Weekly miners' express. (DuBuque, Iowa) 184?-1849, 1848-10-03

10 organize them any time, but that they
could not be organized unless they would
vote democratic.-That he (B) would give
him \P. letter to you, and that you
would empower him to organize provided
they would vote democratic; and that he
(PicketD could get FIVE hundred dollars
from you for the promise OF the Mormon
vote. Pickett said lie took the letter to
you intending to play the game on you;
that he presented the letter to you, and
that you went to the Supreme Judges,
(their court then being in s:ssion) intro
duced him, and talked the matter over.
After which he was informed that Judge
Carlton was gone from home. and that he
could not get the power to organize un
til he returned; that he, Pickett, should
60 homs to St. Louis, No., and that you
would inform him by letter Of Judge Car
toms decision, and that your letter never
came to st. Louis. He also stated that he
never called for the money. He further
said that Rabbit had told him since the
election that you had offered him, Bah
bitt, one thousand dollars to 60 out to tho
Bluffs and try to secure the Mormon vote
for the democrats; and ten thousand dol
lars if they would secure it; but that they
could not get there till after the election,
and that was all that kept them out Of the
money. am very much excited and can
hardly write. hope you will bo here
your cause. We arc all very anxious to
see you here.
remain yours, truly,
S. ROBERTS.
Hon. a. G.. DoroE.
On the 2olh | addressed Mr.. tabbi,t
letter. Of which the following is copy.
= BURLINGTON, Aug. 90, 1848.
Dear Sir:-You will be as much aston
ished rs have been to learn that am
charged with having offered you.a large
sum of money to use your influence Nth
the members Of the Mormon elErchsto
induce them to cast their votesSl54sthc
democratic candidates atthe late election.
Some Of these reports state the sum to bo
five hundred, others thousand dollars,
and some ten thousand. Some say that
| made you these offers last spring on our
trip from St. Louis, and others that made
them short time before our election. II
is extremely notifying to me to have to
defend myself against a charge so base
and destitute Of all foundation in truth,
but such is the injustice and violence of
party spirit that am constrained 20 do it,
and, Tor that purpose, respectfully to ask
you:
LIST. Whether ever did, directly or in.
directly, in any way or manner, offer you
any sum or sums of money, large or small,
TO get you to influence the votes Of tho
Mormons? 81
end. Whether ever did, through you,
or to your knowledge through any one
else, offer directly or indirectly any bribv
or other reward 10 the authorities or tho
Mormon church or any Of its members to
cast their votes for or against any candi-
dates ut any election?
An early answer to this communication
will greatly oblige
Your obi servant,
A. c. DODGE.
A. W. Babbitt, Esq: Nauvoo, Ills.
10 the above letter, owing to the ucc.
dental detention Of The friend who bore
it-he having lost his horse ON the way,
| received no reply until the evening of
the Gath ult. Upon that day, learning
from my friend, b. Hem, Esq, that Pick.
EFT was in this place, and being anxious
to bring him 10 points that there nigh.
be no oopho!c out Of which he could
creep, | wrote him note demanding tho
names Of all the persons upon whose au-
thority he alleged That had ever offt Fcdl- :
money to influence the Mormon vo:e-ho
having admitted to Mr.. Hem, in the pres.
cnce Of number Of gentlemen, that no
such proposal was ever made 10 himself.
Here is his reply: Dr."
Barrel House, Aug. "a. l846.
Gen. A. G. Dodge, Sir.-l hereby state
" reply !o yo2r vote ! tsss
w. Rabbit, Of Nauvoo, is the person
have repeatedly referred To, as having
eeen offered money for the purposes men,
tened. He so informed me. ...-..
Yours respectfully, ;. aasn,
WILLIAM PICKETT. -"
=. Now it might not be decorous in me 10
say tha, Edwards, Howell and Pickett,
have lone nothing but lie on me in regard
to this whole matter-and, as | wish to
be courteous to all men, will only say
that out Of the mouth Of their own witness
will prove them liars.
Nauroo, Ang. 22, l84s.
A. c. DODGE, Esq, Dear Sir:-Your
letter Of the goth inst. was duly received,
informing me that you had been charged
with paying, or offering to pay, large
sums of money to me aud 10 other men
holding influence with the Mormon popu-
iation in your state, to use their influence
to have the Mormons all vote the demo-
cratic ticket at the August election, land
asking from me statement Of the lacts,)
to which | mos! cheerlully reply: And
LIST. most positively say, that no offor
was made by you nor any money paid by
you or any other person to mo for any =
such purpose, either directly or indi.
rectly.
end. l have no knowledge Of your Of.
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