Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1855-07-26
LOCAL MATTERS.

.odidates OF the one parry o'e w" W
emincn,ly qualified in every particular 70
tho stations to which they aspire, those
tho other party are declared to be def
=, !, even the least qualification. Cir
oo. have sometimes caused us, in
ma Of warm political contest, to indulge
no,sonI reflection, but candidly we don't
ink any good has ever resulted from such
,oOrse, while we know thatmuch evil has
flowed.
The ticket presented the voters BY the
ignorance party of Scott county, is un-
.n,;,,able. The candidates are all
A ,e,i,ble men, and each one Of them 10
,ss 10 fill the station to which he aspires.
dncpIe is involved in this contest
hich We hope the voters of Scott county
II ma, lose sight Of II is that OF Temper
60. and though our opponents may be as
ronr Temperance men as the nominees OF
TEMPERANCE Convention, yet it is well
avn thew are tho candidates Of the Anti
pmperance party. That party is now
tak. and unless they nominate men OF
own Temperance principles, they cannot
no for success. While then we would
e,k Of their candidates generally as Tenn
rance men, yet We regard them 50 much
worse lor lending their names and inhu-
&c to strengthen party whose 'enets are
metrically opposed to the principles that
" themselves profess.
Although the Maine Law of Iowa has
IN very peacenbly enforced IN sco'tcoun-
vet i, is web known that if the Anti
importance party had had the ascendeney'
opc onpusi,ion would have been mani
he'd. and we believe that i they ever DO
ain the power, the provisions OF that wise
iutArv enactment will be Disregard d
laar will again b. sold with impunity
IN ri'y. II i- To guard our liens
1s. such state OF tllngs that We
~ e u, on til M to listen not 10 the
lsugiag Vi those men, many OF whom are
m.elyes deceived. no would persuade
|m to vote in opposition TO the Temper
B. ticket. under the spceious plea that
II candidates also are Temperance men.
We happened 10 call in at the Office
Esquire Blood, en- Tuesday afternoon,
lie ,riul was going on between two
rnans, one OF whom had sued the other
he balance q disputed account. We
seldom seen clearer illustration o.
he lly Of going 10 law, than " as afford
By this trial. The sum in dispute only
united to dollar or two, while we pre-
e thai each party paid a, leas! five dol
10 tn respective attorney and the 9th.
tCss Of the suit OF course increased that
We liked the remarks OF the JUSTICE
told the litigunts that il would have
much more sensible If they had settled
matter between themselves, than to 60
kg about il. The obstinacy Of individuals
ever, often m lgnifes a slight misunder-
bdag TO that degree, that the same men
are economical toa proverb, will spend
OF hundred dollars in prosecuting
defending n lawsuit, which could have
~ easily avoided by the exercise OF
L common sense. Some persons appear
be monomuniacs in regard to going to
We once knew TN old gentleman
sued ueighbor woman for hog
ch the latter had put in her pen, and
Ch the gcntlem an claimed to be his prop
The testimony decided that the hog
h'fully belonged to the woman, but the
onel, (he was known by that military
q appealed to the next higher court,
ere the case was also decided agulrst
Nothing daun,ed, the Colonel deter.
bed 70 carry il up to a still higher Juris-
ion, when the poor woman told him that
hal not the means to defend her cause
ore such al expensive tribunal, aud that
took il rather hard that man Of his
ah aud standing should persist in thus
scouting her, Never mind, my dear
fnm," said the Colonel, "you can keep
beg, and ] will pay your part OF the
IS" Few itigants are so generous is
Old gentleman was, and we imagine
neither Of the parties in the cause to
lcA we are referring, had any disposition
ny the Others costs. The profession OF
law is an honorable one, and we would
lint TINT either Of the two distinguished
'Aays, who con luctel this case before
pure Blood, would be guilty Of the OIL
re Z" barratry, though it would perhaps
A0' uncharitahle to suppose that neither
'hem had very earnestly labored to rec.
'lIe The difficulty between their clients
ls natural and necessary that they
oOld both desire 10 make lvirg.
Mcssrs. Leonard and Asmussen, il
pmuhca,ons over their own signatures
'he last number Of tie Banner, deny th'
'fse that the former is seeking the ofiic'
'Ne latter person. Mr.. Leonard assert
The individual with the hard name ha
~ acted as his Deputy, except "when tn
,.0''s has been very pressing, or in cas-
ucrman business" while the AFORESAID
''oual says, Gas to my (his) having act
/" deputy for Mr.. Leonard, is likewise
l'thood.' We'll. IL is a question Of vera