The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1853-02-05
TO TIIt. PUBLIC,

An aruc.c pufportine 10 cone from Mr.. Join
Jones mat respectable legal gentleman, whose
quai'htauouS Tor ptOlrssCna standing have slways
been equNocs. spp'anug IN The asl week - ue
OF tins paper, very naturally sIcllsd some curosI-
~ on NY part. aud perhaps on the port Of some
others.t" know Who could be the "s,vsra gentle.
m'n' who constitute Tint rcdoubtah.- pcnenpgr
Nv understsndlrgIS rhat"Nr J Ohm Jones A. q.
loIlry AZ law, winch believe, IS his usual an.
pelatIon, has generally been considered 10 be /,
very iGielor peri ota man, as well professionally
as mental S ai.i The public may, perhaps, ION m
NY 81 prise that The tditOl. OF his pat.r ulou be.
mg ca,,td On tot The names OF those sevrra. gem
uemen" should ufOCaIm that The Nr John
Jones ot their last issgr was pt,,tat,d 10 them nv
John V. Hoes, Lorenzo Leland, and William
krd,I.k
ANH 'aruot /. imagined 'har the last n, NJ I'd
81 l"sT hfrr pc spu. intends, M this p,rod hi ,
",, to enter he pmcucr At he INV II NAV he h.r,.
''i understood, that the prrtrniIunS IT MIR.
Juhl 10 rs, At"Wry AT Law * end souirw la I
wi" r"tlIos Whi,r h' closing IDIJion 81 his OPEN
~ p.r II Ih st,Ws ssu that h, must row ! =
n'd fs'o't O." h ~ rut'frd ID, stu,y II tuIritty
an Iu JhI. CuuUrciI'n. the suIgrst,n u.aC, ~
lhal p'Ci'li' g'iNt IN u. tuU ms tOIN.NLtIis,
'ha' guauIil II Ligss. nay be expected to IL.
,,uad. tu n, ,n-ts II that rl,tor oi the hone
known ~ the BIC head, u u t,r.Iot 'riItcly dl.
ouuTrs, mHuut ,lti,Tsutrhs, metal may ~ i,ast
suia't tie attnUon 81 the seIeulihc ,h Dug hou;
the word.
Iha, gentleman ofthr uniysrSalacqurem-nts
OF MIR } I'm Jon,s" should s.n, times tall into
T,figs errors would, by dIscrlmna ing public b..
expected. from their knowledge OF human In. i,iy
and IN this manner mus, be excused many parts
of his article such n his assertion .olherWi,e IL
belou- OF the confidence OF Farm Ridge in the Sa.
TAME irrnd ri this reputable Mr. Jones .uch a.
want OF clear perception ~ the structure Of sem
tcncrs, by which the mis- C.m.ni ota single pc .
rod aud Of comma have totally upset his under
.tandus Of q sentence and such also rs srroTs IN
quoting, bywhlch parts OF sentences are sponit-
ted 10 change the Ougnn sense and intention
While It wouldbe exceeding indecorous IN me
Whose pretenslOns by the article in last week :
paper, II il taught shol Id be cortn, to my iaiml
to intimate, even, nm opinion Of ,h- legnl, political
or scientific qualifications oteher Of the three
gentlemen who may really compose " Mr. John
Jones" yetli those gentlemen do estimate their
own qualifications IN these departments OF science
to be tuly measured 10y either the Trpurrd ability
of Mr. Jones or by the literary or scrnlfc die play
IN the article alluded 10, sha be the last person
TO dispute their Judgment.
Moreover, thr Guiaorify Of Mr. John Jones Is
q matter which, OF night, should he te' ptctrd
The names OF persons he represents entiiIe him to
this
Malicious people, tall times disposed Ios speak
evil OF dIguitnrrs, maybe prone TO express the
opinion, that. failing IN making clear their idea Of
afforded practical illustration 81 the converse 1T
nnoher that instead oi the MS putting on tn, skin
ot the lion here have three lions put on The kin Of
one ass though their braying Is 80 natural 1t would
never h-trny rhcm. Bul, should snCh malicious
suggestion be made, tie same disc riminnliug pub.
lie wllremenbtr the eIrti',niq qua dries Iihr gen.
tismen, 80 often evldrncrd hrlsre Ihrm tho pro-
verbal lrankncss aud generous open hand OF the
one the manly political Independence al another;
nndhe dslnier-sted and NJ pad public service OF
a third with his Intended personal sacrifice in his
proposed congressional tour ibsse as well ~ the
parts they have borne IN getting up.ihs bill OF 1857
zone having drawn it. aud another pressed it lhro'
the Legislature, nndrnch expecting 10 he recipients
OF money under ~ rntiile them 10 TAN consider
alton nj the hands OF oil impartial men, md Justify
! the vlruous Indignation Of these honorable gentle
men.
| But while the undersigned is,hus carefully plea
| ding III rxrnuaion u he iolbes aud IN upholding
the character oi Mr. John Jones aud his con.
stltu-nls 1t also 10 br hoped lhnt will not he
esteemed so Grisrous an error IN The undersigned
because, Without his oon knorisdgsor srrsrta.
ton, las was the casel he was placed Oh tn, River
| Board; nor because las was the ease even al the
rIsk oi offence 10 those whose friendship he valued
he early expressed his dissa istnclion with ue oh.
sctiInable features OF the bill nor h,cnuse,'te re.
inedy one OF them h- proposed making vacancies
by the rssignatisaef those nhose fo,nns rere not
Jared, IN order 10 provide for mr,lilrr. from sue
Towns as Ulght subsequently cor W ho' ncc"use
he was nominated nrthr presid, uct oiihn, Board
| tby n gentleman whom the undrrs,gncd has al way,
hlphl rst-rinrd) who was onr 81 the eleven, and
ye. who acts, with the undersigned. aud with
four ols-r members of the River Board. in ihei
"drie animation to resist the compulsory ray men
Of the money to Mr. Leland to the extreme OF tn,
law. believing MS they do. that 1t rs matter owe
which ihe leglslalur, had no control
Andthe towns. who have entrusted their fnnd'
to the management OF that board may iest assured
that they tfhe funds Mr. Jouesl with. faithfully
/ nd la, Ia, l.,lp n,o MtupAy