The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1845-09-19
ron THE OTTAWA PREE TRADER.
Mr.. Ryan aud Gov, Davis.

Messrs. EdiiWS.-lIow is this, Are the de-
mocracy OF Northern Illinois to see an individual.
who has fought maniully and done good service
for the state, fall victim to the lrothy rawlings of
corrupt, seryie, federal minion Is he TO be
overshadowed, obscured, lost, because with the
ardour and lmpetiousty Of honest youth, be dared
to tell the truth, and that boldly Who is so
great an idiot as not 10 see tina, honest John Da
Wis was Iecreant to the interests of our state
Who does not remember how our sumberinp
hopes were awakened when the news reached us
that he was about to accompany his report to
Europe, and the exclamation upon every mans
lips that felt an interest in the canal 1.-THE loan
will now speedily be negotiated and the cloud that
now hangs over US be dispelcd!' Such we
were led TO believe was the potency OF that man
influence. But, alas how sadly we were disap-
pointed! For time all was silent as death. and
the first We heard Of honest John Davis he was
leisurly travelling over the country, instead of OK.
erting himself and making every effort to eilec,
the loan as we expected that he would consider
his duty to do, and thereby cntitle himself to the
lasting gratitude of our citizens and at the same
time be doing his duty strictly and empha,icay
to his British masters.
But the old Spy" was too deeply stepped and
imbued in that blue-light federal spri, that clap
ped its hands and threw up its bro al beaver when
the capitol OF our country was in flames. Sckly
hope crept into his morbid brain, which caused
HIM to see in the vista Of the future the Traitor
OF 1928 elevated to the presidcncy-sta,e ndeb-
tedness assumed by the geneial government-,he
proceeds of the public lands distributed among the
staies-a high protective tariiflevied-and his Bri.
tlsh masters secured in the payment of their state
stocks. Can there be doub, of his expectancy
of getting into the Us. Senate, and of his selling
himself. soul and body, 10 those British s,ockhoI
ders to carry out the measure of assumption the
state debts think not. If this old political
gladiator could have brought about this state OF
things, the Illinois and Michigan Canal might
have slumberej quietly for years, for all his care
II this need proof, we have it in the following
strong as demonstration itself: His well known
antl-American sprit--his strong feelings and hard
iabours for the election of Henry Clay-his going
to Europe upon the eve of the presidential cleo
.uon--the immediate queius of the progress of
the canal loan upon his arrival there-his peregri
mating the country when it was expected that he
would push the canal negotiation TO a spe,dy and
hna' c'ose--the bitter and vitupcrative denuncia
lions oil the democratic party by the English press
upon the defeat of Chy-and the ayidi,v with
which the subscriptions were closed upon the
election of Mr.. Polk,
stupid and idio,ic indeed mus, be the mind
that is not convinced, by this chain of circum.
stances. With these evidences before him, Mr.
Ryan had the mani God and holiness to strip the
mask from this political games,cr, and for this he
is to be covered with the veil of obscurty DIP.
peal TO every democrat of Northern Illinois, to
come to the rescue and not suffer truth and virtue
to be poisoned by this gian, Bohon Upas. Ha,
MIR. Ryan done anything deserving the approba.
ton and gratitude of the people of Northern Hi.
nois DO his indeia,ignblc excrlions in behalf
o' The canal law in carrying il through the ,ris.
iature, enlitle him 10 no credit Arc his steady
ana unlI'ns laboIs in Europe to bo forgotten
Is not the course that he pursued in the state SO
nate. in complying with the contingency upon
which the law stood, to-wit:-he passage of a tax
law--worthy Of all commcnjatonl | say then
to the democracy Of this congressional district,
let us be jus, and send Mr.. Ryan as our mex, rep.
resentalive to congress. We can do 30 wi,hou,
doing violence to any one. My motto is; Lei,
iniquisy in high places be manful1y reLuked, and
truth and virtue DO molly rewarded and bonorobly
z saaineJ Yours, &c. w.
- fePt. 10, lsi5.