The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1860-08-11
Philadelphia Enquirer-Req publican paper.
douglas Reviewed in England.

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Douglas Reviewed in England.
Thl4.ondon Saturday Rev;e.c of the 30th
ult. Us hold OF Sheahans Life of Mr.
Dov@ and makes it the occasion Of
somSbservations upon the subject of the
biogSRhy. We NAV remark to those not
partlo4larly acquainted with the character
OF hlf&euie,c, that it occupies middle po-
sitioi tween the heavy quarterles and
the nkraper press, discussing all current
toplceHlth the learning and ability dis
IN the former and the freshness
anq aclty exhibited in the latter 1t
de4t5 blows with all sorts of weapons
up He'd cannon, and woe TO the sciolist
pre1a 1er or quack, III literature, states
" Or art, whom 1t chooses to crush
& merciless logic, or Impale upon its
satire. 1t may be regarded
aDneShe very boldest exponents of com
susense, thorough learning and search
srlticSn, published In Great Britain,
Ee49 thou9h it is Of recent origin, yet it has
9leed most extensive ciculation, and
EW13di powerful influence 1t is withal.
'egen0t<A John Ball, liberal enough, in
deed, so faf as questions of English policy
and politics are concerned, but as respects
the barbarians outside of its admired flow
cry kingd1m. batting no whit of the hered-
itary antfGallicsm and anti -Americanisn
When, therefore, we noticed that it was
about to level Paixhan at the book we
have mentioned, we began to tremble for
the Little Giant, sJuatter sovereignty,
Sheahan, and all With one ear we al
read J heard the coming peais Of Rcpubli-
can JOY, the other was pierced by answer
ing shouts ascending from around the as
sailed idol, denouncing the influence OF
British opinion and Of British gold Here,
thought we, will come another element
into the campaign, and a. the contents Of
the 7eethiug political cauldron are already
quite thick and slab, it will do no harm 10
throw in the additional Ingredient Of liz
ard leg or owlets wing Bat. Alas We
, iCund no material for manufacturing "A sen
saiIon. There !, nothing which provOKes
Us 10 Ire back 3 return shot, and cry. tC
arms, The luck Of Nr DouaIas prevails
The stern critic Is gentle, and eutreats hirn
taIr, salutcs HIM courteousiy, and gives
him kind dismissal The .rowl OF the En-
clish Inastitf snbsides for onc. into 4 muir
mur of soft applause, and the sturdy old
Brltton, yielding 10 the general impulse of
hls nature, which Will, after all, break
through the lncrustatlou OF custom, trad-
ton and prejudice, Is frank enough To do
justice 10 a Yankee cousin. The Rs,',,r,
however refuses to give entire credence TO
the biography. II regards it Us partisan
publication, which mi sht be open 10 much
abatement aud criticism. by one well ac-
quainted with the political career OF Mr.
Douglas; nevertheless 1t comedies this.
Enough must remain. after all possible
deductions, to show that he i man of
singular energy and courage, that he has
formed his opinions deliberately and stuck
to them resolu.cly, and that he can speak
and write well What ought TO be set in
The balance Oh the other side we cannot
say; but we are sure that, if there Were
ANYTHING that in fairness ought t. be ob-
ec.ed 10 Mr. Douglas his friendly biogra-
pher would never think for moment OF
letting us know it. The penalty Tor utter
ing such very heavy praise i, that the
hearer or reader longs TO know what can
be said against the person praised In
Eagland, therefore, we can be expected 10
accept this account of Mr.. Douglas a. lite
rally true although we have no knowledge
where It's iaisity may lie. Still, the volume
is well worth reading Ii gives picture,
ni1s. m is.s,ss Il 10 y, asaeTlca. Mho has
already-kferised very great influence in
the Seuate, and who has chance of exer-
cis.ng ever greater influence hereafter 1t
is also full of the interest which always at
d ldCDts 70 the career OF Il man N!!D mas
fought his way up under difficulties"
1t the Rr-j.~ does not know what can
be said against the person praised, il may
read the books, tut surely. notwithstanding
it, universal know lcdGr, it cannot take
the papers from America. for it Is quite
well known here. outside Of private cir
Giles. that upward, OF several people are
wont to utter diver. and sundry thing,
against Mr. Douglas We may say for the
satisfaction of the Rrgt,sr that he Is really
we'll abused man, and occasionally this
abuse gets INTO thd newspapers. and II has
been known even 10 drop out in the Con
zrcssioiial debates
This fact could hardly escape the lynx.
eyed censor, and would become Just as
well known 10 him - if the course OF Mr.
! Douglas ad been the notorious occasion OF
/. open political strife for twelveinonth past
Seriously, we suspect the Reciac affects the
ignorance and hath it not. 1t can say no
thing against Mr Douglas personally, but
: thinks there ought 10 be-pcrhaps wishes
J. that there might be-some salvo 10 it,
/ condemnation, AID longs TO get at il. The
! critic then makes a little fun of Sheahan ,
4 attempt 10 expand into ma gnited proper
tions some things which Mi Douglas did
when he was a Young man, and after stat
/ ing that be passed Ia his career from one
success 10 another until he reached tie
! Senate, adds:
And there he has sat for many years
taking prominent part in every public
I question, and always speaking 50 "a to
make every American anxious to know
what he has said. His ability, his energy
and his great command OF language, are
! indisputable, and he Is a remarkable in
! stance OF u man VINO, to express very de
( cide,i views on political questions, has ar.
rived i'll the maturity OF his intellect at
having something TO say that Is worth
studying and understanding.
As 10 the Reyi7e opinion of American
politics, we care nothing about them-we
( have trouble enough with our own; but
we confess a curiosity to know how the
character Of Mr. Douglas, as one OF the
public men of the country, would strike
an educated mind, and We are gratiiied to
find there is no gall or bitterness IN the
criticism. 1t is every way creditable tC
the candor of the writer. lie declares that
| Mr. Douglas impresses him "as being q
very honest man - and that 'he inspires
n belief that that he is not TO be deferred
or dissuaded by any personal considerations
or wish for party success from saving and
doing what he thinks is right" Ii is re
ported that the Lincolnites are organizing
in Egypt, it Will appear from wha: we
have said that the Douglasites might have
a chance in London.
Az ITEM FOR SMoKEEs.-Hs Life IN,s'ro
ted contains the following in relation to the
statement that tin-foil used for wrapping
tobacco has dangerous quantities:
There is more poison in one package
of tobacco than in the tin-foil that sur
rounds a hunared If anybody doubt:
this. let them hold a sheet of white paper
over the smoke that curls up from the
burning tobacco, and after pipeiuli or 4
cigar has been consumed, scrape the con
densed smoke from the paper, and put :;