Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1858-08-26
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DAVENPORT, AUGUST 2G. 1853.
Local nA1rO

pret to learn that our iriebl Ira Brown wa
thrown from Miscarriage on Thursday night
and was pretty badly hurt. lie wa.
returning from I.-Ciairr, and when at l.ae'
al no slow rate for some distsnce, when the
carriage struck post and smashed 1t uI
considerably, and suddenly ernptiei Mr.. =
and another gentleman, who was with him
upon the ground The horses went on at a
flying rate and were not found until yester,
day morning, when they were discovered
on the bluff tied to a tree. Ira will rroba
bly, be out in few davs
! IsfAaY OF TIE GAZETTE.-Mr. Bennett was
candidate for Judge before the conven-
| ton which nominated Mr. Mills. in the
! spring OF 1857, and this showed his desire
| for that office Judge Mitchell was elected
and some time afterwards resigned The
| friends of Mr.. Bennett, without delay and
| Of course with his knowledge and consent
asked Of the Governor his appointment to
fill the vacancy Secretary Sells in the ab-
sence Of the Governor, appointed Mr.. Ben
nett to the position. 1t was time for the
Court to open, and lie started without a days
delay on the cicut, thus showing how ur-
gent and prolonged must have been the
solicitations for him 10 accept the position
remoEstrance. signed by man Republi
cars, against his appointment, was sent on,
stating their reasons for oh blecting in full, -
The commission was revoked, and for
eral weeks, Mr.. Bennett sat on the bench
literally without a commission Governor
tirlrnes returned home, and Judge Bennett
having decided many cases, both civil and
criminal, there was no choice but for the
Governor to re-appolnt this gentlemen, al
though We do not say he would not have
done 1t had he been free TO select -Gozefte.
Whom the gods wish TO destroy hey
first make mad The proprietors 6. the
Davenport Gazette act upon the rule which
guides the conduct of those who having lost
ali character or.honesty, spiteful!v resolve
to do others all the harm in their power,
by means however base or trcacherous
We pronounce the above from the Ga
zeHe, compound Of pure h,,sehood and
meaness. 1t is untrue from the beginning
to the end. 1t has not even the shadow Of
truth to support it. It is true Sanders is
only the tool in publishing it, for we have
it from good authority that the statements
came from the office Of John +. Dillon. The
facts are as follows:
Judge Mitchell was occupying the Bench
as Judge of the District. He sgnifed to
the members of the Scott county Bar his in.
tention OF resieninS a meeting Of the law
yers Of all parties convened and sent for
Judge Bennett, requesting him to permit
them to ask the Governor for his appoint
ment Judge Bennett said il was a sudden
thing, he would think Of it, and if the Bar
was unanimous he would not decline the
appointment.
petition was gotten up and signed gen
orally by the lawyers, and shown to Judge
Bennett, and on looking it over and not
seeing the name of Dillon on the petition
he had an interview with Dillon, saying to
him, that if he (Dllon) wanted tho office,
he (Bennett) would not apply for it. Dill
lon said he did not not want it, and then
put hts name to the petition, asking for
Judge BENEFITS appointment.
The petition went forward to the Cover
nor. lie was absent, and the Secretary Of
State, Mr. Sells, filled up the commission
and forwarded it to Judge Bennett. After
wards, Judge Bennett not wishing to act
under commission not approved by the
Governor, wrote to Mr.. Sells, returning the
commission, and requestip & the approval OF
Gov. Grimes Mr. Sells returned the com
mission, stating that he had written to the
Governor, and he had fully approved of it.
This came too late for Judge Bennett to 90
Jackson county t o hold court, and no term
of the court was holder in that county at
that time, showing that Judge Bennett did
not start without delay on the circuit"
Judge Bennett never had his commission
revoked, and never did ny act, as Judge
except acknowledge one deed, until possess
ed of the full Appointment of Governor
and prolonged solicitations" for the appoint
ment
But alas for journalism, when such pa
pers as the Gazette is supported by clique,
who demand of it the suppression Of truth
and the manufacture Of falsehood, as con-
dition Of its existence. No man lives who
sustains purer reputation than Hon. A.
h. Bennett In private lite he is a model Of
virtue. AS judge of law, we have only
to say, that it is the unanimous voice of the
Bars of all the counties in this District,
that no man has ever filled the office of Dis
trict Judge so ably, so impartially, so hon
estly, and so acceptably as has Judge Ben
nett Not long ago the Gazette was putting
Judge Bennett to the skies. He was ac-
cording to the Gazette, model Judge. But
alas! how changed is that ignoble journal .
It's owners at the Marble Bank have com.
manded it to vilify one Of our best citizens,
and it pours out column after column of
falsehood, disgusting to the sensible men Of
the party for whom 1t acts When will
Messrs Clark d Co. have out the Iimesf
! The BOYD WILKINSON TRIAL.-This
case, which has elicited 80 much attention
throughout the State, has been up for a
hearing about two weeks already, and it is
altogether likely that it will continue on
hand for some time to come. and that with
no other result than the final acquittal o.
the defendants, and an additional indebted
ness of johnson county Of some $4,000 ol
$4,000. At Iowa City this trial excitei
much less sensation than We expected t.
see, owing probably to the fact that the cit
liens have already become tired of hearing
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