The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1859-12-07

,sops at Lone Rock, Masoman;c. Madison Milton
Janssvills, add Points East.
Gov. willard ana Capt. Cook.
An article in our paper of Dec. 10th, ex
posing an attempt to secure the commute
ton Of COOKS sentence bv inducing TIN
press Of the West to remind Gov. WISE O
the political services of Gov. WILLARD, ha
been extensively copied and commented OF
by the papers throughout the country
We were aware that proposal, fraugh
with consequences so suicidal to partic
committed, and so bare Of every shred o
justice, would excite general condemnation
and the only surprise we have to record il
that many leading Democratic journals o
the West touched the subject gingerly o,
not at all; their course was probably mark.
Ell out with view to make as few encmic,
as possible prior to the Charleston Conven
ton. But Of this, no matter Strict party
organs of all sorts, depend usually upor
''cut feed for tn ,ir existence, and it is quite
important that they should watch closely
the course of the wind. The owner of an
old-style stick chimney" sustained in its
plac, by sundry long poles reaching from
the ground, must be very careful how he
touches supporter Of his smokc-stack
The indianapolis Sentinel, the organ of
the Democratic party and possessing the
confidence of Gov. WILLARD, in an article
which we here publish, is authorized to say
that the Governor disavows all connection
with or knowledge Of the infamous propo-
sition which we deemed it our duty to cx-
pose and to dcnouncc, and the New Albany
Ledger, published in the city of the Cover
nor's former residence, demands of us the
name Of the individual who thus attempted
- compromise the honorof the Indiana Ex-
ccutive. The Sentinel remarks that we have
''unintentionally done the Governor nius-
ticc.' We are obliged to the Sentinel for
the language used, and trust always to have
the reputation of being incapable of doing
any man intention u injustice, but in con-
iemninS wrong action, the press should
know no difference between an Executive
and holman, and hence we did not stop
to estimate the size of the official, who had,
as we feared, been betrayed by his fiaternal
anxiety into the connection of this scheme.
His denial of all and every effort to suborn
the press, or to approach WISE in any way
except that sanctioned by usage, and justi-
fable from relationship, places him on our
side, in his estimate of the meanness of the
attempt wchaye exposed, and renders it OBJ
!igatory upon us to exhibit the authority
wc had for making our statements. Below
will be found copies of the letter and ''edi-
t,rial' upon which our remarks were based,
and we submit to the public if the papers
handed to us, taking into account the Off
cial relationship the writer had borne to an
eminent Senator Of Indiana, were not quite
sufficient evidence to justify very strong
presumption of WILLARD's completely.
We met Mr.. SrRouLE at indianapolis in
'53 OF 80, and remember him only as an ac-
tive young man, familiar with Washington
society and political gossip, and on easy,
social terms with the distinguished men of
the State, of whom Senator BRIGHT, Lieut..
Gov. WILLARD, Gov. WRIGHT, Hons JOHN
PETIT and JonS l.. ROBINSON, were among
lie principal Knowing his antecedents,
MS semi-official letter to us, enclosing til,
Cook ed editorial, terribly spiccd with hard
words, by the way,) left us no room to
doubt the correctness Of his representation,
aud hence our mild but earnest declination
Of all the honor to be derived from such
mode of vibrating the scales of Justice
As Mr.. SPRouLE, our informant, and pre-
tended delegate from the Executive of In
diana, has borne his own expenses and IA ced
over the Western States to effect this labor
Of love for friend, at the reputation of
that friend, injuring the Democratic party
and damning every press that could he Sc
duccd into the disgraceful service we seri-
cusly think that Mr.. SPRouLE has heretofore
had more credit for shrcwdnes than he
merits. A politician by profession, an ac-
quaintance with all the sharp turns of the
Federal Capital, the late private Secretary
OF Senator BRIGHT," should not have left
his post as clerk in one of the Departments,
70 engage in Quixotic adventure for the
benefit of those who take an early oppor-
tunity to disavow all knowledge of his acts,
and to condemn his pretentious kindness !;
Mr.. SrRouLE has been employed by some
person to play the knave, or he is very
foolish and "a very unfortunate man.
With himself rests the explanation
To the honor Of the Indiana Democratic
press, we will say that in our exchanges
from that State, not syllable has been ut
tered going to establish the truth of
Sp.oULE's statements relative to the ''chim-
ing in" of the leading newspapers. The
Winona Democrat and st. Paul Pioneer,
II both Of which reference is made in our
letter Of advice, stock the cue," and made
a defence of Cook on the score Of WILLARD S
political services--thc Pioneer did it very
family and feebly, as though it were swal-
lowing an unpleasant dose; but the Demo-
crdt took ground quite as strongas that con-
tanned in the editorial prepared for the
Times. Our exchange list is not large in
the other States mentioned, with the excep-
ton of Iowa, and We have no way Of learn
ing how extensive has been the range of
travel or influence of this ambitious western
Diplomat. In no Iowa paper have we seen
word except in approval of our exposure
But this article is growing lengthy and we