The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1859-03-18

except in the case OF customers with whom we hav,
mutual accounts. With such, settlements will b.
made quarterly.
Political Capital out Of General
Calamity.
The Journal Of Wednesday evening has q
leading editorial under the head OF ssGrea
Run" in which most bitterly villainous at
tack is made upon Judge Springer, on ac
count OF the adjournment OF Court till ,
special term in Juno. 1t IL perfectly natura
that the deputy sheriffs, beadles, harpies and
scriveners who oongregate around the Jour.
nal office should feel chagrined under the
delay OF their opportunity to fatten upon
the ruin Of their fellow citizens. But tina,
they should indulge in such harsh abuse Of
these abankrupt" fellow citizens seems to be
totally uncalled for. That they should, by
malicious, false and libellous charges, seek
to injure the reputation Of Judge Springer,
is only in accordance with their debssed in
stincts, yet it merits the everest Reproduction
Of community who know Judge Springer
to be an honest man and an upright Judge.
The effort to make political capital out of
the matter will receive universal condemns
ton from all parties. 1t is the first attempt
to make political capital out OF the general
financial distress that we have observed from
any quarter during the eighteen months of
our troubles, and We trust it may prove to be
the last.
The Journal charges that the adjournment
OF Court WAS party matter, or to give the
charge in its own language
This movement is undoubtedly species OF
favoritism which has beon practiced ever
since the Republicans have had control OF the
State, and which will be practiced and car
ried out to the letter, 90 long az the people
permit them to administer the government.
Does the Journal mean that the defend
ants and debtors are all Republicans, and
that the plaintiffs and creditors are ali Dem
ocratsp If not, then there could not posi-.
bly, have been room for party fayoritism in
the transaction at all. Evidently the charge
IS dirty, malicious, libellous falsshood. as
shallow a. it is conremptible.
But again; the Journal charges that the
object in postponing Court was to stave the
cases past the appeal term Of the Supreme
Court, or, in it's own language again
This postponement was made for the mr.
pose OF lodging the June term of the Sn.
preme Court, and which dodge. although in.
tended TO delude the people and keen from
them the secret object the wire.workers had
IN view, iss palpable and most fragrant VIC.
iation OF law and justice.
Now all cases that 60 up to the Supreme
Court from our District Court must Of ne.
costly 60 to the term Of tho Supreme Cour
to be held at Des Moines in October. ana
cannot by any possibility 70 to the Jun,
term Of the Court at Davenport.
mus 1t appears that the Journal has fal
sined the facts, the motives, the law, an,
the effect OF the postponeme emit, in everv nos
sioie aspect in which the matter can h
viewed. And then, to crown all. the Jourro
makes this low appeal to the intelligence Q
its readers:
we say to the laboring men Of the Stats
VINO are out OF employment, that the cans
OF TINS, 10 Republican ruling, and, if YOU de
sire peter times, go to work and turn on
q once every Republican official in the State
In regard to the postponement Of the Cour
.ii June, we have simply to say, that =
snow y was done by Judge Springer unde
'ne influence of no improper m otiv es-that !
was done in strict accordance with the d;s
cretion vested in him By Law, and that. in on
upinlon' that discretion was wisely exc. oised
"soo not choose to 90 into the matter a
large Just now, and We may not deem it pec
essary in the future, but if we should We ex
pecs FULLY to satisfy every man, who il no
blinded BY his personal interests. that tb,
course pursued was in every respect riph
and proper.
TOT Inc present, We have simply to saw
that Judge Springer was suffering in health
from three weeks constant confinement in
room which Grand Jury reported az un
healthy and unfit to hold Court in; that b
oouiu nave disposed only OF q small portion
- VIC business on the docket during the brie
ume remaining of the present term, and thu
tue adjournment till June will work no ssri
90 :saJ q injury 10 parties piain.i1 j
oour1, and will probably be Of immense Der
eh' 20 large portion Of the suffering defend
ants.
U1Ih foreign news by the Washingto,
win Liverpool dates Of the End instant, co,
tains nothing OF special interest or impor
ance. The prospects Of war continue lowe
ing, and stocks and funds rise or declir
slightly with every new report. The graf
and nraviainn m askaA -A~.- 81