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Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1848-09-13
Death Of n Volunteer.

Mr.. LEwrs SwIsEHARr, volunteer of
Comp. X, 18th Regiment, died at the resi-
dence Of Jesse Berry in this city on the
morning of the 18th inst, aged 80 years.
He was an old and highly esteemed citi-
zen Of this town, and We learn from his
fellow soldiers that he fought bravely in
the GLORIOUS 18TH at Contreras, Churu-
busco, Chepultepee, and other Places
Wherever the 18th was, he was there.
But he has not been permitted long to en-
Joy glory SO well and SO bravely won. He
served his country well until the close Of
the war, and when she no longer needed
his services, he came home and laid him
down to die among his friends. Aiarge
qconcourse of citizens followed him to the
tomb, where he was buried with the hon.
ors Of war, and paid the last tribute Of
respect to bravery and moral worth. Peace
to his ashes.
Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1848-09-13
Gen. Taylor in Mississippi.

A very intelligent gentleman from Mon
ticello, Miss, called upon us on Thurs
day morning last, to subscribe for 20 CO.
pies of the CAMPAIGN FLAG, for different
gentlemen in that town and vicinity.
He informed us, while in convention,
that since the defeat of the Compromise
Bill, Taylorism had run to a low ebb in the
South-that the wings were generally
deserving the Taylor flag, and ralIying UNI
der the standard of Cass and Butler-and
that, as an evidence of this, SIATY-ONE
WINGS, Of whom he was one, openly
RENouNcED TAYLOR, on the reception OF
the news from Washington, all Of whom
Immediately became members of the Cass
and Butler Association in that town.
He further informs us that Taylor will
not receive to exceed hirty.fre votes In
the county of Lawrence, in which he lives,
and that the State will go for Cass and
Butler by an overwhelming majority
Kentucky Flag.
Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1848-09-13
ARRIVAL OF THE STEAMSHIP
H / B E r n r A
Seven Days Later from Europe!
turning of tlac Ship Ocean Mon.
arch--lSO Lives Lost,

we again tender our thanks to Mr.. O. u, xou.
for late Telegraphic Dispatches. 70
NEW YORK, Sept, 8, 4,P.M.
Inc Cunrad line Steamer Hibern,a ,rr;roa az:
morning from Liverpool, whence she s,;,o, - a.
1''h u'' Her adsices are therefore week later.
ee orihgs accounts of calamitous disaster At CO,
In the burning of the ship Ocean Monarch houn.
from Liverpool to Boston. She left mort ,,;,, ono
persons on board. The fire was discovered ,,,u
eishl mics from Ormshead. At the time sevo-,,
'esSeis were In sight. Mr.. Lttledole,s Yacht bo,o
oo"h 10 gave her assistance, but the wind ,r,s h,
ing TOO hard to approach her, A boat u,,s ,
and seventeen persons saved. The pr,,;,;.r -:
a'e Alphonzo, commanded by the Marquis de Lisbon,
pressure excursion, and having on board the
iiii'e NC 'oin'iiie, DAumale, and large companv.
was also IN sight. She also lowered her boats and
py extraordinary exertons saved $50 of the ,c,,o,
passengers and crew. The Prince de Joinvine %
sad TO nave distinguished himself BY his ;naef,,;,
Die and successful efforts to succor the dist,esse,
fhty persons were also rescued by other vessels
but stun the loss of life is agonizine
Inc news from Ireland is of a meagre cbar.cto.
On the second trial Of oDougherty, the iurv conf,
not agree.
Smith o'Brien and the other leaders or tho ;rs,,u
reotion of Tipperary, were to be tried by snec;,,
commits sion.
Lord John Russell has announced that he wi,,
convene Parliament, should England again be threa.
tened with famine.
In Scotland the movements of the Chartists have
caused some uneasiness. All kinds of munitions
OF war have been discovered, showing the exist
ence of an extensive conspiracy.
The continental news generally is of a pacific
character.
The Socialists still disturbed the peace of Paris.
but there were no outbreaks.
The Italian question was still unsettled. Charles
Albert had confidence in sustaining his position.
1t is rumored that revolution has broken out in
Russia, simultaneously at Warsaw and Petersburgh.
The statement is confirmed by travellers.
Cholera is raging horribly in Austria.
Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1848-09-13
Doctor MatsOn's Case.

This gentleman, whose case came be-
fore the Circuit Court Of johnson county
last week ont changeof venue from Linn
was duly acquitted BY a jury Of his coun-
|trymen. This decision may teach the
community not to judge harshly in advance
relative to crimes alleged against indivi-
duals whose hitherto correct department
entities them to at leastthe courtesy of be-
ing considered innocent until proved gull
ty. If the evidence Of a common prosti-
tute, suborned or voluntary, is to be taken
in all such cases as fact, no man is safe,
we care not what his previous character
and department may have been.
But there is another lesson taught by
the decision Of this jury. DR.. Matson, ii
is well known to our readers, was prom
inent democratic member Of the Gen. As
sembly at the time these proceedings were
first instituted. Accordingly his alleged
crime was duly charged to the account Of
the democratic party by the notorious ed
itor Of the Hawkeye, who 1--WE beg par
don of the unfortunate female for the hui
initiating conparison) is to the political,
what the chief witness in this case is to
the moral world--one whose notorious
character and unhallowed designs, being
opposed to right and virtue, caution us to
receive his INSCRIPTIONS attacks upon the
characters of high-minded and honorable
men who happen to stand in the way Of
his advancement, with all due allowance.
Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1848-09-13
Getting Frtghtened.L

The struggling members ofthelate wing
party are getting frightened attheincreas-
ing length Of their shadow, abolitionism,
in view Of the rapid decline Of their own
political sun to its setting. Hear what
their organ in this State, the Republican,
says upon this subject:
No one seriously believes that Mr..
Van Buren, has any chance Of an election.
= = The Abolitionists, and seceders
from the democratic party, are playing a
game for Interior objects-and the Barn
burners who controlled the nomination in
the Buffalo Convention, neither hope for,
nor desire success at the coming election.
= We apprehend then, that
there will be no regular ticket for him in
Iowa and that more than one thousand
Barnburners or Free Soil men in this State,
must either vote the Wing ticket or not
vote at all.''
The wings are but half-magicians, after
|all. They have found, all too late though
it be, that they have invoked a spirit which
they lack the power to quell. The Re
publican need not lay the fattering unc-
|tion to its soul, that there will be no regu-
lar Abolition ticket in Iowa. The man
date for State convention to nominate an
electoral ticket has gone forth from the
organ Of that party, and it will be supper
tied, too, despite these disinteres'ed wing as
surances that the aboliiionists or "free
soil men in this State must vote the Wing
ticket, Flor Shareholder OF not vote at
|all." And hundreds of other wings will
follow their example. We know of many
influential wings who have avowed their
determination to do so, while we do not
know, neither have we ever heard of one
democrat in all Iowa, who contemplates
voting this new tangled Abolition ticket.
They say it is even more hateful to them
than before, by the late accession Of ano-
Their Judas Iscariot from the democratic
ranks.
Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1848-09-13
Gen. Dodge down upon Mormon
sNhigcry.

This highly respectable and distinguish
ed champion Of the democratic cause has
been made a target for the poisonous ar
rows o. disappointed whigery, and vague
charges have been preferred directly
against him by the wing press in connec-
t;9n with alleged attempts TO influence the
-..Iormons, by brides and otherwise, to vote
the democratic ticket. For triumphant
refutation Of these foul SANDERS we refer
the reader to Gen. Dodge's card, publish
ed entire in another column. 1t would
be comparatively well for whigery in To-
wa if its positions, denials and assertions
in relation TO the Mormon vote, could be
substantiated by documentary evidence
similar to that furnished in Gen. DIS card.
which triumphantly vindicates the demo-
cratic party from all alleged attempts al
trafIicing in human flesh and blood. But
this documentary evidence in extenuation
Of the crimes Eve know no lighter word
applicable to their casey Of the wing lead
ers, they cannot produce. In fact they dc
not attempt it. On the other hand, much
of their attempts at bribery and corrup-
ton they have themselves acknowledged,
while infinitely more has been proved
not charged--upon them by democrats.
We might here remark, that when a
prominent member of our party is ruth
lcssly assailed, as Gen. Dodge has been in
this case, being innocent, by the combin-
cd efforts of the blood-hounds of federal
whigery, tits proof positive to our minds
if indeed we needed such additional evil
dence in this case-that he is a sore thorn
in the side of the dying federal Moloch.
Further we might remark, that when the
character, private or public, ola hig h-nind-
ed citizen is attacked by such men as
Warren, Edwards, Picket, and other Nor
mon leaders, we much mistake human ma
ture if the assault, instead of injuring, does
not cause it to shine brighter and higher
in public estimation, "unto the perfect
day." Fully believing in the truth of
these remarks, and Of the way in which
the people of Iowa will look upon this
dernier resort Of Federalism and Mormon
ism upon one whose character was proof
against all former attacks, it may very ma
turally be inferred that Gen. D.-as a
public man and one whom the people of
Iowa have delighted in days gone by to
honor-stands in need of no defence at our
hands. As a private individual, howev-
er, whose character has been publicly as
sailed to subserve party purposes, he has
contradicted and disproved the lying as
sertions of whigery over his own sigma
ture. In doing so he has entirely reliev-
ed the democratic party from the charge
Of attempting to corrupt the Mormons, a
portion Of the odium Of which transac-
ton the wings had most disinterestedly re-
solved TO part with, and to bequcath to the
democratic party.
Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1848-09-13
From our Regular Correspondent
Our Bloomington correspondent fur
nishes us the following items of news:

Our Bloomington correspondent fur
nishes us the following items of news:
BLooM1seroS, Sept. IL, ls4S.
Hon. JOHN McKEos is appointed U.
S. District Attorney for the Southern Dis
trict of New York, rice Hon. B. F. Bur-
LER, removed.
Ex-Gov. Francis Thomas, of Maryland,
has come out for Van Buren,.
The Cholera has appeared in London,
though to what extent we are not inform
ed. The potato rot is destroying the en-
tire crop in Great Britain and, as conse-
quence, the price of breadstuffs has mate
rally advanced in this country.
The Democrats of New York have nom
mated Ex- chancellor Walworth, for Gov
ernor, and Charles O'Connor for Lieu
tenant Governor.
The Democrats of Massachusetts have
nominated Hon. Caleb Gushing for Gov
ernof, ana hon. .. y. InllilpS Is the L rec
Soil candidate for same office.
Hon. A. H. Stephens, wing Congress
man from Georgia, recently received tuo
mortal, and three Immortal wounds in an
attempt to slap the mouth of prominent
democrat of that State, at late political
gathering. 1t is said he cannot recover.
Mr.. Webster, in his Marshiield speech,
pronounced in favor of Taylor. The wings
hail it as an extraordinary kind Of god
send, when their prominent men come out
in favor Of their candidate. Poor fellows!
To what a depth they must have sunk!
Yours, w.
Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1848-09-13

= Are the Wings in every county,
village, town and hamlet organized and at
work? We fear that they are not. Tn
many portions of the State the right spirit
prevails, and the work goes bravely on;
but in others, there exists an inexcusable
apathy. Why is this? Republican.
Your friends are waiting to shear from
the Mormons,' we suppose. So have
courage, acighbor. At the worst event
think Of the interrogatory addressed tothe
Prophet Of old "Son Of man, can these
dry bones live ?" They will live, doubt
less, under another form; but not till the
old things Of whigery shall have passed
away, and all things shall become new.
Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1848-09-13
WHO is RIc?"

We notice an article in the Iowa Capt.
tai Reporter of August 23d, enquiring
this VIM. H. Miller is whose name appears
in the report Of the proceedings of the
Gree Soil" Convention as a representa-
tive from the State of Iowa.
We would inform our friends ofthe Re-
porter that the said William H. Miller IS
a resident of Van Buren, County, once
wing office seeker, and now an Abolition
Observation-Disclosures roviso-man,- An any
thing for an office. Just such man as
it was necessary to send to Buffalo on the
errand he went, and very well fitted to as
sociate with the company he found there
1t is believed that his "anxious mother
knew he was OUT for we understand MS
expences were paid by the Abolltlonls's'
iowa Democrat.
Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1848-09-13

1.-THE Memphis Enquirer, a Taylor
paper, upon the first receipt of the Gen
erals letter of acceptance, announced that
it was "a hor!'' 1t would have been ell
for Whiggery had it really been what it
to be.
Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1848-09-13

A Coon SEsTIMENr.-The following
noble sentiment We clip from an exchange
Its correctness cannot be questioned:
"We hold all politicians TO be enemies
OF the Democratic party, who attempt te
disturb its purity, destroy its organization
or defeat its candidates. '-Clev. Plain.
dealer.
Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1848-09-13

1.-The eastern papers are very gener-
ally complaining about the false n'elligen-
ce Of the elections, recently conveyed by
the Tell-lie-graph.
Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1848-09-13
~ VI
Burlington, Aug. 29th, 1913.

p"The wing papers of the free States
are beginning war Of determination upon
Van Buren,. They fell to giggling first
but they now begin to see how the thing
is going to operate.
Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1848-09-13

II PARKER PlLLsDuRY, the talented
anti-slavery lecturer, in speaking lately Of
the Boston cotton wings, said, they would
--"Dam up the river Of life, that they
might build cotton mills in the city of Je-
rusalem!"
Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1848-09-13

ARKAssAs.-In twehty-four counties
of Arkansas the democrats have elected
eight Senators and twenty-five Represent
tatives, and the wings three Senators and
thirteen Representatives. There was no
opposition othe reelection of Drew, the
present democratic Governor. The Leg
islature has two U. S. Senators to elect.
Taylorism don't begin to pay expenses in
Arkansas.
Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1848-09-13

TThe Providence Journal, Taylor
paper, admits that "the wings have suffer-
an Important reverse, VIRTUAL DEFEAT
in North Carolina"
Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1848-09-13

THE CALIroRNIA observation-disclosures
Bennett H. Riley is to command the Cali.
fornia brigade, and tits presumed will dis
charge the duties of civil and military
Governor until Congress shall organize ;
new territorial government. He will b,
joined by the I'd infantry, just returned
from Mexico, at Jefferson barracks.
Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1848-09-13
"UnpreMleditafed."

Inc last HaWkeye attempts to palliate
the conduct of its party and to shield it
from public indignation relative to the
Mormon vote, by asserting that call they
have ever done was unprecedented by
them" Now we are disposed to extend
all due courtesy to repentants, but not un-
til they fully confess their sins. Every
one at all conycrsant withthe secret NOV
ings of the whig wire-workers, knows
that for months before the election the
whole corps Of wing electoral candidates
were travelling on the western frontier,
and that some Of them went out to the
Mormon country. Indeed, when the first
news Of the rejection of the Mormon vote
reached this city, one of these same cleo
tors assured a democrat, in our presence,
that he "told them his Mormon friends,
we suppose, to make out two or three
different abstracts OF the returns.o This
shows that the whole business was not
only long prcmeditated, but that the ex-
act character, if not the amount of the vote
was well understood long before the cleo
ton. Talk to us about unpsemeditated
wing doings when, before hearing from
the Mormons, all the wing papers were
Growing that they had positively carried
the State, notwithstanding the democratic
majority Of 1900 or 400 against them.-
unprecedented, indeed!
TH. H. Van AMnINcE, delegate to
the Buffalo Convention from the Free Soil
Association Of the city of New York, pro-
tests against the proceedings of the Con-
vent;on on the ground that he "was exclu-
ded from seat by system of wire work
ing andjugglery," and that the platform
of the Convention does not contain a reso-
luton for Free Soil nothing is said as
to the right of man to the earth, or of the
prohibition Of public sales Of the lands
II We are glad to learn that the med.
ical men in different portions Of the State
have come to the conclusion that the best
interest ofthe people and the profession re.
quire the establishment of Medical De.
partment in the university Of the State o.
Iowa; and that they have already COM
peted the arrangements necessary to have
a course of Medical lectures delivered
here next winter. These efforts are tru-
" commendable, and we would earnestly
request our citizens to extend to the en-.
|terprise their accustomed liberality.
Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1848-09-13

NOT RIGHT.--The wing press COM
pairing General Washington with Taylor,
when Washington was never known te
refuse paying postage.
Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1848-09-13

LAueHABLE.-The vanity of }. H.
Giddings inpresuming that General zaen'
airy Taylor would make known to hun III
political principles!
Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1848-09-13
Harmony Items.

The "TAyLoR Club" at Lansing, Mich,
has resolved to support MARTIN VAN
buren, and CHAs. F. ADAMS. A resolu-
ton was passed to that effect by the club,
on the night of the receipt of the Buffalo
nominations.
The Old English Wing, published at
Attica, N. Y, has hauled down the names
OF Taylor and FILLMORE, and run up
those of VAN BuREN and ADAMS.
The Western Reserve Chronicle (Whig)
announces its intention to support the
Buffalo nomination.
The Syracuse n. Y. Star says, it has
before it call signed by ffty-six Wings
of Canandaigua for a public meeting in OPP
position to the nomination of TAYLOR.
LARGE HAuL.--At Democ ratio mass
meeting held at Indianapolis, says the
Prairie Democrat, thirty wings
came forward and declared they could NO
longer go with the anti-war party, and
would support Cass and Butler. The
Hoosiers are coming.-Clev. Pain Dealer
ia Mr.. w. l.. Mr1no1m of Jones'
boro, Tenn, in public card, declines the
honor of serving as wing sub-elector for
the county of Johnson, to which he had
been appointed by the whig convention
during his absence in Mexico. He goes
in for Cass and Butler.
Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1848-09-13

ONE CANDID WHIc.-Hon. r. w.
THOMPSON, NJ. C. from Indiana, on his
way home, addressed TAYLOR meeting
at GAINESVILLE. The aurora gives the fol-
lowing as portion of his remarks:
"Mr. Thompson stated that Gen. Cass
had stood up manfully at all times for Har-
Dor and River improvements. He stated
further that General Cass was gentleman
for whom he had a high personal regard
and nothing could successfully be charged
against his character; but that he,-Thomp.
son,-disented from Gen. Cass' political
principles, and hence opposed him."
1t is refreshing occasionally to find an
opponent who will admit the truth, ant
discarding the low meanness of his party
do justice to the high character of Gen
CAss, placing his opposition upon tn.
ground Of principles.--Cin. Enquirer.
Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1848-09-13

y We regret to learn, that several Of
the leaders Of those deluded people, the
Mormons, have openly avowed their de.
termination to come into the frontier coun-
ties and vote, regardless of consequences
that they would do it if they had to use
the bayonet. This is strong talk, espe-
cially when we take into reconsideration the
fact, that some sixty or more of these peo-
pie came iuto the Polk district armed &c
the teeth, and yoted-swore in their votes.
as we are credibly Informed, at the Au-
gust election. We much mistake the peo-
pie of Iowa, if they quietly suffer such
things to pass unsloticed, and hope for the
credit Of the state, that they will conduct
themselves in such amanner as to prevent
the occurrence Of scenes similar to those
of Missouri and Illinois, with which they
are familiar .--Jackson Co. Dem.
Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1848-09-13

THE "BANNER County" rLAe.--The
Taylor ties in Ashitabula county, says the
Ohio Statesman, are in a bad way. Pref
ty much the whole wing affair bolted,
committees and all; and it appears that the
boilers carried the banner flag presented
by the ladies of Kentucky with them
At the late Taylorite wing meeting of Ash
tabula. the following important motion
prevailed, as we perceive, in the proceed
ings: y
On motion of Gen. Chas. Stearns, a
committee of three was appointed to wait
on the late central committee, and request
them to surrender up to the wings of the
sold banner county, the wing ladies Of
Lexington, Ky.
Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1848-09-13

ITemaln yours, truly,
STEPHEN ROBERTS.
Hon. A. c. DoDeE.
On the Goth addressed Mr.. Rabbit a
letter Of which the following is copy:
BURLINGTON, Aug. goth, l84S:
DEAR SIa:-You will be as much astonished