The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1857-01-24
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Our limits have not permitted us to follow
the discussion which was preeipitated upon
the legislature by the offensive political para
graph in Gov. Bisseii's Inaugural. That the
Gov was pretty roughly handled, however,
may be easily imagined from the prominent
salient points in his late course. The FOL-
lowing, for instance, will give some idea Q!
the manner in which the assault, was con-
Quoted We copy from the correspondence
Of the ST. Louis Republican:
The unfinished business being the resolu-
ton 10 print 30, 900 copies Of Gov. B;ssclls
Message, Mr.. Logan, Of Franklin, who gave
way the day before for the purpose of ad-
journmeIt, lad the floor He proceeded
with the argument on the Governors incli-
gibility and as onished some Of the Repub-
leans present by letters which he read from
gentlemen who testified that in the canvass
Of 1852, when Col. Bissell was running for
Congress in the Eighth District, he CBissclD
asked votes for the reason that on account
Of his having accepted a challenge frem JEFF
ferson Davis, be was by the constitution I'M
able 10 hold any Office in the State. He
moreover read letter from a member OF the
present legislature, in answer to note from
Sir Logan, stating that the writer had heard
Bissell admit, during the late campaign, that
he lad accepted a challenge. Mr.. Logan 5
effort, drawn out by the personal attacks OF
Republicans, was common sense as well as
legal argument, and it made clearer, if it
could be, TO ali unlr.judiced minds, the mo
raj crookeGness and turpi,udc of the new
occupant Of the chair gubcrnatorial.
Aholher fact developed by this discussion
is thus noticed by the same correspondent:
The speeches which have been made have
Developed the fact which predicted would
turn out. The Black Republicans OF the
north are no match for the Egyptians.
tell verify vixen assert that | have not
yet heard a frecdom-shriekcr who begins to
come up to the youngest Democrat in the
House, in point Of argument or cloGuencc
Tie north had better go to school.
The city council of Chicago is rapidly put.
ting on congressional airs. The follow
ing choice selection from the debates Of thai
august body on Mouday evening lack only
the attendant knock down to be a perfec
| imitation Of the CLOVER house" at Wash
| ington.
Aid LaRue said the gentleman (Ald Hol-
DEM admits the whole thing. He said he is
member of the Society.
, Aid Holdcn-I did net say so.
Aid LaRue-You did say 50, and you are
asserting falschood.
Aid iIoldsn-The Alderman Knows that h.
! lies when he says so.
Aid LnRuc then said two Alderman from
the First and Fifth haye tried to how'd him
out of the city.
Aid Sexton-That's a mistake.
Aid LaRue did not interrupt you.
Aid Sexton-Butwhen a man makes d
| fool of himself, l want to let him know it.
AID LaRue-I have no, made d-n fool o
myself but the Alderman from the First( AID
! Sexton) has every time he has been in thi.
/ Council He has voted ten times the same
evening on different sides of the same ques
ton. The Alderman was a fool from tn,
first day the light Of heaven glimmered OF
his brainless pate, and he will be to the las
day of his ainless existence.
WANTED TO KNow.-Who is the Presiden
of the Kansas Emisrant Aid Society!
Does Gerrit Smith continue to give 81 +,
500 a menth to bleeding Kansass
Whit has become Of the Tribune Kansai
fund?
What Is Greeley's price just now for Sum
ner's SPECIFY How much thousand p
How much hundred?
Has anybody heard shrek for freedom
since the 4th of November? ~ .,,.-.f
Where's Reeder?
Where's Gov. Jim Lane and his proving
emigrants!