Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1865-01-26
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j beswsea Ms Atlantic and Pacific 0eeans,
which 10 10 b the sarmiaasof At least three
Railroads, aud from whose western boun-
Diary .hs Great Central Pacific Railroad
10 10 ssazt, il spon tba great overfand
rosts 10 California, and the Gold regions
Of the West. ovsE this route and through
/ shis City, twa-thisds of all the emigra-
sioa passes, and from which our MERCK
auss, meshanies asa lahoring men derive
great advaRtage, and 10 which our Farm
sss ssal thar sasplus produce; yet ssraags
as u map sppsas, il il nevertheless true,
chat We have In our midst q paper pab-
lished. tho editor Of which In order 10
CRAFTY little personal spleen, admits 70
lss solsmss Communications which are
unsrae and have 8 direct teadancy to
drive shs emigration from this route, and
deprive Our cisissss Of I'D the advantages
OF our natural position.
Wa allade to the lskters published over
the signalura Of William Baker. These
letters eousain false statements rel
Aiive TO dit6culti,s With Indians, and
enormoas sxagerations Of their depreda-
aiaas, and the editor OF the Hoaparesl
kmows the statements of the writer to be
untrue.
The statement that |, 900 Indians at
tackled she station at Julesburg, and that
IS Indians and Is white men were killed
In the battle, is untrue, % to nnnbers,
making the attack aad numbers killed,
and tho editor knew at lime he published
thoss statements thai they we're false.
We assert, upon the best authority,
that shass was not the half Of thousand
Indians in tbs attack upon Jalesburg, and
thai thers was not single white man
allied In tho battle. That only one man
was severely wounded, and about half
dozea mora slighsly wounded.
Baker, no doubt, was much excited
wAsn be worts to the NoHparrii, and
thoaghs the only way to get the Govern
mens 30 send troops for bis and other set
slsEs protsskioa, was to make q big bat
ale cut Of small affair. But be and the
Koapareii forgets that the officers in COM
maad mako Official reports TO the Govern
xmeak and thai IL Is governed by
tAsss reports aud not by the lies
that interested parties pat In eircu-
ssrsalalian. whiis the Government
kasws sxassly how matters stand upon
Ghs rouss and no doubt viii send all the
forss sssded Cor the protection Of the
esixeas and szaigranss, these exaggera-
sisas do DO good bat do do q great deal
At hazm- They make the smigrans be-
lisva ahas shsss ara q shoasand Indians
scsssaasiy In ambush along the route and
sAAs il 10 exceedingly dangerous to travel
apea ID. This drives OF emigration to
s4Ass rsgses or sends it around By water,
whils thsSs 10 no necessity for ii. We do
not dsoy bat there are Indians upon the
roass, and as the same time We affirm,
shAs there bias not been single instance
Of al attack upon train where there
vera Ten on more wagons IN il. This the
sdis0R Of the NonpaYel kaews as well as
We do; bus to grasify little spleen a.
gainss a. and 70 please 81 unworthy and
degraded correspondent, hs admits his
falss and caluasnious communications to
rs eolumBs.
Is wouId seem from tho tenor Of Bakers
ssssmaaications, that they were intended
10 be altogether Of . personal character,
and that the account of the battle vas
merely thFown in TO give them currency.
Tbs whole drift Of his eommunicstions
sssns 10 be 70 degrade saworthy ofieer
by making charge Of eGgardses against
him, and NJ the same tins 10 ingrssiase
himsslf into the good graces Of other Of.
assss by writing an article laudiBg them
10 the skies for doing their duty. WI
have no doubt bat the Ofseers and sasz
laadsd By him are Is bSsys as any rssE
ss@a b, while as the same time She gentle
nan and officer whom be accuses OF COW.
Asdise i as brave as the bravess, ans
ssuld 60 where danger vas % iniIsa
that II Baker were required to astsns
him, he would shake so With fear that hI'
yossen aud putzid Hesh would drop from
his besess
In ssnelasion, ws viii say that Council
BsuHs has inserests to protect, and sha
Ne shall nd sa limss and under all Gig
samssapsss pFotees thea, by showing u
shsfsisity of sash reports as are put i
sirsaiasioa BY the 6eaparsii. through is
inissEahle aal degraded soErssg ondsnt--
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