The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1847-03-05

''iS u W SHOW thtir SINCERITY HOW
while they have an opportunity, and
/ promise to aid them. remember
that Texas was rushed into the Union
ahead Of Oregon bva like deceptive
cry. That secured, half of Oregon
was given away. When Northern
men objected to so much slave pow
err in Texas, the cry was, Oregon
will balance it p Now, half Of Ore
gon is gone to Great Britain, and
the slave power claims the balance.
Look at the vote in this House! 1t
was purely sectional. And yet, with
the fact staring us in the face that
the Senate committee have moved
to strike ont the free clause in the
Oregon bill, we are again asked to
'lie low and keep dark upon the
subject Of slavery in California.
will do no such thing. On the con-
trary, | proclaim the alarm to the
North, and tell it that, whilst the
Wilmot proviso passed this House at
the last session, there is danger,
great danger, that the Here lean
efforts made here to defeat it will
prevail. The ayes and noes on Mr..
Kings proposition show its fate
when taken by itself; and it now
must 90 with the three million bill
or t"ne labor is shut ont of the Cali
tornias forever.
"My offence hath 'this extent, no
more The assault upon me is gen
orally believed to have been inten-
ded for others, through me. Injurc
me it could not, as | am re- elected,
even if my constituents thought 9TH
erwise upon the points. But there
are democrats entertaining similar
opinions who are candidates for re-
election. | was perhaps selected as
the originator Of the anti-tax resolu-
ton, and the maker of the first
speech in favor Of it. In this light |
stood out as mark for my opponents,
like Saul of TarsuS, head and Shout
ders above the rest. My time lasts
as long as that ofthe present Admin
istration does; an Administration
that | have never attacked unless
my independence as a legislator in
opposing measures upon which ]
was pledged before came here may
be so considered. If to vote against
the measures recommended in any
instance by the Administration be to
oppose it, then there stands not one,
no not one, as the journals will show,
ont of this opposition. To mention
one more instance in the Tennessee
democratic delegation, | have re-
Gently had my attention called to
the fact, that two others (Mcssrs.
Jones and Martini bolted at the last
session upon tie Attorney General
question, rs recommended by the
President.
"ISaid the other day, that I should
support Mr.. Polk, any member of
ms Cabinet, OF any other Democrat
who should be the nominee of the
next Baltimore Convention, and
those constituents Of mine, thus
grossly assaulted through a Repre-
sentative who was elected a third
time upon an avowal Of these very
sentiments, stand pledged to give
that nominee greater majority than
any other district in the Il. States.
As to who shall be the nominee |
have no opinion now, and, if | had, |
would do nothing to bias the iudg-
ment Of the people in their conven-
tons. And whilst say this, I add
that it is a notorious fact that the
ablcst champions of the tea and cor |
lee tax are opposed to having any
convention at all to nominate Pre- |
sidcnt, and will not agree to abide
its decision. a larger number still
will not agree to any nomination un-
less made by two-thirds majority.
Gone more reason that the editor
would not be likely to single me ont
personally for an attack is the fact,
known to him, that | am one of his
best patrons. | take a daily, four
weekly, and twenty-five copies of
The tri-wcekly Union, making So
copies Of his paper sent to my dis
-rict weekly. | have never feared
10 have his tea and coffee structures
read in my district.
"Again, although reelected, be-
ieve no member of Congress has
'ent more democratic speeches to
lis dristrict in favor of the Admin
Stration than ! have, and the books
If Messrs. Blair & Rivcs will show
or themselves. Why, sir, | have
sent home 800 Of the speech of Hon,
3. Martin, the member of Congress
rom Mr.. Folks own district, 500 of
Jones, of Georgia, 800 of Bowlin, of
Missouri, &C., comprising an assert
nent of all the speeches delivered.
iet, torsooth, the cry is, Shoot the
leserter y
"This is the way oppose demo-
,racy. And, sir. I contcnd for