The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1865-03-04
haps it has, and perhaps il has not. One fact


haps it has, and perhaps il has not onefact
+, h)wever Mr.. Editor, we know and can prove,
| by reference to muster rolls and other docu-
men,s, and that is, four men from the town
of Fall River, to three of whom, upon evil
| dence furnished by the recruiting officers,
bounties were paid by the bounty committee
as enlstments for three wears, for that town
are by manipulation of muster rolls, We do
not pretend to understand, found to turn up
credited to Ottawa. These four men for )
years, if honestly credited, would have filled
the quota of Fall River the first draft and
left out of III to credit on the impending
draft 1t has already COS, the town upwards
Of three thousand dollars, raised by private
effort. to ell drafts to which it was thus un-
| fairly subjected
This little affair, :. smart perhaps some
,, would call it, but which We see only a. a gross
and palpable fraud, is but small part Of the
whole transaction. have heard it, and
others have heard it, openly talked Of by
citizens of Ottawa III the streets, that there
was distinct understanding that, for a con-
sideratioii, the whole OF Co. i. ODD Re@t.,
should without regard to the actual residence
of the recruits, be credited to Ottawa. !
have not examined into the affair as regards
cred,ing the recruits from other town, then
the one | live in.
While many of the other no.ir;ons in YOUR
article invite comment, the limits prescribe
myself leave me room to notice only one
or two. When YOU remark, in a strain Of
exultation that is perhaps the natural result
Of the conscious possession of wealth By a
community as we'll az by individuals, that
Ottawa pays Is of the taxes OF the c unity,
il seems not to have occurred to YOU that, II
she contributes III larg: measure to fill the
Golfers of the county, she knows how to make
available hand equally skilful in depicting
them. Another column Of the same paper,
which furnishes occasion for these com
ments, informs Us. besides other suggestions
of care for her own household, that OF the
very considerable appropriation for relief OF
soldiers families, Ottawa has drawn for the
period reported not one fifth but nearly one
third
" 1t Is doubtless true, Also that many
'ahSlcit men we're ehi,''eu i' o''''%a' "ho
c"i'ie mere from aO'''l see"i"g en- P.'t mem III,
OF possibly "a" oi'Pvtlu''"! u thIi'' vi
CVuIe'' Po'"' "i-S '''' 80 """'+ ~ 'h''e
i'"e'I - P'IA VI men VI ''9 S'i' '"''" I'm
ny Owns "h''e; a. resafI9 men % 'hl@
'oi'' ot'""' 'N'! mus I''e "'e" io' mint
c'r'';'''! 'Ae Country ""S nav 40 'Ias','
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iH5Se i1s'U"' p'loha, .hr' f4I'of' are uh4.''
a-.s--' 'I"- d ny 't'.o M" po'' '''I
!-r'" S1-A o'ed' me! nave ""'ie
pr;
al remember '.la' e"'''tneH'' IN Ia
zane comfy De'"eth me organization o' 'Ae
1'i a"4 me Hts' dfAit' HAihberNs between
I"o ana 'hFre 'hous''i.a nir"' nave bee ci.iei-
J.. .'-'e -""sF t'e stimulus o' = D'"h'E RAJ
e. ~ Z. lax ie'IIa %" tie entire county We
a'al remember ihe 'oinG county D'nHiea
Dunn -! ;A'I' TINE WAS riAmoF"us'y urged
upon IL bard u Supervisors "E Ditt"".-
Often 'H mass meeting an qu.i- -Ee,reMo-
E'9n ~
VEN The country ihinE, re W n;-y part 'ued
& pals. Oeior" ~ aGui! lat what : laid to-
b. the "hoie county i'r tie u>c OF the whole
county Is thereby made the exclusive proper
y OF Ottawa.
The paz,a-e las; cited from your article J.
! tc.!cgc. i. lar summary OF the view. Of the
repr, sentative o. Ottawa. expressed in the
board of Supervisors. feel bound t. regard
,hr-- views as the SENSE II the CITY and not
Of individual citizens. 70 ne tury indicate
a particular ia, nis.I stale. rc.4,eI more to
c9u,,i l-, possession Of power than q keen
sense o.: Justice. The up-c-erye aud conf .