The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-07-11
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ON ANOTHER TACK.
Clagett cries enough, and squalls for
help. Poor fellow! Having met with
sore discontinue in his contests in the
paper and at fsticufs, Clagcss has finally
resorted to the lawyers and the Sheriff
for aid. This fact we we're duly advised
Of yesterday morning, by the service Of
q notice, with the names Of Sheriff
Hedges and Attorneys Lowrio 4 Miller
attached, wherein the chivalric Thomas
W. Clsgctt claims damages for his frac-
tured character, in the sum Of ten thous-
and dollars, "for SANDERS published in
the Gate City"
As this is the FIRST time we have boon
sued, during connection Of something
less than score Of years with the Press,
We feel somewhat taken abank by the
novelty Of the thing. 1t strikes NJ that
the price put on his broken wares is
rather high, even if to b. paid in Con-
federate script. The truth is, We fear he
il trying to coma the role Of the army
contractors, and pat of . shoady charae-
ter upon us. at the full price Of the
genuine article. And than il ia, hard on
US, aud msan in him, that by the aid of
the lawyers he has got up monopoly,
for We venture to say we could go into
market ouert and buy dray load Of
Hcharacters, " superior, in every respect,
to the article he is trying TO put of on
us, for half the money.
: But We suppose Clagett's chances of
office are getting slim, the: price Of me-
groes in Maryland is running down. and
hn is constrained to do something to
fmake little money. We shouldn't
wonder. since he has struck upon this ten
thousand dollar gslch, il he would be out
in an editorial denouncing and repudiat-
ing Jones, presently.
II ClAgett says that he brought the suit
in order to vindicate his loyalty before =
lagal tribunal, and yet in another editorial,
in the sans paper, he says that his loyalty
1t ands above suspicion II it il above
~ spicien, whore the need Of legal vindi-
eatioay This thing Of being driven to
establishing ones loyalty in Court. is .
{ most Suspicious proceeding. and i about
A. much TO the purpose N sdministering
the oath to his secesh readers down in
Missouri. No man Of sense. whose 10y
atty is above suspicion, would ever resor
to court Of law to vindicate il, Will,
!. the army and navy, and eli the avenues O
Q public and private life, are open for th,
manifestation of his patriotism. The pre-
/ tence is sham Of bslled slanderer ana
and braggart. to humbug the public lit
: te longer. a.a So
- Does any sane man believe--doe
: Senator Grimes himself believe--that q
between Rock Island and Ksokuk, th,
same vote of instructions could have beer
. obtained from the Legislature Of Iowa p
& [ Constitution.
vi We have no doubt that nm oyerwhelm
b ing vots would have bsen given in favo
i Of Rock Island over Keokuk in the Leg
islature. And We have not doubt tina
b N overwhelming majority Of the people
y Of the State would vote in favor Of th,
: LOCATION ut Rock Island rather than Keo.
y kuk any day. asl
VI The location of the Arsenal ID on d
!; island in the Mississippi near Davenport
e belonging to the United States. Iii,
>, nearer and more accessible to ali the pso
yfpls north Vt the Davenport road, aud U
lie half Of those south Of that road, tha.
4 kccsIk. Therefore, aside from the pre-
4 judice existing against Keokuk, at leas
4 three fosrths of the peoPh Of the Sat
J. might regard it - more favorable to thsi
|. interests 10 have the Arsenal at Rocl
i Island, notwithstanding the superior i'd
J. vantagss Of Kcokuk in national pOinl
+ Of view. ft#
VI Bat our Contemporary insists that i
, Burlington had besn proposed, Se1ato1
!. Grimes would have disrsgndelth s -.