the Journals with the view Of ascertainine
the truth'in relation to lis matter. and can
find in them nothing which sustains Mr..
Grimes in imputing blame 10 Mr.. Hepner,
more than any other member, for the omis-
sion Of the section in relation to the descent
Of property belonging to aliens. The jour
nails do not show that the section was in
the bill as reported by the wing revision
committee, of which Mr.. Hepner was not
a member; but even admittingi it was, there
is not a word 10 give any clue as to where
or by whom it was stricken o,t-whe,her
by the special committee, the House ITSELF
in committee Of the whole, or the Council.
IN which latter body the journal shows
amendments were made. We have Just
as much right to assume, from anything the
records contain, that the section, if ever in
the bill, was stricken out by the whig
Council, in committee Of the whole, as Mr..
Grimes has to say that it was done by the
special committee Of which Mr.. Hepner
was member; and in support Of such an
assumption we could adluce as strong and
convincing proof as Mr.. G. can in support
Of his position