Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1859-04-19

Of the Mem. who cslIs himself Citizen but
whose real name could give If ] chose.
wioces under the lash you lay upon Mime
sofa wildcats, and charges that Dir. Corbih 8
and not yours. is the hand that holds the
scourgs. To me aud to the public at large
! it 10 n matter Of little moment who IL -
that fights sgainst a deprecated and worth
less currency, 40 long AZ his blows are heavy
and his spirit nnfilnchinp; what the peo
Pile want is some one to speak out IN their
behalf against the imposition and robbery
slwsys practiceJ upon them by the mana
gers Of wildcat banks. II Mr.. Corbin Is
snch an one. the people will be greatfai ior
bis s-ryiees :f Mr.. Powers. and Mr.. Camp
bell will lend their aid. they will receive
the Apr obation which follows faithful
| performance of duty to the public you,
| Who have already fought the good night,
know by experience the rewards that jour
nal will receive, which bsttles for . sound
circulating medium as the only basis Of
q
Co. bin. or Mr. Powers. or Mr. Campbell.
like or dislike irredeemable bank bills, has
tion You discussed, in your Sundays paper.
You declared that in your judgment, Mime
sofa bank notes were unsafe and dangerous
trash. and Citizen" instead Of meeting your
statement by facts and argument, "pitches
upon Macklot d Corbin, and pleads 10 an
answer to your article, that Macklot 4 Cor
bin wish to wage war upon Cook 4 Sargent
and the State Bank Now admitting that
Macklot Il Corhn are fierce for exterminat.
the question. l. it prudent for our business
men to touch Minnesota wildcat. after their
melancholy experience with the Bank of
Florence have noticed time and again.
that there is nothing these wildcat bankers
shrink from with 40 much dread as fair
discussion Of the value of their "currency'
and therefore, whenever any one inquiries
as to the worth of the stuff they palm off as
money, ny steps Cook d Sargent. and shout
"Corbin' "Corbin", as though the men
ton Of that name precluded all further in
vestigation into the soundness of their
mushroom banks. II may seem to them
the quintessence of shrewdnees to raise
false issue, and discuss the merits Of Mack
lot Il Corbin, and not the demerits Of n
worthless currency, but it will not mslead
the public They will not be diverted from
the real point in issue, for their dearest in
terests are involved iii its decision. The
question is, not whether Macklot d Corhin
admire Cook 4 oargent-but whether these
Minnesota bank notes will furnish us a
safe and sound circulating medium or en-
tail on us similar evils to those inflicted on
us by the broken bank Of Florence.
l may remark that the Ns,cs and its pro
prietors. Cook h Sargent, seem to he efilict-
ed with what might be called CorJinphoJia.
1t is rare that any correspondents (?) Of the
Neacs writes five lines without Juggling in
Mr.. Corbin's name. Indeed, Corbin is a
kind Of bug a boo. with whom Cook Il Sar.
gent seem to be very much frightened
themselves, and seek to frighten others.
They are a. much haunted by the name
Of Corbin, as was Timothy ToodIes with
that of Thompson.
When Johns first became editor Of the
Ne,cs, he dsgusted me and the whole town,
with his fuisome adulation to Mr.. Corbin,
and those continual filings in which he per
mits his correspondents to indulge. are in
striking contrast with his former flatulent
and sycophantic puffery. IA for me didn't
like his blarney to Mr.. Corbin then. and |
don't like his course towards him now.
IL the News or its proprietors, Cook h
Sargent have anything to say about the
safety Of Minnesota banks, or If they can
account for the fact. that where they are
best known. there, their bills are at the
greatest discount. suggest TO them that all
their talk about rival banks" and Mack
lot 4 Corbin" is understood by the public,
and can humbug nobody. As one Of the
people. care nothing about banks or bank
era, but am down on an irresponsible,
irredeemable wildcat, let it come from what
source it may
A. r. h co.