The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1867-10-19
OTTAWA FRENTRADER: SATURDAY, OCTOBER -, 1867

bellion inaugurated by Davis and Breckenridge
| and their associates in the south; SO will thew
| show their ability and their will to put down
the treason and rebellion, against the same con-
| stitution and the same union, inaugurated by
Stevens and Sumner, and their confederates in
| the north. While we abhor and detest the trea-
son and the traitors of the south, we can behold
with no mora liberation the treason and the trai.
| tor of the north.
That the revelations of corruption in the Law.
ish expenditure Of the peoples treasure, in the
confessed degradations of the Legislature, in the
decentralization Of the revenue service, and the
fact that party holding power over congress,
the judiciary, executive and the army has failed
to bring peace solidity, and credit to the coun-
try. demonstrate its utter incapacity to admins
ter government. and the necessity Of wrestling
power from such hands.
That we are, as we have ever been, hostile to
legislation which, under the pretext of moral re-
form, inyades private rights, subjects citizens to
vexatious searches and seizures and interferes
with social and religious customs.
That We reaffirm the doctrine of VIM. l.. Mar
cy, in the Koszta case. that adopted and native
citizens are alike entitled to the protection of
the American flag, and we call upon the fed
eral government to enforce it.
That the profound gratitude of the nation is
due to the gallant soldiers and sailors who won
imperishable honor in the ranks of the army and
navy OF the republic. Impelled by deep and
patriotic desire to maintain the union and the
laws, they cannot be seduced into sustaining any
policy that proposes to subvert by military des-
pot;sm the civil and constitutional liberties for
the security and perpetuation of which they i'm
perilled their lives.
That regarding the national debt as sacred
obligation, we demand economy of the adminstra-
ton, honesty in the collection and application of
revenues, simplifcation of and equality in taxa
ton, and a currency for the benefit of the peo-
pie instead of corporations, to the end that the
public faith may DO preserved and the burdens
of taxation lessened.
That soon as it can be done with
out violence to our monetary affairs our Ma
tional Bank system should be abolished and
treasurey notes substituted for National Bank
notes, thus saving annually millions Of interest
paid to bankers out of the pockets OF the people.
The convention, on motion, proceeded TO take
an informal ballot for candidate for County
Treasurer, from which it appeared that Chas.
Delano had 8 votes, NJ. c. Donoggho had IS
votes, WIN. r. Milligan had IL votes, and s. w.
Raymond had 12 votes. .,,...-a.,r,
On motion, NJ. c. Donoggho was then declared
the unanimous nominee of the convention.
Col d. F. Hit was nominated by reclamation
for county surveyor. .-
On motion, Col. T. L. Dickey J. s. Armstrong
and Chas. Delano were appointed . committee
to propose suitable names for central committee.
Said committee reported the names of L. Leland,
Col. VIM Barber, Chas. Delano, VIM R. Milligan,
Joel W. Armstrong, J. Henry Mccormick and
Alex Vaughey and, on motion, said persons
A. A. ~,
trail Committee for the ensuing year.
On molten, the convention then adjourned
SINE die.