Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1850-09-26

s"me weeks since, Mr. Iohn Bailey, gave notice Of
his intention to lecture upon 'she mpOcy Of supporting
parties and the inquiry then made in this paper
wbo is John Baeyl" This question has neve, been 81.
tsactory answered, and it has become rather an mpcr
tant that the people have Mr. John Bailey
face u face, since he has become the oun.
der and head Of important faction termed ,he John
Bailey, or Hybrid party
This New Light ofthe 10Th century. again mounted the
ontchers stand in the Market House Saturday aher
noon, and truly made butchers bushes. Of il, cutting
AMI slashns forth hi. an
ashsmas against every thing and every body this lower
world, and BY his sage TRUTHS cogent rsasonnss and ap.
Illustrations convincing the mind astounding the senses.
startling the hearts and scinating the IDe gs Of one
and all pFesentsoME. The question, therefore, recurs
with increased interest," who 10 this Mr. John Bailey who
thus rails against the existing organizations society and
would lain set up the men ofbis hybrid party-void
OF principles and ail in practiceto govern rs and to
guide! Who is he that thus utters Wholesale slapde
against all who have held Office or have framed laws
or the people, thereby constituting himself Censor Cen
eral and holding himself superior in wisdom and iudr
ment to the rest Of mankind Faith we ken not but ,h,,
this second Daniel has taken the whole country under hi,
especial guardianship and seeing much Of mingled evil
ana good, and. forgeng-as they who know him do mot
'get-that those living in fraii senements should not
"" "'"e' 'c'amo" against every thing and condemns
every body. especially those in office Now while on mi.
point OF ov'icE,we would raise the question whether on,
John Bailey is the vcritable John was once unon
time, elected Justice Of Union Township aud va, a.
charmed with the honoss Of the bench and the cmb. of
his petty knecue, that he played the fantastic trick f
"holdns OVER two after the term of his .lert;on
expired! We pause for a reply.
Our John says "the office holders are all pluuderers
while in office and after they out they STE Al for v
ing" He may speak from experience, but we will pass
over this charge against oar best cit
ens for We do not consider John responsible for any
thing he has sad he merely bellows put in motion
by King Tom Like all slandsrer in these parts our John
TRIED TO be very upon the Senior Of the Hawk.
Eys,and, among other counsel him to pray more
and lie less" This, We admit, 10 . good sxhor,ation,
provided II comes from unpollued lips and, ~ one kind
eptoof deserves another, advise him be good
virtuous, temperate, dsbpang citizen every Censor
General should beto more and Islander less and
take heed lest he fall into But while this
point we would inst stop make smother inquiry: wheth
er our John is not the identical Bailey who was admins.
traitor cfthe Anderson estate1 We must, however, drop
the snhect and in conclusion the universal inqui.
of"Who Mr. Bailey, BY relating the following Incl.
dent that occurred, told short distance below
town. few since daring the U. Bank excite.
ment. As person was riding along the road he heard
strange sounds proceeding from adjacent timber and
anxious learn the Of the noise shouted who are
you4" 81 Daniel Webster, - was the startling ,epv
"What you doing?" the qnesy Of the wav.
hrns- 81 am makins bank report" We fear our
John was making Just such bank report last sa.yr
day,