Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1857-12-12
MONDAY, DECEMBER Z. 1857.

MONDAY, DECEMBER Z, 1857.
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:, CT The Muscstire journal is informe
that the Davenport Gazette has no defenc
Q to make of Florence money. It needs non
from us, and fears not the puissant attack
OF our brave cotemporary.-Dav. Gax. >
The Gazette is correct when it says j
{ /" has no defence to make Of Florence mon
ey," but it is wrong again in saying it need
,. none We have given facts sufficient to shov
that Florence is totally unworthy of tn
confidence Of the public, but have yet to se
the first attempt to refutc them.
At meeting in Rock Island, few day.
since, the following pointed resolution,
were adopted:
WHEREAS, There is in circulation in thi.
community medium Of exchange, miscal.
!, led currency, purporting to be issued by the
Bank of Florence, in the Territory of Ne
braska, and which the owners of said Bank
have failed to redeem in other good currency
as promised; and as
WHEREAS, The bankers in this city and in
Davenport, have refused to receive it on de-
posit as currency and ,-ee,a -
WHEREAS, 1t has become unavailable in
the payment of debts due by the mercantile
community elsewhere than Rock Eland,
except at ruinous rates of exchange, there
! fore ~ -, g.. -
| Resolred, That it is an abuse of conf
dence and reprehensible forbearance to long
er encourage or tolerate its circulation as
currency among us. zrgs
Resolved, That we will no longer receive
said Florence money in our business trans
actions until it is made available in the
payment of debts and placed upon the same
basis as Illinois money or other good cur
rency or until some known value is fixed
upon it by our bankers.
| Forty-seven business firms of Rock Island
signed an agreement to the effect of the last
resolution. The Rock Island argus says:
There is deep and growing feeling in this
community against Florence. Messrs. ook
4 Sargent cam make their money as good as
Illinois currency. They can comply with
the very reasonable request of the above
resolutions? Will they do I'll? An indig-
nant community that has practiced much
forbearance, patiently awaits their action.''
And yet the Davenport Gasette compla.
Gently remarks that Florence " needs no de
fence" Its presumption on the gullibility
of the people is certainly refreshing.
PERsoNAL.-We had call yesterday from
Mr.. A E. Wagstaf, editor Of the Charlton
Republican. Mr. W. informs US that he is
candidate for First Assistant Clerk of the
Iowa House of Representatives, and as he is
as good Republican as the law; allows, we
see no good reason why he should not be
elected, and being q brother typo, clever
fellow, and the husband OF a very pretty wo-
man, we wish him success. = Burlin0fon
Gazette.
If Wagstaff really was in earnest in di
vulging his plans to the editor of sham
Democratic paper, and if he candidly be-
lieves he has ''the ghost of chance'' for
the Office referred to, he is greener than we
supposed he was. 1t takes other qualifca-
tions and merits besides being sstypo''
and C the husband of pretty woman" in
the eyes of a Republican Legislture, to fit
man for the Office of clerk, even if he is rec
ommended by Democratic paper. We
wish our old acquaintance success however,
in any enterprise for which he is quail
fed; but we. think the man who, with
doubtful political antecedents, starts Re-
publican paper, conducts it FIVE or six weeks
and then lets it die out : claiming for such
distinguished labors an honorable and lu
crative Office from the Legislature deserves
to be snubbed in such manner as will show
him that his self -conceit is far above the in
ventory taken Of him by his friends.