The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1849-03-23
REPLY OF SENATOR BREEsE.
(Copy.) JAMES SHIEl

Gen. Shr is b. IN, lis letter hy referring
10 the wound. he received IN Mexico This a =
lusj,n seems quite unnscc.sary.-Ths whole
country. and particularly inc peop,e of Illinois.
are familiar With The fac, that he bears hon Of
able scars upon his per.on. For these wound.
he hrs air, adv received a LIBERAL share of sym-
pathy from his grateful coun,rym,n. H,Wev.
er, | am not disposed to caslI at this par, If his
letter. Iisanaller Of taste that doe. not con
cern me.
deny most positively thatI treated Gem
Shields with "culine,s and unkindne,s" an his
return from Mexico. Immediately on his arr,-
,ni in thi. ci,v. called to nav NV resnccls In
him and not finding him at hone. left my card,
a. is the custom. A tsv DAYS after this, met
General Shields, when his manner towards me
wa. So cold AMI repul.ive Ih,, saw all familiar
,Seroour.e was At erd ard Of course did not
lherd the dinner given TO him. repea, that
. | did not treat Gen. Shields With GOODNESS
ard unkintness," fOr enrertainsd "A, tina, time,
none other than the most friendly feelings to-
wards him and conliJedlly appeal To the
whole history up to this time Of our personal,
professional, and political intercourse TO sup
port this declaration. As to his eligibility 10
the Office Of Senator. can only saw that
"prupaeatcd" no "rcuort," here or elsewhere,
IL relation To il. In conversation upon the sub.
/ Jet, | stated to friend q fact. which the rec
/ ord Of the Etfincham circuit court viii es,a D.
/ llsh, and blood no matter where or how pour
ed OUT can alter that record or change the con-
sliutOn OF the United States The assertion
Of Gen, Shields that | charged him with mel.
giLiEfy in an Article in the 81. Louis Republi.
can, no, only is no, true. bu, i, is without snv
color Of truth. Ipo.itiyely assert..and Jsiv
contradiction, tina, did no, write, nor cause 10
be written, nor know until after lis punlica,ion
that 1T had been written, that, or any Other ar,.
Gle, for ,ha, or any other paper, in relltion to
this sshicct.
| Not the leas, so Of the many remarkable pas.
sa yes Of this letter of Gen. Shields il The Iov.
! ing: "On thi. suhiectI have ,inplv 10 saw.
| that had been defeated by YOU on Inn, p,onnd
| (the gronnL Of iuelpibiii,yj Ihnd srorp in m .
| heqJi that ,ou u,rer ,Io,iH hire pvnf,,d n,
non, ,,,,c,,, and 1en,,d ,,o, = I ,,,,,Lj
! hare Kent mn ron, r,gayds.s oCe n,,,y,,,e,
Certainty !, is fonnn,,. fo, he hon,, # IN.
country iba, hi, ,sh vow ha. Leeo .c,nccll.
ed b, nv defeat! Gen. III eds submit. hi.
pretension.. 10 se,,in The Senate n, Dam.
ocra,ic caucps If the Illinois L,p;.l,,rre and
srterse,nressly or hy the clearc., im,I;c,,;o,
tina, he will abide ,b.ir decision. ,nJ 20, !, any,
nears Tbs, nj ,his ye,y name,, .hs hal ., >,
in bis hear, /, d,fe,, The viii of,b. n,,,y II :,
had pronounced in l.vor Of hi, mos, nrominen,
lcomp.,i,o, and. in o,Jc, 10 occomnIi.b hi. me-.
nose. he J.,er nine. IN nerns,,,,c ,.s,s.;n,,;on
r., ,uch !. IN. nhyi,u. ;nno,, ~ hi, I,r,n,,,
Such n Jrs;cn and sucb J,sJ A.. ,.yol,,,r
to the American mind. and foreign IA tho A.
meriean character They arc ,xo,,hv onlv .,
the mos, in(,mous nee ofI,,Iia, ,rim. If,n,
no,i,i.,, contests arc IN bs m;n,l., n;,h 81,
i,v,d nv n.,,on,I yi,,.n,. No. I,rn MI, a.,
elective .y.,em,nJn,e, when, fr,,h.,.o,,.
men,. ,uhmi, mi. .,,,,o,J;n.,v MASSAGE - IN.
cnn,il.,,,;on NJ csn,;J m.n i,h,.,;.n, .,l
n,,ro,s vho lao. md ,..nsc, m. ,,w. IN, Wv
s,i,u,,on. Of On, eonn,,v nd Js.;,s n nn,,J
and defend ,hsm ,c,;rs; NJ, y;,l,,inn
Gen Shi.Ls ,,v..,,In ian I ,,y. him, .or,s
thin, !, n, ,b,n, IF n 6,nj ,,,1, 6.oj, afn,,,,
yoGyoj,on ,,h,rh ,,..,.,o .,n,,,,,, ,hs ~, =,
in case If J;g;cnl,y The n,,nr,l;, lion lao,
do no, r.cocn ,, ,,om.,h;n,' a, ,ny,hinc .s;r
the shane Of 6n,, r., ,6c,,r "a, .in,nliC, n,o q,
in case Of difficulty, :" or FIR ,ny other pu,uose