Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1848-05-31
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II happened that on his passage up to Galena
Col. BAKEa took berth on the same boat with
the notorious Palmer, late editor OF the Capital
Reporter. During the trip, Palmer became quite
inquisitive to know where the Colonel was
from, and as the Colonel is quite a quiz when be
is disposed to be and as he KNEW HIS MAN, he
"let on' to be a loco!oco Virginia farmer, who
was seeking location in Iowa. As they be-
came intimate and Palmer thinking il no sin to
let one Of the faithful into the secrets of the par
ty, unbosomed completely. He informed the
Colonel Of the rare prospects OF the locofocos in
Iowa-told him tia every County and Township
was fully organized-that they had large fund
from Wsshington-and that money would not be
wanting TO operate on the wavering. and secure
the services Of efficient men in the coming can
vass so as to bring every man to the polls
About the time Palmer had got through telling
all his party's secrets. they arrived al New Bos-
ton. Both went on deck. Just then the crowd
on the wharf recognized the Colonel aud irme-
diately sung out, s'Three cheers for Col BAKER,
which were heartily given. The Colonel lifted
his hat and returned the salute. Poor Palmer
discovering his mistake, took to his heels and
skunk away to his state room, where he remain
ed until the boat arrived at Bloomington. Pal
mer is the man who had so much to say about
the imaginary wing Corruption Fund. Hiswas
like the cry Of thief bawling stop thief.-Hawk.
Eye.
In view Of the paternity of the above
it is perhaps unnecessary for us to state
that is tissue Of falsehood, from begin.
ming to end-as destitute Of even circum-
stantial evidence to give it the color Of
truth, as it is improbable and absurd That
our worthy predecessor should have made
disclosures of the character mentioned
above to an entire stranger-even if there
tCere facts to warrant them-no one but a
fool would either assert or believe. We
make these remarks not because we ap.
prehend that even the smallest degree Of
credence will be given to the Hawkeye's
absurd story-for it is evident that the edi-
tors object is to dipert, rather than to in.
form the public mind-but simply to show
up the character of the man whose chief
recommendation as federal editor is, the
facility with which this professed defamer
of private character manufactures story
out of whole cloth, to meet any and every
emergency Of his party. This is his own
peculiar element, and in such labors Of
congenial and snake-like malevolence and
malice, his loathsome and justly abhorred
soul finds food for gormandizing mali
cious appetite, which seeks its chief graf
ification in abortive attempts to bring all
truly noble minds with which he may come
in conflict, down to his own filthy and de-
graded level. Such is the character of the
author of the above story; let us now look
for the immediate CAUSES which gave it
birth. They are easily stated and have
doubtless been guessed ere this by the in
telligent reader. The editor of the Hawk
eye finds his party laboring under just
charge Of having access to, and Of using
general wing corruption fund for the pur-
pose of influencing former elections in
Iowa. This charge has been so satisfac-
torily substantiated against our opponents,
that they at last, though reluctantly, yield
to the necessity Of ceasing to contradict it.
All they expect now to accomplish is, to
divert public attention from future efforts
Of a like corrupt nature, by exciting sus-
picion against the democratic party for en-
tertaining design to make use of the like
nefarious means.
1t may be as we'll to state, in this con-
nection, that the former editor and publish
er of this paper, against whom the above
silly charge is made, being at present on
4 visit to the East, the editor of the Hawk
eye well knew and took advantage of this
circumstance to fabricate story which,
from its very nature, it was morally i'm
possible for us or any other of his friends
here to prore to be false. Shame on a
party which tolerates such an exponent of
It's principles! SD.
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