The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1859-02-08

Coon orr OF EviL.-All patriots ana CHRIS
tians may rejoice that bankrupt treasury Il
likely to prevent the accomplishment Of man.
schemes which the Dem ocrscy in Congress,
have recently set on foot tending to the over
throw Of the liberties o. tho people and tn,
dsstruotinn. Of our country. A bnnkrup
treasury stands in the way of an increase o.
the Army and Navy for purposes Of tyrann,
aud conquest--in the way of the establish
ment Of a Mexican protectorate and the annex
alton Of Cuba by Purchase or conquest, no
to mention numerous other schemes Of cor
ruption and folly.
0TThe North Missouri Railroad was com
pleted to the junction with the Hannibal ant
st. Joseph road, q distance Of 1854 miles
on the Goth Of January. The expense of its
construction has been about six millions and
half Of dollars. II has failed thus far te
pay running expenses, but the prospect i
favorable that il will do so as soon as the
gap OF Ii miles in the Hannibal and st. 10
road is closed.
Judge Wilson, Of the Dubuque Dis.
trict, we understand, has decided that the
curative act, passed by the Board OF Educa-
ton, Is unconstitutional. If this decision
should be affirmed by the Supreme Court i,
NAV lead to considerable confusion and en-
barrassment in regard to school matters.
trTA mass meeting Of the students Of the
Indiana College passed resolutions urging
DIR. Daley to withdraw his resignation OF
the Presidency Of thst institution, and re-
questing the Trustees to continue him in the
position.
We publish the following at the request Of
the parties interested, and not from any desire
on our part.
MEssRs EDlroRs:-We noticed in reading
the report of the Committee appointed TO in
vestigate the accoun, aud procee dings Of J. c.
Hughes, as Dean Of the Medical College, that
they have after careful and minute exami-
nation, found that all the monies received for
tho purpose of building have been wisely and
juliciously expended, and the said Hughes is
placed before the public with character un-
spotted and irreprcachable. Instead OF finding
anything in his transactions to condemn, he is
found to be public bcnefactor to the am ount
of Ssa5, having given HE individual paper for
the debts of the College to that amount 1t is
matter of curiosity to The undersigned to
| know what constitutes .swse and judicious
4 expenditure If the taking of the $4,000
| on the strength Of that, contracting debts to
/ The amount of $40, 900 for building materials,
promising to pay the bills on the delivery Of
the goods, thus inducing persons TO sell without
profit, and then refusing to pay except by Civ
i ing his individual paper on from six to four
teen months, be a wise and judicious expen
diture, then certainly he is entitled TO the cred
ii Of being faithful officer. By such means
has the building materials been obtained; ant
the debts now outstanding against the College
we're contracted with the express agreemen
that they would be paid on the delivery of tn,
goods, or when presented. Besides the amouu
of Indebtedness. as stated in the report is onl,
s., $50, which is much below the real amount
there being bills to the amount of several hun
dred dollars, not mentioned in the report. WI
do not suppose the committee intended Il
while-wash the character OF the said Dean
nor do we charge them with doing SO; but VI
think the report must have been made without
having a correct statement Of the Indebtedness
and without knowledge of tho many misrep
reservations made in purchasing the goods
That the debts have been contracted by tn
means OF falsehood and fraud we are ready t
prove; but We are informed that this was with
out the jurisdiction of the Committee, the,
having no instrnctionsto so behind the vouch
ers to investigate the moral rectitude Of tn
transactions We were hoping the repor, 0
the Committee would contain full statemen
of his proceedings, bn. as ii did not we are no
willing to let il pass unnoticed.
WILLlAM BrRKtrI,
CApY, JosIs & PEcE,
pLugMgR & Go.
Cox & SHELLEY,
GussER, WfegERsHAM Il WrkoFl
j. b. SeRoGos.