The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1854-06-17
!'W ORDER.

When the two great political parties Of
this country, resolved in convention at Bal
timorc, the one to 'liscountcnance' and the
other to resist, all agitation on the subject
of slavery, under any pretcXt whatever,
whether in or out Of Congress- and the pc.
ople had confirmed the resolution at the bal
lot box, adcep feeling Of satisfaction pervad-
cd the whole land, north and south II was
expected that this harvesting exciting and
firing political element would die out, smoth-
cred in its own ashes Free Soism had
been rcpudiatod, was dead, buried and more
than half forgotten. The compromises Of
1850, and the fugitive slave law, had passed;
leaving the south protected in her rights,
and the north attending to her own affairs;
and the country seemed to be in the same
channel in which it commenced in political
career and in the on'V one in which it can
safely proceed. In this state of affairs we
were willing and DESTROYS that it should re-
main. We haycnot 'agitatcd,' but in the
spirit Of the Baltimore resolution, we have
let the subject Of slavery alone. And it
ought TO he let alone by the government,
and by the people, for neither the govern.
men', OF people; nor agitation, religion or
war, carnage and blood can control the in
stitution But the Ncbraka and Kansas bill
has let slip the dogs Of war, and when
they have exhausted themselves in hovling
and veXatious annoyanc,s to sober people.
we expect them to retire to their kennels. To
return again TO the combat, the first time n
political breeze blows from the south. Dur
ing the pcndency of this bill in Congress we
have been willing to leave the decision of
the issue presented bv the Nebraska bin to
the wis ON and patriotism of the nq,ioual
lcgislatu and that their delibcraton should
MT be disturbed by a violent out side pr, 8.
sure upon their hopes and fears. The nc.
ut of their final action will in the end he
more beneficial to the peace and harmony of
the country than most Of former laws that
have had reference to slavery. II has re-,
moved sectional line which both WASHING.
ing ana jefferson considered one ofthc most
dangerous elements tia. could ever cntcr
into our politics. lthas removed the oucs.
ton from Congress, and taken from the obo,.
ition party the list out side issue which they
could make, and will compel them to come
directly tet+7c main point towards which all
their actions must ultimately carry them -
the total abolition Of slavcry-and now the
party are endoayOring TO come up to thi,
very position, by organizing a great north.
'rn sectional party, whose object shall be
To wage an unrcasng and unmttigating war
against the south! 1t is urged as a last re-
sort and the only thing which can be done
Ibis was the original platform of the old
Abolition party. But not gaining strength
ns fast as they desired, they changed their
tactics, and have taken up free soilism; free
territory TO denationalizc slavery; to resist
TIC a. ssion Of slavery and abolish it in the
dstri, of Columbia, and other out side and
less important issues, dragging in at the
same time, cheap passage, the homestead bill
&c, about which there was no great differ.
encc ofopinion, all for the purpose of gain
ing strength to their party, aud in due time
make general onslaught upon slavery
The Nebraska bill is quctus to their side
show operations, and il it has the effect to
bring the Free Democratic party before the
country on thcirtruc platiorm--thc abolition
of slavery in the nitcl States II will roll
them Of two thirds Of their power,