Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1850-05-02
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There 10 every evidence to believe that the late
visit OF the leading locos to Pottawattamie, was
Sled up with ceal Of ebillins and cooing.'' Eve
y thing was done BY the visitors to paliate the
wrath Of the Mormons and bring them back to their
ssasst love-" The stealing of the Poll Books 10
smooshed over, and Whatever blsme II attached to
that TRANSACTIONS 10 Sow thrown on Gen. Dodge and
Gov. Clarke. 50 says the Frontier Guardian
Jadss assoa's letter gave iakains that the loco
party mot to be held responsible for this out
rage bat that Il was 70 hecast individuals ofthe
party. By the sindavis, We learn this has been
done. II can be seen BY the following extract from
the last Guardian: 3a
Bv his afadayit, ffIalPs1 IL appears that Gen.
Dodge, Gov. Clarke and others were first and fore
moot in concocting the plan to suppress or reject
the returns Of the election from this county, and
himself only the agent to execute their counsel and
advice. Remember that cit according to coun-
sci, for the poll book to Ne taken.) Since the
plosion, Mr. H. claims that his former friends and
advisers are hauling off and leaving him to father
the dishoner and screen themselves. This should
admoRish him never again to he come IN insirumcnf
in the hands of such dishonorable men. "Poor
tray was caught in bad company" and Mr. Hall
should snever again associate with the wretch who
in the hour of danger will forsake his friend.'"
Mr. Hall, from what We learn from the Guardian
and other sources, has played his card well, and in
one more visit he will probably convince them that
he 10 the best friend they ever had. He has al.
ready given assurance to Elder Hyde that he 10 =
sstalented man., and real abroad are,' capable Of
cutting away all the Dodge and Clarke timber that
may stand in the way of his rapid strides to great.
ness. Do any doubt this7 Read, then, the follow
ing from Elder Hyde's leader:-
al. C. HALL, Eso.--This gentleman, with sever
Al others, recently visited our County, as counsel
for Mr. Thompson in procuring evidence relative to
the contested election. He is Internationally
miuation in maintaining any portion that he may
take. We consider him the broad are to cut away
the knots and rough scorinss to make way for the
plane and sand paper"
All this is very funny especially when we reflect
on what the locos have done. They are certainly
at their old tricks again. While they are doing all
they can by letters, couched in sweet and honied
words. and by visitations made evidently to smooth
over their wrong doing and to regain the votes Of
the Mormons, and while all this currying favor is
most palpabe they turn round and abuse the Wings
for favoring the Mormons! We have no doubt that
stronger
loco missionaries to the Mormons to obtain their
votes at the next election, than have yet appeared
in print. We think thus, because in the face Of all
the loco foco party has done to njure tread under
their feet and deceive the Mormons, there is evil
IDENTIFY giving way-a wavering on the part Of
people-and an evident disposition to cover up the
enormities OF those who have been most instru-
mental in robbing them Of their rights. We may
be mistaken, but il seems to US from our kncwl-
edge Of the man, that j. c. Hall has nearly persua-
ded them into the beliefthat he is the most inno-
cent-ths most conscientious-th most pious and
sobcrest in all Iowa. Traits of character which
will by NO means be awarded him by those who
know him best. He may, for anght we know, have
been bopiised into the Mormon faith during his alb.
sence, and on this account Elder Hyde may imsg-
inc all his political and other impurities washed
away. If this be so we would exercise all that
charity which 10 his due. Who knows that he may
not ye. rise in that church, and even wear the man
tie of Elder Hyde himself and become a second 10
smith, There 10 no telling. A few more visits
may show him that it is more desirable to reign in
Deseret than serve III Iowa. II 10 very evident, at
any rate, that he has already made very favorable
personal impre sion on Elder Hyde. Whether it
has been at the expense of Gen. Dodge and Clarke
or the wings, or both, we are unprepared to say.
II any one couhts this or que stions the possibility
OF his becoming Mormon, we have only TO refer
them to the following extract from the last
Pottawattamie paper. In speaking Of J. c. Hall,
Elder Hyde says
"He behaved very gentlemanly while here, and
we free to acknowledge that as man and fellow
we have none but good feelings towards him; yet
we have not quite wind enough to blow away all
that poll book dust and smoke that 80 naturally
collect in his immediate atmosphere. He seems to
think that his motires and Rfenfions good
correct in whatever agency he had in advising the
said poll book to be vamsqsofulofsd: But for the
correctness or incorrectness of his motives, it
- not necessary for Us to vouch:-,he action is the
visible object that commands decision. Hcappear-
ed so sociabe and friendly while here that some OF
our folks instead Of thinking him such bitter an
h-mormon as was limited at, suggested the prooa-
bity OF his being the Of embracing the ja,fhi
because, say they, he can have no expectation Of
getting our votes here il he should even be a can
ddate for Governor, from the fact that he has taken
the position that votes are illegal and therefore
II must be our religion and not our politics that
makes him thus kind and good.''
We think we have fully shown all that we inten-
ded at this time. We undertook to prove that the
loco foco leaders are using every means in their
power to "soft sawder''--to coax and to whcede-
the Mormons, to vote their ticket. Without their
vote they Can hardly elect loco foco Cong
in the first District. Without it. they can hardly
elect one man on their State ticket. All can see
where the shoe pinches. How can honest men fol
low such leaders?