The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1845-09-12

1t as his opinion that the distribution OF
the public lands for The relief ol the in
dcbtcd states would be one of the first
measures OF his administration. lie was
too polite presume To recommend ia 81
many words, the pos,pnncmcnl of the
subscription until after the Presidential
election; but he painted the beauties ol
the incoming wing administration IN such
glowing colors aud gave such assurances
, about aid being rendered to the indebted
states that the bondholders determined 10
delay :hcir subscriptions until the L. $.
should be redeemed from the reign Of To-
coiocolsm by the election Of Clay. .sa
proof that Gov. Davis created tris feeling
in London will quote (rop. Messrs. Ba.
ring letter dated Oct. 18Th. 1874. They
say, alt Is true tina. urJer Democratic
administrations smce General Jackson,
the public III Europe have suffered severe
Iy from the suspension Of all payments
on various American securities, and that
they are disposed 10 attribute their mis-
lcstunes 10 the party in power, am! to
hope that Mr.. Clay may assume a higher
tone on the question Of public faith. -
Here is charge that the dclicalions took
place under democratic administrations
Was there a state that failed To pay its
interest under Gen. Jackson's administra-
ton! No. Was there any dedication
among the indebted states under Mr.. Van
Burcn's administration No. Did the
general government refuse to pay lis debts
under either of these administrations
No. Then how came the intelligent
house of Baring's 10 be led into such a
ridiculous error. From honest John Da-
Wis, undoubtedly, There was no dcial.
cation among the states, until after the
election of Gen. Harrison 50 that if there
Is any blame, il is to be charged to the
wings. The blame cast upon the gene
raj government lor the faults Of The states,
and the squirting at assumption in Ba-
rings letter was but the rccoining Of the
opinions Of Gov. Davis. Messrs. Barring,
do not even make the reservation that, If,
Mr.. Clay is elected he will assume a high
err tone bu! they take i, for granted that
he is TO be elected because XouCa John
Davis had said so.
As an additional proof that Gov. Davis,
while in London, created the impression,
together with his wing friends, that the
democratic party were the repudiaing
party, and that the bondhoIdcrs' hopes of
getting their pay depended upon the cIec.
ton of Mr. Clay, ! will quote from tie
London Times. the organ of the London
Bankers. On receiving the news OF the
Presidential election this paper says:
This (Mr. Polk's) election to this i'm
poriant office is the triumph of every thing
tina, is worst over every thing that is best,
in the u. s. Of America. 1t is victory
gained by the South over The Norlh-by
the slave states over the freely the re-
.pudiaiing states orer the honest ones
by the parizans Of the annexation of Tex
as over It's opponenls-by the adven,u-
r0us and INSCRIPTIONS democracy Of the
nep states and the foreign population in
those states over the oustCre and dirni-
fed repuJhcmism IF New England"
What tissue of misrepresentation are
here crowded together in one shor, para
graph !! New York, Pennsy lvania,
New Hampshire, Maine, Missouri. Ala
bama and Illinois, because they voted for
Mr.. Polk are regulating states, are they!
The adventurous democrats of the new
states have triumphcd over the "ausere
and dignified republicanism of New Eng
land !" Or in other words the "auslere
and dignifed' federalism of John Davis,
and the merchan, princes aud opuleni
manufacturers of Boston. What grace-
less set the hardy and Industrious citizens
Of these Western states must be, to dare
10 exercise the rights of freemen, and out.
vote and triumph over the "austere and
dignifod" lederals Of New England! o
pudor! o pietas! q amari dies!
The foregoing extracts from Messrs.
Barngs' letter, and from tho London
Times, clearly evince the course taken
by Gov. Davis while in London. He
there repeated the stereotype charges
agains, the democratic party. tha, his
brother fcdcrals were circulating so in
dus,riously in the U. S. al the same time
and led the bondholders and The public to
believe tina, the democratic party was
made up Of lawless rabble, "repudia-
tors" and foreigners; and that the
wings were the "austere and dignilied re-
publcans." They were told tina, il the
democrats triumphed, the bondhollcrs
would have no hopes of getting their pay
from the general government; and hence
their haste in accepting the proposition
Of Illinois and completing the subscrip-
lion for the 81 10000 on hearing of the
election of Mr.. Polk. No pursuasion on
our part could induce them To ill up the
subscription during the previous summer.
though we represented TO them the loss
and decay that was going on upon the
unfinished works Of the canal, aud the
importance Of having the subscription
completed before the meeting of the leg