The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1850-10-12
The Speeches ON Monday Night.

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various bearings, upon national welfare, OF IN,
lines Of policy adopted, by the two grea, parties
which have divided the American people ever sine,
the organization Of our government He traced GU
the leading differences which have existed, nnc
! showed that. from their antngonisrical characters
they still existed and must continue do as Ions
as our present form of government, shall last. Ths
the same political doctrines intoxicated by The elder
Adams and SO ably battied for by Alexander HAM
on. to wit: the incompetency OF the people for self
government, and hence the necessity OF a strong
hereditary central power-au aristocratic United
States Senate, aud strict alien aud sediiion Jaws
which have since been the guiding char, OF the
federal party, were still cherished by the wings with
parents ionlnes aud that they are but waiting for
an opportunity to enforce them with the same rigour
with which they tourshed under thl black cockade
lie displayed familiarity with the politics of the
nations, and her political history which bids fair TO
render HIM one ofthe most usefu men OF our state
and from his thorough acquaintance with ;he leading
measures OF the day--measures which have for the
las, twelve months hung ike dark cloud over our
country threatening us withn civil war, and ,hepo-
sition which he occupies upon them eminenlly tit
/ him for the office for which he is now before the
! people OF this congressional district.
! We feel proud TO be able 10 come before the peo-
| pie with the name OF such man as Dr. RICHARD :.
/ MoroSy at the head of our columns lie will be an
other bright star in Illinois which the eyes Of an
admiring world will be turned. With such men as
| Bsseil, Richarison, Campbell and Molony in the
house and Douglass and Shields in the senate, Hi
If a IN nal
legislature equal if not superior 10 any other state in
in the Union
Dr. Molony is right on every question which now
affects our a,ional welfare On the Tarifhe occu-
pies the Oil democratic platform-no more tax than
is absolutely necessary defray the expenses Of the
government, and that 10 be levied upon the value OF
the article Imported, with proper Determinations
lie opposes the high protective innlr' advocated
by his opponent, Mr. Cofiing, which has time and
again been demonstrated by such men as Benton.
Cass, Buchanan, Secretary Walker, and a hos, OF
other Lending statesmen. 10 be an indirect way ~
pundering the hard earnings OF the producers TO
still more TO the millions OF the cap.aisis--to Grip
pie the agricultural resources Of the west to build up
and enrich exclusive manufactursi sri-tocracy at
east.
On the question of National Bark he stands
side by side with Jackson Polk and Ben,on--oppo-
sing ii with the utmost OF his abilities and s;nunchy
adhering 10 that great democratic measure the lS-
DEPENDENT TREASURY. which has enabled the &C
neral government, through long and expensive for
elgn war; to pay her heavy expenses in gold and sill
yer, while herbonds were selling in foreign markets
mt premium oifom two to five per cent, instead OF
depreciation OF lily per cent, md paying her SOL
diers with discounted bankrngs aud shin pnsters as
was the case during the last war with England and
under the palmicst days of tina, monster National
Bank, which Gen. Jackson crushed to earth and
which the wing party has ever since been endeavor-
ing TO resusctate with its thousand evils
On the sublec, Of the non-cxtension Of slavery he
bres,hs the very breath of the north We can do no
better, by way ofgving his views upon this subject,
than by giving his own language which we reported
rerbatim from his speech during its delivery In
speaking about New Mexico and Utah, he sud:
at had been in congress. the last session should
have contende 10 the ast tor the application to New
Next and Utah. OF the Ordnance OF 81 and that
II. contrary TO my expectations, slavery should be
'ourd 10 be going 10 either OF said territories be-
lieve that the proper remedy Of New Mexico would
ne ~ present Hcrs"H NJ INC uOOr OF The Union and
knock for ndmittance, with her constitution embo-
dying the Ordinance ot's7; and that il should have
seat in congress and she should he refused ndmit-
lance, il, would not be by the aid OF my vote. If,
however. this eIpedicnt should fail, then should 60
decidedly, for making, as condition OF the adinis-
SION OF New Mexico and Utah, whenever they should
apply, that their constitutions should embrace the
Ordinance OF 81. My motto being, in the angua ce
ot Col. Benton, NO more slGre TERRITORY" while
all the rights OF the south, under the constitution
shall mos, sacredy regard and respect"
In abiding to the spill, in party which had its
origin during the last presidential cnmpaign, and in
speaking OF the Van Duran party he said:
81 have ever believe their motives pur. in sup
porting MIR. Van Buren,. that never did and do not
now question their democracy Democrats must
he permitted to differ the constitutional powers Of
congress over the question OF slavery and have
vermade IA test QUESTION. | sustained Gen. Cas-
warmly, although differed with him in this respect
and l have seen no reason to regret the course
pursued"
Alter Dr.. Moiony had finished his remarks, Mr.
Cofiins, the wing candidate, whom the Dr. had inv.
,edto be presen, to adde's, the citizens OF Qua.
wa after he got through if he ie, disposed, took the
stand, and made very able speech much more so
than we anticipated, He argued well, and for the
wing side, said all that could be said.
His first step, like that taken by every wing who
comes before the people for ofcein this part Of the
state, was TO make his audience believe that there
wasno difference between wings and democrats =;
that times had so changed, and the great and lead.
us measures which had heretofore divided the peo-
pie Of this nation into two political par,ies-whigs
and democrats-had been decided, and that, now
they were all one and the same. That democrats
could, with perfect consistency, vote for him.
because las in reality there were no par,ies he was
ademocratn all except the name, and in that parc-
uar he had always been, and always intended TO be
awhig. He showed, evidently. that his whole aim
to convince the dsafiected sore headed lame,
halt, ind blind, which always found tagging ner
the different parties for the sake plumber, tina, all
party distinctions were broken up; and ha, noe,
every body should vote for whom he pleased, with.
out reference to opinions previously entertained
But, notwithstanding Mr. Coiiing assured his
hearers that all party lines had been CELEBRATED yet
he still claimed TO be the exponen, Of wing principles,
and as such, went into long and intricate argu.
men to show where the wings. in advocating "pro-
tectve tariff" did it with view Of beneli,,ing no,
only the eastern manufacturers, but the whole coun-