Evansville weekly journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 184?-18??, 1848-03-30

lliul sentence which must here quote for It's
great literary merit: 'any charge of want offdel-
IL! on the part OF the other councilmen comes
with bad grace from so rotten source, from
one whose unceasing indeavors by many, both
we We're going to say honorable and dishonor-
aoie, Dut will omit the first as being self
evident contradiction, when used 10 such COM
munlcation,) has been to further every meas
ure that was for the interest of the lower end
OF the town, exclusively and to defeat every
measure that benefits the upper end of town, "a
part OF which he misrfpresentedJ either direct
ly or indirectly"
This Is only fair specimen of the whole af-
fair, and is it not rich specimen from an M.
u. and Professor of Medical College? By
the way, Doctor, as | am Trustee of that
same College of which you are one of the pro-
lessons, will, for the credit of our Institution,
give you word of advice, enforced by example.
When 1 prepare communication for the pub
lie eye, first put it in the best shape posi-
bly, can, and take it TO friend who has some
idea OF grammar and the like, and get him to
knock the corners off, and put the thing into
ship-shape, and you had just got the Mayor
to do up your grammar as we'll as your cypher-
ing, 1t would have been full better, and you
would not have made quite SO ridiculous an
appearance. ladvise you 10 take this course
hereafter for the credit as said before, of your
infant - Professorship.
But for my denominations since that is the
game. Professor Laycock says and induces his
brother councilmen by the tempting bait afore-
mentioned to join him; 1--WE do not believe there
was councilman on the the board, that mis-
represented the interest of their constituents in
this or any other official act, or that would
sacrifice the interest of tbs city to selfish ends,
except the honorable gentleman from the Sd
Ward, who did on at least one occasion run so
far and SO determlndly counter to their wishes
asto elicit from them written request, nuner-
ously signed, to change his course or resign the
trust they had confided to him. Now premis-
Ing that 1t is false that ever ELECTED from any
number OF my constituents such a request, no
such ever having been presented or shown to
me, have TO ask the professor if before he got
the signatures of his brother councilmen to this
Endorsement of his official integrity, he inform
ed them that In conversation with one of our
fellow citizens of the lower end of town, when
standing on the river bank in front of Vene-
mans store. he told him that he was negotia-
ting for lot "a, corner of Division and Water
streets, and that if he succeeded in getting it
he would 60 in with him for the lower wharf,
and the upper wharf might go the devil? If he
did not, inform them so now, upon the au-
thority of as respectable fellow citizen as any
other, and would ask them how they feel after
their whosesale voucher for the honesty and
disinterestedness of a public servant, who
notwithstanding the manner of his election
could thus profess his utter willingness to
sacrifice the interest of his constituents to the
most paltry selfish ends.
Again the professor in another part of his
fooleries insist that, as member of the coun-
Gil, was prohibited by my oath of office from
contracting with the city, either directly or in
directly. If this be the case, the Professors fore
swornfor | expressly charge that only few
weeks ago, he furnished lot of lumber, with
out the knowledge or consent of any other
member of the council, for certain bridges he
was appointed TO have repaired in his own
Ward put in the Bill in the name of Mr.
Charles Colvin, who knew nothing about il
till after 1t was passed, and came before the
board and Uouched for the correctness of his or,1
Bill, they all the time supposing it was Mr.
Colvin's Bill. | think this was contracting
with the city, cold Joe" used to say directly
and indirectly too.
| have other shots in the locker, but have al
ready fired too big load at such small ga me-
In conclusion, | will say that am quite as
happy as the gentlemen our official connexion
is about TO terminate. After the II months ex-
perience," have had l am certain the city can
do much better than to reflect either of them
as councilmen. But that connexion is not tc
be dissolved exactly in the way they fattered
themselves when they put out their communi-
cations. Most of them then expected to be re-
elected, and tickled themselves with the idea
that could not be. But can tell them that
if they are positively determined to have moth
ing further to do with me ain public capaci
! ty" they will have to follow the example oil
their file-leader from the LIST Ward, who, afe
going all around among his constituents ant
finding he could not get five votes in his Ward
quietly admitted it by backing off the track
l shall run in my Ward, and be elected. Dare
they try it in theirs?
! WILLARD CARPENTER.
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