Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1880-11-20
WHO BURNED THE COURT HOUSE.
An Old Query Revived by the Demo
crat.
Some Preliminary Remarks on the
Topic by the Graphic.


The eruditc genius who indites
aphorisms and furnishes political pab.
ulum for his credulous democratic
readers has given up the "5z9," and
Morey letter business, and struck a
new lead. He is sensational, if any.
thing. This time he has discovered
the party who burned the court house,
which he says was done
abou, is years ago, or in 1862.
Nothing would crafty the people Of
this county so much as some fln ther
light on that subject since now it has
been resurected.
The sage was evidently mad and
wanted to hurt somebody or else at.
tempting to initiate ''Nasby" in his
abuse of tie republican party. Heal
him:
For some cause the house was Sc,
on fire and almost all the records de.
stroyed: and especially those which re.
ferred to individual indebtedness and
some general settlements, &C."
The people of Adair county lost
about S3o.o9oby the destruction. The
tracks OF the incendiary were most toe
dim to crirninate anybody" =
The pagoda was reminder o.
this history on Saturday night"
This is refreshing. We will not be
surprised to see in the next issue o.
the Democrat,a dissertation on the
hendishness of the Boston abolition.
lists who burned and sacked Lawrence
orcommited'the atroci,y at Centralia
in 1864.
Really, if the sage be in earnest, We
would suggest that he forego his mushy
ruminations for time, and devote
himself to the study of the history OF
!Adair county, and when he has suffi
ciently progressed. We may call upon
him to recite and tell his readers, if he
can search from tradition or other
wise,
1st. II the court house was not
burned about the eoTH oP APRIL, 1865
when the war had long since ended in
North Missouri.
end. Whether or not out of the en-
tire lot of Is officials and deputies
there were but two radicals-if the
balance were not exclusively rebels
and democrats.
3rd. Whether or not, under the
ousting ordinance, a general removal
OF these officials to take place, and act
ually did take place Immediately after
the destruction of the court house.
Ath. Ir what office and at what
hour did the fire originate, and in what
Office were kept the valuable bonds SO
destroyed!
9Th. 1t being the work Of an incen-
diary as the doctor alleges, ascertain
where these officers and deputies-the
sworn custodians of these records were
on the night of the fre-who we're in
town, and who were out of town!
9th. Why the republican party
should be inclined to destroy records
over which they never had control,
and on the eve of coming into full pow
er, or why these IS sworn democratic
officials and deputies were unable to
protec. these bonds and records as
against two radical officials!
7th. Who were the officials who
had power TO loan these school funds
and approve the bonds!
Sth. Whether the ousting ordinance
which contemplated placing loyal men
in Office did not make somebody very
sullen and mad, who believed that in
.asmuch as the rebellion was crushed.
the county was gone to the dogs any,
way, and that they would ali be in at
TIE death!"
9th. Explain why these charges
have not been made before? The
whole machinery of the state for the
past ten years has been in the hands
of an Overwhelming vindictive and re-
len.less democratic majority.
Lastly. should there be any Difficult
ty in finding answers to all the above
questions, or should the editor student
fail in his search tor facts, perhaps We
can refer him to some instructor who
can enighten him.
DO you want some more! If SO, let
Us know L. YOUR next.
THE RIGHT TO EDUCATE.