The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1849-08-10

.Called kessisa 81 the Les islaisre.
We must do Gov. French the Justice to
say, that We have been satisfied, from high
authority, tina, we Were mistaken in our
statement two week, ago, tha, the supreme
Judges nf this state were unanimously Of
opinion that the governor has right to ap.
puir, L. s. Senator to I'll the vacanty in
consequence o! the hon eligibility Of Gen.
Shields. Onc Of ,hc Iahs-s certainly, and
we nre informed two, trncnr with the Co.
vernon in the opinion tina, he has no power
10 appoint. We made our statement on
VIA. we regarded asgool authority, bat NC
are NON satisfied that we had been tnisin.
formed.
We viii also say here, in reply to oar
Kendall county friend, WIN seems to think
our views in reference 10 the appointment
Of Senator, and hostility to a called session
Of the legislature. ore rather the otf,pring Of
hostility 10 Gov. French, than Of homes,
conviction Of right, that there never was
greater mistake. We have never enter.
iainea any bu, the mos, friendly feelings 10.
wards Gov. French, and in all we have
said, we never questioned his rntire honestly
in taking the ground he has. Altho'io our
mind the Governors right, and, having tie
right, his duty, to appoint Senator is clear,
We; we are free TO own that il is deba,aOie
question, about which persons may honest.
ly entertain opposite View. This Is sulli.
ciently apparent no, only from the contrari'
ETY. Of opinion which the press Of the state
en'er'ains upon the subject, bu, from the
fact that orr supreme judges differ, And
admitting that there is question about the
Governors power to appoint, he may w'l.
claim that his scroples about exercising so
doubtful preroga'ive shall De respected.
And having settled the question ,hs, the
Governor cannot. or will not, appoint n Sc
nator, i, mus, be owned that the question Of
a called session becomes IN him one of ex
IRENE delc0cy and difficulty. Before the
Governors letter was written, only a small
railroad stricken portion Of the srthern part
Of the State advocateha called session; but
now the measure finds advocates in every
part Of the state. Init south, twenty coun-
ties have met in convention and unanimous
ly requested the Governor to call an extra
session. In another part Of the state the
same thing is urged by candidate for the
Senatorship, who is sanguine that as mat
tiers stand, he can be elected. And in the
North the Free Sellers, from the evden,
sympathy Of the present legislature with
their views, are beginning to feel the force
Of the saying about GA bird in hand" aud
talk ofs called session as the only sure " ay
Of getting Free Soler into the Senate from
this state. Take silthese odds and ends to-
ge,her, they may well raise clamor about
bl', must at least be annoying and perplex'
ing.
Yet we still believe tina, the mass Of the
honest and patriotic portion Of our citizens!
who have no local interests, private mea.
sures or frihdships TO influence them, are de-
eiaea,y h9ss',s y saaahsg won our roo
! pie. already too much bosrs down ~ taxa
aticn, this new ana useless brrthen, or e
Withholding still longer IRON our creditor,
money which has been honestly due
them for years, by expanding II TO gra,if,