The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1845-06-06
For the Tribune.
New YoaK, May 2S,h, |


citizens Of hin lis had arrived in town, on lnsn-
uating that they ascribe more importance TO Ihei'
vote than can attach to them. The insInuatUns
Of the News are entirely uncalcd for Ii is very
likely that the citizens Of Illinois attach quite as
much importance To their own concerns, as they
no TO the opinions Of the editor eff the Morning
News.
The great regret felt, because Hon. Michael
Ryan, the iather of the Loan, could not be pre-
vailed on 10 accept the TruslceslIiP on the part OF
the state, is we believe, kind Of mEHum m par
10, confined to the Editor aud father, and truly
construed, would read, because said father could
no, get said appointment.
The News man has only mistaken the son for
the father, and pretty expensive child Nh Ryan
mas been to the Loan too--un uugralclul one be-
sides; for at one time he did his best TO kill the
father.
Ii the loan had any particular father the poler-
nifty belongs to Justin Butteri,l Of Chicago, who
devised the plan and drew the bill on which the
Law, authorizing the loan for the completion OF
che Illinois and Michigan Canal, was based.
I, is true that at one time Mr. Rycn did mike
excron TO effect loan for the conn l'lion OF the
Canal-it is also true that he was well paid iorit
in applause office and salary. 1t is farther true,
that his gratui,ous abuse Of Gov. Davis, the Bos-
ton Committee and Col. Oakley, has more than
cancelled bis seyccs-leaving larger balance OF
good behavior due from him than prcsc mt appear
ances indicate disposition to pay.
As TO the prophecy Of tho Ncws-man about
Trustees it came too late to make his paper IN
tereslng The election Of Capt Swift and Mr.
Leayilt to the Trusccship is perfectly sntslacto-
~ to the Great number Of I'll nos citizens
whether it is equally SO TO the Editor end Father
is their own business.
As to Mr.. Trye of Illinois VIC dent kno" him,
bu, il We were trying to guess who the Editor
means, We shouli say it was Cen. Jacob Fry,
long favorably known as Canal Commlssicncr,
under whom Father Ryan mere Engineer.
OF Gen. Fry Gov. Ford probal ly know quite as
much as the Ncws-mnn, and under the law
the Governor of Illinois appoints the State lrus-
tee, it is not very likely that the News Editor
knows much about the matter.
One word to tho News-mon. Unless you are
particularly well paid for pulling Father Ryan.
you had better leave the citizens OF III nos to set
tie their own affairs in their own wild fashion;
for they are SO iGnpront as 10 believe that The I'M
portance, or UnmporIancc, OF their state con.
Germs them quite az much ns it does you, and
they will DO very likely to "writc you down an
ass" for your pains. which will be equivalent to
placing you dear, News before the public as the
Father of oil Rabbits"
NlI,ibAM IL J. isiNDI', i'oNkVoIlj ili'
ISAAC HARDY, Of Lasallc III.
The above precious m0rcedH- grammar, Lntin,
and alive find in the New York Tribune Of
May 2sh. In thus copying it at length, and max
ing i, the subject Of serious comment, We are well
aware, the mass Of our readers will feel dlspo-
sci 10 ridiculc us for attaching SO much appancn,
importance to what they will doubtless regard
only as a drol piece Of JagaieRe. And had we
no other object in view than merely 10 reply to a
few brazcn flsehoods, pu, forth by such mcn, the
rjculc would be richly meriled. Uuqucs,lcna-
bly, Isaac Hardy md Col. Perez arc far beneath
the notice Of any newspaper claiming respectable
lily, exccp, under some such head as "llouibIe
Accidents or "Couu Proceedings" They are
brace Of adventures sharpers-that were al
tacicd hither by the hope Of SHINING the state
and individuals by meons OF canal jobs---lho one
from England, the other we believe from Canada
Their standing and influence here are such as
are indicated by their councnances-bollly mark
ed as they are by those lines that naturally put
honest mcu on their guard-in politics wings, Of
the British tory hue, controlling just two votes.
But, while then we would have it understood
tina, nothing coming from them only could elicit
serious notice from us, we have deemed the
fasehoods thus brazenly asserted deserving
Of attention from the fact tina, they have been in
simulated in other quarters by men who have
been plundering our people for years, and who'
nh ala "a. fact al hmm ,ut tha ahya nl
reputation, were too lhickskulled TO devise
plum 10 rescue her thcms, Ives, and now, because
such plan was devised by Mr.. Ryan, u mere IN.
gineer 'undcr them" in their blnckhcartcd en-
,iousncss, are labOring TO rob him of the honor.
and, if il were possible, appropriate it to them
selves.
That the plan was devised by Justin Buttericld
Of Chicago, 10 ialsehood no white man would
this town, in the presence Of half dozen of men
shat ho did not even draw up the bill. All he
ever had TO do with it was, after the bill had been
drawn up, to read it over at Mr.. Ryons request,
and being an eminent lawyer, made such amend
men,s and alterations as to give 1t lawyer.llke
finish. The plan was conceived by Mr.. r. in this
town, and laid before the New York bondholdcrs
to obtain their views in regard to it, by him in pOr-
son, long before the legislature of 1923 met,
or before Mr.. Bu,tcrfeld ever dreamed Of it, onj
this is well known hcro-known by many "big'
men to their chagrin and shamc-and known tC
those modes. and veracous worthless, Isaac Hardy
and w. l.. Pcrco.
The falshood that Mr.. Ryan was an applicant
for the trusteeship and could not get it, has beer
asserted OF a.e by afew lickspittlcs in this state