Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1849-06-28
John II. Giddinss.

upon General Taylor, accusing him of in
terfering in the California slavery ques-
ton. Mr. Giddings put the matter for a
long time upon his personal veracity, but
finding that such evidence would not an
swer in many eases, he has been looking
around for persons to support his asser-
ton. The Ohio State Journal says Of this
matter = .-. .... -...s
as" This declaration greatly surpris ed the
people. 1t partially aroused them from
magnetic slumbers--they could hardly
credit it-and yet Mr. Giddings had told
them thousand times how very consci-
entious man he is! Can it he possible
that he is mistaken !? Surely he is loo
good man to attempt to impose upon our
credulity, and yet this thing looks suspi-
cious 1870
They determine to make some further
enquiry into the matter-and while prepar-
ing TO do so, the statement met iull and
flat contradiction from those best qualifi-
ed to know the whole truth of the matter.
He was called upon 10 name the mem
Der Of Congress thus improperly inhuen-
ced by the President and he desired per-
mission Of several to use their names in
this connexions free sellers and
some out-and-out loco fccos. Thus far he
has not been successful in designating the
first member Of Congress whom the Pres
ident insulted by an attempt to tamper
with him through the exercise of either
'persnal or official influence Mean
while the good people of the Reserve, her
honest, peculiar, and inquisitive Yankee
cousins ply themselves to ascertain pre-
cisely THAT is The truth of the matter.
The Natl Iutelligencer. which speaks
advisedly upon the subject, strongly init
mates that Mr. Giddings' statement i, not
true. But then the National Intelligencer
is Wing paper-and General Taylor is
Wing, though not an ultra Whig,' like
Mr. Van Buren,; peradventure some al
lowance should be set down to the credit
of Mr. Giddngs on this account. They
consult Mr. CROMWELL, their member of
Congress, who is free soiler-surely
Gen. Cromwell has only to say that from
all the circumstances of the affair which
came to his knowledge while al Washing
ton, or since, he believes it to be base
and wilful fabrication, got up on the part
of Mr. Giddings, for partizan effect, and
with view to prejudice the administra-
ton with the people" ..-
That is avery sad account, truly, for the
pious and conscientious Mr. Giddings.
1t is difficult, truly, in these times, 10
End out what is the exact truth. But if
a set Of Yankees undertake the task, they
will not give up until they have tree'd the
game. Once upon time there lived in
Trumbull county man by the name of
ELISHA WHIrrLEsEr. He was many
years the Representative in Congress of
that county, and the region round about.
He was generally esteemed a man Of truth
and good report-in so much that his fell
low members named one Of the days of
the week after him, calling it for short
'the Whittlesey day. He used to charge
mileage by the route he travelled; and
was in all respects man of old fashioned
honesty. He was in Washington during
the winter and spring, and knew pretty
much what was going on there. Well,
Mr. Whittlesey happened TO be in War
rem, Trumbull county the very place where
he had so long prac.iced law before he
went to Congress, and since he left off go
ing to Congress and the very place, also,
where the late Mr. Joshua r. Giddings
made his naughty speech about General
Taylor, in which he said things which if
true he could prove right away, but which
he has not proved, though often requested
so to do if he could. During Mr. Whit
tlesey's stay in Warren, the Yankee rela-
lives Of ours asked him kindly to inform
them whether it really was true that Gen.
Taylor had been using his personal and
official inhuenceto extend slavery into CAL
itornia'-and the Trumbull Wing says
Mr. Whittlesey stated distinctly, that the
charge was utterly groundless; and that
Gen. Taylor was merely anxious to have
a government Of some kind established in
California; aud expressed that opinion
without any reference whatever to the
subject of slavery
Mr. John r. Gliding. is up srplin.
AsEcDoTE OF OLD DARrMourH.-In
the class of which Daniel Webster was a
member, there was an individual noted
for his waggery. One day the Professor
Of Logic was endea, oring 10 substaniiate
that "a thing remains the same notwith-
standing substitution in some of its
parts.' Our wag, who had been exercis-
ing the Yankee art Of whiting, at length
held up his jsck-knife, inquiring Sup
posing should lose the blade of my knife
and should get another made and inserted
in its place. would it be the same knife it
was beiore?'
s.To be sure replied the Professor.
"Wel! them" the wag continued, "sup-
pose should then lose the handle and get
another, would i, be the same knife still ?"
"Of course!' the Professor again re-
piled.
: ''But if somebody should fnd The old
blade and old handle, and should put them
together, What would that be ?" Wenev-
er learned the Professors reply.
THE SULPHUR REMEDY.-A cores
pondent of the New York Tribune says:
] have seen in this day Tribune; no.
tice Of DR. Birds proposed remedy for
cholera, and think, that though my sta
ton is all humble one, ought TO offer tho |
following one to your notice. During the
prevalence of this distemper in '32, lived |
in Birmingham, (EngIand,) where more