Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1872-09-27

O.Aes@s
In response to the ridiculous and
hypocritical criticisms of Mr.. DON
mans course with regard to the Wis.
consin Ship Canal project made by
the Clermont paper, the Dubuque
Times darcs it or any other paper to
successfully dispute the following
propositions:
LIST. Mr.. Donnan proved himself
u friend of this measure while a
member Of the State Senate, being
largely influential in securing the
passage OF the Memorial in its be-
half through the Iowa legislature
after it had been once defeated.
I'd. That he early in the session
of Congress wrote 70 the Secretary
of War, urging an early transmits
sion Of the Report Of the Commits
sioners appointed to assess the value
Of the Canal Improvements, in
order that early action might be
had upon the report by Congress.
That largely owing to his request
this report did come in and early
action by Congress was obtained
thereon.
Sd. That he seconded in every
way the efforts of the Wisconsin
members to secure the adoption of
the report and the needed appropria-
ton to put the improvement wholly
under the control Of the General
Government. That he was in con-
slant and intimate communication
with Gov. Fairchild, of Wisconsin,
who had the matter specially in
charge at Washington, and second
cd him so cordially that Gov. Fair
child has written letter vol,t4tayi-
" and 'cithout s"ggestiom, testifying
his high appreciation of Mr.. Don
mans friendly interest in the project.
4th. That when Mr.. Donnan ask
ed Gov. Falrchild if it would not be
best to try and get further appropri-
alton to carry on the work, the
Governor told him that they had all
that could be spent this year, and
there was no good in getting more.
And as unexpended balances are
now conveyed back into the Treasury
there certainly was no need of Sc.
curing more than could be spent.
5th. Everything having been
done that the most earnest friends
Of the Improvement asked for, and
Mr.. Donnan having by the testimony
of these friends, been instrumental
i'll securing that result, the attempt
to represent him either as careless
or indifferent to the project simply
on the ground that some newspaper
in Wisconsin had not seen fit to
mention his name while magnitying
the Importance, in the premises, Of
its own member of Congress-, is an
act too contemplate tor i respectful
ly decent man or journal to be guilty
OF.
9th. The capacity Of Mr.. Don
nan, after two years Of service in
Congress. and acting with the polit-
ical majority Of that body, to secure
further needed Legislation in the
interests If his constituents, must
be infinitely greater than that of any
new man of opposite politics who
could be sent. No good friend Of
this scheme of Improvement can,
therefore, with any show of judg-
ment, vote against Mr.. Donnan and
for secession Democrat.
18th. That this pretended anxiety
Of q few journals in the success Of
that Improvement, at this juncturc,
is q pretence and 4 fraud, and only
used as Il pretcxt to steal votes to
secure the election of a Democrat to
Congress-, and is part of a scheme to
get control Of the House Of Repre-
scntatiyes into Democratic and rebel
hands.
Not only has Mr.. Donnan been
faithful to the interests Of his con-
stituents in this matter, but he has
been faithful in all things. He has
voted and labored and talked in the
interest Of economy. He has voted
to reduce the Tariff. He has voted
to take off Internal Revenue duties.
He has voted for Civil Service Re.
form. He has voted for Amnesty.
He voted against the further sus-
pension Of the writ ofhabeas corpus.
He showed himself liberal and indie
pendent-industrious and enlight-
encd. The record Of his first term
is as honorable as that of any other
man who ever went to Congress
from the State. Honest and faith
full, the people have no just reason
for refusing to send him back
Nothing can warrant a Republican
in voting to put All anti-war Demo
crat, who denounced every step Of
Mr.. Lincoln's administration, in his
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