The Illinois free trader. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1840-1841, 1840-06-26


Post Office, and directed to the ''Ninawah Ga
zette' scr publication, with view to correct the
errors and misstatements of dialogue published
in that print of the 23d ultimo, in which we con-
slider ourselves injured by false statement of our
politics. This injustice have vainy hoped to be
corrected by the editors of the same paper in which
it had arisen, without troubling any other with
the statements of the annexed letter.
Troy GROVE, H., :
June 18th, 1910.
Mr.. Ninavah:
Sir,-By some strange fatality, your
paper of the 23d ult. has found its way
into our Groye--in which we are not a
little surprised to find the political feelings
of this neighborhood strangely misrepre-
scented in dialogue, porporting to have
taken place in your office, between farm
er of this Grove, and one from Gran
Vile That 'we are all WhigS, sir,
and we rush 1t aoih poacer for the old
SOLDIER" is that Of which we complain,
and which we unequivocally deny. And
''the sayings and theories of Van Buren,
are nothing but disappointment and our
distressing experience tells us something
is mighty weak about the administrations"
are also two more round assertions which
we are likewise forced to contradict in
terms equally plain. The sayings and
theories, promising and pledges of the
Van Buren, men, have been faithfully and
fully observed, and honestly redeemed.
That "mighty meahness about the admin
istration" of which G.. +. speaks, is, to
your certain knowledge tower of Dem
ocratic strength, supported by all the good
qualities of the five grand orders of archi-
lecture, which has stood the constant fire
ofthe Federal 'bell-muzzlGtf 6iunder-buss'
so ably elevated and directed by Clip"
and other small gun-boats for the last
twenty years, without sustaining the slight
est shock. A weakness, if yon choose to
call it such, that will continue source of
modification to G.. +. as long as the
American people continue to possess the
same high-minded political intelligence,
for which they are SO much admired by
all the intelligent nations of the earth.
From experience, we have no reason to
doubt the efforts and wish of &. f. ''to
turn things eractIy upside down." and
that "such are the views we (edtors) en-
tertain." This we know to be compati-
Bile with the nnwearied efforts and views
Of the persons of the party; in perfect ac-
cordance with their principles. But we
were not before aware, that YOU were
about to set fire to the "Prairie," as G. +.
calls it, by some bought up Loco Foco
match, with which you intend to blow up
the whole Democratic creation! Wings,
be cautious, or you may be found too near
the magazine in her explosion in Novem-
Der; when you will be blown into a grave
of dumb forgetfulness, without any fu-
neral honors except the homespun wind
ing sheet of the old hero, and the grating
and discordant sounds of the par:y;--from
which quiet abode we shall only hear, in
dealh-Ike weakness and broken accents,
the high hopes and iattering prospects
that once animated vain, imaginary, and
ambitious party. T. G. +. says "we are
tired of quacks and quack experiments. "
Admitting that to be so, II. G. f., and zoe
must be tired of existence. fo- he allu-
sion cannot be applied to the @1ocratic
party. 1t is only appropriate to himself
and political associates, as they have uni
versally failed in their efforts Of practice,
for want of wholesome, constitutional and
suitable medicine; and for want Of ability
patriotism and skill to prescribe and adj
minister. This is the undeniable anC
mathematical cause of their failures
which defeats prove conclusively that his
allusion has no correct application, and
that it applies with perfect analogy tc
himself and party. Therefore, they are
the quacks who are ndustrously engaged
in sowing among the people quack exper
iments and deceptive theories.
From feelings of justice in common
with the people of this Grove, | hay,
drawn up these observations, which
trust you will insert in your paper, witt
a view to inform the people correctly o
the politics of the place, and to remov,
any false impression thatmight have grow
out of the dialogue alluded to.
Yours, very respectfully,
A. Farmer.
Dr. Duncan, Of Ohio.
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