The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1858-09-07


Ter VIZ. REFS, Ae't.
EqualhSatisn IN Van BuPen County.
Under the gentle spiriting Of the Locofoeo
press Of Van Buren, county the people Of
Harrisburg township held An indignation
meeting and Illuminated wrathful resolutions
against the State Board Of Equslisasion for
raising their taxes to such An enormous rate.
II turns oat that instead Of raising their tax
= the State Board have reduced the general
rate Of taxation one-fourth on last years
levy, and have reduced the actual tax Of Van
Buren, county some twelve hundred dollars
less than il was last year.
Now, II the Harrisburghers are honest.
they should hold another meeting, ssacknowl-
edge 10 corn," and adopt counter rcsou'
lions eulogising the Board for reducing their
taxss instead Of raising them.
ltseems there Was ga wheel within whssl''
in this Van Buren county triekery. Last
year tho Republican Board Of Equalization,
for that county, raised the assessment in
Farmingson, Harrisburgh and Washington
township 20 per cont. to correspond with the
rest Of the county. The Locofocos made
terribls fuss over the matter, and this year
the Loeofoco Board took OF the 20 per cent.
in those three townships, and lest the rest Of
the county should complain they also reduced
the valuation 20 per cent. in the other nine
townships Of the county. Thus ii happened
that this trick, which cut on 20 per cent. from
. low valuation, rendered it necessary for
the State Board to interfere TO raise the en-
tire valuation Of the county to correspond
with other counties Of the State.
CTThe Missouri Republican, which re-
GENTLY Illuminated it, thunder against the free
State men of Kansas and declared that the
Union could only be preserved by securing
the success Of the Border Ruiians, has now
turned ito attention to Illinois, and proclaims
that the safety Of the Union 10 involved in
the defeat OF Lincoln and the election Of
Douglas.
1t 10 very natural that tho sheet which Eve
years ago ardansly supported tho principles
Of Lincoln, the friend Of Clay, and bitterly
denounced Dosglas, Clay's shameful villi6se,
ahould now make the support Of Douglas e.
sensial to The salvation OF the Union which II
recently declared depended upon the passage
Of the Lecompton bill which Douglas united
With the Republicans to defeat.
OAR Comfy Fair.
We are pleased to learn from Mr.. Stuart
the Efficient Secretary Of the Lee County Ag-
rieultural Society, that the prospect is not
only hattering, but quite certain, for IN un-
usually large and successful Fair this year.
In the stock department. especially compete
ton viii be very brisk and tho show large.
Mr.. Tim Day, Of Van Buren, county, vas in
our town last Saturday, and stated that he
would take large herd to the Fair, thus Civ.
ing al who wish, an opportunity TO see his
celebrated Short Horns.
Des Moines and Henry counties will also
be largely represented in stock, and it is sup
posed that these counties and Van Buren,
will carry Of oil the stock premiums. But
they are cordially invited to come in, and
bring the best they have got. They will be
warmly received and we'll treated.
Mr.. Stuart informs US that the stalls have
been doubled, and the preparations generally
for the Fair are much larger than ever here
toforc. The only deficiency likely to occur
10 in the Ladies department. viii not the
Ladies take notice, and see TO il that their
department does not fall short?
III The Land ONCE at Palmyra, Missouri,
has been discontinued, the quantity Of unsold
land 10 the district haviaG fallen TO less than
one hnaArsd thousand acres. That result
would have been reached twenty years ago
haa Missouri been free State. Its brought
Abost poa only in consequence OF the rcdae
ton OF the prices u Che public lands to
msfe tribe, and the innsx Of Aree State men
along the eastern border Of the State and the
line Of railroads in process Of construction.
RTDelaxon Smith, Senator elect from
Oregon proposes to visit his old home, Keo
saaqaa, next month.
eNRsv. Mr.. SpurgsoD, the great London