Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-10-07
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81 ssStrengtlhen the OutpOsts -
More Democratic Sc,sllss,sgge,.y
! Another secret circular from G. Donnellan
the hirelng slave of j. B., at Washington
has been scattered among the faithful Of thi
State, passing through the mails under tn,
frank of Senator Bright. We have now il
our possession one of these precious docu
ments, s0hich aoas handel out Of tho Post O6ie
at this place to MICHAEL PRICE, Esq., tn,
Republican candidate for the Legislature from
this county, no doubt through mistake Of tn
Deputy Postmaster! tbs dated at the '.Iows
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 erery 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-
sensations of the grossest kind The follow
ing will do for a specimen: j d.yl s34
GRIMES, JOHNSON AND CLARK WITH THEIR
HANDS IN THE TREAsuRY.--ln 1866, the Leg
islature passed law authorizing the con-
struction of Lunatic Asylum, at cost not
to exceed $4,000. Grimes, johnson and
Clark were appointed the Commissioners to
superintend the matter. They made report
setting forth that $50, 900 was too little for
such building, and recommended further
appropriation of $150,O00, 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 $3.50, 900;
and yet, last Fall, not q single wlU Of the
building aoas completed! and they were ask
ing for more money! What has become of
the $350,O0O? Ist 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,
for their deeds are evil "
This beats Elwood, Eads, and even Will
Tomlnson, who, at Mt. Pleasant, the other
day, in sight of the Asylum, swore it was five
stories high! The johnson spoken of above
is Judge Johnston, of Lee county, the most
prominent and talented Democrat in the State
anu at present Chairman of the County Dem
ocratic Committee. This is an apt illustration
of Donncllan's ignorance and recklessness.
In note to his pamphlet, Donnellan, who
is no doubt already paid for his services by
the present corrupt Administration, tries the
experiment of bleeding the pockets of the
faithful for his further pecuniary advantage.
He 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
to throw in my labor gratis, and to bear my
share of the expenses; but think it is hardly
fair for me to pay all. have received letters
from several counties, promising that shall
be reimbursed; and Iappeal to those receiving
this 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
House. expect, in this contingency, to do
all l can to keep them we'll supplied with
documents and speeches. 1t will be an
immense labor; but am willing to undertake
it for the good old cause, if the Democracy of
Iowa will just furnish the funds to buy the
speeches. Five dollars to county would
flood the State with good Democratic speeches.
| hope that every person receiving this circu-
lar will send me the result Of the election in
his township, giving the name of the township
and county, the vote polled for Dodge, and
that for Kirkwood, and a list of Democrats in
his township, with their post office.
Washington d. c."
Shell out, now, gentlemen Democrats, and
show your faith by your works !. t,a .a
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ABUSE OF THE FRASKING PRIvILEGE.-The
Thanking privilege enjoyed by members of
Congress is certainly one of the principal
causes why our Post Office Department is not
a self-sustaining institution. Confined within
its legitimate bounds, it is bad enough; but
it is notorious that members connive at its
abuse, extending it far beyond that limit. A
correspondent of the Philadelphia Ledger, in
a late communication, re- asserts the fact stated
before, that firm in Washington engaged in
publishing partisan speeches, &C., advertised
to send them by mail to purchasers, free Of
postage. This is effected by the easy method
of employing some young persons to counter
felt the signatures of such Members of Con-
gress as are willing to further the interests of
partisan publishers, by allowing the illegal use
of their names for the purpose of franking.
As the mass of clerks in the Post Office at
Washington cannot, during the recess, know
whether Honorable Members are in the city
or not, occasional franks attract no attention;
but, when they come in bushels, the Post.
master and chief clerk take note of tn cir
with view to test their genuine
ness. Thus, Senators Douglas, Bigler, Sew
ard, Pugh, Trumbull and Stewart, whose
franks are most enormous in number, are
liable to have their documents stopped at the
Post Office, if they are as abundant hereafter
as they were for the year ending December
LIST, 1858. Mr.. Douglas has folded at the
Senate folding-room, of speeches, &C.,
345, 900 C); Mr.. Seward, 81 900; the other
Senators before named 40, 900 to SO, 900 EACH
=, DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE VIEWS OF THE
OLD TINE AND THE LATTER-DAY DEMOCRATS.
~ When, during the first year of the Presi-
dency of Mr.. Jefferson, Governor St. Clair, of
the North Western Territory, undertook to
set up the assumption of. Territorial indie
pendence, Mr.. Madison, then Secretary of
State, was instructed by the President to
~ornl T.. thot DISTINGUISHED Govarnor,s com-