Democratic banner. (Bowling Green, Pike County, Mo.) 1845-1852, 1850-11-06

As to your postscript, the investigation you re
quire, you are at liberty to put me on trial wheI
you please. You did not ask my leave whel
you wanted to pass your famous resolution ol
theever to be remembered by you 2lst Of Au
gust, A. D. 1850, for have not done with yor
on that occasion yet, and may as well here intro
duce the matter as any place else. You on tha
day charged me before the Council With having
passed laws, or at least, attempted to pass then
myself, and ofthat day intending to browbeat the
Council into measures. That you did say 30
and require proof to my assertion, I herewith
Ipresent a. testimony the certificate Of Mr.. Hen
Iderson and Mr.. Conder:
CRY OF LOUISIANA, Sept, 1850.
We whose names are hereto subscribed, Ger.
tify that during debate before the city Council
of Louisiana, held on the 2lst of August last,
whilst certain resolution denying the power Of
the Mayor to withhold his signature from any
ordinances or resolution when passed BY the
board of Council, was under consideration, Mr..
Edwin Draper, member of the Council, allu-
ded 70 the Mayor Of the city, and in effect, if not
in his precise language, made the following as
sertions, to wit: That he (the Mayor had ori.
ginated ard attempted 10 pass laws or ordinances
of himself, and also "from the present bearing of
one Of the parties" present here to-day, (mean.
ing Mr.. Kennedy, the Mayor, as we presumed }
he was "evidsntly intending 10 broubsa! the
Council and force them into measures"
]. B. HrNDERsoH.
G. w. CosDrn.
And that you did deny having made one Of the
above charges certified to. on the 18th Sept,
the certificate Of Mr.. Findly:
CRY OF LOUISIANA, Der. 25, 1850.
This is to certify that was present at meet.
ing Of the City Council on the 18th Of Sepsem-
Der last, when Mr.. Kennedy Mayor of the city J
stated TO the Council that Mr.. Draper had charv.
ed him with MAILING lars and bropbeatins Ms
Council. and asked Mr.. D. to make such expla-
nation a. would satisfy tie Council. Mr.. ORA
per arose and denied having charged him (Ken-
|nedy) with making LG,rs, but that be did charge
him with browbeatings &c.
HEsly J. FIsDLv.
And to shift the odium IF your own guilty
head on that occasion, you brought in an inno-
cent man, to Try and make scape-goat Of him
for your own sins, for you there ssid that you
did not make the charge direct. when request.
ed you to make known to the Council in what
way had done what You tad stated, as I wish.
ed for their information. that they might guard
against such power, as knew the Charter did
not grant it. Then you denyed msnfully, ss Mr..
Findlys certificate shows, but said that you in.
ferred it from what OrsOn Reed had said to you.
Well, Mr. Reed shall speak for himself:
CIrr OF LOUISIANA, Sept. -, 1850.
do hereby certify that W. K. Kennedy nev.
er did in sny capacity, either as an officer or
otherwise, guarantee the payment Of interest TO
me on warrant held by me against the city,
But he did express as his opinion. that was in
justice entitled TO interest, as the warrant then
held was in place Of bond that was drawing in.
terest. Any other statement that may have been
made by any person, is erroneous, as never
considered his opinion, thus expressed, in any.
wise binding on the city; for had SO consider.
ed il, should not have presented bill to the
Council for the interest recently.
ORsox REED.
Now, sir, what horn will you hang yourself
upons The thing has none, its nsuley, instead
of mares nest, as you alledged.
also have in my possession certificate from
q majority Of the old Councilmen, stating that ]
never did pass, or attempt to pass ordinances Of
myself, but do not consider It worth while to pile
on any more agony on this subject, a. none other
than fool would have made such charge, a.
every sensible man must know that could not,
II had the disposition. l only introduced the
subject to show to the community what great
man for veracity this Common Sense is, for BE-
Il II known that on the 18th Of September, when
be was requested to explain, he even went so
fur % to deny the right to call in question what
he might ssy in debate. As TO the '6rowbeating',
as he terms it, of the Couhcil, why did he not
arraign me for disorderly conduct2 Or why did
not the chairman call me to order? This is .
matter, together with the attempting to pass laws
on my own hook, ! leave with him and the pres
ept Council to settle. ] have no part in the mat
ter, q he denied me the right to Be heard on the
question Of the Chsrter in defence Of my posi-
ton; and when rendered my resignation, be.
cause was denied right which belongs to the
greatest felon on earth, he then insinuated that
wanted to dodge the question. Such man is
z. Draper, Il he will bear the appeilailop. He
promised 70 give ether than my Official conduct.
He ives told 70 out with Il. ] see polhing of il
ssys only that "psrsOn. Of intelligence might
wonder how such man could become Mayor. !"
would answer that did not become 90 10 the same
manner that you endeavored to have > fayerits
measure passed by the Counciiin 1915, by stealth,
bu. the Council saw the ear.marks Of the beast.
t VI lives, and may be brought up IN judkmspt
zsaipst yea. Az % the insult offered % . Stren.