The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1849-07-13
ysspsis 81 Gel. Ers,en's speech nj Dosnsvil,e,
Saturday, Jaar n.
(Conelusion.)


Mr.. r. called upon every true hearted
Mssonrian 10 take into his mind, aud pond
er well, every wcEd which this article con
tanned. IL was a momeutous revelation 10
Missouri, and must instantly rouse her from
her dream Of fancied secuniy. Every true
heart in Missouri was devoted tot central
highway of nstionS--Fhe Atlantic aud Pa
Nic railway by 81. Louis, through the CEN
ire OF the Union. They knew Of nn cne-
mics 10 tina, road aud their eyes are now
70 be opened to the fact that 1t has ,nernie'
10 contend wiih-grcat enPmie.-wl,h oui
and wi,hio-and that they arc ae,irg while
Missouri Teposes in fancied security. The
article announces that great Struggle Is
coming OH between the North aud the South
with respect 10 the location OF this road
aud in the struggle Missouri il classed with
the North: ani. in oil this, the article is
right. The struggle J. coming Oh, aUd The
North VIII be 90 the side Of Missouri. The
article says the slavery dispute in which
the South i, engaged, is foolish and absurd,
and about nothing; aud in all that It Is right;
and il would have been more right VI 1t had
said that this foolish, absurd, and empty
DISPUTE was extending itself 10 MsSouri.-
1t rsproaches Cahoun with getting up dis.
union meoinga, intlamed with good wine
and bad speeches, and doing nothing ia the
great struggle. There the article is wrong.
Calhoun is not idle on this subject, though
his work is not visible to the writer. He is
indsfaigably at work, but in the dark, by
intrigue and through his instruments. He
works under ground, at least forty feet he.
low the surface. From the moment tina, he
(Mr. b. brought forward his plan openly
and publicly, supported by fair argument.
according to his custom, from tina, moment,
Calhoun went 10 work according to his Cal.
hours custom, by intrigue, by secret ma
china'ions, by undermining, and thinking
10 defeat il. HIS plan was TO create rival
interesis-s road by Memphis, to draw of
the votes Of the Southern Stales--a road by
the mouth Of the Ohio, TO draw of Kentnc
Ky and The southern counties Of Missouri
a Memphis convention 10 combine the
southern states in opposition 20 the ST Louis
route-and encouragement to Whitney in
his plan Of a road by Lake Michigan. Al
this was planned Mr.. d. said. from the mo-
ment he had made his SPIT ech in the Senate,
and the plans were all pa. into immediate
operation, though not visible to the New
Orleans editor, because carried on in the
dark aud by Intrigue, instead Of being PRO.
posed openly in Congress, rs he had rroro.
~" "'N pam "r tn"or was '"efF'nre, III
c'tor ~ SURPRISING 'a'H"hn 10 De 'ole Oh
'H'> N,"!t''' nc mas o''u pu>E. ana Sic
cessinl, in getting nrt the Memphis cenven.
non i'f NE AN Oh J"'!, Oh winch Ut IS 10
w ''S,"eh',
Mr' >a'' M ed'tor was ~ error u, an
n'ner particular, or rail'r he was T'rnf AS
lar rs NJ cnnih see hnl ne c'"ld not see M
10 'ne Grr'nS oi "hat was gong en- lie
e"nhehne' nun (l'i. h-'''n) Tor hi' sem
sio'e e"hdac' IN attending TO f'aii'r> M
N'a' 81 ao>'Fa'unh'--S'trhh'nr 70 'h'ng,
'''r@' "' -o''>'nr>' >P'r'E'' instead
OF hiiamaiory "',r"S>'o'' ai'",'u"s IN"
gre" A'f''' am f'''h' l'',nfd' '">'r'd
u oah' ing p'Fn''' "P'" u,' "l'"'t F'"-
.'o' an" d" 'ii' N'' ,''I ~ 'd'" accord
n's ~ WA ,f'i''N 10 .''' 70 20, 'ar "'':
o,r' "'"e u'' re ho'" @, ''r CONF piracy !"
AIS, a'H 81 we 'e''inr' ,'' :" a.. 3
r'"' %, "o" a.. ,''h.,'- H.' '''.''"'N
,'u'i we ''"'' anu 4! "'i .'.' ''' y ''-
1o,V.'@ 'i'h ~ 'N' m'''' ''.. "I''E."' '0r
" u''' ~" ".i'""t 80 ~ &c.. % ,'.,'''
,"'' r''.' .Ha : .''''' r''''''' 'l' "1rl"a
~ r'n y wen ~ a., p''P'f n'm" "' me
jefferson ffn'so' l'' a! mat was going
w.
eonce'''n hrt',"G> wire hr" hI u" old
Sous, anu 'ne o'i 'h' Ne" nl:!llrF'' 7" SINK
Inc whole question OF the road in one mi.
vera, concerted clam"r about "" provi.H.
30 ehnre'y was ms tf4 case, sad Mr. u.
tha' the IHrN''n o. -. "nai could not be
'dk'h mp "llho" running i"i" IN, nr7vIS":
ana 'n', was notably ne Gee across tn"
river ldo"a'" conh'yj Where a 'a''raad
meeting commence" I'r 10" cypress rnr-
pose o. SUSTAINING benton a., '1"r"Ni, hal
rnn MO PTavi'o slavery NEE ,."s to damn
nt"'n" ana 10 hr'ye INN nj OF ."o S0nn'r.
MI b. then read an arrou"t O. bat meet.
ing which thu, became so strangely meta.
motrhoSed' Inc account appeared IN one
Wy paPe'S W we S'a'e' '"HN
ouc,ijoni nsc, ,H ', 80 I ,r ~, n'as',J
Howard count Ar, h, 49, :; .' 49,, VI
on the oud ,n,t. ,t ,sb;,I Jns, -. ."s'
presided AZ CHAIRMAN 49, y ,ha,, - ''r ns.
In acted ~ secre,,rr .'.o,,.,, .I
strinr Of resoln,ons Nova r' ," a"'
chairman or ,hs cor,,r;, ,r a p"noin W ,"e
previous meeting. in favor Of lie nr,nosea
road. In every possible shane. nha.e and
aspect Of the question, the pronosi,ion il
seconded and approved. In conclusion. IN.
thanks of the ,rno,;no ,,oro ,;,,o,. n -,