The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1848-11-03
The Time has Come:

hear one Of the ablsst orators 10 the west.
The Time has Gene:
NEXT TUESDAY the freemen Of this natior
will be required, under the constitution and
laws, to make choice Of one Of themselves
to fill the Office Of president Of the republic
icr the term Of four years from the 4th Of
next March. That the choice then made
will determine the foreign and domestic pc
Icy Of the country for number Of years IA
come, is most certain; and It is no less GER
tain that our free institutions, the chords
that bind together our glorious Union, and
the peace and happiness Of our people, will
all be vitality affected for veal or woe by
the choice which is about to be made. No
man can therefore be Indifferent as to the
result Of this elec.ion-no man can claim to
be friend Of his country who will not exer.
else his Judgment to determine bow he
should vo'e--and who, having made up his
mind, heglec,s TO cast his voice and influ-
ence in favor Of that side which his judgmen,
tells him is most likely to promote the hap.
piness ofthe people.
Two principal competitors are presented
for the Executive chair Of the Union-Gen.
LEWIS CAss, the nominee Of the Democrat.
ic party and Gen. ZACHARY TAYLOR, the
nominee ofthe Wing party. Between these
two the people will have to choose; for al
though there are two other candidates before
them-Martin Van Buren,, nominated by the
Buffalo convention Of barnburnerx and aboli.
tionists; and Gerritt Smith, nominated by the
Liberty League and National Reformers; yet
these two latter confessedly stand no earth
ly chance Of an election, either by the PEG.
pie or the house Of representatives; the
most there is any possibility Of their doing,
is the prevention OF any election at all,
which would then result in the elevation Of
Gen. BUTLER by the senate; and no free.
man, therefore, who desires to see presi.
dent elected, can exercise his sacred right
offranehise, and acquit himself Of his duty to
his country, by voting for either of the two
latter candidates named, as that would
be but skulkiug from making choice be.
tween the only two candidates for whom an
effective vote can be cast.
Laying aside these two candidates then
Is Of no account in determining the issues
to be decided, what are the issues presented
in the persons Of Gen. CAss and Gen. TAy-
LoR? BY the elevation Of Gen. Cass, the
country secures president Of pre- eminent
civil qualifications, Of varied and tried ahil.
tiles, who in every position lie has ever
been tried has acquitted himself with dis.
tinction and applause. No man as long in
the service Of his country, he's committed
fewer mistakes-tr has ever passed through
the trying ordeal of having his every act
publicly scanned and criticised, aud come
out with less reproscb, and with a private
character more unsnllied. Such Is the man.
His principles are those OF the great demo.
cratic party Of the Union. by his elevation
to the presidency the country secures the
continuance Of that democratic rule which
has conducted our ship Of state 10 safety for
the last sixty years, with but one or two
brief, and as lamentable asbrief, exceptions.
Under that rule, our country he's been pros
porous and happy beyond all example in an-
cient or modern times. Our commerce is
co'extensive with the globe, cur flag floats
on every sea, our name is known and re-.
spected to the uttermost ends Of the earth,
aud our influence and example are hailed
Is the harbinger If deIiverance bv the Cd.
pressed and down-trodden Of every cline.
Our people are hsppy and content, even the
opponents Of that democratic party which
has thus happily and gloriously conducted
the affairs Of this nation, can not now, to
save them from perdition, name . single
public actof Importance that they would al.
ter or repeal, end poll every township from,
Maine to the Rio Grande, and you cannot
getone that would in single important mar.
t'cular change feature Of our present pros.
porous and happy institutions.
Ills that democratic party which has CON.
Quoted thisnation to such pre- .emincnce and
distinction among he nations Of the earth
snat a represented and will be supported ia
the person Of Gen. Csss.
Opposed 10 him IL Gen. Taylor, a tried
an able soldier doubtless; but a. to civil
qualifications and ability. couiessedIy utter
y destitute. BY his elevation to tho pre,i.
dsney' the country would abandon tia,
democratic policy In which !. has ever fouut
safety, and against which not murmur |,
uttered, and would take fearful lespiutb,
dark. hwould trust blindly to chance. m.
psrsdveatuFs The administration OF Gen. T
might b a. essS y democratic rule has a
Gays proved ITSELF IL could b. no better.
bss u tbs Sane tiss would b running IN,