The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1859-03-17

Proriaed, that the same hall be consumated on or
before the first day f October, AID. 1859; otherwise
the said subscription shall be forfeited, an the said
bonds not issued at all
Company shall deliver to the County Judge OF said
county eighty thousand dollars worth Of stock in
said Road to be disposed of as the county may direct
Ballots, either printed written, shah be "for the
JOSEPH ii. FLINT, County Judge.
You will perceive by comparing the prop
osition written out by themselves and the
one submitted to the vote of the county, that
they are. substantially the same, except the
Sd article IN the last proposition, that requires
the stock to be delivered to the county upon
the Company receiving the county bonds,
which is in accordance with the proposition
first voted by the county, and in the precise
language of the subscription that the Judge
subscribed on the books of said Company
After the publication of the above proclama-
ton in the papers, submitting the above
proposition to the voters of the county, and
before election day, received the following
letters:
DETROIT, July 18th, 1858.
JOSEPH H. FLINT, ESQ,
COUNTY JUDGE OF WApELLo &C.. low.
My Dear Sir-I have seen your procama-
ton to the people Of the county of Wapello,
relative to the bonds of the county, for the
Burlington & Missouri River R. X. Company
and as it submits to the people a different
proposition from tlat which the Company
made to the. county, and one which will be
of no value to the Company, it is the wish of
the Company that it shall be withdrawn. and
that the people should not be troubled with
its consideration. Will you therefore be
pleased to take such action, that the county
may not be required to vote upon the propo-
sition you have submitted to them? This Is
the views Of the Rail. Road Company, and
you will oblige them and confer favor upon
the people of the county by withdrawing tn.
Railroad question from their consideration.
(Sisned) Yours truly,
IF. JOY.
Joseph H. FLINT, CouNrY JUDGE:
Dear Sir have read the foregoing letter,
and on behalf of the Railroad Company. ioin
IN the request that is there made, and trust
you will take such action, that the county
will not be troubled with the Railroad cues
tion-which in its present form can do no
good. (SigneD JOHN G. READ.
Vice Pres. B. & NJ. r. r, Co.
| did not, however, deem it proper to call
IN the proposition that had submitted by
proclamation, from the fact that it would not
cost the county dollar, it having been sub
United at the election ordered by the General
Assembly to vote upon the Bank question:
l therefore suffered the vote to be taken.
which resulted in the adoption of the propo-
sltlon by large majority. This proposition
was rejected by the Company on the grounds
that the certificates Of stock were thereby re-
qulred to be delivered to the county. Who,
then, are the repu,liatorse Did not the Com
pany, in effect, repudiate their own contract
as found upon their own subscription books.
and, by the way, the only binding contract
Qf 1t was bndiny) ever entered into by the
county?
The foregoing contains all the reliable facts
IN the premises, as near as | have been able
10 collect them, all of which I respectfully
submit to the perusal of the candid reader.
ana IN doing so, feel that have but ischar
gea duty owe to The citizens of Wapello
county, and to place myself right before the
public.
lnaS-auch as the assertion has been made
doubtless by the wise man mot S,lomou)
who signs his name "anti-repudiator," that
have been engaged in assisting to create the
sentiment of reputation, with the os
tens'ble purpose Of riding into Office upon
the hobby, | will, in conclusion, say for this
wiseacres especial ben siit, that have never
been in the habit of manufacturing hobbies
to attain office; neither have ever rode over
the county Or State, or employed agents 50 to
DO, to pack conventions in order to secure n
nom natiou to Office "a word to the wise j.
sufficiently. I'll should ever be favored with
Office from the people, it must be by their
voluntary choice, and not by log rolling OF
wre-working done either by myself or nv
lends. JOSEPIIsH. FLINT.
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