Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1823-12-13
PUBLISHED WEEKLY,
RT HOOPER WARREN.

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lha very unhappy sHaaion u the
cfizens OF fike county, comPeiS me 10
dell5 The progress Of my agricultural
labofs, al season when time Is so pre-
elous to Us farmers, 10 make statement
III facts, well known in this county, but
have not been get mace public; MY
want o. educal0n OF capacity, / hUpe
Will lequlfe ne apology, as clam 10
rank bat thqt oil pcaceable citizen a8d
. tutoring iarWer; aud Do,hing but the
peculiar mlsior'unes OF these people,
conia nave induced me to make an eX-
position oi the causes o! our ealamiies
To ave pubic prejudice settled agains
us 'roH ~ address 81 an individual Who
Is 81 odi3us, as the author ct the cem-
munlcdl4n published ID tie Spectator
oil the % a March, signed n. Hansen,
is s't1a ger lndacement II s.ate the
whole case, or all=lhe Circumstances al
tending the late election IN this couny,
than any other.
In order 10 open this subject prop riy
Tor investigation, l. VIII be necessary to
give bret account OF the manner IN
which the pubic business has been
transacted, and by whom, since VIC We
came 4 separate county from M1dlsan,
our greatest pistoftuaes may - Wi be
mentioned FIRST. That was she appoint
mems 81 James ". Whitney elsrki and
Daniel d Snlsh Recorder ot DIS caoa-
~. To say any .anS about the genera,
character OF these two nen, 10 any per
son veil acquainted |ih tnen, would
only 60 10 oo9iifm rat is veIi known.
As reaPecl tAem' their aversion 10 every
thmE ,hat IS rlsit, kept when TIM
interest Is 10 b hlshty ta9otea) Is &c.
well known. Oad' these nen e9t a
company ct liAkee Pe''ars arrived 10
tbs county, tie inhdpiI1"s enjoyed al
ibe satisfaction that could ars7 from
peace, harn ny, ana good understand
nag among mankind, 9'th within and
without Tie COMFY DJt Us soon at'et
the arrival OF th3 persons aaJ ne COW
psny have las' henlioA2a' as chang
IN toe 'raoq 'tiiiy Of nc people eoA!d y
eiie'jsd oy them We h!d ~ iea thereof
SeXaIt7Qs iaW-salis, o'Fhs' qndyrels ana
nois spread abroad among Us.
HE great obJsriS to be accomplished
by said D ttih' w aIiptY' ana certain
Leonard R2ssI (Wno htniy unite n
bpnd,) Is 10 get the seven -iondreI ana
try dollars (appr2pa4'ed ~ 'ae legs
lature as an annual reVenua ioF b c3aH-
y, IN lieu Of It's quota ut nonresident
tax entirely under Meir conFpl and
mos OF 1t themselves; and not enc en-
'oi sara money was 10 De PAID VIA 'af"
appreciation, IN dScharsiaK any Jes.
Clam wha'eHer, against The county, "
less 1t would ho likely to procure vote
al The then approaching election; All l.
all cases when there YVES prsbabiay
osthat objects oeins accomplished, great
prices were allowed (by majority oi
the commissioners, OF watch Ross Wa
one) and pad out OF the county treasury
Tor trlfiln6 services. NoI"lthssaadlos
every exerti1n was made by these men
in many gays 100 tedioas to mention, to
gain the consent OF the people to vote
for those persons dlame'ricaily opposite