The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1848-09-08
John Wentworth and The paruhurucr,


at this place, in their Official account of tn
- proceedings, publish the following;
Mr.. Jones: Of Cook, offered the iu!luwin
resolution:
ResOlred, That we deem the course c
the member Of congress Of this district, il
support of the enemies of freedom tor tn
highest Offices within the gift of the pepp!c
as inconsistent with lis Professions Of low
OF free principles, aud unSenerouS and un
fair towards those who have 50 fUlly sus
tanned him and his paper, and tina, there
fore we cal! upon him 10 come forward anl
aid in the struggle OF free soil. free speech
and free men, against the CEcgOacAmen.s J
the enemies OF liberty.
The mover requested that none bu, those
who had supported Mr.. Wentworth would
vote on IL. consequently not more than
halt Of the delegates voted, |, twas carried
win but few dtssehtin. voices.
The statement at the end Of his resola-
uon is not true, as a hundred Il our citizens
can testify who were spectators, oursell
among them. We presume it was mis-
take Of Mr.. Stuart, who acted as principal
secretary, and probably wrote on, the pc
ccedngs after he got home. Bat the rcso.
luton concerning Nh. Wentworth could not
have been voted upon by half the couven.
ton, for not one fourth the members had
ever voted for him. Il JrGS net ,o!ea mon
at al. When the resolution was offered,
MIR. Manierre opposed it, stating that tie
Barmburncrs had voted for Mr.. Wentworth
with their eyes open, understanding perfect
y that he was Cass inan-and they had
no right now TO complain. The resolution
was then withdrawn. These are the facts. .
And now we have one word 10 say in
reference TO the positiono Of Mr. Wentworth. .
Several members from Chicago stated il .
the convention that they had been person.
ally assured by tie temporary edi,olS Of the
Democrat that just 50 soon as Mr.. Went
worth should come home, the paper would
hoist the Van Buren, flag. That all Mr.,
Wentworth's sympaihics, and all tie sym
Pathjes of the temporary editors, were with
the Barnburners, aud it ouly needed the
presence of Mr.. Wentwortha few hours, 70
arrange the matter.
We DO not know what right the Temporal
ry editors, who are known to be Banbun-
erS, have % give such assurances for Mr..
w, but we viii say, that if they speak Wy
authority, and Mr.. Wentworth does desert
the Democratic party and 90 over TO the
Barnbumcrs, lie will be guilty of piece Of
political Uaseness which no after act Of his
can eliace, and which .'will sink him." (to
use the strong language Of Mr.. IIannegan,) /
"to damnation So profound, that the hand
Of resurrection can never raise him.
The democracy Of this district are much
dissatisfied with the wishy wa;hy course Of
the Chicago Democrat since the August
election-i;s blowing hot and blowing cold,
yet leaning, very perceptlbly, to the side Of
the harnburcrs. Bat knowing the predi.
lections of the temporary editors, and ire
snming that Mr.. Wentworth himself was
right, they could pardon what they could
never justify, believing that when Mr.
Wentworth came home, a reformation
would take place.
But if the expectations of the Larnbuners
are realized, and Mr.. Wentworth, after
having been nominated, supported, and
elected as a Cass maintaining been even !,
supported by the barnburners as such-and
after having written letterupon letter, TO all
parts Of his district, more than dozen of
which are in our possession, giving the
strongest assurances that lie went the Balti- ,
more nominees with his whole heart and
soul, and having received the votes Of the
democratic party, on the sole strength of
these assurances, now turns around aud de-
serts that party, there is 10 political turpi. u,
tude--no baseness-no infamy that can SUI
pass his, and such burst of Indignation
will go up from the democracy of this dis a
trict, as will utterly wiiher him. I
We have no idea that Mr.. Wentworth r
will be guilty Of this baseness; ba. it can /;
do no harm 10 let him know how the de. q
mocracy feel and what they EXPECT of him. !
They admired his bold stand in favor Of !
Tree soil, and they went with him. BIZ. .
when that principle is seized upon by a sci
OF broken down political hacks and used =
Tor the base purpose Of breaking down the ,
democratic party, by carrying it TO ox- q
tTemes-beyond tie pale of the democratic q
platform and the constitution, they demand ,
OF him that he will come and at least assist 4,
in guiding The storm which he has had so ,
large part in raising. They will not, now
that he is at home, be satisfied with the
dilly -dallying course Of the Democrat, but 9
demand tina, II shall take decided ground :
nor will they be satisfied TO let Mr.. Went.
worth lay upon his oars occasionally writing
a letter or little newspaper paragraph; {
but they demand that he be activc.-stir I
hnsrlt-work. No democrat can be true |
who is idle at time like this. He must ,
take his position in the lines aud .ight-ei- ,
Their for or against us. There can lie no
ialtering now. !
An important communication from Gene.
va, Kane county, dated August 2j,h, audl
which appears 10 have been mailed on the