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

Enough Of mat!
10. GLovx., Esq, Of this city, whe went
fishing 20 unsuccsssfully for an opinion
favorable to the abolition proclamation of
tho President from Judge CArox, writes q
letter to the Chicago Tribune, to cover his
chasr,n, venturing tho opinion that Judge
c. would not have been 90 ready to ap-
prove the resolutions Of the late demo
cratic convention st Ottawa if he had
read them. Why, says Mr. Glover, they
do not contain ono word il condemnation
of the acts Of those who are doing their
utmost 70 overthrow the constitution, for
the preservation of which the Judge 20
earnestly prays."
We rather think they do There is GER
tainly quite pointed allusien to the "se-
cession extremists of tho South" in the
4th resolution, Is we'll a. to the abolition
extremists Of the North" Then in the
third resolution the convention pledge
themselves to devote not only their pro-
perty, but their LIVES to conquer the
traitors in arms against the government"
People do not generally talk in such Lam
gusge Of those for whom they have SYM
pathy. II strikes Us it amounts to pretty
strong condemnation.
But men that live in glass houses should
not throw stones. We have carefully read
the resolutions adopted at the late repub-
lican convention at Morris, as well as
that At Springfield. Strange to say, there
is scarcely An allusion to TIE traitors in
arms against the government in either.
Abe Lincoln is endorsed, the proclamation
il endorsed, Jesse o Norton il endorsed ;
but - to the enemies Of this government
ono would think they were all confined
to the democratic party in the free States,
who, President Lincoln himself has admit.
ted, have, from Stephen A. Douglas down,
supported this war with more earnest zeal,
and given him less anxiety and trouble,
than . single little knot Of dozen or two
abolitionists in Boston.
One word more. This business of stig.
MATING the democracy A. Z. G. Cs and
secession synpathizers is played out We
can stand . good deal in the way Of abuse
but from men who swear by the Chicago
Tribune, which depreciates . victory BY
Gen. Mcclellan a. . calamity; from men
who back up Gov. Andrew and Gov. Blair
in withholding troops from the field, unles.
tho President will submit to their dicta
tation; from men who, a. tho President
himself told the Border State men, threat.
ened TO turn against the government unles.
he yielded to their "pressure" upon him
to do . thing his conscience did not ap
approve; from such men, We say, We
don't feel like standing abuse much longer
This administration was placed in power
against the earnest protest and opposition
Of the democratic party; the calamities
which now affiict the country they pre-
dicted would follow, sad still bslieye have
bsen tho natural result of its Inauguration
yet We defy any abolitionist to show an
act or a resolution Of any meeting, conven
ssSssf ShAACS VI uOLCu VI uSknOCI1te IN tue
free States that ever higgled with the
President about TERns on which they
would be loyal and support the Govern
nent or the war. The President himself
has borne witaess that he has not been
pressed or embarrassed by the democracy.
They have submitted to every demand OF
the Government without murmur. This
obedience has not been constrained, bi,t
chesrfully rendered and il still rendered
even in support Of . policy which We are
fearful is fraught with ruin. When your
Phillipses, and SuDnsrs, and Blairs and
Aadrews; your TrIbunes aud Independ-
snts and their endorsers can say As much,
We are willing hat the unconditional 10y
atty Of the democracy shall be questioned,
but not till then.