The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1859-02-21

his 10 G0O0 news. IL 10 NOS Q0nn0g0ly set /
led at what point the bridge will be built,
but the probability Is that it will touch the
Dubuque side Of the river at the foot Of Sew.
snth street,"
Matter OF Obligation.
Buchanan says be is under great obliga-
lions to the Republicans who voted to admit
Oregon. Well he may say so, for without
their votes his own party GOULD not have
passed tho bill. But tho Republicans are
under obligations to him for nothing, mot
even the ordinary courtesy of White House
the country either, except
for shutting administration, protraoted tur-
moil, and IN enormous debt.
Democratic Exhibitions OF Econe.
my.
The Iowa Democracy seem to be particu-
larly unfortunate just now. They seem to
think that their only salvation depends on
charging extravaganza on the Republican
party Of Iowa, and it certainly must be pro-
voking to have all the force OF their protested
honesty and love Of honesty upset and kicked
to the dogs by county officers who have been
put in Office by themselves. Last week We
mentioned the defalcation of the Democratic
Treasurer of Dubuque County to the tune Of
$l08, 900, and now We clip tho following
item from an exchange:
ssOne hundred and seventeen citizens Of
Pottawattamie county have addressed q spe-
tition' to 7. OAicer, II. @. Mutt, and j. p.
Cassidy, requesting them to investigate the
financial and other affairs of that county
Gross frauds and Encouragement are al
legged"
So it goes wherever the Democracy get
their party clutches on . state or county. Ii
has not been long since the Democratic
Treasurer Of Marion county took his flight
to parts unknown, with the peoples money
in his pockets, to say nothing about the de-
velopments Of Democratic rascality in every
department Of the school fund. Verify, the
people are badly sold when they rely on the
professions Of honesty and economy OF the
Democratic party.
The people Of Illinois are just commend
ing to see the beginning of the end of the
faithlessness of the party which has con-
trolled that State since its organization up
to the election OF Governor Bissel. A fraud
amounting to over $500, 600 has just been
discovered in the State Bonds, and Ex- Gov
all circumstances, is said to be the father of
the fraud.
The investigations yet going on in the
Ohio swindle, show that some 100000 OF
the peoples money found its way into the
pockets Of the faithful Democracy. Turn
where you will, evidence Of Democratic corr
ruption stares You in the face and yet Dem
ocrats talk abont honesty and economy in
the administration Of public affairs !--(Fair
6eld Ledger.
q Senator johnson, Of Tennessee, 10 q
cruel person, with vein Of humor. layipp
far below the surface, but rich when worked.
In the Senate, q few days ago, at the close Of
Senator Bigler's twaddling speech for home
consumption, Mr.. johnson offered resolutions
| as follows, saying that he based his propo.
sition upon MIR. Buchanan's Wheatland letter
of 1882:
Resolved, That the President OF the United
States be, and hc 10 hereby, requested tc
cause the heads Of the various Executive De.
partments to submit estimates Of expendi,
ture for the government to the Thirty-sixt
Congress-, upon basis not exceeding $780,.
DOC, 900 per annum, exclusive Of the public
debt, and the interest thereon.
/ Resolved, That 90 much OF the PRESIDENT
second annual message % relates to the re.
duction OF the expenditures of the United
States, which 10 in the following words, to
wit: 81 invite Congress to institute rigid
scrutiny to ascertain whether the expenses OIL
all the departments cannot be still furthe,
reduced; and promise them oil the aid il
my power in pursuing the investigation" be
referred to the Committee on Finance; and
that said committee are hereby instructed
after FIRST comforting with and obtaining al
said" and information from the Presiden
and the heads Of the Departments, as ndi
Gated in the Presidents message, to report
bill reforming as far as possible all abuses
if any, in the application of tho appropria.
tons made by Congress for the support O
the various departments, and which will 70
duce the expenditure to an honest. rigid eco
nomical administration OF the government
i The Whcatland letter, it will be rcmem
bered, laments that the expenses OF govern
ment were nearly up to City millions per an
mum, and talks pathetically of tho proHigat
use Of the public money, counsels economy
&C., &C.,
4 UTThe injustice Of imprisoning witness
10 illustrated in the following case: A MAJ
committed crime in Western CITY. Hi
daughter was q witness of the fact. Sh
was arrested and held to testify. For on
year she Was under arrest, and during tha
J time, by course OF treatment, the iendish
, ness Of which il beyond conception, she BIO
! came the victim frst OF the keeper, then 0
other officers Of the jail. She went into pris
on . pure girl she left it q poisoned and dc