The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1848-03-31

suit such pimpS 10 the slave power as thi.
editor Of the State Register at the north; bu,
we, who deny that there Is any power under
the constitution TO propagate slavery in ter
ritory row free, and who view the ins,itu-
tlon as the direst curse that can ailiict any
country, and wrong as heaven daring as il
Is unlimited in the violation Of every princi
pie OF democracy and humanity. claim the
right to combat The south with the same zeal
and icrvency with which they support their
view Of the question. And if, since the is
sue is forced upon them, the north should
insist upon carrying out their views by the
passage Of laws, in perfect harmony with
the constitution, as they believe, inhibiting
the introduction Of slavery into the new ter
ritory, they can plead as precedent the uni
form action Of congress in reference TO the
territories from the foundation ofthe govern
ment mp TO the present time, and that the
passage Of such laws, whether consti-
tntional or not, can, in any event, only has
ten the settlement Of this vexed question
forever by that tribunal whose decision will
be final.
Having thus shown that we can regard
this as constitutional question, and still
consistently advocate the passage oflaws BY
congress against the introduction of slavery
into territory now free, We proceed TO no.
tice the Registers abuse of the free soil de-.
mocracy of northern Illinois. They are de-
noanecd a" ga lew lckspi,tles, calling them
selves democrats" Who are they? There
was, during the last session of the legisla-
ture. resolution introduoe ed into the senate
Of this state, to instruct our senators and re-
representatives. in congress in favor of the
principle of the Wilmot proviso. Among
the votes in favor Of that resolution we find
the names, with few exceptions, Of all the
democratic senators north Of Springfield.
and of those who voted against it we could
men,ion some that killed themselves politi-
cally by that very vote. Are such men as
Gen. Wilcox, Mr.. Mcmillan, Mr.. Reddick.
Mr.. Judd, Sc, ''lickspittles ?" Recently
bill was introduced in the senate of the [
s. by Judge Douglass OF this state, which
contained this same Unconstitutional in
hibiiory clause against slavery. Is Judge
Douglass one Of the '.lickSpittles 2" The re-
feSentative is supposed &c know the will of
his constituents. We have no doubt, at
least, but that the senators we have alluded
TO, know as much as, and little more. about
the sentiments Of the democracy of the north
than the editor Of the State Register does.
and they are the only democratic senators
from territory supporting as large a popula-
tiona those who voted agains, the resolutions
IN our state senate represented, The truth
is, and the editor of the State Register will
hnditout before long, the democracy of nor
thenn Illinois are immensely in favor of the
principle that all new territory shall remain
free and although they may differ slightly
as to the proper mode Of getting al the ques
ton, and as To the propriety of its immediate
agitation, yet when the day for acting upon
this great question shall come-and it is at
hand-they will be found in an unbroken
phalanx on the side of Freedom.
We find no fault with the State Register
FOR advocating its view Of this question, if it
does it in becoming terms but we do pro
test against its heapins epithets upon a large
wing, at least, ifnot a majority of the demo
cratic party of Illinois, who honestly differ
with ii on question which, If insisted upon
rs test oidemocracy, must inevitably rend
ihe party to tatters. In Ohio, Pennsylva-
MA, Massachusetts, indeed in nearly all the
free states, where the democracy are divi-
ded on this question, the party, in state con-
vention, have not pretended to decide on the
orthodoxy Of one or the other side. This
is precisely what we want We want the
state paper, if it wants to be the organ of the
whole party, and our state conventions, to
LEI this question alone, or at least to give
but their views as individuals upon it, and
not to denounce and insist upon unchurching
those who cannot subscribe TO all their wild
yasaries. The contrary course-the course
Of the State Registers that of dsorganiz-
alton, and if persisted in, will end in making
Illinois wing state.
But the true reason for the Registers de-
Of the democracy Of northern H.
linois is not SO much because they favor the
principle of the Wilmot proviso, as it is be-
cause they are, on that account, supposed to
entertain friendly feelings towards John
Wentworth. Against this gentleman the
editor Of the Register has conceived furi-
Gus dislike, and the whole urn Of Xantippe
is emp,ied upon his devoted head. Why
this flood OF fshmarket abuse OF John Went
worth? Is it because he supports the i'm
provement of rivers and harbors, as the Re-
gis,er pretends? Why then does it not a.
buSe Douglass, who was the FIRST TO attack
the presidents views on this subject--or the
majority of our delegation, or the many dis
tnguished democrats who attended the Chi
cage convention, or Van Buren,, Benton,
Nr. Nc. all nf yhn,n re /, ;sxuo with tho