Weekly Council Bluffs bugle. (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1857-1860, 1857-12-02

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posed iIaas "a ware sassssls beAina tie
tinsaas 80 ace Ms wis - sEsikingly
displayed u b supposed BY referring .
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Also be rseoIIeosed skas we gave 4 -
oar opinion, that pra-ampsicRs founded
upon settlements made i tlas date, we're
not admissible withEn aEsean miles Of
the route. Our eosmpssafy q Sioux
City, not being able ID Eve ! good rea-
sen WAY We wars wrauss aimed e ns ~
nndsEhaadsd blsy, b referring % onr
dihenisy with the DsparsHsns shout the
land warrant fees, and Hubsequsal ranao-
val fFeh oiseo By sayiaa hai our oPin-
ion bad loag since ceased se Dc regard
ed, and Ia substances tlaas the Depart
msnt had reversed u sar decisions, or
had failed to nosios shaa. We then sho't
that our friend q sAs Eagle, vas dis.
| posed 10 deal unfairly wifh uss and from
his subsequent COURSE toward ~ We wsEe
strengthened in shas opinion; and hence
we might have used language in some Of
eur articles, that mighs Be regarded IS
rather ponies bus We aAlsgs thas In the
frat instanss in copying the astiela from
the Eagle; and tbs questions psapsund-
ed, We we're governed entirely by de-
sire to gain information. 1t viii also
| Be reeolleeted that the editor Of the Ea-
gle publiahsd letter from Commission
er Hendricks and insisted that it con-
tsmplatsd and aGthorszsa settlements to
be made, and declaratory statements TO
Ia slsa m, land along the line Of Of tha
railroad, We then gave it % our opin-
len that neitheE TIA Law, nor the letter
Of the Commissioners referred 70, author
! izsd settlements to BIO made and decIar-
atory statements % be sled GA lands
within fifteen miles Of the route Of any
Eof our railroad lines. II We werein the
opinion Of our sotaapoFary a~cisat, and
Il oar opinion waa regarded as Of nj
value by him, we mast be allowed to say
that q late decision, or letter from Com
missioner Hendricks, has proved thai
anessat Is we we're, that our Opinio on wa
correct. 1t vas & matter Of surprise tt
as that our usrdaat contemporary, after
finding himself ShOliy unable to NEE
and refass eur arguments, shostd at
tempt to give them the go-by, by call
ing US the ''aneieat editor Of the Bagle, u
and By making ding at Us because wi
had been removed from once not fol
any alleged incompetoney, or failure K
perform our duty honestly; bat be,
cause we claimed the fees received fol
} locating boanty-land warrants, "a Out
osQa, while the Commissioner claimed
that they wers the property Of the Gov
eminent, We we're still more surprised
to find that our contemporary had not th'
manliuess to avow the cause Of our re
moval and that be should by his insin
uation about our opinions having NJ
force with the Department, lead thOs
, unaequainted wilh the circumstances, Il
infer thai We we HsEa removed besaus
We were not competent to all the otboe.
Below we publish letter from Com
missioner Hendricks to tho Register 0
the Office in this city, which n9t onl,
shows that our opinion as expressed ii
June last, vas correct bat that at hi
time lands cannot be settled upon ant
claimed as smption rights, WithIr
fifteen miles Of the line Of the railroad
We hope that our friend of the Eagl
will now acknowledge that there is ys
SOms virtue in the opinions Of the az
eieHts. In IS much as our opinion hA
been sustained By the Commissioner, VI
are Wiling that cur former eontrogers.
with our friend Of the Eagle shall b
buried in oblivion, aud that the ''hiPi
} of America" shall spread his wiRgs az
soar away IN his proper sphere Will
we will centent oursele by letting oa
Bugle play its part in the "NatioRa
Band" where we hope never 10 hear
diaoordant note, or taua to which th
friends Of the Uni on eannet keep step /: