Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1845-07-10
FOR DELEGATE TO CONGRESS,
RALPH p. LOW E,
Gen. DOdge,s Address.
OF MUscATINE COUNTY.

We mentioned incidentally last week.
that during the time Gen. Dodge had
herd Office from the people Of Iowa, he
had invested but small! portion Of his
salary IN propertywi,hin the Territory;
bu, had either pocketed it or invested
: II in property IN Wisconsin. The Ga.
ze.'e says This evnces "prying dispo-
sition" on our part. and seems to think
il attaches q stigma to US. We do not
like to be accused of anything unjus,ly,
and as we have go. our name up for
''prying," we will "pry" into this mat.
ter little more, be the stigma in the
eyes of the Gazette. however great
No outcry like this, however. shall
prevent US from informing the people
OF the Territory Of the. unwor,hness of
Gen. Dodge for the office of Delegate
to Congress; nor from endeavoring to
convince them that he is selfish, mer.
cenary politician, seeking office Tor the
mere love oft, aud for the emolumen,s
which attend it and no, from any high
or patriotic motive; nor from any wish
or intention TO be Of service to the peo.
pie. nor to promote the interests of the
Territory.
In illustration of this we ask the peo.
pie Of Iowa to look at the evidence of
Gen. DOdge's attachment TO the Terri
tory which has SO highly honored him,
and to look at the inleres. he has within
her borders. During the seven or eigh,
years tina, he has resided among US, the
pay and emolumen,s of the various off.
ces he has held have not amounted to
less that seventeen thousand dollars:
and the natural inquiry is how much of
this amount has he ever invested among
us! Has he identified himself with our
farmers by becoming one of ,hem!-
Has he purchased lands, or houses, or
lots! Is he engaged in manufacturing!
lie uttered his thanks to Heaven las,
fall, that we had no manufactures
among US such as they have in the East.
ern S,a'es.) VIVA, is there to proven.
him, il he is defeated at the next cleo,
lion. from taking up his line of march
for Wisconsin, where all his interests
lie, and removing his household goods.
bag and baggage from among US! We
then might whistle for him to come
back. His eminent services would be
los. 20 Us, and hls shining talents would
be forever buried among the lead mines
Of Wisconsin.
The sum total Of Gen. Dodge's pos
sessions in Iowa, consists of small
frame house and lot in Burlington in
which he and his family reside, when
not absent in Washington, and perhaps
another lot or lots in the same town:
Such is our information. We have
not been very 'prying' in order to OBJ
tain it. but If we are in the least degree
incorrect, his brother law Of the Ga.
zette can "speak from the book" and
correct us. He doubtless knows the
exact amount. Now we are willing to
compare Mr. Lowe with Gen. Dodge
upon this matter. Mr. Lowe is farm.
'er, a hard ,0orking. industrious furm-
er; what little he had when he came to
the Territory he invested in land. which
he lives upon and is improving with
his own labor. and with all ;ha! he can
make by the practice Of his profession.
He is also lawyer, deservedly emf
nent and of the highest rank a, the bar;
but he is practical filler Of the soil;
identified with those who earn their
livelihood by hard knocks aud by the
sweat of the brow. II he is TO be s,ig-
malized as laWyer. or if he is to be
spoken of in derision as '.farmer
Lowe," he will have philosophy, we
hope. TO bear patiently with the ,aunts.
But in return lie. US ask what is Gen.
Dodge! Is he one iota better or wiser
than Mr. Lowe, by reason Of his being
neither lawyer nor farmer! Who
is there that has known him since his
first arrival in the Territory, tina, cannot
tell wha, he is! He came among US an
Office. holder, and he has been an office
holder and office.seeker ever since. So
long as he can hold on to office he
will remain among US, and no longer.
When the Treasury ceases to provide
him his daily bread. he will turn his
back upon as. take up his line Of march
Tor the lead mines,
"Nor cast one longing lingering look be.
hind"
Which Of these men. then. should
the people cleo, TO Congress, Which
one should they prefer TO take charge
Of their interests in the National Lepls.
lataEe. Mr. Lowe. the lawyer. the far
mer. the laboring man. who shows his
attachment. to the Territory by casting
his lot permanently among US; who has
invested his all in our fertile lands and
who is improving lhem with his own