The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1859-09-22

ing. [See Journal, p. Isl Mr.. Dew.
ey, of Lee, Democrat, moved TO recon
slider the vote, which motion prevailed.
The yeas and nays being called on tho
question Of adopting the resolution, the
resolution to adjourn was adopted, T. e.
Turner still voting against the adjourn
ment, and Ben M. Samuels lodging.
The fact was. Mr.. S. had already left his
post and started for Dubuque.
On the I'd of JAM, 1855, at the hour
for converting the General Assembly, T.
E. Turner appeared in his seat, but Mr..
Samuelsndid not appear till the dsy fol.
lowing, thus taking ten days out OF a
session of fifty. The last day ofthe scs.
sion the journal gives Mr.: s. no credit as
being present, and as a matter of fact he
had again deserted. his post and gone
home. II would appear, then. that Of
the fifty days of that session, Mrs.. lost
at least eleven. Now will he be kind and
obliging enough to the public as to let it
be known whether he took his per diem
for these eleven days--twcnty-two dol
lars ]! Perhaps Mr.. S. would like to be
able to inform the people of Delaware
and Buchanan Counties how their Rep
resentative spent his time during this tea
days adjournment, Well, then, being
Chairman of one Of the most important
committees of the House, he took the
papers of that committee and devoted
his whole time TO the preparation of re-
ports, resolutions, DC, SO that on the re-
assembling of the Legislature he was
ready to present for the consideration Of
the committee good job of work. The
committee approved OF what he had done,
aud it is fact that even Mr.. S. will be
slow to question, that whatever measure
that committee recommended through
their chairman, was adopted, and what
ever measure failed TO secure such rec.
ommend. was rejected, without one soli-
tary exception. Aa9ia39dIs aHFF'
One thing more the public are inter
ested in learning from Mr.. S. During
either of the sessions of the Fifth Gen.
eral Assembly, did he practice in tho
Supreme Court? If yea. how much,
and at what compensation Did he re-
ceive his "per diem" as a member of
the Legislature for the time he thus prac.
liced in said court? If yea, how much ?
DO let us have an understanding about
these matters. Mr.. Samuels must not
shuttle of these matters as small ones.
The man who can from his seat as Rep
resentatiye publicly apologize for not be-
ing ready to meet the business of the
House, and rendering rs an excuse his
" responsibilities in the Supreme Court"
ought to be HttleAmodest In This criti-
cisms on non professional members who
happen to use the pen that the State ia
accustomed to furnish them. AT least
he ought not to forget his own use of the
"spiltoon y o that priceless jewel, con-
sistency! Is the State of Iowa indebted
to Mr.. s. :? Is not that sixty or seventy
dollars about used up? What the State
got over the DEVILS back has she not lost
under his belly? o temporcl O mores!
| believe that since Mr.. S. "stalled"
his temperance hobby inf1855, he has not
ventured to stride but two others, viz
His own political honesty, and his /" col
ored pusson." The way lie has ridden
these would do credit TO, John Gilpin
himself. Perhaps he regards the former
of the two as altogetherthe best nag
" De gustibus non disputanaum )" butifI
ever conclude to venture on a bet, I will
venture two to one that the latter will car
ry him the furthest and safest, and will
make decidedly the best time. MRS.
will find in the end that in this Christian
60 country kicking negroes pays better
than egotism.
Here must close. Tn looking over
these paragraphs, lam annoyed by tho
repeated illusions to myself but it is ne.
cessitated. l act in self-defence, and Mr..
Samuels may understand that though I
never " throw down the gauntlet," al
ways stand ready " to take it up" when
thrown by my peers. land to break a
spear or shiyer lance with promptness
if not with effect T. E. TURNER
Grand Row in the New York Demo.
cratic State Conventions.
SYRACUSE, Sept. IA.
The Democrstic State Convention met
here to-day. There were two conven-
tons, soft and hard, organized il. one
Hall. Thomas G. Alvord, sex-Speaker
of the Assembly, acted as Chairman of
the Wood Convention, and John Striker
Of the Regency. A scene Of great ex-
element prevailed. and some terrible rows
and fighting occurred among the shout.
der-hitlers. Marshal Rynders was as
saulted bya hard boy. n The soft conyen-
ton finally adjourned, leaving the hard's
in possession of the Hall. d Fernando
Wood then made a bitter speech, attack.
ing the softs as disorganizers in leaving
the convention. Mr.. Stryker, the hard
Chairman. was knocked off the platform.
The hard's finally adjourned, when Mr..
Stryker again took the Chair and organ
lied the convention. 8 baA sasI
AN OH MANS ADvIcE.-The Rev.
Daniel Waldo. late Chaplain to Congress.
says: l.s7.'1 si4 8 s.isa .'s'sSi s.sl.t5a
!" am an old man. have seen near,
~ century. Do YOU want to know how
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