The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1848-10-27

find, is rapidly passing away. But few
!. weeks ago, Barnburnerism vauntea lis head
so high there that the democrats felt dis.
} couraSed, aad hardly dared TO Thick OF hold.
ing meeting. But as the confusion aud
clamor that attended the first outbreak Of
the "codish aud cabbage" mania died a,
way, they began to be again cncoura.
ged, and now we find that they are rs ac-
tive, and making inroads into the ranks o.
the barnburncrs, full as successfully as the
barnburners at first broke into the ranks 81
the Democrats. Letters fom there speak,
in the most encouraging terms; aud we
have the most positive assurances, tina, il
the democrats who went of on the new
tack continue to return 10 the old democrat
&c fold until the election as rapidly rs they
have come back for the last few weeks.
barrburucriSm viii be confined to the " higS
and abclitiouistS alone in Kane.
We have already given an account ci
sevoralmost encouraging democratic meet.
inSS that have recently been held in Kane,
andWe have before Us a call for another grand
mass meeting, at st. Charles, on Thursday
of neat week. The call is signed by a long
list Of names, among whom we recognize
the leading democrats of the county. The
meeting Is 10 be held at 10 o'clock in the
morning, and among the speakers. who
have agreed to attend, we notice the names
ofthe Hon. Jnc. WENTWORTH DR.. MALoNy.
Of Belviderc, and NJ. +. HoLIIsrER, Of this
place. Let there lie good turn ont. Keen
the ball in motion. The platform Of the
( democratic party is the only one upon which
the Union can rest with safety, and the PEG.
( pie need but examine It's massive and i'm.
movable pillars, 10 give it their full conf.
dence.
Vino RooRnAcG.-The Chicago Com
mercial and other wing papers are publish.
ing foolish story that in 1914 Gen. CasS
had agreed to run as boiling candidate for
| President in case Van Buren, had beennon,-
mated. The Detroit Free Press thus puts
an eiIrc.ual brand upon the base SANDER:
! "Ihe story is too foolish 10 contradict. but
all the others having been proven false, we
have thought We might as well take the
"kinkS" Of this last one The story was
originated by wing letter writer in 1874.
and Gen. Cas- authorised as, athhdt tiorc.
I 10 pronounce u false in erery particular. ItI
was so pronounced on the Goth day Of Feb
ruary, 1914, before the Convention. met.
The story owed its origin to John NJ
Niles, of Connecticut, and has been exten.
sively copied by the federal press.
Uhete! hotc they go Hi-T'he Freeport
Democrat gives glowing account of recent
demonstration in that county in favor of the
Goldfish and cabbage ticket. The great gun
of the party, Mr.. st. Clair, made a great
speech; the single lappers were not out,
or there would have been great cheering
and if snuff had been used as plentifully as
hartshorn there would have been great
sneezing. The immense mass in attend !
ance consisted Of seven men and three boys. !
What the wings Expect.
The Boston Atlas, in its appeal to the wings
Of Massachusetts, tells them what they
may expect from the election Of Gen. Tay.
lor. Hear him. Democrats, and then
decide whether you will assist in reali.
zng this expectation by voting for Gen.
Taylor.
"The choice lies between Gen. TAYLOR
and General Cass. One or the other MUST
AND WILL DE ELECTED. One is a wing. the
other the worst kind of a Locofoeo. The
one will giveus wing administration, will
call around him the ablest wings in the
country to form his cabinet, and during his
administration we may expect to have a
Tariff enacted which will protect the labor
vi The country. and give the market of A.
merca to the workmen Of America. We
may expect repeal Of the Sub Treasury,
We.may expect business to revive money TO
become plenty; we may expect to see our
lakes aud rivers improved BY judicious an.
In aword, we shall have every
wing measure carried into effect that we
could have If any other whig were elected.
We shall have no wars Of aggression upon
weak and defenceleSs neghbors. The NOR.
bid appetite for more territory will be
ry into new territory will be left 10 the de-
cision Of the representatives of the people.
and the President will give eifecito the peo-
pies will
Let the Soldiers Remember, that it was
Gen. CasS, who, while at the head of the
war department, introduced the regulation,
doing away with the whiskey ration, and
substituting sugar and coffee. But for this
change, how many thousands of drunkarls
would not the Mexican war have madcl
The Telegraphis now completed 10 Chi
cage, so that we are now within speaking
distance Of that city.
Federal Popers Opposed 10 Irish Free
dom.-The New YORK Herald, in an article
Oh the Presidency, has the following;