Buchanan County bulletin and guardian. (Independence, Iowa) 1866-1869, 1868-10-23

correspondent SCDQS rs inc
following letter, said TO have been picked up
recently in the streets Of that city. 1t bears
Internal evidences Of lis genuineness, but
our correspondent is saeh lively joker
that We acknowledge ourselves little sus-
pieious of .se.r
DrsrerE, Oct. Fl.
J. 4. RrxBuG. Esq:
DR.. SRI am very sorry
not 10 find you in town on my return to Du-
buque. should like to see you - soon rs
possible, for have now been out on ex>
pense for three weeks, and my exchequsr is
getting low. You need feel no hesitation
about returning, for that letter~siealing at
fair has pretty much blown over.
Besides, ! have new idea in my head.
Our hue ard cry against Allison On account
Of bis connection with the 5. c. 4 r. X. n.
question has been perhaps as successful as
could have been anticipated. / found one
man who said If ms representation in regard to
that matter we're correct, b.. should not fee
II lis duty 10 vote for Mr. Allison. Bet in
nv absence. lie. Ike a fool, sent to inyesti-
eating the matter, and The first thing / knew
bad got hold Of Judge Williams and engin-
Ger Ainsworth's letters, showing that Mr..
Allison had nothing to 10 in any shape, way
or manner with the location Of tie I'd
Besides, some oiiicious busybody had told
my hopeful convert that ny opposition to
Allison Lad only manifested Itself since his
refusal to appoint ne TO rat Office, had
in my eye. After that there was no use
taking to him. Indeed, lie became really
ungentlemaely in bis language towards me !;
lie declared was a 4" disorganizer,- and
called me an "ass = Of some sort, think lie
said either Jackass or Thomas, 7 am not
certain which but its no Difference.
Ny new idea Is this: Until recently. tie
i Northwestern line OF stea rucrs, running be-
tween Dubuque and Sc. Paul, left Dubuque
in the morning, By Which arrangement the
| passengers who arrived on the evening train
from Chicago on their wsv 10 up-riyer points,
were obliged 70 remain in Dubuque over
night. But change has been made. aud
the steamers now leave Dubuque for st.
Paul in the evening. immediately on the ar.
rival OF the eastern train--ihus cheating Du.
buquc ost of the profits on their nights
lodging. In fact, they are not Obliged to
come into Dubuque at all, but can take The
steamer at Dunlcith.
Now, my proposition is, to charge this
diversion Of travel aud traffic upon Mr..
Allison. Proceed in this Sc precisely al
we have 10 the s. c. 4 r. railroad matter
Put him on the defensive, eompIicaie th.
issues Of The campaign, raise big stink ii
some way. OF course We have no proof
but we can say in this case as 10 the otbel
IF be is innocent, the fact that re have nc
papers or documents to prove il shows tina
he must have them and we will demand
their production. If you could discoye,
some clerk that had just been dismissed b,
the steamboat company, and bride him ia
/ give you . chance to " 60 through tLci,
private papers, you might find some docu.
menis that. with little left out, and Iittle
put ~. and a little fixing up ia other re.
specis, 1igt. cnrroborate our charges. II
the thing we're well worked up, and PAM
phletS and maps got out and scattered broad
cast, and the accusations CONSTANTLY rsi.era-