Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1872-11-01
THE CAMPAIGN OF ISLANDER
An Old and Oft-Refuted FalSehOOd
ResaScitated!
1rg ANTEDoTE.

Nothing so forcibly shows the
desperate strait of the confederate
candidate for Congress in this dis
trict, as the infamous means en-
ployed by his adherents to avert
the inevitable defeat which awaits
him and them next Tuesday. The
campaign of the Greeley party in the
country at large has been one main
ly Of SANDER, vituperation, unblush-
ing falsehood, and scandulous de-
famation, and, under the lead of the
infamous Dubuque Herald, the con-
fedcrate managers ofthis Congress
sional district, have been scarcely
behind their brethren elsewhere in
the race of scurrility. They have
invented, and with u zeal worthy of
their great coadjutor, the devil,
have circulated the most infamous
lies about Hon. w. G. Donnan, and
now to cap the climax, they drag
from the grave where they have
rotted for five years, the old ISLANDERS
regarding his army record, based
on the statements of bitter personal
enemies Of Mr.. Donnan, which SLAM
ders were at the time of their first
PRONUNCIATION completely and cffec-
tually disproved and their authors
sent to mcrited shame and obloquy.
They now reappcar vouched for by
one Sam Hemenway Of Lansing,
vindictive, small-souled, jealous,
petty slanderer, who, unable by
merit or ability to make advance
ment in the army, delights in vent
ing his hate upon his more success
full and meritorious comrades. His
screcd finds place in the Dubuque
Herald Of Wednesday.
The history Of these rcsuscitated
falsehoods is as follows: In 1867
Mr.. Donnan was Il candidate for the
State Senate. J. c. Glass, who had
been a private in the 9th Iowa vol
unteers, the regiment in which Mr..
DOMAIN was Lieutenant, fancying
he had grievance, opposed Mr..
DOMAINS election to the Senate,
and by cajolery, or some other
means, was induced by the Demo-
Gratis to make affidavit that Lieut.
DOMAIN, while at Memphis, Tenn,
took cartridges which should have
been turned over to the ordnance
officer, and, separating the powder
from them sold the same to the
rebels, and that he at the same time
and place refused to issue clothing
and rations to the soldiers who
needed them. These charges had
their run, but were SO generally
discredited here, where Donnan and
Glass are well known, that the for
mer was elected by a large majority.
After the election the charges Of
Glass coming to the knowledge of
Capt G. r. Miller, Of Alamakce,
under whose orders Lieut.. Donnan
acted at Memphis, he sent commu
nication to the Dubuque Herald, giy-
ing a detailed statement Of facts
which came under his personal OBJ
servation, which completely refuted
Glass statement (made with very
imperfect knowledge of the facts,
and triumphantly indicated Mr..
Domains integrity. Capt. Miller's
letter is all the more valuable as
it's author was at the time it was
written, and is yet, for aught We
know, a Democrat, and politically
opposed to Mr.. Donnan.
We give below Capt. Miller's let
ter to the Herald, and also the
sworn statement of III. n. Harris,
the soldier who took and disposed
of, with the ordnance officers con-
sent, the cartridges which Glass
swore Lieut.. Donnan sold to the
rebels:
RossvILLE, Iowa, Oct 90, 1867.
To the Editor Of the Dubuque Herald:
In your issue Of Oct. 4th. 1857, read
an affidavit purporting to be sworn to
by one Glass, charging w. G. Donnan,
of Buchanan Co., with dishonesty to the
government, cruelty to soldiers, &C.
The charges therein made are far from
truth. In the month of December, 1862,
was left in command of a detachment
of the 9th Iowa volunteers, near Mem
phis, Tenn, and entrusted with large
amount of government property for the
purpose Of turning it over to the proper
officers Of the government at Memphis.
Lieut. DOnnan was also left with the de-
tachment. With the property was a
considerable amount of loose cartridges,
which ordered to be taken to the ord
nance office ut Fort Pickering | sent
Lieut.. Donnan to take the receipts for
the same, but he reported back without
the receipts, saying that the officer re-
fused to receipt for those that were bro
ken, pronoupcing them worthless. One
Of the detaohmeats being on guard at
the ordnance office, hearing the officer
order them } be thrown into the river,
came to me and asked if he could have