Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-01-26
The Prevention of Political Cor
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SATURNA, GyIs,NG. ........ -. 81.
The Prevention at Political Cor
rut,rior.
We notice that tiils have been inlr do ed
9th into Congress arc our state Leris.a.
i.rc y ~ view Of p, venting brih' " anl
coy. puoa in elrcHens. Tn. cytrtt 20
which corrupt rrsctca ,~so been carried
W I'M ~ lasl few yc'', nd & .eir terTfhle
lnf lefcc upon thc lticll au3 rcfa' e 4-
iiif y - tl- eo'.f..ff u, VAR - uc; OILY tie
'nac'mrr'. hu'--wba. would De more TO
The p9!n' - 'le c'lfolc at e the sev.resi
measures against those who are guilty OF
them. For various reasons our present
laws arc OF little or no avail.-N. J. Times.
The principal reason is that there is too
much corruption and too little regard for
law among the people themselves. The
p ooe of this is to be found in the fact OF the
cleo, on OF such majori,ies % now rule at
Washington and elsewhere. All attempts
to purify the political current while the rui
ing elements exist AT the fountain head, will
prove unavaiing. This enactment Of strn
gen avs is u mere farce, and those who fig
urc as the J, aiding characters are generally
INSCRIPTIONS knavcs no owe their seats "a
nihcry sand corruption. 4 return to good
OIL mocrs,c administration 's the only
remedy for the enormous evil which no"
prcrni. aud Of the source Of which the New
York Imcs ems TO :bc il such blssfu
isnr
Nnn,r il the man WHO drew the Operg
ilcl,,--and WHO is II. That is the ques-
iou shicA is in every body's mind. Tit
Nv Albany Lsdyer answers it partially
a, fllloNs.
~ Telegram from Chicago announces that
4. H. L,c, Of Prairie du kocher. Randolph
county. Limos, is the owner Of ticket No.
IS 600. which drew the Chicago Olera
House We lave It in our power to tell OUT
readers something about the lucky man. -
HIS name Is Abraham lIagarman Lee, and
he has an own cousin, Abraham II. Harrit
n newspaper man in this city. Mr.. Lee is q
native OF Circlcs,ile, Ohio. but his fathers
:
same State At the arc OF fifteen he LEFT
home and went to live ~i,h an aunt. WHO
sent him TO school for three years at Gin
cinna,i. AZ the age Of eighteen Lee went OF
enc matt and Memphis steamboat as n
cabin hoy, but having an ambition bey Dnd
tHai station. lie subsequently became clerk
&c "a Memphis and New Orleans boat, and
attecards vas captain Of st. Louis aud
New O.leans packet Al the breaking GU
81 the war Captain Lee raised . regiment Q
Illinois uoopa and was appointed ,ts Colon
81. II was reported that he was wound led
but whether this was the case our inform
ant IL not advised. Colonel Lee married
French lady of veal IA and settled ut l'ralti
ia Kochcr, n small place in Illinois, near tn
Mississippi river, below ST. Lona. lie own
large trrcts Of land in Iowa, besides mucl
other property. The drawing Of the Oper
House, which is valued At six hundre'
thousand dollars, will probably make Col
ou,l Lee one Of the wealhiest men III Him
az W. wash hun much Joy OF his fortune
am doubt not he will make good use II it
lh, boat oammandcd by Capt Lee WAS 90
Nashrlit
Feast rsnsIcr nnd fEir S.ibrl Sui.
W. ihr L4cressc. Wisconsia pcnools
lne in.uwinE co~gcsponlrncr ,Npl-N.
wa Inte are pcopc who thinN i ~ !
.ts,r emo n-pccl SOFT against ~ fer ,rl
ns h,,' publ she'd il the ch,eas" 7, ihnn'
ia, M, .,ytn paper that j. ,lra,s ii.
~ hJt,' ne p,n,
Nn - RsoAta,Y. Nrw Noak t.n,
Jrutfy -, lNht.
" v P.uM5., rht Dt ,cr4f, LqC,oe
V.sn.j4s
sit. When Ia Nie,uac- 'a,t q ;,l,l
ma. ailu. a,,ui a'th PARTIES there "a
w.,d th, ..ee,aHol ul tAc suit hay
huas II as .n.t on tor defamation of char
actor. as PER preliminary notification am
sun mons. l!as Aa, the principal oiiee,
haG "a visiting Wisconsin, and my worl
WAS u me well. Ga consultation with i.'
friends have decided 10 withdraw tho SUI
|; yoa vi! ag,c. t. stop yolr personal nj
II as on me a. man and officer who
have 80 often appeared Ia your papcr, III
ltCrcssc Densecgd. have no paiiicula
drSre OF iced to- collect the amount clailno
(sl D,tool. bat do wish to have your al
moving articles stopped, aud II you do no
NJ 'elc 70 this pr 20 ition the Law must tax
IT. conr-e. H. r. BrrL.R.
firir.
SAscruN on me DruocRAr,
LAcGc,si, Wi-ooNsiN, January, is, Ga
unef Gf'srdi Psniriain r. Bnt',r, l.. / u.
ls:-Nnur note IS before me by TO day
mai and drly noted. As nj present GOA
st,,uted. VITA u natural Il sgus. for thieve,
ropnevs, turn coats. military bun1eTerS
bank robbers, women n-utcrs, and ev.
hrAt ei scoun tres generally. permit me i
kiA inr~ ,o say tia, | have retraction (.
max 'r ,ru. tor | IA sver published wor,
conc rnins you dli not believe to be true
and Which Won must know to 90 true a
holy wiz. u! YOU are at all familiar witt
your diSA3noiahc history as a public being
di1niici by acriicn, Of birth with I'll,
maine oi man would not willingly iniur,
your feelings. or depr,r- yol of your rc,l,
riic r patat,,a, 50 well earned in tie serv
ice Of butler ". honesty, patriotism an
VIRTUE. Noi d, wish You to die yet awhile
for your name, history, blunlers, robbeiic.
insults 10 women and treason to your coun
Try, are valuable as warnings to the r,sin
generation.
believing you TO be all l have ever chsrr
60 YOU Win oeing, conudent IN my iu.i abl
ity to prove ersry charge. you arc politel
privlcged 10 let the law take its cours,
when the world wiil know more OF you
robbsrlcs. history, ambition, ETC., etc, to
numerous 20 mention.
Tho only favor ask Of you Is this
yon conclude To &, on vi h you suit for Ii
bcs and damages 10 the amount OF tlo0, 0O(
permit me To plead my own case IN cour,
snd give the only time - put my spoon.
silver ware, watches, jcwelry, ETC.. etc,
IN som, place Of safety. OUTSIDE the cou
sc'm. till the trial 10 over.
With best wishes for your success all
warm reception in your future homo, ( Oh
cir, N. N. PoHERoy,
Elitor Democrat, Lacrosse. Wisconsin.
rhe Way C0ameerGcleers Pre-.
The modms cperandi Of the counterfetin
gentry 10 described ~ follows: A suitab
person approaches first class cngravcr wi,
an clier of $1,000 or even $4,000 for
plate. The latter is seldom able TO res
this TEMPTATION, and as he no doubt has