The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1856-11-15
The SenatorshfD,

In our humble opinion, Mr.. Cook and his
friend ought TO be satisfied with the result
of the election in this senatorial district,
without attempting TO revive ordinations
and determinations, by INDUCING in I'M
founded boastine., pulling complaints, ana
low vitupcrations Of private indivlduais.-
Does the editor of the Ottawa Re1'u3l'edn,
rs the friend of Mr. Cock, expect to minis
ter to the self-gratulation and comfort OF that
individual By unfounded boastinSs OF his
having run ahead of his ticket; by continu-
ing his blackguardism of Mr.. Hise; by
charging that ce were induced, by instruc-
tons from Judge Douglas, to open our CO.
iumns to articles against Mr.. Cook; and
that the opponents Of Mr.. c. had hired Mr..
Hise to pursue that gentleman through the
district? On this subject, we were willing
to let by-gones be by-gones, and shall now
only say, because compelled to, once for all,
that SO far as the attacks Of Mr.. Hisc upon
Mr. Cook are concerned. they related to his
acts in public, official capacity-as states
attorney and senator, and were therefore ie-
eitiuase matter for public di.-ussion while
Mr.. c. was a candidate for reelection
These charges, We must be permitted to
say, were grave ones-charges which, if
true, ought to deprive the subject Of them
of all title to public confidence, and which,
If Mr.. G. was unable, or deemed them of
too little consequence to deserve an answer,
he has no right to complain of having been
made IT. beyond these charges of purely
public and legitimate character, Mr.. Hise
was provoked, by gross personal assaults
upon himself, to retort in like personalities,
all VIC have to say is, that it was an ailir
purely between Mr.. Hsc and the firm of
Glover K Cook, in which we, nor Mr.
Cushman, nor any of his friends, that we
are aware of, had any lot or part. Mr.. H.,
in affairs Of this sort, we rather think the
firm aforesaid found to their chagrin, was
entirely competent to take care of himself
We pass over the charges OF the R,pHJH-
can in reference TO ourselves as beneath con-
tempt, and VIII only add, in reference to the
boast, that notwithstanding all the assaults
ticket, that the figures do not bear out the
statement. Mr. Cooks vote instead of be-
ing SO much greater, is in this county be-
hind that OF half the candidates on the frI-
sion ticket. In Ottawa, where he is best
known, he is % votes behind his ticket, and
in Bureau he is behind Fremont
The democrats went INTO the contest in
this senatorial district with no hopes Of sue
fight as their opponents. When every
candidate on the fusion ticket was dragged
through by TIE potency Of the greater than
mere personal issues involved in the Presi-
Dental contest, there was no hope or calcu-
lation, that even Mr.. Cook, or Mr.. Cush-
man could be fairly tried on their individual
merits. Under the circumstances, however,
we make bold to say, that the result. of the
trial, thus made, is such an one as Mr..
Cushman and his friends are not ashamed
Of liz, at least, has not run behind his
ticket in this or any other county that we
are aware OF.
Bat these are small matters, and we shall
pursue them no further. We had hoped.
that instead OF such poisoned arrows as the
envenom and rankIe, there would be a dis
position manifested to soften aspcrities, and
allow 4 season Of such bitter anImositics,
that all must be heartily sick Of, to be fol-
lowed by something ike 4 season of rational
good feeling.