Iowa news. [volume] (Dubuque, Upper Mississippi Lead Mines, Wisconsin Territory) 1837-1841, 1837-12-16
no the People Of Du Buauc.

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=, ing eoP.o - ~ Isl4~
nc hopes Oh MI. JONI r!unoe, ~. having D sI
nusHatea ny tne voice OF tne Oh Du
Duques a puuiic meeting nciu y" ssA'u eowH o'
inc "a inst, and sensible OF tne emnafrassnent IN
wnicn ms speculative scheme mas ,e'. MN, Nc en-
beavers 70 nnd some reiiei IN an auaess y sas
psop'e. Haa ms words oeen I'o'e iesesssu, Anu
.ess personal, ne couid nas.s1 ~
rom them consolation IN ms disappointment.
but no my person makes inc most plonnen. .es-
sufe OF ms address, ana WINE sS puon'nes mo IN
terested views on the snose. - VIZ ne
sets me before the pubic as gu'Ny ~ laisenooa .
ne privilege 81 the press ahous a an s
y Of answering his charges ana eApoS''s MS con-
DUCT. =, ...,. ~.
Mr. :. Plunbe denies VIVA. puonss ass.' -.
that at meeting OF the poaIn - M ~.
18Th UT ne SAID .shat Wv ~.
the grave yard fence, No wouu W ra..a,;sssi,,
responsibility" IL tnis os.,Se Jus = =,
tdlse, as he calls II, why qua ne hol :"
that public nesting! Ing. ~as .ie nappy N Az
the true republican tribunal s.s,.,a
play his patriotic integrity. Ane ~
then present well rscoilecI NO" 1' '''e
substance OF that proposition. ,.,:s.,
In his address to prove my asser'io"
false, refers the people Q, n Duauo ~ ,e.h -,
actions Of the meeting OF tne Doato vi l'o ~. ~.
when was appointed rresiaens p,o. .sA, a'.
marks rst, that ne hmseh iaa .ne Pia. u ..e
yard upon the table, snewing now was .e'
Cd W certain sfreets, according 60 Hee ~.
Co1nn1tss,oners Citizens, you sec neio W. n,s'
steps OF Mr.. flumbe towards measure "n'o" ~
well knew was against your wishes; ana " nun.
an impression OH the 0oafa, he soieinAiy poi,'
the mysterious streets running over the deao, a'o
to prevent any objection, ne calls them decorsu's
70 ne su1rey Of ne Ionsnasss,onefs dPpo'ntea y
an act OF COnEfeU " onaeriul survey inueeu,
which passes through the regions OF the deceased,
ana exceeds the very power gwen oy Congress-
ordered 70 rare TO ne lois ana stfees
already Surveyed (loJo.) Mr. fiumoe observed
moreover, that ne dta not require Me 7enaorat %
US Jence, out TIE placing q stakes to snew the won.
derul streets over the grave yard anI,os 70 gnard
agG,nst nc puoic's ,nadcertentty placing Me re.
mans Of their friends trhere they might be hereat-
ter d'st1.rted. shall now say what Will form al
answer TO his charge against me. The members
present at the meeting are living witnesses that Mr.
Plumbe remarked, that as the Corporation had no
funds on hand, he would, at his expense, remove
the fence and wait for the pay. We see him now
becoming responsible for the work, and as zeal
Gus ceizen pulling out his purse for the execution
| of the law: see him not only between stakes nc
cordng lohisfirst suggestion, butamong boards and
rails, all busy in removing and making fence.
This is not ali he incucatcd before the Board that
the Commissioners had laid off streets through the
grave yard, and that the Trustees could now do
! wha, thew pleased. for the people had nothing to
do with i. What. a republican government with
Trustees that can do what they please! Who ev-
or heard suci, al, absurdity! Blu. he was detcrmin
ed TO have his interested plan carried into
under the cloak Of the great words STREET., Com
MISSION ERs, and CoNGnEss. Not little edited
by the patriotism of my friend, agreed with him
respecting the placing of the stakes, and spoke of
the propriety Of deferring the subject until the re-
turn of the President. Mr. Plumbe not only con-
cealed in his attrcs, the vital part of his sugges-
tons before the Board but also acted in like man
! nor with regard to my own. At the said meeting
declared that nothing should be done without
notifying the people. This was, in my opinion,
the main point il question. Tho graveyard was
laid off for that purpose before the of Congress
of 1856 the people before then took the possession
good fence. Congress sanctioned the lots already
surveyed, occupied and improved, consequently the
said grave yard is unqucstonably the common pro-
perty of the people. No us. Surveyor, Commits
sioners, or Town Trustees have any right whatso-
! ever on the graveyard, and no than a lot
legally taken, improved, and occupied by an ndi-
yidua, SO that il U. s. Surveyor, Commissioners,
! or Town Trustees should lay off streets; move the
fence, or make any use whatsoever of the Du Buque
grave yard besides burying the dead, such pro-
ceedings should be condemned and nuliifcd by the
people as illegal, unjust, and criminal.
The author off the address informs the people that
at the meeting ofthe Board, lie took care TO secure
for the use OF the public sotatsocrer ground nlht
be hToacn out IN consequence Of remoring the fence,
that the Trustees ,could not suffer any private claim,
To take It, Does he think that the people of Du
Bnque are blind not TO see his object III this Trans