The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-02-09


you were Recorder, you are informed that
in the fall of 1917, received some scrip from
customer Of mine, who was about moving
down the river at the rate Of 33 cents on the
dollar and would not have taken it even at these
rates, but to secure a debt that | would other
wise have lost.
Faithfully Your s,
q. J. O'HALLORAN.
February 9Th
A D. ANDERsoS-Sir During "the spring
and summer Of lS49'' have known city scrip
TO sell as low 35 cts; but owing to the strict
economy Of the City Council of 40 and so the
price of scrip was higher at the end Of that term
than 1t had been for years previous. When my
term of service expired in March so sold my
scrip to Horace Estes for 60 cts. which was the
highest sum could get for it.
THos. HARDIE.
February sih.
Here then is another infamous =" which
set down as No. IL.
Mr.. Hewtt's concluding remarks respecting
the duties of every "good citizen can provoke
bu. the smile of derision or contemptuous curl
of an honest mans lip-coming, as they do,
from one whose very nature utterly units hiK,
to comprehend what "good citizen" is.
Having now waded through Mr.. Hewitt's
communication, and in my course, stamped
something like bakers dozen of the grossest
falsehoods conspicuously upon his brow, | might
well conclude this already too lengthy notice of
one, whom, as have upon former occasion
remarked, | hold IN the most "UsMlrIGArED
I'll. Il
being industriousIy circulated by one whose av.
aricious propensites are excited by the hopes of
roast beef and a fat office. One of my honora-
ble(D competitors vouches, as understand, most
positively, for the accuracy of the Gland report
The said honorable q gentleman (,) assumes
the most kno,oing, as we'll as sanciimonious
look, and ayers that, to his own knowledge, l
am the owner of some l400 or 1900 acres of
land intending to leave the saspieion, at
least, that | came dishonesty by it. Wonder
whether he would not claim it, if he supposed
that had stolen it(O from some thief? In an
swer to this, have to inform ssLord Ignoram-
us Bombast," that, during my fifteen years re-
sdence in Iowa, have invested but $3.50 in
land, exclusive of my two city lots, which were
purchased long before had the honor of being
City Recorder. True, call myself the owner
of $40 acres of land-not 1400 or 1900 acres.
as folIows:-For my services in Capt. Parker's
company, got 16O acres. After went into
the Sur. Gems. Office, bought 100 acre land
Warrant of Mr.. S. G. Fennimore, for $130,an
subsequently another l60 acre warrant of P. A.
Lorimier, Esq, for $I50-both of which paid
for, as those gentlemen will recolect, as re-
ceived my pay from the Sur. Gen'l. also got
Richard Benson, Esq to lay lard warrant up
on another 100 acres for me, but upon which
have not, as yet, paid anything. Afterwards
some Is months ago-I entered at the Office of
the School Fund Commissioner of this county,
100 acres of school land, upon which paid IS
per cent, or $50, of the purchase money-the
balance of $3.50 being yet due. Besides this,
paid Mr.. - Cook $50, and watch that
purchased of Mr.. Robbins, for 40 acres more
maxim, IN ALL, $40 acres of land, upon which
haze paid the enormous sum of $3.50 and a
watch!. F.! So that, instead of owning 'l400
or 1900 acres" own but $40 acres-lf indeed
may be SAID to town" them, until paid for.
My friend, Capt. Parker, has just informed
me that since all these false and scandalous re-
ports have been put IN circulation, it has been
whispered about town that have suddenly be-
came rich-.hat own TEN THOUSAND acres or
TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS worth of land-leav
ing the inference to be drawn that must have
I'D disho p,cflx R-o R,o Tho Il LAM
story, l trust, will henceforth be properly un-
derstood. AS to my "wealth" (0 have to
say, that if any man will pay my debts and
leave me the land upon which / have paid the
$3.50, he can have everything Ipossess upon
earth, save such trifing articles of wearing
apparel, ETC., as are by law reserved from sale
as the property of insovent debtors. If, there
| fore, Mr. Hewitt and Lord Bombast desire to
make speculation, it is to be presumed that my
proposition will be eagerly accepted, i e. provi-
ded they believe what they say concerning
my " wealth."
| 1t cannot but be dstaslcful to any man to
have his private affairs dragged before the pub
lie as mine have been. But as have no secrets
connected with the manner in which l have
acquired any part of my little property, have
no fears Of any scrutiny, however rigid, into
my business, and can, as do, hurl defiance a,
each and all of my remorselcss defamers, espe-
clally at him whose " magnanimity" in SO long
delaying his "astounding disclosures @ has
of late been SO conspcuously displayed and
boosted Of.
! A brief reference 10 one other rery small
yet most despicable Of ali the base fabrications
of my heartless defamers, and am done. My
good friend, Hardin Nowlin, informs of a re-
port in circulation, to the effect that had
stolen some gold pens belonging to the Survey
or Generals office. know not who first
started this story, though | believe there is a
way in which the law will enable me to ascer-
tain and to which, if possible, shall have spec.
dy recourse. But for the present / shall con-
tent myself by branding its originator as liar.
Here is the proof, furnished by the Surveyor
General