Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1846-12-17

ment. The House then appointed Messrs
Cochran and Sells committee TO confer
with similar commiliee on the part OF
the Senate, to settle the matter.
In a private letter apprised you that
my next correspondence would contain
some astonishing Developments, l now
proceed TO detail them. Ever since my
arrival here have known that The Dodge
men were making use Of some d'shonora-
BILE appliances TO secure his election
About ,he middle of the first week in the
session, they were advised, after several
secre, caucusses, tina, Gen. Dodge's case
was hopeless. Al this multitude OF the
small fry politicians seemed TO exul.. as
it gave them some reason 10 hope for sue
cess. The central democracy, at eau
cuss on Thursday or Friday evening came
OUT boldly against Dodge. and 1t was
thought useless any longer to urge his
claims. The morning after the redoub'a
BILE cap,ain-general Morgan DOTTED his
military and appeared in cliIzen's dress.
surprising presume that i. would seem
more consis,en, for him to appear in the
| latter and commend him sooner 10 the
members of the Legislature as candidate
for The U. S. Senate. particularly as the
democracy had exhibited grea, hostility
to any ones holding plurality of off.
ces. In addition TO the capiain-general,
there was Judge Wilson, Judge Mason.
Judge Williams. Hampstead. Thompson.
Van Antwerp, Hall. Grant. Espy and
others, all full Of hope tina, some turn in
the wheel Of fortune might elevate them
to seat in the Senate. This state Of
things lasted for several days, when Our
Tom Rodgers. from Du Buque came
down to whip in the refractory aud har-
monize the loco focos. On Saturday
night, believe it was, they had another
secret caucuss, when 'sOur Tom" pre-
scented The subject in such a forcible lighi,
that. to keep up appearances and to end
BILE some who had pledged themselves to
go for Dodge. to show their willingness
to voic for him. they agreed that it was
bes, to 90 into ballot a, some early day.
They came TO this conclusion aud pacified
the refractory, with the assurance tia,
| "a pF ole yan
Dodge. but by thus balloiing for him they
would show their attachment, for him. and
being unsuccessful and when there was
no longer hope, he would fully exonerate
them from all blame and his friends could
not complain at the party in taking NJ
some other candidates. The plan was Il
run Dodge and Judge Wilson. In thu
meantime Dodge's friends, who had been
laving train to ou,wit all his opponents
(el, willing to go into the arrangement
with the fulles, belief that they would b,
successful. This belief was founded OIL
the hope of their obtaining the vote of
Wing, whom they thought they had sur
: By their bribery and corruption. nov
come to the relation Of one Of the rankes
specimens Of vllainy have ever beel
called upon 10 witness Mr. KING from
Keokuk county is the man whom ,hey
thought they had purchased The tool
of Gen. Dodge had been tampering will
him for more than a week. During tina
time, although several of Dndge's sworl
friends, among whom was government
agen, employed al FIVE dollars day I.
detect cnunterfei,ers. &c. were continual
ly urging him to vote for "democralic
Senators. the chief instrument employees
to win Mr. King from his integrity wa
one Marshall. lie held on. every induce
: ment for him to vote for Gen. Dodge
According to Kings statement, Marshal
first offered him one hundred doila
Missouri Bill with the promise of more
if X. would close the bargain by entering
into writing. King put him off at iha
time, and Immediately consulted tw
confidential wings. They advised hlr
10 seem to accede 10 the propositions q
Marshall ge, wha. he would give hir
aud at the proper time. bring the Who'll
I subject before the House and there depo
site whatever was given him on tn
: Clerks desk. TO make Kings votin
for Dodge appear plausible TO his cons'
tuenls, the friends Of Gen. Dodge promi-
ed to send an express 10 Keoknk count
a and get instructions from majority of il
ci,zens for Mr King 10 vote for loco foe
Senators. They though. they could d
this. as Aeokuk is decided loco foe
C"un,y. And sure enough on Wednes
day morning King had piled upon hi
- table by the emissaries who were appoln
i ed, large bundle Of petitions con.aipln
e between Two aud three hundred names
: among whom were his loco foco opposin
:, candidates, insruc,ing him TO vote ft