The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1860-12-29
From the Chicago Times
Eisun:on--A Western Republic.

| AiSuhsOH..A "cslSfh NSpUbASs q
The aspect of national affairs is MD
| alarming No doubt many at the SOu4
| honestly believe in the right OF secessiS
bv one or more States, aud that the eva
in the Union Justify them in going out.
But when the terrible truth is realize&
that disuuion can only be effected througs
all the horrors OF civil war it is to u
hoped that patriotism may yet prevail, and
that they will find their evils can be quitA
as easily remedied within as without ths
/ Union.
To strengthen the hands OF Southern
conservatives should be the earnest desire
| of every man in the North, who is not al
heart an AboIitionist About all we can
do is to remove the Just causes OF com
| plant against us-as our personal liberty
! bills and In some form or other, give un
| mista cable evidence that We are deter
mined to abide by the compromises OF the
! Constitution, respect the rights OF the
South, and treat them as brethren. lhIs
being done, northern armies VIII not be
! wanted, no matter 10 what extremes the
/ fre-eaters may go in their treasonabie
purposes; for let the southern people nn-
/ derst tand that the North will do right, and
! the executive viii find an abundance OF
! patriots south of Mason 4 DiXons line, to
! light the battles OF their country. Little
| is it TO ask this much of the Eortf-siui-
| ply to do richt-to repeal laws 50 obnox-
, ious to the South, and which, wherever
| tested in court, must, under rulings and
decisions long established, be declared un-
! constitutional and VOID.
Ii is unnecessary here to discuss whether
northern abolitionists or southern iire-eat-
ers are most to blame for the threatened
destruction OF this government, which, in
less than a century. has raised tL1se D
r.nt colonies 10 an clual rank y-,'h tus
M. .htiae. ro,-.-. Of earti, The irnob:e
work is almost done. aud certain l. II that
,bs cru.,.i--,t.r. i'm either -.c,5n, w.u!d
hsv. Les,, r,u--ey,e., for evf. wi.Lou, tie
All nr ,-,.rr worthy c,nges~- in the other.
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i, no. i-,.. ..ig,rt.g- of thfs
w.eu- aa-a.or ruo.I4,lu..d.y-alal-S States
ana ,--,l... i t,.,-a.. l,t.a l.s T.. the ,rcat
mas rT .l.,- -'l9.... ia many or the south
en-. STATE. l.I..r. ;E.t the North VS. ut.
tel, nu-.l 10 them. What aIathrus-
90 not these damu-iia leet1;s iaCg.t TOR
de.troy.ug so '.7ic.i~.r su Inheritance p
And let the lat jo .acn.i and under
stlud that when hope shall iav" L,eG
away. and g. uu."n t- taura Impossible.
the Wet v.l. H..g tho Ea-, accountable,
especially \-t England fer ta.e aw - cg-
iam.tv. South tE.i.ua ,.-.I have sr-
calur..,h-J nothing. lad Es---cIu-et,s
and her neieLIo.s always been true to
cyust.uticnsl oi''r-tia-r. suj been ever
actu4ted ly @ l--traEai. christian spirit to-
ward the South.
Cod in i.;, W.. a and E-aGues-. Las
hc.o planted "a l-tiau Ta---.s:Itg greater
natural atvau'' t-s = ---,'r ys..e. = ri soil,
climate and productions t--n Sar other,
ana on. fathers. under L-r.ao guidance,
have framed trr II = most s''-.tt.e govern
Jleut lie most ts--i.eeal s,lH'7H 10 H.Hu-
Nho could r,a7r--e -..e -.Ey g.! s-la1 :
nation. even /! i continued lrr oaay Few
czutUr.as? Ni-s, Z privilege and honor 10
Il is c't.-aa What comfort coY'I We
know that is ,r,.nr;abe-ed h,s-sin-, would
descend iC cur ca.:3ron c4li:re9 tsE Tns-
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