The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1864-03-12
GOV. YATES AT OTTAWA.

reality, as every body understands wei
enough, to make an eiectionsering speech
to the people of La Sale county, Gov. Y
is a candidate fer Richardson's place II
the q. s. senate, aud is On an extensive
electioneering tour TO advance his pros
poets.
= The Governor was met at the depot ny
the reg ment in question, and large
; concourse of citizens The day was plea
SAINT. and the town full of people, SO thai
he had no cause to complain OF want o.
attention On the part Of the citizens Of
La Sale county. From the depot lie was
escorted directly to the encampment
f barely stopping long enough on the way
|, to take drink (of water, Of course,) and
BY o'colck mad mounted the stand and
was ready to commence his speech,
The Governor corhmecced by apologis
ing for his hoarseness-said lie spoke with
extreme pam, and promised short
speeci!-a promise which ne redeerne ed
nobIy, for we heard him sorae three hours
and then came away. He must have wound
up soiac time before midnight, however,
as be IS said TO have left on the night
| train.
He commenced by saying some very
complimentary things to the regiment
rehearsed their services, the battles they
were in, &c. He then spoke of what I!ii-
l65, 600 men to the field, had exceeded
every call made upon her for men, and
| cheated Uncle Sam out of every draft.
! Her soldiers had been in every noted bat
/ tie from Florida to Kansas, except, thank
! God, the battle Of Bull Run. He then
spoke strongly in favor Of the Sanitary
Commission, Aid Societies, &c, ard urged
! the duty Of supporting the families of alb
sent soldiers, saying if we had no. such a
vil!ainous, scoundiely copperhead leeisla-
turc, he would long ago have called them
/ together to make appropriations to support
soldiers families. ana TO establish man
ual labor schools fo- the education OF their
children. Ohio had leyie,; = mill tax
/ for the purpose, and Iiliaois was as liberal
as Ohio
He then went into a long Argument to
prove that the war was just, quoting tor this
purpose largely from the speech Of Alex
ander II. Stephens before the Georgia Gem
vention, when That state seeceoed. His
argument or this head was a strong and
good one, the Confed. Vice President stuff
fed him with good logic.
He spoke Of the sacrifices our people
were making, and combaltted the idea that
because the north was seemingly prosper
Gus, II was really So. Every days lobor
lost i'll consequence of taking nam from
the farm or workshop was q real loss, and
went so far towards the inrcverishmcnt
Ct the country. and this was not the
worst nf it. The war would 60 en-the
waste would contiEue-debt would fear
fully increase, "greenback~' would go
down, and our people weuld see such times
e commercial, Isyulsion and uaivesal
bankruptcy as ne had never seen before.
Yet while all this must be horne, the
soldiers and their families must be the
Erst care, AID Gov. y. urged with much.
apparent warmth the duty Of congress to
increase the soldiers pay. They now get
but Si65 ,ear-their pay ought to BE at
least 800. Ut occurred to Us, if green
backs were to go down" what will; be
the use af adding to the nominal pay OF
the soldiers? lad net Gov y. better ad-
vocate the democratic propositiou-not to
increase their n9n,'ssl pay. bat to increase
it really by paying them at present rates in
gold? y
Gov. Y. then commenced the pcli zeal
par tofhis speech, Ly pitching into the cop.
perheads,' by wLea he said he meant
those who were in sympathy with the reb-
els, gave then. aiJ. and comfort, and re-
ioiced in their victories and in our defeats.
The race he said was dying out in Illinois,
and that we hope is true, if it ever existed
We are quite sure 10 such ever existed in
these, parts Gov. y. could rot go On
however, without relapsirg into the slang
OF the 1Tibuncs, and soon commenced and
continued to denounce all democrats who
f.
"copperh lads" lie did this so repeatedly,
Extensively and disgustingIy, that be for
feited all The respect dsmc Gratis began 10
entertain for him from TIE earlier part of
OF bis speech.
lie went in strong for all the negro poll
cies of the administration, and a step fur.
Their lie said he was in favor Of the pas
SAGE by congress o. "a broad, manly act"
aJol;sLing slavery in all the rebellious
states, AID advocated a constitutional
amendment to abolish il in the loya! slave
states. The argument by which. be sup
ported his broad manly act was curious.
He had dsnied lis adhension to the Whit.
ing state suicide doctrine; but new he
] conterded that, although ssh an act 81
/ COB gress would have been unconstitutional
before the rebellion, the rebel states hay
ing spurned TIE thority Of the constItu
ton, oagress was no longer bound to
recognize that instrument IN less iatlng
IN reference TO them. SO congress, which
has no powers bat those granted in the
I constitution, when people violate that In
strument, is endowed with power also %
violate it. Very logical
But. Mr.. Yates, Mister Yates what can
yo,, mean? Is uot this questioning the
efficacy of the glorious proclamation OF
freedom?
Is It not blank treason? How is "a
broad, manly act Of congress to abalisi
slavery in Alabama, where it has alreal,
been abolished .y the President? Bu
ne,haps we are not sufficiently gifted witt
discernment to appreciate the superior
efficacy Of an act OF Congress, and Gov.