The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1859-07-21


knew he was military man beforc) i'm
forms the Toledo Transcript, "that from
personal acquaintance with Mr.. Baldwin
he knew him to be profound thinker"
We endorse that as true. It must be
at least two feet and half deep to the
place where Mr.. Baldwin thinks" lie
is certainly profound. -lowa City he
porter.
In the same issue ofthe Reporter from
which we clip the above dirty scale, We
find u lengthy editorial, complaining bit
tcrly of the Republicans for exposing the
heartlcss trick of e. z. Cole, one OF tho
Democratic can ddatcs for the Supreme
Bench, perpctrated upon a stranger
whom he had rendered penniless, and
for exposing also the theft Ct l.. w. Bah
bitt their candidate for Lieutenant Gov.
in stealing the poll books or returns Of
Pottawatamic County and thereby de-
feating whig candidate. Of such ne
farious conduct we have right to speak
and no one will doubt it.
We should learn the character Of
in order to be enable to Judge
il they, when elected, would act honestly
and fairly for their constituents. But
the Reporter unfortunately being unable,
as the democracy over will be, to pick a
flaw in, or impcach the characters Of the
Republican candidates, casts a low, dc
basing fling, at their physical construct.
ion. Such a course is fully worthy Of
the Reporter, and democrats in gen.
cral.
And as to g GENERAL Sam Rice be-
ing ca Military man." We never intima-
ted as much, and none but putty head,
slip shod, Miss Nancy gentlemen twad.
dlcrs, would so understand it or so per-
vert our article.
We said in our article upon our can.
didatcs, Of Mr.. Baldwin as follows.
eve had heard but little Of Mr.. Bald.
win, previous to his nomination, and did
not know but the only claims for his
election consisted in the fact of his be.
ing placed upon the ticket as one Of our
regular candidates. We were however
happily relieved few evenings since
from this impression BY our Attorney
General S. A. Rice, who informed us,
that from o personal acquaintance with
Mr.. Baldwin he knew him to be pro
found thinker and able jurist, and that
should he be elected his judicial career
would be marked with so much assiduity
and ability, as to surprise all but his
most intimate acquaintances."
Such was the article Fl ON which the
man Sylvester gathers the military char
actcr Of S. A. Ric, Attorney General Of
the State. And to avoid similar bun
der on the part Of this man,we would
state that the Office Of Attorney Gene
raj is created by the constitution and it
may bic found in Article ", Section Il.
His duties arc not those of military
man, bat Of an attorney, who advises
and counscls, our state and county Of.
6ccrs, appears and acts in all cases in
the Supreme Court in which tho State
is party, for the State, and appears in
behalf of the State in other courts when
convenient. Don't forget this, Mr.. Re-
porter or you will bull again.
BY the way how do you get along in
pcrycrting the doctrines of your own
party!
After the resolutions Of your party
we're passed in State convention, one
Of which you mnst remember CONDEMNED
our present liquor aw,anothcr resolution
was offered by Mr.. Mahony Of Dubuque
advocating license law, which was
Immediately tabled by your State con
vention, which tells men who read under
standingly that your party is in favor Of
free and unrestricted sale Of intoxicating
liquors and yet you say in opposition
to all this that the democracy are in favor
ola license law. "Shall dog be turned
70 his vomit." We say you arc, and lap
and like it you must.
BREAKERS AHEAD.-By the Custom
House return, it appears that the i'm
ports from tho last week exceeded those
Of the corresponding week in 1853 by
81 .792.O16. and those Of the samo week