Weekly Council Bluffs bugle. (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1857-1860, 1858-10-06
KpeFensaamg rhemseHves.

The wholspaek OF eorraps Republican
ofseials with their organs Tray, Blanche
and swssahsars- raising . asFribIs
bowl in trying 10 deny the charges
of extravaganza, fraud, pFoaigasy and
pIundes, whieh have bean proved againss
them By their own ol6cial records. L.
is q novsl spectacle 70 see e0nyieasd
sEiminals, aRzaigned basoFs ne bar Of
justice for senssae 9, prssuming 70 arrest
the vsrdiet by thsir own tsssimeny or
pisa Of net ssalty. Thsir aFreganes
equals that Of the sulprit who denounced
the judge and jury for daring to inter
fers with the natural liberty Of SO gen
lleman Of the fancy" In pursuit. al has
legitimate calling upon the highway.
When the officers Of State are reduced
70 the necessity Of continually defending
thsmselVss--of constantly lntruding up
on the public with -ofkoial csreifi-
Gates Of shsir ossn houssty, it is sure
sign, were there no other proof, that
there is something rotten 10 DanmaAk.--
But she proof is too abundAn aad too
Olsas. They are fsading 81 aud lighting
Ia vain against the record.
MoRRIs, the Stasa Treasurer, who from
axEEsnas poverty Sew years staee, has
become worth over s2e0, 900 from the
Treasury steAlings, has been out before
she public In about . doSsa lssasrs, trys
ing 10 fsnd Of these charges. Bat not one
Of them contains real legitimate, hon.
est, valid defense. On the contrary,
shey rather 60 to e0narm in ali insslli-
gsns minds The conviction Of bis guiis.
PATrKE, Auditor Of State, the Rnaa-
eial operator, By whose eaaeiai malfea-
saaeO ths whole sorrapkiOn has BEEN GOV.
cred up, has been out in two or three eire-
0lars &ud sxtFa-oEaeial reports, trying to
show thai things are not 50 bad "a rep
resented. He SHARES In ths stsalings, of
course. He is Onsef ths Forty Thisyss.'
A few years age he was 3 poor journey
maa CaxPentsF, barely able to support
himself BIZ bis labOr--now worth $780,
900 at lsast-and thaa with salary Of
oRly $500 oE $500 8 year until the Lass
year. ...
These two men are not, themselves,
candidates for reelection; bat their fate
depends upon that Of the Black Republic
can party. Fer, IL they are expelled
'frozR power, and sAs State Governments
il placed IL Ne hands Of honest msa,
thsy win BE- brought 70 justice and eom-
psilsA 10 diagcEgs . porsisa Of their ill
gossan booty.
Sails, the Secretary of State, and
eandidass fog rs-slsesion, has also been
oaa in two or three letters, In vain and
abostivs attempt 10 defend his party and
himsslf for the insiScianey and corrup-
ton Of their legislaaien, and Tor tAat
gross fraad By which sAs corruption and |
swindling pf ais associates was shielded |
from "a Investigation.
TEEsDALR, the ssase Printsr, successor
60 Aesaasty, is the paid organ ss shs
Forty Thieves. He fumes and sweass
and sweArs like . pirate, protesting that
thsy are eli ss innocent and A. pare aa
tAe Angels In Haayaa. OF soarsa he
wOuld; he ia well paaa for it. He has
not besu ID ones yes . rear, and coma
plains, Eoez creature that he has net
had fair show ri the TreasaRy--haa
only received some OF ,0OO--as be asserts
and will only get about $4,000 OF
sis 900 FOR I6 month alsegethsrl So
as says. Who hsllavss himg
There d one promsnsns Feature abeas
III their epfssles in self defense They
snap and snasl like hungry wolves aai
bAy, al those who expose their saaking
They hswl with he 6srss-
asss Of Hysnas sAsassa es tAslr prey, SIT
ihsss who, II pursuance Of hair dnEy as
honest men and good sisiseaa, inssspose
% relisve tAs staaa Of aash "a imsabas,
By depriving than Of anoahsr Lease dc
u 10 aatunal unAss the circumstance.
hal they shoald b sarious bat thaiT
lays aFs surely namAsgsd, and Ne 3D.
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