Weekly Council Bluffs bugle. (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1857-1860, 1859-03-02

oa Iuaisssa d il 80
sssns 1. Ii visz shds ps sea,
d PED haEs no 80 swn
sApsss g y Wi has as shin
hesr knowledge, % restrain Mr.. Shar-
nan before the next term II lhe District
5ouEs IL and for shis G0unly, from
u the highhanded deprsda-
aons with which 10 stands charged be-
Fore ne oitissna NJ this Seanty.
and ws would further sag thai from
haats to uss We DO hps
aosbs shas the iasa Grand Jasy would
bars found bill pf inaieksaels against
afr, shernen for derilietlon III duty bat
froAa ne fAes thai Two or shsee Of the
members thaRsaf were either directly or
indirectly concerned in . pscuniary
peias a yiev, b some one - mOxs con-
tracts fof The building of bridges.
Finding shas shs Diasriet Court had
adiournsa without anything having been
done 10 eAaak ahs wholesale robbery Of
ths peoples substance, : mass nesting
II tho eitiseas Of Council Bluas vas call
I'd to maaA al Goneart Hall az tbs even.
ing succeeding sha adjonrnmsns Of Court.
As this mbesing various resolution we're
ofsered ard discussed. soaae Of shs os-
fsasibEs lovers Of law and oEdsr were
present and took an oliuious part IL the
proceedings es the meeting, and seemed
dstsrminsd 50 pEeyeut, il possible, any
Investigation ~ this time Of our County
aifairs.
Among them was Mr.. Dan jackson, q
gsallanaan closely allied Ii some way, Il
Is sAia, wign Ens outrageous miss-mAn-
agemens 81 The swamp Land interests D!
this county. And hsrs your Committss
deem Il proper 70 add that az soon as ths
people get through with the County
Judge, it would be well for them to takC
peep behind the curtains covering ths
operations connected with that manif,
cent patEimony. The extreme sensitive.
ness Of Air. Jackson confirms them in this
opinion.
AZ this Lass meeting ii Was deemed ad,
visahle so give Mr.. Sherman one NOR,
opportunity to respond to the off repeat,
ed solicitations Of his fellow citizena OF
this now all absorbing question. Ac,
sprdingIy hga Of our best citizens wogs
appointed Committee TO wait on hin
and endsavor By his consent and partiei
patton To have select Committee ap,
pointed, in whOm sill parties would havI
implicit confidence, 10 take charge Of
the books, give them a thorough e1ami,
nation and report to the people. And
what was the reaalt2
Nothing, bus the moss continuation
refusal on his part, to give any satisfae,
tion whatever.
In the opinion of Jour Committe'
nothing now remains, but fos this Con,
yeution 10 take the matter into their Owl
hands and promptly put q stop to an ad
ministration, which if continued mus
bankrupt the county.
All of which is respectfully submit,
ted. Therefore,
RssoIUed, Thai the charges Of eorrup,
ton and Observation-Disclosures connected
wttI the management Of the inanoiRl If
fairs Of this county have made it Reces.
saEy for the people 10 assemble together
in Mass Convention at this time to con
slider the same, and devise such RENE,
dies as the nature Of, the case will ad
nit.
ResoIvsd, That the facts set forth il
the foregoing report, fully justify us II
the opinion, that John II. Sherman, tht
present Judge Of this county, has PROV.
ed unfaithfal Ia the trusts committed &c
him and thSl has administration Of oul
Eeaanty Affairs has been marked by sAxe,
iessness, Escklsssness, extrgyagance and
corruption.
RssoIBsd, That the presentment mad
by the Grand Jury, after long and care
tal examinations Of ths books and pa,
psEs In the County Judges Ofice, to tht
District Court at is recent session, sus
taTns the charges Of NAL administration
wnioh public rumor had previously
made against the County Judge, anC
that no reasonable man can lanSr- @77
itata TO believe their -s~--v~
R-.,.I..-4yr~ auat the continued psrsts.
-SeffF refusal Of the County Judge to al
low his Official conduct to be iuvesEigA-
ted, either by the District Court or By 4
respectable committee Of citizens, is
wholly unjustifa5ls and maaifasts on
his part determination 10 set at def
anoe net only the expressed will Of the
people, bat also che plain requirements
Of the Law.
RssolUed, That we have every reason
70 believe that the management Of ouy
county affairs will continue to be con
Quoted In the Same wasleful, reckless,
extravaganza and corrupt manner, SO loug
as our present County Judge is coutinu-
ed in Office, and that the interests Of the
people impegitively require and demand
his immediate resignation angnanRian al
renfovaI TguR1 once.
Rssolusd, That vie the people Of Pot
tawattamie county N Mas Convention
assembled, vlth q fall conviction oil
the reositude Of cur intentions, With q
firm reliance upon the Intelligence Of the
people, With an unconqusrabie aversion
70 The folding of our hands and setting
qnietly By, whilst the community ara be-
ing defrauded out OF their substance and
the county FASTENED On To q state of ab-
solute bankruptcy lat we must and will
terminate the corrupt administration Of
John 4. Sherman.
Resolved, That 4 committee Of TWEEN.
ty-hye Of our citizens, being taxpayers
aad legal voters ia this county, be ap-
poiatea by this convention, whose duty
i shall be, in the event that John Ii.
sherman will neither resign nor permit
Q eompetens sammlttee 10 examine into
the Affairs ct the UaanEy, connected with
the ofses Of the ca sm Judge. 10 mo.
c6ea on next AondaS ssfag, ~ tan a. :
clock, and tAks possession Al ali books.
papers, etc. belonging t0 the ofice al
tna County Judge, and place them "a The
hands Of Msssrs. 0fieeF, MUTT and Cas-.
ady, for investigation.
AesoIUsds That il IL made the duty OF
che Prssident aad Fies Presidents, Sec
fstaRy asd assistant Secretaries TO afix
thetr signatures 10 these proceedings,
and thai all our eitissns who approve
ahsFeos, be requested to do the same.
Resolved That during this canEam.