The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1865-07-15
TO the Public.

Reports having been circulated that an G.-
sembage Of disloyal pers rs had been held at
the house OF Gen. James Wisner, on SUNDAY.
April 10th last. at hich a ca-ic;,t;ire OF the
lalc President. was exhibited and other de.
monstrations Of disrespect were manifested,
a committee Of FIVE. OF which the undersigIl-
Ell was. one. was appointed TO inquire into the
matter. The undersigned declined TO act on
said committee. At Is subsequent meeting of
the people Of Meadeta, tSo of said commit
tee mad. such reppr: OF their Investigations
that new comm Ittee, consisting OF three
persons, was appointed, with Instructions TO
iase slcn steps IA ta@ premises as they deem
Cd ady.sab.c. n
The undersigned throughout adyiscj'Lol-
eraiiO,. Messrs. Pinto Castle aud y. J..
keleHberger having been brUugu, into ua.
r.cssau. uOtorieiy IL connection with the az
fair made and published a statement IL tle
Ola.cl Fre= 1rGaer aud a'so By hand bill,
Leaifd Personal, Ia which they CHARGED tire
undef f-igHei w,L bciEg liEe iustigatcr AID
punt mover IN the matter.
1hE l. ul'irrsiIueI ieel,n. himself wrJucal
by Sd lid publication, he procured persons to
ca. upon the indly.as sais who tntpJrleI t.
have made stateD eu;s Tor Messrs C.5i.e d
Ke.es bcrg ger. ana o5,si,.ea fr1ra.taeul all Ia
vits qn wiich hc b I'll j.. cpl, 10 Wee g.
laE h4adci Personal tptO ihc ,i.ur %. H..
pub; atom .; sIid answer tae am i!sl .d
had t talked ..iiA iour c. the parties whose
aliiia yits are published therein, touching The
matte OF said supposed meeting.
Ar cr the publication O.: said answer the
uuae signed bera,ne ccrsirced ,ba' 'ge STATE
meni OF the al. .arits Dy Iim pzoii-Ael ae7c
most probably very high.y cy.oured, aud dee
;cr'EI ped 10 make au invest Z.tIJu fg- ..u-
SELF !. tha whole na.'c~. VIII L = c-fe,-s
he La done in q far aud Impartial maHae-.
AMI n DT states IS tAe -,-r.L = ai- iugesriga-
,ioae LIS c5uyic,.ca that
III ~ hr ;lsseinbage al Gen. " seer.
On q. !J.a Of April last. consisted Fri4ci .ai-
j. cd iel. y isLer, l.iH-g his sl'.z iD-Iaw
hNi7- near hi-l. and Mc-srs- Castle Ae.-
i,ub- -,r. a5.I
So Ba2-- ] bat fhe reports Of anything Sis.
rcsIel;f',i e tire late President are sheer -
agger .tisrz. aai THAI u-,hing of tlc-kin1
wls e ae,ci o.. int-ui,i - any on- present.
Ih4 undersigned. la I'D, Deliberately come
70 sudh caLcilic.s. fe is that c.ta: .rl': tic,
has been isue to all the gentlemen u med il
..e matter, apl L...oNes il 10 he his d4'y tC
make ii:s Statement be cyiIg Thar Justice
To- Ne srs Castle < k4i'eu5er-er aud Seu
Wisne de,nssd, that ~ -,a;elHeur should
Dr u!;l lIc a. pdHtit IS the DihtF ABOVE a..I-ll
to. m4 DE by ih. undersigned.
IL .ouclas.J-i, ia. undersigned takes this
occasion 20 saS. tae, ia a!i he has done ba
has not iH',- .6.a,ly m.srepryseG,el any
iaiUE or aas Of the parties concerned And
further. tLat be believes tina; 10 times Of pub
ijc excitement, Ike tho-ew aaye Just passed
through. great care Is neccess.ty TO guard
against doing iii .ice on the strength OF r.
ports p here the imagination of iadividuals j.
likely to be Influenced Lv the exc-ss men
With ,S'.i j They at- surrounded.
And now TIA. the Var Is ended. and the
best egergics Of the government a.s teine
/ directed TO the rccdns:raclio.s Of government
in the states lately IN rcttl'icn. may 80 not
as cnuinunities Pr1ti;5b'v devote /, - ve-
t. aha, the excitement n. society which ba-
been subject to such severe tr'ala during III,
past ic1r years. Adam t-i!tr ;hat mcr NAV
honestly differ upon measures f public inter
est. sh0ald wc not relra.n from apnloi.g IN
shifting epithe;s to those WHO differ from Us
TheI country IS saved. and the States VII
again hattie as one family. Let as al en-
dcayoI " promote the general harmony o
sociei 4. which Is so essential 10 the well be
irg the nation.
The undersigned desires to have il Dis
t;nctly understood, that he c"nsures no on'
in This matter, but that he acts aud speak.
for himself alone. WV. W. GrIMAN.
MENDOZA. July 6, lS6j.