The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1850-08-31
For the Free Ira ler


Nsssrs. EdiiorS-Hay.ns seen in your paper
several communications expressing desire to see
all differences and discord removed and harmony
again restored to the great democratic party in
his county and congress ioual district for the pur
pose Of promoting demucrauc principles, | can
only say that such An event il worthy the effort
II every patriotic citizen, and will cost nothing
but a surrender OF old, useless and dangerous
prcjulIces and animosies that it Is both practi-
able and desirable and the way plain and easy.
uu. with some 1t seems TO be dark and difficult
question: ami y,. 81 seems 50 plain tn me, and
las f.ra long time, that no one need 10 err or be
Al a loss for a moment, and without any premises
n regular approaches shall simply state what I
consider the only praCti. bic way. First let every
man, whatever his condition may be, dlycst him
'elfof all party or sectional prejudice and hostile
feelings and be willing to best serve himself and
his country in all measures, questions, and nom
nations; this he can do in most cases, md espc-
lially in the present, without any sacrifice of in
;erest or principles.
The great democratic party, consisting Of pro
baby two thirds OF the voters Of this county and
district, wish only to be represented by the man
who can and win maintain their principles and
net on all measures, in accordance with them and
the two factions have now 50 little ut issue that
if YOU fairly define the position Of the one YOU
nav copy it uerJdtn to tit the other The Free
Soil party So far as ! understand them, wish only
to suppress and prevent by all lawful means the
increase and extension Of slavery, and slave terri
tory; and where is the man north Of Mason and
Dixon's line that will ayow different sentiment
If such a man can be found, ninety.nine out o
every one hundred would cry out "Aanathama
MarinathaA" Where thenis the difference! why
torsooth and strange to tell it is about the wore
prociSo. Il word that has acquireda magic about
this time that will yomit some very good mei
sooner than cpjcac Well let the word go; il
they cannot eat meat let them eat hubs. Ii tn,
ordinance of 1887, or the Oregon whit
not P, say example. Very good that
will do, we are all as good free sellers as anybo
| DIV, only don't say that naughty word, But what
! Is to be done Why, let the Joliet Convention
which il to sit soon, nominate n man who is wei
known to be deterninatcly opposed to the cxten
sion Of slavery into territory now free, or the al
mission of any more slave states, which they cat
do without the least sacrifice of principle as they
claim to believe the doctrine, and believe they
do, ma il il doctrine that commends itself to Tia,
Judgment and good sense Of every man, and die
tated by the principles of eternal Justice; an,
this they can 10, aud yet sound democrat iha
will meet every wish with regard to any oil th'
old sues of parties Let them do this ami then
nominee will be elected by majority of 1000
TO 10000 in this District, aud 1t will produce tina
lmuch desired harmony without which they have
no safety or plausible hope Of success, and with
out which dangers and difficulties will be theken
ing and increasing for two years, aud then tn,
mischief will be realized and consumatcd. Lee
them nominate such man and they will hay,
made no concessions or compromises, as they mr.,
in favor Of all this, but they will have satisiioC
my man with whom they have any interest, and
harmony and united action will soon follow
But il ON the other hand they take ultra ground
anl cultivate malignant and proscriptvc spirit
the proscriber will be prescribed, and an endless
sum Of mischief aui difficulty will follow.
With lhcsc remarks. which may borg,rlci as
mere opinion, but which think win be found az
! true as inspired prophecy submit the matter {,
! tao Consideration OF my fellow citizens
CoRNFIELD POLITICIAN.