Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1821-12-04
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EDWARDsyILLE, DECEMBER A, 1891.
Ma. WAaGES,

Is not my intention 70 make any re-
"a.hs upon i'''ie eiecooheerlhg sqoip
WINCH was Puoiishea III your last paper,
owe, ,. INC signature o, I" inquirer. such
Puoi'caions nave iost tleir eHect-the
ucoeptioh mas been SO iohS Pracnsed,
.na' 'nepeopie now understand II, and It Is
.iere'ore unnecessary 10 teli lhem That
IL Is mere tflck OF the trade 20 write
sucn pieces IN one part OF me stale, and
aa'c t'chi IN aHother. Nor Is II my IN
H,.'io'' 70 scruSihize me accuracy otyour
h'a'ioh as 10 what may nave passed
AZ VIC pcryle" OF inc canlhe1 az wash
n's.on' VIVID whicn u would seem you are
~ ineili'a'eV asquain'eo' Dut my oo-
~. = - show IRON, lac's o. common no..
.oi'e'y' uat you nave mace some eA-
Uaofalnary errors ia the ofiei statement
YOU pnolisneu OF what you kne" o. me
hissory o. i.aW w So'es' Esq. one OF the
ca, ~ yates ior inc o.lce OF uoVefhor.
you STATE maj lif. Coles was secr ere,
'a.y 20 r.esiae,'' -haaisoh curing MS al
Hai'iisua.ioh ou' ula' on tne accession
., ME. monroe 70 INC PRESIDENCY hir.'
. aeciihca 20 commune IN me oiiee
!" consequences OF the staster sehlenah.
oeihs more eercmohioas tnail inc lofsnef;s
anu usa' Nir. eoies eMigfatea 10 ms
state IN INC spring OF me year 1872 hay.
ing oee'i'ne "h,'er pre reg. edihs appoia'ea
nes's'er OF '''e Lana oi'ice al Enwaras-
si.ie. sue" inc inaccuracies con-
'a'hee N 'lils sta'emehl' y is ohsy neces-
safy % s'ate' VIVA. IS "e'i know'i' not on
y 70 ''is acqualnsances' ou' TO an per-
sons ..' who nave peeh N Tue hap' OF resa-
ing newspapers, tnat WE. Soies .dia not
resign MS once OF oecrcta'ry 70 me i,ie-I
siaei'e on tae accession Oh W.T.. sionroe
70 'ne f'resiacnoy IN 1910 pat al tne
ciose o. me 'a.e war ~ 1912 ana II =
also wen known % many persons WHO
ware. then iilhanitants OF ms state,
.oat ne soon a'er came 10 ILLINOIS, ana
oeh',s pieaseu WIN .he country, aVoWea
ms ae'erm'n nf q m axe II DIS pefma-
neht'resioehce, winch ne mas Done ever
s!hce' except during the PERIOD OF MIS-
absence 20 Europe where,n VIII De re.
co.'ecletl' ne was ssantny me i,,es'usn1 OF
inc ohl'ea STATES on sPeeiai business
VITO the RUSSIAN government. on ms
return 20 america ne came 70 lliin'ols'
where ne resided at least Twelve
months before nc received the olilce o.
Register. ihaeeo, !. ! am not mach
mistaken, you VIII hnd by referring 20
me puoslcatlcn OF ms appointment IN ts.e
newspapers ~ Marcn' iols, ina. nc IS
expressly sea'ea 20 DC Oh Illinois. hsse
Iacts clearly snew' 'ha' You are m's,aKen
as 70 the time and capse o. W.T. S ,1..
resishihg me once OF oecre'afy 70 INC
iresldeht: ana also as 10 me llme ana
reason OF his having emigrated 10
inns state lam no. aware taa''ne pup
nc are possessed o. any iac's' or circun !,
stances relative 70 INC appointment. Oh
Mr. Coies as keg!ster' winch !cha 20
EXPLAIN oy whose influence ne oolained
the ONCE or 'hat any personals on inter-
+ ested motives views, or circumstances
ieu 70 nls aPEoHi.hieM. 20 iai as any
'hing can DC on'ained from pnpilc ru,
NOR, or from your statcment, X wonid
seem that the PRESIDENT selected MN,
With the appreciation OF an the members
OF congress rom ,iis s.a'e ou' one
THIS De true, y oespeaks as inuch una |
lion of officers. Twill only add tha you
certainly must be mistaken in supposmg
that Mr.. Coles ever could have SAG tna1
;nd;s;dno, , - p .hs ca, ,,o,orons ,ha,
= number Of persons have solicited hin,