The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1866-10-27

the case may be, in every other OF the TWEEN
| ty-six states. That body Of men assuming
/ to be the congress OF the United States hav
assumed TO deny this right. They hav
assumed, nsurpsd the power of annu'iing th
votes Of ALL the electors in ten states o: thi
| Union. They have refused 90 aggr gate th'
votes Of ANY electors, from either OF those
states, with the votes of either the maj urity
or minority of electors in the remaining
twenty-six states. If any persons have los
| the quality of electors in either or all those
states. this assumed congress have refused to
enquire into the fact. They rendered TO these
people AN extra constitutional oath as con
dition of allowing their votes 10 be counted,
and ,hev refused to allow them to take tha.
OATH Perhdy thus added to usurpation
clothes that usurpation with the garments
which ii always wears. This usurping body
OF men have assumed 10 deprive ten states
of this Union of their equal suffrage in the
senate of the United States, a right specially
guaranteed 70 them by the constitution.
They have assumed 20 deprive them of ALL
suffrage in the senate. rendering to the
states the same extra constitutional oath,
that they might elect those who could take
ii, with the same perfdy as before, they
fuse to tender it 10 the persons whom the
states have elected. Their Plea is that
traitors will enter their halls. They frame
an oath that will prevent them from enter
ing, ana then refuse to allow that oath 10 be
taken. One step more, and the rights, !ibN
critics and franchises Of the people Of this
land will lie al the feet of this perhdious
body of men That step they are about to
take To seize the executive power Of this
nation, and thus unite the sword with the
purse, will make their triumph complete.
The government that unites these IN the
same hands is a despotisn. Once united,
they never can be severed but by force. Tle
purpose to unite them has already been
avowed. Il depends upon the ballots TO De
cast on the first Tuesday in November
whether that purpose shall oe peacefully pre-
vented. II that usurpa ION /, cousumnIatcd,
ii cannot tong endure IN the hands OF those
~ ho effected 1t. The financial aud CONNER
cial policy OF the men VIII are laboring TO
effect th.s revolution Is hostile TO the iaan
Ciai. prod tctive and IN lGslrial interests ot
the Northwest. Success will embolden the
usurpers 10 make that policy still more un-
just and oppressive than it now is Those
upon whom this oppression operates will lol
long endure IL. They viii depos. tue prese..
usurpers from power But will thev not GOV
EN- by the same law that their predecessors
nave 4Dlit Will HDt ItTte anu III II ~ -
passions be the supreme law with them. as
with those whom they viii displace? After
the usurpers have seized upon the executive
power Of the nation, they now say they
intend TO do. bat me other department viii
stani between them aud absolute power.
Snpreme Court Il naturally the weakest u
either Of the supreme departments OF the
Government, AID after having seiz-l upou
the executive power. four cr five as'assina-
tlons or impcaCnmcIts. whichever NAV be
most convenient. vii quickly lay the Supreme
Court at Their feet these ;hiugs cannot be
accomplished without passing through con-
vu'siCns still more terrible than those from
which we are recovering.
1t depends upon the people to say whether
they shall be avertel CT not. !; depends
upon the p-Jgle 10 say,-uot wheiher
traitor shall enter tho halls OF congress or
not-the ouih--ypu'-ion if it IS falsely taken
afford ample means OF preventing that
out whether the people OF tbis land, be they
a minority or majority, shall peacea bly
enjoy the Fundamental rights. liberties, Ind
franchises, guaraE,se4. to theaa ~ ihe 6 6Ti-
st.,ulion OF the United Slales or whether the
arbrrameut Of uuiettered passions shall be
appealed 10, too settle that question.