Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-11-05
COL. DAVIS, REPLY.

Col. Jos. Davis has made the following lett.
public:
1 desire to notice an article in the Lexlngto
Intellieencer, of date the ed inst, heade
"The County Judges Answer an Attachment.
In which l feel u great injustice is done me
The judges of the county court allege that 1 par
ticipated In the convention held by-th the citizen
VI Lafayette county, in November 1875, an
That l there voted to compromise the bonds i
question at 70 cents on the dollar, and that il
December Of the same year. at an election bel,
ID lest the sense of the people of the coun
ty, voted to compromise at 10 cents on the dol
lar; all OF which is, to the best of my knowledge
untrue. ! was in favor of compromising tn,
debt of the county as will more full,
appear hereafter in this article. L did
not vote in the convention nor at tb,
polls to compromise the bonds her,
alluded to at 10 cents on the dollar. Had these
bonds THAT everybody admits are the only rail.
road bonds that are legal that have been issued
by the county, been placed at 80 cents or
the dollar, I would cheerfuily have voted for the
proposition. The election held in December.
1875, was yeted on by ballot, for or against the
compromise. / voted at that election and am
satisfied In my own mind that 1 voted az ainst
the Compounded; for my sense of right and nv
interest would both have prompted me to do so.
l called upon the deputy sheriff of the county q
few days ago and asked PERMISSION to examine
the ballots cast at that election. He yery kindI v
informed me that he was not permitted under
the law, to show them to me; but said he would
examine and see if the ballots Tor that wear had
been rreserved; II 80, he said 1 could ASCERTAIN
by counsel how to get possession of them to de-
termine the fact as to how I voted; but on exam
nation, l found the ballots for. 1875 had not been
preserved. Hence, the county judges must
have taken it for granted that, as l voted at that
election, l must have voted FIR the compromise
at 70 cents on the dollar, while I am satisfied.
ior reasons above given, l did not vote for the
compromise at 10 cents on the dollar. Before
l disposed Of my bonds. l addressed a letter tn
the county court, telling them held seven La.
county bonds for one thousand dollars
each. with the interest that had accrued since the
county treasurer had ceased to pay the interest.
and that II the court would pay me the amount
due, l would give the county 81, OOO;. to which
'r. WIN. Is. steele replied for the court, in
'anstsnce' That the court could not entertain the
proposiuon. Being DESTROYS of settling and ar
ranging the matter with the country court, and
oeihg pressed for money to meet my obligations.
went oeiore the court in person, while the
II thew would ss,,,o -. p.oposeo 10 the court.
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vho had n.v.r n.;, su,se d l hao' and
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