The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1848-05-05

Nexico and ro;I r,o ,',, .r,,,t,s " a. " II"
tn the patriotis,n aud ,C;c;,o,,',c,l,.,
tccrs auooord la il Uo al, 1a,.cil.. W.. :,
mo force was 80 reI;.IIn -, sc,,i",, ~ ''''''
Irresistible os ann cn,,,,,,,,'l r. ill., '.'.
from the BODY Of fine ,rr,Jo pac',o . .r'',
standing armies and an ,5n "t'"'v .re"',
kindly 0puJcs>on would r,I, ",''''' "
UesuoI;r,yith c,ul,atin, NV ''u',''''s
our citizen s"IJicrs !" W ,,' eo,',''. "
great battles ,ybicI, ~, 49, "',, III u
until their yicloriors t,"-''s'
turc of tbr NIex;c,,, c,,,i,ai - '''' '''
lie EXPRESSED Jonh,sf ~ ,i,o oooo,,... .,
a treaty. of pcarc ~, tho L,sis ~ a., ,.,,,'
lust ratified by our onveru,ncr, ha , 'rT H..
lie conJcnc: IN ,ho r, G''''u r ''",ha III
people. lCpcocr should NOT no now, ,t'A,Sn''
drd and Mexico sho,ld br,,,, ~, ,o,,a,,..,
Of hostilities. he was in r,yor nc ren"','' no.
th, cor,cst ,,;th ,,,,t'ti a. ", '''' ', '''-
cca,ino orr elInrts n,,I ,tovica ""I I wv
entirely conoucrpI. or should hcrsoIc h,',,',I,,
sue for pcarr on tcr,rs Lo Ji,ta,aL 'I w.,
II is impns>ible In do in,t,co r. ,Lo oI6.i ..,
remarks of Gen. {. oiihor as 70 ,boir I,,,
ruage or spirit. II is sufficient ,o Gov ,,a,
thew were cbaractcriyed ,ronoLontl,,., o,,,.i
and statesmanlikc yicvys cyincin,, :. ' ,i,n,
ourh kuowlrdrr Of tho ,nticc,, ,nC..r.' WV ~,
and breathing spirit Of ,atrio,;,n, ma ,o'
votion ia tbe honor of thc ron",,.,, ,rT -
profound attention or ,br orJio,,oa a,,l u,o
enthusiastic manner in yyhjcb his sa,,i,,o,,s
were responded 10 eyinceJ thc no"cr ,mI
effort Of his appraI
After the conclusion IF his rc,,,, Co,
SHIELDS retired. orcou,,arird lac ~ ,l,,,
mittcc. and ihc couvrnti.,, r,.,,,,',1 y.,. H.,
>inesS for ,,hicb :, loI .a,,i,'''i'' '''' '''
On motion of Mfr. RcyuoIl. III, r,los If
the last Senate. sofar as tbev are ,c,IicolIo
were adopted as the rules This convention
The resolution offered by Mr.. Cl.ayel,,J
previous TO adjournment. IVA, taken ,,,, md
adopted.
The President appointcd Nossrs Cloovc.
land, English. Tor,non. Anderson JTa,os
Reynolds. Bowen. Dlrr,t and RrJIirL ,s
said committee 90
On motion Of Mr.. Mcdonald i,yos
ReSOlre3. That a COMMITTEE. of nine J,rc.
gates. tone from each iudiclal circuiN be
appointed by the chair. for fine purno,n &C
preparing and reporting TO this convention
before ITS adjournment. an allrc.s +, ,hc
democratic party ortliS state.
Whcrcupom, the chair appointed lTc>srs.
Mcconnell D,lc. pro,,o,, u u Si',,,,,'l
Booth, Campbell Of DO DlvicSS, Bradley,
Noel ana sweat, said committee.
Mr. Reynolds offered the following rcSo-
In'ionS, which, on motion Of Mr.. Campbell,
were Tor the present, laid on the table:
RcSOlred. That committee of one from
each congressional district be appointed to
nominate Estate central committee, aud cor.
responding committees in each cOngressiou-
al n'N'ict.
h@otrfd, That 1t Shall be the duty Of the
STATE central committee to call state conycn-
'lonI once IN four years for the purpose of
nominating state officers. presidential cleo
tors and OF appointing delegates 10 national
conventions, and, 10y and with the advice Of
the corresponding committees. 10 fix upon
the Time and place of holding state convcn-
uohS, ana the ratio at representation in the
same
Mr.. Campbell moved that a committee Of
one nom each Judicial circuit tie appointed
10 consider and report on proxies.
Inc char appointed McSSrS. Campbell,
hope, Smith, Morris, l!igbCe, Dyer, Wax @.
H',! ana . Conner, said committee.
Mr.. Iuett presented the following letter
from ire Hon. Joseph i. Wells, which was
icau
GALrNA, Nrri, 10.
To Lc pr,,iy,,y of ,r,. Jy;,... y'..,....... -.