The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-02-24

Last week We made a little fun OF a ridiculous
and nonsensical movement on the part OF some
"smarties' of SO. Ottawa or the It'll ward, to &C.
cede from the city. Discovering that the City
Charter Of 1853 located that ward In the south
half of See. IA, 49, $, they at once jumped TO Tue
conclusion that the lawyers and authorizes hao'
like lot of idiots lived through "a years without
discovering il, aud probably never would nave
discovered il till doomsday, hand not some south
side tranklin drawn down Qrom the top shelfJ
the Qiqud) lightning and astounded the world
with the news as they thought had been done by
the dscoverer
They were so serious In the thought that the
city had no claim on the ward that they were
perfectly dumfounded to learn that the error
had been discovered and remedied % years ago,
and that all the lawyers in creation could not
take the ward out of the city; so serious, that
they rot mad as wet hen when our fun brought
them and their scheme before the world; and
they have answered the article! Now we do not
intend to "abuse" any dy-haying said all we in
tend to in relation to the late disclosures re-
garding the condition and probable distant rela-
lations this ward holds to the city," (great
julius, are they still I'm the ar?") and whether
or not the ward was particularly benefited by
remaining within the limits of the city, in case it
was already there, or if not 10 determine wheth-
err it would be expedient to remain a separate
body themselves"
But the article says:
Another and legitimate grievance was cal led
up for dscussion-that of being forced to con.
tribute their proportion towards eeing the Fox
River bridge for the benefit of east side residents
and at the same time compelled to pay tribute to
the Illinois bridge company for the privilege OF
passing over the latter mentioned bridge, &c, &c
We beg leave to say that at the meeting we spoke
Of no mention of any thing of the kind was
made; and that it would have been as nonscn
steal as the secession proposition if it had been
from the fact that residents of the 7th ward do
not pay bridge toll, that being paid for the ward
by the City Council with money from the com
mon treasury. II the town of So. Ottawa want to
talk free bridge tor everybody, why do they not
do it? The sole topic of the meeting was seces.
sion and the audience had 1t bad We are hap
by to say, however, that they have not got it SO
bad now DIS they once had. They are cured and
they'll never have it again.
We are glad to see the Pc Wee chime in so
beautifully with the authors sentiments, "all OF
which they endorse" especially that part where
it says that in the Republican Ottawa has pa.
per that is above personal abuse" That is
sweet. When the author laid his manuscript on
the tripod of the Pc Wee the heavy editors one
and all fell on his neck and shed tears of joy be-
tween their kisses. "Thc lol and the ass shall
lie down together and the little child who freed
the Fox river bridge shall lead them"
We are not excusing our article. There was
nothing to excuse. The entire proceeding was
ridiculous, and we mentioned it in ride
ulous light. Ifany one believes the author of the
screed in the Pc Wee is so exquisitely sensitive as
to feel hurt, we can't help it, and assure him he
will hear more of the same kind to torture him
If he talks with any one else who upderst stands the
situation. And now that the author aforesaid
has gotten the "hen" Off the nest, we trust he
will take cold mineral bath and cool of little
it is wearing on your nerves, friend, to &C
through life under such pressure OF steam.