Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1862-03-05

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mont. who were feaetinE upeu the blood
they were drawing freaa ths sasion --moTe
impudent In their claims, moro nHblushs
ing In sheir axsortaons. Ihaws, as Aers,
no sales could be made With the Govern
ment except through tbs medium of heart
less contractors. Thsrs, as here, none
bar special faycrites could share of pnb-
lie boanty. These willing 70 furnish
ssssaply and wsil weSs cast aside while
. hardware arm, Messaxs. Child Pratt l.
Fox, wire allowed to furnish nearly ST.
000, 900 without the Formally Of fixing
the price in advance, they procuring from
the very men who offered To supaiy GoY-
egnment, and at the offered prices, white
shey charged an advance of twenty-five TO
&fsy psr cent. Mea in league with Quar-
termaster MeKinslgy and bis inspectors
would frat extort from the honest farmer,
and then anblashiHgiy rob from the treas
ury. In building stas fog@ % 81 Leafs,
more than $iQ0, tN Iss a. aagaandexed 60
on proti6gate, uRT fineiplsd favorites.
These piundereEs, some imported from
California, and some for long while in
the employ aad senstyiag feod aad rain
melfs from the ~tfoTefnnent, gathered
around the person of Fremont, and suf-
fered none 70 sprE2aeh him too nearly.
Quartsrmaster AcKinstry was the high
priest 81 shis festival OF. robbery and
crime /; . man who hid fof many years
been in the reguiag service OF the United
States man furnished by The Adairis-
tra,ion 10 the UapasrBcnF Of the Nest,
which was supposed 10 DO . guaranty for
mis- faithfullness and integrity ! trusting.
conhdingly, FrsmspoE wasshed him not
closely. do not pretend that Fremont
sksaFsd TIE spoiss Ntsas&nss8 PFASs q Eax,
or Achinssry, any more than 1. for Eao-
meat, believe that Secretary Veiles shared
the enormous profits of bis brother-in. Law.
Itis nc excuse 20 aisy mat the magnitude
Of this rebellion, huge in proportion, the
Impending danger eassing dark shadows
over cur national pathway and threaten
Tag me nataon1s afe, vas justification
IoE slis ~ .ns aFssss e unlicensed
caplaatJ. HlsnoaI ueaot, Generals ana
s'sll's - Aalals'ssa nAse noHea iowa De-
. a.,ss sas "saA1 q increased fesPohsa-
my ou' tnis seSahIsss n2fae were IN
ue'aniAi1s sAs siisy gF0ana On WHICH tAey
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Army TRANsRoET&TIoS.
Another Item al rssklas expsad,turs
vas the order of tho HawESepartnent al
lawinz two aasssa .uss ,yssIA Tf,ss EIsa trsssS-
portation of troe1s, and liberal price for
Tor baggage aad horses. So enormous
were the profits that railroad companies
in the West bid and pail from $500 to