Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-03-05

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- ASSEMBLE nightly, CANVASS political aasirx
drown past disappolnfments and drink to future
sacceses, IN .'cup Of kindness" filed to The
brim with Decters best. or choice article o,
old re A. one Of these political .iove feasts,
40ld Timber IN the chair, Little Red acting
upon the principle that an open confession i
good for the soul, relieved himself a. follo.x
BKLovEp DrnocKArr. am going to preach
you short discourse on the foIiowing text,
which may be found In the Bible, Shakespeare,
hudibfas, or some other standard work on poiii-
zeal economy can. tell exactly whar. But
when found, make note on X reads thus:
Inequalities u nngratefai-
Bsethering am polidcioner by trade. I
| served my apprenticeship Ia ChiIecothe, Ohio.
When ] thought myself thoroughly accomplished
in my business, started newspaper called the
Genius Of Liberty" II happened with me, as it
often happens with young men just starting in
the world, had little touch of romance and
sentiment In my composition, Is you will see
from the name. Forgive the youthful indiscre-
ton, gentlemen, was then so green as really to
beiiese there Sas something in Democratic prin-
cipies. The sEenius OF Liberty" was a failure.
ionnd had not learned my trade. went
TO finish my edeeation with that accomplished
politician. Sem Medary, of Case Quirenotoriety.
There. ..,rcthering was cured Of my foolish SEN
tiT entaiity A politicianer has no business with
T, such stuff. 1t lessons his chance Of promotion.
"To the victors pelongs the spoiis" is his motto,
| and .the laborer is worthy of his hire" a GOV.
erning principle Plumber is the first, last, and
only article that should be in his creed. After
had thoroughly sehooled myself in all the &C.
complishments of the politicianer by trade,
| hired myself to the then administration to take
charge Of its affairs in the then territory of Iowa
I came to Burlington, as you all know, and took
charge ofthe government paper, and soon prov.
ed the capacity and fidelity of my teachers, and
my own natural aptness, by acquiring the char
acter of being the most accomplished and sue
cessful BLACKBOARD in the territory. And as
blackguardism was then at premium and com.
handing rich rewards and fat Offices, l very reas.
onably and naturally expected to get good
place with big salary. In this just and reason,
able expectation, brethering was disappointed
Had my friends and the Administration done jus
tice to my claims and suitably rewarded my la
bors, i should have remained true to my first love
But they didn't dot, as you all know, and de-
| serted them and went over to the enemy, in or
der to see If my labors there would meet with
any better reward. In order to give some color
of honesty to the thing / went off on the Ne
braska Bill. And in order to ingratiate myself
into the favor of my new made friends, and carr
the reward had been SO long expecting and
hoping for, took the anti-Nebraska shute will
a rush. went the whole figure l played thu
full strength of the game as always do abus
ed all my old associates and friends in the mos
rantakerous manner. My old personal frient
Douglass, with whom l had drank many socia
glass, and spent many long nights playing poker
as you all know, / abused with all my powers o
blackguardsm. Your Senator, who has gottel
me many fat jobs Of Government printing, bu
never would get me an office, came in for a full
share ofmy attention. gave him fits. Gentle
men, say it with regret, but was the author
of the ''Dodge Festival which appeared in tn,
Hawk Eye about the time the Spanish Ministe
left to fill his foreign appointment. That article
gentlemen, greatly amused the Republicans ant
Know Nohings and scandalizcd Gen. Dodge, .nt
ought to have paid handsomely But it didn't
| L.. Ill otbn lob xyh; ~
could not be told in short discourse, was emit
tied to an office at the hands ofthe Republicans
Did get it? Nary time Last winter Col. War
rem hired me to go to Iowa City toget him elect
ed to the Senate. went, gentlemen, bled him
to the tune of hundred or two, and resolved
to leg for myself when got there But when
got there could not drum up single vote
Nobody, strange as you may think it, thought
was qualified for the Office! I spent few
nights, there, as gentlemen should do, playing
poker, and came back highly disguised with
Know Nothing and Republicanism. Shortly af
| ter this, gentlemen, Notwithstanding my manifold
services--notwithstand had cried aloud and
spared not, abused my friends, ridiculed this
|
| ly dispensed with my services and turned me ou
to grass without the smallest token of friend
ship in the shape ola pension or office. Was il
not ungratefnl!
Republics is ungrateful So is parties
Many people accuse me of sniveling and say
have flea in my ear Havn't cause to SWIVEL
Havnt the biggest kind of flea in my ear, ant
hasn't it been there these many years? Wher
have been appreciated? Havn't labored fol
the Democrats the Wings, the Anti-Nebrasks
and Know Nothing parties 10 these many years.
Hasn't every body known all along that want
ed an office-that had labored for and deserved
one-and has any body ever offered me one? Nc
stree. Unlike Julius Caesar, they needn't presen,
it three times l shall take it the first offer
| will
Brethering have come back to the Democrat
ic fold, because had no whar else to go. Ny
conversion was as sudden as that of st Paul, but
not so miraculous. am now going in for Pierce
| Douglas and the universal dissemination of Mig
gers, whisky and bier. But brethering, have
been so often disappointed that I hardly expect
it will pay. Republics is ungrateful. My faith in
the virtue of the people has been shaken. If my
services are ever properly rewarded l shall be
disappointed. With me, gentlemen it is root
swine, or die, and you see propose to root. Let
us all drink.
WONDERFUL REsuscrrATIoN.-Our lamented
| friend c. G. Cloutman is again alive and kicking.
| He renewed his political existence last wsek.-
| The last heard of him he was lecturing upon
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