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Ircpret that / have been 50 rudely thrust niOIvery

verv careful Of, and one would suppose
lis kicking and raring, this veto was
one. Il must goto 4 committee Of three OF
the trustees, and Of course he could not
miss being one, And so he was, and is proud
TO bring It to notice. He and his ex-attor-
new licked the cub into shape; the ex stand
ing sponsor.
Well what q pity he nor his knowing adj
wiser, or woo~den-headed lawyer, had not
sense enough, il it was but common, to
know when they had destroyed the power
to veto, and used language to that effect,
and not left it as it now presents itself, an
absolute power, from which there is no ap-
peal. But what better could be expected?
They could not even draw an ordinance
that, would stand the test in the circuit
court, in even a dog serape. 1t is left by
their laundering in such a form that should
be avoided, only in such cases, as il
has been, where legislation is attempted for
the benefit of the few to the injustice Of
many others. Why, sir, during the pend
ing of the motion 10 refer. this same Old
Bald had the barefaced impudence to charge
at least one of the members Of the meeting
with the sin of being only a fifty cent tax
payer, and had no right to be heard, as his
wealthy peers would do the work for him,
by way of governing him and others of his
class. Let the old horse deny this, and the
proof shall be forth coming.
A motion was then made and seconded
TO lay on the table for the time, in odrer to
give sometime for the people to consider
whether they wanted a city charter, or at
least the one offered there. Then came q
long TRADE of abuse from its sponsor against
the motion, for which l came in for a good
share. He said he had a charter of his own
almost matured, but preferred the one pre-
scented, provided they would tack on or ex-
tract tooth out of his and insert it in the
one offered-i. e. the Court of Common
Pleas. Then came the tug of war by way
of voting. The ayes and nays were called,
and such ahubbub was not often witnessed
in the old Academy as on this OCCASION
The boys cried out at the top of their voices,
at least twice, "ayei" Then a teller was
appointed and the show OF hands called for,
and I would be qualified before any court,
that I saw more than one minor hold up
both hands in the meeting, and counted as
legal votes. And in this way it was passed
and delivered over to the committee Of three
members Of the Board of Trustees, and the
cute attorney was its sponsor to put finish.
er to it-and one Of that committee was
this same E. Draper. And he being the
Trainer of the charter, which he exultingly
admits, he is therefore amenable for any de-
feet it may contain, as it never was offered
after the committee passed upon it, to the
citizens for their approval, but was sent to
our representative in the legislature, re-
questing him to use his endeavors to have
It passed through that body, teeth, toe nails
and all. The committee was petitioned for
one amendment. that Of the per centum Of
taxation. Whether others were circulated &
presented | do not now recoIlect; but one
thing is certain, that it is we'll he has mark
ed with a " in his "Common Sense" ar,i-
Gle, where he says | took part in the discus
sion concerning the veto. This is his plea
to get out, but put il down falsehood No. 9.
| took part in the debate only on the mo-
tioD TO lay on the table. As for what was
done in his committee who knows what
they vetoed or what they did not. But one
thing is certain, that If it was their This J
intention TO keep it out, he has shown him
self the greatest blockhead extant, in not,
using language to convey his ideas, instead
of railing put at the representative for not
words in his mouth TO make himself
unders.tood. Again he says the Mayor
knew It was the intention of the Trainer to
it. 1.-THE veto.) This is falsehood
No. 3. never knew what was his inten-I
ton till he announced it in the Council the
day that the bill was refused the sig-I
nature. and after his acknowledgment, if,
he is to be believed at all in the matter. I
am bound to acknowledge that he said it
his intention to exclude It. Fourthly,
and the most unjust and malicious, is his
charging Mr.. Henderson with debating toI
me as executive, to withhold the attesta-I
ton to ordinances to defeat them, in violation
Of my sacred obligation to support the laws
This is a lie Of the deepest die, as he, Mr.
H., was not in the county al the time, nor
was he. aware that such a thing had been
done till some days after his return. l was
not aware myself that any measure would
be presented that ! would not sanction.
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