The Illinois free trader. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1840-1841, 1840-12-25

tie better. TO denounoe cheating, BRIDE
ry, and falsehood, when detected, and
suggest effective preventatives, will be a
leading object of the proposed paper.
In this the undersigned does not intend to
be any respecier OF parties; for the man
who resorts to such means for the ac-
complishment of political ends, whatever
he may call himself, is no Democrat, and
is an enemy to the people.
.. Abuses of privileges and corruption
have made much progress in the legisa-
tive department of our Government, and
have occasionally shown themselves in
other departments. These, as far as
known, will be denounced, by whatever
party they may be practised, In every
abuse of privilege, OF undue exercise of
power, the individual committing ii strikes
a blow at public virtue, the only lasting
basis of free institutions.
3. The principles of modern banking,
and the manner in which banks and pub
lie debts operate upon the labor, trade,
and property OF the community, are not
well understood, One of the chief OBJ
jects of this paper will be, by facts and
illustrations, to make these matters plain
to all who will read and discuss the pro-
posed remedies for existing evils. This
will involve an exposition of the nature
and uses of money, together with a his
tory of the origin, progress, and effects of
paper money in Ewopc and America.
TO these viii be added notice of all
new discoveries and inventions which
promise to be useful to mankind, as also
of facts, experiments, and improvements
which may be instructive to the farmer
and mechanic; summary of news, for
eign and domestic, carefully compiled,
constituting an accurate history of passing
events abstracts of important public doe
uments, and miscellaneous matter, select
ed and original, instructive and cntertain-
ing. In fine, the object is to furnish
newspaper which will present to the far
mer, planter, mechanic, merchant, and all
other readers, the true interests Of those
who live by the cultivation Of the soil and
other laborous occupations involving the
interests Of all useful trade, and incite
them always to regard those interests, in
voting for public agents; to inculcate that
honesty and truth should be the guide of
every man in public as well as private
life that sacred regard for the rights of
property, as well rs personal rights, is
essential to the happiness of man in
state of society; that it is only through
fair ballot that we should look for the
correction of existing evils, and the pre-
venton of those we fear; and that true
Democrat should never think Of revolu-
ton by force until he finds himself dcpri-
we'd of the right of suffrage. or the voice
of the majority is peFseveringly stihed by
fraud or force at the polls.
Though thoroughly Democratic in prin-
ciple, this paper will not be made the We
hclc of ordinary electionccring matter,
nor will it engage IN or admit mere perso-
nal controversies. 1t will not conceal It's
preferences for men or parties but will
seek to influence results only by appeals
to reason, and through the instrumentality
of fact and argument.
That true Democrat ought never to
despair, is the first article in the under
signed's political creed. Man is capable
of indefinite improvement in knowledge
and virtue. These are the bases Of De-
mocracy. If we know that he cannot
reach perfection, we know also that he
may become better than he is. Hope
and faith ora tho natives nE The Christian