Demoine courier., 1854-06-29
TcrgiversatiOn.

Did you ever 60 a fishing! Did you
never feel pity for the poor worm when
you saw it writhe in agony in vain en-
beavers to escape from the sharp hook
tina, was entering its vi,als and depriying
is Of life! We have, and we feel pity
now for those poor worms, Dodge, Jones
and Hem, who have been impaled by
Mr.. Grimes, and left to extrica,e them.
selves from their prcdicament as best
they can. In his first address "to the
people of Iowa." MIR. Grimes referred
to speech of Senator Butler, in which
he averfed that Iowa would be in better
condition with negro slaves than with
her foreign population. Messrs. Dodge
and Jones Immediately took the matter
up and addressed a tote to Mr.. Butler
on the subject, and then tr~iumphantly pa
raded his wer, in which he decies il.
and attempts to prove this oy referring
to a speech in which he didn't say il,
and from which he did say it. and from.
which Mr.. Grimes. in reply, quotes The
exac. words used by Mr.. Butler, and
fully s%ubssantia.ed the charge, as first
made.
No wonder il our Senators were anx-
ious 10 d~isprove the inference that they
sat quietly and heard such a remark
without reply or rebuke.
Mr.. Grimes also stated that a distin-
guished Representative Of Georgia had
said that Iowa would be a slave State
in fifteen years.
Messrs. Dodge and Jones wrote to the
Georgia Senator's. who had never been
accused, and received a denial. Of course
This they paraded with great gus,o as a
refuta,ion of Mr.. Crimes charge.
Since then. Mr.. HEM has addressed
notes to all Of G~eorgia's eight rerresen-
~tatives.
All the replies state directly that the
writer's never used such an expression,
except the Ia signed oy Stephens,
Reese and Chasiain. and which is in
Mr.. Stephens hand writing. This says:
mo such idea certainly was ever ad.
vanced, or any one from which such an
inference could be drawn. IN any speech
made by either Of u.s."
This is denying that Of which Mr..
Stephens was never accused, and studi-
ously avoiding a denial Of that Of which
he was accused. Mr.. Grimes never
said the remark occurred sin a Speech"
but pointedly and plainly stated that il
was uttered in private conversation, in
the presence and hearing of Judge Ma
son, of Burlington, commissioner of
patents. Judge Mason Is a Democrat
holding Office under The Administration,
and naturally sympa,hising with his fel.
low Democrats, the Iowa Senators end
Representatives. He has been brought
forward publicly by Mr.. Grimes. az .
witness. No denial has come from him,
and the denial from Mr.. Stephens 10 eva
sive-denying tina. he made the remark
: in a Speech" which he was not accused
Of doing, but not denying having given
utserance to the remark in private con-
versation, which was the charge made.
Mr.. Stephens denial 10 therefore a ,acis
confession. and goes to strengthen MI.
Grimes original charge.
Now seriously, is not this lodging,
twisting and squi-ming rather small bust.
ness for Honorable U. s. Senators and
Representatives! Would il not be q
good idea for them to let MI. Grimes
alone! Dom; they see that they can't
weaken the force Of his statements and
arguments against them, by their vain
attempts TO prove him guilty Of false
hoods! Don't they begin to see by this
time that he makes only such assertions
as he is prepared TO prove!-Muscotine
Journal.