The Illinois free trader and LaSalle County commercial advertiser. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1841-1843, 1842-10-21
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We noticed week or two s;n.. :, a..
Ottawa Free Trader the namei Of I s
ZIEBER, Esq, of the Peoria Democratic
Press, mentioned as suitable cand;d,,e
for State Printer, and we see by an article
in the last Chicago Democrat, (Which
article we copy,) that upon solicitation
MIR. ZiEBEE has consented 10 be
candidate, next winter. We have no
personal acquaintance with the editor Of
The "Press," but if we should Judge from
his paper he would be a very proper
person Tor the station, and we presume
would manage the business so as TO he
profitable to himself and advantageous TO
the State. But we would Respectfully
suggest that the work should be done =,
Springfield, and as we do not learn tho,
Mr.. Il. intends transferring his establish.
ment to that place, we would state that
5. S. Brooks, Esq, of Alton, formerly
editor OF several democratic papers in this
State, intends TO establish democratic
paper in Springfield, the coming winter,
and become candidate for State Printer.
Every democrat in the State must be
aware of the extreme necessity of hay-
ing democratic paper at the seat of
Government, where there are two whig
papers, (for the "Regs,er' is now
regarded in tina. light, )-ones tina. will
take firm, dignied stand, and discuss
all the great political subjects of the day
with harlessness and candor, without
consulting the arbitrary wishes of any set
OF men, and having in view only the
PRONUNCIATION Of those great truths which
are so essentially necessary to the pre-
servaIlon Of our fee and liberal institutions.
Mr. Brooks is too well known by the
democratic party in This Stale, to need
any commentator from us. He was
one among the fret 10 establish demo-
cratic press in this State, and, indeed he
may not inaPdy be styled the pioneer of
Democratic papers in Illinois. For the
last twenty years he has been engaged in
conducting journals sustaining the policy
otthe great democr.ic party fthe country,
abol, sixteen of which, he has spen, in
Illinois. As a man Of intellectual and
moral worth, he has no superior, and
20 him is conceded the proud appelation
OF being the best political writer in the
State, and OF having bu; few equals in this
respect, IN the county. A practical prn-
ter, the business Of which he has pursued
for livelihood for many years, amply
qualities him in that respect, and if years
sPen! in he service Of the democratic
party constitute claims, Mr.. GRooKs pos
sesses those claims on the party in an
eminent degree. BY vllainy of the deep
est dye, he has, within short time, been
deprived of the hard earnings Of years,
and ne again resorts to the publication of a
p2per for the purpuse Of maintaining
large family. If he should chance to be
elected to the station he aspires, we are
colhdon: that the democracy viii never
.egre: his elevation, ald they will have no
occasion TO blush as they have for the few
las, years at the miserable apology for a
democratic paper which has been pub
lIshed at the seat OF Government in this
State, and its coumns will be under the
control OF its editor only, and far above
/ the reach OF ambitious and trucking DEM
agogues. Such man as thousands as
+ well as oursel>know MIR. Books to be, is
{ wanted at this junclure, to take charge of
' a democratic paper a, Springfield, and we
! trust, without intending any dsparage-
ment to Mr.. ZiEBGR, or any other good de-
, nocrGt who may become caddate, that
he may be successful IN obtaining the pub
lie printing. Although one of The first de-
mocrats III The state, Mr.. BROOKS has never
asked for or received Office FROM the
hands OF the party, and at the present
time he would not consent to have his
name used by his friends if he was not
assured that he could exert his talents
beneGciaily TO these great principles
which he has labored so steadily to lncul-
cate into the minds of the community.
We trust that the democratic papers will
mention that he is candidate for State
printer.-CGrycH0a .AGvocete.
EEor. " Browning eownm
A writer in the last Chicago Democrat, after