The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1859-07-28
His FAIsehsoas Mailed by Mason.

the Council Bluffs Bugle, published July 10th,
before he had received our paper With the
particulars of his default, or Judge Mason's
correction of the mistakes thereof. Babbitt
is replying to "a base insinuation' Of the Nom
pariel, and says amongst other things:
Here our downtown Black Republican
honest contemporary insinuates, for he dare
not charge openly, that we have ever had
single dollar of Government money in our
hands that was not properly accounted for
and paid over according to law: that We have
wrongfully taken from the United States
Government sslarge sums'' of money. By
making this false and slanderous insinuation
against us, the editor hopes to draw the at
tention Of the people from the fact of the in
crease of State indebtedness under Black Re-
publican rule. He virtually pleads guilty to
the charge, but attempts to ring in set fl
by insinuating that We 6lched large sums from
the United States.
We will say for the information Of the ed
itor OF the Nonpariel, that We have not flched
any sum whatever from the United States
Government, and We dare any responsible
man to make the charge in direct and unmis-
taxable terms against us.
In conclusion we will say to the editor OF
the Nonparisl, If he has any charges to make
against us, make them in manly way. Let
them be direct and to the point-don't put
forth sneaking insinuations. Be manly, say
what you have to say about US boldly and
pointedly; don't insinuate and leave your
meaning to be interpreted by others. When
you take that course, We shall regard you as
a bold man, even IL We cannot endorse the
honesty Of your motives.
In CONCLUSION VIZ WILL SAY, THAT BIT RE-
CENT DECISION OF THE q. s. DIsrRIcT CouRr,
1T WILL NOT ONLY APPEAR THAT WE ARE NOT A
TILcHKR FROM THE UNITED STATES GovERN-
AgNT, BUT THAT THE GOVERNMENT Is SEVERAL
THOUSAND DOLLARS IN OUR DEBT. Do you mind
that neighbour
There it is, in "black and white" from
Rabbit himself. He did not flch from the
Gov ernment he is not defaulter; he does
not owe the Government cent but, on the
contrary, he has, by recent decision Of the
District Court, obtained a Judgment against
the Government for several thousand dollars.
Such is the bold game Of reckless defaulter
to cover his defalcation and humbug the peo-
pie. And he doubtless expected to brazen it
out thus until after the election. He may,
indeed, taking his own standard of baseness
as the criterion for others, have hoped that
the Judge Of the District Court OF the United
States vould enter up just such Judgment
as he claims "by a recent decision" But
while he was playing this bold game on the
western border of the State, Judge Mason,
all unconscious of evil, confessed Babbitt's
delinquency to the amount Of NINE THOUSAND
DOLLARS, and thus gave the lie direct to Bah
bits defence, and proved perfect marplot
Of the whole rascally scheme of fraud and
humbuggery. There has been no "recent de-
cison'' in the case as claimed by Babbitt,
and when the decision shall be made, Mason
is satisfied that it will be against Babbitt.
Judge Mason sets forth with great partic-
ularity in his communication, that Babbitt
and some other land off GERS claimed the
right-though none but Babbitt exercised it,
| to pocket fees over and above their salary Of
$4,000 per annum. After dilating upon this
matter very largely, Judge Mason closes bis
communication rs follows:
Until within the last few weeks was nv i.
| self rather Of the opinion that their the land
oficersl claim was valid and would be sus-
tanned.
The case was first argued last October, and
the matter held under advisement until the
next term. At that term Judge Love desired
further argument, and it was then that my
attention was called to an item in ono of the
general appropriation bills, which THINK
WILL SETTLE THE QUESTION ADVERSELY TO THE
LAND OFFICERS.
AS matter Of no great Importance except
for the purpose Of correcting an error of the
Gate City, will further state that the whole
amount claimed from Col. B. by the Govern.
ment is not far from $9,000-the exact
amount is not remembered.
Thus is this brazen falsehood in regard to
arecent decision Of the court in Babbtt's fa.
vor met by Mason in the Keokuk Journal Of
the 22d July, only two days after it was pub.
lshed in the Council Bluffs Bugle, and befor.
that paper containing it reached here. And
thus is this fraud cf . bold defaulter upon
the judiciary and the public "squeched OUT
BY the political blunder Of Judge Mason
This blunder Of the Judges will bring dowr
as many Locofoco curses on his head, v,
dcnh. not, q. did the one IN which he "inad
vertently" handed the stolen poll-books I,
! Dan. Miller, and thereby led to the exposur,
OF the poll-book thieves and Of the infamou
plot by which the leaders OF the Democrac,
, swlndled the people out Of their sovereig,
decision at the ballot-box.
n
The Wrong Man.
, Some Of our contemporaries have commit
ted the very natural mistake Of confoundin,
L. W. Babbitt, the Democratic candidate 70
: Lieutenant Governor and present editor o
the Council Bluffs Bugle, with the Mormo,
A. w. Rabbit who was the predecessor Of [
. w. B. in the editorship Of that Dem oorat;