The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1849-10-05
IN with the masses of orr fellow

ton SounDs too much like the muir
murings of the bondSman, when COM
pared with the buglc blast of the
free, TO avail them.
ResOired, That it is the duty of the
American people, to see that the in
iluencc of the Government, in all its
departments is kept constantly and
actively on the side of freedom.
ReSoired, That the manly and bold
stand taken by the Hon. THOMAS
ii. BENTON, in opposition to the
hereSicS of CasS and Calhoun, and
their few adhcrcnts, and in favor of
limiting Slavery TO its present bounds
commands our admiration, and to
the extent he has gone, our approval,
and we hope and believe that the
free spirit of the age will sustain him
IN his efforts thus far, and invite him
on, until he shall have ovcrtakcn it.
ReS0irfd, That we cannot, under
any political necessity whatever,
htreaitcr support for the Office of
iCS4utHt> a tdlltiltdlc " nose men
tai obliquity is such as to cause him
to deny, at this late day, the conSti-
tutionalitv of the JeiicrSonian Ordi.
nance of 1857.
Reso'red, That it is the duty of the
General Government to keep open
and safe our great national highways
and harborS, by making judiciouS APP
preparations from the national treas
ury for that purpose.
ReS0ired, That we are in favor of
the opening by the General Govern.
ment ola national highway through
our territories, to the Pacific, and
the adoption of such measures as
will give security TO the cmigrant.
ReS0ircd, that the true interests
OF the nation will be best promoted
by the free grant Of the public lands,
in limited quantities, to actual set
tiers.
ReS0ired, That as this is an age
Of progress and reform and the AM
erlcan people are a truly ProgresSire
enccs orricuI,rrc. commerce and
m,nnr,ctnres. and IN All olSo tLa,
tends to eXalt MAN to that moral, So
cial, Intellectual, and political eleva-
tion "a which nature dcst;ncd him
that, therefore, if we would commend
our cause and our candidates to the
generous sunnort If the masses wo
must rcnndia,e "otn r,,Tronys y
which, tboncb suited f. tbe nnhl;c
of wears past. arc but li.tlc in Lnr-
monv with tho snir;t If ,hc nroson,
dav: and establish o,bors IN rn;san
with fine svmnathics. rsclinos and
ever onward march Of the tr1ly de-.
mocratic sentiment.
Resolpcd, That we are in favor Of
TOWNSHIP ORGrz,rloxs. BELIEVING it
to be Democratic measure, tending
to bring the administration of the
Government nearer to the people,
and thereby causing the Govern
ment to be better and more salts.
factorily administered. and securing
economy in the public expenditures,
Resulted, That such a reform in
the administration of our State Gov
eminent, as will insure an earlier
publication and distribution of the
laws, is loudly called for.
Resoircd, That we recommend the
candidates nominated by this meet
inr to the people of the county as
honest, capable, and faithful men.
and worthy of their support: and
that VIC will use all honorable means
TO secure their election.
The resolutions having been read.
were adopted by reclamation!
On nation
Lorenzo Iel,nd Low; Ke,sor
William Chum,ycro John EannaJV,.
William Slv II GInvor IntLo,
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