The Illinois free trader and LaSalle County commercial advertiser. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1841-1843, 1843-04-14
Eettcr of Gov. Ford.

We find in the Belleville Advocate of the 30;h
ult. the following extract of letter recently
written by Gov. Ford to one Of his friends in an
adjoining county" 1t is not stated whether the
Governor authorized the letter to be made public
or not 1t will be read with interest.
DEAR SIR: am mortified to learn that
some designing individuals, mostly wings,
with view, no doubt, to undermine con-
fidence in me and TO produce as much
confusion and division as possible in the
ranks Of the democratic party, have rep
resented me as not being warm and de-
voted to the great cause OF the democra-
cy. If any thing, in addition to the set
tied convictions of my mind, had been
necessary to bind me forever TO the glo-
rous principles of the democratic party,
and to the true men who maintain those
principles, it would be, that have fought
shoulder to shoulded by the one in de-
fence of the other, and have been gener-
ously supported by that party in the late
severe contest for governor, and received,
at their hands, the largest majority ever
given to any candidate for Office in this
state. can never be sufficiently thank
full for this manifestation Of their conf
dence and kindness, and would sooner
die thousand deaths than to betray them
in one atom of confidence reposed in me,
or TO depart one hairs breadth from the
principles upon which | was elected.
Iwish, therefore, my democratic friends
distinctly to understand what the princi-
pies are, by which have been actuated,
and by which | intend to be governed, if
God preserves to me my right undcrstan,
ding.
am now, and will be, in 1914, in fa-
vor of the reelection of Martin Van
Buren,, as mex, president Of the United
States. In his person our political friends
were shamelully beaten, by vile appeals
to the public cupidity-by the most bare
faced appliances of money-and by the
most unparalleled and impudent misrepre-
sensations, in the Harrison hard cider
campaign of 1910: And, in his person,
as sort of retributive justice, | desire to
see the democracy again triumphant in
1874. To succeed him as President,
am in favor Of Thomas Ii. Benton, the
great statesman of the west. | am in
favor of the sub-treasury, and opposed to
all banks. both state and national. | am
enlisted. forever, against national bank,
as being the concentration of the monied
power in few hands, to govern the peo-
pie by bribery and corruption. | am
equally opposed to state banks, as parta-
king, in a less degree, Of the same evils !;
as unable to furnish currency which
can be relied on; as being monopolies /;
and as being corrupt and dangerous to
stability in business, and subversive OF
republican virtue among the people. Ac-
cordingly, will be found among the fore
most in opposition to the creatan OF new
banks, and to the renewal of our present
banks, now in process Of winding up ana
soon to 20 out of existence.
am in favor of the constitutional cur
rency of gold and silver coin, as being the
only safe medium for our honest laboring
people, and as the only efficient currency
to put an end to the business OF specula-
tors, shavers, brokers, and all others who
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