Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1847-10-20

~ o'n oscaloosa TO the Raccoon
FORKS of the Des Moines river-abou, 90
miles from the former and % trom ~
latter-on the "divding ridge" betwean
the Des Moines and Skunk rivers aaI
lts principal recommendation that d,,tn
cuisines the location from a great monv
other places between this and the Roclr
mountains is, that there is sa,c. mill s;y
miles from the place, on Skunk river and
a site about equal distance on the Daa
MoInes where one could be built. Tho
H@~k- Eye gives it as its candid opin;on
That 1.-The legislature will never meet
again In Iowa City" SO we shall have
to prepare for the ''novin."
h.'c last of the "Aigerines."
IN Northwestern Ohio, existed, not
many years since, a contemp,ible LITTLE
JUNO OF unsuccessful Office seekers, COM
posed OF The lag ends Of all parties-eom
pfiS'hs some OF the most graceless vsga-
oohos 'hal ever Wen: unwhipt of Justice,
Bound together by common interest and
a natural sympathy in their sroveling in.
cIinatlons and propensi,ies, their main dis.
trait was an invetera,e batrpl
tor all upright men who enjoyed the pub,
he confidence. In word, they were pref.
ty much OF the same stripe with the class
whose embittered hostility we necessarily
encounter in iowa-such for instance as
Edwards olthe hawkeye, King, Cochrare
Stout, and few others whom il is unro.
cessary now to name. So remarkable was
their 'indlctiveness and virulence, ps-.
Iirn;arly towards oursef - for the position
which we occupied while RESIDENT
that country, brought us unaveil4brv u.
to collision with this Gang of political free.
hooters-that they were known lhronyb.
ont that district as "Ihe .Ugcrines'-4
name which adhered to them 50 long +,
there were enough olthem left to say '.gr"
Having furnished our readers with III,
briet scrap OF history, it is only necessary
TO add, with regard to the origin Of L.
b!ackguard letter from Ohio, of which the
tlawkeye pretends to give, in part, lie
substance, that the mi.sl,e cm,na,ps lro,
one # the mast oro,o1,;,,,. - ,l .
;,a h~o,h..,I :,
''"'' ''''' 1e>'''0'"' I"T'
''''' '''ee' " ''''''"'"H 'le name g.
vac "'''ef' YET we KNOX too much c..
corning lis paternity tn question the *.
is,ence Of such a letter The ed;.or to",
the ,yhola se.r.+ or;,, ,,
,6''' W "''' "0 h.
''' HIS MS 'e""s'S' IL t"ec', tAat we r.
turaily took very active part in sup,,r:
of the democratic cause-that we ESTABLISH.
eI ,here AND sr,.oa.,cC,,lr,. l,.,.I
democratic iournal-,Ee Defiance Dp0o.
crat-and, finally, to use his own .angus-e,
that we "Sot elected to Office Hen,
the deep seated malevoIence of the Axe
rines towards us. But they would 2c'
even at this late day, have venured Ircn
their native element Of filth ana mire"
=. ,.N,
s's e'''e-- eHo''s "n'ch ma" proved
! ,'''e'Y "''' ave az "''i'e-''"a '"'!
oee4 p'oHP pea ana encouraged 'hefe'",!
'ne low" Looms
On recent visit to our old stamm2-
ground, We found that tribe almost tXimd'
and the windy m'>>ive over which ne
Ha"keye gives such tremendous flour
'sh of trumpets, may be regarded os '1s
dying Struggle OF the i0st OF the AIgen0e''
Peace to their manes!-their requiem Dc
so"S in connection with the vhls lamsN
tatlons for the downfall Of Coonery IN To-
wa.
-, =, L.. -,
-" y'""" h'se''0"'-- nc result III -
little State Is announced to be the 'f'D@'
phant election of TnoMAs, the democrats
candidate for Governor. His naioriy is
sn, ,osea "a 10 At ,e,.t 1000 The ,li,s
.,';, 49, ,,. Ill ~,