Du Buque visitor. [volume] (Dubuque, Lead Mines, Wisconsin Territory) 1836-1837, 1836-06-29

NOW, N1lStncr DrlnLer,i uS TRUE. lSn,
(shist between you aud mel if de ma
gers goes, | does stay-if de nagers
stays, I dush go. Now, Misther brin-
ter, / hash a heup Of dings to dalk apout,
ash veil ash de nagers. dush find,
Misther brinter, dat we ish. in a new
guntry; and every ting hash to have a
Pegining. Now, Mr.. brinter, | drinks,
five dush kit fare sthart, we ma come
out so coot ash any pody. But de beo-
pie dell me dat how ash We hash allredy
:cota start; and de question is not watts
to be done next, but de ting ish, to find
out vat hash bin done, so ash. how,
Misther brinter, de common beople
can Glide right hang Of tings, and den
dey can go right a-head. Now, Mis-
ther brinter, ! dush not know how it
ish nit you, but l will chist dell you
vat it ish init recart to myself. dush
hate to pc IN guntry, and not know
nuting ofde Government in vich dush
lift. And now, Misther brinter, after
1 hash dold you a little nit recart to
vat IAhave seen and herd, I dush
hope you will lake up de subchect at
one end or de tuder, and dell us, by
yourn coot baper, all apout de tings our
county officers hash done, so ash how.
Misther brinter, we old warmers, who
hash to work in de cornfield all day,
can know how matters and tings are
Going. First: | dush hear, Misther,
sbrinter, dat de law says, our Supervi-
sors shall holt dare annuel corts, on de
first Tuesdays in March and October.
But, Misther printer, l dush happen to
pc in down, On de first Tuesday in
March; and | dush see some shentle-
men, who hat come in down to do some
business nit de cort. But, Misthcr
brinter, vat you elink? dare vas no cort
dare..-And, Misthcr brinter, / dush
Sc de shentlemen huntingin every Gro
Gerry in down, to find de Supervisors:
but, Misther brinter, no Supervisor
coot pc fount! Now, Misther brintcr,
whende held dare cort, dush not know;
but I suppose, wendey cotrcdy! Now,
Misther brinter, who knows when to
cototoo any business NIT de cort? And
de beople dells me, Misther brinter, dat
when de new Supervisors held dare
first cort, dey coot not SO much ash find
q record NIT REGARD to a0hen, aohere, or
how many times de old cort sit! And
iinteed, Misther brinter, dush heare
dat dare vas very little record to be
found nit REGARD to de 0zfciuI acts of
either de Supervisors, dare Clerk, de
Collectors, or de Treasurer; except, dat
among hands, dey hat pas'd a Law,
(vich shout dake effect, de year after
dare term Of service should expireD
taxing de grocery keepers one hundred
to!!ars each. And to cap de climax,
de beople dels me, Misthcr printer, dat
wen deanlalH cort sit, dey coult not SO
much nd dat de old cort hat ever
called d6 treasurer to an account, nor
hat any settlement NIT him. Nor coult
dey find dat de Treasury ever hat any
settlement nit de Collectors. Now,
Misther printer, some tings l datsh
know, and some tings / dusl not know,
One Of de tingsI dush know, is, dat ]
paid my f0res. One OF de tings dush
'sof know ish, what hash pin tun NIT
de- money. Now, Misther brinter,
vat you dink? ] drinks it ish our bril-
valedge to call in question de political
course Of all our bubble officers, and if
dey kickup apout it, den, Misther brin-
ter, we will shist let 'em kick down
a Gin. Now, Misther brinter; l drinks
if ! was one Of the new Supervisors, l
would shist sit right town and traw off
a little account NIT rccart to de situa-
ton Of de country; and shist dell de
beople, (dat ish, il coult find out)
vat vas de amount Of our last years
taxes, and vat our EXPENSES were: and
let us know wedcr we are in tebt. or
weder we have surplus in de treasu-
ry. And | woult have it buplish'd in,
your coot baper, 50 ash how, Misther
brinter, de common beople coot un-
derstand how matters and tings isfl a
Going. Now, Mistherbrinter, / would
dell you vat ! dinks nit rccart to de
conduct Of our county Representative,
only, dat it is in perfect accordance nit
all derest Of our political career, sofer
as recarts de COUNTY! But, Mister brin-4
ter. ven dush look at de conduct Of
our Representatives. de Great pig Con-
gress, / dusll lore him, shist because he.
dush mint his business. Now, Mis-,
ther brinter, | drinks I will peep out Of
de pushes every now and din, chist to-
see vat de pig beople ISL apout. And
/ dush hope, Misther brinter, dat you