The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1858-10-30
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New Lights.
Probably the most extraordinary demon
, stration made by the Republicans, during
) the present campaign, came off on Saturday
night last, at the Court House in this city
The Hon. j. c. Champlin, the same indivi
dual who politically tlayed Old Cavarly a
year or so since for County Judge, was an,
c. has been considerably mixed in political
sentiment ever since the dissolution Of the
Whig party-moving something like bub-
bic fl ,ating around whirlpool; /; now on this
side and now on that side one day cnrsing
the Republicans for being Abolitionists, the
next swearing at the Abolitonists for being
Republicans; then denouncing the Demo.
Gratis for advocating popular sovereignty,
and then for not advocating it; agreeing
with no one, and yet too cowardly to come
out and fight anybody-there was considera-
bic curiosity aroused, by all parties, to hear
what kind Of sgeech he uld make. The
consequences was, that the house was filled
about half and half of Republicans and De-
( rnocrats.
Mr.. Champ!in soon made his appearance,
mounted the stand and spoke for two. hours
and half, during which time he fully de-
monstrated that he agreed with ali parties
generally, but with none in particular. He
scored the Republicans and Abolitionists for
being sectional parties, and, therefore, or
CARNATIONS which threatened the safety Of
/ the Union, but he agreed with them in Their
opposition to slavery, and the right Of Con-
gress to legis'ate on that subject in the Ter
ritories. He was in favor Of the North
fighting against slavery extension, but op-
posed to the South fighting for it. The
North had a perfect right TO abuse the
South, but the South must not say any
thing against the North, for it would arouse
spirit of aectionalism. Popular sovereign
", he, after mature reflection, consideration,
and investigation. had made up his mind was
"hymJug" (apPlause from the Republican
side Of the hou-e.) Popular sovereignty
gave the people Of the Territories a right to
make jus, such laws as they might deem
tuition had placed this power into the bands
of Congress. and, cf' course Congress knew
better what the people nee cd than they did
themselves, and therefore Congress should
exercise this right and not the people, hence
i, was plain that popular sovereignty WAS a
huohvq, He believed in the equality Of the
races, and that our fathers mean; the negro
as vel as the white man when they wrote
the Declaration Of Independence. Ap-
rlauSsl But there was a profound silence
when he al ui,d i to that clause Of the consti-
tuition which provided for the continuation
Of the slave trade for 20 years after the con-
stitution was adop ed. II was curious
idea oG Jude C's, that the authyr of the D.
c.asat.cn c: Indrpendcncc, and the fEameTs
Of our National Constitution should have
held the opinion that all men were equal
black. white. or red-and yet at the same
time engralt into the supreme law OF the
land provision authorizing every man who
chose to fit out a vessel, sail to the coast Of
Africa, hunt down a cargo OF negroes, and
bring them to the United States and sell them
At auction as 50 many chests Of tea OF sacks
of coffee: We repeat, is it not strange
notion that some men entertain, that the
trainers Of this government held the doctrine
that negroes and white men were equal, and
vet declare, by positive enactment, that the
white men might for 30 years 20 to foreign
cline, and freight their ships with men (,rhO
srere Their egualsI and bring them to tins
glorious land OF liberty, and drive them
around from one place to another, selling
them as SO many cattle, or bales Of cottor.
The idea is preposterous, and Judge Champ
lin ought to have known that lac uttered
nonsense when he assumed this ridiculous
position.
The last hour OF the Judges speech was
, occupied in statements equally absurd. lis
endeavorcd to show that Henry Clay was I
, Republican, and that he had always been al
t opponent to slavery. The only part Of thi
portion Of his cffor. worth notice was the sIy
but burning thrus,s he dealt out to Otte
- Creek Gray for his attack on the sage o
Ashland a week ago. This part of hi
speech, however, elected no applause.
After the Judge got through, Mr.. Smith
4 Of Morris, took the stand. He at once pitch
$, ed into the Irish and catholics-said Judg
= Douglas and the Democratic party were J;
league with the Pope to annex Cuba to tn
United States, and through that means es
tablish the supremacy of the Pope over tn
whole Union He admonshes the repuli
cans to be on their guard against the powc
=, Of the Pope-no doubt meaning that the.
should play Baltimore and Louisville whe'
ever Catholic or an Irishman attempted t
vote. His speech, however. had a bad ef
: feet and when he got through, not owe
= two dozen persons remained, and the meet
. ing dispersed without motion for adjourn
4 ment. We hope the republicans will hole
), lust another such a meeting the night be
I fcre election. The democrats will give way
I, to them if they will faithfully 60 through
: the same performance.
: DR.. Leroy Withdrawn!
The Chicago Times Of Saturday publishe
u the following telegraphic despatch. W.
know that Dr. Leroy was at Bloomington or
the evening named in the despatch, and WI
also knew that he has been meditatng suct
a step for several weeks. We therefore
place implicit confidence in the truthfulnes
0 of this despatch, although it is to be regret
, ted that it is not Scned by a responsible,