The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1861-02-16
EIuCOura 0inG Signs.

result of the election in Virginia for dele
gates to the State Convention. The I'M
mediate secessionists were routed horse
foot and dragons. Out of 125 delegates
less than thirty are secessionists.
To this we have now to add a still more
glorious triumph Of the Union cause in
Tennessee That State had an election on
Monday for members OF State conven-
ton to take measures looking to Sc
cessiOn. The people have decided by
majority of over 50030 AGAINST con-
vention. Thus IS Senator johnson glor:-
ously sustained, and secession has received
the heaviest blow yet dealt it since the
mania broke out
II must be borne in mind, however,
,llat these glorious results in Virginia and
/ Tennessee would have been entirely
! CHANGED but for the belief that IS rreva-
! lent il those States, and indeed III All the
border slave States. that the North is will
ling to rcceIe from the lofty demands OF
The Chicago platform and grant them their
rights in the Union.
The question il Tennessee End Virginia
was, secession on the one side, or the Bor-
der ste or Crittenden proposition on the
other. Il the Republican majority in
/ Con-r,z=. as.,t the administration Of 1Ir.
Lincoln, stubbornly adhere to the Chicago
! platform, and refuse to make any conces-
s;ons, these elections go for noEsht, and
not only Virginia and Tennessee, but y or,h
! Carolina and all the border States, will not
I hesitate q day 20 go out Of the Union
and cast their lot with the Cotton Con
federacr
! Mh-,, zen is the true significance Of
/ these Southern elections, and The founda
ton orthe encouraging hopes we base upon
( them? Their significance is, that the Dor.
der slave States are anxious to remain in
/ the Union on fair terms, and or encourage
ment that they viii be allowed to DO so is
based on the fact that, as these States
make no demand but what they conceive
/ TO be right, and make them in q friendly
loyal way, the Republicans are shorn Of
( their excuse that they VIII make no conces
s:ons to traitors, and VIII grant their just
demands. Louisiana out Of the III.
selling the public property AID standing
il the attitude Of rebellion and treason, i
il q very different position to asI, coEcez
SONS c.o,,, I-;r.;,,,, IN .ho T-rf7o ,.r..g,;n,
e., h., i,,.+ ills
y,b.t do II, border s,ava States nix.
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vol or5 sbo,,,J not Ia ned =, r,r,,s,-.
- ~. 1..-,,,dy ,Fha1o~.1ar e.,4.- IL
~, ...o-.assio,,-'' fro,,, fine N-o~,,,-nl
chance Of the Constitution. - Senate,
Mason exnyss=sd it in :. recent snccch !,
tbe Senate.
! ..-rnc %or.f, 81. for M co,caz.:c, II any
form or shape. it would he unworthy in
/ them 70 az. it, and derogatory IN the Other
! states 70 L-e-a It. nat are ooI!o'3.-o.ls
The &Sntb .or'.ti,i'rr, HAT The f.-r.t t,,t.o,
docs not cutit!e them TO. That's the oaIy
idea O. concession. We have never a.kc,
lrr J: III any I9i"l Or 7.''..' y" e nay,
- tg,rIr,I c,,'iaG o,tt ~ -, ~. .
tic Constitution destined It should he. fol
the protection Of those rights under th'
ions mutton I"'J We s.5 ave zee" o''
- 49,, -, f., 30, -, -,
whatever El g,sc,...g 5s-., g.lg..f.. ,.yt,
concession
The Chicago platform dcnounces -th,
modern hcresv that the Constitution re
/ cognizcs property in man" The Soutl
contend that the Constitution does reco2
nize slaves as property; that therefor
they have the right to hold their slaves il
all the territories Of the L. 5. except wher
| prohibited by local State or municipal Law
and that the Supreme Court, in the Ore,
Scott decision, say they interpret the Coz:
stitu;ioa correctly The Chicago platform
however, implicitly, and Lincoln in 30 man,
words say. In spite Of the bred Scott de
cision, we viii use the whole power Of ti'
Government to exclude slavery from tn,
territories" This the South say IS no
right; ii is denying to us our equal right
in the Union under the Constitution as ii
terpretcd ty the Supreme Court. 7
live under the rule Of republican ao
nliuiztration avowinE such purposes woul,
be de-iadinc Before we consent TO liz
under such Z rule, therefore. we ask, not
concession. but q security that our right
shall lie respected Nay more, say the Dol
our rights to % into the Northern ,erIitc
RE with orr slaves * a barren right v