The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1848-06-16


influential papers had bccn sounding the
praises ofthc .'grcat enhodiw,ut'' through
the length and breadth of the land for
months, would even thin, Of him as their
candidate Ia the presidential campaign, he
had been al along declaring himself Jude
pendent Of all political parties, welded to
no principles ou'ilo'y ignorant Of the
true policy Of .ovtlrmCit, and GtclaIiI =
his determination 20 administer the govern
mcnt, II elected, according 10 the Ccn,t.tW-
iiou. not a> he understood Il. but a> the pOo-
pie through their representatives in Con-
gross might conS,ruc It; be now finds him
self the leader Of party with whose pin
cip'cS he is altogether uacqumi,G, and Il
whose ultimate purposes he is Ignorant as
babe unborn.
On one hand is Cost johnson, IF Mary
land maintaining sIuu'ly, that the old is
sues between the two PARTIES should be lost
sight Of, that universal puls,ica. jubilee aud
absolu'rn from past loliicS, shall lie pro
claimed, and platform broad enough for
all-dcmocratS, wings, Wi'm"t prov.sol>'S,
banbunCr>, hunkers, aboliioni>t>, strict
aud hu'udinaTlan con>lrucuouls'S, cN'en
,ioni>ts,no territory men, war men,an war
men-a!l can stand upon and thus i'icrni2c
all the discordant factions aud bring order
ont OF chaos, Light out oil darkness, ahd
A. SnplIS 10 nOlIfICll CSlItIDlS " no nave grown
desperate by repeated failures udrtrea'ed
d!Happo'nlmen's. On tn: other hand is the
valiant John Minor Bolts OF Virginia, WHO
JnSt as S'oulIy MAINTAINS that the wing par
~ should not dIsban" and ior>ahe the'r
cherished prlncipioS, but should adhere 10
them ilrinly-icarIes>ly, aud to'' VITA luem'
rather than prove traitors 10 the highest NJ
teFes'S "i Inc country lie As'S'S t"a' II
Is dangerous To enter uH""'! again mo a
contest infoVin& questions Oh s"'H i"o"'h'
io"S consequence 10 the people, Tor 'he
party IA" ueeh once o'"A!'"' an" might
De again, SHOULD 'hey name cah"'d"'e
whose views ana pohcy were mol known 10
DC iueHticai win 'heiiS' !" 'neSe views
ne Is NaS'a'he" oy "'e ~ l. IhoUhe al"
most oil the 'eao''is wing papers, WHO make
any pre'ens'ohS 10 common honesty ana
common ih''sf'y' AGAIN '"e So"'h want
man, anu WI! nave ohe,oi uhcompromiSins
hostility 10 Inc r'ihcIP'e OF Tie "!'moi
fFoNi>o-'''e norm " man O. JUST '"e "ppo-
ste views on ''i'S queSuoh' anu again, the
Manufactures Oh '"e norm must nave ""lSh
protective '"r'li '"'s Is aoSol"'''! c>Sou''d'
" 'ne prosperity VI inc co''n''! "''''"' ','
rum IS INC consequence Inc So"'H Is rad
'co!'y oppose" 10 SlcI 'a'ii'' ana so i
I've VAST "3'e"'''''a' interest VI "'e "cs''-
/ NC ''c'i "aooo' VINO al MS me ioh5 a""s
no' one cen'''h MS STOCK J'oo"'S opeIauo'S'
" '"r "e"''n VI ''Ie STATE ''"'''o"'s 'o""'!
''' '"'''''"' DAMN anu paper currency
al o'"'' q"eS''o''s SIN" '''.' "'''' ''''-
'""ec III eo'"Pd''so" VIII" 'hc "'o"e'aF!
concerns o' government lie must nave d
'''.-'' 's MS '"'''''N"'e '" ''o WI" P''"o"' Il ''e
o"'o'S suo'tle'su'! anu 'eS'o'c '"' S"'''"-
''t"t u ''S N'''o''I' '''N P"'l'!'
~ '""S, easy ~ S'' ''''' ,'v''' i q! 'o''
y! '.''s "o''''''''o"' ""S '''''El' BUSINESS o''
mana "''r'"9 Tue ca"'l'a'Sn'dnu S'ou'" ne u!
e'"'ee o' ''''''", ''o'' IMAM '''""E" l"
'e'o'''"e 'nese co'n''u"3 '"''ics'S All" ''">
"'SP"''! VI '''"S WIZ" ''S"" " S"Ee'"'
''en'0' po"c!'
Inc o." "''' 'i'u oce'' "tIu"'"' al" So
had '''! himself mo the oe"e' 'na' '"e
wings would nominate s'r'c' parry man.
all" one whose opinions Oh questions OF "
national character were khoWh' lie o!d
d'' not therefore trouble himself al all about
them, nor did he Wish to accommodate nm
sell TO the WISHES oil Inc wing parry III any
point. lience ms studied avoidance OF
committing himself one way or the othei'
or OF answering any questions that might
bind INN to any gwen line oil duty All tins
was well enough, TO draw TO his support all
such as had no settled and well considered
principles oil action, and such as had no al
taChmcnt to measures and such has betn