Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1849-09-12

IOWA CITY:
WEDNESDAY.:::::::::"::sEP'T. u, ls49.
Whiggery and AbOlitiOnism mt
taasas.
In one of our illustrated numbers soon after the
ayhig state Cow ent0n, gave an.aocount Of the
marriage OF Old MADAM, Abolitionism with young
Taylor Whiggery. As might have been anticipated
concerning people Of such bad repute, their honey
moon was Of short duration, both parties being now
engaged in petionng for divorce under well-groun-
ded supicions Of infdelity. To a person who has
witnessed the sickenng billing and cooling OF their
courtship these early matrimonial chickering's crate
rather harshly upon the ear Previously TO the elec-
tion whenever either OF the parties appeared alone
in public, the absent dear one toasted and com
piimented in the most extravagant language known
to the turtle-dove vocabulary, and the columns OF
their respective party organs absolutely teemed with
their vows Of never dying constancy. Not only SO,
but they both We'd with each other in repellins the
siapderous imputations thrown out by an envious
fellow called ssLocofoco,'' to the effect that both
parties were actuated by base motives in their union
and that the friends Of the groom, in particular,
would not endure so great infection, Of aboii-
iion strength in the dog days. They asserted that
all these attacks proceededfrom envy in viewof the
welded bliss OF the happy pair, and that the afore-
said young spark, ssLocofoco, wanted to marry the
Old girl, Abotionism, himself But as that indivi-
dual had never his suit to the always
speaking his mind freely of her when she was yet
single and sin the Market nobody would believe
them.
From abusing other people; they have now turn
ed to the more congenial task Of mutual crimmina-
ton and recrimination. The groom, being rather
the most connected ofthe two and boast
ing of powerful friends at court, as they are
withal the most powerful at home, appears to
have the best of it, In blows at least; conse-
auently the bride is sorely beset She has there
fore turned to smaking faces'' at the groon's
friends at court; hear what she says about one of
them
General Taylor man born and educated IN the
South-an extensive planter and slave owner-a
military chicftain whose qualifications for the Pre-
sidenry were VOL the bloody contest OF fire aud
sword-was nominated as a candidate for the Mag
stracy of this free! enlightened christian! republic
Free Democrat.
But the uFree Democrat's'' indignation knows no
bounds in veiw Of the hollow hartedness of GER
tain old relation OF the groom: called cold Hawk,
who from pettng the friends of the bride, has now
come to abusing them in the following strain:--
Call it prejudice or what you will, the wings of
Iowa have shown by their recent conduct an aver
sion to act with the free soil party which almost
amounts to a principle. While this Is not true of
ALI enough acted upon it to neutralize and override
the number of votes given to the party by the Free
Sellers and defeat the election of wings in many
counties.''-Hawkeye.
The editor of the family organ Of the abolition
branch of the family, has taken the aforesaid Old
Hawk off in his last paper, representing him in the
chatacter of Mtons Satan, transformed into toad,
and whispering N the ear of Mother Eve, who for
that purpose is made to the abolition bride
Of Iowa whiggery. Every one must admit the pecu-
liar fitness of the former part Of the comparison,
although the latter portion may strike some minds
as rather uugalant towards the first
of the fair sex. until reflect upon her aggravated
offence; the heinous of abhtionism, in hav-
ing anything to do with whiggery; and the conse-
quent fa Of both parties necessarily not very great
in the modern instance, true involving all their
posterity in the consequences of their guilt.
But we will conclude by giving one more speci-
men of Gloves Labors lost" set forth in the fe
male alover's complaint" How the very innermost
soul Of the bride must have been racked with con-
Aendnx emotions, as she gave utterance to the fol-
iowsas esf.-eweIl,,' through the Pree Democrat:
gle these WING sentiments, then farewell whig-
gerry, farewell to every species of cooperation with
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