Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1867-04-18
The 80, 900 Bsldwia. sslsles Con.
tract.
Astounding Disclosure.
BALDWIN coRNERED.
MAYNARD AID Col. STONE.

Z ~s s&ASsa @@A12FSfA W tAstsH A&s
] responsibility aaa saina 81 shis rensrae,
apen Dir. Cliassn. We koow ncshiae
abaas shis. and propose to lee Mr. 0llH,
ton speak for himself. like Ia lhs orig.
mater and negoaiator Of this caAsD
swssDlz, and ssdaesS shas great hurdle
OF iajsred innoeeaes that self conasi
tsssd great sasbodymsnt Of dscsni mar
from the patti OF virtue and hseessy,
be mass take sAs consequences. M
Demsczcs will asgsnd him FOE she Form
sr, ana Postmaster Mar nard meter vii
forgive him fss shss inSeigliag one oI
Tee iassrssssd parties 81 the Nongarsil.
| One little fsrenmssaaee has come 81
cur kaewlsjga which ii 10 highly props,
wsshoaii dsssle4s jass At lhis tine, and
10 this connection. This centraes wa
signed, sealed, stamped and delivered
whias tbs Board Il Supervisors was Ia
session. After ths adioarsmens Of thr
Bsards AID henee after the soasract was
made, oae Of oas uest prominent citi.
sens met Gee. Dodse, Our present mem.
Der OF Congress- arh foraerly. fer years,
connected wiah The lM. & III. H. to.
He told the Genersl thai be suspeet ted
| thai eoasr4ct hajbsen made wish some
attorneys, among t,em Judge naldwiu,
By whish the equity was 10 paw saB
(le) per eens., to be released. BY the
coarts, from any lisbili.y on the $780,.
600 Ne bad, at enc time, upon eondl-
tons which we're nssr fulfilled, agreed
SO siEs old u. { II. n. n. Co. The Gen
eral laughed At the i3sa, aud rem Gksi
that there vas no uss of The eauniy giy
ing attorneys asy ten [lO) per cent. or
between So, 900 and SIC, 900, because
be was satisfied that the company
would be glad 10 rslesse as from any
liability 90 ear agreement, IL ws would
PAP ave (5l per cent. en- the 500, 600 Of
eoads already issusd, or 10 other words,
IL We would pay 5000. The General
further remarked that be would see
Jadge Baldwin, and ascertain from him
aheiber he vas one Of the attorneys, and
If 80, that be would assure him, as above
stated, thar for 5000 The company
#oald release us from any liability. The
nexi day this gentleman msa Gen. Dodge
again, and the General then told him
thai be bad souvsrsed With Judge Bald
via and that the Judge bad denied any
knowledgs whatever Of such sopsract.
OF ooursa, we all knew whss Jaaigs
did when ha made tkis state |
meat, and We think be should be pub |
Italy rsprinaadsd before the wb Die con- |
gregasioa for doing it,
Why was Judgs Baldwin 90 anxious
% eoncsal the existence Of this eaatrast ?
Why did hs not tell Of Ii sxen 80 his
,artienlar friend, Sen. Dodgs? We
'annos imagine, IL is vas stair con
raet as hs states, yhy be shoald break
ne OF the Lora's os@m sudmenss Ia keep
ng its sxsstsaes from heing made pub
10. L
The fass il, Jadgs Baldwin did ass
raAs ths eOnlsnss Of this sontst Cd sx.
ossd. he knew an intelligent public
fouid readily perceive be was party to
very wicked ssansaesaon. II he did
OF kacw that be Was party 10 swiu'
10, be would nos have sadsavorssa TO
eeeiss General Dodge. /,
He knsw when this matter sheuld he
saiilased, that the whole community
eaid dsn0unoe him and Isaac seiglsr
J the men who originated, eonsoeted
I'D eorsumnstsd, as far q they could, ,
10 Whole thisg. :
Baldwin has been guilty OF thsse same
deeds before. When be Hrss !
sms TO eur county be indeed the CO. I
aase to give him eenEgass, at ten per
mi, to collect oas sws@p Land Fund. q
Bsldwin 10 . regular Pstsawattamis q
,usiy IkseA, ard Maynard 10 not much q
stter, because he uphoids and defends {
i'm. Gov. Stone, who tried TO keep oar 6
wsmp Land Fund for "politieal purpo- /
~" ought 10 come 10 our eli ~ and take
D interest In the Sonparsil. lie eoald
hen have q reliable orgsa.
TAX.