The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1854-01-07

TIE MAIN 4. Ia
I'som The proceeding Of t'le Temperance co"
ventiou held in this vlliga on the An INST 9n-
which We publish in an l,her column. it Will d
.een HAT the people OF Ia Safe county are be
ginning to &C; in tie good cause.
The convention was as wei attended as eoul'
he expected. All that we're there came to &C
themselves, mol merely to sec what others were
doing.
ltw;llle recollscieJ, t,lat We published a re
qaest Ct the sons Of Temperance, calling upon
the Clstgy throughout ihe s,ste 10 deliver dis
course On the 1t. Of January, on'1he subject Q
Temperance, viewed in the light Of The woFl
they preach.
R:v II. VI. Whi,ilcsey said that lie had
rot been sJlcto comply al..ae time specified tr
iulenJcd 10 soon.
Rev. G. Sthlosser said he had not, and dil not
,,ean to. fot .wo reasons; one was be caleliAt,d
TO speak Of Temperance more or less every sab
b.lh, the o'lcr was tia: he would not regard a
r.qlest hsa such source.
Rev. S /. D,nnios said their qar'crly meet
comply with the wish Of he Sons.
Rev. ". D CLARK, intended to preach on the
salipcl and 0ihcd to profit by good suggest
from whatever source il might come.
There being a call for statement Of Of the
Temperance movements in the different town
.b,7s several gentleman complied. From their
remark. we should jnl;e the people are consider
ably vale W.
The afternoon was spent ina perm.ncn' OF
ean,zA.ion for The county.
In our opinion the success Of the Proiibltory
law in our STATE VII depend much on the course
pursued by its ficnds.
7, Is a measure of vast Importance. Iae
money and bread OF thousands will be elected
lr Il. The c.iyf characteristics Of i diiT,s i'om
.ar Statute law in our union 1t Is based upon
t.s piineiplo that there ore men whose appetite
,he Inv must conlrole becau.e they cannot con
., q. .i-.--r s'a' e'.'--- ,'s'S - ''7'-' -"
,toleetitsclf But men have no moral righ: to
TX themselves to support misery deg'a'Icn
,'cc .t,!ho, riots and murder, as we are now do.
!, ;ssrr III la Sale county at The rate Of thou
sands Of dollars every year
This, tlIen is the nature Of lie re orn you are
sgong to accomplish What is pp-sel TO be
Lla., The coEycnIion at Chicago organized
S.a'e alliance alu couG,irs and towns arc mig
,,Gctel to otganz, On the same plan that tie
State has. Alright, but b4ld no Chinese Wall
ofpaper pledges and resolutions, arOuai your
movements.
fcoleo' hat any person may become
member c!;hi, alliance by esuing the -con.tin-
ton ani pleigius Limselito vote for no clnd.
date for cii,c ule IS he : pledged fur the Maine
law That sounds bad What viii be the ef
feet OF IN You will q around with your p pet
presenting il to every one you meet saying 'aint
YOU temperance ma,.,' Yes" We'll, then
sign this pledge and yot. SO L so' 8 | drn',
,xrcly lks 10 do that 1.-THE question comes
before the people to vote on would vote for it
bl. dnt consider it the only thing which con
csyns Illinois. Under same conditions l would
vote iyr a man no. l.y,ra5ly d,plsgd to the
law 'You are no inmpcrance man, you will
20 with the rum seller" This is the way the
ding II soik. |; VII arouse opposition and
enact party. We want no party dicSeFing in
with this subject. Il is MT political subject
1t is aq1csiun for BE people Al we want i
legislators te rrcrora and submit law to til.
people Let diem cansiler, discuss aud become
prepared foy aud dispose Of he matter.
There are demcgogHes and nspirenls enough 10
make hobby of it if there is chance for them
t, he any hing
Ia ii. nGpiep steps Of this movement let
tL,re be no c,eng and circumscritirg Of the
que ,;icn Ba! make " speakers pu h ard
send broad cast your documents all over the
STATE. Give the electors of Illinois mn op?crtu
,ity TO vote for the Maine Liquor Law and Hi
noia viii Aaee Maine Liquor Law.
From The manner in which Mr. Richardson's
resolution was received We hiuk ihe mj"i'y
uere ~; Ii layor Of i
The copy Of the proceedings Of The temper.
ause convention held in this city on tie All inst,
was Handed in to the compositions, and got mis-
layed. Until We Lad Tie form made UP We were
not aware ot'.
OlE EtHldths u llt bidh Inv Nt'G Nu''th
fourth by the proceedings of the convention out
we hope they will be iono the less interesting,
Proceedings will be published next week.
p.S.-An editors pcrplexiies--1hey cluster
ABOUND him like glaciers around Alpine noun
iauis,
We understand the company Of Story. Tai
mage 4 Co. have purchased all the Irish Sian
ties OF those concerned in the riot on the 18th Of
December.
II is expected the work will be resumed in n
few days.
1t is reportedat Washington that the demo-
cratic Senators who went in with such men as
Seward TO defeat Col Armstrong for printer,
are beginning to be rather ashamed of TIER
course, aud would like to have vote uyain.
The Secretary of the Treasury has given Off
cial notice that he will redeem up TO the first Of
January next, 100000 Of United States
Stocks.