The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-08-31

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On Friday. August 18Th, there appeared, Il
. rarity, ,".aly, outspoksn editorial in shs Dul
ling,on 'iszrste. charsc.erisisy. IN terms .
meri.ed severity, the high handed outrage com
Eitted on Sunday, the sth instant, BY parsle
70 Us unknown, in kidnapping ! blacksmith 9
this city, known by the name d Pendletcn Q
Pembleton. This high-hanicd proceeding va
characterized, as it deserved 70 be, as grea
outrage vjllainoas and damning proceeding
which should consign al cngag, in it to tn
PedDntiary. That article. which expres sed tn
feelings Of the people Of Burling, on, with (,
and there an exception, wound up thus:
Runlor says that one of our city officers va
engaged in committing this outrage upon th,
person OF Pendleton and the laws OF this State
but We hope II is not the case. But the matte
should be Investigated, and il he be guilty, h,
should pay the penalty for breaking laws tina
he wss sworn to obey. We hope immediat
! measures will be taken to bring all engaged il
| this high-handed outrage to justice -Gazette
Aug. Is.
How great has been the change in the view.
Of the Gazette may be seen by reference Il
yesterdays issue. And by way Of illustrating
what may be accomplished in two weeks, We
subjoin the article entire
The KIDNAPPING CAsE.-ANoTHER Movie
will be remembered by most ofour readers that
some or 10 days ago we made mention o. the
| fact that the man Pembeton, said to have been
kidnapped, had returned to this city-ha wing
| satisfied, as we are Informed, by note OF ha nd
for u certain sum the claims of the heirs of the
estate to which il is said he belonged Since
his return Madame Rumor has been busy with
her thousand tongues, duplicating this man and
that Misunderstanding one and defending anoth-
er, unnecessarily, relative to the reported alb
duction; but until yesterday morning no attempt
at legsl action was had, at least SO far as we
have been able to learn.
Yesterday morning the matter assumed a
more serious aspect and an attempt was made,
we are told, by the Messrs. Darwin to obtain
warrant for the arrest of Mr.. John Collier at the
hands Of Esq. Temple, but without SUGGESTIVE
Esq. refusing to issue. Several parties implica
ted by Madam Rumor us well as the party for
whom the warrant was asked being present,
quite little scene was the result and some pref.
ty sharp words together with slight peep at
the ''cat in the bag showing the political COM
pexiOn OF the critter to be little dark with a
little more rool than hair about the head
Justice Temple refused, as we learn, to issue
the warrant and as We think very properly, too,
il there 10 any truth in the report which has
come to us, {. that the suit was to be CON-
menced at the instance of other parties, the os-
tsnsible employer ofthe Messrs Darwin, accord.
Jog to their own statement, We understand, be-
ing "culled ge'man" as or near the lower end
of Jefferson street, and not Pembleton, who, on
the contrary, We have heard it asserted, had no
desire to pro secute Mr.. Collier, but was, ever
since his reta.n, endeavoring to levy Jlaeh mad
obtain hush money--pertectly willing to OBJ
tain redress Tor the wrongs alleged to have been
committed by the payment of ''dollar or two"
Ii the above be true, aud we are told that It's
so. We see nothing else in the new move but
bit of political skuidaggery for the benefit of
black repIolicanisni; but it will not rebound to
their beneiit--it will return to plague the inyen-
tors of the plot, and those who no doubt intend
to supply the means to the very disinteres.ed
cullud pusson who employed the Messrs. Darwin
to attend to the case.-Gazette, Aug 81.
Two weeks ago a high-handed outrage had
been committed, which the Gazette was anxious,
with all good law abiding citizens, should be
out, and those engaged in it punished
according to law. 1t then very properly point.
ed out to those engaged in Snigger catching
which it characterized as an occupation despised
BY everybody north and SOUTH the fac. that We
had laws for the recovery OF this kind of proper
ty, and that the sovereignty of our State and
The feelings of our citizens, could not and should
not be outraged in this manner.
What a change has come over it in two short
weeks! 1t is now entirely opposed to investiga-
ling this affair. 1t says what we do not believe,
'iz that Justice Temple refused to issue a
variant for the arrest of parties engaged in it,
nd then goes on to justify him in aud commend
lin for it. Two weeks ago, it hoped "immedi- |
tie measures" would be taken to bring all en- |
aged in this high-handed outrage to Justice |
low, it thinks ''political skulduggery" for the t
enefit OF "hlaek repdbcanism" is at the bottom |
t the attempt at Investigation, and thinks JUS
ce of the Peace justified in violating his oath
t office in order to quash the proceeding. Com I
lent is unnecessary.