Quasqueton guardian. (Quasqueton, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1856-1858, 1857-07-04
THE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

THE DEMOCRATIC.NO
Gy The Democracy, as will be seen
f.om the letter of our Independence cor
respondent, had considerable of fam
lily fight in their convention on Saturday
last. The retort courteous WAS given a
few times, but the retort acrimonious and
personal seems to have been handed
around frequently and ndiscriminately.
The lie passed plainly and swiftly from
one to another, and back again, and all
kinds of charges and determinations were
hurled broadcast. Fortunately, tongues
were the only weapons used, shillelahs
not having been quite arrived at. Mr..
= inveigled against Know Nothings
and Wings and Free Sellers, accusing a
delegate here of being the one, and an
other there Of being the other, until the
bystanders began 10 think that the con
vention was decidedly more than half
streaked. However, he seemed rather
paeitied when he found that the only two
Know No;hings in the convention were
part and parcel of his own supporters.
The quarrel commenced upon the ques-
lion of admitting the Independence del
csalion, there being two sets of delegates
from that township, each claiming to be
regular. The RoszELL delegates were
admitted. and this being rather too nau-
seous q dose for even democrats TO swal-
low, about one half the convention bolt
ed and organized separately. They re-
solved, however, tn defer action until af-
ter the Republican convention, which
meets Oh the eleventh.
The RoszELL, or Anti Railroad faction,
who had remained, put in nomination the
following:
For County Jul geo. II. p, RoSzELL.
For Treasurer AM Recorder-JAMEs
JAMIsoS.
For Sheriff-ELI d. PHELPS.
For County Surveyor. B. GLEASON.
For Coroner-C. w. CUMMINGS.
The last gentleman we know but little
about. Mr.. GLEASON is our present sur
veyor, and personally has our esteem !;
rs an officer, We believe lie has proven
efficient and able.
AS to Mr.. RoszELL, we have no con-
fdenoe either in his ability or his homes
~. We are satisfied that the interests Of
the county have been sacrificed upon the
altar of his own selfshness. He has
played the petty 'yrant over the other of
toers Of the county; he has demanded
and obtained control over tho moneys of
The county, for which he was not Fespon-
sible, and which he had no right to touch
and when the use Of that money was
refused him, he has thrown impediments
in the way of the Treasurer, and endea-
yored 10 thwart him in the performance
of his duty-which, of course, to con-
siderable extent, he has the power of do
Ing he has refused 10 allow reasonable
compensation for work done the county,
in q certain instance, and afterwards pen
stoned Of bis friends upon the county
al double the price previously refused,
upon the same work he has taken no
steps towards the erection Of county hull
ings until nov, at the close Of his term,
when he is afraid that he shall not have
any further use for the money; he has
stsld off the county property to his friends
and his fayor;tes, and toAimSe!f, at prices
almost nominal, and refused 10 let others
have Tie property at his own publicly an
nounceI prices be has done business as
Jud sc in natters vhera he was interested
as an individual, which is contrary to
law he has made the county pay for the
services of a Democratic organ during
the campaign, in order that he may again
be elected, and The time OF his settlement
with the county postponed and he has
openly and above board acknowledged a
master outside Of buchanan county,
whose .+.erests arc agerse TO hers, and
whose bchests lie must obey without
regard to her interests. Add TO these a
universal spirit OF tyranny and favoritism
o,crspreading his official course, and the
people of Buchanan county have the rea-
sons fos cur opposition to Judge Roswell.
Mr.. .JaMIsoN, as creature OF Judge
RoSzELL's, and as man entirely and no.
,oriously incompetent 10 perform the du-l
lies of tie Office for which be Is nomna-