Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1847-09-22

upon the mind at once, that
s.Wha. made the man of envy what he is.
Was worth in others, vILENEss IN HIMSELF.
A lust Of praise, with undeserving deeds
And CONSCIOUS POVERTY OF SOUL. And still
1t is his earnest work and daily toll,
With lying tongue, to make the noble seem
Mean as himself!'
o." 1t is evident that there are certain
objects to be attained by The opposition TO
this The SCHOOL, law, which are not APP
parent upon its face, viz: TO compel The
people TO ask the Governor TO conrene the
General assembly, for the os.ensible object
Of remedying the difficulties which are
alleged TO exist in the School Law, when,
il, fact, it is in reality, to enable the Leg
islatnre, when convened, 10 perform a du-
ty which was crinsinally neg lected at the
last session, viz: the election of U. S.
Senators and Supreme Judges. Now we,
as wings, protest against becoming instru-
ments in the hands Of the iocofoco wire
puliers OF iurthering their nefarious
schemes. The people will not petition the
Governor for called session OF the Gen
eral Assembly. = Standard.
Aside from the absurdity Of the organ
OF party So hopelessly and so largely in
the minority, assuming TO speak, as does
the above, for "rle people, this extract
commends itself for its unbiushing elTron-
terry, coming, as ii does, but two weeks in
the rear Of an article from The same source,
which attempted to force an extra session
upon the Governor, under the plea Of its
necessity, in order 10 remedy the defects
in the school law.
The Standard and its terrier brethren
of the wing press may spare themselves
any further apprehension upon this score,
until they find something Ii'le more tan
eib!e to combat than this man of straw,
which they are amusing themselves by
setting up only FIR the purpose of knock
ing it down again. In other words, let
them wait TO denounce an extra session
until it is called. As yet, but two demo-
cratic papers have expressed themselves
upon this subject, both Of them opposing
the calling Of an extra session.
The Standard is determined 10 find fault,
in any event. The leading idea of It's ed.
tor, in commenting upon democratic meas
ures, is aptly expressed in the following
quotation:
''Fnu shalt aud you sha mt, you will and you'wo'n,.
foi'H be damn'i If You do, and you'l BE- damnd if
you DON'T"
Death Of .Nj. Nils Il, is wi, extreme
regret that we announce the death of our
friend, Maj. F. d. M,LLs of Iowa, on the
field OF battle, before the city of Mexico.
He was young genll4na of the higest
order OF talenst and one of the very first
legal men Of the State. The news of his
death is eminen,ly calculated to minele
sorrow with the rejotcings of the people of
Iowa, in view OF the late brilliant victory.
The Wig .aicjoriiy in Congress. The
wings, says HE Louisville Democrat, have
scarcely had time 10 count up their prob.
able majority in Congress, which they have
obtained by accident and already they are
by the ears as to what they shall do. The
n. 7. Courier and Tribune are holding a
beautiful coniroversy--Greely on the
Corwin side, and Col. Webb tor the war
thoroughly as any ''locoloco.' Col. Cur
It's of the 3D. Ohio Regiment no is re-
Gently returned from Mexico, and first
rate wing, is out sustaining the war-he-
ginning, middle and end-saying every
thing that's democratic, aud DERIVING eve
rything whis.
The universal party are even more at
outs amongst themselves than we snppos.
ed they would be. Some say that the war
must be stopped and supplies refused,
while others treat the mere suspicion Of
such result as "vile locofoco SANDER
Tie Nature Of the Beast. - The editor of
the Hawkeye, in noticing the death of ex-
Gov. Dom, styles him '.the famous Dorr
for whom the locoiocos shed so many
tears" Shame on The coward miscreant
possessing so base soul as 10 vent his
malice against political opponent under
his eyes are closed in death.
The same paper tan make no observation
upon the death OF the universally lamen,ed
SILAs WaIcHr, except to indulge in all
lily disguised hellish sheer at tie '.disap-
poinfment of the Locolocos y
Seat Of Government. just before going
10 press, we received an advertisement
for the sale Of lots in the new Seat Of Gov
eminent, which our readers will find in
another column. We have no time at
present for comment upon this suhjec and
reserve our remarks until next week,
when we will express an opinion upon