Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1847-03-24

just this oncs--only to elect this one Of.
fcer. But why? Il is to The end that
they may elect :" Mig" Will they bu-
~ the political hatchet and mite with US
in eleoting . democrat? oh u! No dem
ocratis competent to Gil an important sta
ton. just 50 with the Judges; they
should not BE- elected on political grounds;
according 70 them, d3ees md superinten|
dentof Public Instrdetion should be inde-
pendent Of party; but when you come to
sound them, you viii find that they will
not admit that any democrat is ft to fill
any Of those stations. The Independence
which they require, is only an indepen-
dence d the democratic party, but not Of
the whis party. /.
But let them once succeed IN electings
their man, and they Will immediately a.
bandon their no-party grounds, toss up
their caps. and make the welkin ring with
their shouts over the ''rascally ioccfoeos, /" :
as they style VS.. Does not their entire
course hitherto bear US out in this asser-
ton? Most assurdedly it does. .
Then this is no time for democrats to
falter in the support Of their candidates.
In This crises no true democrat should de-
sert his solors, and We feel assured that
none will. Again We sntreat our friends
to be active and yigilant. See that none
are deceived or gulled into the support Of
afederalist. LIE. us rally upon Judge Ma
son, cur democratic standard bearer, with
one unbroken front, and with detcrmin-
ed energy which will result in his cleo
ton BY an overwhelming majority. The
democracy Of each county sheuld seethat
they give him ot least the full majority.
which they have given at previous cleo
lions.
1--we would call the attention Of our
readers to communication headed sMr.
Harlan's Lecture at the Capitol As
our correspondent has done ample justice
20 the subject ofthe false issues attempted
to be made, and the glaring absurdities Of
Mr.. Harlan lecture, we deem il unneces-
sary to notice them editorially. That por-
ton of the lecture, which, from its charac-
Ter, NE suppose was Intentionally left out
by our correspondent, is composed Of
gross personal abuse Of The editor Of this
paper. This silly TRADE, it is no. our
province now to notice. If Mr.. H. was
verdant enough to think TO darw us from
our legitimate busincss-the advocacy OF
principle--into personal quarrel with
himself, he is quite as much mistaken as
was the Doctor, who carried out the plan,
by kindly furnishing US with two long
communications, written, and sighed by |
himself, for Mr., Harlan. 10 fill up the bal !
ance Of our sheet.
To- We have received two very long
and windy communications. purrarsing to
come from Dir. Harlan, but evidently writ
ten by another individual, who, for his
cfiiciousness in bringing Mr.. H. cut for
Office, we last week noticed as the Hwire |
ruiler.'' IL Mr.. Harlan would write his |
own COMMUNICATIONS, and not trust to his
ofiicioas professional friend to DO it for him,
they,as weIl as himself, might be entitled to
receive mere favor at our hands. This
he evidently did not do, as the hand writ
ing is not his, it being quite different from
that Of bis note 10 us announcing himself
as candidate, which was to be published
till the first Of April-e; besides we happen
TO know that Mr.. Harlan did not write the
communications sent to us Tor publication.
There is another, and a very good rea.
son, why we cannot publish the commu-
nicatio:.s, even If We had the room to do
Sc: They were evidently, from their whole
tenor, intended for the Standard, which
paper was furnished with copy Of them
before We rere, and in which sheet they
will appear simultaneously with this nun
Der Of the Reporter.
Again, the main object Of these commu-
is denial, unaccompanied with
proof, Of the charge made by us, Of Mr..
H. being party, secret caucus candidate.
In another part Of this paper will be found
dcsament proving beyond the power Of
contradiction, and eyer the signatures. of
scme Of the most prominent oi bis own
party leaders, that he is such candidate,
One oh tile communications refer red In