The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-02-24

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being stolen out, of course, ~ part Of
the vile scheme. The chief instrument
in gsiting up this petition, which, ifths
act stands, has resulted SO disastrpusly 70
every interest Of onr city, is . N torious
"fy up the creek" Familiarity called
"The General" who has belonged to
every party and society that ever existed
hersabouts. who has been everything By
turns, bat nothing long and nothing
nsuch---who not having the capacity to
bald anything decent up. delights in tear
ing everything decent down When the
election took place, he boosted that he
scratched the name of Sco6eld from
his ticket on account of SIS hostility to
Warsaw, but now hs co-operates with 500
field to destroy the chartered rights and
privileges of our citiEens, and Seo6eld' s
greater hatred of our city swallows up his
lesser hate of "The General" and to
show entirely, oil this is due to ! secret
plot of the local Senator with the miser-
able military citizen referred to, it is only
necessary to state that the latter, in one
of his loose conditions of mind "let it
out" that Morrill, and Sco6eld promised
that if he would get only fifteen persons
to petition for it, our charter should be re-
pealed, and also goes to prove The para.
dox that "when tho military citizen is
tight, he's loose"
1t lie understood that some of the few
persons who signed tho petition, claim to
have done % beoauss the Board Of Edu.
cation required loyalty in our Teachers,
in both words and deeds. The 0eotion
Of the By-Lavs Of the Board requiring
this was drawn up by Democratic law
yer Of our city. the present worthy and
efficient President Of the Board oil Edu-
satiou. So It Is not party matter, on
that ground, except to those whose own
declare them more traitors
han partisans even. But the military
,itizen, having claimed TO be exceedingly
oyal. and TO be "big Injin" War Demo-
,rat is understood to base his attempt to
destroy our charter, on the bassly dis
honest ground, that the repeal IF our
charter would destroy the rights IF the
creditors Of our city and be in effect .
ofthe city debt. The city
has always voted to pay its debts 40 fast
md as far as her ability will permit, and
iees not thank any one for attempting to
thrust reputation upon her.
II is understood that the General, true
o his destructive instincts, drew UP the
bill to repeal our city charter 1ncondi-
but Sco6eld thoughtsit bsst to-
nave that "Danisl come 70 Judgment"
Ind former Legislator. Judge J. s,ibley,
lraw up the bill that passed; and here, if
is the hook on which to hang
! hope that our chartered privileges are
tot yet legally taken swsy from ne, for
he learned and experienced Judge has
lrawn up a bill that is, in the opinion of
nearly every lawyer in our city. plainly
unconstitutional on several grounds, even
IN the very title Of the act, and measures
are being taken to test its CONSTITUTIONAL
ity before the Supreme Court Of the
State at ito Session at Ottawa, in April
next. In the meantime our city 10 sub
jet to much confusion and loss. Our
admirable system of graded schools is for
the present interrupted and destroyed,
and the innocent children turned out in
to the streets, deprived, until thin ques-
ton can be settled, not only Of the ben
eft Of the school fund, but also Of the
very tuition they have paid in advance
for this quarter, which haa gone into ths
hands Of the school treasurer under the
regulations Of the Board of Educstion---
who cannot Of course pay out safely until
It 10 decided BY competent authority who
has the right to the oontrsl Of the funds.
Our levee Is subject to b occupied and
covered up by any stray raft-our steam
boat landing to be blockaded-our streets
and sidewalks to be destroyed, and our
citissns without any police regulation or
protection; and oil this and more, results
from the factiousnsss Of few mieerabls
individuals among three or four thonaaad
people. Thus You viii SEQ how Leeis-
nature, relying spon the wsll-known hy-
potAssis that the local Representatives are
to be relied upon in all local matters,
have unwitingly done gross injustice to
the creditors, people, and even children
Of our city. Our Mayor and City Coun.1