The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1858-10-09

MR. EprToK:-Thc Republican orators Of
La Sale County. who yet, have appeared
in the field in this contest are Is follows
W. II. J.. Wallace, and A. w. Cav.rly Some
or all Of them are constantly perambula;ing
the country, penetrating every town, vii
lsge and school district, and for eught
know, every farm house. They are making
extraordinary exertous to defeat Douglas
and all csndi 'a.es who favor him and resor,
TO all manner of base attack and misrepre-
scntaton. Fortunately, the great mass Of
democrats are too intelligent to be misead
by ihcse Ottawa lawyers. In fact, there are
hundreds Of honest and intellicen: farmers
in this county, who arc actually better pos
ted up in political matters, and have clear
er and better conception of the principles
underlying our government than the above
named orators. II, therefore, half score
or more Of democratic speakers are not in
the field in this county to confront ths Re-
publican speakers, let 10 one suppose that
the democratic nominees will lose single
vote. In nv opinion these Ottawa lawyers
are ado 3tnG course which will tend to
INCREASE the number OF votes for the demo
cratic nominees No two Of them exactly
agree in regard to what constitutes republi
canism. Their speeches abound in incon-
sistencies, absurdities, sophistry, &c, and
arc unworthy to be addressed to men Of
common sense. Moreover the people can
not fail TO see that they are not actuated In
their efforts by sincere love for the negro.
They all have" axes to grind''-all arc Of
fee sael,crs, and have been for many years.
All bvt Cavarly are .aspirants for congress
sional honors, ans he, less ambitious, would
be satisfied with seat on the bench OF eth
or Circuit or County court. After the iSno-
minious defeat he has already sustained be-
fore the people, we would suppose that an
old gray headed man like him, $50 old that
many think he is in his dotage) would be
satisfied to keep quiet. If he was, many
wears ago, elected to the office Of Justice of
the Peace in some obscure county, and
thereby acquired the cosnomen Of Judge, is
not that glory enough for one man, and
ought he not now to reposc on his laurels?
Glover, as everybody knows, is Cooks
Man Friday."-his principle business is
to blow" for Cook; gifted with noisy
tongne, and good pair of lungs, and the
necessary amount OF brass, she works hard
for his master. Cook out Of gratitude for
this. kindly gives him chance to distin-
suish himself by allowing him to pettifog
suits before justices of the peace, and talk
to jurors in ordinary cases. But, when diff
cult pleadings are to be drawn, when le-
gal point is raised in ease, or . suit is
pending in the Supreme Court-in these ca
ses, more " blowing talent will not answer.
Legal skill and knowlede are required
Cook steps in, and the "Man Friday" has
to skuk away.
Cook and Wallace are men Of considera-
BILE ability, Of certain kind. They are in
genious lawyers, and can prove that black
is whte," as clearly and skillfully as any
other lawyer They are ostens,bly good
friends; but each is exceedingly jealous of
the other. Each expects to be the success
sor of Lovejoy in congress. Each is il the
others way, and depend upon it, each will
try to lay out the other. But while they
are trying to outwit each other, let them
take heed! for that little man Gray, (whoss
adventures, by tho way, on Otter Creek has
given him a name that will stick to him till
his dying day) is as cunning as fox. Let
Cook and Wallace, until Gray is disposed
Of remember the injunction " Let him tn at
thinketh he standelh take heed lest he fall. F"
Assuredly, Gray is on their track-he is
fast gaining ground; he must be stified or
ho will outstrip them in tho race. Now
must close, you may hear from me again.