The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1845-08-15
Gov. DnvI-ana his scnvcnscr-.

Gov. Davis ana his scavcngcrs.
The las, Chicago Journal, and lis HHe uLtlp
the Ottawa Constituencies, ore both Saving"
at the Free Trader in a mos, agUai=ing manner.
lie Of the journal foams and froths' like
spearcd BULL and our rad brother rolls his blood.
shot eyes most furously. They both appear to
have received "ncw lights" and are playing the
same tune. Both quote freely from the old
files of the Free Trader, to vent their spleen
on Mr. Ryan and the senior editor OF this paper,
hoping thereby to call public attention from the
unhoy crusade wagcd by that arch-federallst,
John Davis of blue-ight memory, and his snea-
king ours. TO destroy the character and blast the
reputation Of Michael Ryan,
But in this they cannot succeed. The nature
Of the IN leItunaic division which existed in the
democra ~ in this dxlSc. in 1872, is well
unlerstu we can GEure the bankrupt
suibtier Of tho journal. aud also our s,reitd-
head neighbor over the way, that they miss the
psyk they suppose past differences in the de-
ril,dnfslic party can now be made of any service
st6s ti3Sir rottcn cause. Tha. VIC opposed the
election Of Mr.. Ryan is well known, end that we
iabored zcalously for his defeat we shall never
DENY. VIVA, we then said and did our readers
well know, pnl TO them we hold ourselves re-
sponsible. Whit We opposed Mr.. Ryan in his
elect ion Mil, zcul the public well know that af.
ter he was elected we aborel quite as zcalously
to sustain him in his efforts 10 raise the character
and honor Of our state from its dcplorable condi-
ton; and whilst Mr.. X. was thus engaged the
editor Of The Journal was singing log cabin songs,
and filing his papers to cheat his honest creditors
out Of their hard earnings-and whilst he OF the
Cons,i,u,ionast was Keeling 10 and fro in the
towns and villages of distant state. What
iranspircd in Illinois in 1912, must certainly
DO Of grea, interest to them, and anything they
can CLEAN from our old files they are quite well
come to. Yet, when they try TO harrow up past
difficulties they "gnaw at a file" and they will
learn that no democrat, either high or low, is TO
be made tho large, for wing abuse, without a,
their assaults.
The Journal admits that Gov. Davis inlcrfcrcd
with the appointment Of engineers, and that Mr..
Ryan was to DO cashiered. This then explains
why every democrat in aud about the canal office
was dismissed, and all the old wing incumbenis
retained. Not only Ryan, but scores of others
were marked. The Sangamo Journal, Alton
Telegraph, and other wing papers, have been
actively engaged for the two last years in shaping
things TO their liking, vainly hoping that The
pursc-strings on the line Of canal will assist them
to PROSTATE tho democracy. They will find
however that neither Mr,Ryan,nor any other dc.
mocrat can be made sacrifice to crafty the
spleen Of man who in the hour Of his country's
danger burnt blue-lights to light the enemy to
our shores.
The whis prints oil over the state have been
untirng in their cxertions TO defame Mr.. Ryan
ever since Gov Davis issued his pamphlet of Al
pages against him. They are loud in their
praise Of this Old Fcderalist and they think he
has completely annihated Mr.. Ryan, who has
been induced to quietly bear the yrant's lash for
his country's good. But, since Gov Davis still
pursues him with all his bitterness, we call on
Mr.. RYAN TO turn on" the Old Federalist, and
publish to the world his prepared reply to Davis
attack. Though late, VIC know that Mr.. Ryan
has sufficient ability and materials to sustain him
self, and he owes /, to himself and his political
friends to meet the crusade of tho whigs-fiom
the Giant Davis down to such scavcngers as fig
ure in the Chicago Journal aud the Ottawa Con-
stilulonalist.