The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1848-10-20
JoIIrr. Oct. JIG. 1873.

JOLIET, Oct. 10, 1913.
Nj. Oman During the past week there
have been several political meetings held at
this place, li,tle information in regard TO
which, showing you how the battle goes
here, may not be uninierestiug.
The first was n Cass 4 Butler meeting
held ON Monday evening, which was ad-
/ dressed in an effective manner by Mr.. Hol-
1 lister If Your place. Tho efforts Of this geu-
+ tleman in behalf of the democratic cause
are doing much good. lie deals altogether
IN matters ui fact, and on the candid and re-
tlcctng lis Arguments have great weight
l know ct no man who is laburing more
successfully in the democratic vn,,,a ard than
Mr.. HOLSTER. HIS audience on this occa
sion Was large, and the Indignation iel by
the democrats on account OF the detection
"i Mr.. Yah Buren,, deep, aud evidvntly in-
crea>ug,
The next was meeting Of the same char
acter held on Wednesday evening", which
was addressed with much effect l., Alessr>.
Randall and MoDousail. This was also a
large s>>cmbly.
On Thursday evening the Barnhurncrs
had gatht rim At which they tried 10 oct
up some steam, bat | am informed ,fui was
not PRESENT. that the attendance was uuife
'hlil, ahd the Srliii> at these present. (ahoh-
ti"iiStS, Mostly exceedingly laneutd. They
see they are betrayed, aud their party fJr-
ever dttuct hy the Abandonment Of their
old organization. They see that neither
northern democrats or wings " il. tax q issue
with them on the one idea OF no more slave
territory, and thatthcy have chosen n lead
er IN " hom the people have 10 coufd,nce.
on that question. Previous to 1874 the
question IN regard to uew-territory could
not have been the principle on which the
abolition party was organized, for then no
one anticipated the acquisition Of the terri
tory III dispute. Consequently, that party
must have been, prior ~ that time, organic.
ed on principles affecting slavery " here it
already exists Now they couctde that to-
prevent the extension of slave territory the
sole purpose, unless we except the District
az Columbia, which they seek TO effect. On
TINS question they cannot form party fx-
cept party Of day, for two reasons lot.
that principle will not furnish Il platform On
winch the government can be administered J
aud ID, Il Is not principle on which there /
Is any considerable difference of opiuiuu M
the north. and cannot, therefore, be 4 diyiG- .
ing line between parties here And this .
party cannot fall back on ITS former position.
for that Is all admitted away-by the concc>-
sion that the north has nothing 10 DO with .
slavery where II already exists. The couu- /
try is therefore forever rid Of this excreSruce
on the body polite. 1t has been wiped or.
aud absorbed by anew faction less diguified
ia lis origin and less honest in It's designs. .
The abolition party is dtad-thi> new fac .
ton viii be dead, a. it i, already di>gracrd. .
before presidential election Area .
dy this party is beng deserted by hundred,
daily, and before the day of election there
viii hardly be an honest democrat in the .
west among its followers. The "sober Sc .
cund thought" i coming over the watering,
and they are fast returning to the principles
on which tie government has been so long
and successfully administered.
On Friday evening another democratic
meeting was held here, which was address
ed in the German language by n very intel .
li-ent German from Chicago. and by Ne>srs.
Lansing and Plat of McIIeury county. J
bis was one of the most enthusiastic meet. .
ings | have attended during the season.
The Germans are aroused and active for the
democratic cauSe--they are frin-immoya.
by firm for the battle.
utter nothing but clear truth when as
sure you that the change in this county.
within the last few weeks, in favor Of Cass
y Butler. is marked aud striking In the
town Of Lockport, where there was for
time con siderable falling OF in favor Of Van
Buren,. nearly every democrat is prepared
Ia and will vote for CasS s Butler The
same is true in regard to other parts Of the
county. And tits exceedingly gra,ilyingto
see it again cxemplifed that the "Suber SO.
cnud thought' Of the American people is al.
ways right. While the abolitioni>tS are 70.
greeting the abandonment Of their old gener-
ais and the sacrifice ct their tried leaders
while the wings are mourning over CLAW
lost, over principles sacrificed and character
iiseraced the democrats have the proud
cons ,laiion of witnessing gradual and sure
advance Of their principles, and return to
he fold Of such as had strayed Cor time
and Of others who have been led to reflect
Dy the late strange moves on the political
chess board. all which is bnt Just tribute
% the steady adherence TO principle and the
integrity, Of the party whose foun. I
Ter and leader was Thomas Jefferson.
Yours. Sc, JAKE.