Western union. (City of Hannibal, Mo.) 1850-1851, 1851-05-29

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Written for the Western Union.
Mr.. EprTon:-Will you be pleased
to give publicity TO the following eggs.
tract Of an eggs traordiuary ordinance now in
eggs is,ence, regulating the markets in an eggs
tensve city in the eggs.tremo west together
with the concluding remarks? We think it
will enlghten the minds Of future generations,
and especially city builders. Your compliance
will o5lige A LEGION.
There is an eggs tensve city in the eggs.
,reme West, that has most eggs .cellent eggs
plicit, cggs-h avagant and eggs extraordinary or
dinance, regulating and governing the market,
that runs something like this:
A farmer coming to the city who has eggs 10
sell, cannot offer them for sale till he has frs:
eggs hibited them q, the Market House ill 9 o.
clock, A. NJ. Failing to sell them by that
hour, the eggs-,reme lenity of the law allows
him the eggs .tensive privilege OF exposing them
for sale through the streets. Being un- eggs
pectedly detained, so that be can't reach the
corporate limits till after 9, A. NJ, he mus,
wait till 3, p. NJ, 60 10 the Market House and
eggs. pose his egg, for sale there. Failing to
sell at that hour, the same privilege is eggs
tended to him as above named.
Should he (he farmer violate the proyis-
ions Of this eggs cellen, ordinance, he is eggs
posed TO the eggs -penso Of paying fine, not
egg, -ceeding fifty dollars. Any merchant, gro
Ger, hotel keeper, mechanic or private citizen,
or lady who Buys eggs from the farmer within
the time forbidden by this eggs celent ordinance,
otherwise :han at the Market House. are eggs
,,,t b,,e tl.,t
Any merchant, grocer or dealer buying the far
mer's eggs within the time allowed for them to
be eggs posed by this most eggs ccllen, ord-
nance through the street. for sale, and selling
them before 8 o'clock, A. NJ, he is eggs posed
to the same eggs ?en,e above eggs planned
Under this, and other eggs. coent laws an;,
regulations, her merchants and citizens have the
eggs IRENE qualification Of seeing every branch
of business eggs pand and flourish property to
enhance in value to an eggs-tent eggs ceedng
any other city eggs-tant. We don't think we
are eggs ravnsant, or eggs npgerate when we
eggs press our opinion, that the day is not far
distant, when she will be among the most egg.
tensivc and wealthy commercial depots in the
eggs IRENE West.
We don't eggs-aclly remember her nsme nj
this eggs act moment but know she is called af-
ter some great Minister, or Doctor, or Lawyer,
or King, or Captain, or General, or Indian
Chief, some great man of ancient times.
For the Western Union
Mr.. CLrMrNs: VITA your permission,
will this week occupy small space in your pa.
per, in noticing communications which appeared
in the Union of May Sth, and 22l. They are
evidently of the same family they have the
same iestures, about an equal amount Of "volu-
{ ~, ~ ,vl a. e.
pear TO be especially appropriate to notice both
at the same time
| promise you that my review these rapid.
ly accommodating, and shameiully false proiuc-
tons, shall We brief and | should not notice
them at all, but that learn some of our citizens
have given credi, to these statements, from no
other reason that can perceive, than they are
''era,ed and reiterated with the most unhlush-
ing ctirontery. This Juror for scribblng,
would remark by the way, appears to ba bnt
another phase of the centre finding disease
The writer of the last article, which is bu, n
supplement Of the former, whose euphonious
signature is Jasper, and which would appear
to Indicate his lafifude-seems TO be so mild, SO
charitable, and So kindly ailec'ionod and at the
same time so entirely destitute Of ideas, having
the smallest affinity TO common sense that can
scarcely find il in my heart TO reply to him. 1t
is maniiestly his frs Effort in this line and he
has lahored SO hard that his words may appear
in print, that it may seem 10 be rude and rn-
kind to say anything disrespcolful of this his
first essay. There is a certain scnten,ousness
and t-complaceroy about his manner which
evinces tho mans earnestness; while the fellows
feeSieuess of thought and impo,ency of expires
sion cannot ont excite sympathy.
There are but few points in the whole Of
Jasper's "s!utf" to which | would call your at
tention; these reviewed and exposed leave
MI. Jasper and return to the first born, J. N.
j.
To comprehend fully wha, | say, quote a
paragraph from Jasper--"We venture tho opin
ion that the (new) public buildings will cost no
more in the way of taxation, considering what
may be available from the sale of the old build
ings, and donations that may be made than
would DO incurred from rebuilding or repair
ing" Now observe, he argues in the frs,
place. from the worthless and worn ont condi-
ton of the public buildings, the necessity for the
removal Of the County Seat; and in the same
breath no tells you that the money to be de-
rived from the sale of these same worthless ed
ifces is 10 DO almost sufficient to erect new
ores That which NAY be donated is to make
up the deficiency II matters no, whether the
man who penned this absurd proposition was