{"newspaper_name": "Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser.", "edition": "01", "page": "p2", "byline": ""}
{"character_count": 2710, "word_count": 489, "ccnet_language_score": [0.9732999801635742], "ccnet_perplexity": [968.5999755859375], "fasttext_language": ["en"]}
In reply to the Hawkeye, a few days
ago, we intimated to its Editor, that he
would not deny but Gov. Clarke posses
sed the ability to discharge the duties o.
Governor Of this Territory to the satisfac-
tion of the people, and honor to himself.
The editor of that paper was then gone.
He has since returned. And after attack
ing the Governor and his family connec-
tions, is finally con.pelledto say he "believes
he (Gov. c. has sufficient qualifications
to be respectable. Governor of this Terri
tory" Previous to this last remark, how
ever, the editor very conscientiously, we
presume, says s'but apart from strong fam
lily influence, James Clarke's qualifications
alone would never have entitled or gained
for him" the office Of Governor Of Iowa.
During all this sage discourse of the Hawk
eye, the editor is mounted upon his favor
ite Hobby-Horse, the Dodge family, and
thrusting his spurs into the poor creatures
sides at an uwfM rate.


The editors argument or TRADE, rather,
does not comporte very well; one part with
the other. For how happens it, that if a
man has abilities enough 'to make res
pectable Governor" and if he will, as the
Hawkeye has taken the liberty to say,
snake better Governor than many other
men who have been spoken of for the Of
fice," and if he is in all other respects as
the Hawkeye appears to admit, worthy
man and citizen, we say, how happens it
that these qualifications would not have
s'entitled or gained for him" the station he
now holds. Ifhonesty and integrity, coup
led with ability s'suficient" to discharge
the duties Of an office, will not, and ought
not to "entitle' a tnan to such an office,
then we do not know what should. We
presume the Hawkeye has in his eye some
other prerequisites, and for ausht appears
in his party tiradk, these may be dishones-
ty, no integrity, and disposition to pill
lage from the public crib whenever one
can!


As for Gov. Clarke's being dependent
on the Dodge family for every office he
may have obtained, we do not believe in
it. The history Of the man contradicts the
fact. For before he had any connection
with the family, he was appointed Secre-
tary Of this Territory, and discharged the
duties Of that Office with distinguished abil-
ity, and to the satisfaction Of all. The fact
Of his marrying sister Of Gen. Dodge
ought neither to eleuate him nor degrade
him. He ought to be entitled to just what
he would have been without that connec-
ton and not one jot more. But to say that
because he has seen fit to marry into the
Dodge family, therefore he ought neither
to expect nor receive and Office is, in our
judgment, going quite too far. Let Gov.
G. stand on his own merits. If he cannot
stand on them, then let him fall.