The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1858-11-11
MYSTERIOUS CIRCUMSTANCE.
REM A RkABLE CONFESSION. i

MYSTERIOUS CIRCUMSTANCE.
REMARKABLE CONFESSION "a
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- Some days since, a mysterious person
of peculiar garb and demeanor. hailed a
ferfyman below Burlington, and desired
to have passage across the RIVER. His
step was feeble and lettering, and his
garments, all torn and ragged, were in a
piliable condition, His face was fright
fully laceraied as if by some sharp in
sIrument. His right eye was gone, and
the sightless socket presented piteous
spectacle His feet were naked, and the
stony way over which he had YEARLY
travelled. had Brought blood oozing from
many a wound. His hat, from its ap-
pearance, had been visited by the terrors
and verities Of a hundred battle fields.
Through an aperture in the crown which
seemed, from its SIZE. to have been made
by cannon ball, CHASTITY scar near the
temple was visible. ',A 4 a
The ferryman, at first, was terrified at
this apparition but afterward summon
ing up. more courage, he made out to in
quire of the stranger the nature Of his
troubles I" ,Faa Ut3. a#" 0Hii
The voice Of the traveller was husky
and asthmaGc but leaning against tree
for support, he managed 10 give salts
factory answer. a
E" Four months ago, and indeed until
few days since, l was regarded as one
OF the most distinguished men in Iowa.
Many of the great men in this State in
vited me TO their homes and treated me
Nth profound affection and reverence.
Half the papers in Iowa warmly celebra-
led my merits, and public speakers, in
order to testify their regard for me, came
down from questions of national signif-
canoe. and spoke eloquently for hours
with reference to myself. From Alama-
kee to Keokuk, and from Burlington to
Council Bluffs, my name was on every
tongue. !. 1t is true that l had enemies,
but | regarded them as few in number.
and powerless to do me harm. Great
men were with me and for me. Samu-
els and Mason and Douglas and Ellwood,
veciferously commended me to the peo-
pie and | was finally constrained to take
a tour of the State myself a9-
Then commenced my troubles. In
Dubuque and Jackson, and Appanoose,
and Davis, and many other counties, |
was received with great demonstrations
of regard ; but in the large majority of
the counties, ] was shamefully abused.
Winneshiek pelted me; Clayton perse-
cuted me Scott administered such per-
sonal violence to me that tainted; Mus
caline bored this ghastly hole in my
head Jasper hurled brick bats at me
until was left for dead Warren spat on
me, and spurned me from nearly every
door in the county Mahaska burned me
in effigy jefferson tossed me in blank
ct until | saw stars in midday; and
Henry county, more malignant than the
rest, fired charge of suffrage grape in
to my martyred body. After lying at
the mercy Of the populace for several
mortal hours, Il was kicked into con
and was told that the entire
State, whose disting nished sons had done
me SO much honor, had totally repudia-
ted me. and sentenced me to eternal ban
ishment | desire. sir. 20 cross this riv-
er. and when once on the other side, the
eternal Punishment to which l am SEN
fenced will be the greatest pleasure ever.
faaH aH
The interest OF the ferryman5 was
thoroughly awakened. and he desired to
know, the name of the distinguished
tourist. .,..t,... $500, at7 81
II can accomplish nothing by con
cealment," responded the stranger; - l.
becanie extensively known in the State
about four months ago. | came q Iowa
by, special invitation of prominent Dem
ocrats. II / am known now AS the Great
Defeated. but in my better days Was
known BY the name OF REPUBLICAN.
EXTRAVAGANCE..5 Z"
wAsHINGToN UNION PLEASE COPY.
f gae 4 Powerful Party. gH
The great National Democratic party
of 1llinois-suppor,ed by the Washing
ton Union, and having the glory Of such
outside leaders as Clancy Jones. How
ell Cobb. Jesse ID. Bright, John Slidell,
Daniel 5. Dickinson. Vim. Bigler, and
one Clayton Of Ie Treasury Department,
with all the aid OF federal money, and
federal office holders, polled in the city,
of Chicago the enormous number Of votes,