The Illinois free trader. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1840-1841, 1840-06-26
To the Editors qfMe Illinois Free 7ladsr.
NEBMtLLGON RIVER, I
June Goth, 1910. :


June Goth, lSf0
Gentlemen
| have seen by some articles in your paper, TO
which am a subscriber, that there has been a
great wing meeting at Springfield lately, and, liy-
ing as do III 8 remote part of the county, seldom
see a paper, except yours fit would not be ask
ing of you too much, you would obhge me and
many others by informing us through your col
umns, the object ofthc Convention, by publishing
their Address, as also the Address of the Baltimore
Wing Convention. | know this is asking too
much of a Democratic editor, but the People wish
to fully understand the principles upon which
each party acts. Yours, respectfully,
A FARMER.
owe arc sorry to inform our Wing friend
from Vermion River, that we cannot comply
with his request by publishing the addresses of the
late wing conventions held at Baltimore City and
at Springfield; not because those documents might
contain or advance principles and doctrines with
which we differ but because neither OF those con-
vcnions, nor the Harrisburg National convention,
nor any other wing meeting of which we have
heard since General Harrison nomination, have
published an address or declaration of principles,
whatever. In order that other honest wings who
are not yet, like our friend, fully acquainted with
the movements and measures of their party lead
form them that General Harrison confidential, or
'thiHkiRg committee" at Cincinnati, have come to
the conclusion and so tell the public in answer to
the Oswcgo Union Association, T1at the Geqey0l
houH mute no FURTHER deciration cfprinc;yhsG far
the p,bEc eyei" and that one of the wing prints in
this State, ola recent date, expresses its "ast0lih
mcnf that GEN. HQyrison docsaot KICK ercyy man
nut his house, 'chO may dare to ask him concern
ing his prinnphs," Such are the sentiments of
the wire workers of the party who are now sup
porting Gen. Harrison for the highest gift in the
hands of the American people; and with those sem
tments, General Harrison, in late speech which
he delivered at "hard-cider' gathering at Fort
Mcigs, says she fully coneides."
In this speech, he expressly says that "the poo
pie hare no right 10 question a candidate Jeire
them .tor their sg6jugcs" BY these facts our
friend will undoubtedly perceive that there is no
'h''' INV Wig p"iAS VIII ii''i hIN
People with a declaration of their creed so that
they may be enabled to compare the principles of
both parties, and see which would be most likely
TO advance and sustain the best interests of our
country
If our wing friend and his ncighbors WISH as
he expresses himself in the above, to act and vote
Understandings at tlse approaching Presidential
election, we can give them no other advice than
they vote for Martin Vd, Buren, and Richard NJ.
JodRSon; men who think and act for themselves,
who are under the keeping of no thinking COM
miitec,' and who have never refused an answer TO
the humbest citizens enquiries concerning their
sentiments on every important public measure.
What was done at Springfield, we have already
laid before the public. We last week gave sy.
nopsis of the most distiRgRiahed orators. Should
the convention favor the public with an address,
we WILL in justice to our numerous wing subscri-
bers, lay the same before the public, and may
hereafter give extracts from the speeches made on
the occasion, should their authors present them to
the public