The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1865-08-12

sIct states, and it is usurpation for the Pre-.
ident to appoint Governors, &c.
If 1t lad not been for the false position i
which a regard for constitution whicl
san tione and legalized wrong. had place.
the democracy. there never Could have beer
democr ,tic party in this country in favo
OF slavery and opposed to universal suffrage
Democracy and universal suffrage have al
ways gone hand in hand together the worlt
over with this exception and the reason TO
this singular exception, is that;the dernocrac,
loved the constitution SO well that t over
looked lts fraity in this respect. The dealt
OF slavery, however, removes the difficulty
and leaves the democracy unfettered by con
sttutional obligation to follow, without re
straint, its democratic tendencies towards the
accomplishment of ''the creates; good to the
greatest number
Any departure from universal suffrage e
endangers The republic One departure IS a
mere stepping stone to another till all Is gone,
AMI this the trainers of the constitution we'll
understood. Slavery was III the way. and
| they coull not do as they would. Slavery is
/ oat of the way. and We can do as we will. Let
/ US do now what the fathers would have done
! then if they could. Ia the language of Jeffet.
so +, let every man who prays or fights tor
his country vote. If we carry out the will of
our fathers We will N IKE man voter by
virtue of his manhood. In republic the
passport o: every man to the polls should be
his manhood. Each unit should count one.
! 1t is IN inherent right belonging to man as
man, right not to be granted By one man to
another because one man is no more or great
er than another Like the right to life, lib
ertv aad the pursuit of happiness. it is an
inherent, inaienable one. Where does one
ba ;ub IN, m fell IA n
Il am grantor, and y1u are grantee; would
you like to have au assignment of voting
ri .ht?' No! no! the paten. comes from God
Almighty. Each NAN has one, aud they are
not transferable. God has not been 50 Un-
just rs 10 within I'D the patent tr IN the
black man merely because he is black. God
created him black for some wise purpose of
his own, and let not man set himself up as
wiser than his Creator who 'of one blood las
made ali the nations Of the earth for to dwell
on all thr. face thereof" by saying TO his fell
low man, Il am better than tnou, stand thou
afar off" A republic with part OF its free
men engaged in the various occupations oil
life-hoders of property, payers OF taxes,
fighters OF their countrys battles and with
souls to be saved or damned; and yet having
no voice ia The selection OF the mixers OF
laws, in relation TO the persons and property
of the Individuals composing the body polite
of which they are units, would be an anon
alv. Sach a thing might be called repub
lie, and ther who called ii such might call
themselves democrats bu. would only be so in
Lame Done in the name of monarchy it
would be gross injustice. Done III ;he name
., repubiicanIsm by men calling themsei"es
democrats, it is hvpocritically Infamous. II
is stealing the livery Of heaven 10 serve the
devilin
Brother democrats, let US not be behind
the times any longer, but let Us, or such Of
Us as believe in the foregoing doctrines and
,.hich were once the doctrines OF e:ery State
save South Carolina, join heart and hand
with all other true men, and carry them out
These were the doctrines of democrats be-
fore slavery demoralized the nation, aud now
that slavery is go"e let US return TO tnem
once more No matter to what party We
have heretofore belOn yed, let Us who believe
in genuine dem )cracy which IN axe, merit
the only test. unite tog ether. Slavery Is abOl
ished ant there are now no abJlltlonists a.
mong u. % O,hello'S occup alton Is gore.
All men are now ir e, AMI as free me-! they
are all equal and all entitled to the freeman
Inherent right TO the ballot.
lie, Us not 90 abroad TO hestew our charity.
Charity Ds2iHs 81 home.
ton OF this Safe so that it shall read substan
italy IS folows-"Iu all elections all male
citiznns above the are Of twenty one years,
having resided in the State one year ext
preceding any election, shall be entit'e -
vote at such elections; bat no such citizen
shall be entitled to vote except Ill the district
or county in which he shall actually reside at
the time Of such election.
Who -oes with me? Brother democrats,
do not all speak at once? 1e that used to
be abuli'ionists when there slavery 10
abolish, VIII vOu JJin u, fur the universal suit
frace? Mans inherent, in ,lienabie ri ght the
Corner Stone of "a true democracy aud the
salvation of the republic? Will you help
us do battle aga' 8, to- great centrahzaton
OF power in the nal on.tl government, aud al
US to restore the supremacy of the civil law !!
once m ,re Sd that p:tit Jary sh Ill be neces-
s,ry bef 're men and women can be hung by
the neck TIL they dead. We do not need
any ciucUsS.s or conventions Se'ec'st Oy cdit-
diidtes The soldiers uIht to have the OF
fees this year. 1t does not seem to me to be
the fair thing TO give the Offices this fall TO
men Of suitable age to go to the wsr who
seliishiv staii n homa, when we have those
who en- !ure'l all the srdsLips ct a soldier S
life who are Just IS we'll qualified. We owe
th" SoiiitT7 uSpt VI 5i"'i'uie, ""i i"' u-
this fall deposite token OF our respect for
them in the ballot box
C,u,didates, brtnd yourselves q. s.. and
announce yourselves forthwith subject to
nothing on earth bnt the will of the people
on electol day. l. t no man, ,wever. who
has not served his country in the field be
candidate this year On the Universal Suf
fraye ticket The universal suffrage men
wish to vote for full ticket OF Uncle Sam S
union soldiers this time. For myself though
heretofore always democrat voting tie reg
nj ,r ticket, am determined to vote fr no
ca ndidate this year who is not marked 10
plain letters, as | am myself, not PrinclPia.
but y. >.
Earlvile, Ang. I, 1865.