The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-09-12
The Dubuque Herald's Infamous
Libel of Col. Stone.

A few days since we reprinted from the
Dubuque Herald the following internal
libel upon the character of Col. Stone, to
show our readers the character of the war
fare waged upon this brave officer, by the
Copperheads: T..
We charge that Col. Stone, the Republi-
can candidate for Governor, ruined by his
. arts the servant girl who tended on his
sick wife, and not Republican paper de-
MES it. The fact is notorious in Stones
county, and it furthermore is charged that
when suit was brought for damages by Mr..
Matthew'S, the father of the girl, Stone,
then Judge on the bench, agreed if it
should be Withdrawn to render very i'm
portant quiG pro quo. Shortly thereafter
q suit, in which Mathews was a party, was
decided by Stone in has favor, warranting
to some extent the charge made by Henry
Clay Dean at Sigourney, in Stones pres
ence, that, latter having traded upon his
honor, his character, the honor Of his fami-
~, the virtue of his neighbours daughters,
he had nothing under Heaven to barter
but the suits in his court" and advising his
hearers whose cases stood upon his docket
''to make him sign the order for a change
of venue on the express charge that they
had no confidence in him as Judge or a
dispenser Of JUSTICE Yet this is the man
we are threatened with as Governor.
This is fair sample Of the devilish war
fare waged against Colonel Stone, by the
Copperhead papers in this State, the Her.
aid taking the lead. We deem it an insult,
almost, to the intelligence Of the people Of
Iowa, to answer such stuff. But as it is
charged that this matter is notorious in
Colonel Stones county and that '''no Re
publican paper denies it, we propose to
30 far notice the infamous Islander and the
villain who Matched or revived it, as to test
the matter fully. We assert, LIST, That the
story is absurd upon its face, as Mr.. Lat
thews is father-in-law to Colonel Stone
I'd, That by substituting any other name
instead OF that of Mr.. Mathews, a story
cannot. be made out of it, either notorious
In Marion county, or that was ever heard
OF by man, woman or child in that county,
except through the Dubuque Herald.
But the Herald may change the name of
Matthews for any one it chooses, re-vamp
and reconstruct its entire story as suits
it, and we will place five hundred dol
lars in the State Bank of Iowa, to be paid |
over to the Herald upon the production of
q single responsible citizen Of Marion |
county who win say its story is true.-I
We will deposite the money in twenty four |
hours after notification by the Herald of
its acceptance of this offer.
The Hyenas of the Copperhead party
cannot now say that mo Republican paper
denies It." Hutchins and Mahony, after
asserting that this matter is notorious in
Marion county, cannot refuse to produce
one creditable witness, especially upon the
offer of five hundred dollars. Now, pro-
duce your witness Or stop lying.
10" During last week moro than regi-
ment OF drafted men were examined daily
by the Board of Enrollmhnt in New York
city. Those who were exempted were
much the larger proportion of them, dis