The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1862-11-01
.Mr Editor Il notice in your paper of

.Hr Editor Il notice IN your paper Of
the 18th inst, an editorial entitled,
DIRTY Assault on Col. DICKEY."
In this article is quoted the following
choice t;tilaticn from the Ottawa RcJuJ-
lean:
e. If Col Dickey is, as the people have
good reason to think, Of that class of men
who place Judge Norton and his support
ers in the baloncc with JEFF. DAVIS, and
desire to see the same measure dealt out to
each, but slyly put tier foot on the side Of
jeff Davis. he j. IT candidate for Doct
Hulett, Basset, &c Vow. Mr. Editor.
remit me TO say, that If the acts and
services Of Col. Dickey i'll behalf of our
country since the breaknfi out of the
present accursed rebellion, as truly discrib-
ed in the article oioresaid, ore evidences
that he is knight of the " Golden Circle,
then Co! Dickey, " Coct. Hulett' and all
other loyal men may well be proud of the
epthets bestowed upon them by Your
Ottawa long cared animal But, Mr
Editor, you vcry truly remark that no res
pectable man will so far dcmean himself
as to spit in the face of an idiot or fool,
TO punish him for his meanness" This
reminds me that | should, right here eau
ton YOU and your readers not for mos
ment TO imagine that ! now refer u rhi-
animal, with a view to pun;>hment-far
from it. ! refer TO him with the most
kindly feeling, and only for his own bene-
TT Ihera l., | believe, in our statuted
books, low which prohibit cruelty to
animals. Now, as profess 20 be a law
abiding man, desire To give our long
cared animal the whole benefit OF this
humane animal laws. But 1T would seem
that even our wisest and most astute states
men hav. failed 10 enact d code of laws
which under all circumstances. can protect
animals forom cruelty. Not lons ago, you
know, furious bull attacked Locomo
tive. The upsho, was, the bull came out
of the encounter with a cruelty wounded
and very sore heaL Such imagine, will
be the fate of your Ottawa long cared
animal in his DIRTY AssArLr on Col.
DICKEY.' Perhaps it may not be altogeth
er inappropriate for me here to say that
Others III Ottawa have occasionally shown
their long ears. If ! haye beeu correctly
in formed, one of these, or rather two, of
them. arraigned Doct. liulett." in his
absence, and threatened 10 hang him for
saying in public meeting, that if he had
the power. he would hang Abe Liacoln"
Doci Uulett never said any such thing
But he did say, that IF he had the power
he would hanb jeff Davis and his crew
Wig? Because they are violating the con
s,itution of the United States, and are in
armed rebellion against the laws of the
same. For this he would hang Jeff Davis
aud his c~ew. lie said further, that be
would deal out the same measures TO all
others who might be found in the same
position, though foolish old Abe shoule
happen to be one of them If this is trea.
son, Doct Hulett' may be a traitor We
are not apologisins, nor begging tor Doct
Hulett; but would respectfully ask these
long card gentlemen. if that which is rank
treason in the South. is political virtue
in the North In other " ords, i. il treason
in jeff Davis to trample the constitution
under his feet, wSr,e in Abe to do the
same thing is an Abolition virtue. S.