The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1859-09-23
The ssOne Man Power, OF Lee
a County

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The ssOne Man Fewer, OF Lee
a COunty.
The people of Lee county. We presume, are
aware by this time that the financial affairs
Of the county are managed and controlled by
the Gone man power" and that there 10 no
othsr restraint upon him except that require
ment Of the statute which provides that he
shAll make an exhibit of bis transactions and
OF the condition and indebtedness OF the
county. And We think that We have already
satisfied the people that Judge Boyles has
rendered this security and restraint utterly
nugatory and worthless by his evasion and
violation Of law.
| His Exhibit is not worth rush, because il
does not show the condition Of the county a,
the commencement Of the year, by giving tn.
amount of outstanding orders and the amount
in, and due the treasury because it does no,
show the cost Of the various improvements
undertaken by him, and because it does not
show the present indebtedness of the county,
nor even pretend to show it, although the law
expressly requires that he shall give state
ment Of all debts due by and to the county.
But that is not the worst feature in the
case, for ~hatever apparent justification be
may find in the necessity of the case for pur-
chasing Court House, without authority OF
statement Of the debt incurred thereby from
| the knowledge Of the people of the county
Nor can we find in the statutes of Iowa any
power conferred on the County Judge to bor-
row money for the erection Of Poor House
or any other public building, except the mat
| ter be FIRST submitted to vote of the people
and approved BY them. Yet il is generally
understood that Judge Boylss did borrow
| eight thousand dollars, which does not ap-
pear in the County Exhibit, withoutany such
vote Of the people, and, consequently, with
out authority Of law. And il he be allowed
to violate the law to the amount Of eight
thousand dollars, who shall say that he may
not do it to the tune of fifty thousand dol
lars.
Why not He has rendered an Exhibit
which does not answer the object Of the law
nor comply with it's requirements. He has
failed to exhibit the Indebtedness Of the coun-
ty in accordance with law, and has incurred
debt Of eight thousand dollars in violation
Of law. Now if the people endorse all this
by re-electing him County Judge, they give
him or any future incumbent OF the Office IL
cense to exercise the sone man power Of
the County Judgeship without let or him
drance, asimay seem good 10 his eyes.
ca The following somewhat noted events
had their anniversaries last week = Perry's
victory on the 10th inst; Battle of North
Point, 18th Capture Of Quebec, 18th; Vic
torious entrance Of the q. s. troops into the
City Of Mexico, l4th; Settlement Of Bos-
ton, 18th. ysaa
mr.. KIrkwood Delayed.
We learb that Mr.. Krkwood 10 still de-
tanned at Keosauqua by the severe illness Of
his wife. GA a@1
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~The Colonial Government OF Jamaica
ie about to appoint an agent il Canada, IN.
der the immigration act OF l848, TO encour
age the immigration Of colored laborers TO
that island. Provision will be made to pay
the passage OF emigrants, with whom con-
tracts will be made for three years at a stip-
ulated sum per month 1t 10 estimated that
there are in Canada four thousand colored
Many OF them have become possessed Of con-
siderable property.
Slavery has been abolished ct Fernan.
do Pc, the new Spanish settlement in thu
Gulf OF Guinea. The Spanish Government,
has refused to give up some fugitive slave,
from the Portuguese islands Of Santa Torne
and Principe, on the ground that at Fernan.
90 Pc slavery 10 not recognized, and all men
IN such countries, are considered free.
IL ~
/ GTThe Spanish papers are beginning q
get little uneasy about the position OF til,
Enrlish ut Gibraltar. NJ. Latte. :-s coS
strueting new Notifications there. and III,
4 place is becoming day By day more formida
BILE in dimensions and strength. Thsy cal
in question the apathy Of the government
Il which qulstlJ sees theas prepsrations goinI
on, with It's arms crossed, and without tskini
any means TO resist an attack, and to driv,
any invading army from Spanish territory.
01lt 10 stated that the MormDus have dc
termined to occupy the Island Of Paqua, /,
i the eastern Archipelago separated from Ana
tralia by Torres' Straits, as the seat Of thai
! future empire. Il II y we'll timbered, pro
, ducsive spot of 200, 900 square miles area
inhabited BY Malsys and Negroes, who repor
having found gold. 1 r'sT
i II The Hon. James Cooper, Of Psnnsyl
II 'ranla, has written long and able letse
n ,alnst the proposition to raise the rates 0
pc stags, and IN favor Of Protection to Amer
/ To- . Industry.