The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-01-09
TCommunicated.1

order to perfect the record:
Communicated.
Mr.. EDITOR: 1 noticed two communications in
the Union and ARGUS lately, one from B. b.
JOslyn. / simply wish to express nv thanks to
these parties for thus advertising me gratuitous-
ly. 1t has the effect of increasing my business
wonderfully. want no better proof of my capa-
bility than the abuse of such parties Stoddard.
"Jostling" and the Rock Island ARGUS. All are
so well known through the county that need
fear no injury from them unless they speak in my
praise.
Ii any persons, however, have any doubt of my
ability a surveyor, 1 will thank them to select
a board of competent persons before whom will
appear at any time and at any place in the coun-
ty, and submit to such examination as they see
f. to give me.
The people begin to understand this matter
"Skimmed milk, 'cheese" and ''barnacles'' must
play out" sooner or later. Consoled with tie
fact that good men have always been prosecuted,
l subscribe myself, yours, truly,
NJ. A. GOULD, Co. SURVEYOR
P. 5. l demand ofC. H. Stoddard an exposi-
ton of my ''oficial acts that are impeachable"
NJ. G.
P S. S. am prepared with the best instru-
ments, the most reliable "feld notes" and the
best practical and theoretical knowledge of sur
veying of any man in Rock Island county (hav-
ing surveyed in the county for ten years. TO do
all the work in that line with neatess and dis
patch. Mag
The Surveyor has a good many things We.
to learn, and one Of them is, not to spell
Joslin with ''y" This last communica.
ton of his is the weakest of his efforts, and
amounts simply to Dragging of his abilities,
consoling himself that he is a prosecuted
good man, and daring C. Fl. Stoddard TO ex-
pose his official acts that are impeachabie.
Stoddard's letter, of Dec 23d, closes as fol
lows:
In regard to his [Gonld'sl official acts, can
and may expose some that are impeachabe, but
enough has been said for the present. l would
remind him, however that those who live in glass
houses should not throw stones.
c. Fl. SToDDARD, Surveyor.
Now, Mr.. Surveyor Gould dares Stoddard
to make his Exposure" and we do not see
any other way for Stoddard but to do it or
back down.
But Gould seems to have been thrown
entirely off the track by the fierce charges of
Supervisor Joslin and Ex-Surveyor Stod-
dard. Gould's first letter, having no date,
but published in the r. l. NJ Union, of the
18th att, closed as follows:
For the benefit of the people of this county,
VINO elected me their surveyor, I propose to look
into the action of the board of SUPERVISORS and
also into the action OF C. Fl. Stoddard, whom the
people did not elect This shall do with eptire
reference to the peoples interest, and shall fear
iessly report, from time to time, the result of nv
investigations. IF it hits somebody, must be
Pardoned, as keep the peoples interest always
IN view, and shall neither look to the right nor
lett to avoid hitting some supervisor or surveyor
or other official; look out for Jostling of some
OF the nice castles built in the future for coy
retirement in unofficial old age.
WIN all respect tor the board of supervisors,
truly yours, M. 4. GorLD,
With the 'honors' of county surveyor, while
another gets the ''emoluments
Instead of doing this Gould seems to
have been scared off the scent and wilted
down to whining about being a prosecuted
good man &c, &c. He should wake I'd.
take review of the premises, and perform
his boosted promise of looking into the ac-
ton of the radical majority of the board of
OF supervisors, he can mean nothing else,
for the radicals control the action of the
board and the action of CHI Stoddard, land
not keep the people waiting "for the .Jostling
OF some OF the nice castles built in the future
Tor coy retirement in unofficial old age"
Wake up, Gould, and fulfill your promise !
Wake up, Stoddard, and expose your in
competent, impeachable radical county sur
veyor, as you promised 10 do