The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1864-09-17
Eor-cries.

One Of the cor,monest lodges OF the Lin
colnites these days is to forge extracts from
Southern papers and publish them as genuine.
This is business at which they are peculiar
ly adept. Not only newspaper extracts, but
letters and proc!amations are thus manulact-
ured in the most publishing way; and long
after the forgery is exposed, they reproduce
it as genuine. Thus a republican paper be-
fore Us repub!shes the forged letter of Val
laudigham to "Col. INSTALL" notwithstanding
Mr.. V, as long ago as las: June, pronounced
it a miserable forgery, declaring he never
wrote line of it, and never heard of such q
man as "Col. INSTALL"
III the same way We see revived in the
Chicago Journal the letter of a" A Firginian,"
charging that while conducting his retreat to
H .rrison's landing, in 1862, Mcclellan had
all the papers prepared for surrendering
the whole army OF the Potomac to Gen. Lee.
Over a year ago that letter was proved to be
4 miserable forgery.
In Thursdays Journal we see half col:
umn Of extracts from Southern papers, cxult-
ing in the nomination of Mcclellan as favor
able to the Southern cause. Here is a spec
linen.
IF they tthc 'Demotrats') will use the bal
lot-box against Mr.. Lincoln while we use the
cartridge box, each side will be helper to
The other. '-Aftanta Register.
Now we venture tie assertion that neither
this extract, ncr ten lines n the half column
we have alluded to arc genuine.
We can give r,fz by which the genuine
ness Of al these EXTRACTS from Southern pa
pers, letters, or documents may be iniallibly
tested. The South regard Lincoln the in
carnation of ailthat is hateful and abomina-
HE in politics and cxecrable in war. He Is
to their people the bear in the nursery. by
which all that are disconnected or refractory
are frightened into obedience and dociiitv.-
While Lincoln IS at the head Of the Northern
government, therefore, the rulers Of the Con
tederacy have no difficulty in keeping their
people united, and of obtaining from them
any and every sacrifice to continue the war.
Hence to the leaders CT the rebellion. who
know that their only earthly hope of success
in saving their own necks. to saw nothing Of
gaining their independence, lies in keeping
their people united, the e-s. and most earnest
concern 10 that Lincoln shall remain at The
head of the federal government And in
the same degree that they long for this. must
they dread the election Of Mcclellan. or any
man ona platform that propa-a3 peace to the
southern people on ,'e bas;- To-. Z ..raa:ce:,-
to them their rights under the Constitution:
for two-thirds of the southern people are de-
luled bv their leaders with the iIc:. that this
: al they arc fighting for. and the c.ec-
ton Of 4 northern President w 10 Is willing 10
give them this aal end the war would destroy
the unity Of the Southern people in q day,
would he the death kneIl Of the "Confle-.-
cy,'' and the death warrant offs leaders.
Hence the rule We give for testing the gen
illness Of all Of these EXTRACTS" from South
ecn papers, speeches. letters. &c. Is this:
Those which openly Or covcr.ly reIy;ce in
the probable reelection Of Lincoln and the
continuance of his policy" may bc safely
st GcTyu.,- genuine: while such a. regard
with competency the probable success Of
Mcclellan. on a platform Of peace and 4 &c
stored Union under the Constitution. with all
the rights Of the states unirnpaiEcl or fghl.
may with equal safety be be regarded = fox
gerics.