The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1854-11-04
Mr. EJ;,oy ~ ~, E,,, y'rn,frr u no,ic

Mr.. Editor efhe Free 7rqIer II noticed
in your paper of last week a communication
from Mr.. Cushman, and another from some
one, signed by Kennedy. regret the ne
cessity of attending to that Of Mr.. CuShman
from motives Of personal regard. My mo-
tves in naming Mr.. Cu,hman in my article
to which he refers, were pure friendship to
him as man, and respect 10 the wishes q.
the people as ! had learned them. IL Nj.
Cushman thinks he can wink at the manGu-
vering of this clique against the democratic
party, himself, and others Included, and be
consistent, think shall be able to show in
a few words that he will be disappointed. 1t
is well known that for the last two or three
years, if general impressions are any evi.
dencc, that the names first mentioned in
my former article, have been operating with
wings and abolitionists as well as with the
democrats, N during the past summer they
were so far committed to, and expected Il
cooperate with the republican party, that on
Is organization its prominent members were
aStoniShcd at thois absence, and on dcman'
ting their excuses, were met with the toll
lowing, if correctly reported One said "his
object in staying with the democratic party
was to break il down." anoth,r that by
stavine with them little longer he thought
che could do more good" have been late.
told by democrat that a prominent mem.
Der of the republican party, formerly a de
moor, At, said TO him that these men, naming
tncr, taxed differently to the republicans
AMI democrats. To them, the republicans,
they say the principal object in going int
the democratic convention, was to break
down the resolutions they supposed would
be offered. Is this democracy? aud is il
right that such men should control demo.
cratic paityy With all due respect 10 Nj
Cushman, ! would beg leave to say that his
articl" is calculated TO convey wrong i'm
preston relation to my course. One
would suppose from the clamor raised by my
announce mcnt Of myself as candidate for
the office Of sheriff, that would be willing
10 sacrifice my party but my aim has al
ways been to labor for its best interests, and
think by my coming forward there will be
more votes pollcd for the democratic ticket,
with the exception Of the local offices. !
don know that can have much reason to ex-
pect many votes. understand the clique, or
some Of their co-opcrators, are Offering to
bet viii not get fifty votes III the county.
presume they are aboring hard to make
the people vote for Ottawa; they have had
the Office for the last ten or fifteen years, and
why not let them have il for all time 10 come:
This hue and cry because IA man comes out
against the political dishonesty in his party
is going to break il down, is all moonshiuc
Look at Pcrcc's vote for President in the
yeir 1852, whcn the democrats bolted Red
dick for congress and defeated him.
am sorry to be obliged to take any notice
of the article signed by Kennedy, for be is q
man with whom wish to have nothing Ia
do, either publicly or privately. 1t is a foul
scandal, and proves my assertions to what
they are willing to condescend to viIliiy cha
ractr Ny duty on the jury REFER, d to was
performed under a solcm oath, and chal
cage any honest man to gay that have used
my decision on that jury for my own polit
cal advancement In relation to Kennedy
and his co-operators trying to make polltica
capital out Of my going to the Catholic
church is a miserable farce, and unworthy ot
no,cc, and his assertions are as false as las,
can he.
Mr. Editor, regret any necessity of o..
cupying the columns of your paper and the
public with anything Of this kind, and
hope this may be the last for some time.
Oct. 30th, 1854. JAMES MCBrRNEY
NOT So.-A statement made by the Dc,roi;
Tribun", and copied into some Of the papers