The Illinois free trader and LaSalle County commercial advertiser. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1841-1843, 1842-07-22
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week, appeared an article over the sigma
ture Of Cleon, which appears to me, from
its specious lnsinuatons rather than bold
statements, to he calculated to lead to err
roneous conclusions among that part of
the public (and they are necessarily the
greatest part who have an interest i'll the
subject of that communication and, for
the purpose Of aiding such in forming
a Just and correct opinion, think proper,
and, | doubt not, all who are not fully in
formed, will feel an interest il more full
and fair explanation. The Introductory
part of that cp;stie needs no comment, be-
cause, except SO far as il is supported by
the facts it Processes to lead to, it can be
viewed in no other light than the splcne-
tic complaint Of some disappointed man ;
but, if it is followed up by facts, is then
proper, for the purpose of setting those
facts in a just light. 70 the JactS, then,
my fellow citizens, let us give some atton-
ton, for in them we are all Interested.
"Do you know this person enquiries,
''that the farmers of this county are regar-
dcd as merely Of a secondary considera-
ton, and tina, their rights are not respect
ed by corrupt dynasty of illiteratc party
paupers and corrupt political aspirants -
What is the purpose for which this ques-
ton is asked 1t is, that the conclusion
may be drawn which the writer dislikes
openly to own, that the influence Of these
"Illiterate party paupcrs and corrupt po-
iiie,l as o,r~~.-n r~Aenrad the nomination
of the regular democratic ticket. ], 'noane
this or il has no meaning. Now, my fel
low citizens, this is not paying very higt
compliment to your sagaclly, intelligence
and patriotism, to begin with. 1t is cQua
to asserting, either that a majority (for :
majority rules in these mailers) of the CT.
tzcns of the La Sale representative dis
uict are "llltcrate party paupcrs and cor
rupt political aspiranis," or else that the
majority are so great fools as to be out
witicd by those that bear this character.
How the fact in regard to that matter is,
my fellow citizens, ii is not necessary for
me TO say: think you can answer that
question yourselves.
"Rcspectng the manner in which the
nominations (referring to the regular de-
mocratic nominations)" were made, shall
here say nothing" says this apostle OF
true democracy. Why say nothing about
the manner in which these nominations
were made ?. That is the very identical
thing itself complained Of If they were
fairly made, why complain if unfairly
why not tell us how : That is the very
burden Of the'song. A set Of "illi,cratC
party paupers and corrupt politicians
made an unfair nomination. Why not
then, as this is the whole matter, point on
the fraud! Because it CANNOT be dom
ny mortal man--because it was not, il
fact, so, is the only reason, my fel
low citizens, or, you may be sure a
spccous and ambitious man as this per
son would have DONE 1T. Spacious an
ambitious ! say, for know him and hi
purpose, notwithstanding the disguise q
two names between him and the public
But it is insinuatcd (for, Characteristic c
the man, every thing is done by n5lnu;
ton in this document the ticket contain
the marks Of having been nominated by
set Of "illileralc party paupers, and co
rupt polilcl aspirants," that is, the plal
English Of the argument, the persons non
mated, are either SO great rascals, or sue
contemplate palroons, that any perso
acquainted with them would know tn
they must have been nominated by ilIile
ate paupers and corrupt politicians-fc
nobody else would have nominated then
/ This is the conclusion, my fellow eli
, zens harsh as it sounds, it is the onl
l one that can be justly drawn from III
part of the article. 1t is paying us pc
8 compliment if it is SO. Look at the tick
? and see il i, is true. The first name
5 the representative ticket is james
Woodwork. Is he man 10 be scoiled a
/ man Of enterprise, a man Of Inieligenc
/, above all, man Of integrity, formerly
e senator from ,he county Of Cook. Is
!, such man as illltcrato paupcrs and CO
IS rupt politicians would nomnste ! Is
V the impersonalion of their ignorance a
n their craft Lorenzo Leland, Uor,
n though Mr.. Leland has, since the nomil
;. ton, declined on accom-, OF having he
is appointed to a responsible Office by Jud
4. Ford, yet, since Judgment on the CHI