Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1866-06-30


city are in Strengthened circumstances
for the want Of data and facts As the
ground work Of their defense Of the "great
Indiana conspiretor." They feel that they
must say something in praise Of the
"bridge" that carried them into the camp
Of the Jacobins, and landed them in
positions which furnish them their bread
and butter, but the task of praising him
10 more onerous than the duties Of their
respective Offices. Their master has fur
nished them with bread and good clothes,
(the Government pays for .hem,) but his
record gives them no argument with
which to defend him against the anger Of
bis constituents whose voice he has un-
needed and whose interests he has be-
trayed. Their case is indeed desperate,
and they would be pitied, did they not
persist in their fulsome but meaningless
fsttery Of a man, whom all know to be
selfish, venal and corrupt.
The most pitiful effort to defend Hub
bard, however, was made in the last issue
of his paper in this city. The editor
quotes from the advertisement Of Weare
h Allison published in The REGISTER
some weeks ago: as follows:
"These counties are traversed by Eve
lines Of projected railroad. The Sioux
City and St. Paul road passes through the
counties Of Sioux, Plymouth, aud Wood
bury-McGregor Western road through
Clay, Brien, Cherokee, Plymouth aud
Woodbury. counties. The Dubuque and
Sioux City road through Buena Vista
Cherokee, Plymouth and Woodbury. coun.
ties. The Iowa Central Air Line through
the counties of Ida and Sac, and the
branch Of the grea. Union Pacific rail-
road passes across Woodbury. county from
Sioux City down the valley of the Mis-
sour river to connect with the main trunk
near Omaha, Nebraska TO aid in the
construction Of the four mentioned roads,
Congress has made grants Of land which
embrace the odd numbered sections within
fifteen miles of the lire of the roads upon
each side. The branch of the Union
Pacific road from Sioux City down the
Missouri, has an appropriation from Con-
gress of SIG 900 per mile, which is suffi-
c'ent to build the road, and must insure
its completion at an early day
This description exclaims the Jour-
nal very candidly, 81 Is correct, and shows
that important Congressional legislation
has been secured which ere long will
bring Northwestern Iowa into railroad
communication with every section of the
country" Sc far, so good. But, the
Journal continues:
"Some person has been wide-awake
and alive to the interests Of this part Of
Iowa. Who is he7 We answer unhesi-
tatingly Judge Hubbard. With scarcely
suggestion frem any one from here he
has arranged and provided for US this
legislation"
This is rather cool, and shows to what
straits the poor friends ~ of Hubbard
are driven. It is we'll known that not one
acre of the land grants above alluded to
was secured by the suggestion, motion or
vote of Judge Hubbard These grants
were all made and apportioned BY the
State before the people ever thought tina,
the grey haired hoosier would ever be sent
to Congress from North western Iowa.
The only time and the only manner in
which Hubbard had anything to do with
these grants was to use his influence to
allow the Dubuque & Sioux City Railroad
Company to change the location Of their
road 80 as to strike the Missouri river
some forty miles below Sioux City, with.
out forfeising their land grant. And this
be Gid, not at "a suggestion from any one
here" but against the clearly expressed
protest Of the people of Sioux City and
those living along the original route of
The d. l. 8. G. r. r.
Try some other schute, Mr. Journal
Hubbard's railroad record is stencil in
she nostrils OF the people. Suppose you
allude to the sale Of Niobrara for the use
Of tho Santee murderers. Was that sale
consummated by Hubbard withou, "a
suggestion from any one there?