The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-06-13
DiRrs>s ful Con duet.

Mayer Went~ orth, Of Caicsgt, has brought
upon hims II NOT only the personal enml'i
OF The thieves and scoundre!. generally OF
that city by his -f5rs 10 ferret out their wi
liany aud bring them to judgement, but h.
has also secured the burning hatred o, the
Democratic parry in Chicsgo from Judge
Doagl,s down To the loves, k,ayes who
were turned out Of the police I, MAKE roon,
Tor honest men. Blu, the log ,nsyor has
gore on ding his duty und .Gqyed by tn
threats aud warnings Of these fellows II.
las; act OF HE administration, however, u,
arcs'ilg aid bringing to ;rai Dsmorra
&c police magistrate, Ju-tc II he Prsc".
&C., tor conspiracy 10 deraud uniofiunat
females, and the srnuing OF them To Br'tc
well Tor elk months TO break -'ene, @as q
blow a. the purify OF Dem o'aey aud H.
moral tendencies, which D,ueia- aud to-
10 ere could not let pas nnre'eagcd. y,
the Border Rufiian- Of Che ~ set Their
vet 60 work ior some plsn 10 humble the
Mayor, and they hit upon nh idea prec,selN
oobPttu "
Graf Gays the conspiracy va. formed b..
taeen the Nm ~ Nothings under the lead
o, Judge Morris, and n" 30 der Ruff aus VI.
der the lead OF Judge Dyugia4, aho u.ed
the Postmaster Price aud u ~ a., Maj
Agent Paul Dehnis. the latp aisehaeco
polio, man. The object wa 10 publicly dis
grace Mayor Wentworth BY srfe.ting hin,
when sitting Al the head ct the city Cuun.
81. on rarge OF stealing mai bags, !
appears that certain mail ba r. Which IN tor
mer time had been sent hin Allied wIri
paolic documents, seeds. &c had boo.
uesd by him Ia sending thing out to b =
farm. The dc isoa If The 20 irt enirr,
exoners'ed the Mayor, and u t..r The read,nr
Of the decision. Judge DruTurnd admins
altered . sharp rebuke TO thr knaves VII,
had uumped up The charge The Attorn.,
OF the parties apologis.d Tor ms eourse, snt
the several public Democrsuc official. en.
gagged in the dirty affair go, him 10 say d
lew soft words TO excuse their cnnduc,, N
many community they would have beeu
taken to the nearest horse pond and sound.
ly ducked. The Mayor was not arrested
at the head OF the Council. The following
points were decided BY the Court:
let, That the bags had been sent 10 him
from Washington, while he w. a member
OF Congress, filied with documents Tor d,s
ui,utl,u among the people.
%. That these canvas bags were neither
stolen nor emb.xxeied. III, ,hat tn. DE
psrtment nor lis officers never asked far
their return. and consequently they were no,
u,ed by the N yar for The purpose Of d..
Trading the Government. IN. that Their,
i no law msk'ngn obligatory upon mem
bers oi Congressto return cans ~ mail-bsps
sent TO them With public documents.
9th, That scores ~ tliUse bags have been
delivered a. Senator Douglas, aud the Poet
mss'er oi Chicago never ,rierea him 20
bring them back, nor - II knuaG that D.
'srr voluntarily retained them /, "a, D.
paimen,
ON. ID JeumeBts are often seat IN paprr
wrappers, someiime- IN boxes. aud a, ofher
times ~ CANVAS bag; that II has NOT been
customary for N c.. a. send back To Wash
ng'"n either the Wrappers, b,ses or bags.
ia, IT. Dfunmond stated that ne had ol,,u
ses.yd a. eauents 40 bJxrs, a.;d had never /
returned thean, nor had he been eqler,d 60 1
to d..
7tn, That mail bags IN pro u,ion. we're IN /
posses-'on vi the Buchanan, Ff..noul aud
Fillmore cluos Iast all, aa4 4 Wa. no,
known wtsih.f they bad esef been re-.
turned