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ter of his judgment. "Reprove not a sooner
love thee" ale that heareth reproof getteth
understanding, but the mouth Of the wicked
out evil things" Elk.
For the Banner.
MR. EDIroR-Dear Sir: Herewith pre-.
sent my first epistle 10 Edyin, greeting
In reply to his assertions in his communica.
ton, Common Sense,' respecting the adop.
ton of the city charter. Hear him:
sit is was well known to all persons in
this place, and by none better than the May
or, that it Was the intention If the trainers
Iof the Charter, to exclude the reto."
Who were the trainers? 1t was Edwin
Draper. And behold he sets himself up for
all the people! Well, truly, he is some in
his own way and estimation. But to the Sc
iquel: Sometime in January or February,
lS49, notices were circulated about town
calling a meeting the same evening that
they appeared of the citizens, to take into
consideration the propriety Of applying to
the Legislature, then in session, for a city
charter. There was quite a number pres
emit at the meeting, more from curiosity than
any other motive; for at least two-thirds oil
the meeting had not been fully informed Of
the intention Of the meeting or its object,
together with a good sprinkling Of boys,
',chOsc mothers dill not kno,U they Uere Out.
| was not present at the opening of the
meeting, but when | arrived the "great ]
am" Edwin, was reading with stentorian
voice the form of a charter he had drawn
up, verbatim from the St. Louis charter, or
nearly so, with such alterations as best suit
ed him, at a great expense of time and la
Dor, as he so said. He was, as near as I
can recollect, about half through reading
when ] came in, consequently / was de-
.Prived of hearing sll Of the good qualities
of his bdnhing portrayed. Still he would
have people believe that ! knew all it con.
tanned, more particularly that part relating
to the veto. Now. Mr.. "Common Sense"
how on earth could I know better than any
other what your intention was, when | had
never heard il, not even the reading of all
OF It. Yet, forsooth, ] must know his in
%tention, even before the baniling was ush-
cred into the light Of day. For who or how
many Of the citizens knew before that even
ing, / have the first one to-fnd, except the
priviledged-i. e. that great stump orator,
or Mr.. Diapers smart ex-attorney. end
some others Of the knowing ones, yet no
one knew better than my humble myself
The meeting voted It to a committee, and
| never saw It till after II became a law by
the Legislature, and in fact not till after the
charter election in April following. So
muchfor the first falsehood No. l.. And it is
my humble opinion, that one fourth Of the
voters in the place did not know what it did
contain respecting the executive power,
for to the best of my recollection that part
was not canvassed iD the meeting, at least
while ! was present. 1t was moved in the
meeting to have it published, and give the
people time to reflect and examine it, and
afterwards adopt or reject. This would
be listened to by its daddy, he was afraid
Of delay, but probably more of its defe at,
!by the scrutiny it would undergo by those
1t was intended to govern. The next was
. motion TO. refer it to aEcommittee. But,
U tsmpora! O moroes! ga,,, T.. 81 .rs., d 1
Could Won have been there, a'-.g ,t' - s,.sf
10 seethe little ponies iii up their heads 6, stare,
10 see that. old horse kick and rare. Il Ia,c,l
For tellitnot in gath. publish it not in the
streets Of Ashkelon,s that this same Edwint
Draper, after having presented his brot,I
!; e.. the charter, toa public meeting Of citi-
Eens for their consid ration and that meet
ng having been acting upon il, when Il was
proposed to give it to a committee, appoint
by that meeting, he says, n /, Stree, it
$ my property anfn o committee on, of the
Board ofTrustees should have II, nor would
re allow the privilege of getting a copy of
This Edwin Draper did do, and I pre.
''''ne he has not the temerity to deny. He
vas determinedtbat his cub should not bel
into shape BY any committee that he
run any risk of not being one Of its
le'-+ "aey might extract some Of
y c" - ,-L:-i y,