Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-08-25

"ln that article is contained The following
90, is confidently affirmed by an unimpeach
able citizen, who claims TO have heard II with his
own ears, that n. &. Dean, in speach recently
made at Rome, in this county, stated that Wv
kirkwocd acted consistent part in pardonisg
i.stt. tho c0unteTfei,er out Of the State feniten
tiary, beca use he, the Governor, was engaged IN
The same business with Latta. our informant al
firms that he heard Dean say distinctly. three ar
ferent times, during the progress OF ms speech,
that Gov kirkwood fardoned Latta out oil the
Peuitsnt,ary under the eSpress agreement tnat
he Lstts) should circulate $zo.ooy o. counte'e'.
rnoaey in the western part OF the state, To assist
in carrying the State fer the Black Republicans.
Il hope YOU will concur with the IN the
opinion that Justice 10 son and 10 'ns 't4nires
that should ask you whether you made tn
statement attributed to you III that article,
which uow do.
Very Respectfully.
SAMUEL }. klRkWOOD.'
Mr. PLEASANT. Iowa,
August 2. 1860.
SAMUEL J. KIRKwooD, ESQ, GovEHN-
OR OF THE STATE OF IOwA-Str: re-
ce.ved your letter of the 3Olh uitlmo.
upon my return LONE yesterday. !
therefore avail myself of the very first
Npd'C mCHSHI W ISPiy " yo"' 80
quiry.
l do heartily concur with you in the
opinion that justice to you and to me
requires that .on should ask me wheth-
er made the statement attributed to
me-" therefore most cheer!nl!y re-
spond, fully and speclfca ~, to your for
NAL de.Eai d.
am SIRE that | shall be pardoned TO,
the suggestion that must justly regard
It as most unfortunate OF your part, and
| might very properly treat it as per
sonal insult offered to myself; that in
demanding of me an answer to spe
cfc charge, that no higher authority Is
offered as the basis OF your demand The
"Repudlican Neacs, paper Published
in Mount Pleasant" by an irresponsible,
scurrilous imbccilc. who adds to his na-
tive idiocy the perpetual influence OF in
tox'cation whose paper | never read
" suffer to enter my house.
In the article from WI ich you quote,
p! take it for granite J, correctly, there are
,wo unques,ionable truths: FIRST, it Is
true tina, made speech in Rome !;
Second, it is true that somebody heard
IT, Aud here ends the truth of the
Whole story. as it is fabricated III the
paper from which you quote, ba. which
neDer read.
That | said ''you ~ere enyaged IN
coumterteiting, tie sumo business aciM
Latta,' il scarcely less Ridiculous than
false. and but for the serious manner at
your $ Just" demand, | should never have
given the paragraph alluded to passing
notice, although might have heard II
spoken OF.
Since, however, Sir, this matter is pre-
scented for my consideration by yourself,
of whom, as q man and private citizen,
have never spoken one unkind word
TO any human beng, now deem it but
justice to myself and YOU to state rs
nearly as may be What did say in IN,
speech at Rome" aud the cause which
ehcltcd the remark.
OF the pardon of Latta, knew moth
'ng, and had heard nothing, from any
person or paper, until about the time OF
the delivery of my speech in Rome,'
when, IN passing by, heard number
OF the Republican party in voc'ferous
manner, reading from this very "RepuJ
iican Neps" most offensive article, de.
manding an explanation Of somebody OF
the pardon Of Latta, and denouncing
this act OF executive clcmtncy as an out
rage upon the public morality and gen.
eral safety.
As l did not read, bu. simply heard
the article read at the time indicated,
am unable to refer you to its prec Sc
date; bu, take it for granted that the
same kind gentleman who sent you the
paper from which you take our quota
ton, would have been kind and honest
enor Oh to have sent to you, and cal ed
Your special attention TO he Article oil
the same newspaper, relative to the par
don Of Latta.
In my speech at Rome a quie. lit
tie village in Henry county, referred
to the attack made upon yon by the Re
publican News, which had hea, d read
tor l never read the filthy sheet, and
take 1t for granted that You do not, else
you would have seen the article upon
Your pardon Of Latta. Some of the
Democrats were induced to wonder at
the war made upon the Republican
Governor by one OF the Republican
newspapers. In response to this re-
marked that "the quarrel" among the
Republicans about the pardon of Lat,a
was one in which the Democrats had
nothing in the world to do. For nv
own past, can see nothing in the par
don of Latta inconsistent with the gen
.ral course Of the R'publ can party in
the State Of Iowa. During the admin
istration of James w. Crimes, who was
sworn, AS your Governor, to adm mister
faithfully the laws Of tie State, and
support the Constitution OF the United
States, there was an armed band of men
which belonged to the State of Iowa.
These men were supplied with Shrpe's
rifles, which were bought with contrlbu-
tons raised by New England Christians.
This maurading party pa .sed through
the State avowing everywhere their rev.
pulmonary purposes, under the auspices,
countenance and patronage of some OF
the Leading men OF the Republican par.
| ty. Stacks OF these arms were piled I'D
in va,ious parts OF the State. Public
contributions we're taken up IN Church
as, Court Houses and street corners to