Buchanan County bulletin and guardian. (Independence, Iowa) 1866-1869, 1868-10-30


son 70 Mr. Smith. dated four moa,as after
/ the hrst i not III answer 20 Il, and has ia
/ reference 10 ANYTHING contained IN II. The
opposition pretended to see some terrible
4 crime hiadea under the remarkable cxnres.
sion: II hiak Blair should letus know Mia,
/ biz proposes to dc,
! 'eiN nLacS A,sn wtItTs.
Which expression the pamphlet puts in
/ iiglies, and calls "a crushing revelation. 7
Il was crushing" to the opposition when ii
was revealed that this par, of The le,,cr
referred not 10 The Sioux CITY L Pacific
| Railread, but 10 the Dubuque 4 Sioux CIV
Railroad. John |. Blair was attempting 10
gain control OF the ROAD, and promised yer,
hally that il he was permitted to do 50 Ia
would extend II speedily to the Missouri,
making a continuous line from Duhuoae 10
!. Sioux City. Mr.. Allison thought that a
pronisein matter of such immense inpur.
lance Ought to be put in black and white =
| The pledge accordingly Mas made in writing,
and the Dubuque 4 Sioux City Rolroad Is
being extended so as to make continuous
| line from Dubuque to Sioux City. And this
is the way in which Mr.. Allison has .'betray>
ed Northern lowav'
| THAT TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS.
The pamphlet says: "Plat Smith told
j. X Graves that Allison had sold half his
interest TO Judge Hubbard lor SIS, 900"
This to prove that Mr.. Allison uttered Il
falsehcod when he said he had but $1,000
Of stock in the Sioux City aud Pacific road.
This statement is best answered in Mr.
Smiths own language;
DuRreun, Oct. g, 1868.
EFiser u Times,
DEAR SlR;--I am informed that an elee.
| pioneering pamphle. has been issued from
the Herald office assailing Mr.. Allison.
Among other things ! am charged with hav.
ing said that Mr.. Allison had sold out his
stock, or portion OF his stock, in the Sioux
City { Pacific Railroad for twenty FIVE thou
sand dollars, words 10 tina, eject, Know
that such is not the fact, aud | never made
any such statement. TO any person.
Yours, truly, PLATr Smith.
There is tina, falsehood nailed to the
wall
Mr., Allison and whisky Frauds.
The most sublime efIron,ery ever witness.
cd in a political campaign, is exhibited in
this pamphlet, got up and circulated in tie
interes, Of the whisky ring. ehargi Mr.
Allison with being connected with whisky
frauds. The intense and INSCRIPTIONS ma
lgnafy of that Infamous ring" is Mr.. Al.
lison's complete ,indication against such
charge, almost as ridiculous as it is false
The charge is, in substance, as follows:
That in 1855. Rhombergs disiillery was
seized for desrauding the government; that
a settlement was effected thereby ..the COWS
arnment lost upwards of 200 ,000;'' that
"this loss was effected through VIM. b. Al.
lison;e that he was Rhon.berg's attorney.
sent to Washington, and BY means of his
position as member 0. Congress, succeeded
in getting the dis.i,s... released l. that "at
tae very time he was acting for Rhomberg
heiwas employed by the government TO pros>
ecate Rhsmlerg; while openly acting for
the pr. secatlon h. WAS secretly acting for
the deiense having The matter all in his
own hands, ha effected a settlement TO suit |
him self, but ii suited him to make a settle |
neni whereby tive government lost over two |
hundred thousand dollars;' tia. "ior these
services he received large fees from the gov
ernmeet, iron Rhombery, and from Sturges
4 Co., Of Chicago More falsehoods than |
this never crowded upon single page
the facts are, Mr.. Allison was never EN-. \
ployed either by Mr.. Rhomberg or the GOV. |
ID amy matter connected with The Rhom. |
berg frauds. IL never received one dollar
as compensation either from Mr.. Rhombery
- Inc government. The Dubuque Branch |
u the State Bank Of Iowa had advanced 10 |
Mr. Rhomberg Si5s 600. or thereabou,s. on
whisky seized ia Buffalo and Now York.
The Sturges SOFAS, ofChieago, had adyanc.
FL on the whisky seized abou. $a62,0D0. |
III the request OF NJ. Randall, President Of
The State Baak, and Mr.. Graves, Cashier Of
lie Bank and Mr.. Ehomberg's principal |
bonasman. Mr.. Allison advised the Secreta. |
~ oi the Treasury 10 allow the State Bank
and Sturges' Sons to give bond to the GOV.
ernsnert for the payment OF all taxes that |
might be toaad to be due, and all penalties /
that Nigh, be assessed under The law be- |
cause Of the fraud. This advice was given
in orIer 10 enable the Bank to realize their /
advances upon the whisky without DELAY, as
delay would have very mach embarrassed
both banks. 4 bond With amFle security
Was accordingly giveu BY the hanks, they
promising therein to pay all taxes aud pen>
allies. Mr.. Allison never charged nor re-
eeisga from lie State Bank, from Snr.es'
Sons, Or from Rhcmhere. aisy sum What,
ever tgr this ADVICE. Inls WAS all the con.
neetion Ar. Allison ever had. ID any shape,
with aHy matter connected With the Rhom- I
berg frauds and the advice III this case
was gisen to save The banks, without ii any |
way igluring the Government. Mr.. Allison
did n0t aafise any compromise, did not /
know the terms Of the compromise until il I
was completed. and was in no way respon~
sibe for it. The report made by the Scere. |
tarr Of the Treasury clearly shows that Mr.. /
Allison Rad no connection whatever with the /
settlement. took no part in il and gave no |
advice ii reference 10 il. Aud all this the |
authors ~ the pam phlet in question well |
knew. This aisposes, in brief, with all the /
infamous faisehooas having reference to
khomberg's disiiIltry.
The O,Brscn block.
The f.sehoods in relation 10 the O'Bfien |
Block af5 fully answered by stating thai
Gcircka. Kenfgen 4 Reichcit never owned |
The D'Br.en Block, nor any pa. ef il, nor |
ever hal particle Of interest in il. Mr.. /
Allison purchased il, one house a, q lime, |
from he owners, The purchases running /
through period Of years; aud has since |
sold I'll but single house, the one IN which |
he lives. Halfvf il be owned before lie be- |
came member Of Congress. Ar. Allison
aeYer had any portion Of The propeity Of /
Gelpcke, kegigen 4 Reicbe.. triaaisrred % |
him for any purpose Whatever.
The Julien Thcaser Building.
The wboie Story d Mr.. Afison's counec~ |
ton with y. z. Flanagan, rs set forth ii /
the pamphlet under consideration, is H,terlr |
false ~ every particular. ALI the property /
that Dir. Flanagan owned on Dubuque was |
matter 81 record, aud known to all who |