The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1858-11-18

can canvass, we asserted, in common
with the Republican Press of this dis.
trict. that should VIM. T.. LEFrISGw Ell
be elected TO Congress, it would be an
Endorsement, to all intents and purposes,
Of the administration Of James Buchanan
A that whether be endorsed the Presi-
dents Lecompton policy or not, was Of
no moment, as that was an obsolete issue,
but that in all cases hereafter, cvon 10
that outrageous discrimination against
the admission of Free States, contained
in the English Bill, Mr.. LErrrSewELr
would be found with the administration
This assertion Of the Republican, press
was Indignantly colnbat,cd by the Dem
ocratic journals, and denounced as a
Republican lie. The editor Of the Err
press d: Herald, LrtFISGwELL's sclf-con-
stltuted putfer, professed to give an off
cial denial to what il termed a great Sian
der upon the . Yos,lg Giant of Iowa, .
and called upon the members Of the par
ty to brand the assertion as a lie, when
ever or wherever uttered. Since cleo.
ton, however, the truth has transpired,
and twill be seen from the following
extract Of a letter from Postmaster
HEATH. Of Dubuque, TO the editor Of The
Davenport Democrat. dated Dubuque,
November 2d, that the Republican pro-
phecies would most undoubtedly have
been verified, had Mr.. LEFFISGwELL been
elected and the people Of this district
would have found, as the people Of the
whole North will always find. that we'll
grounded anti slavery principle in their
candida es1 is the only reliable guarantee
against a betrayal of their interests to
the South. and that men who war. only
against single ACT in the Slavery drama.
and against that only when il is especial
ly unpopular, are not the men for the
time and place, but are Of the precise
material out of which doughfaces"
have been and always will be made.
Writing in reply to DoaR's denial of
the charge that Mr.. LRfFIxawELL had
assured the Lecomptonites of Dubuque
that he should, if elected, give Mr.. b.
onASAs's administration his support,
Mr.. HEATH says:
In the FIRST place, Judge Lelfingwell
did, not only to me personally, on the
evening previous to a certain conference
had between him and several National
! Democrats, in my private room in the
Post Office, in this city, declare that he
cds tie friend Of President buchanan,
and would support his Administration
RS far as it was governed by the Cincin-
natl Platform, ii elected. but also that he
would 80 with the caucuses of the Dem
ocratic members of Congress, and abide
by tho decisions of the majority, mot
only so far as party nominations uere con
cerned, 6ut also so far as party questions
were concerned. This l affirm, and if
the editor of the Express & Herald dare
deny il. Twill not only prove this but
more than this s3n sz'S sl \
The Board of School Presidents, which
met on Monday last. voted to make the
County superintendent salary $500 per
annum. Although we do not advocate
excessive pay to public officers, we be-
lieye this action by the Board was entire
y right. 10 do justice to the Office. as
Mr.. RosxELL has done, makes it as ardu-
Gus as any in the county, and we can see
no reason why the compensation should
not be as much. - Cigilian. al
ED- Will the Ciivii;on please inform
the citizens of this county. for they are
unable to comprehend the fact) what it
is that has made the duties of the Coun-
ty Superintendent 50 arduous, or in what
mannerthe present officer has done them
so much justice. We must confess to an
utter inability to see either the one or the
other. The superintendent enumerates
IL days, as the amount of time which he
has occupied, since his election. in visit
ing the schools Of the county. This could
not, certainly, have been very arduous
undertaking, as the visits were made in
q very pleasant portion Of the year.
Counting his time at $3.50 per day--the
pay of theother county officers we have
$3.50; horse-hire, SO per day, 2s.eO
travelling expenses, 81 so per day, $685.
90. and we have sum total Of $1,000;
add S2i.Oo for time employed in exam
ming teachers. and We have the sum Of
500. as an excellent remuneration for
all The services performed by the County
Superintendent for the six months that he
has been in Office II this amount ofiime
devoted to the Office is doing it justice.
Mr.. RoszELL has got to g do large
amount Of extra " Justice" the next six
months. in order to earn the salary which
the Board has voted him.