The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1862-02-08

The Ottawa Republican is a curiosity.
It's fort is sleepiness and coming in behind
the time. When Congress met in Deem
Der, bold push was made by the abolition
wing OF the republican party to change
the object of the present war from that Of
restoring the supremacy of the constitu-
ton to that of destroying slavery. Cameron
led off on this tack in his report, the
House committees were organized TO help
1t along, Trumbull, Wade, and that tribe,
made speeches in the Senate aud the
whole pack Of abolition orators in the
lower House Of Congress, strollinr lectur-
ers, and the abolition press from the big
Tribune down joined in the general howl
The object was to frighten the President,
and carry TIE point by a coup dc main.
But happily the President don't take the
scare. He gave the storm a little time TO
abate its violence; then "hy,ted Mr..
Camcron's boots, putting a democrat in
place and wound up by snubbing the
whole abolition rhalanx in the Senate
and House in the marshal Lamon affair
Things looked blue, bat abolitionism is
persistent Anotlcr effort was made, and
Jim Lane was made the stalking horse.
Columns of dispatches were suddenly sent
from Washington, describing in the most
poetical and grandiloquent language an
expedition about 10 march from Kansas TO
New Orleans under the immaculate Lane,
who had full authority from the Presi-
dent to carry on the war in his own way
Nc, &c. The expedition was depicted in
such glowing colors, that surely now,
thought the abolitionists, the imagination
of the people viii become so captiyated
that the President will not dare to disap-
point them by banking this pretty scheme
But the moon rolled on regardless Of the
barking Of the dogs" The President gives
Gen. Hunter a hiatt, and in a special
order Of five lines tie whole scheme l.
blown SKY high, and the abolition trick
laid bare The fraternity III Washington
are panic stricken and in despair, and
few days ago, GA a cou.t Of noses, it is
found that not over Il members Of the
House are left who are willing further 10
pursue the death to slavery" phantom
And now 10 the Ottawa RPaJEcn-
During ali these spasr-,c,iio efforts of o70ii-
tionism to raise its head, that journal slept
calm and uuruffied as summer morn.
Oae would have inferred from lis columns
that the President, and Cameron, and
Wade, and all the Zig and little fish of
the abolition phalanx we're in the most
happy accord TWAS not until theschemes
were banked, defeated, routed at every
turn-until they gave up in despair, and
even the big and little T,TL,o,cs had backed
down, that the Ottawa Republican wakes
up and uttcgs feeble squeak against the
conservatism Of the President and in favor
of the destruction Of the institution 1t
grnnts at the pro slayeryism, as it calls
il, of the Free Tra,ie,- and Chicago Times.
publishes letter from Washington abusive
Of The President, and fills half its columns
approvingly with one of Owen Lovejoy's
insanest death to slavery" harrangues.
Why bless your innocencyl dat boss
been done ded dis two weeks" Loveioy
himself repudiates the doctrine, ignores
John Brown, and denies that his soul
goes marching on"