The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1852-06-19

ilSiu an&iols TOT IOau,
Is there none to come and help US build ~. Fl
nllly man did come and made Us an offer
True be came from Bos,on, and wss q sharp
1 Yankee; ami We were the greatest fools in tx
isienc. if We imagined be didn't come to make
something off us. And when here none was
louder in urging ~ TO accept his uher than the
gentleman from Coles. He dealt freely with the
gentleman from Boston True he sav> he has
nothing to say against the Treasurer. But how
WAS this That officer bad charge oi the money,
AMI he Wa accused OF having Deposited II iu New
York contrary TO law. The company paid the
money 10 hun, aud WAS therefore clear. The trea
surer then bad neglected his duty. But vac this
tue Let Us. sand Ms. y, luoS at the reason Of
, the thing The main object was that the money
should I've within cur reach, and bsyord the con.
trol OF the railroad company. III. u. a,knnwl
edged was the case. Did gentlemen wish 20
, sickle for technicaliticst What Odds whether
the nancy was IN basket ar bana.box And
what Mr y. asked, had the Company done to
call for this aLuse-to be denounced %, q great
colossus, under whose legs &c were 10 De crush.
ed Wher, were the fc,s--whrre thu tvert
act. He wanted something tangible. Twas not
singular that the gentleman from Coles should
take this opposite course 10 that he had Formerly
pursued for he was somewhat famous for turning
motives " some others. There was something
behind the curtain. lie had even heard impeach
ment II the Treasurer hjntsd at The remarks
oi the gentleman from Goes sufficiently explain.
ed his object lie admits that this contract with
the railroad company had been entered into
honestly on both siIes. But We we're in a hurry,
aud had made a bad bargain. Now If we could
lay any possibility crawl nut Of It, why We should
do It. and next winter make better bargain.
Beautiful good fIihl But 1t that was our mode
Of dealing Mr. y had serious doubts whether
capitalists would be 90 ready 10 make bargains
with Us
Mr. Under said after the formidable attitude
and confident tone assumed by the gentleman
from Alchemy be nlish well be afraid TO venture
reply. lie Thought the assault WAS unkjnd
from one " hO WAS Young enough Yet to wife his
b oyrsphy If,I WAS called turning snmersets to
employ IN sgeut, and ii he proved unfiIlhiul tn
turn hum out he would be turning sonIerSets al.
the time. Mr. L bad nothing To do with tas
gentleman from ST. Clair. lie was abuniAntlv
able to defend himself. As for himself Alr L.
protested he had no political ends TO accom- plsh.
lie considered hls own party IN a hopeless min,
onty. The gentleman from St CLAIR, however,
WAS rs god Democrat n the gentleman from
MrHenty. he memory OF hIs father WAS part
of The Democratic capital of the State. The whole
family were good Democra,s From Cd Dutch
Smon Syder oi PENS, wanna down, they were all
dyed IN the wool But ii the Treasurer had IN.
Willingly done wrong he must take the response.
bIity ul his acts. No gentlemen must undertake
tn close the eyes of this legislature. This was
not a question If techncaIiJies The gentleman
knew very well that every act done by the lrea.
surer IN New York was exra-otsicial and unlaw.
fa. Whom could We hold for this sum bet John
MooreI
Sexton nd il he Giesi
lIndcr--Nohody bu, h,, executors and admin.
istraors His suretes could not be held, for they
were responsible only for his official acts. Nor
could the state touch the PARTIES with whom the
money was deposited. The Treasurer had not
even condesceuded 10 info. Us no they were f;
or whether he bad made a permanent loan Of the
tie amount. or taken any other than the 100000
stock, as security True. certain papers were sand
to tg IN the treasury but the money wa, IN New
York. twas then paid i.tu our treasury 10y nc
tlor. Vow, II there wasanyth,ug about which We
should BE- careful it should be our financial mat.
ttrs We had no other guarantee but this money
for the construction of the Central Railroad ana
branches. The gentleman from Mcheury asked
for something tangible nb, ut this road So do
We! SAID Nr. l., about this money. lie would
however, tell the gentleman what t1dS tangible
1t wa. perfectly tangible that we had owned
SOUv.UUU acres If baud that ,hi, had been con
yeycd to Central Railroad Company and thai
the company had power to 20 Nhere iAey pleased.
But here the tangible cnied The intangible b..
gins with the State OF Illinois. Til. money Wa.
intangible Ii the Treasurer would condtscend
to iut,rm IA where the money was We might vet
get Il 6aik. But even that was dcuieu " The
gentleman from MeHenry had twitieI him Of hi>
advocacy If the Central Railroad CHATTER aud
vac now lost in wonder and Adjustment at h.,
attacking il. But he had never sworn allegiance
10 that company, and he was not willing to be
tried f,g hgh treason on thel Indictment prepared
by lie gentleman from MclleuTy for daring to in
CURE vhe he. the company lad Compiled with
their Charter. Que thing more said Ay. J. IN r.
viewing his past lie. be saw many things which
he would amend. But hi, .,ar had now set, aud
be hoped when the gentleman had attacks to
make hO would 40; uEmuzzt hi. dogs at HIN. He
NIGH, turn upon him and talk of somercts too.
Indeed as an old member Of parliament once said
TO new member, ;hey were all mere foot balls
anj as they were kicked about a, random, there
was no telling whether they would land in their
palace or the pillory. So he might follow all the
meGibcrs of tins house through round u somer.
sets. Suffice IT, he had landed down here, whale
your Alr. Speaker. said Mr. L have Landed On tie
platform. He begged the gentlemen would lei
lin alone 10 Gods name But let u, watch TIN.
railroad company, close no leans eyes-shut no
mans mouth "muzzlc not the OK, saith the
scripture lie regretted that we had not made
points in passing the Railroad Charter, We
were told they wOuldgo straight Ia Chicago bu,
never dbl tombstone a,tTsrta needle more than
this road was attracted by the Michigan Central
Railroad. While our Douglas remains ia power
they Nigh, keepup show Of sticking to Their
Charter But WHEN they once enter fully upon
the possession Of their road and land. and have
the Legislature aud State officers under their
control, where then will be the security for Chi
cago or any other cities lie was for holding then,
to their contract. Ii we could gci out uf II, he
/ would do so--uo, screw Dat Of it-hut get out II
we can II the Company viuste their Charter
he would say 10 them, we don't wish to be HARD
with YOU but well us, take that money. il you
| please He challenged any con mtlee, or any
court to say that the conduct Of tho Treasurer
! had not been Illegal aud extra official
Dr. Maxwell could see no necessity for TIL:
committee. He thought the house could dccid,
/ tho matter at once. Ii this had been such Al
I imGrriely COOL bargain for the Railroad Com
pany he bought they would not Ice 20 anxiuu.
[ to get their money back. as gentlemen sermeC
/ TO apprehepG. II might he true that the Irea
surcr had taken little responsibility. lie ma,
have considered the obtaining Of per cent. woitl
some responsibility. He d.. NJ. had no idea tia
tets money would ever fall into our hands, to b,
Appropriated to an industrial institute. perhaps
lie Thought gentlemen had loaded n very smal
E,a IL. Al Pail,