The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1867-11-02
COMMUNICATION.

FRIEND BILLY-What pity that the genius
Of the Ottawa Republican, is 10 cramped that the
light thereof reflects only from the radius Of
pint measure. In these days Of easily acquired
fame, it is surprising that they have not visited
a certain institution called Oberlin, and been
vanished up to that degree which, as Dr. Pan.
gloss contended, would make a man notorious,
to wit: ILL. d. or ASS" The qualities for the
latter being hereditary the claim of the Repu5ls-
can editors to such an appendage to their names
is indisputable. When men like Pusey and
Cullen, by Misrepresentation, attempt to cast
odium upon such man as Judge Cation, and
thousands of other men, ADLER and better than
they dare be-and Democrats at that, who shed
their blood in trying TO save the Union, they had
better first make examination of their calibre,
and ascertain if it will stand the strain. The
people won't believe them. The record falsifes
their position. In Thursdays issue they attempt
to palliate the position they placed themselves
In, in relation to the Judge, and resorted to
means that would i'll become u brothel pettifog-
ger Instead of making the 0n.ende honorable to
man whose record during the war is ire
proachable, they turn upon 81 Billy of the FREE
TRADER filthy stream Of petty blackguardism.
This is not strange. They are incapable of
making point they can defend, and it would be
a fruitless effort TO do otherwise than misrepre.
sent and falsify. Their silly plea is, that while
Democrats were in the front, shedding their
blood in the cause of the Union, they were in
the rear, raising at 10 or 20 cts. the bush
ell Able bodied men none better in the radi-
cal loyal train why were you not in the fore
front rank, defending that Union. as you so
loudly profess to have done Please let your
readers know. Now, rs TO raising corn, friend
Billy, venture TO assert that Brother Pusey,
during the time he speaks of, did not cultivate
and raise corn crop upon piece of land fifteen
rods square,-while friend Cullen, his partner,
from time immemorial has been upon the track
for some office in the gift of the people; part
Of which time his services were devoted TO the
interests OF his township supervisor, and an.
other part as the sheriff of our county. They
may have handled good deal Of corn in their
day, but who ever heard that Parson Pussy was
farmer of extensive corn-raising qualities, or
that his partner was anything more than an A.
No. office seeker, If they ever did handle
much corn, it was raised by the labor Of others,
and not their own. Raising corn at Is or 20 cts
bushel when the country they so much pro-
fess to have loved was nearly in its dying throes
Bah Now, Billy, l would like to inquire of
these profound opponents of the Radical Repub.
lican faith, when they speak Of this country
being saved by the Republican party, where is
emnly pledged themselves, by their votes in
Congress. to carry OUT Why do you not tell
you readers how far your masters have gone to
save the Uuion, in passing such laws, as old
Thad Stevens rays were "msde outside of the
Constitution, OK else the action of the Republi.
can party was an usurpation?" How far we're
the worthy leaders you follow carrying out the
Constitution to save the Union when they passed
niger suffrage laws upon the southern states at
the point of the bayonet? How far are the
Radical leaders carrying out the Constitution
they have sworn to defend, in passing laws and
keeping up standing army in the South, in
time of peace? Is this the way, and are these
the means, these conscientious editors would
have the people believe their Radical masters
have adopted to save the Union? Heaven save
the mark II our friends of the Republican
were as honest as they wish the people to believe
why did they not attack the resolutions of the
Democratic Convention, instead Of casting their
slime broadcast upon better lovers of their coun.
try than they are. The reason is obvious: u
lack of mental capacity. The hand writing is
on the wall, and our corn-raising editors, will
learn, later that it is the people who arr
to save this Union, and not sher blsck.Asg crew
they delight to honor and whom they are
serving. "1776."