The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1861-03-23
binding Force of Party Platforms.


at was the remark of celebrated Ro
man consul" that politicians before an
election are generally very proiuse in pro-
misses which they have 10 idea of keeping
afterwards. The remark is finely eXem-
plitied in the case of the reigning Republi-
can party. Attorney General Bates hay
ing been reminded of the abandonment OF
the Chicago platform by the late Repuoii-
can Congress in framing the new territori-
al bills, replies by disquisition on party
platforms in general, saying, among othef
things
They are commonly made in times OF
high excitement, under Il pressure OF err
cumstances, and nth the rteso 10 cohc'ttats
,,rssent ss,oort, ratter ,ha,, 10 establish per-
n.aneat system Of principles and line OF policy
for the future good government of the
country The Conventions which form
them are transient in their nature; Wer
J0,cer and ftence are CONSUMED an TIC aS'a9,
Leariag no co,Hnuing ALLEGATION apo, Me!r re-
sosctice parties And hence we need not
wonder that platforms so made are hcr0.y erer
actod upon IN practice.
Mr. Bates is one OF the constitutional
advisers and legitimate organs of the pre-
sent administration. This formal announce
ment Of purpose to ignore the Chicago
platform III the administration of the go
vernment must therefore be regarded as
&c cathedra and official.
DoLLsR JEwELRY-This is the age Of
gold Everybody nova days wears gold
rings, gold chains, gold breast-pins, gold
anything Cause why? You can buy al
most any article of Jyouteris made of gold
for one dollar Go into jeweler shop
and price golden locket-it is one dollar.
Bracelets the same-one dollar. Bridget
amazes you by appearing with massive
gold chain about her neck, and your
amazement increases when she Informs
you it cost but one dollar Cuffy-the
, bootblaci, aourshes massive gold ring
it cost q dollar. Everybody. in short, i.
trigged out with gold.
How is this? Has gold suddenly become
SO plenty and cheap? We wot not. Eagle.
and half eagles arc about as hard to &c!
as ever. The secret is thus explained By
/ the Scientific Lm-r'r1,s:
/ There is a new metallic alloy ezteusivel,
. used in this country a substitute fol
( gold It i netting more than simrl,
brass, yet IN appearance and specific era
F, WHY il Is like gold.
il Is French discovery, and is called
by the French, gold oriede Il is manu-
featured II i large extent in Waterbury
Conn. 1t bears very close resemblance
to gold, in color. density and fiUeuess O
grain, so close that it Geceiyes every ons
but practical dealers and experts. 1t:
component parts consist OF pure copper
100 parts; zinc or (vrlterably) tin Il parts
nagnesia = parts sal anmouac . . parts
. luicklime 5 parts; tartar Of commerce
parts; ore mizrd as follows The copper
5 first melted, when the inaguesia, sal am
/ nouiac, lime and powder are added lttl.
! b. little; the cruc!ble i now lriskly stir
red for about half an hour 50 as 10 mis-
/ thoroughly; and then the zine IS added
/ in small grains by throwing i on the sur
/ face and stirring il til. it IS entirely fused
/ the crucible Is then covered, and the tu
! sion maintained for about 81 inmates
Tie surface Is then skinned, and the al
. 10y Is ready for casting
Tie tineness Of grain III this alloy give
to those objects Of art composed Of /. Z
deiicacy and purity Of detail that can
not b. obtained from bronze. The ailOi
IS essentially ductile and malleabIe, anl
/ can De cast relied, drawn stamped, chased
beaten into powder or leaves or treate,
in any other way the artisan may desire