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Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1847-03-17
Gross Misrepresentation

A writer in the last Standard, among
other misstatements, labors hard in order
to create the impression that, in presi-
Gus number, we charged poverty upon
MIR. Harlan, as disqualification for the
office Of Superintendent OF Public Instruc.
tion. Now, nothing could be more un-
founded or false than this implied asser-
sion. We know nothing relative to Mr..
Harlan's private affairs, either as to prop
erty or otherwise. He is almost an en-
tire stranger to us, as he also is to most Of
the citizens Of this county.
The truth is, the writer of the oommu-
nication referred TO has attempted 10 con-
s'rue our language according to what he
would wish us TO say, net as to what we
did say. This attemp: to get up synpa-
thy In Mr. Harlan's favor is faithfully ad-
hered to throughout The communication,
and is eninently worthy of the contempt
IDLE broken down politician who started
this ''no party" candidate. In relation to
what is said relative TO Mr.. lIar!an's "in-
teresting family it may be proper f,r us
to say, that his family, exclusive of him
self, consists of his wife, and child some
two months old. >.& .a..
Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1847-03-17
"POIitfcaI Hypocrisy"


Under the above head, the HawLeye {!
the 4'h of March, ehdeayors to plaster up
the refusal Of the wing members Of the
General Assembly to resign their seats,
in accordance with the propositions made
on the part Of the democratic portion Of
the same. The Hawkeye labors hard to
create the impression that, CATER gene.
raj resignation on the part Of the mem
bers, ''in case wing majority should be
returned, 10 session Of the General As
sen. bly, would be called" 1t is hardly
WORTH our while to refute the lying n.y.
pocrisy- of this assertion, as it was well
understood, and in fact was virtually ard
necessarily part and parcel Of the propo-
sition, that an extra session of the Gene
raj Assembly would be called next fall
or winter. The democrats of both Hou-
ses have repeatedly made proposition 10
resign their seats. Nor did the whie
members Of the General Assembly, % is
asserted by the Hawkeye, ever express a
willingness to accede to the proposal. If
they dare to submit their acts 10 the ordeal
Of the ballot box, the opportunity is now
presented to them Of doing SO. Before
leaving for home, the democratic members
I'd man, handed in 10 the Governor a
conditional resignation Of their seats-,he
condition being, that an equal number of
wings also resign their seats.
Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1847-03-17
Nosninatfo,, accepted.


Having recently conversed with some
Of Judge MAsos's friends, who have seen
him since he heard Of his nomination, we
arefhlly warranted in saying, tina, he ac-
cePts his nomination for the office Of SUI
perintendent Of Public Instruction, and
will serve the people in that capacity, if
elected. The Burlington Gazette says 81,
cannot be expected Ct Judge Mason, that
he will peranbulate the State in an cleo
pioneering tour, going from place TO place
with set speech in his mouth, to solicit
the SURFACES Of the people," From this,
we are led to suppose that his engage
ments may prevent him from making the
tour Of the State, as we should be pleased
to have him do, withhis opponent; but we
are satisfied that the people will support
>'m none the less cordially, because he
not evince such feverish anxiety to
be elected.
Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1847-03-17
Yours, truly,
w. w. CHAPMAN.

The above is all that las reached us ON
tie subject; in fact, it is clear enough
B@tween so and 50 of eur men have been
taken prisoners, and are undoubtedly at
San Luis Potosi ere This. The hatred OF
the Iexicans is so inveterate, however,
against ctr volunteers, that fears are en-
ter'ained for tie safety of the prisoners.
The troops are bcgining to move down
from Camp 'alo Alto. Gen Scott would
have embarked to-day on the Massachu-
sets, for Tampico, if heavy norther had
not sprung up yesterday. He will be ac-
conpanied by two or three companies OF
The artillery battalion, Capts. C. F. Smith
and Iin'on's companies being of the num-
Der. .5.. ...
The destination Of the troops is Lobos,
about seventy five miles frcm Vera Cruz.
In the course Of the week we shall be on
the Gulf, and, i! the norlhers and south
casters do not send US TO another world.
you wall soon receive description of the
battle and capture of Vera Cruz. II. ...
Further Intelligence had been received
respecting the fate Of Lieut., Richie. l.
seems that the ten Dragons reached Vic
toria in safety, bat there is no longer any
doubt about the dea.h of the valuable
young officer. The party halted at tow n
on the road, and Lieut.. Richie left thu
men for few moments to 90 with a guide
and procure forage for the horses. They
had proceeded but q short distance when
Mexican came dashing up on horseback
threw lasso suddenly over R,chie's
neck, and dragged him full speed, across
field, and then murdered and stripped
him. .. 49,. ..ssaE -.s.' ..f
Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1847-03-17
TIE he Pu..er.

The ~ Ire Fuller.
Lest we should y nisanderstooa in the
allusion made in aranother articlsio tire
managing politician, whoi is Il the bottom
Of Bringing out Professor Harlan as an
'sindspendent" candidate for Superintendent
Of Public Instruction, and who has, from
the FIRST, assumed the direction Of that af-
lair, we viii state that the individual there
alluded to, is no less parsonage thanthe
renowned Doctor Bocen. Of thi, city--the
great embodiment Of whiggery-a noted
bankrupt politician from Indiana, and from
the time he came here, was a standing
candidate for office, until it became per-
fectly obvious that lie neuer could be cleo
ted, and that il was useless for him to re-
main standing any longer So j.
The announcement is one Of the Doc
tors characteristic maneuvres. His great
forte lies in this peculiar species Of polit-
zeal jtigglery. Any old citizen Of John
son county, by reading the note, will see
in this movement the finger Of DR.. Bowen.
It sticks out too plainly to be concealed.
The very phraseology identifies him as the
author. While himself forever dabbling
in party politics, assuming the manage
ment and lead of cliques and juntos, which
arrogantly dictate,o the wing party, he is
at the same time etsrnally pratins about
and denouncing '.pnriy nominations and
caucus dictation," as though he were per-
fectly innocent Of any thing of the kind.
This is the language used in the note an
nouncing Mr.. Harlan. Who has any doubts
respecting its paternity?
If the phraseology does not identity the
learned Doctor as the writer Of the ncte,
perhaps the photography may. This mat
ter, however, we leave him and the Pro.
fessor to settle between them. But we
will not believe that Professor Harlan is
SO illiterate as to spell .7pril with final
{, thus-ApriIe- giving the long sound to
the !. True, this pronunciation is pecu-
liar to Indiana, in which enlightened State
the Hawkeye says that Mr.. Harlan " OBJ
tanned his educstion"; yet we doubt not
that he has received too liberal an educa.
ton to be guilty of such an objectionable
photographed error. The Doctor mus,
father it, together with the responsibility
Of inducing SO worthy man to become a
candidate for an Office befnre being in the
State nine months, and in doing SO, to &C.
cupy such very equivocal position before
the public. We. think that Mr.. Harlan is
peculiarly unfortunate in identity ing him.
self it'll this man-than whom there is
not more virulent and unreasonable pol
itician in Iowa and that he will find in
the end, that he has been leaning upon
broken reed. .aa ...-.- ~.4
QuERY-Does the Doctor. want any
help in filling up the blanks in The remain
der of those hand bills in his Office? and
when does he intend to step in himself,
and relieve those clerical gentlemen who
are now acting under his orders, as Mr..
Harlan's body guard9 We hope it will
be soon, as it has been minated to us. by
citizen of our city, who saw them in
the southwestern part Of the State, that
they are apparently getting quite worn
down-(especially the senior one in
their industrious peranb1.la,ions.
Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1847-03-17
Z TuscARoRA, Iowa, Jan. %, 1917.
To the Hon. Josiah Clifton,
IoUa CTty, Ioua- ze

TuscARoRa, Iowa, Jan. %, 1917.
To the Hon. Josiah Clifton,
Io,ca City, Iowa-
DEAR SIR-EDclosed you will find a
section or two agains. bribery if you think
it will answer to have il or them inserted
III III the criminal code, no paper or letter
come to hand, e,;ssry Ting Ting is suppressed.
Since The receipt Of DR.. saniHv;r:a.'s letter,
which have replied TO, have received
the proceedings Of the meeting at Charles.
ton on the 10th instant, which you have
enclosed-you will at once observe the
Union party have fully made an expires.
sion OF their principles-it is set forth in
the second preamble and the next subsc-
quent resolution, which l have drawn a
line, :or your attention, on the hand bill.
You will now see that yourself as well as
all OF the Union members of Lee county,
are instructed to act on union principles
entirely and consequently you will, if you
obey instructions, elect one democratic
and one wing Senator. Baker runs under
that resolution, and should he get elected,
that will be sufficient evidence that the
majority Of Lee are in favor of Union
Senator'S. Now, my dear sir, why can /
not be the democratic Senator, aud let The
wings take whom they choose. Why
should McCarty, who has been here but
little while, supplant me or any other old
citizen9 What has he done for the I'M
ION cause?-who concocted it; and who
put the wheel in motion? Was it McCar-
tyv-no, no! Now sir, want you to put
this wheel in motion by letting the wings
know OF this, so that McCarty shall not
have the credit of it, as have lately seen
two gentlemen from Iowa City, who are
wonderfully taken with him. You well
know there are many good men in our
county, who have done more than six
Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1847-03-17

The Iowa State Gazette OF the 9th inst.
in speaking of Mr.. Harlan's lecture a.
Burlington, says
Mr.. Harlan is an entire stronger ex-
cept so much as we learned Of him from
the "spesch he spoke in this city on
Thursday evening last, which we hesitate
not TO pronounce as most marked fail.
ure,-an abortiye attemp. at eloquenee; in
fine, a mere tinsel web of school bay tus-
tian. r -.
We have no. room 10 make the remarks
which are really due to the subject. and
were it not that we hS~e too much reI-
ance on the good sense ofthe community
10 suppose it will be led astrav on this
most important subject, we woul,! certain
ly exclude other matter already in type to
find place for the reflections 10 which Mr..
Harlan:s "sneecii" gave rise while we
were listening TO his bombastic illusions
Of mistaken eloquence. ....- 1s-.:ts
Our remarks may seem severe. The
subject requires it. If Mr.. Harlan can
give this community DO better proof Of his
fitness for the important station of Super
intendent of Public Instruction than his
Thursday evenings Grafton (Which we
acknowledge was committed 10 memory
withgreat precision) then is Mr.. Harlan s
claim to tbs votes ofthe people of Iowa
very slender indeed. aa.
Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1847-03-17

CyRus OLSEY, ESQ, has been nomina-
ted BY the democracy Of the Sd judicial
District, as their candidate for District
Judge, Mr. Olneyis gentlemen Of good
legal mind, and we doubt not, will be
elected by handsome majority.
Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1847-03-17

atraid Of the People.--The Wing mem
bers OF the House, after their highhanaed
domineering course, dare not refer their
conduct TO the test Of the ballot box. Mr..
Olmstead introduced resolution in the
House, that all the members, beth Wings
and Democrats, resign, and again appear
before the people for their approval or
disapproval, at the general election in Au-
gust. This was killed by a strict party
vote-all the demoracts voting afiirma.
lively. and all the Wings in he negative.
The wings know that they had but an
accidental ,aajority in the House that
the State is democratic and that the
greater portion of them would be super
ceded by men who would faithfully repre-
sent the interests of Iowa.
Miners Express.
Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1847-03-17

17.'Ws mould oall the attention ofaha
people Of the State 70 the clause IN the
Sohosl Eaw,which Providesfor the election
Of s School Fund Commi ssioner for each
county and also for the election of 4
School Inspector. These officers willhave
to bss elected It the coming April cleo
tiop:,s44ss & '@
Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1847-03-17
From the n. Q. picayune lstlrul
Late from The Rr:sz0s.


From the {. 8 pic,vn,,. ,s.,,Ealt G
= s-.ssss A1o'aa s'ac hE l'al1
BY fiasarfiyal yesterday s4tsrn Cd o
the schooner Sea, Capt. Flanders, W.
have dates from Matamoras "a the 9th
and from Camargo up e the first inst. Il
will be seen, by the letters Of our CORES.
pondents, that party Of our troops hay.
been captured near Saltillo, and that Ma.
jors BorIand and Gaines and Capt. Cassiu,
M. Clay have been taken prisoners. 4
will also be seen that murders and out
RACES are constantly being committed or
the roads BY the Mexicans.
$500 As ,ssssa
"a a CAmp ON THE Rio GsAspE. !
.es. (near Palo lilo, ~
s<z January 30, lS47.
Every thing here betokens sudden
movement Of the troops. Seventy davis
rations have been issued, an! orders given
10 be in readiness at, a moments warning.
Within a few. DAYS, 81. / am not greatly
mistaken, Gen. Worth's division will be
on shipboard, moving towards Vera Cruz.
Gen. Worth is up again. M
35s ~ ,..aS-f2 3.:sts.s III. !.
Mourn OF THE Rio GRAspu, }
s,re - Feb. 3, lS47.
i have plenty of bad news taygiye Won.
gentlemen, and veryrIi,t that is pleasant.
The fate of Col. May's rear guard and
baggage YOU have already heard OF; but in
telligence has Just reached this place, too
painfully true and well authenticated,
which proves that the enemy have opened
on US in earnest, and that their haired is
mortal. a F.e a.5 astz..,
On the lth of January met L;eusen-
ant Richie of the 4th Infantry, but then
acting with the End Dragons, on his way
from Salillo, with ten dragons, to Victo-
ria, bearing important dispatches to GEN
Taylor from Gen. Scott and others. It's
said these dispatches contained the whole
plan OF the operations in which we are a.
bout to engage. While on the road be-
tween Monterey and Victoria, but at what
place / cannot learn. the party was attack.
ed, Young Richie was lassoed and drag
eed across a cornfeld, and the dispatches
carried off! The ten drgoons were either
killed or taken prisoners. Lieut.. Richie
was one of the most distinguished and ex
cellent Young officers in the army. His
conduct at Palo Alto and Resaca won the
admiration Of the army, and he was much
esteemed for his talents and the excellence
of his heart. There is little or on doubt Of
HE death: sill, whilst .nere 10 sh,dou,
Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1847-03-17

H. We understand that tie NIss",
sIppi river is clear of ice at'krrknk a'p
that boats are plying between that PEI"
and ST. Louis.
Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1847-03-17

g
II Some persons who are not fully
aware Of the extent Of The effort now max
ing BY the clergy Of certain denomina-
ton; to elevate one Of their number 10 the
mast important and the highest salaried
eaiee in this State, may deem the remarks
relative thereto in last weeks Reporter,
too harsh and personal. The more we
sec and hear, however, Of this movement,
the more are we convinced that nothing
which we could say-no cas,igation which
we might in1ict-would be considered
too harsh were the facts Of the case
known rs well abroad as they are in this
city, We have been informed by a citi
zen OF THIS town-one in whom we have
the utmost confidence, and whose yaraci-
tyewsare perfectly willing to youeh for
that, while IN syisit TO the south western
portion OF the State. he encountered this
clerical electeering committee, and that it
then numbered FIVE CLERGYMEN,
all ., one sect, three OF whom were from
Iowa City. These statements are well
calculated 70 startle all who are not pre-
pared for the development Of this plan for
perpe,ua,iag power, by sogreat a stride
towards . union Of church and State.
Il
Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1847-03-17

81 }. X. UNDERWOOD has been elected, Oh
the 18th ballot, u. S. Senator lron '''
State of Kentucky, in place of Mr.. NJ "Fs'
head, whose term expired on tie lth lns'
Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1847-03-17

MIR. MILLER, the present i ",a1"''
has been e-elected t. he l. :. .''.S
from New jersey.
Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1847-03-17

For Judge Of TIE Fourth Judicial District
J.ajWES r. CARLETON.
For Ludge Of The Third Judicirl District,
=, Cirrus gOLsNEY.

U Wsthisgweek giveup considet-
able portion Of our columns to Che publ
cationa ofihe School Law. We hope, after
this. ia haze more time and room y devote
to p.tterrsf general importance.
Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1847-03-17
The House Journal,

Some difficulty exists as TO who has the
legal authority to print the Journal of the
House Of Representatives Of the past SEES
sion ofihe General Assembly. The pub
fishers Of both the Standard aud Hawkeye
claim this right. The House passed a
resolution authorizing the publishers Of
the Standard to print the usual number of
copies of the journal. This resolution
was rseonsidered; but not, as we are in
formed, until the day after the publishers
had filed their bond and the same had been
approved BY the Governor. At any rate,
and If no bend had been filed the publish.
ct Of the Hawkeye his no right to print
them, as the House was not legally quail
fled to do business when the question, ac-
cording to the assertions Of the Hawkeye,
was carried to give the printing 10 that
journal. No wing, even, in the House,
who has any regard, for truth, dare say
thatthere was a quorum in that body up-
on the pretended passage Of the resolution
referred to.
Where the matter will be setiled,w we are
at ioss.tc determine, as the journal has
goneto Burlington, and is in the hands of
those who, We. doubt not, will have no
ecruplcs in making such alterations in it,
y their Interests may dictate.
No,hiDg can be clearer than the fact,
thatsat the time of it, adjournment, the
House had made no arrangements to have
aJournal printed. Il is admitted on all
hands, that nothing could contributed more
tothe eternal downfall of whiggery in
Iowa, thasthe-wide spread dissemination
OF the higl-handed and Unconstitutional
acts Of the naazity in this sane whig
Honse Of Representatives,. This fact.
taken in connexion with the action Of the
House, has given good cause for suspicion
that It is the intention Of the wlig wire.
pul!ers TO suppress The publication Of the
only Authentic documentary evidence of
some Of their hi.sh hand acts Q: yilany.
Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1847-03-17

Hon. JoHx DAVIS has been re-elected
10 the u. S. Senate lrcm Massachusetts,
Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1847-03-17
CAmp ON THE Rio G.AsDE, }
/.- II Il lIl-.N -.

Every thing here betokens sudden
movement of the troops. Seventy days
rations have been issued, and orders given
to be in;readiness at a moments warning.
Within few days, il am not greatly
mistaken, Gen. Worth's division will be
on shipboard, moving towards Vera Cruz
Gen. Worth is up again.
Juliet signal., 1847-08-17
VOLUME s, NUMBER 10.

gamblers, who had tempted and betrayed
him, in the hope that they would not be 80
heartless as to throw him off. But this
hope was ofsbort duration, for they were
among the party that left the boat as above
described, in consequence of being too
many of the fraternity ON board. It was
while they were returning that he was no.
tlced by Green, ,and that hence q tear for
ced itself to eye, when he realizedthe
Loneliness and wretchedness of his 'condi-
ton. he was an outcast and a robber-
had become SO in few days from having
ventured upon what he called an inno-
cent game of whist, and thus he truly said
in reply to the question that had been put
to him-that he knew not whittier he was
going. Green advised him to return
to his sister and make frank con.
tession-but his heart failed him-he had
not the moral nerve. He could not meet
the being he had so literally wronged. He
greatfully accepted slight loan from
Green and soon after departed.
Two years rolled by. Green was d.
gain on the Mississippi, passenger on
the steamer Mediterranean, on her way
from New Orleans to Louisville. An acs
cident happened by which she was indI-
ced to stop near Plaquemine. While
there, tellow.passenger remarked thai
he had just witnessed horrible sight I'D.
on the forward deck ofthe boat.
"Ah!" exclaimed Greenland immedi.
ately proceeded to the spot designated.
He there beheld five men in chains
convicts on their way from New Orleans
to Baton Rouge. where the State Peni.
tentiary OF Louisiana is located. Among
them was young Melmont, the wretehed
youth whose unfortunate journey from
Boston to Louisville we have so hastily
described. He had but a few days before
been convicted Of forgery and sentenced
to the State Prison for FIVE years. This
is no fiction, but true story, and the NOR.
al it conveys as to the danger ofgamble.
ing cannot be mistaken.
Juliet signal., 1847-08-17
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Mexican offic ers captured in the war viii
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Juliet signal., 1847-08-17
List of Lands.

AND OTHER REAL ESTATE, situated in the County Of
oquos and State of Illinois, which the Taxes remain due
and unpaid Cor the year 1916.
Juliet signal., 1847-08-17
A0.OeO

n9sl. ACRES of. choice and well located farming
IA ianns ~ che yieinisg o. Joliet. Also, some Of
the be@ IoWo property In Joliet for sale--En
g s7asA2 HUGH HENDERSON.
9s hTT0RNEy &C. At. iAw y.
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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1847-07-22

TnE GRowiNo CRoPs-We have made il oul
business to read carefuy;th accounts of the grow
ing crops throughout the country, since the open
ing Of spring, and we have arrived at the concn-
sion that the prospect of the hnsbandman of reap
ing good harvest is decidedly good To be sure
the lateness and GOODNESS Of the season, and the
hail storms, have, in some places, destroyed the
young cotton aud tobacco plants but the ground
which these occupied has been generally replanted
with corn, or something else equally good for the
snstenance Oh man
In the west and southwest, the prospect of an
abundant yield was never better and, il the wealth.
er be proPi,ous that prolific part Of the country
will give an unlimited yield
The immense drain upon this country for food
during the past year, and the prospective demand
for the surplus Of this years harvest, stimulated
many OF our citizens, who now make two blades
grow where but grew, 10 leave their regular
business and embark in agriculture. This, with
The fact that our farmers have planted on larger
scale than they ever did will give the world an IL.
sight INTO the immense agricultural resources of the
United Stales,--N Y Herald