Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-12-05
History of Dubuque-Her Rise,
Progress and Descent into Shin

History of Dubuque-Her Rise,
Progress and Descent into Shin
paasters.
Thirty years ago, Dubuque was a rendez-
vous for u. S. soldiers and half breeds, at
forwards of Indians and civilized miners.
Twenty years ago the Federal Government
took possession and afterwards ~colonized
the place with politicians and Irish. For
fifteen years, or ever since the colonization,
Dubuque has been a nursing upon the
Federal treasury; annual instalments by
the 800, 900 have been so onmon all
the time as to cause no remark, the only
thought being how to decently absorb the
money without doing any good; approprl-
atoms to improve harbors and rivers have
always been Economically unconstitution-
al, except al Dubuque! Federal revenue
made Dubuque a fast city; her growth and
dexterity have been most remarkable and
her prosperity most ungovernable; her
imported population Of raw Irish, brought
over to order on consignment in periodical
instaImen:s for no other purpose but to
supply the polls on behalf the politicians,
have long since taken the rcins into. their
own hands. Long before the Federal bag
ceased to yield instalments, Dublin wanted
work and whiskey, and Dublin resorted TO
voting a tax upon Dubuque to clear ont
the slough-then wanting more work and
whiskey, Dublin voted a tax to till mp the
slough! Thus by a Lax to shoyel In, then
a tax TO scoop out, the Irish have snugly
helped themselves. Thus, things went on
till The tables turned, when Dubuque, pol
~Iticians and Irish all became orphans;
Dodge and Jones-never having died nor
resigned, were voted out of the U. Sen
ate, and the bag forever dried up!
Dubuque has just discovered a new meth
Cd to supply the deficiency made by the
Federal bag giving out-a method no less
than banking upon city debt as capital-a
method TO rob, similar in design to Wis
%consin banking. Dubuque had always led
lin opposition to. legal banking in Iowa;
banking was not Democratic-no, banking
was a Wing principle! The discovery
was that bogus, Illegal, shinplaster banking
Us perfectly Democratic, constitutional and
sound-particularly at Dubuque but no
where else! Well, Dublin was caused to
assemble a laundering meeting to instruct
the common council Of Dubuque to issue
Shinplasters. 1t was D~emocratically en-
Ithusiastic! The instructions were voted,
and also it was resolved that Dublin Cur
reacy is as good as gold. II was a tri-
umph for the Molly Mogu;res. How the
mighty have fallen!
In the several years of speculation, 25
per CoHts 1OdnS dilu LdiuDOTIUc SpdStllS,
~wheelbarrows and sections Of land, Irish
fights and dredge boats, senatorial squad
blos, civil engineering and democracy were
all the fashion in Dubuque. The che
glory of Dubuque has been bulky appear
ances and loud noise, prodlgality and De-
mocracy. The Dubuque e~xchequer an(
Federal treasury are both dry and as +.
last hope, that respondent basis, city cred
it, is resorted to as a basis for Shinplas
tiers! l
Dublin Currency has already strayed
over into Wisconsin-payable one year af
ter date. 1t will bankrupt Dubuque and
ought to burn the fingers of every man whe
touches it.