The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1843-10-27
The Alton Telegraph mud Var. Ryan.

nv that they can never brooks 10 see them assaled
When the Trollopes, and Halls, and Maryalts
and Dickenscs visit our country, they are receiv-
cd by this class with opcn arms, are befeted. be-
toasted, and bcroutcd, and then, when they return
home and publish book hcnping upon us and our
institutions all sorts Of misrepresentation and /
abuse, for the purpose Of keeping down the rising
spin, Of liberty IN their own country, this class
gloat over their ialsrhoods in secret, and IN puhM
smooth them over as "truths hsrshly expressed, /
pictures rather highly colorcG," &c. And when,
in their turn, any of this class visit England, their
journals are filled with glowing descriptions OF the
splcndors Of the halls Of Westminster, and of
Buckingham palace, and Of the amable little
"Vic," and of Prince Abert's noble stecds, and
his liue kennel Of dogs and the magnificent cs-
tates and the pomp of the nobility and gentry, ard
Of every thing in short, that Is calculated To give
us an exalted idea Of the happlnes, enjoyed by
British subjects. Individuals of this class are
found in all parts Of the country, and they &C.
neray attached to the wing party, on account Of
tho more arislocratc tendency Of its principles,
and they are frequently found among its leaders,
from which circumstance that party are sometimes
termed british wings" unjustIy, SO far as the
rank and file are concerned, but not SO in refer
cnce to many Of It's leaders. The head of this
class in this country, doubtless, is DANIEL WEB
srlR, aud Abbo, Lawrence and ]. q Adams are
among it, most conspicuous members. II his
state, it's principal toad cater is &. r. NJ. DAVIS,
editor of the AAon Thg7aph.
This individual, whose name ia always assoca-
ted with tie idea Of iniamy, has, through the CO.
lumns of the last Telegraph, henpcd upon Nh
RrAN, senator from this district, and who is now
absent in Europe and of course out of the power
Of defending himself, such voIlry Of mean, low,
contcmptb abuse, a. may well defy all the fish
er.women Of BillinssgaIc for a parallel. The
particular offence which has brought down on Mr..
| Ryans devoted head his burst of blackgulrdism
is his supposed authorship Of the letter from Lon
don which we published three weeks ago,
The author of that letter, it will be rccoccted,
gave, to the lovers of British tyranny, any thing
bu, pleasing account Of his impressions OF "mor
~ old England" He viewed the scenes around
him with the eye of democrat and while he nc-
knowlcdgcd the gbry, he also remembered the
hnBle Of England. When the splendid pagcants
Of British royalty and arlstocray passed before him
in al their grand array his mind could not help
but revert to the degraded, miserable, and down
troldcn creatures by whose blood and sweat all
this was supported. And when Britain tainted
America with keeping IN bonds the sable African,
her gIaring hypocrisy toouH disclose itself as he
looked into her factories aud her coal pits And
in view of all the tyranny, the OPPRESSION and
misery that met lis ego at every turn, he could
not help but make comparisons, and tell us how
incs,imablc are the blessing of freedom, and how
earnestly and catfuily we should guard them, lest
we too might be ,roddcn down 10y the iron heel of
upprcssion He also spoke of Daniel Webster,
mentioned how lac had taken bride from British
port their interests, how he signed over to her
territory by the Ashhurion treaty, how he uniform.
ly had favored Britain in preference to his own
country, and how he still further wishes 10 serve
her at our expense by a commercial treaty.
Now in view all this, and rccollectng who and
what G.. r. NJ. Davis is, can we wonder that he
should abuse Mr.. Ryan, And if this is the only
sor, of men by whom Mr.. Ryan is to be abused,
who will no, congratulate him on his traduccrs !
Verify he will have cause to feliciiatc himself on
the character Of his assalnnts.