Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1850-08-02
"The Assistan, Marshal of the Cour.

"The Assistant Marshal of the Cour.
ier'' seems to trouble the beauties who
preside with so much dignity, gentility,
and ability over The waning destinies OF
the Galphin sheet, in this place, very
much about these times. We don't
know but we are mourning great respon-
sibility i'm meeting these men, for it is
rumored that their name is legion, and
that they include in their number, the
gentlemen who do up the land and mo-
ney part of the River improvement
that is when there is any to do. But
as this is only guess-work, all must be
content until the beast makes its marks
a lille palmer We care about as much
for what these men say or think about
the general or any other course" of
the "deputy marshal" as the whining
of a car or the rafting of their empty
gourds, when rubbed together, in order to
squeeze out one poor idea to stray about
in the columns of the Republic; and tru-
ly if one should be scared up and forced
out by the operation, it would leave no
neighbors behind, and the editors power
ty stricken indeed. Pharoah's lea kline
would be beauties, compared TO our woe
BECOME editors.
But, says the beauties 'wonder if he
(lhe deputy marshalD will make it con-
venient to take the fees allowed him for
taking the census" The "deputy mar
shal'' hastens gents, with the kindest
feelings imaginable for you, TO relieve
you from your dangerous and unpleas-
ant state of suspense by informing you,
tina. he will be contented TO receive the
reasonable compensation voted him by
congress in which his political enemies
have majority, for his arduous duties,
and that he will in no case charge the
ertra dollar as the gerry particular
friends of the Republic, in the River land
Office have done, and we can further as
sure you that the "deputy marshal will
not set round doing nothing, while other
men are paid an additional sum to take
the census, as did these friends of yours
until few weeks back, when they dis
charged their clerk. No Gents the con-
tingent fund isn'ts large in The census
department.
But you are truly kind; to let the wings
of Wapello know that the ssdeputy mar
shall" was SO unpopular with them that
if left to their vote he could not have got
the place. We venture to say, that you
have laid the wings under great weight
of obligations to you for this truly as
founding discovery, and as some small
token of their gratitude, we shall (provi-
ded you think we are popular enough TO
act with the wings hereafter,) at the first
whig gathering move TO procure each and
every one of you, high and low, big and
little, beautiful leather medal. The
deputy marshal" frankly admits that
he has not the same fatfering testimoni-
ais to exhibit from wing conventions and
the wing voters of his district, and part
of the democratic voters too, as have
two of amiable la wyer friends, who
help some in fixing up the Republics
squibs, to exhibit from democratic con-
venlions, and voters in Wapello county.
If such testimonials are flattering to these
gentlemen, they certainly become them,
and they have the full consent of the
''deputy marshal to enjoy them; al the
same time, it gives him unfeigned satisfac-
ton to assure the editors of the Republic,
that he is perfectly satisfied with the
relation that exists between himself and
the Wing party. And since you are so
fond of Juggling in personal matters into
political controversies, we would in
form the smallest editor, that the "deputy
marshal has received instructions to
hire few persons to run down and
scalp the prairie wolves in the county,
and we caution him to be numbering, il
he wishes to save his scalp. We are
also instructed 10 set all such down in a
separate column as are of no particular
use, and have not sense enough to keep
out Of the fire. and we expect 10 head
the column with several of the other edi-
tors. Very sorry Gents, but we arc
+ bound to do our duty. In conclusion
Gents, the "deputy marshal takes this
occasion to assure you Of his distinguish
ed constellation, "God and liberty"
~ The Republic men say that Geo
Gillaspy twill receive an overwhelming
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