The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1862-10-25
Dirty Assault ON Col. Dtckey.

The Republican-Abelition Press, in the
desperate condition of the party,
running ashore of argument, has adopted
the questionable exped,ent of calling hard
names. Tories" Traitors" 'seceesion-
lists" X. G. c. s. &c, are among the @ pet
names" they now apply to the loyal DEM
ocracy. There is, occasionally, "some-
thing ia q nanae," and if desereetly and
skilfuiiy alpiied, some very ignorant,
stupid, or unsophisticatedp people might be
prejudiced against 4 candidate by the per-
sistent splashing and daubing of such foul
epithets. Jesse o. Norton, for instance,
whom nobody perhaps knows positively
even to have given or done a thing to
swell the ranks Of our army, but whose
whsle time, on the contrary, seems to
have been absorbed in efforts to compass
the defeat Of Mr. Cook, ia the nomination
for Congress, be plastered over
with batch of dirty epithets chat would
cause him some trouble to get off But,
rs we said the business needs skilful hand
ling In the hands of a bungliRg, stupid
jackass it is palpable such weapon, like
the famous blunderbuss of Hudibras, can
only "shoot the marksman over"
Certainly there is no man of three grains
of common sense who cannot appreciate
the helpless, deplorable stupidity of the
editor of the Ottawa Republican in attempt
Ing to use such a weapon against Col I.
LYLE DicKEY. To call Washington \
blackguard, Franklin thief, or Jackson
a coward, would excite a smile of derision
from Its absurdity yet the name of traitor,
tory, secessionist, DC, applied to Col.
DIcKEY is not more lamentably stupid
See here The Republican talks in this
wise
IF Col. Dickey is, as people have 5ood
reason 70 thick of that class of men who
place Judge Norton and his supporters in
balance with jeff Davis and desire to see
the same measures dealt out to each. but
shley put their foot on the side of JEFF Davis, he
is fit candidate, for Doct Hulett, Bassctt,
the K G. e." &c
The "good reason people have to
think that Judge D. is a man who
would Silly PUT HIS FOOT OF THIS SIDE OF
JEFF DAVIS consists in the fact that
he has not only taken his life in his
hands and given himself, his talents, time,
energies, all he has aad is, to his country
to crush this rebellion but he took with
HIM his two sons his only son-in.law, and
as far as We know all the able,oodie cou-
sins and relatives whom he could influence
He not only cheerfully, promptly and pat
riotically gave up lucrative business, the
comforts of home-all a man holds dear,
to enter the service of his country, but in
that service he has won an honorable
name AMI distinction as an able. faithful,
and skilful officer. His regiment has
probably done more hard service, taken
more prisoners, frustrated more plans, and
killed and disabled more men and bands
of the enemy than any other regiment in
the service. Such are the Is good reasons
the long cared animal of the Republican
thinks people have for suspec'ing the
loyalty of Co. Dickey. Such.are the good
reasons he has for accusing Col Dickey
OF beng infested with what he calls Ken
lucky neutrality, a kind cf hybridisn copG.
bie Of doing more injury than rebellion r
There is no respectable man who would
80 far demean himself as to spit in the
face Of an idiot or fool The editor OF
the Ottawa Republican is therefore safe
from punishment for meaRaess like
the above. The only thiag to be regret
ted is, that this rtof abuse of Col Dickey
comes from SO conteMptible a quarter
emxratin: from quarter aspiring to re
| spectabilits /; might do Col D. some good