The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1858-08-07
-. y. DOUGLAS.
Hon. \. LIyCoLS, Springfield. Ill.

"BETTER Signs IN ILLINOIS. We publish
below part of the political record OF tnl
year, letters from Messrs. ". g. Fondey and
Augustus c. French, the candidates OF the
Democracy Of Illinois, acting IN conjunction
with Senator Douglas, and also an article
from the Washington Union commenting
upon the same. IL will bC seen that Unlike
MIR. Douglas in his Chicago spe, CHI, the gen.
tlemcn who from their position on the State
ticket are authorized to speak the sentiments
of the Democracy of Illinois, fully express
their acqulescencc IN :he settlement o. the
Kansas QUESTION, and also declare their adj
hereDcc 20 the Cincinnati platform. MIR.
French goes farther, even to declaration
Of his intention to support Mr. Buchanan
in his effort to carry out the great Drmocra-
tic doctrine" Of popular sovereignty. The
language coming from the standard bearers
on tho Douglas ticket, is entitled to aspect
full at,c,. ton, and We think the " ashington
Union does '. ell, speakr {, as it unquestion
ably does, the views Of the Administration,
TO "accspt the cordial I'D friendly eX-
pres>ions OF these letters, as placiGss the au-
thors Of them, and their supporters. g. .>sst
in relation of friendship and good will with
the National Democracy Of the Union and
the Administration"
Messrs. Fondry and French have done in
these letters, precisely what many promi-
nent Democrats h d expected Judge Doug
las would DO in his Chicago speech what,
in fact, his remarks in the Senate and his
private conversations had substantially in
dictated az his policy, and his line OF action
! for the campaign. In fact, these lett,rs
| leave little to ask on the part of the friends
of the Administration, and only require the
acquiescence of Judge Douglas and the De-
,nocracy Of the Stale. to remove all cause
for controversy, touching che ensuing cleo
| ton. There is reason 10 hope that this
movement, SO auspiciously begun, will be
carried forward until the contest may be
narrowed down to q struggle between the
united democracy on he one side, and the
entire body of Republicans on the other.
We are not quite sure that if the senti'
ments expressed in these letters are to be
understood and taken as the sent ments OF
the Democrats OF the organization with
which Messrs. Fondey and French are con.
nected, there can be no wish n any quarter,
unless it be for factious purposes, to prolong
the controversy between the two divisions
of the party i'll Illinois. Let the press and
the people of the State adopt and ratify the
course SO properly initiated by the candi-
dates on the ticket, and all obstacles to the
withdrawal OF the ticket subsequently no.
minated, would seem to be removed.
The public will look with some interest to
the action of Judge Douglas, touching the
points we have been considering Should
he frankly and cordially JOIN in this concili-
atory movement, he will have the sympa-
Tires and best wishes of the Democracy Of
the whole country, in favor Of his success in
the contest upon which he has entered with
his Republican competitor. Should he, on
on the contrary, refuse to concur with the
candidates on the State ticket in promoting
an am,cabls adjustment of the difficulties il
the party. he will be held RESPONSIBLE before
the country, for the consequences of such q
course.-N. Y. Journal Of Commerce.