The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1859-03-24

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| the opinion that the special term, under all
the circumstances, need not have been called.
DEFENDANT.
/ For the Gate City.
MEssRs. EDITORS Several articles have
lately appeared in the keokuk Post filled
with the lowest and meanest personal abuse
of myself and others, who, sometime since.
drew up and signed statement to our clients
OF the facts which for sometime have pre-
vented our obtaining judgment upon claims
confded to us for collection. am reluctantly
compelled to say a word in self-defence, lest
my silence may be construed into an admis-
sion.
The community will readily appreciate the
propriety OF this anonymous scribbler ma
king the Post the medium through which be
comes to the defense of tour city and its
business men," And the fact that his arti-
cles could find place in no other paper in
the city, lie quite significant. 1t is ft that the
disappointed founder OF s'Jesusville" and
the crazy author of the "Doomed City" ar
ticle should be made the confdant and COL
league Of this slanderer of his neighbors.--
The one is about as deeply interested in the
welfare of this city ms the other. Both feel
ing guilty Of helping to'bring on our inan-
cal troubles, are anxious to throw some Of
the blaine upon othors.
The statement was prepared and printed
as o matter OF convenience to save the trouble
of writing number Of letters containing the
same facts, and to satisfy, as far as possible,
our clients that we had done our duty, and
that circumstances, beyond our control, had
prevented the accomplishment of anything in
the way of collecting these claims. Some Of
us (who are so unfortunate as to be young
men) felt that it would be more satisfactory
to those who had entrusted US with business
to have statement, signed by others as we'll
as ourselves. The statement contains moth
ing but the simple facts, without comment.
There was no intention to cast reflection eth
er upon the Legislature or Judge Springer
We did not see proper to attack or defend in
our statement the one or the other. For N.Y.
self, have constantly favored relief. Ivo-
ted for the relief measures which were adopt
ed by the late Legislature, and made no OBJ
lection to Judge Springer's adjourning Court
until the third Monday in June, but did no,
know or dream by all this / was estopped
from telling my clients the reason why their
just claims have not been collected. II wa
left for this newly fedged advocate who fig
ures in the Post to reveal this.
1t was not intended nor expected that the
statement would find its way into the public
prints. 1t was intended to be used only as
private letter, and was only used as such so
far as know. But since it has been pub
lished, let this "Defendanto show If he can
that there are any material misstatements in
it. In rendering. our accounts to our clients,
we were bound to tell the truth or false
hood. We chose to tell the truth, and OF
that am willing at all times to take the re-
sponsibility.
The writer Of the articles in the Post calls
attention to the docket to show that we have
not been "confded in" very extensively BY
the people. Whatever the docket may show
on that point, If ON not much mistaken,
that same docket will show that the author
of the Post articles has been very extensively
"con6ded in" by many honest people to their
loss. He says, further, that our business
men care not the defendants in Court" Our
statement did not sey that they were. Much
Of both the communications in the Post il
entirely TOO low and contemplate and motto.
riously false to merit reply. OF this char
acter is his charge that the eight attorneys
who signed the statement are dependent up.
on letters Of Recommendation from other
PERSONS" &C., and that they Stare spies on
our business men for foreign shylocks.n-
Of course man who would pen these mali
cious falsehoods would be sure to hide behind
an anonymous signature.
GEO. w. MCCRARY.
Defeat OF tho Pacific Railroad BiIl.-
How California Regards II.
Intelligence Of the defeat OF the Pacific
Railroad Bill in the United States Senate,
reached San Francisco on the Oath Of Feb
ruary, and the California papers containing
expressions of sentiment at the unwelcome