Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1867-04-25
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eousL4sA o. rR8 saEuATIss.
:. We yssssesasy so waek, eonoIusirely.
Ehas Jadgs Ciiasoa was she prcbabls ne.
gossases sf the sbaoxioas Bond U0s-
tres. Tosaay Ju3gs Deaglass aadss~a
ikea 10 shew that la this negosiai ID
.Iaaga gslsnxaa has laid hisaseH liable saa
proseeasiea upon zoe charge Of ahsa j.
ifg u suey nn5os false pFessaass r.
kslsrgspg 70 shs senEraat made hy hiaI
Gcnnty With Judge Baidwtu and C.in-
ton ard sapps 70 Isallsse the county 81
she 800 GOO indebtedness, as well IA
shs inseT %. npon shs bonds already is-
susd. Asa 10 youf article Of ysstsr.
days issas, rsfesrsd - In che abavsl
qaogatioa, yeu cay In substance, shasI
Elinton aaG Sapp are the leading e. aA-
eel, jugs Baldwfn sta called 10 10 as
siss, and ghks Golonsl sarp wsa ausy
eraplsysd ~ say parsasF, Aad bat can
toll nors about the aaaaes il which sha
sauaael was obtained than any other
Gran In Psssawassamfs sounsy. And
thsa yaa do zbs ahs jassfas 10 add, ''in]
siyiag this, hawsvsx, We do not ~ish co.
b understood - intimating even that be
sciiascnl has bstu guilty Of auy,hiDg
Eel hseomsag hism as saan and q Law.
yer, y PsEmit nae - say hsEs, that ths
eentvact rsfsSrsd 10, nor anything that
has beea said or done ID relation 10 the
same 10 no soerst, bus yea la5cr unIsr Q
mistake wheu gaa thiRk that | can tell
Es1Ee about tie macasr ef ohs4iaing IL
Than any QUE else. Judge Boidwin, Col
sgTp, and she Committse shieA vas ap-
poinEsd ea tho part af tbs county, to
s@pioy eoanssl, wsre present al the tim
Nc e)utraet ives made and aignod, an /
each one of thsa had the sama opposiu
Haty bsing ali pssssas-ef kaowing
whIs indaesd said eonlFaes to be made.
shat | bad. ] made no terms, bad na
. pRversation With any member Of tia
nor auy member of tbe
Board Of Supervisors, 10 relation to The
saraa or sondssisas Of said eansraas, sx
cops what was bad ia ths prrssuaa OF
The other counsel and tho Conmiltes, -
| sairk that wAs askea for an opinion
BY somo eus Ut shs Eaenbsrs Of the
Board Of Supervisors "a 10 tha pruba
aility of relieving the eaanty Of this bar
den, aboat year or afgeen fa lnths pri-
o. 70 the lasg session Of the board, aud
gave she same that nov entertsfn. AM
u my rseoilsesioa Is not al faait, heard
no noEs OF tbs @attar until after no
sics OF saIE bong commenced in Ne y
York on tbs Interest coupons was sery
cd daTisg tie last session of the BoagI,
when eur ofhee and Jaags BAidwin was
zEain asksd for advice IS 90 the beat
way OF conducting the defence. Aaa
in the evening of the lass day Of the last
srssiop Of the Beard, (after shs Bosfi
aad sdioaEnedl the uomnittae, aftfr
aav'ng requested Judge Baldwin TO mses
with thssn. r8es at our oMee, and afsr
AdsistAg wash at OF us. 10 relasios 20 -
Iisviag sha county Of Der iadshssiasss
a THE behalf. desired 20 enpi0y sdth
Judge Baldsia and cur 6rn % d sfehd |
he county. The Tea vas made alndi
IionaIs 80 showa By she eentraes, at tae |
'equsst % tbs Committee. We, ths 81
ornsys 20 tie contract, proposed 20 Pro
iced Ia bshalf Ut chs county, and lei the /
sosnsy pay us reasonable fees, as the 4
.asa progressed. The Conmittes gre
erred the contract "a IL nov rsada, ani .
se consented. Nov, SO far as placing
ny inducements before the COMMITTEE,
o give as tbs contract, as charged in /
stas OF shs articles @rittea, is all false.
. far as am constr 1sd and so far al |
are any kn1wledgs, and have no
asas sEs Eaaliyg dksssts& me TIN hna asfs'ssst
. employ tbs attorneys they did, iuas.sd
! employing Others, palsss il vas Tor
be simple reason that they preferred as
D attend 10 thH busissas.
Ms. Doagi4ss and ID zsves 3ihrFst az
J ths Law Of ths ease Asd tbs ssarss 10 ,
5 parsued to resisvs she Uouasy, ana taS
. that the Committas, Which was cbu-
ossd OF good men, khosght our posit DOL !
ls Eaore sena6le, and therefore e1aplaysd
!. instead Of Douglass, Larimer, Ro,s, i
al; bat we ars told that tails fes if d
aesascioaabls, aud other atsorheys
'suid have been eoasulssd. Now, lot
ses.fos xamsns whether she eodnty
. paid such fees before, and whasbsr :
. charge comes With such grace from
sss parties as should give IL weight - Z
- sle. Douglas ever refused bis sen
y ssns- fran ths soa1sy 2 Did hs nos
bile member of The Beard Of Super
soTs { bat tso or three years siaes, J liz
ccura contFses for bis chen psrsosr, b
W. Rsas aad Jaage Stress, To ssra.
bee great uumbes Of mersFages for \
g eounty, and did not Ihis same una =
IltuFatsd, undenoFaIixed, nndsaled, =.
nsrous hearted, nuble. minded. ussost =
istlcated, Simoa-psTs soasoion able 1,
,agiasa Feesivs bis onelhird of.tha OBJ. p
xious ten per cent. upon eollecsions :,
~ made 10 shs soss simple Dnapsr :,
own TO the Law, snd Ahis, too, wbile "
vas stiH acting as one of she Boaf1.
ID did not this same vsFiEsbls Doug q
chaFgs $3.50 TO the aouasy, for dis pl
ssieg tbs oFoss bill drawn up hy b.
dge Wakely, hsTssofots referred 90 Egt
him, which II would lake nearly ons ID
ruto TO dos This nan Douglass, wbo, ga
bio article In 20 days paper, il est. at
ting the time II weuld take To draw
10 chanesgy aad wesId charge for :.
'fessional services by the daY. And i,
not the conscionable Larimer agree $.
take frem this eaa4s Board OF SapsF. r.;
ors the aam OF 83.5o0, for $40 small =
!, DOT worIh at lhs tine TO exceed A.
)of- he Supervisors living In ths
lasrY ard beisg ignoeass of their val
Bot, den's oomrlAin - this IL 8
y Be oil right. ] saly rsfss 20 il 10 pr
" how tnsn protesting 10 be all con. ne
snss will ACT at tines, I belfeva gbe ap
sra are good, honorabIe mea. and wili 8
~ rear right a. ether znsu shat have en
naeh 20 sag about Them. / ana an ~,
rissi, tY one of she Board. 20 ssy
these same saen Ehas are utseriap
j campinints, bars sought 10 afasln To
sonss ,es. az rates fall shsgh ~ che an
6Thes show& We arc 10 hays. W. che
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