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

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propositions OF money and other reward ha
been offered him, if be would vote for Genefl
Dodge for Senator, or J. G. Hall, or eitber q
sheps - may Of might - determined upon
which determination was 70 be made know
to him, (King,) previous TO the casting Of hi
vote for United Sfates Senators; and that the
would secure him from all blame o. suspicion
by procuring written Instructions from hi
lkinga) constituents. instruc,ing him to vote
And further, that 8. +. Marshall gave him & ',
dollar note on the State Bank Of Ohio, on YES
terday evening, and told him 70 call upon hin
q any further time and be would give, hin
one hundred dollars, or any amount be want
ed. And further, that said Marshall told hin
(King,A that 1t was Dodge's money. He also
gave him two receipts Of indebtedness. A.as5aa
In oil Of which proceedings he had acted an
der the advice and the full knowledge Of Ne
Goodrsll and others Of his frisnds. And for
the purpose of fclly exresng the corruption
and the determinatioa to bribe members, BY
men who were employed for that purpose, and
that other members Of this House might be
placed on their guard, and Be prepared to
net under the full knowledge Of their designs.
The following is correct copy Of the
papers handed to ths Clerk, BY NJ. King, as the
time:
West Point, November 25th., l846.
Mn. NELseN KINa-Sir: Please pay s. T.
Marshall, o. beater, two dollars and fifty cents,
on my account and oblge. 8
Yours Truly, WILLIAM STOTTS.
Endorsed
Received Payment, F2a
8. T. MARSHALL,
December, A. D. lS46. I.
Is. 7. Marshall, hereby relinquish and re-
lease all my rgiht, title and claim, or claims,
which ! may have against Nelson King, for
legal services, done heretofore; and this shall
be his receipt. S. T. MARSHALL
A committee Of Investigation was appointed
and we End the report Of that committee in full
at the end Of the journal Of proceeding Of the
First General Assembly Of the State Of Iowa.
We will, as sample of the whole, give the fol-
loving extract, to be foundIon page Ais
will give you small list Of the arguments
and promises he used; one was, that should
have a good Office. At one certain time, he
used about this language said he, King You
bave It in your power to sink Dodge to hell or
raise him to heauen. Now said he, raise him
and you can travel. Said he, we will bring
you out bameless. He said there were in
struciOns, forget whether he said they had
sent for them or that they we're coming Of their
own accord, at any rate instructions were COM
ing from my county, for me to vote for
locOf0cO Senator, cr,-Democratc he called it
lie used the argument about the same time, that
! represented Democratic county, and ought
to 90 for the Senators for that reason, any how.
About these times, first of last weak, Tuesday,
other geatlemen used the same argument
There was great many things transpired, aud
suppose from the arguments that they all
used, that they all understood what was going
on; whether this was the fact don't know.
There was great many large promises One
promise was that should always have money
when | wanted it: that it would raise me 10
estimaticn Of the sterling Democrats of the
South, was another strong argument they held
forth; that at any future period If would
call on the Southern Democrats. Z should hav,
money
Last Tuesday evening, We had the last COM
munication, believe. He gave me FIVE dollars,
Ohio bill (here the bill was presented, marked
F.) Mr.. Marshall gave it to me. He told me
to call upon him, or that be would see me or
something 10 that effect, and that he would pay
me hundred dollars and signi6ed that could
have what wanted. Sometime back, | had
forgotten, he told me, wont sav positively
that be said Dodge gave him the money, but he
told me it was Dodges money put in his hands
for that purpose. Many arguments and MANY
things transpired that think unnecessary 70
relate. He charged me very particularly when
he gave me the money, to say nothing about il
to no3 person. The understanding then was,
to cut it short, that was to have the receipts,
the money, and all if would vote for the
Democratic nominee"
The exposure Of the criminal conduct put q
stop, At this moment, to the election of Dodge,
and he and his friends managed in such way
as to have no election at all this session.
Th,,o Nhn Ekato roAA -, -
resentation in the State. By that time they bad
managed the affair so we'll, that the Democrats
having . majority, the election Of Dodge, the
Ally Of the South, was actaally secured to the
Senate Of the United States. Such were the pre-.
llminaries of the election Of Senator Augustus
Caesar Dodge.
The above testimony reveals what is ordi-
narily denied BY the Democratic party, to wit:
The servillty to, and the dependence upon, the
South. How could Mr.. King be accosted with
The prospect OF raising himself in the estimation
Of the Southern Democrats; how he could be
coaxed with the promise Of pecuniary aid from
Southern democrats, if these Southern Democrats
we're not considered the dictators aud the pay
masters Of the Northern Democratic servants.
And wherefore? Slavery lay :. the bottom Of
L, and Dodge was agreeable TO the South
They knew they could use him as they have
done, and as they can do yet according to his
own profession on the stump. A man like
Dodge, who can yet say, in a public can
vass, that slavery is ciriiizing and cAyisfoiaiz-
ing Institution that the poor negroes are taken
from ths heathen jungies of africa, enlightened,
civilized, and finally sared il heausn, Vas GER
tainly welcome addition from the North in
The United States Senate, to the pro slavery
party in the South.
IN his Enno Al conrsa nnj - ~. ~
proven true to the Slave interest; and at pres.
ent he confesses TO be ready as any time TO
catch niggers for their Southern masters. The
present management Of Offering, by secret cir
cnlars, GOLDEN opportunities to strengthen tie
Dnt.pOsts, in the counties where Democracy is
weak, is no new thing. Il is an old custom Of
the pro-slavery Democracy. 1t was already at
work in the first session Of the Legislature OF
The State OF Iowa, for the purpose Of lifting
Brigadcr General Augustus Caesar Dodge in the
saddle. He aud Jones are both rejected by the
people Of Iowa aud rewarded BY pro-siavery ad-
with federal appointments, sending
them away from home. Dodge has returned
from his yisit 70 tho Queen Of Spain without Sc
curing Cuba, and il row brought out BY the
Democratic Conventinnalists, BY the party OF
double relation, for the rst Office in the gift Of
the people. His election would be hailed at the
South as an evidence that the people Of Iowa
aFe again subdued ard brought into ORE diencc
TO the Slave power or the South The people
Of Iowa cannot. will not stand such an out
rage. II We belonged to the Democratic par
y We would be ashamed Of such "a .nomina-
lion. No, the people Of Iowa cannot, will not
stand it. There 10 no place for Dodge In the
GubernatorisI chair Of the yet free and unsub-
dued people Of Iowa. We will nos be bound
hand and foot and made slaves and tools Of
The Southern SlAye-power.
We must therefore, resist party Who used
already In the infancy Of onF State such mean
and contsmptihle bribery for she election Of
Duch tools of ~ 6oathsrn Denocracy.-
GoLDEH opportsmisiss arc again offered. Let
lhsir gold 60 with them 70 perdition. The oxs
posss are 70 b strengthened. The free and m
subdusd citissns viii, - true ~ ftsemen, watch
Ihs polls u tAs ssous possss = wetl o II she
centFe, and vos % TIE sco0sdre!a vho ass de-
Escted In smuggling IN votea The plough.
handle ticket Of the Republicans u not 10 nssd
pf such dlshonorabls tricks Men Who handle
lhs plough ars not in these secrets. We eos-
'ldeFsd Is thsssfoee, goed . bring sonsthine
" the pssliminafiss Of The elevation Of De6vo
ln remsnbfancs. IN October Dodge viii b 40
whore. We feel oon6d11k yhat aifer ~ 49,