Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-10-07
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! Another secret circular from G.. Donnellall
the hireling slave of J. B., at Washington
has been scattered among the faithful Of thi,
State, passing through the mails under th'
frank of Senator Bright We have now il
our possession one of these precious docu
ments, t0hicb was handel out Of the Post Ofic.
at this place to MICHAEL PRIcE, Esq.,, the
Republican candidate for the Legislature from
this county, no doubt through mistake Of tht
Deputy Postmaster! tis dated at the ''Iowa
Democratic Club Rooms, Washington" and
commences in this manner: II address you,
as prominent, influential working Democrat,
as have been informed" &C., and proposes
that euery effort be made to overcome the
Republican majorities in the various counties
and townships. The pamphlet makes eight
pages and is filled with lies and misrepre-
sentations ofthe grossest kind The follow
ing will do for specimen: 80 d.,o g3.,
GRIMES, JOHNSON AND aCLARK WITH THEIR
HANDS IN THE TRIAsURY.-ln 1856, the Leg
islature passed law authorizing the con-
struction of Lunatic Asylum, at a cost not
to exceed $4,000. Grimes, johnson and
Clark were appointed the Commissioners to.
superintend the matter. They made report
setting forth that $4,000 was too little for
such building, and recommended a further
appropriation of $15O,0OO, which, they said,
would be sufficient to construct very supe-
rior building. Yet, in 1857, they asked and
received another appropriation of $3.50, 900,
making the whole appropriation $35O,O00;
and yet, last Fall, not a single ,clU Of the
building aoas completed! and they were ask
ing for more money! What has become of
the $3.50, 900? Isl in the pockets of Grimes,
Johnson and Clark, or has it been paid out
for electioneering expenses? 1t is due to the
people of Iowa that they should know some
thing of this matter. Why have there been
no accounts rendered Of this expenditure
Why are the people of Iowa kept in the dark
Are they not entitled to have published an
exhibit of the expenditures of their servants
These men Glove darkness better than light,
Tor their deeds are evil"
This beats Ewood, Eads, and even Will
romlinson, who, at Mt. Pleasant, the other
lay, in sight Of the Asylum, swore it was five
stories high The Johnson spoken of above
S Judge Johnston, of Lee county, the most
and talented Democrat in the State,
lnd at present Chairman of the County Dem
,cratic Committee. This is an apt illustration
If Donncllan's ignorance and recklessness.
In a note to his pamphlet, Donnellan, who
5 no doubt already paid for his services by
he present corrupt Administration, tries the
experiment. of bleeding the pockets of the
aithful for his further pecuniary advantage.
Ie says:
81 have been to great deal of labor and
Expense in sending out documents, &C., to the
Democrats of Iowa, this year. am willing
o throw in my labor gratis, and to bear my
hare of the expenses; but [ think it is hardly
air for me to pay all. have received letters
rom several counties, promising that shall
,e reimbursed; and Iappeal to those receiving
his circular to send me what they can spare.
Next year comes off the great battle of 1860.
The Democrats of Iowa will have no Repre-
sentative here, in either the Senate or the
iouse. | expect, in this contingency, to do
IL l can to keep them well supplied with
documents and speeches. 1t will be sn
labor; but am willing to undertake
t for the good old cause, if the Democracy of
owa will just furnish the funds to buy the
peeches. Five dollars to a county would
lood the State with good Democratic speeches.
hope that every person receiving this circu-
ar will send me the result of the election in
lis township, giving the name of the township
nd county, the vote polled for Dodge, and
hat for Kirkwood, and list of Democrats in
lis township, with their post office.
"Address-- G. DONNELLAN, Z.
Washing on, d. c."
Shell out, now, gentlemen Democrats, and
how your faith by your works! ra.