Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1856-12-20
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Democrat now filling Stats Office IN
Iowa, have been made the special Oh
jet OF the yindc,ivoness OF the leaders
and alre-w workers OF tae opposition.
From tie Capitol Of iaWa,-irom ia.
mes ". Grimes, Martin l.. Morris ana
others OF lees note not necessary to mEn.
a0u, the sewers OF tslseEood and do
traction have bcea made 10 run black
wIth sheIr malice and venom. My NOR
al character has been assaulted with q
view to my utter ini8my. do no: in
tend u maze defence OF that, for what
ever may be nv short comings under the
leeaitgue, ss u Party you did not be-
come responsible for them 10 my cleo
ton.
Bsa you have read il in hundred
f9rus, and heard il from . thousand
tongue, that there was gross misman-
agemant in my financial accounts with
he state, and almast 70 The very lips OF
your sQnctWed uosevaJr, James ".
Grimes, have traced the direct charge
thai ! a defaulter TO the State IN the
sum u one hundred thousand dollars.
- eeTtiu4ciJus were INV iibellers IN
their plratlcal onslaught hat thousands
Of my hlncere friends became alarmed
they dreaded that
on the day of my settlement nv vouchers
would suow deficit, and ths, | mist
fall, ard Jhat YOU all would Incidentally
suffer. Bot the rubicon is passed, and
now stand before YOU ON the record IN
my official report. There was the field,
which | had chosen as the battle ground,
ana there have put the brand OF fal.iry
upon the torohends OF those whose inef-
fable neauness and recsiessness In false
hood viii hereafter distinguish them in
the tealc OF humanity, only as above or
below the felon in the prison cell
As IN everything else, from the hove.
to tho pslace-from the peasant 70 the
klng-there IS an interior history and
alteri0r motives, 50 is there 10 this fur.-
Gus warfare and relentless fight made
upon ne. Those Interior motives now
ieem II my dairy to lay before you. II
| have suffered so much while innocent,
let II be your part to see that the gailty
.do not escape.
Then TO the or gin of the hostility man.
itested against me by..Governor Grimes.
Up 70 within some iva vears we were on
terms Of persona friendship. About
tina, time vas called on by mutual
friend who wished to make large in
vestinent in School Lands 10 the counties
Of Iowa, Powesbiek, and others west.
MY friend requested my cooperation in
the speculation, Offering whatever profits
might accrue az my equal shars in the
partnership. lie represented, among
other things, that Gov. Grimes was one
OF tho partners IN the speculation. What
they wanted Of me was, that as the Su.
periutendent Of Pablo Instruction, !
should issue an order for the transfer
OF such School Lands 10 tn proposed
Fasues, Cor such portion thereof as they
might select) at the appraised value. On
ly three Of the company we're made
known 10 nc, and two Of them were per.
sonal friends and good demnerafs-,he
third was james W. Grimes.
! Precedents occurring under my predc.
cessor, Mr.. Benton, where shown, and,
without thorough personal examina.
j ton, give the required document, cup
posing II to be the law. But | positive
ly refused any connection with the pro-
posed speculation. SO far this was done
at Fort Madison. On coming back to
Iowa City, Consulted with my esteemed
friend Geo. W. McCieary, Secretary Of
I State. became satisfied that the course
had taken was not 'accordiog to law
and lost no time in revoking my form
er decision and annulling all action so
/ far as il depended on that decision.
! From that day to the present, Gov.
Grimes has los, no opportunity Of dofs-
| ming me. AS the coward docs, he sneaks
behind my back to wreak bis vengeance,
--as the trembling slandercr, fearful Of
ultimate discovery and final retribution,
mean insinuations, never resorted to BY
| honorable gentlemen, were his chosen
weapons of warfare His miserly ave-
rice had received an unexpected check,
and should be not then have ample re-
vepee when wounded in HE most tender
part!