The Illinois free trader. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1840-1841, 1840-05-30
POiifiea. Islander,

J"''i'' III 'iiiS Pdfticular, VIII read the ar
tlcle and give it due consideration:
Poiiiiea. Islander.
1.-The number, enormity, and variety of the cal
umnics which are rctaied concerning candidates
,orImporlant public stations are most deplorable. 49,
e'uh"ot something be done to stop the loodpates
VI '''i' ''ht''t OF pernicious and dcmorazing per-
sonal detraction '~Whot necessity exists for !,
'" "'' soou mas ever cone~fi? We hope that
one oil the first societies which, May be formed
among us will be an can't SANDER Soci,,y or
mat one OF the abundantly numerous association,
already IN being will add to the list Gifts pbilanth-
ropic objects so rs to read "rhe Society for the
pp'cciion OF Hprse-tbievcs and Slanderers,' if
horse stralng shall happen to he the evil against
sr-S'p'"~'ss
We are in the midst Of an excited canvass for
the election Of President of the United States
and the contest is likely to grow warmer through
the next six months. Two rival candidates for
President are in the field, whose personal cadrac-
ter il cerniny respectable if not wholly unblem-
ished We do not know but some pecadloes
may be hunted up against one or the other 10y in
dustrious buuowing and gutter-raking; but is !.
worth while Are such matters strictly pertinent
to the grave questions at issue before the people
Do they not rather tend to distract the public at
teniion from those questions to which it ought
mainly to be directed!
"But misrepresentation Of the political acts of
unblic ulap thnnuh nn 4 4.
ding, are equally unIustifiabIe. Both the candi-
dates for President have been long in public life,
and an abundance can be said about either of them
without resorting to SANDER and gross pervcrsion.
Yet is not Islander hobtuo with the party press
Such weapons of political warfare only harm those
who use them.
'But we commenced this article with the pur-
pose of putting an extinguishcr on specific and
serious SANDER upon Mr.. Van Buren, which we
find in general currency in the Southern wing pa
pers, including many which we know would not
give currency to an accusation which they did not
belioyet be founded in truth This SANDER asserts
that in public meeting during the last War,
Mr. Van Buren, offered for adoption the following
resolution:
""REsoLvEp, That the par is impohhc and dis
astr,'u md 10 employ The MuITrA IN an o6tn-
sire tu,V Is UNCONSTITUTIONAL"
ave ssurc the editors of the Richmond. Wing,
Mobile Oh. once, &c, if they shall not have been
already con, 'inced of and corrected their error,
thai Mr.. Van Burcn never offered or Supported
any resolution of the kind. The story is adown-
right fabrication. And as the history of this
Islander resembles THAT of good many others, and
as we have watched the growth Of 1t from the out
set, we will devote few Ii 1es TO its elucdation.
"Thc charge against Mr.. Van Buren, origina-
ted, if we mistake not, in a series OF political
esgl. published a. essty 1884, sign
'pant henry TtY c,atodled oooai1 "a
iies o e roitoa ueer 81 tha prvsn' Ffeai-
Isot. rht writer vcit wa, maa, fCue aau
Sal. Vnn GmnF lal4s, a ~ Vas cl.'o .e1,
pn93rntiu 1919 ~ opposite o lepts Ha.li-
"a snacuatayc'ed SO oa lathe hcn acUa -
ia nd, 3ke fcde.- tsrs H' then 4Go'
sc sbo, se3cuae which 'eas pa "a by tho
.l,r Mr tao Bwgna oU'g tcolpu.
ts4ia 1879, Qt1 wish a'cl Nv
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