Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa Territory [Iowa]) 1840-1846, 1845-08-02

SeA ~ n ~ 0ooe ~ inc I1aWk.
eye toexeite p1b.io prdadics against Gen.
Dodge, On account Of the part taken By him
in procuring the removal Of the late Har-
r::son and Tyler Office holders in this Ter
ritory. We do not believe that the editor
feels the slightest particle Of regret al the
decapitation Of single one Of the gentle
men in question, for none Of them, while
in oiicc, either BY their words or in their
acts, evinced any extraordinary degree of
partiality for him, and it is BY this stand
ard he measures his friendships; but he
hates Gen. Dodge with vindictiveness in
admirable keeping with his christian pre-
tensions, and consequently is willing to af-
feet a high regard for the ex-oficials in
order that thereby he may be enabled to
do him the more harm. se
The case Of Col. Letter, the late Mar
shall, is singled out from ameng all the rest
as one Of peculiar hardship, and the im-
preston is attempted to be crested that
Gen. Dodge, by practising Discrimination,
encouraged Mr.. L. to believe that he would
use his influence with the President to
have him retained. We Join issue on this
point, and positively assert that neither by
word or in deed has ever Gen. Dodge said
or done anything which could possibly be
construed into promise such as is above
alluded to, BY either Col. Letter or his
friends. Gen. Dodge, in common with
most others, supposed that a change Of adj
ministration would be followed BY change
Of oil the subordinate officers, and he was
open in declaring himself favorable to such
course 20 far as his own immediate Ter
ritory was concerned. During the four
years. reign Of Harrison and Tylerism, not
q solitary democrat was appointed to Office
in Iowa; and It was naturally expected,
upon the restoration of democratic rule in
the Executive department Of the govern
ment, that an end would Be put to this
prescription, and justice BE- awarded. to the
democrats, who as party comprise hand
some majority Of the people Of the Terri
tory. Col. Letter, although we believe he
discharged the duties Of his Office correctly
and to the satisfaction Of the people, had no
right to expect that he would be exempted
from the consequences anticipated from
Mr.. Folks election. It is well known
that he has never acted with the democratic
party since he came to Iowa, but in most
of the contests we have witnessed has been
found occupying prominent place in-the
ranks Of the opposition. In the campaign
Of 1910, which resulted in the expulsion
Of the democracy from power, he was an
active Harrison man; and he was subse-
islature, and elected. AT this time we are
assured he carried his partisan feelings SO
far Is to vote an open ticket against his
brother, simply because he was democrat.
These things we mention not as crimes,
but as evidence going to show the extent
Of the obligation due Col. Letter from. the
democracy. In cennexion with them we
will add another fact, Of which most of our
fellow citizens are cognizant, which shows
that Col. L. has been dealt by merely a.
he would deal with others, and renders
pointless, as applied to his case, all that
may be said about his being removed with
out any charges having been made against
him. We allude to the effort made by Col.
L. in 1912 to obtain the place Of Judge
Mason, on the bench. There were no
charges made against Judge NJ; it was
conceded on all hands, even by Col. Letter
himself, that he was an honest, able and
upright judicial officer, and enjoyed the
utmost confidence Of the people; but all
this did not prevent Col. Letter from seek
ing to supercede him, Or the wings from
joining in the latter's Recommendation.
suppose Col. L. had succeeded in getting
the appointment; would we have not had
% much cause for anathema and lamenta.
ton ~ he and his friends have nowp We
certainly think so; but chasing ourselves
among those who recognize no such thing
- cleiM 70 Office in any one, it Ia. not been
our habit to shed many tears over defunct
Office holders, and we should most prob
ably not have done 80 in the case alluded
to, Whatever We might have thought Of the
change. The democracy. having l.bored
to defeat Mr.. Tylers election 70 the Vice
Presidency, from which he succeeded to
the Presidency, had no right to expect fa-
yor q his hands; but at the hands Of Mr..
Polk, thu, President Of their own, choice,
they did expect dist. justice would be done
them. md - hr = Iowa Il concerned We
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he snessssor q Col. Lellsr, i snAinently
worthy ofths polluted source from whence
i snianates- We entertain high regard !.
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