Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1851-12-11
The Fairfield Ledger again,

called Tor attacks upon the Surveyor General,
and its still more inexcusah!e reflections upon the
independence and honesty Of the Wais press Of
the State. Oar object was no less TO express our
disapprobatoa of the injustice cs the attack up
on one whom we believe to be faithful and
competent officer, than to rcpel with all our
might the insinuations of the Ledger" and to
hold to just responsibility, the author of The IL
bells
While we claim no right TO dictate to the ed
itor Of any other wing press the manner in
which he shall conduct his paper, we are SUI
hciently Jealous af our own honor, and have saf-
fcient pride in the character of the wing press OF
the State, to look with scorn at these miserable
attempts of the Fairfield Ledger 20 degrade the
profession of which he is member, in order to
exalt himself, and excite prejudice and dssa,is-
faction auons wings, with the official conduct of
the Surveyor General
We have asked the editor of the Ledger what
good he hopes to effect Cor the Why party BY his
iil-Nmed aud ill-na,ured assault on public officer
of high standing, and. as he admits '.of worth
and reSpectab,lity." The editor has not deirncd
any reply, farther than the assertion of his right
to dissent from any measure or policy, and to OPP
pose any public officer, be he whg or democrat,
as his Judgment or his whms may dictate. The
editor may suppose that some one has attempted
to deny HIM this right or TO interfere with its ex-
erciSe. We have only to say. however that if
the editor of the Ledger finds his personal liberty
restrained by considerations which look to the
harmony and success of the wing party and its
measures, the door of the party IS WIDE open, and
he can walk ont at any moment he chooses ANY
honorable or conscientious man would prefer to
do so, rather than seek TO justify himself with
the party, for his attempts to sow dissentions in
its midst, and produce distraction in the house
hold, when he ought rather to be exertins HIM
self to maintain peace and harmony.
The Ledger makes no attempt to Justify itself
for its charge Of corruption against the Wing
press OF the State. 1t denies that it charged all
the Wing papers with receiving contracts. It
admits that il did SO charge portion Of them !;
and that their defence OF Gen. Sargent was pur-
chased by these contracts. The editor is, doubt
less ashamed OF the language he did use. That
the public may see how correctly we represented
papers Of the State, in his own words, ftom the
Ledger If Nov lAth:
Some months Since We took occasion to make
a few remarks coademaatofy of the course par
sued by the then, newly appointed Surveyor Gem
eral in the discharge OF his official datics. and
for which we received the rebuff OF Rcgrig trCrV
othsr l'his press ia the Stale. We at tina: time
censuCed the Surveyor General for giving ,on-
tracts TO political favorits regardless of their
qualifications 10 discharge the duties imposed
"pon them by saeh appointment
At that time the iustuess of our remarks was
acknowledged, bat the foundation was denied
How is it uow2 WHY. the administration of
General Sasgen; has became notorious Cor poli,-
cal tNoreism, and gt net oae Of these papers dare
10 raise their roics against Il. And why? For
an cns,reT, aes last Of deputy sareeyors.
The giving oE contracts to political favorites
aud plupered relatives is policy that has bcea
! lonily, boldly and Justly condemned by the
| Wings Of this State. as franght with corruption
, AMI 4ishoaor and for w.iea Gsas Jones has re-
cesved the condemnation Of The eatire ifhig press
aud party OF Iowa and Wisconsin. together with
| portion Of the opposition. Bat now the tables
seem 10 be ;arned--1 Wing [or al least oae who
Processes Ia be Whl-1 has been appointed Slr-
veyoe General, and he's been maS, liberal ia Deaf
ing 10 the press the goot hiags pEriaiaiag 10 his
ofSes ana forx,ats he is one Of ne grea,fsf msn i,
he STATE, the grea, AN OF the Whjg party,
who makes q boast Of his power aud dehes the
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