The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1859-08-19
Judge Clagss,vs. Clagess.

ern Missouri, and Western Illinois.
Judge Clagetsvs. ClaEest.
1t would be quite amusing If it were not
20 disgusting to witness the intense assurance
Of Clagett's pretensions to the character and
reputation Of 6rst class lawyer in his news.
paper articles. For, having by the merest
accident disgraced the Bench of this district
for brief term, till the people got chance
to turn him out, the fellow, who is really not
entitled to rank above third rate lawyer in
our county, attempts to review the decisions
OF such men as Stockton, Wright and Wood
ward. II anybody ever took time to read his
article they have observed the following
"That the late decision Of the Supreme
Court on the question of the foreclosure Of
mortgages and the right Of redemption is not
only oppressive to the unfortunate debtor,
but clearly and palpably in violation of the
letter and spirit of the law, no intelligent
lawyer will question. 1t is decision look
ing only to the benefit OF money changers
and Shylocks,- Oppressive unjust, and I'M.
sustained by single respecta able authority"
We do not intend to contest the question
made by Clagett, but when he says the doe
trine OF no redemption sis not sustained by
respectable authority" We must be permit
ted to quote an authority, which we do not
consider At oil respectable, and yet which is
precisely as good as that which makes the
assertion.
Judge Clagett himself, while Judge of the
district Court, rendered DEGREES under the
law in question, BY which DEGREES be cut of,
barred and forever forecosed the defendants
equity Of redemption. In the case OF Hiram
Barney %. Geo. w. Wyrick and o.hers,-a
foreclosure suit tried BY Judge Clsgett on
the 10th day Of October, 1s57,-he rendered
adecree for $24l.50, and ordered the sale Of
eighty acres Of land, mortgsged 80 pay the
debt, and then, after examining the evidence
and being fully satisfied in the premises, he
orders, adjudges and DEGREES 9Th at the equify
Of redemption of all the defendants in and
to the real estate described in the said mort
gage, to-wit: describing ill., be and the
same is hereby barred and forever fore
clossd.o
In the case OF Barney vs. Coleman, ct al,
rendered on the same day, Judge Clagett
made the same order. (See Record, book
No. 3, pages 427 and 42s, at Keokuk.)
Now, according to Clagett's own logic,
these DEGREES OF his are Oppressive to the
unfortunate debtor,' "clearly and palpably
in violation Of the letter and spirit Of the
law" and such as no "intelligent" Judge
would ever have rendered.; they sslook only
to the interest Of Shylocks and money chang
ers; - they are Oppressive, unjust and un-
sustained by any respectable authority. -
This is the language Clage.t applies to the
one Judgment of the Supreme Court, when
he himself had rendered at least fuo Of the
same kind. These records are troublesome
sh'ngs with some people, but serve good
purpose sometimes in showing up the incon-
sistency of demagoeues who would belle thei,
own acts to make little capital.
The Dodge Dynasty by a Democrat.
Years ago the people of Iowa, disgustet
with the corruption, rascali,y and tyranny q
the Dodge dynasty and it's subservency /,
the slave power, drove it's leaders and it
strikers" from our Congressional councils
from the administration OF the State govern
ment, and even from influential positions il
the various counties Of the State. The fev
OF that old clique who, like Jones and Knapp
yet remain in Office, are not indebted to th
public OF Iowa, but to the Washington CIT
partner Of the concern for their honors.-
But - this dynasty is now making esperat
effort to get control of the party and Of til
State once more, and have pu. the same oil
leaders up for Office, We would recall to til
recollection OF the old citizens Of the Stat
some passages in the Infamous career g
these corrupt politicians, and remind on
people generally that the same men who wer
guilty OF the base frauds and the scandalou
poiiticai sillainies which disgraced our Sta,
years ago, arc now asking the people to vo
for them, and are engaged in consoc.ing sin
liar frauds to enable them once more
usurp the direction Of public affairs in low
We propose to establah the character /
these politicians from Democratic anthorit
Sno ~ 4uVsC Wig IOhOWiuk from u 6poeI
delivered in Keokuk on the 2lss Of Septeu
Der, 1851, BY Delaxon Smith, for years pr,
vious prominent Democrat of Iowa, al
since Democratic United States Senator fro
Oregon. The speech was subsequently wri
ten GU. and revised by the speaker and fu
nished Us for publication, aud may be fou,
in the Valley Whig Of Nov. 81, 1851.
Permit meas predatory to wha. have
say--to assure you that nearly five years ag
when first came to Iowa, was by no ma
ner Of means ignorant Of the political pow
OF few men here. then understood, as