The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1851-02-15
The Bottom at Perm,

The Bottom AT Perm.
Oar friends ufthe Peru Dtmayrt whose sgpe
r'ovvj>dom We some time since Acknowledged
very uuhnj,y accuse u. in their last number ut
'b.'rUFm- 'tl ignorance, 10th Of The ,rir,,t o.,
ne rur, abroad. 0rr'sti urrn the r.4tr. and
'hr uA;.,e 90; ihr locality near which tue ms,a
trunk If the Contra, Railroad is To terminate "a,
Ia Sale. and topro'c 'l.> they quote a portion
, ufogr at,tlroi last week, IN reference &, the inn
pro,gmen; of the river.
We have NO doubt tina, there is something in
:hn, portion Of our article which proves our ~,
rorance' as to she extent # the work completed
there, although We made no allusion to it in the
whole ofour article; and we defy any person to
put his finger upon the line either in the whole
Of our article or the par: quoted or in any other
article ever printed in the Free Trader, which
vii! show that We have ever said anything about
the extent Of the work done at that Pl'ce upon
the Central railroad. The only time We ever
alluded to the work all was IA our papSrof the
I'm "lI when We expressed 1t as our opinion
TINT no rational man who would examine the the
grounds at the terminus of the canal could como
10 We conclusion 'H"' the fVer could ia hudgeI as
cheap there rs at Ottawa, even including "th.
work already done" And We still arc n, tho
.,r,o o,,;,i,.n. c,r W, t,,,,,, &, ,,,,,.,.....,.
'"'
u "'S ""N ""en surveyed ana The amount OF
the contracts as they were then let But as to
the extent of the work completed" y. have ma
YER hal o,c,.;,, - ,,,or, al III 49,. -
>''''' -''' 'HU's
''""'G 81 al! 'sn''"nee on the SUBJECT
And as to the locality o, the road. we have de-.
fVed our information Rom the reports oi the en-.
gineers who surveyed and located it. And -four
friends OF the D'Focrdi have better information
upon the subject than this, they would immensely
cn''shien the world by giving it publicity. It
might show reason for charging Us with 'iznor
ance.' Without such information the shoe pinch.
IS on the other foot
/ We are, however, happy TO find that we are not
alone Ignorant IN thu, matter Gu; that our
nelghbors q the t3laihsi5uali,s arc similarly
benish;ed and we hope We may b. permitted
to enjoy w..h them the benefit, Of the follow.
following paragraph which We also fin in IL.
last Democrat.
"Belisrinc that the editor Of tie Constitution
aus Goes not W'sh Whtnly to mIsrepresent oar
r,r,c1I,r, T.. " Io''tl' ma, ~ 'e~
opposite Peru "a annually flooded to the dentb -
twenty feet During the freshet Of ls49. when
az amos .s .e "nole country near the banks
water unon ,hs Notion, roESo. Wv ayptn %
/ feet tie foatiRg a,rly Of hou.s By III, FORE Of
HF 'rr' "h'e 'Hfersi''ng &c an H!ustrG:ioH, HAS 10
','' ~ fA'''
! ''''. ''"n'e P'e'erao'e 10 V"iuI
| ''o"' e''"e' paper mere ever SAID that
'.o'e oo''0'Ns Nefs"nnuSlly hooded 10 the depth
DD" " " remarkable coincidence OF
p'''," ~ ''' "'a'Isr' oo1h papers here DID say
,''' '''' C'''o"' "a o'ernow' aud 'om"'r'ee to
W - ICE" NOW II IS probable that
"'''e I"''e 'hs marx, bu' II cannot be
- 'e'o''e'' 'AH'ns p'ea'Hrer TRIP down
cru !" '"e sP'lhg OF 4oi'o on board the Prai-
TIC n"u' Wheh we noticed that the water was
"i'''h lew lnches OF the trunk OF the aqucduct
across Tue L''''e NermIiIIon' Not recoIlectlng
| " 1900 go ~ 'h"N ~ INtuIt VIC may nave
| fallen into an error of.a few G.ct RI, ,nybolr
WIN kro,vs ,b. IA, H.. -!
|, - was "i''"N'' "a" 'e''
no" """eh We are mistaken; bu; whether 10 ~
20 feet it was mo-. a fit plsce for a railroad
! That our m,silircn, friend. f. ,bo D.r,,..,,
.bonlI Gov ,,a...,l7 -
p,,,, h, -. t,..,..t,i.;y,y "',','J'O"
|..,u., ~
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. - 40 -''"' Nv '''' ''''
-, 80 '""V'a'' III '"V matter
e'' ','''' ~ u" over '"e
''"'' must MO" 'c''er why
'''''' 's.' '"V - o h'''' ana
VS. was '''"er "'''eu away or crush.
'u 10 pieces oy The ice Tho L > Hotel stood in
- f., .:...,-. ""'.''
II. - -,..- 80, IS "'" VI wv
w., ''.'''s WINCH '"''" '"'
p.,,1..,.-,y ' 49,,
-, y - O' '"D1S"' '""' We '''s"' oe
- A. " "pp'"' Wv iva
] lowing from Alr. Parmely, then citizen OF Porn
which rs find in thu Frso Tr,d.r ~ Nor,t ~