The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-09-10

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cratic lpsrty Or himself. y speech va
James w. Grimes, and glot, icAtion OF Angus
| tus Cesar Dodge. During his speech there va
not particles Of enthusiasm manifested By ID
crowd, and bis remarks we're permitted TO fal
From the Jasper CO. Free Press.
The debate between Dodge and Kirkwoot
came Of Tuesday afternoon. Mr. Kirkwoo,
Gays The audience was the largest they have ye
addressed. Democrats and Republicans wer,
present from oil parts Of Jasper. About l:
o'clock the delegations from Monroe lead b,
the band and martial music made their appear
ance With banners flying, making such sssigh
Of people" % no Jasper cosnty people ever saw
before. The Republican delegation was nearly
half mile long, and the Democratic perhaps
two thirds as long. From all parts they came
eager to see and hear the expected debate
We judge there we're present between two and
three thousand persone. ~
The debate was opened BY Mr. Kirkwoed
who vac calm and gentlemanly, and strong
throughout the debate. He dwelt the most part
Of bis speech upon State politics, showing the
weakness and falsty of Democratic charges
concerning Republican extravaganza. In his
publican ground, showing the correctness OF
Republican princples-that they we're the prin
cples held by the Revolutionary fathers-tbat
these principles are founded in eternal truth.
and are bound to live and triumph. lie showed
too, how Democracy had gone astray under the
guide Of the Slave power, and how now it had
become the fruitful mother of denominations in
this land where freedom ought to be loved and
cherished and defended at every hazard instead
Of being trsmpled Under foot by Congresses,
Presidents, and Counts whom 1t has given
existence.
Gen. Dodge made good humored reply. he
convinced US that, as Mr.. Kirk wood said, that
though he was very great General he was not
80 great as Gen. Washington He il evidently
man Of warm generous impulses, hut con
nected Herewith is weakness which classes
him with those who are chosen by Southern
politicians as allies in their slavery extension
schemes. Mr.. Dodge il not man Of great
intellect BY any means, he is not clear headed.
But we nave infinitely greater objections TO
Ten. Dodge than those concerning him as man
OF intellect. He is not true, discerning friend
OF freedom; he is the devoted friend Of Slavery
boasts that ne has never faltered 10 devotion
to Southern interests.
We heard not word IN all his speech going
o
seems to be willing that nature should o..
tablsh freedom in some regions butthat il All.
We feel sure that he is plant in the hands Of
the slave drivers as man could well be. He
Las not the moral stamina and force Of char
acter to resist Southern influences on any oues-
ton.
Mr.. kirkwood asks him whether he will sun
port the Charleston nominee in 1860. II he
stands on platform which proposes the repeal
OF the laws prohibiting the Slave Trade. What
does he answer? Not n word! What il the
irresistible inference? That he WILL.
Those who know him and his coarse in polti.
cal life know that he WILL In some thirty
marked instances has he voted against Northern
interests, against the interests OF our country
and huma nifty; and who dare say he will not do
80 thirty times more if he has the opportunity
Mr.. Dodge has not a word to say in oppos-
ton to the corrupt extravagant policy OF the
present Administration.
He is defender Of the Lecompton Inioui.y.
He favors the bred Scott decision, and al the
same time swears by squatter Sovereignty.-l
These amph;bious POLITICIANS Of two kinds
one KIND dont want to setthe direct antagonsm
between the bred scott decision and Scat
ter Sovereignty The other kind is OF those 10,
able to see it. Dodge belongs to both
We sum him up intellectually. as yerv mod.r.
ate; politically, as essentially pro slavery. ready
10 do whatever Southern taskmasters renurs
1t his hand.
Iowa must not be dishonored BY his election. |
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REWARD OF HoEEsTy-B BEAUTIFUL AND ToucH. |
ING lNcIDENT.-Johnny Moore is the name of
bright-eyed, jolly-faced lad, twelve or four. |
zen years of age, whose invalid and widowed |
mother, living on Morgan street, be helms to |
'upport BY the sale Of newspapers and by such
brands and small jobs as he NAV chance 20 fan |
q with. Johnny, who is the hero of the pleas. |
INT and truthful incident We are about 10 re-
'ord. is extremely neat in his attire, though his
clothes have not always been OF the best, and |
nay nave shown, IN sundry patches ard mended |
ents, the results Of both poverty end frugal |
are. In short, Johnny is just such boy As
se used to "read about" in Sunday School |
BOOKS. yesterday morning, bright and early,
le was trudging along Broadway. between
franklin Avenue and Wash st0et. when +.
financed to stumble against 4 large pocket
'ook, which he picked up and found % contain
large number of bank notes and naners
While be was meditating on the sudden riches
e had amassed, and which be had slid into !
apaclous pocket. or perhaps racking his youth.
u mind whether to seek for the owner or con.
cal his good fortune, gentleman rushed by
I'm IN an anxious, hurried, nervous manner
'hich convinced the boy that be vas LOOKING
or something, and he thought he knew what.
"Have you lost anythiDg?" asked johnny.
"fes, my pocket book ]" was the pentIeman,s
nswer, 'ihave you seen itg"
The little fellow Expected" he had-be didn't
now, though. What kind Of pocket book
as i,g
This led to an adjournment to . neighborino
ore, where the flushed and almost breathless
dividual "of the first part" proceeded to sav
lat the pocket book was . large black one.
'ntaining y 200 IN bank bills and some ac-
'unts. strip Of red morocco binding under
eath the hap, being inscribed Robert Thomas,
oyngton, KY" The description tailed. and
ohnny's eyes snapped with cheerfulness as he
aced the treasure, just rs be found il, into the
aads OF the stranger; and we opine there was
Feater JOY In that one act than $4,000 could
,nscience.
Nj. Thomas hardly seemed 70 know which "a
=, nost-feiief on the recovery Of his money
ID papers, or gratitude to the lad and adm;ra.
On of his honesty. Taking Johnny by the
md, whose bounding heart The knew not why
ID by this time .'splashed tears in his evesn
e gentleman took him to a clothing store and
essed him out. from top to toe, in . bran new
~. Then, proceeding TO jewelry store, he
lrchased good silver watch, upon which he
rected 70 be engraved these worde, "Robert
1omAs TO Little Johrny Moore. St. Louis.
'pt. Sd, 1859. Honesty Is the best policy.a-
0t even content with this, the generous stran.
7 placed in neat bead purse Eve twenty
'llaf gold pieces, which he directed the lad 10
ve his mother.
We shall not attempt to portray the emotions
the boy. II his quiseling lips and choked ,
terance, and the smile that stroye Ga hara ~
I through the great watery globes that trer
90 ~ his eyes failed 10 tell what was co;n,
in his heart how shall ve tell it.-[Missour;
publican. loi
The FRosT N WIscoHs1x-The Janesv;,,a
1et'c says;-A sevese freeze on SUNDAY nirh, :
Berlin has cut off the last hope Of any con
'esahie amount Of good corn in thas region 6 =
y, also, With the continued drouth h.s se,sl.a \
potato business Grass on all ,hc unI,nds Y
dead, says Berlin psper. and The cows - !
1rsseq9e0ce, have pretty much dried M.
ane n,pon Times says that . severe frost on :
l0My night cuG 0ff ~ 4. :. / p