The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1865-08-26
The Kc-,.l jliGAh County COnven.

CIV of some small favor, down to the very tel
Iers. the rule holds good All the active
spirits are noted seekers after the spoils, and
have followed the republican party through
all fits phases on the same principle that
the I" shark follows the inspected ship,
hoping that some -offal will be thrown over
board, ard that .hey will be close at hand to
saiiate their greed. In looking over the
convention, a pitiable sight was visible, re-
minding the loyal patriotic heart OF the pri
yateer Alabama in ;ase of Federal prize.
The first business in order. after the organ
iza,ion Of the convention, was, as matter OF
course, a fierce contest for division OF the
supposed spoilS, all harmonlously agreeing
thar nominaiionswas equi~; lent 20 an cleo
ton The big and little fellows were in
motion, and especially tie old plague
from La Sale, who is noted for doing more
damage to his friends than to his foes. An
informal ballot soon revealed the fact that
Col. Moons, who served with marked Dis
tlnction a few months as commander OF the
10Th regiment IRON tnIs county. auG, zee he
here, ,rIs at Tie battle of Uirtsriiie. and who
was there taken captive, and suffered all the
horrors Of Il sou bern dungeon lin horn)
and was even compelled 10 do mental service
for his captors in the character of messenger
bow. cane off in this contest victorious, badly
beating his competitor from La Sale, AdJt
| STEVENS. This was purely contest between
high officers, and the only purely military
/ that took place, privates being considered AS
J 4, -. =, 4
to lake back seats where they could see
! just well The Co.'s. ca .,les proved too
much tor the Adju:ant's bars, and lie came
/ to terms handsomely at The worl "surrender."
! having a taiat recollection OF the dire ifnpor,
! OF that Little word on former occasion. The
nomination was finally made unanimous, as
| Is Usual on such occasions, and the merry
aud soclable Col felt particularly gra,ifed
/ That the German element Of the convention
had atoned for past offences, and doubtless
many visions -. glasses of Lager" were
promised on The sly To the leaders Of this inn
( pur;an; voting element. Altogether the Col.
I Is good fellow, and ALI know that he has
/ been a successful operator. Having held the
! Office OF Circuit Clerk for on fall tern. and
made m, icrate fortune out Of the same, he
( neS; went 10 the army aud there, wh., with
hi, salary and horse trading. no doubt made
y nice thing l. other officers have done.
/ He nov i il lie high road for the best office
I in the county for ioHr wears more. al the end
| of which time be will doubtless rank as oue
o. our d" solid men, AM then devote the bal
ance Of his days to his favarte pa,s-tiine Of
| preaching the Gospel to u se,fst, Sorii8
munitions and wicked world
The next contest Wa { r Coun.y Treasurer.
aud was = mix-l a.4ir-ciyili,us aud the
military locking horns. aud ucw and fresh
operators tnak.sc their appearance IN The
crowd. working har,! for heir especial favor
! ties SVcsc IS were ma e IL he friend. OF
the different c4ul.dAtes gin. tlcl- clsi rms.
The military spoke Of the &c i1d field -oi
southern prisons DESTROYED h.a!,h-.ost
limbs and Of bar ;. ip and suferin. in gen
,ral. The c.r.i 50 mr. e. thtiy claim In
rather = threatening and defiant tone, init
mating that if heir claims were disrpss r1ied
never 10 retnrn. Excited in The crowd siu ID
tie gallant parson of the Il publican. pre-
/ pared to pronnunc eulJsy. II called upon.
either IN verse or prose. but Il e victors were
. thirsty, and ieit for season - moisture.
Thus ended the contest for the lucrative
office OF county Treasurer. The field was
clear. The present incumbent having been
Reluctantly ruled fihc track b. the leaders
/ OF the Union party in this CITY. on account
was il the habit OF - crnokiug the elbow
now and then in a social way. aud siace Sen
aior Yates aud President Johnson doenough
ia that line for the entire abolition party.
! such men Bu bnell, aud Tim Rhodes L
Co couii not durc much less counteuance
such habits. and hence the fiat went forth
I that a ne Is DIAL must be had for this oliic
The candidates were found TO be numerous.
The town OF Mendota'presented the claims OF
| a NJ BECK, who we believe picks up pre-
carious living in that locality b. attempting
/ to practIde law; AMI who wihal has been
extremely patriotic during the entire war,
having. on more than one occasion made
powerful speeches urging everybody 10 go to
the war, even to tie last OF his Wits able
bodied relations, but xho found it cony euien,
for himself to remain AT home, though he is
Il young man. hale AMI hearty. aad AS able to
ehiur. / lie s;.lphJrous g;iSSes of gun powder
as any other man. Blu, being true to the
instincts Of his profession, he could not en-
dure the hardships of the tented field unless
NJ had = shoulder straps" to welr, aud be
thus metsuraby exempt from hard tack,
aud line his loyal pockets with greenbacks.
the 'wop and DRY" concern stood in dan
ger of explosion, as they held the power in
the county, and meant TO exercise ii, the
military necessity to the contrary notwith
standing. We have sad the excitement was
great, but Thu ieebly conveys an idea of Il c
scene. There doomed mp above all the rest
the "Senator from La Sale commanding
and all powerful in charge of the black-rig
ged vessel Mendoza" chasing down upon
E the full rugged Union steamer /" Deer Park,
f led with gallant soldiers Just -etur'ed from
q long and bloody four years war, many siel
, and disab led for lie, pteously begging fo
Tho lar nd h, re
, unrelentng, aud the gallant Calkins is pitch
, ed over board without even a whisper of regret
and ''one- horse" LAWYER from the :. Mendo
. ta' placed ia command of the cap ured foe
= Cheers Iend The air as this scene is transpir
. ing, the gallant soldier is placed in his wind
/, ing sheet and consigned to the angry wave
The other candidates tor the Office o
Urea urer were Mr., of Farm Ridge
Mr.. Cakins from Deer Park, and NJ. 1rDw
i bridge, from the town OF Ophir The two frs
4 named are returned soldiers. One has los
an aim in defence of his country. ard is max
"A cripple for life, and is said to be well equa
II fled for the place. The other has been il
the service during the whole of the rebellion
y aud has been confined in prison in Chattanooga
aud thereby impaired his health perhaps 70
> life, is we'll known throughout the county
h n d dotcd AS correct business man. will
Y manJ Influential friends in high standing il
o the abolition party, when money and work i
. want sd to promote its interest and who hav
~ alwaJs been on hand, even when it was con
:. silered odous to be an abolitionst and ex
e ireinely disagrecble to "rescue a man and
brother from the mirciess CLUTCHES OF th,
slave driver. The last named person i
nothing more t.,an plain, intelligent farmer
mailing from the town Of Ophir, the siron,
y bulwArk of fana,isim. Being rather greer
. AID ,inac1uainted with Ottawa tacticts, h,
!. ought to have had the good sense not to urge
his claims merely on the ground of being al
honsi hard working man. He ought to have
N 1, ~. haI. -,