The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-08-20
KlrkWooa and Dodge On the stump.
Correspondence Of the Havk-Eyel
OUIxCY Aur 1Qfh 1880

QUIxcr, Aug. 18th, 1859.
Ma. c. DuNHAN:-Having heard the discus.
sions between Messrs. Dodge and Kirkwood,
for week past. hastily jot down to you my
observations Of the progress Of the canvass.
Mr.. Kirkwood more than meets the expectations
Of the Republicans wherever he has been, and
be arouees an enthusiasm for these dull times
that would do you good to witresa You may
Get down the Southwest as all right on the
goose, and say 70 the North ''look we'll % your
laurels."
Mr.. Kirkwood has completely taken the
starch out Of the Brgadier, Minister Plenipo-
Tertiary, until he has become a. timber as
dish-raga ....j
The last time the General talked birthstone
and blunderbusses was at Mt. Ayr. Ringgold
county. Nobody hurt 40 yet The General in
his speech at this place pitched into the ~Dxsch"
right and left. He denounced the Germans as
. race Of infdels, Sabbath breakers, &C., when
1t Is conceded fact by any one else that the
Germans are as orderly, industrious and sober
citizens as We have among US. Show 10 .
German settlement. to find thrift aud plenty
The General also smashed up few lager beer
barrels, Notwithstanding the day before, At
Alton, he was INTERCEPTED by one Of the SOW
reigns If was in favor of any Law to restrain the
traffic in rot gut; be returned his usual answer,
sufficient for the day is the evilthereof." Two
Germans present At the meeting at Mt. Ayr sezs
much ineensed, and Que of them remarked Ashat
man that could not govern his temper vas
not fit to be Governor"
We had . large and enthusiastic meeting At
Bedford. The Republicans Of Taylor are vide
awake 1t is supposed from Is TO 20 decided
on yesterday to take 6rm stand with the Re-
publican party, who heretofore lad stood aloof
or voted with the Democracy. A Republican
Club is formed at Bedford that promises to do
much good in the glorious cause Of truth.
/ will mention . vllanous trick played OF
upon Mr.. Kirkwood by Locofoco Post Master
ON Saturday 1t the meeting 1t Leon. Mr..
Kirkwood enclosed, in two separate psckages
notices of his meeting TO come Of at Mt. Ayr
on the following Wednesday aud paid postage
or the same, directed to citizens Of thas place.
Gen. Dodge, at the same time and place mailed
his notices directed to his friends ut Mt. Ayr.
The Generals arrived in due time by Mondays
mail, and we're placarded over the county
Mr.. Kirkwood's did not reach there until
So not word was known that Mr.. Kirkwocd
would be there until lie arrived.
! Gen. Dodge will not travel with Mr. Kirkwood
farther than Courcl Bluffs, because he is afraid
TO meet Mr. Kirkwood any longer upon the
| stump. He will doubtless make . preliminary
survey to the head waters OF Salt River, pre-
psratory to q general move up there next fall
The General and his friends have been 90 hard
pushed for capital during the canvass, that the
Republican party have been arraigned for bill
the General Appropriation bill for the last ses
sion Of the General Assembly. This was for
paste, csmphene, &C., to light up the Halls and
| Committee rooms, during the last session.
The General denounces the appropriation Of
two thousand dollars to pay NJ Thorington, a.
Swamp Land Agent, notwithstanding every
Democrat 10 the Lower House and twothirds Of
the Senate of the General Assembly voted for
the appropriation. But the General deuouncea
| all those Democrats in round terms. All this
buncombe, however, comes with poor grace
| from one who has been sucking the public teat
for more than twenty years and received up
wards Of one hundred thousand dollars, BY way
| Of salaries.
Lysander Bsbbitt hangs like = milestone
| around the neck of the Democracy. If they do
not take him of the track he will certainly de-
molish the party. II Babbitt can make re-
| spectacle race so could Eads.
Very good turn out here. Kirkwood is now
speaking with his usual force and eloQuence,
and will doubtless do good here as be has done
every where else be has spoken. 1t would do you
good to hear him comnent up( the bill Gen.
Dodge introduced into Congress to organize the
Western Territories. The General excuses that
act by saying, he sent . page to the lumber
room to bring him q bill, and be signed it
without knowing hardly what be had done, be-
HeviDg Judge Douglas would rectify all mis-
takes in Committee. Well that Is iaughsble,
when it comes from an grave U. s. Senator and
Minister PIenpotentisry.
| Yours truly, +.
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