The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1858-08-05

the L S. Senate, the Republicans of
previous Legislature passed law, giving
the Governor power and authority 10 APP
point commissioners to examine into the
affairs of several county school fund COM
missioners. That he appointed these
men, and instructed them to secure their
own election rs members of the legisla-
ture, and thereby secure his election to
the Senate. Mr.. WILSON said that Mr..
RoDMAN, of Clayton county, received
$500 for his services in this matter, and
rs there are ninety counties in the State,
therefore the State paid $4,000 for the
election of Gov. GRIMEs-a deduction so
far fetched, and so plainly and ridicu
lousy absurd, that it was greeted by a
general burst of laughter. Mr.. WILSON
knows well that but few commissioners
were appointed by the Governor, and
those only in counties where the reports
Of the school fund commissioners showed
something wrong. Besides, he gave no
evidence that Mr.. RopMAN received any
such sum as that named by him, or that
he received it Illegally and even if he
did so receive it, it does not follow that
all the others claimed or got any such
equivalent for their services and, as to
the money being spent for anybody's
election, why--it is miserable clap-trap,
too absurd for particular notice. The
Democratic Superintendent, Mr.. FISHER,
in his report to the Legislature, acknow-
lodges not only the necessity for this ex-
animation, but also the benefits that
would flow therefrom. Not particle of
evidence was given by Mr.. WILSON, or
has been given by the Express and Her
aid, in support of this ridiculous charge,
and the whole thing is perfectly in keep
ing with the groundless cry of corrup-
ton and peculation which the Democracy
have raised against the State Treasurer.
This, too, Mr. w. must, of course,
touch upon and reiterate, notwithstand-
ing the lie has been nailed time and
again He asserted that the Legislature
instructed Mr.. MoRRIs to bring the en-
tire amount of the sale Of the $500, 900
worth of State Bonds into the State in
gold. The record shows differently
Such motion was made, but being op-
posed by NEAL, CooLBAuGH, and other
Democratic Senators, was defeated, and
he was required to bring only certain
per centage in gold, and the remainder
in good paper. Well, he brought s75, 900
in gold, and the rest in exchange, which
was worth, at that time, considerable of
premium. The day after his return,
the Investigating Committee was called
for, promptly voted by the Republicans,
and NORRIS given a few hours to make
his report. He made the exhibit, plac-
ing in their hands his drafts, which he
nau nad no TIME to convert into money,
and 10 !! there comes this report, repre-
senting such an amount Of funds gone,
and nothing but drafts to shoac for it! Mr..
WILSON knows that those drafts have long
since been paid, and that Mr.. MoRR1s
does not, to-day, Que the State one cent
The Speaker also instanced the appro-
priations for the Insane Asylum, but gave
no evidence that these appropriations
were unnecessary or unreasonable /; and
as we have one of the finest institutions
of the kind in the Union to show for them,
and as it has never, in any sense, been
fostered by party, but been voted for in
discriminatory by both Democrats and
the force of the gentleman's
objections is not apparent.
Upon the whole, we think, with the
mass OF those present, that so far as max
ing out a case against the Republican
party is concerned, this affair proved
most glorious-F1zzLE.