Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1854-03-16
6.


That Bible Agent and Dr. Eads
A couple of weeks since the Dispatch
came OUT in furious denuhcia'ion of ;
certain Bible Agent whom it. iniim sted
was swapping Bibles for votes. Neither
name nor place was specified, and we
predicted that the charge would be ap-
piled to every Bible Agent in The State.
Sure enough;. here il was supposed to be
Dewitt Carey, the Agent foI The Keokuk
Society.
The Burlington Gazette published the
article and said that the person referred
10, was at Burlington; but In second ar
ticle he took ,ha, back and located the
Agent on, west some where.
The Dubuque paper took the matter
up, and after some few flourishes, for the
benef, of their readers. inquiries very
confidently, il the Agent in,enced. was
no, Henry Clay Dean.
Thus il goes. The lie is published,
and is travelling round the State TO the
great prejudice of the Bible Societies and
s to The injury of the influence of the A.
gents; and when asked through the Press
20 make his public charge specfic, the
conductor Of the Dispatch replies tina,
he will not respond tea "vulgar vaga.
bond" as he has the shameless audacity
: to designate one who has earned a fair
hume in this community, and so the
matter stands as far as the public know,
up TO this time.
The whole subject is open to surmise
and conjecture. Could it be, that this
charge against Bible Agent. and the
insinuation that he was trading Bibles TOR
votes, originated with DIR. Eads! Is it
possible that DIR. Eads me, Bible Agent
ou, west, who charged him to his face
that he contributed for, aud helped
drink bucket of whiskey, at the polls,
during a recent Railroad Election! Is
it possible that this charge against the
Doctor was frue; and that out OF revenge.
,he Bible Agents are to be hunted dowr
and ..kicked out of the State" prepar
atory 10 the new superintendent OF Pub
lie instructor entering upon his duties!
The Doctor lie none TOO good, for US 10
believe that all these surmises may he
true. Indeed we have heard reports
here which induce US 10 believe that he
is lust that kind Of man. About a
year ago last July, we understand that
, DR.. Eads bling in the Holiday Grocery,
was invited by friend to ''drink some
Of God Almighsy's eye water" and in
compliance with an invitation thus wora
ed. he stepped up and drank glass OF
Liquor. A gentleman, standing by re.
preached him with his Inconsistency at
The time. ing sir, las, Sunday ! saw
you leading persons into the. water and
Bab.ising them in The name Of God,
and now find you in the Grocery.
drinking "God Almighty's eye water:
why sir your Blasphemy is shameful"
IL is also currently reported here and
can be proved without doubt, we under
s,and, that Easls as Deputy Sheriff
summoned Grand Jury al the Fl.
Madison Court. Of just such stripe as
he knew would find no Indictments a.
gains, the Scores Of Dorgery keepers Of
that town.
lie is lust the kind Of man that DIR.
Rankin would delight to praise and hon
ar, but i would be most notorious
shame aud disgrace, to elect such man
Superintendent OF Public Instruction III
Iowa. And i, would be mostiyrarneous
prescription 10 stop The mouths of Bible
Agents, from iroclaiming such facts as
these throughout the State.
Now we are ready 10 subsiantia,e oil
the material charges and surm.ses i'll the
foregoing article. if DR.. Eads has The
,en.erity 10 deny them over his own
= signature. J'ahy Uhig.