The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1862-10-04

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= the PRESIDENT, or we OF Illinois, have any
1 business to interfere with the nst;tution
, oil slavery in the States. r(Cheers1 q i
f think the proposition of the PRESIDENT to
purchase the slaves OF. this country that
they may be set free, and to fax the peo-
pie to pay for them, under the constitd.
tlon, Is mOnstrors IN the extreme (Con-
tinued cheering) Hence I,am in favor Of
tne resolution that denounces it. ...... q
!. think the policy that has been pur:
!, sued Tor some tinfe-i' k now not whether
It proceeds fronth President, orwhether
IL proceeds from the Secretary of War;.
. OF whether 1t proceeds from some SUBJ
iunctionary-I think the policy Of arrest
ing free citizens ofloyal States, and it,car.l
ceratins them in military prisons without
the limits of .heir States, thus bringing
the taint OF treason upon them and their
children, without affording an opportunity
oI defending themselves, is most tiaHlna-
bic. (Deatening and prolonged cheering.
In a State like ours, which has sent her
i.sons to fight its battles upon the tented
4 held by thousands and tens of thousands :
in a State like ours, that is pourin out
her treasure--democrafs and republicans
sons and brotherS-where, tO0,s courts
are open for the punishment Of crime,
and where, if a man is guilty of treason
you can indIct him, try him, and he will
be convicted and hung-I say in State
IKE ours there IS no apology for taking
our citizens from home aud incarcerating
them in prisons at st Louis or elsewhere
In State given over to rebellion. where
| the civil law cannot be executed, and
there is no law but military law, there
may, in extreme cases be an apology for
IL; but Ia ours, whore have Judges--hoA
man VIII. doubt } Uj gss irents integri ty,s
the President does not; the Secret aEy
dare not-while, J say we have that court,
in which cases of treason are punishable,
| l1repeat again that ii is njustifasle a,ld
therefore n lE heard Of thing In q country
claiming 10 be a loyal and law abiding
| country. lChcers) / endorse, then, iny :.
fellow citizens, thai resolution fuliy And
unless our State secedes from the Union,
/ or the powers OF our courts and til eir obi,
| GERS Is destroyed, ice! that there IS 10
] given cause upon which these arrests can
| be justified ~ any OF our citizens are
charged wiih treason, i.t them be sent to-
the courts sani1ed Tor trying such cases,
and there be either ocnYicted or punished,
/ if guilty, or hOnoraj,y acquitted, If not,
( that those who tefalr1s them NAV nitet
/ the reward or punishment due them from
thanAfni Or an indhls gent people. Apo
plause.) DO hope no longer to hear tha.
the power Of the government j. engaged
in incarceratin-' mon. kcerlnr them in
dungeons, ahd thea -turnhi. them out
without gIEius iueln a j-nr triai before "a
Jury. OF the.T ifeiSz lNtppia"se) i, iEs.
talking this way, atn guilty Of treason, !
why LEI them htate'rne before the courts
/ (Lau ahter -sEh 7-f- 'a Ss7t
| Ny feilow-citizens. Endorse fully that
/ other resolution which The committee Fe-,i
I eI -nr ynIr 4Fi-.r,'4n-4 r1rnhslrffp- %
influx OF free negroes INTO Illinois J
I think we ale 0t present IN great dancercf
being cursed vita a tree negro popuistiSD-
IN lllAD-s, uG.c>S GYe .cs;A y.Y tnca a. -t..e !
law as II stands upon the statute books, /
by exciu1ing them know the hard !
working and honest men Of the country
do not desire TO be- brought into ctnr;s.tio
ton with free negro labor thine. t.. !
dictates Of right :asd justice to our waite
! Popu.ation require That we should erforee !
| that law, aad keep sagroes cut o, the
State wiiile We hayep tl.efn out let ms
tell you, hare, neyer FIrapwn a meg 5.
condition 70 be bettered by setting him -,
free. Ninety-nii4e out or-c every hurdteI
are in II wprse condition than they werea
before they were free. Ii we yet Gem Z
munIty OF free negroes amongst Us. we
will soon be satiGed OF this fact Some I
times a portion of thbSa raised free viii do +
very well, bat, IN addition 10 war tax, | .
do not want - be taxed TO support them.
(Aprlause
I'know Lam tres ps.s;ns uron your Il me
ego on, and | ieel that am making
these !ct.sfks w.ih ou;-auy sort ,of preps-
ration. never make isuch Of a speech,
even when J saIa prePared, land l. Go not,
~O;her.. resolution have escaDed my no.
haya LIN. l.a.i to- barl i-,Iisa To,
to you wha. | think of them, IL they
meet your views as Representatives, OF the
great democratic party, and you adopt |
them olces-"they have beea adopted,
shall accept the noaninstioH which YOU
haze coaierreduupon me TO day with - ,
great deal OF =! easnFe and twill give me-
pleasure to 90 Throughout this State,
wherever ! can %" and indicate. tYe.n
for upon them l icei that am pi eparesi
to stand.or .alI betose the homes; so,ersof.
this State. Cheers .......... -.. --..,..
| am reminded that there Is resolu.
ton in reference 10 the soldiers IT does
my hear. good 10 speak'of their deeds
upon the bloody battlefield. i have beent
instrumental in pprs suading some Of them,
10 20, and when the news comes back that
they have acquitted themselves With
credit in their conflict with the rebels i'm
arms, is max es me feel that we yet. have
a hope Of saving the constitution and. otI
hope is the vaior Of our people, and those
who acauit tken,ssK es WITH credit think,
are entitled to our highest regard and
deserve our saasms.ta en- ceEniumsoG tud
While am on this, subject, permitrne,s
to say that there seems to have been. sipce
this rebellion broke. out, an effort, on the
paftSof the abolitiorf ipresscof 1iiineie, tof
give out the ideathat southern Illinois ieri
Egypt was in rebellion q saiast the c4snsti+
tuition aud the lass that it was untrue to,
our government; and that it was nothing
but nest of traitors. deserving the halter.
Gentisme n. a more rwiffui nfalsehood never
was printed against the people Of lsnyit
country than such a. charge against. the
people of southern Illinois. They have.
shown in this war that they not only had
thelloyalty, but the courage tolstand byt
the constitution eand face The toss of the
Union Ny own little city has been de-
nounced as being almost rebel, and yet
she has sent one man out of every two
liable to military duty Ny own little
township, that an i 500 gave the a. inajerityl
of fseyenteen-the first time she eyeryotedj
democratic--has been denounced as a nest
Of traitors; and yet, out ofa voting pepu:
lation of l9S, she has sent 10 soldiers to1
battle. n And there are other counties In
Southern Illinois which have sent more.
than one out of every two liable to mili-
tary duty Can these taunting hypocfites
and liars who idenounce us say as much
for their counties in northern Illinois 2
(Cheers.s Voices-"No, t"nol9 Until they
present their military rolls, and show that
they possess patriotism, let them refrain
from their calumnies upon southern Iih..
noiss Z ~ ar ,DoA3s'i Hsi I-Hf 'ts4l
Gentlemen, it is growing late, l know
| lLousht to STOP ONO, go on. y There