Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1867-04-18
The $50, 600 Baldwin .sslsleF Con-
tract.
Astounding Disclosure.
BALDWIN CORNEnED.
MAYNARD AND COT. STONE.

The Nonparsii eadeavors 10 fassen The
responsibility and odiua OF shis eontraes
apon Mr. Clinton. We know nothing
aboas this. and propose 10 lei Dir. Gin
Ton speak for himself. like is the orig
mater and negotiator Of Ibis GRAND
swrSsIE, and ssdHesd that great hurdle
Of injured innoeenes- that self eonsli.
sussd great sEabodyment Of dscenl nsasl
from The path of virtue and bsnesty,
De mass take the consequences. No
Demcerot will defesd him for The FORM
srs and Postmaster Maynard never will
forgive hin for thus inveigliag one o.
The Interested parties 81 ths NoDPassil.
oas little Eircunssanee has come 30
our knowledge which il il highly proper
Reshoaii d1selass just at this time, AID
in this connection. This contract was
signed, sealed, stamped and delivered
whns the Board If Supervisors was In
session. After the adjosrnueAs OF the
Board, and hence after the contract was
made, one OF cur raoss preminent eli.
zens met Gee. Dodse, our present mem.
Der Of Congress, am formerly, for years,
soaHeessd wiah the d. 4 IA. II. Il. %.
lie told the Gensrd thar be suspected
that contract hadbssn made with some
attorneys, among taem Judge Dald#io,
by whish the equity vas TO paw ten
(lo) per eent., to be released, By the
courts, from any hsbilisy on the $780,
600 We bad, at che time, apon coudi'
sioas which we're nasr fulfilled, agreed
80 sire old II. s Mr.. Il. Co. The Gun
eral laughed at The IDEA, aud rem Ekad
that there was no uss Of the c9uaiy Civ
ing attorneys any ten (l0) per cent. or
between $50, 900 and $40, 900, because
be wHs satisfied that the company
would be glad TO release rs from any
liability co our agreement, it We would
pay 1--WE Isl per cent. ca the Si00, 900 of
bonds already issued, or in other words,
IL We would pay 5000. The General
further remarked thai he would see
Judge Baidwin, and ascertain from bin
Wbether he Gas one Of the attorneys, and
il so, that be would assure bin, as above
stated, thai for 5000 the company
woald release rs from any liability. Tbs
nexs day this gentleman met Gen. Dodge
again, aHd the General then tod bin
thai be bad sonversed With Judga Bald
win, aud that the Judge had denied any
knowledgs whatever Of sash q contract. |
OF sours', We all knew whas Judge |
Baldwin did when be made this state.
meat, and ne think be sboald be pub
Italy rsprinandsd before the wb ale con-
gTs9asion for doing it.
Why was Jadgs BAldwiu 30 anxious
the existence of this eeatraet
Why did be not tell Of il even TO bis
particular frisnd, Sen. Dodgef We
cannot Imagine, il it was "fair COO.
tract as be states, Yhy be should break
poe Of the Lords oomp 4ndmenss In ksep
ipg its sxistsses from heiOg made pub
lie.
Tbs fact Is, Judge Baldwin did not
rant the costents of this sontEle ct en-.
,ossd. he knew an intelligent publie
sould readily perceive be was party to
. very wicked transaetlsn. II be did
lot kHow that be was party 80 swim
lie, be would not havs sndeaVbrsd TO
lsosiVs General Dodge.
lie knew when this matter sbc uld he
'satIlated, that the whols community
EeaId dsnOunee him and Isaac seigssr
. ths men who originated, Ocnsoctsd
nd eonsumnsttd, as far a. they could,
he whole thing.
Baldwin has been guilty Of these same
lisgraeeful deeds before. When be arss !
ans TO oar county be induced tbe Co.
Iudss TO give him csnigpct, at fen psr
eni., 30 collect COR Swamp Land Fuud.
Baldwin 10 q regular Petsawstsanie
iounty lesrh, and Maynard 10 not much
,ettey, because be upholds and defends
lim. Cor. Stone, who tried to keep our
swamp Land Fund for ''polisieai purpo-
Ies," ought to come TO our 81 by and takp
m interest in the Nonpareii. lie could
hen have reliable organ.
TAX.