The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1851-06-07
Mr. Wentworth aud his lntrIguery against
the Rock Island Railroad.

MI. entwOTth, IN The Day democrat OF May
81, deyotes nearly two columns to 4 reply 10 az
article which We published several weeks age, eN
posing his secret plottiugs against the Rock Is
land Railroad, &c.
OF course he drujeS il all lie would be soft
ii he Jii not Mr. W. is tco yd hand at such
business to plead guilty, ~ matter how mean a
game he may be cnushtm. The exposition was not
made with ayiew Of getting him to ownuP, twas
made TO sdyisc our people Of the course he WAS
pursuing, and Of what influences be was bringing
to bear against our fhycyite road, and to let them
be their own judges in the matter
Every body along the line cf thu, road knows
his position m reference tn IT, Aud the course Of
his paper shows that there "a nothing too low for
him to s,oop to IN order to accomplish 1t, defeat,
his friendly rreieut,on, to the contrary notvith
Standing.
Now. We have no fault to fni with the Chica
60 press fur advocating their own interests--we
would deem them silly If they did not Bu, we
DO fund fault with them, aud particularly the De
mocrst, for abusing nearly every man who has
taken stock IN th,s road. Look at the course u
the Democra. towards tho Michigan Bank the
thousand faIsehoois it Is daily setting ahoat--so
much So that the people Of Chicago themselves
are becoming sck and tired Of thcul-and why :
simply because the president Of that bank was
elected one Of the directors Of this road Why
those underhandsd thru,ts at Judge Strykcr and
the open and barefaccd abuse II all the non resi-
dent directors Of this road Not because these
men have injured Mr, Wentworth, or his "pryss,
property, or even political standing, or Chicago
bu, for no other reason than because gaty
have come forward and taken stock il the Rock
Island Railroad. Had they united with the III
chgan Central Co. or the Aurora Branch, twhose
tool he seems to be the Democrat would sung
different song The people 81 this section of the
state have ever felt an interest in Chicago, they
have cxultcd in her rapid growth, and spoken and
written finer with pride as the Garden City Of
the west; and whatever enterprises She may
have engaged in to extend her own influence
AMI commercial advantages, shc has always
enjoyed the best wishes Of this portioH Of the
state There wouldhayc been jus. as much pro-
prety IN our abusing the stockholders or directors
Of the Chicago and Galena road, because they
did not come to Ottawa, instead of goin to St.
Charles or it would be equally Just for Us or for
the Democrat TO commence war upon the Ill
rectors Of the Illinois Central Road because they
do not think fit to run the road according to our
peculiar notions, As for the Chicago papers to
pour out their venom anl abuse against the d-
rectoTs and stockholders of the Rock Island Road,
because they find it TO their advantage to run
some 90 or 50 miles south Of that city.
We are glad to see thai most Of the Chicago
papers are gradually abating their opposition to
this road, The Tribune has hurled back, with
characteristic force and ability during the past
week, into tie teeth # Nr ", n.v orth, roms Of his
base misrepresentation, while all the rest, sxeop;
the Democrat are entirely mum. They al know
very we'll that this road will be made, reg ar les,
Of their smiles or frowns; and that everything
they can say against il will only terd Ia
emb liter the people along its route az ain. st Chi
cagO. Already has there feeling bee II aroused
hero which will take years to eradicate. And
when we can once get along withcut Chicago
unless better feeling is restored, We shal lun.
doubtedly do So