The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1856-06-24

smscfupulous MisFepresc tAltom.
We have alluded to letter (or an extract
from Lottery of Col. Curtis, published in
the Times, and which we understand the OPP
position are making unwarranted and shame
ful use of to prejudice Col. Curtis in the
minds of the people.
The late railroad grant of Congress is, we
believe, confessed to have passed the House
With the consent Of Mr.. Hall, the member
from this district. As it passed, with his
consent and advocacy, it does gross injustice
to keoasuk, Fort Madison, the Southern part
OF the State, and all that portion Of the
country interested in theif railroads. Mr..
Hall comes home and asks to be re- nomina-
ted and re elected to Congress. The charges
OF neglect or open betrayal Of the interests
OF hs.kal, ETC., are thrown in his face aud
embarrass his operations. The charge was
plain, and the evidence, to an honest m cd
man, forcible and abundant. There was
one method of meeting it, and one only, and
that was adopted without hesitation. II was
resolved to lie down the whole matter, and
10 scruple at no Misrepresentation whatever
that so desperate condition of things de-
manded. He and his par,izans had been a.
work 50 seduiously that the nominating con-
vention was safe, and finding themselves
able 10 crush out the attempt from the dis
affected portion Of the district to supcrsede
him BY more acceptable man, they entered
al once upon the work of calumny and mis-
representation, with zeal worthy Of a bet
Ter cause, and his political confreres here.
aeouts have seconded their efforts with re-
markable alacrity. We shall from time to
time take up and dispose Of the falsehoods
that they are dilating upon with so much
zeal.
One of the last Of this Infamous brood i.
TINS: That Hall neglected us, is not deni I'd
Tor II Is very evident. That such neglect /.
great wrong, it needs no argument TO con-
vince heokuk man. But they say he is TO
De exonerated, and the true responsibility
and blame for the act should be cast unon
Col. Curtis. That seems rather an odd
proposition to Look n, really; and so il i. in
TACT. Bat upon what pretoace DO they &c, i,
up This is 1t; They publish par, Of let
Yer from Col. Curtis to Mr.. Hall, going to
show, as they say, that Col. Curtis advised
the omission Of the Keokuk road from tbs
b'li which passed. Now .ha, i. as fiat md
pase iaiseaood as could be framed. md
Augustus Hall and the editors of the Tim,
~ the latter know any thing at all abou,
the real facts) know il 10 be such NJ
Hall wrote TO Col. Curtis. among others AL
ING MS opinion about the matter. In TIM
letter he said It was his wish to incorporat
III MS Dill a. the Iowa roads. and they wer
some fifteen OF sixteen in number x.ra
'lit, 80 1...--.s ;ao.4siilt doomed 70 lnevitn
pis iaaaEa, aaa he didn't want our Yoa,
coaplea with such bill and doomed To .neI
rate. lie thought our road had .treny,l
u Us own, and wo aid be more l;kelv ~ .n.
VI It's own oasis, than in any such b,l
as tnat. And he 30 expressed himself
10" taat letter can fairly be used. a. tn
itaes md tbs friends OF Mr.. Hall are ns;,,
II. only on the superstition that il rsssr. !,
sas" Dali as the one which ultimate,
P-ssea. That II did not refer to such h;l
nolhsas 10 more certain. There is even nroo
OF - 70 the suppressed portion Of the lstte
waish the fnae' publishes. There il nroo
OF ~ 10 otnsr Circumstances. There Is III
most convincing proof Of il in HaIl,s l.tt.r
rltch re have alluded to, and which i. !,
our possession. Il WAS to an omnibus hi
81 fifteen Or sixteen roads that he refereed
10 thar let the contents Of his letter apply