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Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-01-16
RAILROADS.



IN AND AFTER MONDAY, NOV. 2isT, 1stV
- and until further notice, trains will icsve
davenport daily, sundays excepted, as follcvs
mali u~ih AL. WV ws
sou a Bs
Trans arrive at Davenport daily, Sundays e..
cepted, rs follows
Ist HiSht express NJ. .............. s:55 A, y.
"a "reieht Trims AT. Lon 2. y.
All trains over this route in direct conr.xicn
at Chicago with trains over both the Michigan
southern, Michigan Central, Piusbury. Fort
Wayne and Chicago Railroad TO and from be,roi,.
Toledo, Cleveland, Columbus. Cincinnati. ritts,
burg, Dunkrk, Buffalo, Niagara Falls, Albany,
New FORK, Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washing
ton. Also at LaSalic with trains Of the Illinois
Central Road-North to Galena and South to st.
Louis and Cairo.
Ticket Agent, \. X. Depot, Rock Island.
Passengers are reminded Of the necessity OF
giving distinct directions as TO the destination tf
their baggage, also to procure tickets before taxi
ing their seats in the cars, the conductors col
lcct fares only 10 stations on the line Of the Chi.
cago and Rock | Stand Railroad.
JOHN +. TRACY, Superintendent.
w. II. WHIrMAH. Asst Sup't.
Rock Island, Sept. ., 1859. dtf
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-01-16

Tie Capacity Of His Eoad IS noT equal 10 a"g
IN the Country.
New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1860-10-12

slaves outnumber the whites more thN7
two. To- one. Sound doctrine
Hshos M i've to ny is } GU pcopl
inOHio taks bare @your oacn negroe
black andwhits' Laughter and applaus
make your own laws, establish you
own institutions, mind your own bust
ness and let your neighbors alone.
That's sensible, and great applause
Let the people Of South Carolina take
lcarea.ofa their negroes, regulate
their affairs to suit themselves, mind
their own business and not interfere
with their neighbors. Cheers. Now
if you will only act on that principle
there will be peace and harmony all
over this country. That's 80, Amen.
New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1860-10-12

Charge al Buncompe in oar.sbid so fi,p'
rautly made by the Republican, anil 4
any ask the proofin regarato this sheet
ard it's contents, we have it.
Again the Republican adopts the ,ates
established by this paper for ADVERT
sing which any of our readers can see
! is $50 per year for each column Of our
paper. Now it strikes us that they
can easily tell what that would am unit
to for three weeks. And thcugh our
circulation is fully three times that Of
the Republican, any responsible par
| ty sivingu Us from seven to twelve col
umns Of advertising matteD can Aave
the use of the Plainaealer at thai rate,
the advertisements to be- changed at
the expiration of every three weeks.
But instead of this the Republican
draws from the county nearly $50
per column for three weeks advertising
or for One Seventeenth the time he
offers each column for that sum- But
the Treasurer would fain make the peo-
pie believe that this costs them moth
ing, that it comes from the tax-paye r
But do we not see the tax-sale ad-
iourneh. and for what? The Repub-
hcan has its pay in full from the coun-
tv Treasury and our taxes next year
are to be higher than this to pay for
the job. They see the tax question IN
volved IN litigation in the Supreme
Court of the State, with decision in
the District Court against the validity
Of the taxes in part; to what extent this
is to effect them is unknown. But if
it shall ultimately be pronounced valid
by that tribunal which is best for the
residents of the county that this money
be thrown away because some of it
comes from nou-resid ,nts +? or is it bet
ter to retain as much as possible in
the Treasury to defray future expense
aud lessen future taxation. a.. a... . ...
New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1860-10-12
THE STATE DE6TS LIMIT.
THE SEVEN HUNDRED AND FIFTY
DOLLAR SWINDLE .a .,e q

The Republican last week, for
the first time, devotes all article to
the question of County Printing.
The facts elected by this article,
confirm all that we have at any
time said upon this question, be-
sides placing the statements made
bv the Treasurer and Recorder in
his circuit of the county, as the
reason the Plaiadeaser did not
have the job, in rather an equlyo-
cal light. The Treasurer would
fain induce the people to believe,
that we refused to execute our
bond to do the work, and for
this failure, he was compelled to
let the job to the Republican.
Now the Editor Of that paper dis
closes the rather unwelcone fact,
for the interests Of the clique, that
their proposition to let us do the
work would have cost the county
the legal yates, or, III other words,
would have let the proprietor OF
this paper, draw from the county
treasury $50 for doing tho work.
and the Republican, for dom, no.
thing, would have drawn from the
treasury the round sum Of 500!
We never made any proposition
TO do the work for ar. Belfoy, oul
.roposition was to the county
with it we were at ail'times pre-
pared to contract, and further
than that, were fully prepared te
40 the work. indeed our expenses
have been none the less in c &
huenccyof moi having done the
work. The, Treasurer. invited
;ompetitions'nssuredau us that tht
barty that would do the work fo1
he least money should have il
he Proprietor 81 this paper made ma 4
lis proposal in good faith, ant
ave the best men in the count!
pledge for sthcoperformanoe 0
L. wnrk. tho 'Ircasarer flnoins
New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1860-10-12
is the necessity fSr Such is;is1 state ST

is. the necessity for SIT such d / state 81
thingsa9 Under democratic. rule
in Iowa, though the State Print.
ing cost less for the entire time
that party was in powes, than is
now paid for a single year. yet.the
laws were, invariably distributed
to the counties and in the hands
of the people before they.wept in
to operation What has become
of the Journals of the two houses
of the Legislature last winter
The Legislature pay Mr.. Palmer
Of the Times, just double the sum
that Mr.: Hutchins, Of the Journal
offered to do it for, yet they are
not out and will not be, in time
to expose any of the corruption Of
that most corrupt body of Legisla-
tors, until after the State and
Presidential elections of this fall.
In short, a large proportion Of the
sum paid Mr. Palmer, over that
asked by Mr.. Hutchins, it would
seem, was paid that the doings of
that body should not be laid be-
fore the people to injure the Re
publican party, before the election
this fall: And, taxpayers, rest
assured they will not give you any
account of their stewardship, until
after they again ask your syotes
Shall they again have them9 d,
New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1860-10-12
For Clerk Of the District Court,
Jas. II. B. HARRIS.

We have appointed the following
agents to obtan subscription and advertising
for the PL A1NDEALER, in their respective
localities and wi!irecosni2e their receipts.
Howard. Iowa. James Hall,
Lime Springs, Iowa, A. NJ Van LeuTen
jamestown. Iowa, 3. Kerr
Howard Center lows, A. ~ Petit a
Bus,i, New York. Thompson G Mead.
jamestown Ny. AP. Wilcox
also Post Masters every where
New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1860-10-12
UNDER JHiT LAU,n

One of the greatest annovances
of all classes of men in all the re-
lations of business is the uncer-
tainty as to what is, or is not law.
No man knows the character of
che laws of last winter, under
which we now live, though they
have been in force since the first
Of September. In December last
the Board of Education, passed a
system OF laws for the manage
ment Of the common Schools Of
| the State, and though they went
into operation immediately after,
no steps were taken to lay them
before the people and to this day
they do not and cannot obtain ac-
cess to the law. Yet, in conse-
quence Of failure to comply with
this unknown law the several
sub-districts are subjected to hea-
w losses such as their entire inter-
est in the school fund Of the State
for that year. In our own county
several of the district townships
are in this delema, as shown by
the county Superintendent in last
weeks paper. q A large number
Of the townships last spring, failed
to elect school officers as required
by law, because the countyJud
and the State, had failed to pub
fish the law to them,, though it
had been in force several months
at the time. So too at the present
time in our State laws, an entire
revision has taken place, all our
commercial interests, depending
upon the intricacies of a law that
is wholly unknown, alike to the
Judge, the attorney and the citi-
zen. And this is not all, the PEG.
pie are to the expense and Tax.
alton incident to terms Of Courts
in the various counties in the way
/ Of Jury fees, salaries to Judges, &c
and all without any benefit, fol
the courts, in the uncertainty as
to what the law is, dare not dc
any business except such as is
commenced, and Of course is to be
finished under the old law. AND
the expenses to the State, all OF
which is to be added to our. taxes
of next year, enormous as they
1 will be, are still less than the ta1
imposed On parties, in obtaining
witnesses and boarding them
!, yet the courts dare not heal
f their case for the uncertainty O
the law. Now why is this VIVA,
New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1860-10-12
Mr. Vandevcr unquestionably left
his answers written out with the
eRepuSlifan for an emergency !;
viii itgiye them

Our sensitive neighbor says
"Seward was insured when he
passed through McGregor." In
stead Of this being true, MI. Sc
ward was att 7. lI.,t:. and respects
fully listened to by democrats as
we'll as republicans, in the few
frigid remarks he made not a faint
lisp even being uttered to disturb
the harmony of the proceedings,
until, after'a faint cheer for Lin
coin had been given, and their
proceedings were through; then
the, ocrats, as they supposed
they had a right. 70 do gave three
cheers and aatiger for the Little
Giant. A person would not sup
pose this model supporter Of free
men, free-speech and Fremont
had ever justified a black republi-
can mob in Chicago in Kissing
down Judge Douglas, refusing to
even hear him render an account
of his stewardship at Washington.
Besides Seward, when travelingto
disseminate republican dogmas is
not entitled to the respect due
Senator Seward, travelling on
other business In short, "athose
living in glsss houses &c.
New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1860-10-12

ing the suggestions of the Urea.
surcr, the form of the bond was
made to the approval of that func'
tionary, and 8thessame parties as
before obtained. Now can any
one tell us, why the Treasurer
should hold out to us the idea
that, by altering the form of our
bend, we could have the work, #
he considered himself then bound
20 give it to the Republican,. On
the strength of the promise of the
Treasurer, that the lowest bidder
should have the woIk, an extra
hand was employed in our office.
and has been during the summer.
| If evidence were wanting, to
show corruption in this matter the
statements of the Treasurer alone
would be ample, His statement
is that he contracted to give the
county printing to Mr.. Belfoy if
he would bring on a press, and
publish republican paper in the
county, in other words, that the
1913 families in this county,
whether they desired it or not,
should pay $3.50 to sustain a pa
per, that would do the bidding,
and perform the dirty work of the
Dr.. But the Treasurer says also
that 1Ir. Belfoy violated his con-
tract with him, by making a con-
tract to establish an Independent
paper instead ofan organ to the
Treasurer. If this be so, and there
is no question of 1t, for the written
contract is still in existence, then
the Treasurer was under no moral
or legal obligation to give the tax
sale to that paper. Besides, Mr..
Belfoy's entering into another
contract shows, that he put no
particular estimate upon the sa-
cred character Of his contractwith
the Treasurer, and as the sequel
shows, he is equally recreant to
the contract he entered into with
Vernon Springs. ss a.@sa@-rT..
This gentleman, republicans is
a specimen, this a true Sample, OF
the fidelity with which the editor
of that paper adheres to a contract
that will swindlc you out Of $3.50
and put that snug little sum in his
own pocket. A sermon from either
of them upon the moral virtues,
or a discourse from either of them
urging the sacredness and the
binding obligations Of a contract
will have about the same influence
with US, that it would to hear the
Prince of darkness rebuking sin.
Taxpayers, how do you like it !
Do you approve Of the Treasurer''s
owning a press and a plant
editor, to rob you Of that sum!
Did you elect your Treasurer to
use the county funds to buy a
press and establish a republican
paper in the county! If you did,
then you have no right to COM
plain ; if you did not, then has he
Transcribed his duty. If the desire Of
the people is to countenance and en-
courage fraud and peculation in the use
of their money mot caring whether
their taxes are voted up or voted down.
then let them quietly bear the burdens
of taxation that are almost daily heap
ed upon them, but if on the contrary
they would hold the officers of the coun-
ty toa strict accountability for the use
to which they apply their ,mouey, let
| them elect none to office but those who
New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1860-10-12
State Ticket.

ELECTORS AT LARGE
H.C DEAN, l.. CLAIM
DISTRICT ELFCroRS,
let. Dist. Nj. v. 3. BENNETT.
End. /" LEGRAND BYINGTCN.
secro.ery Of ssc,s-J. NJ: CoRsE.
Register OF State L. cftce.-PAt ROBE
Treasurer of State w. ELLIS.
Auditor Of State.--GEO. ". Manifold
Attorney Gsneral.-Wni. McCLINlOth
FOR CONGRESS- md. DISTRICT,
a BEN N. SANUELS ....
New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1860-10-12

The following from Judge
Douglas speech at Cleveland, ex-
plains itself, and needs no com.
nents Of ours. -. -, ~ ,. a-,rsgs
New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1860-10-12

The ii Republican asserts aathat
Mr. Vandever9 answered every
question asked him by Mr.. Sam
uels promptly. Now will the
Editor condescend to tell its read
ers what his answer was to'the in
terrogatory' J, Of MI. Samuels as to
how he (v) voted in the e adoption
of our state constitution on the
negro question IF If he l:, told how low
he voted, and whether OF, not he
was in fagoraofe striking out the
u i, olrad sswhite,' from the cons s'a
ton the people, eyenathosealn al
tendance would be glad to- know
his answer; and if the editor 1T y q
the Republican knows he should
tell them at once.adf we can get
MI, V's.aanswer onathis question,
we Il shall have some little courage
to trouble the Republican tor r. ms
answers on other questions asked
but not answered at the time
New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1860-10-12
THE LIMIT TO STATE DEBT.

The State may contract debts to supply
casual deficit in revenues or to meet e2pen
SEES not otherwise prov .ded for but the az
eregatc amount of such debts direct and con.
ncent, whether contracted by virtue of one
or more acts Of the General Assembly or at
different periods Of time, shall never exceed
the sum of Two HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOU
sANp DOLLARS. .-.s .- ...t ..
New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1860-10-12
IMPORTANT NEWS.

IMPORTANT NEWS. ~
The Republican bearing, date
Tuesday, Oct. 2nd 1860, but is
sued Oct. 9Th, Every late, brings
the following important tem of
news. The democrats have a
pow-wow in Town next, Thursday
night; McClintock and aMaxfeld
do the speaking.,' Which Thurs
day night neighbour the one after
your paper is out, Or the one that's
past? The Republican is issued
late enough in the week, to give
the latest Jews by Fridays mail,
though purporting to come out
on Tuesdays. As our neighbor
has, from long established usage
earned Che exclusive right to issue
a very late paper, there now re-
mains but one thing further to do,
to establish agreputation for late-
ness that will eclipse even the ne
ted Herald of ~, Y. Asa way
to do it, we would suggest-to il
lustrate have your paper t dated (
Oct. 2nd. 1860, say -, 8 -Maxheld
s. and McClintock a addressed a
6 Democratic meeting at the Hall
/" of Fellows'and Everingham on
:: the evening ofthe 5th. inst. topic
s'the extravaganza and corruption
"of the Republican party in Iowa
"Both good speakers and fine men.
4" They called upon any republic
g can present to ask any question
"thcy desired to have answered or
ito reply to their remarks; Meth
e err proposition. accepted, though
"Judge Gibbs delivered a squel-
!" cher ofan abolition speech in re-
"ply the next. night, the most re-
p markable thing i'll it being ne
:: only took one day TO prepare his
!. G.. o,o,.,r ;sada ss.' - Ss@'.' a-1'''" -
. answer. lair5 10 asa& ss5 al 81 sa1a.Fa .
,g. The a Republican asserts 4sthat
New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1860-10-12

q DrA. VIII you please send mo an
ether supply Of Christies Agus Balsam, asas
is selling very rapidly, and gives good salts
faction. think it the best remedy for Fever
and Ague ever used, and have sold several
bottles to enc family, they eareall anxious to
get 1t, and you will do mea favor = by SNIP
ping it at once. ra . Il
Shin via Louisiana. WILLIAM DEVIN,
4. I'll SAMUEL J. -DUNkAN.
Daily gazette and comet. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1856-186?, 1860-10-31

A CHiNFsE DiNNER.-ln The even
ing the mandarin entertained me at
dinner. When The provisions had
been placed upon the the table
every one sat down. Ny neiglbor
on the left offered me portion 81
q kitten. the one on the right q
wing If an owl, and The third pres
sed on me the leg of dog The
Chinese, ~ do honor tp q guest.
cram his plate with what they con
siIer The most delicate morsels. 81
that be- runs The risk ef having q
violent indigestion IN this country
obesity is considered The highest
beauty in man. The Chinese with
whom ! was AZ table had good Az.
petites they are n good deal, and
used their long, transparent finger
nails. which are rs hard as iron. 81
separate their food into small pot.
tiuns. That was 10 me new EN-
piuvment for human nails. Wine
made from rice. tea, and different
sorts Of syrup were sent round the
table. 7 confined myself to taking
q few glasses Of The latter, bit il
would he difficult for me 10 give
the names OF describe the taste.
This fepast lasted three hours, and
when IL was over little girl, ten
years Of age, came in and offered
us tiqueuts She was not ugly in
European eyes, and in those Of The
ChiDese was perfect beauty Her
eyes were triangular, her nose thick
her teeth white, and her hair raised
tp a prudigious hight. She poured
out to each guest glass Of iefnen-
ted liquor, which 10 me was detes-
table received gravely allegofical
compliments which nearly every
body addressed to her. and then
tfotied on no If she had only wood
on legs her ieet. in truth. were 81
small tina, they could scarcely he
distinguished. Afterwards pipes
were brought. and every one began
smoking with great gravity and in
silence Letter IN Monifepr de rdrs
NEE.
Daily gazette and comet. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1856-186?, 1860-10-31

Ali sAiSrs.-To-morfow being
the first OF the month Of November,
10 the day couseerested to All ssists.
or late years II is generally observed
befesbouts, producing Gas we thins)
q most beneficial and christian inlu-
epee. Our Catholic fellow citizens
are most strict In its observance, and
generally, have pronounced to them
sermon, 3, their we'll ordered eemettey
on the eastern limit Of the city
WHIST better plsee than this. to talk
Of The things that are not, and cannot
be Of The world sgain--whst better
place 10 remind ne, that we are ''such
stuff az dreams are made of''--thst
we must all, TO this complexion coms
II last We msy live 10 see several
more h0ly days like THE, and GO on
wcpbiping our special idols, but this
is the end-,bis lie the stopping place,
where we begin 10 see how we have
mistaken the object Of life.
Daily gazette and comet. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1856-186?, 1860-10-31
A LOAN ON CALb.--We know no

A LOAN ON CAbb.--We know NO
trap 80 dangerous to men in business,
az that technically known by the
name Of "a loan on call" Il has a
very tempting bait, and Is sure during
every season Of catching large mum.
her of the unwary. II the borrower
obtains loan on time he Ia likely "a
exercise some forecast about the
method of payment Il tho time be
only ten days aud be has some hone
OF renewal, he will still look out for
the date OF maturity. But a demand
loan, like the sword of Daocle., hang,
impending over IL victims head II
he be ready 10 meet IL, |, doc, him
no good Il he is not ready to NEE,
IT, Il will surely do him mischief
Farther than this, the day Of payment,
il that be fixed by the lender, is Ger.
tain TO 10 an announcement occasion
The very pressure which will Undue.
the owner to call for IT, will make III,
return Of il more difficult, and thi,
difficulty increases in even create,
ratio than the pressure, il is certair
also to contribute to it,--N Y Jom.
salef Commeyce
Daily gazette and comet. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1856-186?, 1860-10-31

was raised for the recovery Of The
hands. The Princess states that IL she
could receive $1,000 her ends would
be accomplished Some photographs
have been sold and soms donations
made, falling far short, however, Of
the amount required Yesterday sew
etal elergymen called upon her, and
It is understood that The subject will
be presented before two or three
prominent cburches.=N g. Tribune.
Daily gazette and comet. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1856-186?, 1860-10-31

TBE SOLITUDE or THE AstArrc
DtsERr.--What a solemn stiffness
reigus on these vast arid plains, dc.
serted alike by man, beast and bird.
Men speak of solitude Of dense forests;
| have ridden through their dark
shades for days together, but there
was the singing OF The breeze. the
rustling Of the leaves, the creaking Of
the branches sometimes the crash
of one Of these giants Of tho forest,
which, on falling, woke up many an
echo, causing the wild animals to
growf, and the frightened birds to ut.
ter shrisks Of alarm. This was not
solitude the leaves aud the branches
found tongues, and sent forth voices
but on these dreary deserts no sound
was heard to break the dcath.like 81.
lencc which hangs perpetually over
the biighted region.