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The Illinois free trader. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1840-1841, 1840-05-23
60 $50 OTTAWA, ILLINOIS, SATURDAY. MAY %, 1910,
ne repeats the limitation which he had
fixed as to time.

ne repeats the limitation which he had
fixed as to time.
"ihis depreciation of our currency is, therefore,
equivalent to direct protection granted over the
domestic manufacturer"
The term depreciation fixes the appli-
caion of the comparison to those points
OF inc at which the currency has become
redundant and prices have risen.
In this brief view of Mr.. Buchanan's
argument, it has not been the purpose to
expressan opinion one way or the other,
as 70 N soundness or the pracncabili.v
81 ths wy eqasidele1 The obiecl Las
t,ssh ~ q or amend tic issue, net "a
debate IT Abe ,passages have not been
auoted ataergh IL any man Will read
tLe speech \ ID this NJstinciion in lis
mind, it7is Pcl we'd fha tho whole OF the
original argu.neu will sustain tue discrim-
inatlon here suggested, and it is. farther
presumed that n, candid or reasonable
person will feel hat he is justified in
forming or expressing decided opinion
upon the subject untlhe has perused the
speech.
make no apology Cor asking admission
to your columns for an, exchpation of a
political opponent. BESIDES that YOU
have in some sort embossed the error in
dispute, | am sure that your of ac.
ton is too reasonable and fnnly, not to
say generous, for you to Unwilling that
your party should attack maa for opin.
ions which he never expressed, and
stimulate.the rabble against an eaemy for
'.imputcd trash and dulness not his
own.
The Illinois free trader. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1840-1841, 1840-05-23
Abolition Petitions.
THE LETTER OF RICHARD NJ. JOHNSON r.
LEWIS TAPPAN OF NEW YORK, UPON DE


iNuSo fSEsgNT 70 THE sENATs AN
. As0frT rgrirIoN, SIGNED BY l4O
uosES
h@a9 zion, March %, 1910. y
Sm--}qlr eitasof the 9TH instant was
dug received enclosing a petition to
Congress, signed by lao women Of the
Guy aui coopty q. New York. praying
for De ibolri1R o slavery in the District
OF Gu Hibla, and in those Territories of
to- tp y States where they exist, and to
+, r ,Ye. State i,-'asss.s ~ ii'--.,
| regl estits Ne 70 ny the same before the
SeLae. have $50 received your letter
O. ne '7th insan requesting me to in
form yoq when | would ry-sent the pcti-
tioh'--+i iyb perhaps, due to the fair petit
TONERS, ana to YOU, their organ, as well
As 10 myselt}'o state some of the reasons
which dictate my course. The constitu-
tiona right OF ? ution is contained in tho
FIRST articlye of amendments, as follows:
"Copgress shall make no h,w respecting an es-
tablishncnt ofrsigion, or prohibiting free cxer-
else thereof. Or abridgingthe freedom of speech,
or of the l'rass or the right of the people peace
ably 10 assemble, and to petition the Government
fara redress d Grievances"
C6ngess has never made a law abridg.
ing NE right; but the people assemble at
pleasure, ard petition at pleasure for re-
dress OF ghevsaces. OF course, mis- part
,cf hsaaaafi'u;;rn- has not been violated !:
and ifitdid not exist, Congress couldnot.
consilnho lal!s have passed such iay.
because 10 such power is delegated Il
Col ress This right, reserved to the
people, does, not tevolve upon the presi.
Il eg Ulcer Of tie Senate the obligation of
( sesnng petitions of every conceivable
dessrii%i,L
Fasrg considerations of a isoral and
pcnllcai, 5 well of constitutional ma
turc, whidh would not permit me to pre-
sent petitions OF character evidently hos
sic 10 the Union, and destructive of the
principles On which it is founded. The
lprIots o. the Revolution made great slc-
rijces Of Eiood and treasure to establish
sud'eoDirn the doctrines set forth Ia the
DoclaraiiDa Of Independence. Each Stat
lw thenaa independent sovereignty, and
T@ rorpcMal confederacy,, for the
gat,y and benclit of the whole, em1od,
ms inc goat doctrines of lie Declaration.
compromise Of interest nu ,eelinf was
necessary That compromise rs ma,ie,
end the 5dociPle which your fair petuon.
rs are now agitating, was settled. The
lght Of egulating and abb fishing slavery
was reserved to the States, and Congress
haye 40 nov right to destroy slavery in
rgius aad Maryland thar iley have to
establish Iavery in New York or !. "
England The right of petition for the"
ahJeels 3 reciprncal; and the obligat.or
the ~ siQ'ng officer to present peutiop
10 tbf Seulte, il it exist in either case is
( equally strong in both. But cannot
Taeonlk tire obligation in either case,
lo0gh laeAnowlodgc the rightSf the peo-
% "a t9ut Is differenre made be-
0F @istict @l GoN sbia, 'and. Inc
* lar} aud and Virginia, from
( xAcb asenl is'hc question WA
ietlleyinisiaiion to snia District by Hose
a s.a,c !. byte s'mstlsr and adoption II
the Federal Cs
The Illinois free trader. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1840-1841, 1840-05-23

With these ,lews, Icanaot recons| e i II
to my sense Of duty to presey ths
petition. l shall enter into no diae
sion of tie principles Of slavery, -
that's notinvoved in the subject Gan
view it in no other light than that of an H.
lerference in the constituted rights OK
Others, in such a way as tends to the de- u
struction of the rich inheritance purchased 4
by the b A md toll cfthe Fathers Of the q
Revoluti u. Aaother ciIeunsahse exs.s,
aside Fl N &hat [ have noticed ab0yes
b,a pi5 mike IKE tciu RI "a pres az
eus PEI Ion-A-'t r07aes 'rntstl,e fadies,
ord ~ nntuss and the cusiosls of ~
clui taioEs no, cupy alegissatise
body. 8T s I'M
4 20 ess scould mo ,ce neg IN =
lec' da cisld no become rhatsesos
furious notoriety, 10 pressat petiQH
from females, yell should regasd tpu1k
ly as matter ofeeurtesy. I'D MOI " cary
s'iiutioral right. The rigL sf women
are secured through he Goa ser se
their fathers, their husbands, and tiait
brothers, II is the right d wopan s6
maintaiiamodest re.irenlen s. the hul 4 x
ofpolitics and war. t;hesdaes rot al peat
at the polls to vote. because size Is pff'S "
legged to be represepiad- the1 by RACES !
She does not serve on luries no. laesf'Mn}
the duties OF the baihff or the syccuti hsg5
because it world he dcgrad, IL nj hcS
dignity. She dSes not lake d arms ~.
meethfr country oes, becau. e she e. 50 ~
privileged charact, and ms, IS Se esk
stitute, who represents her ~ thesS
drudgencs. Every man is ad5 b3 ~
pcrfecylaw Of custom Of n lrnt, md g6
honor, to protect and serve. asf
the light ii, which tfc Law 81 tod ID 5sefsb
the woman. She. d. eiled ~. siltut
even in religious disedssions :s@at recagsr
she is unwortsy, but becar ~ eheaEis
exempt from the strife e No. nd
it is her righs 70 observe tsa esisd
modcsty which rendtrs her the fSYsst ps
end sxecnA 1ns,lis ix,,xs
the Constitution Of our copnsiy u ID
ishod upon ,hs principlcsof .he Svahs
law. Hihe rights Of nian,rss ii,s .dsable,
they areos cegrse eoH.isrsAl! se gces
and the s'iost /; 49, $50 TIA khxsai s
least inclined ] NEEDLE With pabIs. ..;as,s
tiers. persuev fenaaies wiic sirrt St.tj-
tlons wopia not s.'s.gi !, tie ,Iblicatioh
of their names shcias BIZ 1ery re;,,a,.
ant to be nee 'ssory o ~ act " 'elll sshould
in any degree, ras a shade af ,ass
upen an ndividua Of thst ~ wt, =
modest digrity is " glory Of s1aes
Thus, SIS | hayA randy itassd lev
views in returning thl petaicr, wtiesl
now DO J trust 700 wiz NJ detluSi,
disrespectfil to you, sci to lac Iadas Tor
whom youaci lie asure9 that Tor veur-
self Individually | ems gisa higi respect
and couldI serve you troually Il would
give me great plse1ra do 50. Though
a stranger to tle sfgners of the .tition.sI9
do not doubt ms dspeciabiliiy uf d.esr
character, md Tsieeply -egfeiS esso n.
qoested her 'eh3F . porto Al XII
with whirn4 not onsis -ettiy plys,
'ut with ne yisvs s1hea fens s.is.s
,annst brtie ty 4ag 'sasd { tilras
han " Igt'rni' & he peea
X N pecfui
RI. NJ loENSQN.
Levin IAPyAN $50 "a
New Y Jrk Civ
The Illinois free trader. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1840-1841, 1840-05-23
III Z FREE RAIDER.
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s. S st'il z = .Hf: aia.'.s, il With the wh,es
{ T. = S'-' ZIG .l''lts ~ s,iail pohticions,
81 r. l"f2F, agStnst "a Foa James Blu
1 "2 'oaF q ne arta1;s elevated, and
~ ''~', Z 3l'a' the subject clear
IA m :, ''N INDIVIDUAL who
u ''4 ~. 'r,c.'.ion IN TINS
hS -, ...l. e',oS o. the
u.s. no''' o''e VI
4 w. :, Ia' CON,
( Oe'"ocrass
\ !" ,d 1na sna r. {
mr.. i
NV .e = a.. ., M " .'s pape,.l
r. 1,I,arS =, an ~ srt;san,an,
n..lr I.I.n 49,. coaoaa Gov tha
I raoanr Sc VII ,,'na ,oo,,
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NJ &c ,;d ,naal,nr u,s - oous;do,.
new, ,,.,r;ua II ,n;seco,m,rv raoo~,
.aela;raJ ~ Ianos R,,oban,n IN .ha
! s,o,ss SenaIa ,bass,,ss MOO ' &c
I',or d smsr,g. sborlSbe !rad,.od
y,.rS,d nan dosno,sm. -
/, i, rema,. eb;ch have caTsed ,h;s
.,,s,,h, n,no,I ~ M, Rnoh,aa,,
,s,ne, ~ ICON Jal;roraJ h,'
tho Ss,a,o aa,,sc oc tbe Un;to1
re. "a a,e BOA Ion,or,, lost On do
ape,1en, r..,,o,r p,li ~ ,enl,, -
4 .ea ~ If here IS IS an,
md aufibuung ,hese views
q, Buchanan, I am NO acquainted
b
~, ~ awnre, of course thatihese
Acsl plic disagreement ofsopinion
to vi. The prpcisa notions. dis
by T., ehanm m hat speech.
N VI Davis assachusetk I'M:
a ia vm the snse which
en- fixed upou them in the para
which | have quoted shove, dher
conprehended them differently !;
pri, cipal speaker in twosseparate
iesrc FIR. Davis, wholly deniedstllat
VI adj, anced such principles or that
\ ever entertained Their. :.
&c 4 scussion Of 1anyifopics, tic
ate impressions Of intelligent and
a, diiors would in themselves be
: ell nigil conclusive, ofthe ar
AID views displayed by any
'ut political economy is .
y lch extreme subtety, and one
Il on such nice ana difficult dis.
at The student Of, even a writ.
Eine 3 liable Numerically to1,,rro,
The Illinois free trader. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1840-1841, 1840-05-23
Mississippi .is so.ng g. lndH, - IA
Cstfen. 49,
A hate Ntchez paper has pubi
facts of someinterest TO the cotton r

tsr, iil.the tlE SJs,ss 4
NJ British ',Negumaas r rgl
friaiea sixty lasapl gsf neaf
sarS mtounati9ps MACH 1efy. u
tyes, for 'inprosug tbs \
cotton ~ Brush lpba, Al rrH
sort 20 MiSs'ssipplstr,, tr-s.l
sueceeiecs II. l6rinv
and on Louislani8a No 80 "a n es's
without aslay to I1dia aton ihe N
X al Llerc AXE Ct 4acIens " r5s.s
Which ips y fS2,s y
th6ss. Of the nal : $50 4 peft
are lo.eA,rv with iNcr v1plsg''a Z
~ pantatios tools ana lnIspsno,. ,''s...
aspst spproIeA aatteris 'hlsoN r = ~
ne Southern State
The Illinois free trader. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1840-1841, 1840-05-23
lOLAME i
fG 'ShEp wItRaH BY
aE9f6E + WFAgsR \ tOaN AISE

az @ss 'sofb cpo& Nc Mansion, Hoase.
TEkMs
NJ dollar pnd fifty cert. per ennum, fpaid in
.am W. &c lollar fed paid before lie expi-
'gppfine ffY 'ic montls; And three dollars
" Hty-iivs cclts Il deiyed until the end Of
ar.
rnscneils nSested et 81 per square for
: iniorlgoa, aal y, cents for each sub
4 nsertop. q libel discount made to
~ aiyertiscby The var
y gOG WtRE
I" y @,seligitpr, esce@d tleinc ,est man
the usual price. Al a
ypT;i is he seat apilice OF va Sallt
II s situated at theuct IA Of Il, Fax7igar
lilhois, 800 nlilcs,by Ater, tfaia SAINT
nd midway betwce Csicago and 5s-s
Aalat on Of Ottawa ! abe Ut one Tire sG
The Illinois free trader. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1840-1841, 1840-05-23
"a aIaa,v -.

Some persons ~ FhGadelp.s hsys
run the manug-eiaS og segass sests
paSesofthe I.e.:aaifus ~ ccrrsc,ss !.
ao,ssr II s5c gagen fe4ae y
Sseeabie II ths isStc, De oars ers
~ s'csss eear rtssllass Sl,sslis TX
lofyan cases u eaArs4z ~ losls ls5sss
s'ss,'.s 'rrle ilsssoucens ps p,sF
Ifelssir aslisasss. = =.
Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1840-07-23
CORRESPONDENTS OF THE ". o. BEE.
Washington, June II, 1910.


The discussions of the Sub Treasury Bill
was continued tonight until IL o'clock for as
by the rule adopted few days ago, the bill
must be brought out Of the committee Of the
whole on Monday evening, the Goth, there was
determination 10 make the mes Of the time
that interviewed.
Those who spoke, however, only gave out
lines of their views and arguments which they
will fill up atIleisure whenIpreparing for publ.
cation--their purpose being to put'forth written
speeches for circulation among their constitu-
ents. You may look out for another unspoken
pamphlet of scurrilty, abuse and falsehood by
Mr.. Duncan.
Before going into committee on the Sub Trea-
sury, there was an attempt made to refer the
executive communications in the case of Lleu>
tenant Hooe, to the judiciary committee. But
u failed-the motion requiring vote Of two
thirds.
President Van Buren, has been made to feel
strongly the blunder he made in so strikingy
displaying his G6OlitioniSm in this business
lhe Globe is filed day'after day with excuses;
hnd, under the form Of exculpation and apollo
BY, the administration attempts 10 take Gre
blt TO itself for humanity towards seameu -
This changing the issue shows the weakness
~ the administration on this vital subject to the
South.
Thors is circumstance which presents, in
Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1840-07-23

Il is moi at gil surprising that there should
have been difference Of opinion among US, in
making the choice; time will bring us together
again, at least the mass Of the party. will be
pleased TO hear how far you accord with me
Amidst my extensive correspondence, have
expressed my preference, ever since have sat
isfed myself--at first, was for standing aloof
that is, going for ncther-but my opinions are
now different. The State will 60 for General
Harrison and John Tyler, when their claims
are made known. Let the convention in June
survey their ground, and do their duty. Tell
your friends, Mr.. Van Buren, has Waterloo
defeat ahead-but he is Magician in the opin.
ion of many-Perhaps he may avoid it--per-
sonally esteem him.
Your friend,
WIN. C. DAWSON.
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"RELTGION'S ALP

The mind Of man is like the fuctuating sea
II never is at rest. There is q perpetual ten
dency, which cannot be curbed by purpetuaI
disappointment, to send out the desires after
some object beyond our present reach. But
we are never satisfied from the attainment oil
our presen. desires. The law of the natural
world, by which objects diminish according &c
their distance from us, is reversed in the NOR.
al The object Of our wishes are magnifed
in proportion to the distance at which we view
them. As we approach near, the charm is
broken, the illusion vanishes. They prove &c
be but bubbles, which as soon as touched, dis
solve in airy vapor. Still we do not rest Al
every fresh disappointment, we put forth new
desires and new efforts, for the attainment OIL
some object yet more remote. Even success
the most unbounded, does not satisfy US. We
weep for more worlds to conquer.
Amid this tumult orthe mind, this everlast
ing restessness OF the soul, religion, benign
visiter, heavenly monitor, descends TO man.
She comes in radiant and alluring form, anc
addresses him in accents of winning Ten
derness. "Receive me, and will say 70 the
swelling surge Of passion, Peace, be still"
will quell the fever of disappointment, by lea.
ulug you 10 Inc IOuulolHS W iNl"S ""'S,
will point you TO the shadow Of great rock IN
this weary land. Receive me oh! on whom
the Son of God looked with tenderness, and
will direct you to an object Of pursuit, worthy
your heavenly origin--worthy of your ma
ture. but little lower than that Of angels
worthy the inward springs Of which you
are proudly, yet painfully conscious You
love pursuit; the object to which | will direct
you is infinite, therefore your pursuit will be
endless. You delight in progress-here your
progress will be commensurate with eternity
Your desires are boundless, you shall be sails
fed when you awake in the likeness Of God
Not only SO, you shall frequently be filled in
this house Of your pilgrimage, with prellba,
lions of future blessedness. Receive me, and
you need never fear what your nature rem
ders so revolving to you, cessation oil hope
expectation and effort. True, your capacity
fofshappiness shall be filed as soon as you en-
Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1840-07-23

GARBLING.-Ths word is generally used to
express the process Of extracting portion Of
any document, and concealing the remainder
so as togive an entirely different meaning from
that which would be derived from the whole
taken together. 1t is difficult for any one not
in the daily habit of reading the locofoco papers,
to understand fully how very effectively ii
may be used. The following example with
which we have somewhere met, gives an idea
of its power. 1t is written in the Bible, "The
fool hath said in his heart there is no God.'"-
Now one ofGen Harrison's slanderers lift suit
ed his purposes, would garble this sentence by
leaving out all before the word "there" and
then he would swear that the Bible said "there
is no God!"-VickS. Wing.
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striking contrast, the practical abCiitionism OF
MIR. Van Buren, in this instance, and the regard
for the municipal regulations Of the Southern
States, which ought to have animated him. A
clergyman Of the Methodist Episcopal Church
in Missouri, had admitted the testimony of O
negro witness against member Of his church
torwhlch he was censured, and, believe, re-
moved by tho Conference of that State. He
appealed to the General Conference Of the Me.
thodist Episcopal Church, recently held at Bal
timore; and that reverend body, after full de-
liberation and discussion, decided against him
and resolved, by vote Of 81 to 81, that in al
cases Of church matters, the admission of test
mony must be regulated by the municipal law,
of the States in which the trial shall take place
This is a most important fact, and show:
that the clergy ofthat highly respectable and
influential sect, have proper views Of the sub
ject; and very different from those OF the pre-
tended "Northern man with Southern feelings
Assoon as the Sub-Troasury shall be dspo.
sed Of, the bills making appropriations for the
Army and Navy will be taken up, and passed
and Congress will thereafter adjourn as speed
lily as possible. d. M. l..
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1t is an old saying, that ''actions speak
louder than words" Suppose we try Mr.
Van Buren, and General Harrison by mis- stan
Idard.
l. Mr.. Van Buren, voted to confer the right
of suffrage on free negroes.
2. He voted to prevent the admission of Mis-
souri, into the Union unless she abolished sla>
very in her borders.
3. He has decided in the case ofLieut. Hooe,
that negrois competent testimony against an
officer Of the Navy.
Such have been his factions in the only ca
ses involving the rights ofnegroes which have
come before him.
On the other hand, Gen. Harrison voted TO
admit Missouri as a slave State, which is the on
ly vote he ever gave on the subject, and for this
vote he sacrificed his seat in Congress- Ncks.
Wing.
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The Case in a Nutshell. THE following cleaI
and satisfactory statement Of the relative pos
ition of General HARRISON and Mr.. VAN buren,
in regard to the constitutional rights Of the
South in connection with slavery, we extract
from long and able article in the Milledge
vile Journai, under the signal Of State Rights
Man. 1t should be adopted as standing text
for it covers the whole ground in controversy
and will be sufficient offset to all the ncend
airy appeals Of AMOS KENDALL, in the Extra
Globe.
0Er"Mr Van Buren, was Missouri restrc.
"tionist--Gen. Harrison sacrificed his seat in
"Congress by resisting it--Mr. Van Buren, was
'the advocate of the inhibition Of slavery in the
"territories--Gen. Harrison uniformly oppos-
"ed the inhibition.
"Mr. Van Buren, would veto bill for the alb
solution Of slavery in the District Of Columbia
"because he considers it nexpedicnt, though
"with his present lights, he cannot deny Con
''stitutional pO,Uer 10 pass such bill. General
"Harrson utterly denies the potOer--consid
''ers such a bill absolutely unconstitutional
sand requiring no further lights to guide, would
sat all times oppose it by the Intervention o.
''the Presidential veto, in the legitimate and
constitutional exercise of that high power"
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"HALLOWED BE THY NAME"
BY MISS ELIZA COOK

List to the dreamy tongue that dwells
In ripping wave or signing tree;
Go hearken to the old church bells,
The whistling bird, the whizzing bee -
Interpret right, and ye will find
IT'S power and glory" they proclaim:
The chimes, the creatures, waters, wind,
All publish "Hallowed be Thy Name"
The pilgrim journeys till he bleeds,
To gain the affairs of his sires;
The hermit pores above his beads,
With zeal that never wanes nor tires;
But hottest rite, or longest prayer,
That soul can yield, or wisdom frame
What better import can it bear,
Than Father! Hallowed be thy Name"
The savage kneeling to the sun,
give his thanks, or ask boon;
The raptures of the idiot one,
Who laughs to see the clear round moon -
The saint we'll taught in Christian lore
The Moslem PROSTATE at his flame
All worship, wonder, and adore;
All end in "Hallowed be Thy Name!
Whate'er may be mans faith or creed,
Those precious words comprise it still;
We trace them on the blooming mead,
We hear them in the flowing ril;-
One chorus balls the Great Supreme
Each varied breathing is the same;
The strains may differ, but the theme
Is "Father Hallowed be Thy Name!'