The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1856-06-28


TiAL NoNINEE.-As great many inquiries
are being made re alive TO the antccedents OF
William l.. Dayton. the Black Republican
candidate for Vice Pr sident, the Erie pa. }
Obserecr has instituted an examination into
his Senatorial carver, and gives the following
as Mr.. Dayton's record for 1913. The facts
arc derived from the Congressional Gtojs:
"April IL, 1913, in his remarks on Cali
iornia claims Mr.. ID. said he 'disclaimed
any alliance with Aboiitionis,s, and enlarged
little on the misunderstanding between the
North and the South on the exciting topic OF
slavery
"MarcA 3, 1913. Mr. Dayton, in present
ing the resolutions passed by nc legislature
of New Jersey in favor of the construction
Of a railroad from Lake Michigan TO the Pa
cific ocean, took occasion to give that projec,
the cold shoulder. Without said he,
having given to the subject any careful con-
sideration, 7 may be pardoned for saying
that, as at present advised, my impression
are altogether against the scheme of Mr..
Whitney as unwise and impracticable.'
''April %, 1s4s, Mr.. Dayton defended
the railroad monopoly of New Jersey
against an attack made upon it by Mr.. Clay
ton, Of Delaware.
''July 20, 1913, Mr.. d. voted against
the bill establishing government over the
Territories of California, O.egon and New
Mexico.
august 8, 1913, Mr.. ID. voted against
an appropriation Of $4,000 for continuing
and completing the surveys and explorations
to be made by John c. Fremont, in Oregon
and California.
august 8, 1913, Mr.. D. said the ques-
iions of free soil and slavery were not the
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constituted too narrow ledge for that party
to stand on
"Aug. 10, 1913, the Oregon bill being
before the Senate, the question was taken
on the amendment embracing the Missouri
compromise, and it was decided, yeas SO,
nays 81; and in the negative is the name Of
Mr.. Dayton
In 1850, in the debate upon the Fugitive
Slave act, Senator having objected that up
on the Slavery question jurors would be 60
verned by political sentiments, such as were
avowed by Mr.. Seward. Mr.. Dayton asked
if it was not an insult to the people of the
North, to suggest that in any vicinity there
could be found twelve men entertaining the
fanatica ideas about Freedom so braZenly
uttered by Seward.
HOFFMAN ON KNOW NOTHINGIsM- the
Know Nothing, Republican, Fremont ratifi-
cation meeting, held in this city, Hoffman,
the Republican candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Illinois, after asking his adj
mirers some twenty or thirty times whether
they were "for freedom or slavery" con-
cluded his one-idea speech, by passing the
following significant and handsome compli-
ment upon the dark lantern party. He said
that " as for the Knor Nothings he nerer lad
any fears Of them; they had too much Of the
blood Of Washington, and Jefferson and jack
son an their hearts erer to do any harm"
Notwithstanding this base SANDER of Wash
ington, Jefferson and Jackson-who always
taught that America should be the ASYLUM
of the oppressed Of all nations-was uttered
with the swe, German accent" it was too
fulsome fer the Know Nothings themselves.
who left in solid column upon its enunciation.
We would suggest to this gallant tool of
John Wentworth to call to mind the bloody
scenes at Louisville, New Orleans, Philadei-
phia, Cincinnati, Chicago and other places.
before he again proclaims himself SO entire
~ satisfied with the harmlessness of the
Know Nothing party.-Ch. Times.