Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1865-03-30

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CORRUPTION I'M HIGH PLACES.
Isssm ms wasalasssa caassssalasaal uassa i
Fsssi2ssi ass si
h We sau the astentipn ef our readers %
q eomanunioationf from the usu. EmerseD
Ethegidge, Of TenHessee, calling atten-
slon 10 q new mada of dbsainiag the re-
lease On psrols of prisoners Oh sar ffem
eonfnenees Ths fasss disciosei are csf-
taiHiy OF nm astauzdiag ahsfa6sefs and
well woxkhg Of saEnaas eonskaeyasiona--
There are thoazAnas cf aaxioas pasEies Ii
the eoansry 70 whom thls sabieet Ii oxss
Of the most absorhins iDtefsss, and thsy
cannot bat feel tbs saoss issense ins1igna-
ginn npan learning thas the Ievying Of
The black mail is eavried % 20 openly hs.
aeath The esses Of sAa White Hease. Fha
matsss sh0Hld Be ~ opse examinasi assta
and this fonl feproarfi iasfantly femeved.
The President owes Il to kiHsself and TO
the country that this impeeisfan upon his
bensvelenE areduliTy ahauid be promptly
checked and severely paaishsd. else stsEsp-
peFheadsn will be liAhla to thlnk thegs 10
coiiusion soznewhefe. 4
Duzing the present wsek ycung gen
tisman from Gibspn q cunsr, Tennessee,
came to this City, fpr the parpess, II pos
able, of procuring Ehs aiscAsrge al Are
prisoners Of war Nc EisaliaaFy prfson In the
northwest. He AEsnkhs leitess 90 the
Hon. L, Audegson, sf Kensueky, invok-
lag bic assissaness TAas morniRg AIr.
Anderson sent him to the PresidsnE wish
staseaeas IN she foliowtng words aad
hgaress 4@ -4k
gRgsoNEas or wAa-
BENZ. Rohbits, CAiap Mogass.
8. ID. Aaderson, Camp Morthu,
A.Y. Afford, Camp Ms1rsona
W. L. Eastwood, Came Douglas.
Jas. 2. Thomas, Camp Dcuglas. +
1 am not perseDallY acquainted With
the shove named psrsaas, bat they are
recommended By Ten true men (with
whom / am personally acaaainte51 a.
proper persons to ha permitted TO take
The oath and return homs. From tie
Recommendation and information re-
eeived, | ask the President 70 permit
them TO be released on taking the oath Of
Deeembcr. 1853.
L. AspEazox.
10 tha forenonn of to-day, the young
gentleman referrsd 80 appeared Al the
Presidents With this paper and asked to
be permitted to present Il. He vas in
formed By C. 0'LeaFy, who is in charge
of the Prssident,s ofEee, thas be could
not be permitted to enter. Subsequently,
upon being informed Of the object Of the
| call, be vas taken aside and told BY
o'Lsary that IL be would pay him City
| dollars be (O'Leary) woald take charge
OF the papers aad procare the President's
erdsr for the release Of thsse prisoners ;
that otherwise be would have 70 remain
for many days without sny probability
Of having al interview With the Presi
dent. he saw txo othez persons on q
similar errand PAP moaey to 0'Leary,
and saw the desired papers, . few min.
uess sfterward, giFen BY oLeary tc
sueh persons. The yDung geEtlenan bad
bat little money ut The hotel nothing
like that amount With him. He left the
rapers, howerev, wish O'Leasy, and 70.
ported the facts abevs rrcitaa % aa
I went wilh him imnediktely 10 the
4 Presidents honse, iGtending TO play .
simple and rustic part. VITA soms aif-
heuity succeeded la dasarsning htm of al
suspicion. and arrssHsa vIfh hia to pay
the afty dollars a. s0sn as she Presiiens's
order for tbs discharge pf shess prisoners
should be handed 70 the gentleman above
named. 0Tearg prorsised to meet him
al bis reou al che Natlpnal Hota, stak-
ing the namber,f 81 precisely three o.
clock to-day, wheT be wss to bring the
order OF the Prasidsnt fpg the release oE
the prisoners, and receive the amouns
stipulated. Fssaalaed out OF sight un.
til the order foF sha disthaTge Of The pris-
onera were deIlveFpd and tie money paid.
just aa 0'LearS was baasng himself out,
intercepted him. fbs4sess him back into
the room, dsuonucea aim as swindler,
and caused him 70 saITfsndeT tie money,
Thirty dollats, that being the amoans
which hs had aErasd to take, finally, be-
cause Of the assuFanee that noihiug wa'ld
be adsaseed fof sxs Of The prisoners, and
the inability Of The gentleman ID pay
more for tho sthsrs.
The ssder Of she President for The re.
lease Of the prisoners u written on tbs
paper whieh wMs signed hy Dir. Anderson,
and is in the following woras:
ssLes these msn take ths oath Of De-
eember 8, 1863, and be discharged.
s'February %, 1865. A. LIscoLx.n
Just as oiLaasy was taking ais leavs b
gave TO bis sappase@ wicAin Als saaress,
and urged him 10 infer 10 the reiaaivea ard
friends Of prisoasra uf war that shsy d
have them released fran couliamsht by
apyigisg 10 him and paying zen dollars
in each case. lSs gaHe bis address sbist
4 hava ia his aw~ haad writing sc,
OsLeary, Excessive MsasioR, sEasAIpg.
tcn, u. c.n~
make this msassF psblicfrom motives
Of hamsHisv. DariHg tie last year
have made many applisatians Tor ssgs die.
charge Of psisouass Of sRF npoh ahse terms
mensioned Ia the abesn asaGruf the Prss-
idenl. has I'm 20 iastaAss hasr besn sue
seasfal. / h<ss sftsa wrisssn se shs
frssnds and kinisad of prisonsrs shas
shsTe wms NO sna as thsiF eapsisity bai
peace. xeisips, kiemases. 20 be ahae a
last so inform thuss wha feel an iussxess
ia tho snattess shAk q eheap and e1pssii~
sioas rsassdy i NisAsa shsss pswm, {,sm4
uissisaers &c Exskanas 1s9 dsAsSes,
Ba1isr mag hiegle sbaas his niggsfs. bsl
/ tea dallaEs snelhss6 h &C. 0,iseasp, e..
scasivs M&nsiens Nnsh&ngton, H< q, :
viii restore anY ransafAnE rebea "a shs
hlsseiags sf frssdan sss4 lhe, ss&ssy d
fxi<udss FL IL RfurRg1en.