Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1859-07-14
FAIsEaoop ExposED.-A Few OF

FALsEHooD ExposED.-A Few OF
ApD SANDERS LIES SAnEp-It Is extremely
disagresable 70 " to parade our private
affairs before the public, or to make the
pecuniary responsibility Of our eots@Pors'
ries matter Of newspaper discussion. but
the persistent attacks upon the solvency OF
our Office by the Gazete. makes it our I'M
perativs duty to expose to this community
the real state of our finances. and those OF
Addison II. Sanders. We began the publ
ca tion of the Iowa STATE DENocRAr under
embarrassments which would have disp'r-
tied most men. but which only nerved %
to action. A little experience in, and no
little observation Of. the Newspaper world,
satisfied ne that We could succeed II We
made our journal high toned, bold, fearless
and Independent. That We have succeeded
10 making the DExocRAr what We res'reo,
is attested by the fact that it is to day more
popular. more sought after. more relied on
than asy other newspaper in the city Of
Davenport. We have been seconded in our
Efforts by the good people Of tbs county.
who have never failed to su.ts us. with
heart and hand, in our struggles with
wildcats. and other abuses. which the
Gazette has ever apologized and defended.
OF course when We began the publication OF
the DExocRAr, We expected to be opposed.
and to be compelled to fight our way to
position and Influence. though we trusted
that the opposition would be fair, manly and
above board but it is . matter not to be
concealed that since the middle Of Novem-
Der 1855, when Add Sanders sold out the
Know Nothing paper in Indiana, ,anS became
connected with the Gazette. We have been
abused in the most shame less manner the
ears of our subscribers have been poisoned
with malicious lies about our pecuniary con-
dtion, our credit has been attacked, our
personal character maligned. until our
friends have rsproached us for our reluc-
tance to treat the slanderer - he deserved
and insisted that forbearance on our part
had ceased to be virtue. It will be recol
lected that Add Sanders was just ~ guilty
as that miserable nincumpoop, his brother,
Of sneaking round among our subscribers
during the Florence war. and begging them
to discontinue our paper because We refused
to remain silent whilst Cook d Sargent. BY
means of their Florence wildcat, were .kin
ming the people of this county. Add San
ders is the same little low. lived whelp who
At the beginning Of the Florence war sta
ted in the columns of the Gazstte that our
concern was mortgaged to Macklot d Cor.
bin for large amount, when he knew at
the time be was uttering lie, and who in
yesterdays impression repeated the slander
though he knows that firm have not claim
TO the amount of . dollar upon any
thing In our establishment. What spol
ogy can ne offer for his persistent false
hoodi He cannot plead ignorance; w
shall therefore apply the lash to his ma
ked back until We have taught him te
meet US in gentlemanly discussion if h,
can. or to hold his lying tongue. II he de-
sires to compare his financial condition
with ours We are perfectly ready to mee
him. We hereby publicly declare ths
Addison H. Sanders 10 hopeless bankrupt
worth less than nothing-whose note
are being hswked about the streets Of thi
city. unsaleable at any price. Now for I
few facts. First ~ to ourselves. The on
ly encumbrsnces against our cencern tn,
record disclses. ono to Samuel r. Miller, ant
the other to the Estate Of the late James T
Hildreth. The 6rst one was upon out es
tablishment when we purchased it. of Mr.
Eagal, and is now all paid with the excep.
tion of forty two dollars. in payment o
which Col. Miller has consented to receiv'
demand against gentleman Of this city
and We are daily expecting to transfer tn
demand, when the mortgage will be dis.
charged So much for that one The othe
was given by us At the time We purchased
of the Estate of James T. Hildreth his inter
est in ito Office. nominally amounting te
about thirteen hundred dollars. 1t va,
agreed at the time Of the purchase, that al
elaine againe. the Estate Of Mr. Hildreth pal,
BY us should be Offset against our notes. Thi
arrangement Was made At the request of Mr.
Hildreths Administrator. At the last tern
of fthe District Court Commissioner was ap
pointed to ascertain the condition of affair
between the Estate Of Mr.. Hildrsth ant
ourselves. and after . thorough investiga
tlon of our accounts, the Commissioner a.
sures 10 that his report will show that y,
have paid for Mr.. Hildreths Estate nsarl,
six hundred dollars more than the ameun
Of our notes, and the mortgage. Thu
stand the two mortgages: the fret one i
paid cave az and for that balance arrnge
ment has been made, just as We have above
stated. The other is paid in full, an,
there is now due rs from the estate whicl
is the mortgage about six hundred dol
lars, and at the next term of the court, a
order will be made for the discharge of tn
mortgage. Thus II appears that It onl.
remains tor Col. Miller and M. Hi'dreth'
administrator to perform the merely for
NAL act Of discharging the record, to max
the Iowa State Demoerat tstslly free frou
al incumbrance whatever. As 70 our srsdi
generally, We can refer 10 the people .
whom We purchase stock and materially
So much for our staodipg.
Now, what is the pecuniary condition Q
Addison H. Sanders1 Though mean, dir
ty shopping sneak. 20 rotten morally tha
We wender his character in this city has no
long snce fallen to fragrents. he has bee'
reputsd to bs man Of some little means- :
| This reputation he obtained from his con