The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1859-08-20
Eads o. m oral Character.

Eads On m oral Character.
The people of Lee county will please recall
to mind the almost forgotten fact that Doc.
Eads figured as preacher up to the time Of
his nomination for Superintendent Of Public
Instruction. And having refreshed their
minds on this subject they will not be sur
prised OF the tender concern manifested by
the Pioindealer in regard to the morals of
our candidates. Last week he published
Shiny insinuation which we retorted with
sufficient distinctness to demonstrate even to
his slow apprehension the impolicy Of per-
sons living in glass houses and throwing
stones at their neighbors. And now, by way
of revenge for our unanswerable "hit," the
Pidindeaier comes out in flowing sluice of
biackguardism and abuse, amounting to
nothing at ali, against US personally, but
charges "a nominee of the Republican party
of this county" with half the crimes of the
deealogue. The closing charge of the list is
one which our statutes punish by mprison-
ment in the Penitentiary. As the penalty,
which, according to Beck's Report on School
matters, was incurred by Eads has been
barred BY the statute of limitations, we sug-
gest that be prosecute that "nominee' and
send him to the Penitensiary instead, and
thereby partly make up for the loss the Pen
itentisry Contractors have suffered in being
defrauded Of bis own services.
The charge preferred by the Plaindealer
is clear enough as to the crime, but is entire
IL uncertain as to the person, the time, the
place and the manner, and, as it stands at
present, viii be as likely to be applied to one
candidate as another on our ticket. Here it
is:
.sAnd, still further, we charge that this
same nominee has been guilty Of forgery,
and is known ne such in this community, and
vet, with all this, which must be known to
Mr.. Howell, be yields to this infamous char
acter bis hearty support"
Now we trust that the immaculate Eads
will name bis man, in order that the reputa-
ton of our entire ticket may not be ruined
by such an indefinite and general impeach-
ment from q man Of his high character in
the county and the State. And by all means,
when he has specified the guilty nominee, let
him also be careful to 6x the time so recently
that il will not, like that in his own case, be
"barred by the statute"
NICE, VKRY.--That venerable old Wing
organ, the "National Intelligencer," reads
the public very becoming letter upon the
"impropristy" of exposing private CORES
pondence to the public eye, but has not a
word of condemnation for the rascally pro-
grammo of Wise, the heightened Virginian
whose infamous letter called forth the strict
ures. The editors Of the sIntellgencer'' are
very nice old gentlemen and understand the
"proprieties" perfectly. 1t is only pity
that they conhne their editorialsto these nice
points Of social manners and do not enter an
occasional protest against the rampant vii
lainy Of those old politicians instead of treat
ing them SO gingerly and with such distin-
guished consideration.
rTLet every democrat in Lee county and
the entire State, work on bravely from this
time forward until the ides OF October, and
We assure them most glorious victory
awaits US, and the party who has been rob-
bing the treasury for the last four wears,
will be permitted to take trip up Salt River.
- Eads, in last Plaindealer.
How long has it been since YOU robbed the
Treasury of that $4,000? That is the las,
robbery of the Treasury" that we remem.
ber in this State, and the times are too hard
to restore the same party, which plundered
the School Fund, to power again, this fall.
cT"Charge home upon the Republican.
their extravaganza and corruption since the
have come into power, and their negro equal
izing policy. Hold their acts up to public
view, and we feel confident that the peopl,
will vote for tho Democratic nominees
lPlalndealer.
Oh, yes; and to make sure thing OF it
.hold M TO the pnhl;c vie~,o II contrast.
the honest and eccaomical administration d
the School Fund by DR.. Eads, and tia
"equalizlng" social polity Of which be CAV
such notorious illustrations.
THK NAuvoo SALr.--The sale OF the prop
erty belonging to the lcsrian community a
Nauvoo, which occurred on Monday last, re
suited much better than they anticipated. =
The debts Of the community amounted 1
$4,000, and an assignment had been mad
to secure the debts. On Monday morning
was supposed that all their property woul
be used up, and thata balance would renal
against them. But before sunse. their sale
were Sufficient to pay the debts, aud ii wa
supposed they had $40, 200 worth Of propert
left.
The Temple lot and what remains OF tn
Temple sold for $l350.00, the school hous
for $2G25.0O, the distillery for $G55o0o.