The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1856-08-09

. anu BIZ I4CliItI Ic ItpdIuS liClll as lGCu'Cdi
with the Baltimore platform of 1852:
TIE DUEL BuSINESs-It is amusing to see
how the fusion papers founder and squirm
over the constitutional disability of Col.
Hissel 10 take the oath Of office as Governor
of Illinois in consequence of having prompt
ly accepted the challenge" of Col. jeff. Davis
to fight duel. The Chicago TrsJuhe enters
seriously into an argument to prove that as
the challenge was sent and accepted out of
the State Of Illinois, our Constitution can
have no application in this case. BY the
same process of reasoning Virginia negro
would be eligible in Illinois, on the ground
that the fact Of his birth of back parentage
which makes him ineligible here, occurred
out Of the State, The Chicago Press gets
over the matter more glIbly by boldly as
sorting that Richardson acted as Bissel's
sccoud-a statement wholly unsupported by
Il word of proof and known to be unioundcd
but which could not better Bissclrs case if
true. Other papers, less reckless, own the
corn, but plead for sympathy for BisscM on
the ground that he acted under strong pro-
vocation" that the honor of his state and
the bravery Of her troops had been assailcd,"
&c. Now this talk about 4" the honor Of his
state IS all bosh. Nobody had a>sailcd liz
nois or said word about her troops. jeff.
Davis had made a speech il the House, glo-
rifl ing the bravery of the south, and among
other things, said, when, by the panic of a
northern regiment the day was on the point
of being lost at Buvna Vista, the Mississip-
plans had come TO the rescue, &c. Col. Bis
sell replied by disruting the fact, and assert
e. that, NJ tie time alluded to, the MiSsis-
sippi r .i;nent was not within miles of the
ta:,!c-fitll. BisScl had thus constrUctiyeiy
given Davis the lie, for which DAVIS chal
lcngcd him, and Bissel promptly accepted
the challenge" This foundering is all weak
ncss-mik and water, as Wentworth would
cal. It, who gets over the matter very coolly
by saying, "Wcll, what of it," All Bissell
need DO IS to take the oath, and then what
will you do about it: That is undoubtedly
the upshot of it. If BiSsell is prepared TO
take the oath, in the very improbable event
Of his election, that will undoubtedly end
the matter. The great question is, are the
people willing TO elect man who is prepared
TO take the oath under such circumstances
GREELEY on BlSsELL.-Since Dunn, of In
diana, La. left the fusionists in Congress,
and declared his purpose to support Fillmore
for the Presidency, the New York Tribune
has bclaJOred him with abuse Greeley
says Dunn has not been a true "friend Of
freedom" for year, and, as proof states that
at the Philadelphia convention - he urged
the nomination for President of Col. Bissell
of Illinois, who has always been Democrat,
and far more identified with past political
controversies than Col. Fremont. Mr.. Dunn
was thoroughly alienated from and hostile to
the Republican movement before Col. FREE
plated" This is unkind to fusionism in
Illinois. One would think they had hard
row" enough to hoe with their candidate as
it is without Greeley insinuating that he is
thoroughly alienated and hostile to the Re-
publican movement"
Fremont AND SLAvERY.-The New York
Herald the leading Fremont organ, both
before and since his nomination, openly ad- |
yocates that Kansas shall be made slave
state. 1t says
admit Kansas, then, as a slave state,
and hereafter let the new free states and
slave states come in in pairs--a fair offset
TO ach other. This will dry up the bitter
waters which are now bursting forth in the /
west, and the streams of passion and excite
ment which they feed"
Verify, it seems that all parties can sup
port Fremont, without sacrificing any opin-
ion upon any question.
EFFECT or IioFFMAN's SPEECHES. Hoffman. ,
although ruled off the course as a candidate /
for Lieut.. Governor, has been hired to con-
tnue on the stump to aid in wheeling the /
" sweet German accent" into the support of .
abolition fusOnism. Recently he made a
speech ct Freeport, where there is German
paper, the AHzeiger, printed. Said paper
had been rather inclined to the isms before
the speech, but after hearing Mr. Hoffman,
the editor was convinced, and next day
raised the flag of Buchanan d