, 1859-09-22

Gen. Dodge is accompanied in his election
! eering tour By Il rctinue Of drunken loafers
Amongst them is Will Tomlinson, who II 70
porter for tho State Journal, but who wus 50
drunk when here that he w=s not ahle to 70 tn
the Court House TO- hear the speeches. u ben
he arrived at the Clark House lie demanded to
know If that was d Democratic house, On be.
ing answered in the negative, be sworc that he
would not stop at 4 Republican house. In thu
meantime the ostler Lad seated himself in the
buggy "1th tue intention Of taking charge Of
the horses;- but Mr:--Tom|iuspu.a nenioesat;c.
scruplcs were not to be overcome by au nstlcr
and he insisted On going to Democratic house
It.s ostler finally told him that be would take
mn to s1e5 one, md started towasls the burn,
associates interfered, took him from tie bnocr
and carried him to. bed, where he remained Eli
supper 1ime. His report Of the sneeches NJ
Sfgourney will no donb. be IN cntcrfa;ninc nas
per for the Iowa Democracy. f'''
1t is the business Of anothex OF tho Generals
Ietatnefs-Me hare forgotten his pame-to read
the Generals speeches, delivered in Conrrrs.
some ten years since, while the General rests ia
his hnrangues.: This retainer was not 30 drank
as TomIinson, but too much fuddled to Rad in
telgioly. il, indeed, be ever could reud.
Another, X. X. Harbor accompanied Nr.
Dodge, We suppose to take care Of lis horsea.
Us Me Know Of no other service in which be
-HA -" ~R. tAA 4A - FuA+4C0l E&HQ41NO.
The fourth, ne suppose bfacke the Generals
boots, dresses and undresses lis master, cur:
ries his traps, dc.
To unsophisticated people the whole zetinue
""a thep performances were supreincly ridfcu-
K1nKwoop Asp DODGE At prnroCE.
tFsosn The Dun1elth Adre5tiser. tSeu:.aD1
Gen. a; 9. Dodge, late U. s.. Minister to
Spain. and S. J. kirkwood, Democratic and Re-
publican candidates for Governor, had iolnt
discussion in Dubuque on Saturday afternoon
last. and We heard portion of the remarks Of
each. We we're anxious to see the two men.
especially Dodge, who has held so many impor-
tant public missions, to judge for ourselves Of
their respective merits. On arriving Mt The
place Of Debate man was speaking, whom up
on inquiry we learned was 1ir. Dodge, To be
candid IN our remarks, We must say that We
were never before. so disappointed in our ex-
pectat'oas Of appearance md ability of any
pnolis man as in &C Dodge. Let Us say to
ile~ Democracy Of Iowa that their standard
bearer in the present campaign is precious
"small potatoes" as q politician, and il be ccn.
tlnues TO stump the State, whether with or with
out bis competitor, their defeat is inevitable.
of course this advice is unaskcd and will be uu-
needed; nevertheless the result will tell for it.
self.
On tue other hand, Ki.kwood exceeded our
expectations as speaker, and came IN to them
IN appearance. He makes friends whcrecycr be
goes, while VIC khould say Gen. Dodge loses
Them rapidly We never saw 80 unequal a po-
ht1cal contest, and wonder that Mr. Dodce's
party trends hare not forseeu the consequence
ot hls attempt 10 carry the canvass in public
debates with such man as Kirkwood.
When it was found that The keepers" oftbe
itlustFous Warhorse, Augustus Caesar Dodge,
would not allow lim to speak at Des Moines-
the Republicans having arranged for joint de-
bnte-tbe citizens Of that place caused the fol.
lowing bill, With at'taking" heading, to be post
cd throughout the city:
GENERAL AUGUSTUS CESAR DODGE,
Democratic candidate for Governor Of Iowa;
Late Minister Extraordinary to the Court OF
SPAN; 1-unitsd States Senator; Author of
tue bill to curtall the boundaries oftowa: 4.The
life long friend Of James Buchanan;" Tie MO.
nccr feeder at the public crib; Author Of the
Scissors Territorial Bill; will not " =
ADDRESS TIE CITIZENS or rolK COUNTY,
But by Special arrangement of the Democratic
State Central Committee, on the night Of the
e9th Of August, 1859, will pass through the
city of DES MONIES, on the sixty.irc mile
heat, en- route from Adel 10 Newton, and may be
seen
GOING THROUGH TIE DR1p0E-rEEuAPs,
between the hours Of eleven o'clock, r, H., and
daylight the next morning.
The price Of the sight is External Vigilance"
WATCH THEREFORE.
Let no Democrat miss this first, last, aud elo-
rlous opportunity.
POSITIVELY TIE LAST NIGHT -!
At the same time and r1ace, to those who can
par the muner to "!StrtngthsA The Oafposts" Of
tue purity, will be exhibited -
THE PICTURE or TIE QUEEN or STAIN.
Those who prefer it eau look exclusively at
the picture,
REGARDLESS or EXPENSE,
- 20 and see the ELEPHANT as he appears in
" 0ofyt"g the taws Of the United S&ot<s."
lowed 49,
RUNAWAY NEGROES cautioned not to be
about. BY order Of no GO4N.A{T7EE.