The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1858-10-16
Dr. Leroy in Ottawa--A great Rcpub!i-
can sell.

On Friday afternoon the leading repubi
cans Of Ibis city were seen very Uusiiy run
ming about the streets, bgttonhoii"g the
faithful, and urging them to be sure and
come to the court house III the evening, DIR.
Leroy, the great leader Of the DaElLes In
this congressional dcstIict, would make :.
speech, and they wan,.d 10 encourage him
as much - possible, by getting up 4 large
meeting, &C. Wen, the faithful ;u-ned out
en- p.dsse ; the coart house was filed, and
four-GfIhs a; least oil tie audience were re-
; pubiicars-the balance being Douglas Dem
ocra.s
Z In due ting Dr. Leroy made his appear
ance and mounted ths stand. (Great cheer
/ ing) Now the countenanccs Of our repuo-
lican friends fairly shone with qualification.
Pap Burlington locked as tickcd as if he
he had found a ftp, Cook was radient, Cav
ar'y grinned ghat,!y smile, liampton's pug
nose was elevated half an inch by the broad
! grin underneath; and Gray, with his re-
publican squad Of shinglc c!aPperS thorough
ly drilled, set, tho picture Of coed nature, at
J the corner OF the table, cane in hand, to give
the signals TO his train band when 10 laugh
and cheer.
! The Dr. proceeded. lie appeared under
/ peculiar circumstances, he said, rs the
4 friend o: the present administration, to de-
! fend democratic principles. And he did de-
I icud democratic principles the principles
for which all the democrats Of La Sale coun-
ty have been battling for years-and he dc
Tended them, too cgainst the assaults and
nisieprescutations oi the aJoiItiohlsts and
republicans ia such q strain Of wthering
| dsnuncialiou and sarchasm as would have
| been no discredii to Douglas himself. Gee
whitaker. how he iiayed tho piebald crow
Of the Lluck ship. r.'
We'll i, is needles TO say, Gray's corps o:
shinsle clappers lost their occupaticn. The
! smiling contcnance of the republican lead.
ers were rapcdiy elongated. They became
I decidedly restive and uncasy-6odccd and
twisted abou, drops of Precipitation ap-
peared on Some Of their countenanccs, un-
til finally-one of them, no longer able to
contain himself, cried out:
But what have you to say about DouGla
We want TO hear about Douglas
Leroy-I will tell you what have to say
about Douglas. (Cheers) regard him as
one Of the greatest Of living statcsmen-as
the ablest dcbatcr in the L. 5. Senate-as
one of the leading minds of the age hiss
es from the Republicans and
Rep. Leader Gnterrogating.) But wha
have you to say against Mr.. Douglas?
Leroy-Al have to say against Dou LAS
is this, that last winter he got into bad com
pany, and went off one night and slept with
Lovejoy! .r.t
And that was all he did say about Doug
las. 1t appeared to give the Republican
Lovejoy worshippers little comfort. a
least, Gray's shinsle clappcrs failed to re
spond. The Republicans soon began t'
leave, each by his carriage showing that Ii,
held huge flea in his ear. They confessed
that they had been awluliy sold, and wer
very vigorous next morning in heapin
curses on DR.. Leroy. Coniound these de
mocrats," said one with much energy in ou
hearing " there is more truth than poetry
d. sight, in Connects story about th
cats"