Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1857-11-07
THE SENATOIsSHlP,

THE sENATOKSHlP. 1
As the time approaches for the session of
the Legislature At which q successor to Sem
ator Jones is to 10 elected, the inquiry us to
who that successor shall be is more FREE
quently made judging by conversation ia !
political circles and by letters frsm di&crcat
parts Of the State, there will be no lack Of
material before the Legislature from which
- make the selection.
Ne Dubuque Times intimates pretty
plainly that some ono from the north and
from that very city should be chosen. We
nro unable, however, to perceive the cosency
Of its arguments namely, that because the
Democrats designed to choose a citizen OF
Dubuque for Senator, therefore the Rcpub-
licans should do so, and also should reward
a man who has. stood steadfastly in the midst
o. u vast majority Of his political cneA,its.
While local considerations sh ald act se
altogether overlooked in the selection u
US Senator, higher considerations should
have weight. We want man who is COM
potent to discharge the duties Of the rcspon-
sible ofice, and no such specimen of imbe-
cility as Gen. Jones.
But our object in abiding to this
subject at this time i. to deprecate the ex-
ample set by the Times for the Republican
press of the State. We hope no locality or
sect will set up special claims for the Scna-
torshir, bat that the matter will be left to
VAC unbiased Judgment of the Legislature
While we believe the question will be set
,tled harmoniously and satisfactorily, we
fear the course inaugurated by the Times
will tend to d:lrereat result. and one in
which our political enemies will take de-
light. Hope.essly in the minority, their
efforts will be, if possible. III distract and
divide our party and thus drive US into
measures which will bring us into dis
credit before the people. LIE! US not give
them chance to do SO.
BANK OF FLORENCE REDEEMED IN SPECIE
We had the pleasure of meeting Mr.. Geo.
Brown last evening, just from Nebraska
City. lie says the Bank of Florence is re-
deening all notes of the Bank prenscnted
at its counter, in specie. Through the cen
trail part of Iowa you can pass Florence
when you cannot pass any eastern money.
If our Muscatine neighbors have anything
particular to say let them stalk right out in
meeting y Davenport Dem.
We haze and ,riH continue to stalk right
out in meeting on this subject. We have
stated repeatedly that Cook 4 Sergeant, the
owners Of the Bank Of Florence, do not re-
deem their issues at their principal banking
house in Davenport, u at their branch in
Iowa City, as they promised to do in the
card which they issued in order to gain the
confidence Of the public in, the Bank Of
Florence. The assertion that these issues
are redeemed in specie at the Bank in Ne
braska needs confirmation. 1t is mere
apology for the outrageous deception palmed
off on the public by the owners Of the Bank.
They should redeem it at their own counter
if anywhere, and doubtless would if they
were able.
As the Democrat has challenged US to
"talk right out in meeting" We subjoin
fact which should be made public. Several
weeks ago merchant Of this place sent a
package of Florence to Cook l. Sergeant
with the request, if they were unable to re-
deem it in specie, to return. ''currency.''-
They sent him Bank of HalIowell, which
was then and had been for some time pre-.
viously discredited He forwarded a por-
ton Of it to A. S Washburn, cashier of
the Bank of Hallowell, and received in re-
ply the following, which explains itself:
Bills not paid. Worth about 50 to IS cents.
enclose $40. which you can keep or return
for the ST."
Now what '.jus:ice and propriety' is there
in Cook s Sargent pretending to redeem
their issues in such trash as IIallowell or
Bank If Commerce? We leave the qucs-
ton with our intelligent readers.
p. s. We learn from reliable authority,
by gentleman from Iowa City, that the
bankers Of that place and Davenport are to
hold q meeting to morrow Saturday night,
to decide whether they will continue to re-
cci,e or reject Florence. We believe it is
all "a ruse that they have any idea of throw
ing it out. The only object of the meeting is
to try to revive the thing and gull the people
with the idea that it is all right when it is
really getting worse every day.
BETTER YsT.-It is now ascertained that