The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1854-09-02


The Fusion Convention.
The convention Of the fusionists, called TO
meet at this place on Wednesday, was mode
rately we'll attended. We believe all the
towns in the county but seven were repre-.
scented. 4. \. Fisher, Of Ottawa, presi-
ded, with two secretaries.
The first business was the appointment of
n committee Of five to arrange n programme
Of action While this committee had reti-
red. the convention vas addressed by Bron-
son Murray, Esq, who took for his text
resolution or two proposing to fuse the in
dustral educational movement in this state
with the other isms intended to be taken un.
der the republican" wing. The idea he at
tempted to elaborate was, that the most cf.
fec,iye means Of preventing the spread Of
slave labor was TO render it Improbable By
opposing II with free labor, and free labor
could 10 this best by being well educated.
The thought is certainly ingenious, and Mr..
VI. Ucs'TNcS Crcui' III IL put We 'oiiiens Jul
fears that this attempt to make political
hobby Of the industrial movement, is not
the wsest way to advance it,
The committee on business next reported,
and then followed discussion which, while
it was carr: d on throughout in the most ex-
cited temper, was on points so transcendcn-
tally refined, that we were frequently wholly
unable to comprehend its drift. The main
difficulty, however, seemed to be in refe-
renee to the mode of appointing the dele.
gates to the congressional convention the
the delegates nominated by committee,
wings, or Coiling men, desiring to have
while the other odds and ends insisted on its
being done in open convention. The com.
mittee plan, however, finally prevailed, and
the nominations were directed to be thus
made.
Then followed an informal ballot for can
didate for sheriff which resulted in decided
expression in favor of Mr. +. Warner, for
that Office.
The nominations Of delegates TO the Bloc
mington convention were next reported, and
If portion of the proceedings Of the demo
cratic convention were boisterous, they were
certainly UNNECESSARILY exceeded by the
scene that followed the attempt to ratiiy the
action Of the committee There were mo.
tons in order and out OF order, stamping,
| yelling, noise and confusion, but finally all
the nominations were pronounced ratified,
| except two delegates from Ottawa, for whom
/ others were substituted, and one from the
country, who vac found to be Nebraska
wing, and was accordingly dropped like a
hot potato
sheriff, and DIR. Putnam for coroner,
The committee on resolutions reported
none but the two offered by Mr.. Murray
proposing the educational fusion.
Delegates were appointed TO representa-
tive convention, but we believe no candi
dates were recommended to that body.
We left some time before the convention
adjourned, bnt believe there was no other
business transacted. No instructions wcr,
passed on the subject of congressman, but
it is said the delegates are for Cohng, al
though Mr. Norton had many friends in tn,
convention, particularly among the aboli
tonisis.
We saw among the delegates six or eight
who have hitherto called themselves demo
Gratis, and who certainly looked like cats il
strange garnet. We felt like asking them
few ques,:ons. Did the democratic party
did the cause Of freedom and progress, eve,
profit by turning aside from their wel.trod
den and safe path, and assisting their polti
cal oncmics--thc enemies Of their principle
in their efforts to obtain political power
DO the wings or aboitioni.ts believe il, 0
practise upon, one Of the great principles 0
or sincc' federated power, vii lthcy no
continue TO be wings, and promote wing oh
jccts? VIII they swcrvc a hairs breadtl
because they are indebted to democrats 70
their cloctons Are not the rcins Of gov
eminent safer in the hands Of democrat.
who agree in almost everything, than il
those of wings and abolitionists who are bit
tcrly hostile in almost every thing' 1t
contrary to nature for the Ethiopian t
change his skin or the leopard his spots
II is equally unnatural for a whig, nativ,
+ American, an abolltionist, or by any othe
name, to cherish and practise the principle
oGthc democratic party.