The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1859-05-02

For the Gate City.
A Public ana Personal Matter.
Msans. EDrroas: Will you do me the IA
vor to publish in your paper the following
correspondence. Il will b recollected BY :
large nunbsr Of the sitissns Of Keokuk, that
d tho great and last meeting held .. the
Athsneam previously 10 the late municipal
election, Mr.. 81. w. Sample stated that for
warded one Of his circulars to MIR. Savage, Of
Connections. This thsn and there positive.
~ denied; whereupon Mr.. Sample reiteratsd
the charge, end said that my friend, Mr..
Saoags, Of Connecticut, shosDsd to him in
Neu York one Of the circulars uritten upon
and endorsed BY me; he { Mr.. Sampls) far
her affirming that Il vss my usll-knovn
handwriting. ] am led to publish these
papers simply 10 sxonerate myself from the
grave charge Of falsehood, desiring only to
make the evidence that was right a. public
as have been the statements Of Mr.. Sample.
l will also take this opportunity to say
that Mr.. Sample il just a. much mistaken
when charging me with reporting at Burling-
ton, or any other place, the story published
in the Ho0keysi in February concerning him,
a. he wss in stating that be saw Mr.. Savage,
and that he (Mr. Savage) showed him one Of
the said circulars Endorsed by me. And
utterly deny ever reporting or repeating the
story. never saw the article that appeared
in tho Haukeys. ! condemned il when
heard Of it ~ slanderous and unjustifabls,
- l had many other articles slandsring Keo-
kuk and her citizens, which appeared in that
paper during the past winter.
Keokuk, May, 1859.
KEoKuk, April IL, 1859.
EDWARD SAvAox, Eso.-My Dear Sir:
write to enquire whether you have ever re-
csived . circular showing tho financial con-
dition Of Keokuk, signed BY II. W. Sample,
Mayer; il 90, when and from wbomi bid
you ever show to Mr.. Sample in New York,
or any othsr place, such . circulsr with !
letter written upon the Same by mo, addressed
to you, or with my endorsement upon the DIR
oulsr? you will have the kindness 70 an
swer tho above Interrogation you will con-
fer upon me special favor. May also ask,
~ wv AoSU ACSOAS0u ouo VI ADOEo VA O0lQ cir
culars, that you will forward them to me, at
your earliest convenience, after certifying
upon it or them (if more than one) that they
are the identical copies received.
will return them to you il you wish.
b. ". KILBoURNE.
MrDpLErowN, April %, 1859.
HoK. D. w. Dsav Sir: Yours
OF the llth inst. came duly to hand, and |
will cheerfully answer your enquiries re-
speeding Circular showing tho financial
condition Of Keokuk City, signed by H. w.
Sample, Mayor. received only one such
Circular about the FIRST Of January, 1885,
| cannot tell from whom it camo, a. did
not recognize the superscription. did no.
receive letter with it. | did not see Mr..
Sample while he was East. called, or wen,
to New York to see him, but he was absent.
| enclose the Circular just MS received it,
except my endorsement upon il.
| | am, sir, respectfully,
Your obt. servant,
EDWARD SAVAGE.
| Copy Of Mr.. Savage's certificate on the cir
cular which he forwarded with bis letter
above.
STATE OF CONNECTICUT:
Cromwell, Upper Middletown) Apr. %, $50.
do hereby certify that the within was re-
ceived by me January, 1859, and the only
one ever did receive.
EDWARD SAVAGE.