The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1863-05-16

compars the unconstitutional illegal, reve
lutionary, and despotic doctrines advocate,
by the Hon. Washington Bushnell, (sena
tor in the state Legislature from La Sail
district. )and the doctrines of Daniel Wet
ster. who was one of the ablest consrtu
tional lawyers that our country has eve
produced Mr. Webster said, in speeci
4 delivered in congress: % - .e
1T is the ancient and undoubted pre-
rogative of this people to-canvass public
, measures and the merits of public men
1t is a home bred right" freslde privi
! leGe 1t hath ever been enjoyed in every
house, cottage, and cabin IN the nation
1t is not 10 be drawn IN controversy 1t Is
as undoubted ss the right of breathing
/ the air or walking on the earth. Belong
| ing to private life as right, it belongs 70
/ public life as 4 duty, and it is the last
! duty which those whose representative
am shall find me to abandon. Aiming at
! all times to be courteous and temperate IN
! its use, except when the right itself is
! questioned, shall place myself on the ex.
! treme boundary OF my right, and bid def
ance to any arm that would move me
from my ground.
This high constitutional privilege shall
/
| in all places in all times. Living shall
1 assert it; and should leave no other in
heritance to my children, by the blessing
of God will leave them the inheritance
OF free principles, and the example of a
manly. independent and constitutional
defense cf them" Such were the views
Webster
President Jefferson said, in his lnaugu.
raj address, that we must maintain the
suprern hey OF the civil over the military
authority. Freedom Of religion. freedom
o! the press, and freedom OF person, under
the ha5eJS corpus, aud trial by jury impair
TALLY selected And he declared " that
these rights were uestimpble to freemen.
formidable to tyrants only. Such we're
the doctrines taught by the great apostle
Of democracy, Thomas Jefferson.
The Hon Mr. Blshnell, claims the
right Of free speech, aud free press for
himself and his party, ana would deprive
all others Of the same constitutional rights
II : and his party have beloved at the top
Of their lungs for years in favor of free
speech, free press, and freemen. and
when they got into power, they violated
all their pledges, mlzzled the press, abridg
ed the freedom of speech, and try to en-
slave the white man; and to cap the eli
max tine extended impartial freedom to
(negroeS.) all Americans of African de-
ceat How do the dnctrin's Of Mr. p
compare with the political doctrines Of
Jefferson and Webster? Bat why should
compare the opinions cf old fogies like
Jefferson, and ct.ster with those OF this
new light statesmtu, NJ. 3 ? Why COM
pare their polI;!cL. uplni MS with those ad
vaaced by this n.o,:,.ri Draco, who would
prornulga the uHcon, .itutional edicts OF
Abraham the first, ia letters CT blood
The Hon. Mr.. L ms the right to enjoy
his political opinions. Let him, and the
abolition leaders, bend the supple and
pregnant hing OF tn, knee that thrift
may follow fawning But let all demo
Gratis scoTn TO follow their inglor!ous cx-
ample.
In conclusion, would say to democrats.
ard all conservative men let US stand by
aud defend the constitutional rights Of
free speech. free press, the freedom OF
the ballot box, and the right to canvass
the measures OF the government, at all
hazards Iatus support all constitutional
measures u put down the rrbriiiuir, and
restore the Union Of the States. Let the
abolition party stand forth alone, as it has
heretofore stood. in the history Of our
country n the only unconstitutional and
Law brelkin. party, in the loyal states.
B 10 the honor and glory Of the democratic
party. IT mas always been constitutional
and i." ahi.fiuC party. and let US continue
such. And notwithstanding we NAV re-
gard the conscript act as odius and unjust,
& il making Determinations against the
, poor, aad IN favor "f the r.cn, and a v!o-
+ .at:ou OF the constitution OF the United
States. and the reserved rights Of the
} States. and the liberties of the people, let
; Us not oppose or resist il b. force; t,r'
I on the contrary a law abiding citizens and
/ democrats, let Us try its validity and con
/ stitutionality before the courts, which are
: the proper tribunals to decide this. anu
! all similar questions; and then let Us obey
! the decisions of the courts, and requr,
, the men in power to obey them also A.
I loyal men, let rs perform our dcty to the
I constitution. the laws. AID our country, in
this dark hour Of its trials, and We hav,
I nlthing To fear from the result. If the
fanatics, and advocates of military dies
potIsm should in2uguratc a re- IN of terror
and civil war in the lnval states, as the,
appear determined to do, on their guilty
heads vail rest the responsibility iGf al
the caiamities which may follow. Th'
fate Of the RpbcspierreS, Il the MarltS, tho
Dantons, and the Jacohins who inaugura
ted the reign of terror in France, shoult
be warning to the reckless men VIII
would inaugurate similar horrors IN til
country. After having caused the street
F! Of Paris to flow with innocent blood, anc
clothed the nation in mourning, the ia
cabins all met violent deaths. Most o
their heads were Topped off by the Gui!o
tine. which they had prepared for thu
necks of others. They all peri>hed i,
blood were annihilated by the storm
which they had created. Justice ma.
slumber for time, yet sooner or later tn
guilty inr suffer the penalties o: thei
crimes The fate OF the Jacobins Q
France should be warning to thos
demagogues who would inausurate SIM
lar reign OF terror i'll this country.
WIN BARBEs.
FREEDOM, May 5th, 1868.