The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1851-02-06
Ehc gazette.
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ALFRED SANDERS, EDlroR.
DAVENPORTs
ruuRSDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 6, 1851.
THE caINTY TIRE NsuRE.


,ef,,a,,on IL the charges preferred in the
f,.zc,,e of The ED ul,, We find in the last
Banner newspaper weak and po'n'icss
article, purpor,iag 10 be written BY 'ts cru
die editor, TO show tia, the davenport
Gazette has received money from the coun-
~ Cor printing. To be suro wo have, tull
treasyfue dollars per annlm, as tho Ban
ner sscribes to us, bu, never have we re-
crived enc cent more than our terms, never
has an Office holder given US printing, even
q, our usual rates, when We had compel
itor in the field. No, on the contrar,
we have printed for the county as rcduc-
ton Of 33s per cent on the rates We have
charged our fellow citizens. The very re-
nor, Tor which according 10 tho lncorrccs
statistics &c the Bannor, we received Sll4
was printed at Sigh, deduction upon our
usual rates. For this, il having been or
dered to be published in the Gazette and
having no competition we certainly dcsery-
ed credit, as i, was the custom in those days
for mechanics 10 fixiheir own prices to their
work.
Bv the way as there is one portion Of the
luminous Statement, in the Banner in which
the editor is made 10 say that we charged
the county So 90 per square for publishing
the Commissioner Report, and that "the
documents are on hand to sustain US thlm)
in this s,stemeui,. we call for those docu-
ment.. This now begins to sound like
something substantial. The ipsc dir1 OF
such man weighs light opposed 10 sub
s,an,ia! facts. If Mr.. Eagal has the doco-
ments Of course he will produce them; Il
not, community will know just what credit
to attach to his other statements.
live have any desire TO 'break down the
Banner," i, is for precisely the snme rea-
sons urged By Lacofocos, viz: our town is
large enough to support two presses and Il
the Banner is suspended we will have a
better and ADLER conducted Democratic PRESS
established here. The reasoning is potent
and as competition is the life Of business
the moro we have Of the livclier will be
business.
Now we think the very best thing tina,
could be done to advantage our amiabie CO.
temporary would be for some kind friend to
deprive him Of that cheese press upon which
he smuts paper. With indefatigable labor,
for which he deserves oil praise, he barely
manages to keep bis bread buttered, when
iustead, while in the primo ofife, he should
be achieving something for future main
tenance.
Alas! tina, men subsequently mistake their
vocations and toll on, unrequited, overbur-
thsned with cares, when honest industry
rightly applied ever will secure a compe-
tcnce in our country.
Two weeks baye passed and no attempt
al refutation of our statements has been
made. II is true the Commissioners Clerk
called upon Us, as intimated by the Banner,
and stated that he had had no hearing be
fore the clique, as we asserted, that there
we were in error. We refreshed his mind
with the name Of the individual who spoke
to him on the subject and then quoted the
rery ,rords used. The Clerk appeared 10
be satisfied and we supposed ras so. 1.-The
be not now satisfied with this statement we
vii! at another time enter more into par,ic-
ulars. We nigh. also add that the treasur-
er oftLis county commenced upon US very
early one day an abusive TRADE in reply to
a simple good morning. but from our IN
willingness to reply to such pretty language
ceased before he had one hall exhausted the
epiihe,ic vocabulary at his command
Whether this was another call upon US to
reciify our errors we cannot say.
The county clique hive certainly chosen
. weak tool with which to do their work
We canno, however, bu. admire the ingen-
ui.y with which they have sough, to eyade
the question BY making the plant body Of
the Banner believe .ha, he was the embodi-
ment oil the clique, the defender Of the faith
full 1.-The can justify himself in the eyes
Of The people in the mean and pi,iful trick
to which he resorted TO secure fow dollars,
that is all that lie required Of him. From
others more is expected.
The question is not the culpabiii.y of.he
Banner man in receiving $3.50 for a job
Of printing, but Of the ofiice-hold in CIV
ing it him under existing circumstances.
No, altogether in the Banner man resort
ing to such contemplate means to secure
little job Of printing, but in otlice-holders
conniying at his meanuess; etc.