Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1847-05-12
Hon. $. c. Hastings.

Hon. >. C.. Hastings.
This gentleman has been most grossly
and shamefully caluminated by that detest
ed vehicle Of federal Islander, the Hawk
eye. This is the uniform course of tina
sheet. No sooner does democrat acquir,
any considerable degree Of public conf
dence and esteem, than that vile pimp o
federal whiggsry seeks to blacken hi'
character by retailing the most scandalou'
falsehoods concerning him, pretending thai
his statements are based upon the infor
nation of some respectable person, whose
name, however, he declines giving, out o.
considerations Of delicacy on the part o
his informant, but stating, at the same
time, that he can, necessary. produce the
proof How inexplicably mean and de-
tcstable 10 such creature! He is far be.
meath the notice Of any respectable man
and, but that he had made his statements
with reference to Mr.. Hastings in such a
manner as to mislead the public mind
with regard to his pretended " authority u
for saying that Mr.. H. should have written
letter to friend Of his in Bloomington,
informing that friend that he had had a
GLORIOUS SPREE, Sc.
The following letter from Jas. L. Parm-
er, Esq, Of Bloomington, who was reg
ular correspondent Of Mr.. H. during the
session Of Congress, published in the Bur.
lington Gazette Of April 10th, sets the
matter in its true light. It is only ne
cessary to add that this infamous traducer
had privately given the name Of Mr.. Par.
mer, an exemplary and respectable young
man, and man Of veracity, as the person
to whom he had publicly alluded as having
received such letter from Mr.. Hastings.
This was intended for regular assas sin
stab. " ..t~
BLooMrscroS, April 6, l847.
Mr., EDrroR-SlR: My attention has
been drawn to ali article in the Hawkeye
Of the LIST inst. relative TO our distinguish
ed fellow-c citizen, the Hon. S. C. Hastings,
which is grossly false in every respect.
The petty and contemplate maligner who
wrote the article is not, am told, either
Of the nominal editors of the Hawkeye :,
but hired libeller, it would seem, whose
peculiar and particular Office it is, to deal
in traductiou, calumny and detraction.
As stated by you in the Gazette of the
9Th ut.. the story Of the Hawkeye that
Mr.. Hastings wrote from Washington to a
boon companion of this place, saying he
had had glorious spree" &c., is abso-
lutely false. No such letter was ever
written by Mr.. H., am well assured
But notwithstanding your denial of this
falsehood, the writer has the hardihood to
''re-affirm" it, see; and pretends, in ad.
dition, that he is able to give the name of
The person to whom the letter was ad.
dressed. But he can do no such thing
he can produce no name.
at 10 also notorious" says this SANDER
ing soribbler, " at hts place of residence,
hat from the time of his election to his de. !
psrture for Washington he kept 'ss:urna-
la of whiskey drinking" Now this n
pronounce untrue, and oassly false, like.
any foundation whatever;
neither IS such thing notorious here. az
ne "Tlter SO confidently asserts. /
This parsonage seems very DESTROYS of
some kind of notoriety, but would advise
him to adopt some other and more respec-
able method, than that of asssiline the
reputation Of other and better men.
am yours truly,
]. L. FARMER.