Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1859-09-07

many, who are now silent, will point
to LIE Claire and proudly say, l am
one Of her citizens. MORE ANON.
DAVENPORT, Sept. 9Th.
MEssRs EDIroRs-The Gazete very wise
ly (?) attempts to fss,en its story of that
circular upon the Democratic party, but
had it not better look to the "beam in its
own eye before it sees the mote in ito borth-
er's"
The following secret circular forwarded
by James Thorington to the several County
Judges shows to what designs this said
Republican party will resort to pilfer the
people of the State. The honor of this ex-
position is due to General Dodge, In his va
rious speeches. He having exposed the
corruption of the Legislature in appropriate
ing 81. 600 from the State Treasury, to re-
ward q corrupt partisan, and salve the head
Of q departed aspirant, for the U. 5. Senate.
under pretext of an agency to attend to the
swamp lands interest of the State At Wash
ington This same aspirant for the Sher
iffality, James Thorington. of Know Nothing
circular notoriety, was the person rewarded
by this $4,000 sinecure from the State
Treasury, to be augmented by whatever
sums he could corruptly export from the
people of the several Counties: under the
cover Of this Legislative appointment. How
much money he realized from it we are I'M
able to state; but with favorable respoIce
from only one half the Counties in the State
he must have filched at least $4,000 from
the peoples pockets. Let US look at this
secret circular, and then see how much lon
ger the Gazette and its fsvorite candidate
will howl over Democratic circulars.
Des Moline, Jan. %, 1858.
Hon. SAMUEL w. McArEE, County Judge
Of Davis County Dear Sir Having been
commissioned to perform the duties assign
ed an agent under law passed tine 9th
inst, bv the General Assembly OF Iowa, a
copy Of which law / herewith enclose to
you, take this occasion to solicit the agen-
cy Of gour County as contemplated in the
pocer Of attorney here,Dith enclosed
| If deemed advisable to appoint me, please
ercecute the poUer of attorney aud forward
the s0me to me, at Davenport, IN this Stat,
at your earliest convenience. My charges
,ciH be reasonable, and Hope satisfactory.
Let ne hear from you upon this subject
Very. respectfully your obi ser'vt,
True copy. JAMES TnoRISGroS.
| Does any man doubt that this money ex.
tracted from the State Treasury. with the
further sums to be extorted from the people
of the Counties direct, was for the sole and
exclusive purpose. of rewarding a corrupt
partisans
What do we send Representatives and
Senators to W ashington for, if not to att end
to all such interests of the State and people
The appointment of Thorington was as ne
cessary, and has proved as beneficial as the
fifth wheel to wagon. What are the re.
suits which the people and the Counties
interested, are about to realizei We can
see them in a recent decision of tn interior
department, just published, by which very
considerable portion of these lands, and by
far the most valuable, will revert to the
Railroad. That portion Of the decision ref
red to is as follows:
If the title under the grants for con.
structing railroads to any Of the tracts UNI
der discussion had vested prior to Sd March,
1857, such tracts were appropriated. and
they should not be carried upon the swamp
lists unless they were IN fact swamp lands
on the 2Sth September, 1850. The ques-
ton Of the description OF such tracts
whether swamp and overlooked or other.
wise, at the date of the swamp grapt-you
may examine and determine upon the re-
cord, papers and affidavits now on file, and
If you find that they were of the descrip-
ton of lands granted by the act of 2Sih
September, 1850. you will so report; but if
the record and evidence before yon will not
warrant that decision, the selection 80
swamp may at once be rejected, and the
lands may be carried upon the lists of lands
enuring under the grants for constructing
railroads. and the title of the State under
those grants fully recognized"
Without raising . question as to the cor.
rectness of this decision, or pretending to
say how far our State authorities are re
sponsible for permitting the case to 60 thus
against the people and the counties by
default, or otherwise, we cite it % an in
stance. in connection with the Thorington
circular swindle, to show something of the
results We are actually realizing under
Black Republican misrule, and among all,
how little real benefit to the people from
the ostentatious pretensions under which |
that party are robbing. pilfering and SWIM |
ding the treasury Of this State.
Let these facts be remembered when the |
people Of this county peruse Democratic |
secret circulars. purporting to emanats from
the Secretary Of the Democratic Club Of
this city, and remember it q the ballot bs Z |
next October when they cone to pass their |
verdict upon the author and plotter against |
the State Treasury, James Thorington, who. |
true to bis obligations. has been one Of that |
band Of public plundersrs Who have deplst- |
cd the treasury and involved the state in |
an enormous debt Yours. &c.,
A TAX PAYER
-o1
~ The London Nsrs Of the goth nit |
eontains the following advertisement:
The GnEAr EAsrssx roa AnzalcA-Ths |
Great Eastern 10 appointed to leave Holy |
head for Portland. United States, on Or |
about the 18th 6sptsmbsr. First class pas |
sengsrs only will be taken. Passage neasy |
(ineludisg stewards Tee and provieions, but |
without vinss q liqaess, witch eaa b obs |
tainsd o bosrdl xfo . 4ak elsts sAhias
extra. Return uskses essetsd q libsssl |
tsrea For passage asd cher ia1asnaajea !
apply to he Crest eAip Company (llaited), |
II King William seaseA Isodea, j q