The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1860-08-04
IChabod COddiur.

his notorious lecturer on abolitionism
mesmerism, and spiritualism, now in the
pay OF the Lincolnites, delivered one of
his characteristic harangues at the court
/ house In this city on Thursday evening
We understand that the burden of his
lecture was, to prove that republlcanlSm
and abolitionism were identical, and that
there was no difference between the Doug
las and breckenridge Democracy. TO
prove the former position he only needed
TO establish the dishonesty and hypocrisy
Of the Chicago Convention, which ignored
abolitionism-not Il Very difficult under
taking certainly. To prove the latter po-
sition, he gave has Interpretation of the
Baltimore plank in the Democratic plat
form, according to which it meant con-
gressional protection. All we have to say
Is, that his Interpretation is false, as We
have demonstrated elsewhere, and that is
an end OF it.
Coddlns follows speech making as pro-
tession, and when his engagement with the
to make au engagement with the spiritual
lists, social retormers, or Barnum, to travel
as lecturer or mounlebank, As he was TO
engage for the campaign with the Repub
licans. We must 90 him the justice to
say that he does his best to earn his mo-
ney. Modestly distrustful of his own pow
ers to please, he is not uumiudful Of the
usefulness of a little stage machinery 10
add 10 the attraction. Thus, when he lee
tred on spiritualism, he had side enter
tainment Of pictures and recitations, and
carried an appropriate subject with him
for his nightly manipulations. At present
he has Il poor Irishman with him, who
tells very doleful and lamentable tale Of
Iii, treatment by a mob in Kentucky, who
may possibly have mistaken him for an
e.nissary or relative OF John Brown, (his
name is Brown. An Irish friend at our
elbow reminds Us that the name IS extinct
in the old country, the last scion of the
house having been transported several
years ago for stealing)
Unhappl!y for Mr.. Coddings subject
there Is gentleman in this city who Is "a
miliar with Tommy Browns operations in
Kentucky, and the cause Of his expulsion
The following ! lbs account of H. which il
must be owned differs very materially from
Tommy statement.
Ottawa, Au- Sd, 1860
Nh, FDIToE:-One Thomas Brown made
4 few remarks at the Court House. last
evening, on his treatment at the hands OF
siavenDtderS IN kentucky. Ills unjust i'm
prlsonneut which he says was for helping
poor sick woman. Now ! feel confident
that this said Brown would have stuck To-
the truth. If he had known that ther.
was one person present coguiZaut of the
true state OF the case. Thomas Brown
was not arrested on suspicion he wa, ar
rested with the slaves III MS hack that lie.
was Peddling around the country in. He
put up one night at gentleman house,
II Union Co, Kentucky, with his WAGON.
and the next morning mine host found
himself minus guest and seven negroes.
lie was pursued and rctaken il Indiana
The negroes confessed that Mr. Brown
had stipulated 10 take them 10 the under
ground L. K. for the sum Of SO per head.
which they readily gave. He doles out i
most grIevous song .: his treatment nj the
hands OF kemtuckians. ! would say 10
Tommy, II he sees lit to return To Ken
lucky. he viii be warmly received; they
have plenty of hemp and hickory saplIng>
there To make a spectacle OF him The
gentleman would be surprised TO meet one
from his scene OF trials and tribu.ations.
but if he wishes to see me- let him call al
the Everett House Yours. etc.
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