Du Buque visitor. [volume] (Dubuque, Lead Mines, Wisconsin Territory) 1836-1837, 1836-11-16
DU BUQUE VISITOR.

seat OF government. And dc beople tells me dat
DC representation of Dis Moinss county is agoing to
Try 10 get 1t established at Burlingto. But, Msh-
Ter brlntsr, depend it dat is muffin but plagy-
lie de people has rais'd on 'em. For happens to
Pc acquainted nit a coot part of de members from
aal county, and Ido know dey are too shmart for
dat. Because, Mishter Brin,er, if day shout try
for dat, dey would mind me of a sthory heard a
pout tog, dat was crossn de river on a log nit
Great skunk OF meat i'll his mout, and seeing de
shadder, and supposin it to pc anudder piece, and
wlshh TO secure boat, drop't de piece he had, and
dcroSy lost every ting. Now. Mishter Brinter,
understand dat some ofde beople of Belmont sh a
gong 10 nave de state house right strait away off
Z, 10 az. oe -FOUR Lakes, and among dis party ish Mr..
iilgha a my coot Old friend brigham, brigham
OF de iloo Nouns, dat old fox! Vat YOU dink.
Mishter Brntsr, is de plan of Mr.. brigham and his
party, IN wanting 10 carry off de state house. c,-
de'seT, and all, away 10 de Four Lakes and isav-
ing poor shon at Belmont by himself,
Why, dc beople dells me, dat dey are acoin to
ueSi,e de defridory and make dc Mississippi ds
line oetwean dem. And den .dey say dat de -Four
LAKES VIII pc snest apout de centre of de east der
ritory. Now, Mishter Briptcr. we win sunnoso
for de sake of Argument dat de position il q GOOD
one, den, Mishtor Brintar, Iwould shest saw. what
is de natral inference! Me drinks il would ne dat
SO long as de derridory is not devided. dat Du
'uque liiSht venture to peep our, shest q leetle
ana aidow, Nishter Brinter, you nor me dursht
not give de pig beopls of dis party any advise, for
lear dsy will pc mad, yet. (sbest between you and
me) VIII dell you, de corse dink wisdom die
tates to deu, dat is, if dey ever expect to git de
seat OF government at de -Four Lakes, dey should
fow de state house across de Mississippi at dc pre-
sent seshon, and den it will be forever out of DER
way; and after dat, petition for a division of de
derrldory. And if DER claim has any foundashon
nor, 1t will have much better den De folks of
Du Buque del!s me, dat some ofde pig beople of
felmont daiks apout having de seat of government
at Cassvile. And some dalAs having i, away At
Green Pay: And uddcrs agin dalks apout having
IT away down i'll de corner, at milwaukee, But,
Mishter Brinter, l dink all dis is shest ,anudder
lie. For dnk all such boderdash as dis woud
hardly come mitin de rainge of little poys. And
snail pc slow topelieve dat dare is SO eete in,elli-
gence in de representation ofdose respectable parts
OF our derridory, Now, Mishter Brin,er, Pm a.
pout to dake upon myself de auful responsibility of
entering mi.in dc sacred circle of de CITY OF
fELMONT, apout which Shon did staoare SO pig.
And has nutting to say against it., and can link
OF nutt'ng to say in its favor, (mith recar to any
claims 1t has on de derridory for do seat of Govern
menD only dat "wheresoever de carkase is, dare
will de eagles be geddered togedder.n Now, Mish-
ter Brntsr, Ishoud like to know, who is Going
to pay Shon for shwearin, shwearin, and shwearin,
and after all, dc beople dinks shest as dey dit be-
fore. Tia! ha! ha! Mishter Brintsr, coot ~. @.