The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-02-17
RANK SECESSION!


A Secession Movement in Radical So. ottawa.
Did you ever, During the late eventiui
campaign the stronghold of radicalism was III
South Ottawa. None were more violent IN thelr
manipulations of the said shirt" than the South
Ottawaans. None more red hot in their desire
TO tackle the bloody sescsh" for the wan ana
|" goah" they had caused. And yet iigh' III the
heart Of tnis "trooly loil" town on the hlii'
fully developed plot Of secession has peeh IN
earthed! Fl Ia, Brute"
There are more Solons to the square foot in
South Ottawa than in any other town this side
of the Royal Academy. What is not known in
5. Ottawa Is Of no use To anyone; nor can genius
in law or poker be found Laying around loose"
more lavishly than there
Now one Of these descendants Of the Greek
law maker and law giver CHANGED to hear some
thing about reorganization under the general
law. An idea struck him in the 9th tissue OF
his gigantic intellect, and, what is more wonder
full, sruck And IN some mysterious way he
learned also that something was the matter with
the wards of the city, Idea No. > landed on the
2Sth tissue and sruck
Things began to 81 ile' within him. as it were,
and he must haye vent. He called in neigh
Dor: Don't you think" sand he, THAT that
FREE TRADER cuss is getting TO be too KNOWN
Of these parts!"
Yea, verify; but what can you do:"
"Ham Selling him by the arm, and rushing
violently around the room, =" there's where you
hit me, / have it. Eureka. Let's scccde from
the city, hal"
| And then out came these ideas: 1t is said
we must re. organize the city under the general
law. Why? IIa-why? Why! There is
perfect hell of fuss over the wards and the city
must reorganize,-on of them-bend down your
car closer--is out Of the city!i and We, the high
toned seventh,are him." And then he hauled down
the city charter Of Feb TO- 1858, where the 9TH
ward is described as being the south half Of Sec
IA, 80. g. and showed that at him: what do you
think OF that"
His neighbor had to weaken on all his objcc.
tions, and entered heart and soul into the tiait
orous plot. They had never been in the city un
der the law, and, by the powers of smoke, they
never would be, they declared No more should
the FREE TRADER have jurisdiction in Their
burg; no more could the city claim the mill
tary spring." no more city taxes, and sue foI
back taxes; no more would there be $50 liccn
ces, but all should be free as water; no more
should their supreme court be responsible to
Judge Larkin, but they would start legislature
OF their own and all hold fat offices, &c. Oh
they intended, like the parrot and the monkey
/ in the picture, to have HI Of q time"
Public meetings were held. The first was or
last Saturday night. They were oil there: the
crown lawyers, and all the chief men OF the
: realm Kilburn was made president, and En-
met Skinner, Secretary. The meeting was bang
up full Of cnthusiasrn-never was such meet
ing held in Illinois, never WAS parliamentary law
handled in such a shape. The result Of the pro
cecdings was that committee Of three was ap
pointed with power to employ an attorney III
he could be hired for 500 to keep the ward ou
OF the city, all their investigations showing thai
II was already out!
The committee went TO work vigorously ant
enthusiastically, like a giant to run his course
There never was clearer case in the world, the,
thought; but we had better have a lawyer. The,
approached one on the subject. They unbof
somed themselves fully. He was very anxious
to get the fee, but
There Is one little difficulty" said he. "Or
! Feb. 81, 1854 an amendment was made to thu
city charter (the I'd amendment to that instru
{ ment) laying down the boundaries anew Of you
ward, taking in the north half OF Sec. II, 33, ant
, leaving ont the south half"
: They stared at him in blank amaze for Is min
utcs and said with one voice: HI"
On Thursday night they reported this new fac
to the adjourned meeting, who as one man said
r "---w
Then up rose the author of the scheme ant
said: Fellow damphools, for the love of HEAVIER
I don't let that TRADER fellow get hold Of this
he'll ruin us sure." And the meeting adjourned
, to slow music.