The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1866-07-21
An Entertaining SGuabbIe.

In the contemplation of ordinary minds,
the fight of the Kilkenny cats must ever be
regarded as beautiful fight as it stood at It's
close, and excite feeling somewhat akin
to that we indulge when Iogues fall out. vi
course, we mean no odorous comparisons,
but the lively squabble In the radical family N
this quarter for the last week or two has SEEM
ed to democrats generally, we believe, as one
of those fights that ought to be encouraged.
To say nothing OF It's many features OF
amusement 1t has afforded some inside
plimpsss of the household economy of the
happy family aforesaid, that are not without
profit. -
The biggest fights often have the smallest
beginnings, and the saying is true of this.
Item There were. as the Morris Herald
tells us concisely, II applicants for 3 offices.
Item 2-But three men got the offices where
INTO II aspired. Item 3-Wheu Father
Perkins and Brother Barnes break out IN
ex,rava CANT laudations of the fitness Of a
certain military gentleman to represent the
estate at large" in Congress, it by no means
follows that the gentleman is qualified to
represent single district. Bat a good
many people failed to see the non-sc1nitur. So,
to come down to plain English, when Gen.
Birney had got the peculiar organs of Mr..
Cook committed On the subject of his Gen
B.'s) "eninent Qualifications it was the
mos. natural thing in the world to make the
endorsement available, if occasion offered,
for home use.
We confess to little surprise in finding
so formidable a list of radical gentlemen in
Ottawa willing to exchange Mr.. Cook for the
gentleman to whose eminent qualifications
Father Perkins bore such willing test imony-
In the list we find Hon. Z. S. Leland, w.
Bushnell, state senator, I. Hampton, ex>
editor, Z. l.. Waterman, ex t. 5; Assessor,
d. F. Cameron, \. 4. Fisher, a. J. Grover
d. ID. Thompson, VIM. Geek, &c, &C., up to
125 names, among whom undeniably are the
heads of good many messes. They would
leave the Inference irresistible that Mr. Cook
is in a bad way to get a home delegation;
but for q little fact on the other side, that
some 325 gentlemen of TIE same harmonious
radical family IN Ottawa also sign q paper
begging Mr.. Cook by no means to be scared.
Now 325 and I25 equal 40, which is pretty
nearly the entire radical strength OF Ottawa.
The figures seem to tel! the tale who Will get
at least the Ottawa delegation.
But we have no desire to spoil a beautiful
fight by discouraging either side by such
statement. Ottawa is not the whole district.
To the friends of Gen. Birney We would say
go In big on the soldier-it had such q
magical effect last fall, 5cu remember, when
ali the soldier candidates were elected-over
the left. Then make big fuss ovor the
ship canal, for that must also help our cam
didate, Mr.. Perkins and then good deal
can rs made of g hard listed yeomanry,"
CIncinratus-li like &c.
Let the friends of Sir. Cook, on The other
hand, be encouraged BY the fact that Father
Perkins is for him; tina. he (Mr. c. is an
old citizen, while Birney's citizenship dates
back but a year; that Cook is an awful
sharplawyer, a Sunday school superintendent
"a good man." &c.
We should feel inclined to go in heavy on
Birneys military reputation, only that the
friends of Mr.. Cook have been saying such
damaging things about it. that possibly there
may lie week spot there. Not to put too
fine point upon it, they say the larges:
command he ever had was niger regiment,
and that ran in the first fight, &c. Probably
all a base SANDER. Ifso, make them take
water on it, The main thing i.,-keep up
the hght-fght heavy-when you see a head
hit it. Remember .Le time IS short. One
week from next Thursday the convention
comes off, when either glorious victory must
crown your efforts, or ignominIous defeat!