Western union. (City of Hannibal, Mo.) 1850-1851, 1851-05-08
Mn. q. CLEMENS

much greater array of words than correct ideas, e
or voluninuus thoughts. /
The battery opened upon the citizens # Salt
River, Jasper, and he says, Lick Creek Town
ships. The ear marks Of the latt r we have
never known, though we have been resident
of the county for number Of years bu. hope,
as +. IS 80 familiar with the county, he will
tell us its whereabouts, that poll may be open
ed a, the approaching Election, and especially
u hen the voice OF the people is called tor upon
the contemplated site for our Public Buildings.
From the manifest spirit and style OF the ari-
Gle, the writers imaginary ga ling fire seems not
to have had its desired effect; his game /, nut
yet paraly sed; but seems uni eoded, and the
grape is as harmless 40 the whsllng ball over |
the head Of the bounding deer OF tho Praire.--
No ardor seems to have abatcd, no resolution
abandoned, notwithstanding his fire. The en-
terprise seems steadily increasing, the ball roll
ing, and If you do moi hit those up Prairie boys
another keen crack, you might find your whole
, town under march up the Prairie.
Such communications, Mr.. editor, though pro-
lessedly directed to the less enlightened por
ton OF the citizens Of the county, such Clay,
t Saline, Sayerton and Spencer when founded
f upon false principles can but have the same Ell
feet as the blingsgate directed TO Jasper Salt
River, (and this other Township, Lick Creek,
'""' nus U''" NY ~ "i.
T - ,,,,, tho n;,;r.ns NJ no,
- 80. T.,i. J' ,r1,,,I ma ,L..n ,r
four miles further ihan those Of the eastern por
ton oil the county, and that the removal OF the
u Seat OF Justice to the centre, would but change
. the burthen from the many to the few.
Not having the Poll books 50 convenient to
:; us as the writer, we cannot give numbers, and
l. defer that to more prcpitious season Tor per
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,iiiar ,,;,h ,ba .e,,i.men,. nyer mi. territory
lie hn, jns,ics ia donc To the LARGER norton of Oh,
IN nhoL;,or,s instead If the ins,nitcant numle,
as alluded "a in that communication +. mus,
nrssn,,e ,,uch nnon lhe s,uuidity oftLe citizen,
IT, r. hi. r,ynr;tc tnyn,hins. hist he ia dealin,
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y. tn nor,inu ~ the coun,v II, Ja.n.r and Sal
oc R;vpr Tn,n,Li,,. \ where he .xnect, to gull
VI amd hr,nr IN hi. aid men of ,hiuxiup mind. b,
'e- .mcL ,orb;.,rv ne he is nleas.d Ia use in III
f.. L.a,, ~ ES,. nj. ,,a ,h;,H, viiI nt ,ai,si
lis n,,,.,i,uoucy .ven in mi. less enlipht,ne
u" rnr,irn If ,ur coun,v'
VS. II !. amusing to see how +. seems TO with
er- ,,d.r ,bo or,e,nnlat.d ch,noe oc orr Seat ,
-, Ins,;cs Ue bnlds IN hi, animated town. hi
reelir, Cam, hosss and unfinished mud Clark
Ia ogoa ;,h all ,he ner,;nac,,v and yr,sn III,
ry ,b. Ir,.,,;r, yic, i'm .oulL cl.avs to the noa
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sprsad horoh ,ysr tho Turbulent stream. who,
40 ,io,;u, Ie vas
nld ~ nt,l.ss thor. nr.t h. Soma caus. Cor -
,l;c ti. rr ,nch nm m,oin,,;on hrair CERTAINLY h,
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