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The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1860-05-19

Grandfather, saia Ply brother israel, coming
in o. that nen:ens, twill you lend Mr.. Willard
your horse 70 so to m;ll '"
"Why, child" said my grandfather, softening
his voice, Il was going to town-but he would
/ not ask for him il he did not want him-yes, he
may take him.
Il thought" said my aunt Hannah, laughing,
you would not trust Democrat; and yet Mr..
Willard il the hottest in the neighborhood."
well, well,' said the old gentleman, he's
wrong in his polities-plaguey wrong; but he's
a good neighbor, and ! believe aenest in his err
ror; he's EeicoMe TO aim."
could not help sailing 1t my grindfather's
political passion, contrasted with his social con-
duct to his opponenta turned and went TO the
Postofice.
Traitors! Tories !" cried lean, dark COM
plexioned mar. ''They may call themselves
federalists, but say they are q set of ts-~-=d
Tories and traitors to the country Every man
that don't support Government is . tSaitor-the
war must be sIpported-opposition must be put
sown--if fair words wont do, we MUST try what
virtue there is in ssones.' The country ia ruined
by diyision-we must BIZ 1nited-he that isn't
Cor vs., is against vs. the election is coming on,
and we'll see who votes for Tories, and who votes
for the country"
s'Stop, STOP said little round faced 'man
: who stood near you are in passion-thc Fed
: eralists are not Tories-I know many OF them
! that fought in the last war" POUNDS, sir" IN
terrupted the lean man, "yes, they foaahss bst
against rs Sir, they are q set Of rascals, vii
lans, cheats, liars; taess isns an honest man in
the party-stLeyre !9-. Here his breath failed
: ..,;E., and ke fell down in tit, produced by ex
: cess of passion. Medical aid was Afforded, and
with difficulty could he be brought to respire.-
Il must die cried be, - he opened HE eyea y
wish Mr. 6aartwell would act as guardian to m,
lstslo ones, and settle my estate"
g "But," said the little round-faeed man, "hei
Federaliat.n
! .'That's the very reason why I choose him,
| said the man, who Thought be Vas breathing BIZ
Y last.
: think, said /, men talk much Of random. 20
litical discussion and defamation 10 full Of suunt
9 and fury-signifying nothing. There 10 mucl
! more heart, and humanity, and friendship, IN,
good will ut bottom, after MI, among the grea
g body Of the people, than would be imagined,
! We judge from the acrimony Of political disquis
: ti0na
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1860-10-04
Gidding's Idea.

Joshua r. Giddings declared ir a
speech in Congress, that be hoped to
see the day when the blacks Of the
South, armed with British bayonets
and led on by British officers, would
wage a war Of determination agains'
the whites.
The de.Awake organization
seems 10 represent the idea, though 0
course in mild form. They are uni
formed in black and are led by officer
iu red, the British color for coats
Their object is to elect men to offic
of the Giddings stripe, whose shi5
boleth ls to pull down the white me-
and their interests for the benefit Q
the blacks.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1860-10-04
CateChIsm.

Question-Who charged $40 more
for his mileage to Columbus, than bic
Democratic predecessor
Ans.--T. r. Stanley, Republican
Senator.
! Ques.--Wko charged $50 more for
his mileage one trip to Columbus, than
his Democratic predecessor
Ans.--Henry Payne, Republican
Treasurer.
QusS.--Why are the fees Of the
Board Of County Commissioners iu.
creased the rate Of $25,42 per quarter,
or $101,68 per yearl
Ans.--Becau8e the majority of the
Board is Republican.
QueS.---What is the amount Of
Commissioners fees this yearl
Ans.--$271,3O.
QueS.--Does that include what was
paid to them as Board Of Equaliza.
toni
Aas.--No; the Boards of Equal.
izatlOn were paid $95,36 in addition
to the above.
Ques.--Who connives at the over.
charge Of 20 per cent. by the Editor
of tue Journal in printing SheriffS
ad Vertisementsl
Ans.--Francis Shades, the Navi-
gator clique candidate for Sheriff.
Ques.--Why does no do iti
Ans To get McBeth to do bis
dirty work.
Ques.-Whero does the pay come
fioml
Ans.--Out Of the pockets Of men
whose property is under execution,
and therefore unable to bear such an
outrage.
Ques.-Who supports and defends
all the foregoing illegal and dirty acts'
Ans.-The candidates on the Nayi.
gator clique Peoples Ticket.
QueS.-Why are the Taxes for
State Governmen! increased twelve
twentieths of mill this yearl
Ans Because the Legislature and
State officers are Republican.
Ques.-What amount will that levy
increase the Tax of Vin!on County,
Aas.-About Fifteen Hundred Dol.
lars.
QueS.-What amount will it in.
crease the Tax Of the State Of Ohioa
Ans.--About five hundred thous.
and dollars.
Ques.-Wbo charged THREE
DOLLARS, and actually took one
dollar, for correcting a ialse Wood
which he, himself had given publicityl
AnS.--J. w. McBeth, the publish.
er of the Navigator clique Journal!
! Qwes.,,-Who charged upon Demo
Gratis, two years ago, that they stole
Frank Shades commission, and after.
/. wards acknowledged that no Demo.
crat did steal itl
Ans.--J. W. McBeth,
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1860-10-04
A Confessed FOrgery-The, White
slavery Fraud,

!
To make q point against Mr.. Mar,
tin upon his vote upon the repeal Of
the Territorial laws of New Mexico,
BLACK Republican Editors have resor
ted to downright fraud and forgery, in
publishing extracts from those laws.
The Editor of the Athens MeSsen-
qer, one of the most INSCRIPTIONS
papers in the State, has been com.
PEELED to acknowledge that it did
publish a false, garbled, fraudulent
forged quotation of the law, relating
to the powers of the master over bis
servant in New Mexico, although In
his self.correction and retraction o:
the falsehood, he entirely removes
every ground for an attack upon Mr..
Martin. -, .-"' s's'ld ,,..,..
In his issue of last week lie says:
In our comments last week upon
the vote Of Hon. G. D. Martin against
the repeal Of the Territorial laws Of
New Mexico, we were made to say
that for the whipping Of the white
men and women under those statutes
there Twas no redress in the Courts
EVEN THOUGH the beating be done with
clubs and in cruel manner" The
sentence should have read-.thcre "was
no redress in the Courts, providing
the beating was not done in cruel
manner" &c. The language Of the
law is that "no Court Of this Territory
shall have jurisdiction nor shall take
cognizsnce of any cause for that cor
rection that masters may give their
servants for their neglect of the duties
as servants, for they are considered as
domestic servants to their masters and
they should correct their neglects and
faults" &; provided that such cor.
rections will not be inflicted liz o cruel
manner with club or stripes"
Van Vorhes, the Editor Of tho Mes.
Senger, thus retracts the whole charge,
and shows that the laws which the
black republicans tried to repeal, was
one dictated by humanity and inten'
ded to take away the power Of the
master over his peon, which he en-
ioyed under the Mexican Laws. II
they had succeeded i'll repeating this
Territorial law, the master would have
had no legal restraint but could have
exercised under the Mexican laws
absolute power oyer the person and
life of his servant.
What think the honest voters Of this
district, of a cause which compells its
advocates to resort to such fraud and
forgery to support it. To beat Char
ley Martin honorably and fairly, they
know is impossible, hence this des
perate resort to fraud.
The Macarthur Journal also pub
lished the same fraud, but as it neve
retracts any of its lies, it cannot b.
expected to make the same correction
of the Messenger.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1860-10-04
Remember Ii,

Remember, that the Republican
members of the Ohio Legislature at
the last session voted down proposed
amendment to the Constitution, to be
submitted to a vote Of the people,
which, il adopted by their vote, would
effectually preclude every person from
voting who has a visible admixture
of African blood in him.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1860-10-04
Keep it Before
the People!

That the editor of this paper propo-
sed to Frank Shades, nearly ono year
ago, to publish his Sheriff Sales in the
Democrat at a price tacsnty per cent.
cheaper than Mr.. Nc. Beth, of the
=! Omnal was then charging, and that
Shades refused the offerl
KEEP 1T BEFORE THE PEOPLE,
That e.. S. Hamilton also proposed in
writing to publish Mr.. Shades Sher-
if Sales at rate tacenty per cent
cheaper than tho Journal charged
and that Shades never accepted the
offer, although bond and security were
rendered for the faithful performance
of the work.
Mr.. Shades has continued to give
NE printing to McBeth at lis exherbi-
tanP charges, and poor men, whose
property was offered Tor sale, have
been taxed twenty per cent. on their
advertisements to sustain party petl
Is it any wonder that the people are
heartily sick OF Republican officials,
when they encourage this sort Of i'm
position upon the distressed, at a
time, too, when money is scarce and
many honest men are embarrassed in
pecuniary matters!
1t is bad enough for people to have
their property sacrificed, without pay
ing a tax to McBeth for his tat type.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1860-10-04
Simply u Lie, That's All.

We have paid the debts of the Lo-
cofoco Commissioners, and yet levied
a less Tax than they did. What have
you TO say now gentlemena Journal,
27, Sept.
We say distinctly that you tell a lie,
the county is deeper in debt now than
it ever was; the Democratic Board
left a smaller Indebtedness behind
them than ever was left before, and
the tax levied this year for county
purposes, is 2 mills upon the dollar
exactly what it was last year.
What have you to say to that, you
Bloated Bloodsucker.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1860-10-04
$3.50!
Where Gone To!

Will John Gillen, Republican Com
missioner, tell the people where he
got his authority for letting out the
contract for flooring the Radcliffe
bridge9 Why did he let it out at
PRIVATE SALE for EIGHTY DOL
LARsl Did he not know that bridges
have been built entire for that suml--
Is he not aware that forty dollars is
an ample sum for putting a floor in
that bridget
PEOPLE OF VINroN COUNTY, this is
the manner in which your money is
squanicred by Republican officials
under the false nsme of eoonomy.'-
sDd il is the only sort of economy
yoa will find in your County so long
IS they are kept in Office. TURN
TEEN OUT!
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1860-10-04
Another Democratic Pole Down

1t is rather singular that wherever
Old Navigator goes, some dirty trick
is afterwards heard Of. The old fel.
low we learn addressed Republican
meeting in Swan Township, 90 Satur.
day night last. The school house is
near Mr.. S. Albin's, who had erected
near his door yard, very nice hickory
pole. On Sunday morning the pole
it was found, had been bored d0wn,
The deed was done by some of the
dirty minions of the Old Navigator.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1860-10-04
Those PictOTiaIs.

The Journal OF last week contains
several pictures, which ii says repre-
sents certain Democrats. We think
it had better turn its attention to GER
tain Republicans, and we respectfully
suggest several designs for the illus
tration OF certain facts, as follows:
Frst-T. r. Stanley and Henry
Payne with their arms into the Treas.
ury grabbing more mileage than the
law which they were sworn to support,
allows them, and the rest OF their
clique in the back ground telling
them to "pitch in"
Second--Henry Payne "making a
deposit" of eight hundred dollars Of
the public funds with Joseph Kaler.
Nird-Henry Payne running af,
ter Joseph Kaler, and with tears in his
eyes, beseecbing him to return thai
deposit" or he wonld be ruined"
F0urth-henry Payne, as a a"gooe
Judge of money" passing counter
felt five dollar bill out of the Treasury
to u poor man and only detecting il
when another person wanted to pa.
his taxes with it.
Ffth--Tho old Navigator "bar
gaining for votes" and promising t
'make it all right"
j Sirth-Frank Shades, with buck
; ct OF water on each shoulder trying t
turn summersets from the Republica
to the Democratic platform with ou
losing the buckets or spilling the wa
ter.
+ These illustrations with appropriat
remarks, would no doubt be highl
edifying to the readers of the JOu1
nal, and they would have an adval
t tage over previous illustrations of ths
isbeet, inasmuch as they would illul
trate facts instead Of falsehoods.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1860-10-04
A Niger or the stump for Lincoln

We find the following in the Toledo
Blade, the Lincoln organ of Toledo:
81. NJ. Langston, Esq, who is now
speaking in Illinois, will be here and
address the citizens tomorrow even
ing at 8 o'clock. Mr.. L. is the only
colored lawyer that we have in the
State. lie practiced at the Bar; is q
graduate of Oberlin Institute, and is
admitted by all who have heard him
to be equal to the best in our country.
His address will be upon Anti-sla-
very enterprise and general political
topics Of the day. Citizens generally
are invited to attend"
A party must be hard run, indeed,
when they are compelled to employ
niggers to teach white men how to
yoto.-Shelby County Democrat.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1860-10-04
The Old Soldiers,

There are many old soldiers of the
war of 1912 throughout the Union in
penury and want. These old worn
out Sol liers appealed to the Congress
of 1861 for relief. A bill, liberal
and just in its provisions was introdu.
ced and its passage advocated by the
friends Of the Old Soldiers, but it failed
to pass that Black Republican body.
VALENTINE B. HORTON VO.
TED AGAINST THAT BILL.
Old Soldiers, their heirs and their
friends, who sympathize with and be.
lieve them worthy of the protecting
care Of the government, will not vote
to send Lotion back 10 Congress.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1860-10-04
LOOK. OUT
EOR
FURIOUS TICKETS.
.
READ YOUR TICKETS
Before Voting.
An InsuIt.

On Friday last, lord" Boutwell,,
sometimes called the Great Western,
marched his black uniformed com.
pany in front of Major Brstton's and
ordered three grOaaS which vera given
by many of said company. We noted
some, however, who seemed TO feel
ashamed of the proceeding, and re.
manned silent. This heartless and
deliberate insult to q citizen OF our
place, simply because he is a demo-
crat, is perfectly in keeping with other
atrocities perpetrated by the orders Of
the Navigator clique.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1860-10-04
Extra Journals

The Journal has heretofore been
issued in half-sheet form just on the
eve Of the election, and scattered
broadcast over the County, filled with
falsehoods and lying insinuations
against the Democry and their candi.
dates. We warn the people against
this trick Of the Navigator Clique
Their chance of success is desperate
and they will resort to any means,
however dishonorable, to carry the
day.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1860-10-04
Not IL Dollar i'm the Treasury!

Although the receipts fer County
pnrposes were npwards of $500 more
for the last II months, than for the
preceding Is months and although on
the 1st day of Sept. there was u bal.
auce of $3.50 Of county funds in the
Treasury. Yet there is now no mones
to redeem, County orders with, ana
the County is upwards Of $1,000, IN
debt.
Republican managers Of Vintor
County-you worse than Rats-yol
Leeches--you Bloodsuckers Of thC
public body, WHERE HAS THE PEOPLE
MONEY GONE 2 Echo answers where
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1860-10-04
An outrage.

While Rev. P. Mcmahon was
quietly walking on the street, on the
evening Of the Republican meeting,
lie was met by several Wide wakes
in their black uniforms. who enquired
if he was the Priest, and upon his
answering in the affirmative, they
knocked him down.
On the same evening Mr.. A. J.
Swain was attacked by q set of simi.
lar characters, some of them crying
'HHit him!h "Kick himl" "Kill him!"
Mr.. S. received severe blow on
the head, but managed to make his
escape without serious injury.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1860-10-04
S225O.56 2549,96

OSNoO,OO So9JiOO
The Republican Board, Therefore,
had what you please to call extraordi.
nary expenses, the sum of $2250 /;
the Democratic Board $2549, or
nearly $500 more of these very same
expences, and if we were to 60 down
to the minutae we could show that
the Democratic Board is entitled to
even a larger credit than that.
In conclusion, we can scarcely be-
lieve that any man, in his right senses,
would 80 far presume upon the ignor-
auce Of his fellow citizens as to pen
such an article as the one referred to
in the Journal, and asks them to
swallow it. Or is it only another speci-
men OF the knavery to which the
Journal clique with the would be
I"Navigator Auditor" at its head, to
swind!e the people out of their votes.
The exhibit is fair and lucid state
ment of the affair OF the county, and
shows the distinct fact that the Repub
licans have spent more money fol
county purposes in 12 months thar
the Democrats did in Is months, and
got the county nearly twice as mucl
in debt as it was year ago into the
bargain. 1t is no use in trying t;
dodge; the facts are self evident, thu
people see the facts, and yon see thu
hand writing upon the val. "Cursei
} like chickens come home to roost."-
The lie rests upon you, o, ye Journa
clique, and upon robody else.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1860-10-04

GLAND FOR THE LANDLEss. This
is great hobby with the AlbinoS. =
Goo bless their poor ignorant souls ;
don't they know that Honest Abe''
voted against granting bounty land to
the soldiers who served in the Mexi,
can wars And don't they know thai
Hannibal Hanlin voted against the
Homestead Bill. We think they hac
better "button up" about "land fol
the landless," or else get new candi
dates.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1860-10-04
ReceIpis and Expendltures.

The j JsmRaI of last week has an ar
ticle in which it says that it need;
only q glance at the above document t
give the lie direct to the charge made
by Fl. S. Hamilton, that the expendi
lures this year are more than they
were last; and then it asks the Tax
payer to compare the exhibit of this
year and the one of last to convince
him that Hamilton had only gotten
this theory up to make a show OF con-
s;stency to his charge.
Let us, then, Tax Payers Of Vinton
County, calmly and without fear, favor
or affection, look into this matter and
see where the lie is.
By reference to the exhibit OF 1858
you will find that the exhibit is for
liz months-the exhibit for this year
/ is for 12 months only.
In the Is months enling Sept. 1st
1859, the receipts for County fund
from all sources was $7730,39. In
the 12 months ending Sept. l, 1860.
tho receipts for County fund was
$S242,67.
The Is months accounts commenced
with an Indebtedness OF $SS8,59, ol
orders undrawn and unredeemed, and
ended with $665,67; the - months
account commenced with $665,67,
and ended with an Indebtedness ol
$l286,97. Thus, the Democratic
Board commenced with an indebted
ness of $SSS, and left only 1865; they
lowered the debt 1858. The Re.
publicans commenced with 1866, and
are now in debt S12S6, they increased
the debt S621. So much Tor their re-
trenchmeDt in that fund. And now,
Mr. journal, as 10 the County Print,
ing you say Mr.. Hamilton "harped
so much about" For the Is months
it amounts to $92Qp1. Orthis there
was for printing laws Of 1859 of 38C
pages and for l years >blauks for as,
SCISSORS being 2 years blanks, printed
during that time, the sum Of $337 "a
leaving $592,67, or Is months OF
S474 per year. For the - months
jlst ended, the amount is $5S2, 80,
and of this for printing laws Of 1859,
about $50 pages S125,45 leaving
s457 per year credit, an oste9Sb!e
saving of just $17; but deduct Hom
this the S. you charge for printing
the last laws more than we charge,
you will have S12, and then deduct
the blanks that the Auditor, Probate
Judge and Clerk have not had printed
this year, that they had last, and you
will have no balance left. But really
the County printing that has been
done has cost as much if not more
than it did last year. And now fol
Your "unusual expenditures" We will
give you the benefit of all you claim
and more too; and let US see where
that matter runs to, and to get it in 6
shape easily to be understood We
will place the unusual expenditures
Gas you call them) of the last exhibit
ia column beaded 1860, and those o.
the former exhibit in column headed
1859.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1860-10-04
GRrAT ON FREEnoM "

GREAT ON "FREEDoM. Y. B,
Horton they say is in favor of "free.
dom" He voted against the admis-
sion into the Union of the free State
of Minnesota! Does that look like
he was a very ardent "freedom" mani
The only kind Of freedom he is in
favor Of is FREE WOOL, having voted
against the interests of the farmers Of
this district, and against their peti.
tions, to admit wool free of duty.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1860-10-04
FaIschOOds and Quibbles OF
Henry Payne and Joseph
KaIer Exposed.

On the Both OF September a. y.
1853 we published the following
charge against Henry Payne.
"We are informed by gentleman
who says he will stand responsible for
the truth Of the allegation, that when
Mr.. Henry Payne was Treasurer of
this county, he loaned to an iudividu.
al several hundred dollars Of the pub
lie money. When the annual settle
ment came round the said individual
was unable to fork over the amount
borrowed, wheroat Mr.. Treasurer
Payne was sorely troubled! A friend
of his finally furnished the required
amount, taking real estate at redu.
ced price OF the person who borrowed
the money, which real estate has since
been sold at a heavy advance on the
cost to Mr.. Payne's friend! Thus
was Mr.. Payne helped out of bad
predicament and his cash account
made to BALANCED
On the following week we publish
ed the following affidavit Of Henry
Payne.
["For the Democrat
"MR. EpIToR:--ln your last issue
you charge me with loaning $500 o.
The public money, and said you had
the authority of q gentleman for sc
stating, who was willing to stand res
ponsible for the charge. Now, cir
you will remember that called on
you on Saturday last, asking you tc
give me the name of my accuser.-
This you refused to do, thus leaving
HE to battle in the dark. While an
enemy can stab me through your co...
umns without fear of being found out
simply desire to ask your readers il
they think this either gentlemanly OF
fair. | never did, while Treasurer OIL
Vinton county, loan TO any man. OF
set of men, one single dollar Of the
county money, and | brand as a liar
any man who says 30.
"And this statement am willing
and do hereby make under oath.
HENRY PAYNE.
Sworn to and subscribed before me
this 4th day Of October, 1858.
"Witness my hand and notarial seal
I. Il. STANLEY, Notary Public.
In connection with the above We
gave the names of our informants, ant
also said that "Joseph Kaler Esq, i
the man, who, they say, told that $780,
which he borrowed from Mr.. Payn
came out Of the Treasury; and Tho;
3. Davis is the person who took prop
erty of Mr.. Kaler in payment of tn
debt" And thsreupon Joseph Kale
came out in the Journal with the TO
lowing certificate:
~ hereby certify that never bo
rowed public money to any amount
Henry Payne-that | never told Gec
Lantz, II. S. Hamilton, or any otht
person, that had. The whole charg'
in all its forms, is entirely destitute {
truth or any foundation.
JOSEPH kALER."