The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1860-01-21

tioa throughout the Des Moines Valley. Nortbcrr
Missouri, and Western Illinois.
Fades Latsst Buretiss.
From the Burlington Free Pres German
Republican, Of the l4sh, We mako the Ak
tract below. After strongly commenting
upon the conduct OF DR.. Eads, IL thus refers
to his second suretiss:
"Of these sursties, many are Germans OF
Lee county who, Ne understand, were isno-
rant OF the obligations they entered into
Many OF them are hard working farmers and
mechanics, who would be ruined IL these OBJ
legations were enforced against them. They
intend to ask tho Legislature to discharge
them. To this end petitions are in circuls-
tion IN several parts OF the State, and will
be presented to our readers. We wish these
petitions the best SUCCESS, and hope that the
Legislature, il it can, will grant the PRAYER
OF the petitioners"
Upon this subject we have word to say,
and having somewhat reflected upon it, We
speak with due deliberation.
BY the suit which was rscently decided in
our District Court, the FIRST bondsmen Of
DR.. Eads ware liberated from their obliea.
TONS. These were, in good part, the rsn.
tlemen who were chiefly instrumental ia
foisting that reprobats into position whore
ne was enabled to plumber the school fund.
Several of them are men Of character and
position, and that they could ever have been
induced to assist in elevsting such man to
such . position, seems passing strange. But
they made him Superin.snd OF the Schools.
and having made him such, were ia some
sort compelled to assist him in qualifying for
the once, and to sustain him therein. 40.
eordingly their names were given to his bond.
II the Court had not decided that bond 10 be
invalid, We never would. consent to the re-
lsase Of the individuals upon II. We should
have demanded that the persons upon Il
make good the deficit OF their principal to
the very lsss cent. But in the progress OF
events y new bond was required. II afforded
them an opportunity to slip their necks out
OF the scraps. They refused, generally, to
60 upon the new bond. They asked that the
nrst bond be delivered up, - they deemed 1t
invalid. Tho demand was refused, and suit
was brought upon it,, with others, bat il has
been set aside. When the new bond was
made, dimculty was found in getting the
requisite security. Few men Of any consid-
cradle property we're willing to 70 upon it.
Il was necessary to procure the names OF .
multitude Of smaller property holders
With much effort this was accomplished.
But even that was accomplished, in good
part, BY misrepresentation and fraud. Az
stated in tho quotation above, the suresies
are mostly Woodworking farmers and me-
ehanics, many Of them Germ ans, ignorant
OF the character Of the paper they sig.ed.-
Az matter OF fact, susceptible Of legal
proof, great many Of the latter class were
sntrapped into signing it under the repre-
sentation that ii Was call for Democratic
meeting. The 6rst sureties having been 10.
iisvsd, sitter exhausting the property Of DR..
EadA tho whole burden OF the deficit will
fall upon them, and, il the suit now pending
against them is decided IN favor OF th,
State, nearly oil Of them will DO crushed and
their families left impoverished. The suf
iefing will Do widespread and deep. Sucl
u the misery which Eads, % far a. his act
20, has entailed upon those who were mad
to believe him On honest and trustw orsh,
man. But the Question il, Shall the State
under the circumstances, insist upon the On
tire ful6linent OF the bondP Our column
will bess ample witness that We entertain o,
love to DR.. Eads or his co.adjutors. an,
have spared none Of them and mono OF thei
acts perpstrated in connection with this mat
ter. But to this question we answer, DELHI
eratsly and unqnali6edly, No. What il be-
to be done, 10 question. One Of two thing
We believe would be right. Either the sure
ties, in common humanity, should Be re-
lieved; or, ~ the costs Of tho suit alone ar,
eating them up, postponed - Is 10 from tin,
to time, and requiring 80 many witnesses
DISPOSITIONS, and fat lawyer-fsss, it should b,
taken from the Court docket and referred /,
. board OF Arbitrasors, who should be o.
thorissd to investigate the subject in ell III
bearings, and to render such relief % the,
think proper, their decision, with o. withou
the approval Of the Governor, 70 be final.
Living among these people to be affected
We know what We state concerning them, %,
We ask the Legislature to examine the sub
ject considerately and humsnely.
Eiscttoneering Documents.
The documents most freely circulated b.
many OF the kepuDlican Oongressmsn, Z
present, are the speeches Of Democrat
members. They are 90 full OF Slavery