The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1854-09-09

Mr., Edior:-l don't know but | may
worship too devoutly at the shrine of my
own ambition, more especially when my d
yotions are influenced by disappointment,
modification, and regret and my heart
made to feel the sting and assassination of
filschood and SANDER, but justice to myself
and my friends demands this communication,
although it may sever friendships and asso.
Citations that much regret. would there
fore hereby publicly declare, that from prin-
ciple am opposed to the passage of the
Kansas and Nebraska bill, or any other mea-
sure, however remotely it may touch the
subject Of slavery, or favor its probable in
PRODUCTION into new territory. | profess to
be a democrat, standing ON the Baltimore
platform, denying the right of Senator
, Dou- las, or President Pierce, or any other
men or combn ton of men, 10 substitute
any new party test, short of a national con.
yyntion. iwou.d also hereby publicly now
and forever rypudiatcany correction whatc.
yer, with the republican party, lately orga-
nizeI in this place, for The reason that while
in its Infancy, whitrJust struggling into ne,
IL was seized Is The secret and reasonable
association called know uothugs, AMI by
them concerted into an instrument ofp0wcr.
90 carry ont their political tcachcry. OF
course DO not m,au to charge this On all
who participated ia i,s organization--far from
IT, bu, on few Of The designing know no
things, such as Mr. Thorne and Warner,
and Il few others whowarc ready TO sacrifice
truth, honor, and integrity, together with
every manly and cnnobling principle Of hu.
man nature, SO that they might accomplish
their object There was no means that was
in their power, that was not used during my
long and severe Illness, TO place me in n
wrong position before the people. But !
could haze boruo all their political treachcry
and duplicity. althoughit crieved and woun
dcd my heart 90 think That any man (or mem
could go far forget the common courtcSics of
life. towards on, who has never injured any
man and has lived in this CO. nearly 20
years, as tn take such pains to sacrifice me
u.on the altar Of their own ambition. But
not content with this, N, Ali and as assid Ike,
they had 10 invade the sanctitics Of private
life, and immediate upon the altar of their
unhoiy ambition, the peace and happiness of
innocent and unoitcnding Families, by digging
from the grave Of oblivion, Old and slande-
rous reports that had long been buried by
their own improbatilitcs inconsistencies, and
ialschoods All this had TO be done in order
that Nr. Warner might be carried on the
shoulders Of Mr.. Thornc and others into Of
fec. This is no doubt attributable to the
fact Of Mcssrs. Thornc and Warner both be-
longing to thoassociation known as know no
lings, whose obligations seems to annul all
the Obligations that are Imposed on every one
Of III, and still higher and more sacred obi
cations, such as only are known 10 favored
few. The protested object OF this new or
gauizaiion, is TO elevate and improve the
condition Of the black race and TO guarantee
10 them civil and religious rights acG priyc-
ges, TO check the arrogance and cncroach
monts of the slave power. \ laudable mis-
sion indeed, 10 bc engaged in imitation of
eur Divine Master, in bull ing up the broken
hearted, 10 release the captive, and to open
tn prisons to them that ate hound. Yet
mark TIER sincerity, WJla they contem.
plate, with holy horror, l.a 80 dition of
the African race, they az W.t i 90, and
controlled Cat least to a great extent by
s"crci association, founded on treason, AMI
Uagtng political waliary on the civil aud
religious rights Of u large portion of our fel.
low citia'us, and degrading the white man,
while seeking to elevate the colored race.
l. there any foreigner who is SO regardless
Of the dictates of his own conscience so re-
gardlrss of TIE obligations he owes to him
self, his family, to his country or his God,
that would for one moment lend his influence
to elevate such men to Office, who are the
deadly enemies of their civil and rel gious H.
berticSy ! would further ask Of the old
wing party, if they are willing TO Icgaiize
the sale or transfer Of their party into the
hands Of such combination Let the elec.
ton in Nov. answer the question.
| viii only add, that | am no longer a
candidate. - {. q. MILLER
superintendent, OF Public Instruction.
NJ EdtiOr;--Your article last week on
the appointment of this officer, makes the fol.
lowing points;
list. That Mr. Ninian Edwards is 'to an
eminent degree vigorous, systematic, prac.
teal hand" zone of the ablcs, men Of our
state, possessed Of indomtable energy and
industry, close reasoning, systematic
mind, thoroughly educated, yet business
like and practical
Toall this have only to say that Mr.. Ell.
wards is not unknown in this vicinity, which
! bciicye'he visited in connection with canal
matters and these high cncomiums are no,
by any means 0Nbornc out by what have
heard from leading then of the democratic
party here, any more thar by The results Of
enquiries have made elsewhere. Personal.
ly, believe Mn Edwards to be n fair aveyugc
man for the appointment some do not.
= 81 You say professor Turner's best
friends pus, ,orccdc tina he is inprac.icable