The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1843-10-06
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cess the commissioners have had IN Cilectlng the
cana! loan. Though they have met with unex-
pcctcl difficulties and delays, the commissioners
hope to close an arrangement with the bondholdcr'
for the loan. and return Ivy the next steamer. The
loan would have been takcn and the commissio-
nors would long since have returned to Illinois,
had it not been ior the das;ardIy attempts Of some
American citizens to defeat them. An arrange
men had been nearly concluded with the parties
| here, when steamer arrived bringing score Of
letters from New York capitalists to the bondhol-
ders here, advising them not TO lend Illinois dol
lar. They represented our legislation as d'shon-
est aud diSgraccful, and tina, If parties here lent
| thcif money, they would be sure to lose it. You
may imagine the influence these letters had,
coming as they dill from man of wealth and stand
confidential agents o.. the very houses who held
our bonds. The alarm and distrusi thus created,
for time destroyed all hope, but Tie commsso-
ncrs made another effort to inspire confidence, and
had 10 a considerable extent succeeded, when
another steamer arrived bringing out letters Of IA
similar character to the FIRST but this time their ln-
nuencc was not as great, although they had an
evident effect The task of overcoming the bitter
feelings and pmjudices of the bondhoIdcrs here
was quite difficult enough without this unworthy
and uncallcd for attempt 10 dJiea, the negotiation
by Wall street sharpcrs. suppose the principal
motive which induced these hCartlcss wretchcs to
make this effort, TO decu, the state in her at
tcmp,s 10 pay her debts, and thus favor the wing
project of assumption. The fact that orders for
our canal bonds, to large amount, were sent out
at the same time Of these letters, showed that the
object Of some Of the writers was To cause delay
to enable them to buy the bonds at the present low
price, and profit by the rise that would he sure to
follow the taking of the loan. But the knavcs,
trust, have been defeated, and Illinois will not fall
a victim to their Internal schemes. II these men
ever get their just deserts, the Old Gentleman who
has long had his eye on them, will have to beslow
an extra degree Of attention upon them when they
| come under his especial care.
itcrencounterlng all the perPlcSins delays and
difficulties of an English court, the commissioners
have been able to settle the aTiirs of Wright's es-
tate, and from the assets have received 100000,
which they have paid to the houses who advanced
the money for our interest IN 1871. The state
will receive another dividend from this estate,
which will also help to lessen our debt.
After II long, useless, and inslorious session,
parliament was prorogued by the Queen on the
, llh OF August The ministry have witnessed
the decline of trade, the distress and starvation in
the manufacturing districts the repeal agitation in
ireland, the outbreak in Wales, the discussions in
Scotland, and ye, they have proposed no measures
to relieve or amcliora,e this unhappy state Of
things They dared not advance with their Tory
policy, and yet were ashamed to abandon measures
which they seemed TO know were alike impolitic
and unjust. The papers have properly called this
the "do-nothing parliament"
The Queen went in state to prorogue the two
houses, and great effort was made by the ars-
tocracy to give grand display. The peers, peer
csscs and their daughters commenced arriving at
an early hour. AT the stated time the firing OF
First came body of the royal guards and several
of the ropal bands next came four of the roy
carriages, each drawn by six horses caparlsoncd
in the srandest slyl then came the state car
rage, which was plated with gold and ornamen-
ted in the richest s,ylc-this contained the Queen
and prince Albert, and was drawn by eight beau
tiful crcani-colored horses dcckcd in the richest
trappngs; then followed another body o! the royal
life guards After going to the house of lords and
performing the foolish ceremony Of ascending the
throne and reading n ridiculous speech, which
had been written by her ministers, the Queen re-
turned to Buckingham palace in the same manner
in which she went. The royal party and the
aris,ocracy were sadly disappointed when they dis
covered that instead of being greeted, in times
of yore by the cheers of the multitude on like oc-
casons, they were allowed to pass in silence and
instead Of happy welcome, they met the irowns
and murmurs of sullen crowd. A few hirelings
fed from the royal crib, attempted to raise shout
but it met with no response from the pooplc-;hey
seemed to he broodng over their wrongs, and re-
gardcd this foolish display OF royal wealth and
grandeur, as an insult to their suiltrings. They
seemed by their angry looks to say, that it is fol
this that we must live upon one meal day, and
sleep in damp cellars and garrcs-all this cxtrava-
gancc is supported from our bitter carnings--irom
witnessing this display of royal wealth and gran
deur, we must rcturn to our souowing families
and see our children s,arve aud die, while para-
ment are voting additional supplies to support
even the royal pack of hunting hounds. The
royal family and nobility, who imagine the Al
mighty spent six days in making this world OK.
clusivcly Tor their benefit, must live with wasieu
extravaganza, while we who earn their wealth
although we are, members of the same human IA
mily, children OF the same God, must be denied
tho care and support that is given even to til,