Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-08-03
For Tie Democrat.
"a Small Piece Of Work"

MEssRs EDIToRs nder the above cap
! ton | notice an editorial article in the Ga
9efte Of this morning, aimed at myself insti
gated by that noted "large man of small
dimensions-W. p. Campbell-who at
present dts-graces the Office of surveyor Of
this county, which if unansw cred. might be
| taken by some as true The Gazette did
well in shouldering the "responabi7.ty" of
its remarks upon the diminutiye instigaior
Of them-convinced no doubt, long since. a
! have been, that his responsibility for
truthfulness is not Of the first order | have
nothing to do, at present, with the merit,
OF the case in question: know nothing,
nor do | wish to know anything about
1t until 1t is properly before me Nor have
| anything to say as to Mr.. C.'s paving his
honest debts-that is matter between him
and his creditors But have a word t.
say in relation to the charge against my of
fetal conduct.
The base imputatiOn contained in the ar
ticle in question could only have emanated
from the brain of just such an irresponsible.
profane and reckless person AS its ins,iga-
tor. Mr. Campbell told an unmitigaied and
wilful falsehood, and he knew it to be such,
when he prompted the editor Of the Ga.
zette to say-"whcn Mr. c. protested
against this, the Magistrate replied that he
had the right to fix the trial any time he
pleased never uttered anything of the
kind, as Squire Congdon and Others, who
were present, will bear Inc witness Now.
the truth of the whole matter is this:-Mr.
c. had been importuned over and over again
to pay the claim-which I learn has been
standing for the last two years-when, last
week, finally in answer to "A dun and an in
timation that the claim would be sued if not
paid Mr. G. very Enthusiastically re
piled, 'sue and be id, whereupon the
aggrieved party came to me on Monday last
(who, by the way, is one of his own polite
al faith, and directed me to sue the same
and to fix the day of trial on the Sd of Au
gust. was bound to obey, even though il
prevented me from 'mingling among my
friends, on the day of election. | am as
anxious to be at the polls as Mr.. C. can be
but when placed in public position
feel compelled to discharge the duties Of
that position first, above all others
II was folly to state that the trial could
have been fixed by me any day tbs ,reel"
1t is not so. Parties must have five lavs
notice of an action, and from the day on
| which service was made, the trial could not
have come off any sooner than the day fix
ed without the consent of parties | have
another suit before me on the same after.
noon against democrat, and if Mr. C's rea-
soning be correct, ! "set the trial at such
time as to keep that democrat.as well as my
self from mingling with our friends on the
afternoon OF the election it is a poor rule
that won't work both ways have eases
often before me, as attorneys are well
aware, which knew nothing of until al
most the very day Of trial-hence, it is not
always in my power to fix the day of trial
But Mr.. c. is well enough known in this
community for me not to extend my remarks
farther. could only hope that the people
throughout this county knew him as we'll as
he is known here, and there would then be
q certainty Of his getting his deserts.
Yours, DC,
T. ID. EAGAL.
DAVENPORT, Aug l, 81.