Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1850-10-04
Bribery and Corruption.

ruption fund to buy the Mormon vote
Cor Hem, which was stouly denied by
every ipcofoco paper in the district. As
to whether we were in the right or OF,
we will leave it to the public to deter
mine, after they read the following arti-
Gle from the frontier Guardian, pa
| per owned and edited by men of the
same religious faith of Mr.. Babhitt.-
Read it and judge for yourselves:
"Mr Rabbit has printed circular at
ST. Louis in which he has undertaken to
consirupate our course, and also all those
who stood for right, and il we had con.
sidered that the letter had been calcula-
ted for the benefit of this people we
should not have said much, but he has
endcavored 10 sow disunion in our midst
also TO falsfy our course: but we find by
looking over the Valley news that he is
censnred at that place for telling the en-
igrants what was palpably not true, and
if he will falsify in one thing he is very
apt to in others. have no good O.
pinion of Mr.. Babbitfs political veracity
or his course, for his effort has been a.
ganst the people Of this county, from
| the fact that they are not willing TO sup
j port men like Thompson, who. we I'M
derstand, had the stolen poll books in
his possession while in Washington City
and would make Mr.. Miller procure an
original copy Of them, and who has cal
led The people of Pottawaltamie county,
/ n,diScrininately aliens, foreigners, and
not twenty one years Of age, rowing gip-
sizes, and without an abiding place, &C.;
and Mr.. Babbitt would make you believe
that Mr.. Thompson was your friend, af-
ter making all these statements before
Congress, but if this was the first state
ment of the kind Mr.. Babbi,t had. tried
4 to palm upon us, we might believe him
in earnest, but his object has been and
now IS, TO break down, President Hyde
and the church organization of this coun-
I ty. When Mr.. B. came here he want
ed TO know if we intended to publish
Miller's letter in phamphiet form?--
We replied TO him that we would pub
! lish j! in just such a form as suited our
own convenience. He then asked US if
we would publish anything for him in
reply! We replied that we would if we
/ had time. lie then asked us If we wo'd
do il for money. We made the same
reply as before. We are prepared to
! prove that we we told Mr.. Babbitt shat
he could have chance to reply in our
regular edition, over his own signature,
but he never asked the privilege. We
make the following extracts from his cir
! cular:
1 '.During my late visit among you, a
li5elous letter over the signature Of d..
F. Miller, was published in the Frontier
Guardian, Extra, and as many know, ali
contradiction was denied me through
that organ, until the election Das Orer.
All know that he arrived here on SAT-
urday, and our publication day did not
occur till the following Wednesday, just
two days after the election.
"The object, in my opinion, was to
support falsehood at the expense of truth.
The election is over and the operators
of the Guardian did not realize their
expec,ions; and having failed at three
successive elections, they may well be-
gin TO reflect whether their nett is not
on the wrong side of the ship, for they
4 have toiled three years and caught no!h-
ing.
I But the general election is over, and
the Editors Of the Guardian and ils pets
have Iabored in vain, and brought forth
in trouble; and now comes the special
4 election, between Miller and Thomp-
son; you may ask which shall we vote
for! In answer, will say. you know
my advice has been gwen on Two former
occasions, the people Of this county did
not take your advice. -EDs. not to vote
for either party. My motto is, between
two evils, choose neither. But if there
is still disposition 10 bring out the peo-
+ pie 10 vote. my advice, is vote for
Thompson. Consistency, thou art a
jewel, Mr.. Rabbit advises you not 10
vote, the next sentence he advises you
TO vote for Thompson.-EDs.-1
have proved him for three years, Two
of the time smarting under the lash OF
your vote. and | must in all justice TO
him, say he has ever shown himself rea-
dy 10 do you justice: do so by him. A.
gain, he has been three years in Con-
gress, is acquainted with all the mem
bers, and with parliamentary rules. and
can do more good for the time he has to
serve Than any new member, however
friendly he may be. say then 10 the
the friends of Deseret, Tor Utah as may
be.) support Mr.. Thompson, and | will
youch for liberal friend to her imme-
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