The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1853-01-29

The following communication was handed 10
We for publication by several gentlemen Of this
place. Not knowing anything about Mr. Juss
JOINS We only consented to insert il, a. We do
all such Communications, ~hish are purely person
al. for sia square, and assume no responsible
ity.
AZ to Mr.. Murray. We profess to entertain
towards linn the most 6ris ndly feelings. having
always found him, in his dealings with US, honor.
able AMI straightforward. and in all or inter.
course with him, sentlemnny. As to the sub
jet matter Of the communication, We profess to-
know nothing about it, aud. therefore, extend the
same privilege 10 Mr.. NJ. to reply. il he feels 20
disposed as We have 10 those xho have handed
Us the following:
To the Public.
Grsr:-ls the last Ottawa Repu6iican. 10 an
article sgnsd Very respectfully your sbt serv't
Bronson Murray" ~hich for unblushnx impu.
dsnre +" without parallel, and wiihal 90 indsli.
cate that il caa 10 likened to nothing. unlsss i,
be the fable Of tho monkey. The article. too
bslrsys IN ito auther q quantity of 6rau seldom,
iouad except in close connection With vha, voS
be, by nA;urallss. techsnically called, the bio
head, . disease which 10 thought 10 be eops,itr.
tnnal
The writer starts IN with the announcement
that he 10 the principe! officer Of the Board" and
hsf,fove feels called upoa to make statsmsus.
and then p ocerd' omitng the most essential mari
Of the Whole matter, and that 10 the fact that he
vas most unfortunately and "ssersiiy" at Spring.
held placed in the Board This Was THE fatal
step to the success of the measure aud vss %
announced BY many Of ito frsnds when the ACT
hr't made its appearance in Ottawa. Il vas
we'll known that the community in Which MIR n.
resides 80 heartily de,pssd him that thsv would
A. soon have had the devil himself handle their
dunes a. HIM. The infection spead from Farm
Ridge into all Of the other TOW ms and particularly
into the Adjoining towns Of Bruce and Dear Park
which hy decisive vote refused to assist. or
course The l.adng opponants Of the scheme 10
these towns were smart enough 10 cover the real
cause OF their hostility, and thus made il the moe
formidable. Meetings we're held, resolutions
passed, speeches made and Published. and all
s"tts VI objections CONT rsd up sEain,t the under
taking, vhIch spread over the towns keeping il,
friends busy IN sndsavoring to allay the opposi.
ton by answering tie pretended objections while
The real cause If the hostility had to is passed
in silence, sll,nct at least go far as the public
were concerned. 1t WAS prirdisiy more than
once proposed to ask the msn to withdraw from
lnnt
Objectionable ratuIs
Ii is not saving too much 10 assert that but for
the unfortunate move ofputtins Mr. NJ. in tho
Board the measure would Nave SUCCEEDED. This
could, wl,hou. doubt. be demonstrated to tho
satisfaction of the people Of Farm Ridge and New
Michigan. But all this is passed over by M and
kept secret, or sndsa,ored 10 be- in order to Oh
trulc upon the public Ne bls ]! aud his unfortu-
nate posIlion in tho Board as principal officer
which he oses 10 the individuals hs seek to as
sail, made the excuse for bis eifronttry IN med.
ding with hat which the least delicacy ough, To
teach him lie, Of all Others, vas the last. man To
teach llistown refusing to ,o,e the tax should,
niyst certainly have been the signal for his with
travail from the Board and would have been with
most any other person similarly tiuasj or Il
he could not have brought himself up to that
honorable cnu1'e lie should q, least have sum.
mon-d up decision sufficient To have kept s,ll;
but hi, constitutional almen, had too strong
hold oi him anil trsmphcd.
The climax of folly aud impulencs ia reached
in the following extracts
ut may not he improper to say that i. ia the
determination of majority Of the River Board
to resst the compulssry payment 81 the money
60 Sir Leland what nonsense to The ssb,ne Of
tie lac. sui the towns may rest ASSURED that
TurY will 10 faithfully and scrrpulou.ly GUARD
Nd
50 fu as concerned the claims Of the eleven
purchasers 81 the school land u lie palpabs that,
~ against the River Board. thty nrc Without .
shadpS OF foundation up,s their fellow citi.ens
Of Ottawa and l,s vinciuity. ! ~ill not cay but
they may have some CLAIMS + their Investment
was made in good Jaiih for tho public welfare
and should prove urpyeiHeiits.
Tie offer Of man Of the psacefIl habits ofMr
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