The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1845-03-28
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A shor! time since the Chicago Journal took
occasion to bestow very complimentary notice
on Judge LoGAN-a wing member of the legisla
ture from Snagamo couny--for his jealous and
efficient aid in behalf Of the tax and canal bill I;
| and the Journal also makes a great flourish
about the "whgs saving the canal BILL and
other similar foolish baderdash, highly charac-
tcris,ic Of the "basc compound that flourish in
the editorial columns OF that print.
Tho canal question has ever been regarded as
being entirely disconnected from party politics,
and il is not our purpose now so to identity it,
but we cannot quietly stand by and see the lea
ding wing paper in the north claim all the merit
for that party OF the passage of this important
measure, without showing its utter faIIacy and
contemplate mcanness.
We are willing to accord to Judge Logan his
duo share of praise in this matter, for he ably and
maniully advocated this grea. measure, and
doubtless contributed much to the passage Of
the bill But where was the honorable wing
senator from Sangamo county, Mr. Edwards,
found on this important occasion In violent
opposition to the bill, through all It's stages His
vote in the senate too was worth half dozen of
Logan's in the house, and this tho journal well
knows Edwards as well as Logan is whig
party-of equal political standing at home.
But, why should either of the members from
Sangamo county have opposed tho bill for the
payment of portion Of the interest on our pub
lie debt Was it not tho delegation from San
gamo county," he long rias'-lha. saddlcd
upon the state the internal improvement, system,
in consideration Of the Capitol being placed at
Springfield Did not the people of Sansamo
then approve of the "log rolling Of their men,
beers, which gave to them tho seat Of government
and to the state an overwhelming public debt
IL they did who then in the name of honor and
honesty are more responsible for the payment oil
interest on tho money borrowed by their own
acts, than themselves Judge Logan did moth
ing more than his bounden duty on this subject,
NJ i,--both as public man and private citizen.
We say as a pricate citizen, because if Mr.. Ed
wards is destitute of public honor, he probably
would not openly commit theft as pirate ca
'iren, but in this case no ncted much like man
who stands on debateahlo ground as respects his
public or private honesty. He is the largest pro-
perly holder in Sprneiied--lho state expended
over Two HUNDRED Thousand Dollars in erecting
public buildings there, which added much to the
pecuniary advantage of Mr.. Edwards, and doubt
css no was in favor of the states borrowing this
money and expanding it in the manner sho did,
yet, by his vote in the legislature he openly went
for s,piadhpg the men outof tho money which
he state received and expended much to his in
lIyidual advantage.
II, according to the Journal, "the wings saved
Tho canal" then Mr.. Edwards, the head and from,
Of the whis junto in Springfield, saved it. To
all such bonors tho Journal is welcome--to such
men particularly is the wing party welcome.
The GaKrs MOUNTAIN Dors will be with us
again on Monday evening, and give another con.