The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1844-11-22

IlatlOn had been conducted, without IN
derstanding the condition OF Illinois, with
; out comp ehendng the true interests o
the bondhG lders, Messrs. Thos. W. Ware
and Abbott Lawrence arrogated to them
selves The right 10 control this importan
negotiation, and assumed that they under.
stood better what was required, and what
should be done, than the two parties ii.
rectly iniere sted, who had spent four
months in daily discussing, examining and
maturing a plan which might be the mos
certain of accomplishing the great objects
of both the State and her creditors.
With this supererogaton, on the part
OF the Boston Committee! Why this
uncaIlcd for Interference? Why this as.
sumption of extraordinary responsibility
These are questions which have remain
ed mystery. The Boston gentlemen
have not deigned to enlishten either the
public, or those so deeply interested.
The only shadow of reason or excuse,
which has met the public eve, is contain
in the letter Of Mr.. Ward, in which he
says: On reading the report, it seemed
/ to us desirable that Gov. Davis should ac-
company il to London The particular
reasons why 1T seemed To us desirable, >
are withheld from the public. Does Mr.
Ward attempt 10 show that any ncccssi-
ty existed to warran; this step! Docs he
show that there was any doubt, ambiguity
or uncertainty, contained in the report,
which might require explanation! Does
he show that any Of the questions involg-
ed in the examination, had not been an
swcred satis(actorly.-No! lie shows
none Of these reasons. None of them
existed. Tie published circular Of the
bondhoIders, after they had read the re-
port, acknowledges that all the statements
are confirmed, and all the conditions COM
Piled with by the State, and that every
thing is satisfactory. Therefore there
could be no reason connected with the
success of the negotiation, for Governor
Davis going 10 London. The accom-
pIlshment Of other objects, and the attain
ment of other ends, may have made ii ne
cessary. Bat as Mr.. Ward has not seen
proper to explain these to the public, we
must be contened for the present, with
this very full, clear, lucid, and explicit
explanation, that 1T seemed to US desira-
bIe.' When the disappointed cllzens Of
Illinois look upon the ruin thai is going
on upon their unfinished canal; when
they contemplate their situation, and see
that every day is sinking them deeper and
deeper in debt, by the accumulation of
unpaid interest; when they behold the
impending danger that threatens 10 over.
wheIm and engulf them in ruin and dies.
paringly ask, why have our dearest IN
teresls been trAed with-why have our
Iondest hopes been blasled-why are we
doomed to disappointment, where we
seemed sure of success ?-ihey will re-
ceive the consolation from the Boston
Committee, that 1T seemed to us desEa-
bic
When the poor and unfortunate who
hold our bonds, ask why the day Of pay
ment has been postponed-why they are
doomed TO longer 1--we in penury and want
their grief will be lightened, by the sat
isIactory answer Of the Boston Commit,
tee, that 1T seemed to us desirable
When the legislature Of Illinois meet,
and ask in astonishment why the meas
ures they adopted for the restoration Of
the credit Of the state have been thwarlcd
why their liberal offer to their credi-
tors has not been acceptcd-why adlI-
tionaI obstacles and difficulties have
been thrown in their way, while al
tempting to preserve the public honor,
and relieve the embarassments OF the pco-
| ple-they must be c0ntened with the sa-
tlslactory and manly answer of the Boston
committee, that 1t seemed to us LerIa-
| ble.'
Another curious sentence in this curl
Gus letter, is the following They Che
bondholders) desire that he Gov. DAVIS
might come out, which he did Now if
there Is any sense or meaning contained
in this sentence, it is intended to convey
the idea that the bondholders sentfor Gov.
! Davis in consequence of a mere suggcs-
ton from the Boston committee. Now
the extract from their letter, given me in
London, contains something more than Il
mere suggestion. 1t contains advice, writ
ten in strong, positive language, and urg-
ing what they conceived to be important
reasons, why Gov. Davis should be sent
for. And, as have before stated, these
letters awakened The expectation, from the
manner in which they were written, that
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