The Illinois free trader and LaSalle County commercial advertiser. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1841-1843, 1843-02-10

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party into discredit in the estimation Of
all honorable men, than their worst poll
teal enemies have. by all their devices.
been able to effect.
Whatever Mr.. Walkers may say in ex.
tenuation Of The injustice he has done me,
he well knee that was not in favor of
high protective tariff; aud his having
mentioned Mr.. Browning and others as
his authority, at the same time he made
this charge against me, as he says. affords
him no excuse. Why did he not also
mention the extract from my letter TO the
people Of Illinois, which he published in
his paper of August l2lh, 1912, in which
l gave my views at large against high
protective tariff! He says in that paper;
p" The following able extract from letter
of Senator Young on this subject, (the
tarfl',) should be read by all our citizens
of all parties" This. il seems. and my
uniform votes in congress, he had recol-
lected to forget. Blu, the idea that | had
changed my views, and become Clay
man, Qor ! suppose that also was msnua-
ted, at time when was candidate
for reelection TO the Senate, and there
was democratic majority on joint ballot
of near sixty votes in the legislature, is
too ridiculous to meri. any further notice.
So in regard to the bana.~p; law Mr..
Walters had published my explanation in
the Estate Regisle," showing, as the
journals of congress show, that my last
vote on the bankrupt bill was for lis indie
finite postponement, on the motion OF
Senator Allen of Ohio; and yet he admits
tia, he charged me broadly, and without
any qualification, with having voted for
that law. He knows that the last vote
upon bill is always considered The test
vote in legislative bodies; and that, in
justice, should have been represented as
voting against it. For, if Mr.. Aliens
motion had succeeded, it would have re-
jected the bill. | admit Mr.. Walters
right to oppose me for office bu, not to
misrepresent me, rs he has done. and that
not ignoranhy. But he is not the only
one of whom complain, if my informa-
ton is correct,
This much | have thought it proper
and necessary to say in defence Of my
own character, e. well as in Justification
of my friends, both in and out Of the legs-
lature, who supported me for reelection
without intending, in the slightest de-
gree, to impugn the motives, or to make
any complaint against those who voted
against me, or opposed my election in an
honorable way. We have all our prefer
ences---as well in politics as in other
things; and no one has a just right TO
complain that he is not the choice of his
party, so long as his claims TO preiermen,
receive a fair consideration. Wha, COM
plain Of is unjust and unmeried misrep-
resenta,ion. That language has been at
iributed to me which never uttered, in
some instances, and misconceived and
perverted in others; my motives i'm
peached; and my political character for
consistency and integrity questioned.
The democratic newspapers, so far as
am concerned, with two exceptions only.
(he Estate Register" and "Beleville Ad-
vocate,") have conducted the senatorial
contest fairly between myself and my
competitors.
They have had their preferences, but,
with praseworihy forbearance, in the
general kept within the limits Of prudence
aud moderation. II there was anything
said to the dlsparagmens Of either Of my
competitors, in the papers friendly to me,
II is not now within my recollection. BE
that as i, may, nothing of the kind was
ever advised or dictated by me.
moved from Kentucky, my native
state, aud settled in Jonesborough, Union
county, Illinois, in the autumn of the year
1918. was not then twenly-one years
Of age, and had never exercised the right
of suffrage. The first vote ever gave for
President was for General Jackson, in
1924. I was then resident Of Jones
borough, and the adults Of that day have
not forgotten the part acted in that con-
test. Shortly afterwards | moved To
Kaskaskia and in 1923 was chosen a
member from Randolph county to the dis
trict convention. which was held at kas-
kaskia. land at which Col. John s. Hack.
or. for many years afterwards a member
of our state senate. presided for the pur
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