Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1846-12-17
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to 90 for Dodge for U. S. Senalor-sad
should have IA damned fat office. and that
need no, pay him what owed him. As
soon as he began to make these offers
told one or twD-Mr Goodrell and Mr.
W allace about it, at first refused 10 go
INTO his arrangement. My friends advls-
ed me to take all could get, and then lay
the whole matter before the House. One
lime met Marshal aud he told me about
the caucusng. tina, they had determined
to drop Dodge and then Hall was TO be
The next man, who he wanted me 10 vote
for. lie told me grea, many tales about
men in high offices growing rich in doing
The same as he wanted me 10 do, Mr
Speaker. | was never in a Legislature be
fore. bu. since Monday week | have seen
and heard of more corruption in this town
Than | ever dreamed of. Several. besides
Marshall have approached me, bu, nave
not offered me money directly. They
urged me TO vote for Dndge-- Marshall
said could have the hundred dollars and
As much more as wanted. and whenever
| wanted money the democrats of the
South would let me have it, He told me
tina. they were now going for Dodge and
Judge Wilson. He told me if / would go
for Dodge should have instructions from
my constituents lnstruciing me to 60 tnr
Democratic Senators and as | lived in
democratic county. it would all pass of
well enough. On Tuesday evening | saw
Marshall and he gave me two receipts one
for money owed him and one for what
owed S,ot,s of West Point He also
gave me i've dollars and SAID could have
as much more AS ! wanted. The inslruc-
lions came. and the names Of those who
were my opposing candidates were on
them. Mr. Speaker. lis true live IN
democratic county, had two loco focos
running against me, but | knocked the
sand from under both Of them. Ii 1t was
| for road or the like Of tina, they might
instruct me, but in such matter as this
| consider myself instructed by the ballot
box. Mr. Speaker. | am homespun man.
| have money enough to carry me through
the winter With no child 10 support and
two dollars day is enough for me. |
could have much more from hem bu, all
| want. sink or swim. live or die, is TO let
The world know what kind of a man Gen.
Dodge was. took the five dollars and
the receip,s--here they are, laying them
on The Clerks table.) Marshall told me
ina, il was Dodge's money and they had
| plenty more Of !. that thousand dollars
was nothing to them. In short, by com
plying with their request was 10 receive
as much money as wanted, and good
ia, office.
They held out the idea to me that |
should have fat office and that it would
raise me in the estimation of The sterling
democrats If the South To say all 10 a
word, they promised me every thing that
was good and great They have told me
AT different times repeatedly that should
be The Lion of The Safe he is that same
already, if we may put in an editorial ex-
preston here.-Said Marshall TO me on a
certain evening, King, you have it in
your power to raise Dodge to Heaven or
sink him to He'll Now raise him, and
damn me if you shan't travel as long as
you live. We have plenty of money. call
on US any time and you shall have what
YOU want. A thousand dollars is no OBJ
jeci 10 US. II we can get one Wing vote
them damn possums may go 10 hell. fol
we can elect Dodge any wav.' Said to
myself. very fine fish. Mr. Oyster.
Mr. Speaker. i, may be said hereafter
,ha, the reason was willing TO expose
this horrible thing. is that they were no
men Of my own party. But, gentlemen
| ba | her ,lpr ,ty Z
that if i, had been the best whg in the
world that approached me in this manner
| would hare exposed him. sirs. When
ever any man, care not who he is, think
tina, | can be bought for few hundred
dollars. or that my own sentiments nr the
sentiments of my constituents can be bar
tered away. say when they think this
they bark up the wrong saplng when
they think tina. | am the man through
whom the political affairs of this govern
men, can be sold. they are on The back
track and in the short rows. They have
wased up the wrong passenger thus time
and as the saying is. they are deiunct ii
The abstract.
During his s,a,emen. Mr. King was fire.
quenty interrupted by the loco foco mem
bers. even AFTER he had obtained leave o
the House TO proceed. If bomb shell
had been thrown in their midst, the loco
could no, have been more amazed tina.
they were at this exhibition Of villainou
corruption on the part Of some Of thei
favoriie leaders. The blanched cheek an,
agitated frames of several lobby members
who had been engaged in the Satanic at
temp, TO corrupt wing members of III
House. plainly evenced their fear lest the,
might be exposed in this matter. 1t is
most awful state Of things when men VIII
stand high in community and in whom
tina, community have con6ded by elevai
ing them to high. honorable offices
who have hitherto treated even an insinu
, alton that they were not, par excellence
honorable gentlemen, with the u,mos, cor
tempt. should have proved on them thu
; they were either directly or indirectly en-