Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1847-12-08
Justice to Tom Corwif, the adop.
ted Senator for Town.

abettors in modern toryism, have Of late
been 60 merciIessIy driven 10 the wall by
the democratic press. that thew have been
made to whine and CIV quarter most lusti-
". while lhev s,ill nersist ii their des ner.
ate opposition to their country's CAUSE,
by afrordinp the most essential aid and
comfert d her enemies in The shane Of
kind sympathy and assurances that the
hand Of our government shall be s,aid and
our armies Withdrawn from Mexico. or
left 10 perish from starvation and the
sword, the poisoned lance and the lasso Of
her barbarian hordes, withou: requiring
any indemnity or redress Of wrongs on
her part.
The federal press Of this state have
been more jealous, if possible, than those
Of his own Ohio, in defending the tory
wagon boy against the tide Of popular in
digna,ion directed against him. in sustain
ing his snti-American positions, attempt
ing 10 whitewash his toryism and melio
rate his moral treason: And why? The
reason is very obvious: 1t is because, at
their great federal andango, their mongrel
gathering Of whigsery and possumry on
the 22d Of February last, desecrating the
natal day Of the father of our country,
among other things equally in character,
they formally, by resolution, committed
the State Of Iowa s'to the kind care and
keeping in tie Z. S. Senate of this same
Tom Corwin, together with another great
light of whiegery. No wonder they are
so peculiarly sensitive to the excoria,ions
of,heir ~his United States Senator by the
democratic press! No wonder that set
Of men so supremacy reckless and unprin.
ciplel, should be willing to sink or swiu
with the object of their highest admiration,
their bsau-ideal of perfection in states
r,an>hil! And no wonder that, when in
the &C, of sinking, aud about to be en-,
gulphed by the waves Of infamy. they
should catch at every straw which offers
them the slightest chance Of rescue,
Mt long since, the BLOOMINGTON HaoH
showed itself unusually suappish on The
subject Of our Quoting passage from one
of Corwin's speeel..s, rou,dlv ASSERTING
that we had mis- Quoted him, We now
have the opportunity Of giving his se,,;.
ments from his own pen promulgated If.
ficiall, through the federal press Lv vav
Of CORRECTING The ,;sren,eso,,..;o, =, ,;s
views ch,,ga,, ma, rho ,,,;o
The Illinois State Register, (democra,>
has been playing with the federal organ a,
Spring field, until the latter was driven
into corner that it could not get Oh,
Of without writing to the i!!us,rious wag-
gon boy Himself on The subject; and by
doing 50, according to our way of think
ing, the wing etli:or has jumped out Of the
frying pan into the ti.e.-But our read
ers shall be the judge Of this matter
We subioin so much of Mr.. Corwin's re
nlv 10 the letter q Mr.. B!sdso ,hs ed;.
:, ,n
vi u ."e A'''''0-S '''a'e ''"'"a'' IS VIII
show his real position on The subject Of
the war, Withholding supplies, 81. Tie
Dubuque Tribune publishes it for the pur-
e ,.U c.
" .. >''''
'of r's'A oeio'e MS Hawkeye constituents,
& boldly endorses it by the way. Lett be
published throughout, the State. We say,
s,;,e g., To-, c,r,,,,
Here Is his language, as taken rom the
Dubuque Tribune over his own signature.
Read it all ye wayeripe aoub,;no md de
..:, H..
o.' p '. Wings anu oeo'"e
whether IN addition 70 the nox'"us po''o"s
Of genuine federalism constantly doled cut
TO YOU by your p,rty leaders. Won can
swa,low co s,ro,o .,rso Sc
"'Se VI w 's"'
LEBANON, o., 2Gth Oct. lSi7.
nsor Gr.-J raoe:veJ ,.o,,r L;,l L..