Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1856-12-20

Bot to do his work more edectually,
he .nust have tools, sccompiices. A
ready renegade and migrate hypocrise was
found in the person of Martin Luther
Morris, Treasurer Of State. Me (Morrisl
had bsen oyerhsulsd with reference to
his management Of the University Food.
He had been saved from prosecution and
impe ach msGt BY the intervention OF some
friendly thief who stole the evidence
which consigned him to infsmy. during
it's transit between the Senate Chamber
and the State Printing Office. Being
possessed Of % uasccountsble confidence
in the honesty Of Morris, placed 10 bis
safe, (hsving no such article 10 my OH
eel the sum Of fifty thousand dollars 10
gold.
! took 10 written vounhr for this
money, decming it is safe in his custody
as it would have been in my own. lie
hopored my drafts, and lwent to the safe
ss il tho amount therein was mine own
exclusively.- Benton, my predecessor
aad dozen so before me. reported this
cum Of $4,000 to the Legislature, IN
obedience to srequisition from the Senate
Morris On the same day, sent to the
Senate On official denial that had ever
deposited with him, that or any other
sum. | was astounded, and at glance
saw my PERIL examined my accounts
in credit with this iif:y thousand dollars.
| mad q memorandum tberesf "stra-
! we'd
| or stolen" and from nv private iTop-
erty have made il good 70 the School
! Fund Of the State. IL WAS a convenient
occasion for Morris and most egerly did
! he Join in with Grimes. Then WAS il CIV
ell broadcast TO tho people that was
defaulter; then it was that the Shriekers
out-bellowed the bull ef Bashan lin gut.
turals. and the prowling wildcat n
screams intense, 10 befame me, auo
through me the Party to which ! be-
longed.
The facts are befor the people. have
hitherto asked 60 merce, nor DO nov
intend to give quarter. The Black Re-
publican Abolition;st, disunionist, mig
ger worshipping reptiles have don their
worst, and have fears 10 assatliDg them
no computations Of conscience iu accu
sing them, for il my life, rather than m.
character had been necessary for the &c
complishment Of their schemes. J be
l.evc it wonld have been taken by then
as willingly as they have undertaken the
ruin Of the other.
Under the ci rcumstances, brother
Democrats Of Iowa. have taken the lib
cry fthus addressing Won. II sou per
mi, your cause to suffer from the false,
hoods Of the enemy, 1t will be your iaui
not mine. Nv accounts are square-m
watchers are correct. Then lst Us charg
hone upon the calumniators OF our mel
and our measure those things which can
not fail to make them Infamous in tn
eyes Of oil honorable pcoplc.
am not q candidate for reelection
have, 10 military parlsuce, long enough
filed tho post OF honor, which Is Away
the post of danger. | ask YOU to stant
up 10 to the record which shall leave
you, and never be discouraged, but tgh
on, fight ever, for those eternal princip!e
of Democra y which ore death POLITICAL,
and disgrace eternally to every species o
official corruption and favoritlsm.
With these few words and this assur
auce take nv leave OF public life II
the expiration OF my official term, au'
hereafter, where tho battle RACES hotties
where tbs enemy Is most strongly en-
trcnched look out for me, fer there sinai
! ever be found. with the political TO
like autumn leaves, as they are nov
PROSTATE around me.
remain,
Yours. in Democracy.
JAMES u. EADS.