The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1854-02-25


Il was prophesied a. the time OF the
election Of this Hon. Gentleman, that ere
the close of the first session of his career
in Congress. he would make his mark
that he would signalize himself as wor-
thy of the honor conferred upon him.
Has sareer thus far has been commend
able, and we have no doubt he will prove
faithful and homes, representative, and
same with a lus,er equal to his conpeers
of the body in which he now holds seat.
But we were few days ago told an an
ecdo,e which does nc, speak SO well for
his probi,y, and in which the tables were
mos, beautifully turned upon him, We
deem i, no, amiss to relate il as given to
us.
During one Of the si,tings Of the commit.
tee, to whom was referred the Iowa Land
Bill, the Hon. John P. appeared and re-
lieved himself of one OF ,h,se oratorical
displays, a, which he is hard to beat, par
ticularly when engaging IN one OF those
forensic skirmishes which he graphically
terms "prairie fights" He favored the
bill as it Was. and urgently solicited ITS
passage without amendmen He fur
Their denounced the Lyons Road as bum
combe--a humbug-as BEN 6 all gas
only wild speculation OF II. p. Adams
and his associates, to fill their own pock-
cts, without having the least expectation
Of ey,r constructing railroad-,hat it had
no foundation or support, and that said
Adams & Co. had entered all the vacant
lands along the line of said road, and
were now only agitating the matter for
the purpose OF selling said lands at great
prof, That the committee in their deli
beration ought not TO heed said Lyons
road, as it was only paper road and IN
flated with gas by individual Spectators
to accomplish mercenary ends. by Adams
& Co., to sell their lands 10 advantage.
Mr.. II. p. Adams and Judge Chand-
Ter, OF n. Y. being at the time IN Wash
ington, aud being advised OF the bombas-
tic rai;ery of this precocious representa-
tive. immediately procured from the gem
eral Land Office plat and list Of the
lands entered along the liue oil tine Lyons
road. from which il Appeared that neither
H. P. Adams or any other promine mt
man in the Lyons company, owned one
single toot, other than the RICH, ol way
for railtOd purposes. AT the same time
they procured plat and list OF the Das-
venport road. showing the amount en-
tered by Cook, Sargent & Co.-Com-
ment was unnecessary. The e,ideaee
was conclusive. Ills feelings at that par.
ticular time can be better imagined than
described. He was forced to swallow the
pill he had prepared for the Lyons Co.
he WAS EDfitIIu uUo Ilhucs W oNH up
the corn. The tables were turned upon
him.
We ever take pleasure in commend
ing our friend Cook for oil his deserving
acts--for all his true and honest endeas-
ors, but when he seeks d effect his puu-
poses by ehieanery and fraud, stealth, pre-
sarication, and even resorts TO open false
hood. he should meet with condemnation
And when he assaiis by und.rnanded and
dlsrePu.able means the dearest interests
oil this community, We would remind him
of has many personal and s,eadfas,
friends whose interests are involved, and
of the supper, lie received from them,
and aimonish him to abandon course SO
execfable and unLecolning gentleman
OF his standing and ability.