The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1845-02-28
THE FREE TRADER.
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An An,i-Canai ,snn---a speech.
SratvgFfELn, Feb. Io.b Is!

Au Anti-s'anat tsnn.--A Speech!
SratNGFigLn, Feb. 18Th, 1875
This day, the l9h Of FEBRUARY, in the year Of
our lord one thousand eight hundred aud forty
five, and of the independence of the United State,
OF America The sixty nirth, was reserved by the
iates for most brilliant and extraordinary event
in the history Of the young and lovely state of H.
lnois. II was on this day-this eloche, one might
saY--ihat tho Hon. o rifle S,rioa, the thence.
iorIh) iliustfious representative from Galla,in
comfy. sieually electrified lhe house aud crow
ded auditory, and immotializcd himsslf by deli.
vering set speech against the Illinois aud Mi.
chigan Canal, the like # which never was heard
before, and the effect Of which will he felt for ages
upon ages yet to come Blu, in oiIsr To
he nhlc fully - appreciate hi, wonderful speech.
il may Ice necessary tia, we should have little
nsigh! into the pedigree, the history, aud cAarac-
ter ui il distinguished author
OnvILir SExroS is native "Sucker"--a fact
upon which he greatly (and jostly) pridcs HIM
self; was born on cloudy night IL circumstance
which his malicious political enemies have tried
to make capital Of, by falsely insinuaiins that
those clouds had left an indcitle impression on
his intellect; had his "broughen up" on the bnr.
ders of large pond in Gallaln county, noted as
place of resort for Immense lncks of geese; and
in his younger days, followed principally the cm-
ploymcnt Of attending mules, Of which his father
was a noted breeder. 1t it fact. remarked 10y
a contemporary, and which will aires, the aiten-
ton Of the inquirer that to these last two circum-
stances are directly attributable his leading traits
of charactcr-those of the goosc aud jackass--
by which is undoubtedly meant, that he had from
the goose Che soaring wild goose is probably in
tendel) his lofty aspra,inns, aud from the ass,
his more than Roman Ermness and intt,i ility.
lie is now 80 years old, and consequently just
o'ercame the Ner'i'-a mos. surprising co.
incidence His stature ia considerably ahuve the
common size-i01eed, lac would be considered
by the connoisseur in statuary as ovefgrown in
every particular except his forehead which falls
back in an angle of about 100 degrees irom tn
top of his eyebrows. the hair Of which and Of his
head meet, thus proving the fallacy Of the pre-
tended science Of phrcnology, which claims high
open forehead as an Indispensable concomilant OF
great intellect. His eyes ure very smal--ahoui
the size OF an orlinaT, rifle huiIet-decp sunken.
color greyish yellow, rather feline. Since he has
left his fathers house, inside from the pursuit OF
politics he alsa farms it little" hut the Chief
products of his land might with most propre,y
he cassrd with thc horticultural, being hiackbrr
rcs and pcrsmmous, the cultivation Of which be
finds requires less attention than the ordinary
products of fdrmsrs, thus enabling him to give
more of his lme to his county. AS is often the
case, bis counuymen have thus far been vcy
slow to discover and appreciate his great m,rir-.
and consequently he has yet L,!d few offices al
importance; hut Ssidc from that Of representative
he has for several years held the nt.co of di,clor
of the ehswnccluwu Bank. and at tie time of lis
winding up, !, Is said, lac proposed t, conceal ST.
vcral Thousand dollars IN the gairct Of the hark-
base and cowardiy iusinu.Ion. la politics he
i OF cou.c democrat, although !, Is not 10 he
concealed Il ut busy deractlon, src,dlly sclzinG
upon every circumstance tending to imlnge b..
democracy, has revealed IL the fact that be- IL TIE
bosom con p,nl'n, thu daily and nightly conii 'ani
.nd a,soCi.tt ct the notorious & T. NJ. Davis
the "Virsinlus' Of thr Missouri Republican,; but
the less cn,iuus account lsr tins 10y lhC very rca
sousbe supposlion that he Is ocIuatcd by the
audlblc motive, sOcbamctrrs.ic at hi, gcra, heart,
OF retaining and making decent misI Vi DAVIS.
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