, 1859-12-12
The Attesnpted Subornatfon Of tile

The ATTEMPTED Sub0rnatfon Of tie
Ffesa-.A Damaging Exposure.
The editor Of tue North Iowa Tntsk having
been mildly ceusurcd by Cor. Willard's organ,
tue Indiana STATE Ssntiaez, for his exposure of
the attempted suhornation of the press in be-
half Of Capt. Cook-comcs out this week with
the documents themselves, which are Us fol-
lows:
Os CoAnp 1nE Key C11E, Nov H. So
Cot. R1cnARpsoS. Dxar .S9r:-I knew you in
Indiana, through Senator bright, (wlese nri
yatc secretary I was,) US thorough going
Democrat, aud now take lie Liberty OF udIres.
sing you Us an 1ndianian and a Democrat. I
enclose you an article which desire published
in your paper as editorial. Willard IS in trou-
ble; Cook is his brother in.la,s, aud we are try
ing to yet Wise to pardon him; Virginia il a1l
right on the subject-the Judge, the Senators in
Congress, and all the leuding men will siun a
petition for Cook,s pasdon-but Wise is u can
didate for the Presidency, and we must deal
him, DC.
Please publish it as soon as you possibly can.
and send number Of your per conta1nin. il.
z0ar1ed, to Cor. Wise, Richmond. Va. ami mn.
other to Gov. Willard, and one to ME ut Wash.
ington City The Western press is all rj.ht.
The Pioneer and Democrat, at St. Paul. The Wi
mona Democrdt, the Prescott Dtmorrat, The Hen
week; the press Of illinois, Inlianu and Ohio.
whou hare seen, will chime in aud an, now
o,hmy way to Iowa, Missouri, Tennessee and
kentucky, to get them to join III also
Truly yours, Il. s. SrnorLE.
THE EDITORIAL.
"TnE HYrocR1sx OF BLACK REprp11caStsu-
Nothing more plainlr shows the hypocrisy and
baseness Of the Black Republjca, press. tha,,
their ti course towards Capt: Cook, one Of tie
Harpers Ferry insurrcetion!sts. Cook is quite
ayontli. and tas evidently been worked aud
imposed upon by sncll willy managers as Brown
1 Co.; yet, though this very fact ought 10 com
mend him to mercy, the Black Republican
press are IN favor Of pardoning Brown and the
other ring-ieaders. while they ure clamo1ing for
the blood Of Cook. Why IS this: Simply be-
democratic Goyernor-Wilarj. Of Iu5;ana| "a "
whom they hate with IN Intense hatred, and
they expect to manufacture political capital out
Of his death, by throwing in our teeth that dcs
pitc our services for the Southern Democracy.
We were unable to procure from Southern
Governor the lie Of brother-in.law Of Vest
ern democratic Governor, who has been fight
Ing oil his ljfe in defence Of tae rights OF the
South. This shows the utter meanness and
baseness Of these Black Republican papers;
We hope Gov. Wise will not rleuse aud strength.
en- them By the death Of Cook.
No man in this Uaion has labored more for
the Southern Democracy than Il. 7. Willard;
10 man has met the issues Of the day fairer md
squaTer; no man has borne down With utorc re-
sistlcss cloqueuce and bitter denunciation upon
the motley hordes Of Bluck Rcpublicanism than
he; and no man is more 1oyed and admired bv
the Democracy Of the Northwest or more fear
ed and hated by the ianat1cal Black Republican
crew. Gov. Wise must appreciate these facts,
and ,se entertain no doubt that he will unhesi.
tattngly commute Cooks punishment to impris-
onment for life. lie is Il generous and whole
sonled man, and be can afford to be muguani-
nous in tbis instance; aud We assure bin We
speak the sentiment Of every Western Demo
crat' when we say they fec!;,-dceply ind keculy
ieel-that, IN response to t1!eir voice, he ought
to spare the lite Of Cook. Our people nrc
unanimous On this point. They love Ashbel i.
Willard, and they will feel mortified and iisap-
pointed, if their wishes in this regard are not
complied with, while the ne~s of The pardon
would be ha'1e ed with one universal burst Of ay,.
plause throughout the whole Northwest.
Gov. Wise has it in his power to build up
bis fume and popularity in lie West, over and
above that Of any other man in the Union"