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The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1872-05-09
CHAPTER 81.
AN ACT authorizing the appointment
OF Deputy County Auditors.

AN ACT authorizing the appointment
of Deputy County Auditors.
SECTION. l.. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly of the State OF
Iowa, That the county Auditor OF any
county i'm the State may, if he deems il
necessary, appoint . Deputy Auditor
for whoAe acts he shall be responsible,
and whole appointment must be ap-
proved and compensation fixedby the
Board of Supervisors of the county.
SEC. 2 Said Deputy shall have
power 10 perform amy of the official
duties of his principal, the same as
Deputies of other civil Offices now
fixed by law.
SEC. 3. This act being deemed Of
immediate importance, shall take effect
and be in force from and after its pub
lication in the State Register and the
State Leader, newspapers published in
Des Moines, Iowa.
Approved, April 10th. 1872.
hereby certify that the foregoing
act was published in the Daily Iowa
State Leader and in the Daily lows
State Register, April IL, 1872.
ED. WRIGHT,
Secretary of State.
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CONGRESSIONAL DIsrRicr CENTRAL
CoMaiTTEE.-The Central Committee
of this District is composed Of d. A.
Ogle, of Appanoose Frank 4. Camp
bell, OF Jasper; Il. S. Mills, of fKcokuk
John N. Dixon, Of Mahaska; q. b.
Ayfes, of Marion; A. ]. Richie, OF
Monroe; A. L. Chamberlin. OF Wapel-
lo:J r. Sheaifer, Of Davis.
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THE Possum PLATFORM

The following IL the platform In full, as re
isported and adopted
i We, thu Liberal Republicans OF the tJHites
j States, In National CDnve niiOn assembled
at Cincinnati, proclaim the following prin 4
4 First, We recognize the equality ofall mel
before the law. aud hold 1t 10 the duty OF tbs
Eovefnment. In Its dealings with the peopi,
to Snetc out equal and exact justice TO ALI O
whatever nativity, race. color. or persuasion
bescad We psss .rsseiyss to %alnss,T
and enfranchisement. and 10 oppose any re.
opening o. the questions settled BY the Thir.
teenth: Fcurteenth and Fifteenth Amend
Third We demand Tie Immediate snd ab.
solnte removal Of AL disabilities imposed on
q yssrs %
universal amnesty hili would result in the
complete passificstion OF All sections Of the
Fourth, Local sslf-aovernment, with isa.
| partial suffrage, will guard the rights Of all
citizens more securely than any centralized
acy Of OWL over rniIitary authority and free
corpus. Wedsmand for every individual the
der OF the state. self f-gove rnmsnt and for the
nation, aud the return to the methods 0f
Leace and constitutional iimitattcns Of
Fifsn. That the ciyfl servics Of the govern.
ment has become . mere instrnment OF par
osses II ana
dsmorsii.ation dangerous u Tie M perpsiuisy
Sixth, We demand system Of federal tax
alton which shall not unnecessarily interfere
with the industry Of the people and which
expenses ef the government economically
public debt. and moderate annual reduc-
th0t there are In our midst honeat hut frrecnn-
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Approved April IL. 1872.
CHAPTER 81.

AN ACT 10 provide for surveying
lands or lots in certain cases.
SECTION L. BE it enacted by--tbe
General Assembly ofthe state of Iowa,
That in all cases where amy person or
persons. company or corporations has,
or may hereafter divide any town lot
or parcel of ground within any incor-
porated town or city, or any tract Of
land containing forty acres or less in
such manner that the Subdivisions
cannot be accurately described without
noting the mctes and bounds, with a
view to sell said lots or lands in parcels,
it.shall be the duty of sucl, person or
persons. coillpany or corporations, TO
cause such lots or lands TO bc sur
veycd, and plat thereof made by
the surveyor OF the county where
such lots or lands arc situated,
which plat shall particularly describe
and set forth the lots or parcels of land
surveyed as aforesaid the lots Dr sub
divisions thus. made shall be numbered
in progressive numbers, and the plat
shall show the number and location oi
each lot or subdivision. and the de
scription of the lot or tract Of land OF
which such land is part and also the
quantity ofiand in each lot. Said plat
shall be certified to by the surveyor
and recorded in like manner rs the
plats of towns are required to be ccrti.
fled to and recorded. Lands or lots
described in any decd or conveyance
or Tor the purpose of taxation, in ac-
colylance with the number and descrip-
ton set forth In the plat aforesaid
shall be deemed good and valid dc.
scription of the lot or parcel of land 81
described, and no deed or convcyanc.
Of amy such lot or parcel of land sllal
bc filed for record and recorded nnti
the surveying, ,platting,and recording o
such land into lots or rparccls shall have
| first been made in accordance with the
provisions Of this act.
SIC. 2. When any town lot, parce
VI ground. Or any tract VI land contain
ing forty acres or less, heretofore ha:
been, or may hereafter be sub-dividcd
as contemplated in the cases described
in the preceding section, il shall be tht
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low A.
puBLlsHED BY AUTHORITY.
CHAPTER (,

CHAPTER &.
AN ACT to provide for an allowance
to the Chief Justice of the Supreme
Court for clerk hire.
SECTION 1. Be 1t eistcted by III
General 1ssembly, Of TIE St0te If Io,ra,
That from January 1st, 1877, 70 Jan.
uary 1st 1874, there be allowed to the
Chief Justice Of the Supreme Court
the sum Of one thousand dolhrs pei
ann,im for clerk hire and incidental
expenses.
The allowance aforesaid aall be
payable in monthly installmeits.
SEC. 2. This net being deemed oil
immediate Importance, shall bt in force
from and after its publication in the
Daily State Register and State Leader,
newspapers published at I,es Moincs.
Approved, April 9th, 1872
5 hereby certify that the foregoing
act was published In the DAILY Town
State Register, April 18th, andin the
State Leader, April 18th, 1872.
Z ED WRIGHT,
w. Secretary Of State.
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The Cincinnati Convention. as Gree
ley said he feared, has indeed proved
a Fiaseo. Thirty to sixty days will
be sufficient time to render it and the
ticket II placed in the field obsolete
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The New York Comaercim .1dre.-
tiser says: 'On to lsichmond..' 2 was
formerly the cry of our Chappaqua
Cmcinnatus now il is, On TO Cincin-
natl" Then il was to fight the COM
mon enemy; now ii is to fight Gen.
Grant, the victor of Appomatoxi How
versatile some men are. How patriot.
ism oozes out, and revenge takes its
place. See them vending TO the polit-
ical Mecca--the soreheads and Copper,
heads--the former to be healed at thi,
pool of Bethsaida, and the latter Il
recover the lost rights of the States
What a motley group! Like thos'
that sought the cave Of Alullam
every one that was IN distress ITO
Office, and every one that was in debt
and every one that was discontinued
How hulniliating the picture!'
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Chase and Davis sat upon the Su-
premc Bench of the Nation scowIino
at each other in regard to the nolnina-
tion for the Presidency. Parties have
scanned their judicial decisions. TO see
how far they have. catered to the
Democracy. 1t is perhaps difficult to
tell which has beat the other i'm sub
serviency. This is the promised reform
that honest persons will with SO much
complacency, roll as sweet morse
under their tongue-two members o
the Supreme Court OF the u. s. com
peting in lickspittleism for the nomi
nation of the Dolly Vardea variegatet
Convention. It's indeed promisin.
sight to behold. 1t augurs a grant
step forward in the purity of til,
courts and the government.
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Missouri changed !. votes from
Trnmbull TO Adams. Other cl,saGcs
WAS made until the vote was announced
and it stood Greeley iS2, Adams l4s.
What is better tliau u promising
Young man. \ paving one.
Poor men seek nicat ior their -;c'
achs; ricl, men seek stomschs far
meat. t@
s.pooIi. Who cares for p
Fanny Fern. Il used TO-
his sister.
Where. ought
milk OF hum
pale OF IT.
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4 fd7ft
Before the vote Was announced Gfa4z
Brown. by unanimous consent, took
the stand and thanked his friends for
their support. but withdrew his name
and asked his friends 10 support
Greeley. Cheers. with many perccpti-
BILE Kisses.
their votes and the chair announced
the result of the ballot: Adams 2O2,
Trumbuil ITO. Davis 9aL, Greeley la1.
Brown 81. Curtin 81, Chase ai,. Nee
essary to choice Jos.
Vice President Julian took the chair.
and a resolution was introduced giving
| a vote TO the Territories. which was
tabled.
Mr.. Mcclure withdrew the name of
Curtin, and asked leave for the Penn
sylvania delegation TO retire. which
was granted.
The Missouri delegation retired for
consultation.
At the close OF the rall FOR the
second ballot. the vote stood, for
Greeley 2:E,. Adams s4a. Trumbull I46,
Davis 81. Brown ,. Chase l. Califor-
MIA changed her six votes to Greeley.
which left Greeley 245. Davis IL
Whole number votes east 7i4. neccs-
sary TO choice. :i5S.
Third bailOt-(srccley ..lS. A.laIps
26l. Trulnhull li6. Davis II. Brown :.
Fourth ballot-Adama e1a. Greeley
25l, Trumbnll li2. Davis ~.
, Filth b.tllot--.tdans aa6. trreeley
.Gs, If,h,nbull ~. Davis IN, Chase "a.
Brown >. Adams gained in Dele
ware. in Ind. iO in Kan. 10 in Penn.
| in Mo-. 3 in VT. ) in n. g.. in West
Va. Greeley gained ) in Del. 4 in La.
, in Mo-. , ia y. G.. ) in Wis.,. | in
Penn. South Carolina gave Chase Ii.
Virginia gave him 8. Pennsslvanis, !.
| The announcement Of Adams vote
was received with great cheers.
Sixth ballot ordered. Great confu-
| sion. Mo. asked leave to retire for
I consultation. Motion for recess for ~
minutes. Cries Of NO. sit down.
Motion lost by an overwhelming vote.
The following is the sixth ballot in
tabular form:
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The Chicago Times thinks the Dcmo-
Gratis must give seven or eight-tenths
Of the votes which the candidates Of
the Cincinnati Convention may re-
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1t would seem that the Liberal Re-
publicans. of Iowa, think that they can
run their own machine, without the
aid of the Democracy, from the tone of
the preamble and resolutions adopted
at meeting in the city Of keokuk, a
few days since: listen to their where
ases:
WHEREAS, The Democratic party
has shown itself hostile to the aatioaal
credit and the maintenance of the I4th
and 10Th constitutional amendments
and,
WHEREAS. Their getting into power
would not only be accompanied by
equal if not greater corruption than is
now prevailing, but also be attended
by endeavors to recognize the scar
debt Of the Contederacy and to lensios,
the soldiers thereof; therefore,
ResOlced, That this is the paramount
duty of the Liberal Republicans "a
preUent the Democsaticporty from get.
ting into porer.
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'Rah for Horace O'Greely 4 Bratz

Mr. A. G., Dung is one Of the PRONE
incnt movers in the Liberal Republi-
can fuss In New York. Henry Clay
Dean in Iowa.
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"a.


y40 E1k0SABaNVB.
Horace Greeley, Of New York, on
tho 9TH ballot, in the Cincinnati Con
vcntion, received the nomination fol
President. For full report see oui
dispatches.
The child is born--cominittals are
now in order. Whatsay you, Democ.
racy? Stand by your oft repeated
pledges, and run up your nominee.
Let there be NO treachery. Democracy
cajoled, battered and promised that il
the dissenters would push forward In
earnest this little war upon the har-
mony Of the Republican party, that
they would declare for the nominee,
and support him. W. wait TO witness
their enthusiasm and confession Of
.constancy. None Of your bsss trickery
now, democracy, BY turning back upon
these sore-headcd, deluded fellows,
and leaving them stranded in the
quagmlre of their folly.
Horace Greeley has been, up to the
hour Of the sitting Of this convention,
considered the weakest, and rightfully
20, of all the persons named. No
man in the country, so prominently
known, has committed 90 many and so
foolish errors. Al man, admitted upon
all hands, to be q very unsafe, blundcr-
ing leader, though an able and power
full worker. His crotchets and blunders
have been so numerous and such
egregions ones, that he has been made
the butt Of ridiculc for years, by all
parties. While this il true, it is a fact
that his journal has been largely read
throughout the entire North half Of the
nation, and, consequently, there are
many who have been for years readers
Of the paper, during which he was first
in his way an ardent supporter Of the
old Wing party, and up to very
recent period, with all his wonderful
cxcentricities and hobbies, still Re-
publican, who have a strong attach
mcnt for the man. In the light of all
this, we arc of the opinion that the
nomination Of Greeley is q shrewd
game of the democracy, Of August
Belmont and his co-adjutors Of the,
democratic National Committee, to-
take up what they supposed
ypuld be the man best calculated to
oraw of republican votes, and divide
the party, and thereby enabling them,
with the lines of their own party faulty
drawn, by nomination of their own,
to meet with success amid Republican
dissensions. A few days more will
show the plan. In the meantime let
all remember the people will not be
deceived.
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{ How to beat Grant: That's what
worries the politicians. II worried
Gen, Lee and the rebel leaders.
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II is amusing to see the contortiOns
of democrats hercabouts at the Cincin-
natl nominations. The generality of
them not cautious ofa too free and rash
expression at the outset, curse the folly
of the convention, and use very point
ed cxpletives in expressing their re-
fusal to accept the ticket-others more
guarded and cunning avoid the issue to
await their cue from the grand moguls
of Old Lewis Uass Wnen en- j. deH6cTatis iaS 6aH 1H
candidate for President, and asked at
Cleveland, Ohio, to express his views
upon the question of river and harbor
appropriations, he replied: "The noise
and confusion upon this occasion rem
ders it impossible for me to make my
selfheard upon the important topic to
which you have called my attention" !"
They are at perfect loss to know who
they are, what they are, where they
come from, or where they are to go to.
When this remarkably honest reform
party shall ascertain what their princi-
pies are, we suppose they will enlight-
en- the public. Ordinarily, the man
who has an honest purpose is ready to
explain the hope that is within him.
and not leave it to the manipulation of
politicians.
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OF11CE--0n ~ iOofnsr Msskst and SEQ.
ond Streets, ovsrths Post Oniss. n s,s
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Helsgrap!lie NsUsl
CrNcrssarr, May 8.

CiNCISsaTf, May 3
The Convention was called to order
at 10 o'clock, the reading Of the journal
was dispc .sed with. d The chair stated
tha, the statement in the ,norning
papers pretending 70 give q dispatch
from him and Schurz to candidate
was utterly untrue.
Gilmore. OF Mo-, offered resolution
that when the Convention reaches a
pe;,t 10 nominate candidates that there
shall be mo formal presentation OF
candidates. but that the Convention
will proceed 10 vSte 1T once.
Dexter. of Illinois. sustained the
proposition and wanted to proceed 10
business TO avoid mere personal ellle-
gies. Resolution carried.
Horace White, from Committee Oh
platform. reported a SET of resolutions
which were unanimously adopted BY
the committee:
The resolutions declare equality oI'
all men before the law: Union Of che
States and no rc-openiMg Of questions
settled by the 18th, l4tll and 10th
amendments: the removal Of disabili-
ties incurred in the rebellion: general
amnesty local self-goyernMen and
supremacy over all military authority
respect for the hal,cas corpus a rcturH
TO methods Of law to maintain the
Constitutional condition of power:
civil service reform; q single term for
the presidency: a system OF federal
taxation which shall not unnecessarily
interfere with the industry of the peo-
pie, and as there are honest aud IT,
reconcilable differences Of opinion A.
10 tire merits of respective Of systems
OF protection and free trade. that ques-
tion shall be remitted to the people in
the Congressional Districts Wild
cheering and the decision of'
Congress. drawn wholly free Of
executive interference. or dictation
the maiHtenace Of the publle
credit against reputation in every
form: n speedy return to specie pay
ments: a recognition of the services
and sacrifices of soldiers and -ailor !;
against further grants Of lands to rail
road OF other corporations, and in our
foreign relations the duty Of Govern
ment to cultivate friendship, demsnd-
ing nothing not right, submitting 10
nothing wrong; three cheers for Sec
ond declaration Of independence,
great cries of.questimi. overw helmfng
the few who tried to get the floor to
speak. The Chair put the question
and reported the resolutions adopted.
loud and continued cheering.l Chair
announced the vote unanimous. The
next order OF business was stated by
the Chair TO be the nomination of can
Il q 4.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1872-08-02
Grue Nortberner.
To the Republicans Of Van R"reu
County.

very reluctantly yielded to the So
licitations of my friends to present
my name as a candidate for Congress
in this District, and only upon the con.
dition that it met with the approval of
the leading Republicans in all parts of
the County. 1t was also stipulated that
| was not to be insulted by compli-
mentary vote, but that as the prospect
for securing the candidate from this coun-
ty was deemed very favorable, an ear
nest and determined effort was 70 be
made to bring about that result. Nor
was there any reason in sight for sup.
posing that such an arrangement did
not receive the hearty assent OF the en-
tire party throug ghout the county. But
the action of the County Convention re-
vealed the fact that there were some
Republicans who preferred candidate
from another county than their own
That is right which belongs TO every
citizen, and cannot be questioned. But
as my position must have been distinct
ly understood, it was only necessary for
such persons to have frankly and can
didly intimated their preference for an,
other, when my prompt withdrawal
would have relieved them from the la
Dor of working up an opposition-in the
way it was done-to their own county.
AS it now appears that I cannot 90
into the Congressional Convention with
the support of the county as unit, one
Of the conditions upon which I consented
to the use of my name, and for the sake
of harmony in the party, which at this
time, more than ever before, | deem ab.
solutely essential to success, respect.
fully withdraw from the canvass, hoping
that the delegates from this county, will
give their support where it will be best
TO unite and strengthen the
party. J. ANDREWS
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The .N-cp Rdiirodd fr0j1ci.

Geo. w. Lawton has interviewed Cen
.Cass about the railroad, and the result
is published in the. Lawton TRIBUNE.
Gen. Cass's reply was squarely, that
we must furnish the right of way, grade
it, aud supply the ties for the road, af.
ter which he will furnish the iron, or
rather will take the road and iron and
run IL" The points to be connected
are Schoolcraft, Lawton, Paw Paw,
Bangor and South Haven.
Mr.. Lawton further says:
"There were also present at Grand
Rapids that day, delegations of leading
citizens from Paw Paw, with Mr. Nes.
bitt, from Hamilton, and Mr.. Fisk, from
Almena, in the interest of the Plainwell
road. Citizens of the latter place were
also there. Allegan, too, was repre-.
sented by an influential delegation to
secure the Chicago and Maclyinaw rail-
road for their village.
So far as our county is concerned, I
have returned from my mission more
fully impressed with the view that with
road from Schoolcraft to South Haven,
not only will ours, but Paw Paws in.
terests be best served. The connections
which such road will give US arc too
numerous to mention; embracing, as it
will, the i. s. & NJ. s., Penn Central,
and also indirectly the Atlantic Il Ct
Western, y. Y. & Eric, and the great
system Of net work Of railroads Of Ohio
and Indiana.
Paw Paw with Us will enjoy these by
such road and would also have, by
the intersection in this county, the adj
yantages Of at least two routes to Chi.
cago by rail, and one in part by water,
Utd South Haven.
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"With these facts before us we ask all
intelligent and patriotic Democrats in
this district to calmly consider the stu
alton. The time has come when every
true citizen should plant himself square
ly between his country and her enemies,
disguise themselves as they may To
every Democrat who fought Tor her in
the field or prayed for her success at
home, who desires steadness in business
circles, the economical administration
OF the National finances, the mainten-
ance Of our National honor, the COM
plete and indissoluble Union of the
States to all such we appeal asking
you to join with us, and with the Re
publican party, in support of Ulysses s.
Grant and Henry Wilson"