Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1846-07-30
The Gazette and the Shcriffaity.

The sagacify Of the editor of the Ga
zeue, is abou; the only one Of the many
admirable traits Of his character which
will bear any comparison with his mo-
desfy. If the ability with which he de-
picled las, week the characters of the OPP
posing candidates for sheriff is to stand
as an evidence of his skill in that kind Of |
work, he will undoubtedly prove an &C
QUESTION TO the office-seeking portion of
his party, altogether inappreciable. Com
mend us to such an editor, when mans
qualifications for Office are about being
discovered.
The friends Of Mr. Carpenter have here
tofore supposed that they knew something
about him; and without doubt they had
some reason to congratulate themselves
upon his supposed fitness for the office Of
Sheriff. But until the appearance of the last
Gazette, we venture TO say tina, his warm.
es. admirers had not ven,ured TO place his
claims for the office so high by one half,
as they may feel themselves authorized to
do since the editor has paraded his merits
before the public in the columns Of his in
valuable sheet. The editor Of the Gazette
passes for lawyer, and is no doubt pre-.
sumed by many TO be judge OF what il
will take TO make good Sheriff. Let US
see, then, what is lawyer Thurston's es-
innate of the qualifications of such an Of
ficer. Among his recommendations Of
Mr. Carpenter, we notice the following:
l. "Mr Carpenter is gentleman of
great energy"
2. MIR Carpenter, too, is man wor.
thy of esteem"
3. mo man in the county is more rea
dy TO help the poor and needy"
4. ut is astonishing to witness the
number of instances in which Mr. Carpen.
ter is on bonds. notes, surelies, &c.
s. "Mr Carpenter is always fortunate e.
nough not to lose much by going security
6. "He once exchanged with man
some gold pieces for paper money, and
being asked what was to pay. ooh!
nothing, sir-a mere favor'-was Car
pen,er's reply.
If this does not present the most formi-
dable array of reasons ever before collect.
ed in the same space. why man should
be elected Sheriff of Des Moines county,
we will be willing TO acknowledge our.
selves incapable Of judging and give the
matter up. Oh! fortunate MIR Carpenter!
to have such an editor to trumpet your
virtues to the people. Oh! happy and
sagacious editor! to be so well able to dis
crimina.e--to weigh in such nice balances
Of reason, the conflicting claims Of your
friend and his opponent.
Thus much for the sagacify Of the ed
itor of the Gaze,te:-w can we posi-
bly, say for his modesty? Those who
know him will not need that we shall say
word on the subject. Lest This rare
flower. however, should blush unseen, lie
us bring lis beauties lille TO the sun
light A resident here but little over the
time which would en,itle him TO vote, he
undertakes TO teach the people how &c
place proper estimate on the characters
Of citizens who have lived here more
years than he has months. He speaks o.
Mr. LETTERS as though he had known hin
from his infancy, and with patronizing
air as though he was intimately acquain,
ed with his character and that of all hi.
family. He affects to tell those who have
known him for many years wha, sort Of +;
man he is. With this sagacious and mod
est editor, forsooth, "Mr LETTERS is an ex,
emplary man"-"Mr LETTERS is man o
much less force than Mr. Carpenter. =
Bah--,his is two sickening. We do no
know how Mr. Carpenter may relish sucl
praise from such source. But TO on
t taste it is rather too mawkish, flat an
puerile Rather than such man shoult
) praise US, we would be diligen, to bespeal
: his censure. Well may Mr. Carpenie
} wish 10 be saved from such friends.
!; We have word or so more TO say
E which would be left unsaid, so far as "
a are concerned, but for this glazing pictur
drawn by the Gazette, in its attempt I
( exalt Mr. Carpenter as being peculiarl
; "the friend Of the poor and needy" Tn
e editor is attempting to make capital for hi
f candidate in mentioning these things. pei
: haps without any studied design, at tn
!. same time to disparage Mr. LETTERS. TIL
effect of the article, however, must b
!, evident.
!. Now we will take nothing from wha
!, ever credit Mr. Carpenter deserves for hi
kindness and and obliging disposition. :
But we take the liberty to ask and we as
: it triumphantlv, who is there in this 6
:, any other community who has been NOR
cons,an, in doing good TO the poor tina
Joseph letters! Who has been more az
= tive in visiting the abode of want and SUI