The Illinois free trader and LaSalle County commercial advertiser. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1841-1843, 1843-06-02
From the Chicago Democ
The Congressional Ccuy..,;o
Nouliuee.

| ihe busy season OF the year anu .ha ret
distance was, unquestionabl, he cause
OF their absence. We doull cine,
more talented and respectful. bud- If
men mas ever been assembled il ours. .,a
mere were many who had e.l .i,e-U.4i
est Offices with honor TO th.n.-r .r5
profit to the people, and E, .a,if,
deserving who have thus {
tented TO remain in the W;
life and yet have distinguish
for their exertions in the .r. 81 -..r
rights. very large portion of ,hecon-
ventlon was composed of those in,eligen,
and independent farmers for which the
Illinois democracy is noted. Lr. Gov.
MooRE presided with decision and dignity,
and wen golden opinions from many who
heretofore had known him by report alone.
The presence of such man must give
character TO any convention, as there is,
at this time. no, more popular man in
orr State.
We have not been furnished with the
proceedings of the convention vet, but it
is proper for us to state that the nomina-
don fell upon our humble self by vote
of So to II scattering upon the first bal
lot, and we are now candidate for the
first time in our life. 10 the mass of the
public interested, our history is well
known. In 1886 We came to this State
on foot with pack on our back, poor
adyenurer, liiendless and almost penny
less. We then cast our bread upon the
waters and now we see symptoms Of their
returning to us. Up TO This time, we
have had no Office and have asked for
none. We have been conten, TO labor
for others entirely and never have we
failed to pui in our democratic vote at
every election and never have we
scralced q name from ticket or bolted
convention. We have always looked be-
yond the candidates to the principles in
volved in the canvass; and so we have
always taken up the regular nominee as
our own first choice. Going on seven
years, have we been the sole conductor
Of this paper except in time Oh temporary
absence, when it has been LEFT with what
ever journeymcn happened to be at work
IN our Office. During this time, our la
bors both physical and mental, have been
arduous indeed. Few could describe
them and but few constitutions could en-
dure them. We commenced during the
exci;vn~,it attendant upon the issue Of
the specie circular, and have had 10 fight
a National Bank abroad and State Bank
at home backed by the whole whig par
ty. From that day to this, the greahcon-
test has been between man and money!
between The people and the banks. Pro-
scription, prosecution and abuse Of all
kinds haze we endured, but never vet
have we flincheJ in the catse, as our
readers can best Judge, And, willis, thus
embarrassed out of doors, we have had
our troubles al home. The times have
been hard, very hard, and Papers have
failed all around us; but we lave l.bored
so much oursef and so managed onr Pc
cuniary affairs that our paper has not been
stopped a single week since the first sum-
mer, and there have been times when We
had not SIX wings upon our subscription
books. And during our three first years.
we never attended pubic or private par
ty OF any KIND, nor did we 60 over TWEEN
ty miles from town ana even mat distance
but once. These were our eXerllons IN
the cause OF democracy and to secure an
independent press, And upon these
two points, political integrity and INDUS
'Fions habits 90 we consider onrsell inV"i-
neragIe, having been 80 fiat looted loco