The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1867-08-17
not clearly proved, it was impossible to con-
vict him under the indictment
A Sharp Arrangement.

| IN the address of the Democratic C0nvcn-
| ton of PENNSYLVANIA, held week ago to NOM
innate = candidate for Supreme Judge, we find
the following bill of indictment against the
radical party. 1t is amazing that party
agains: whom so much can be said with en-
tire justice and truth should still find favor
with an intelligent and freedom loving people:
The republican party has controlled the gov
eminent for six years, and we accuse 1t before
you, because:
In the sacred name of the union, it has perpe-
tuated disunion;
In the room of the blessings of peace. it has
given us hate, discord and misery;
1t has violated the plainest principles OF free
government, broken tine written constitution,
and only yielded obedience to the behest OF party;
The people are denied the attribute of SOW
ere;gnty: the military subverts the civil power
the generals remove governors elected by the
people, and u despotism reigns in ten states !;
Congress assumes the right to say that ne
groes shall vote in Pennsylvania, and denies to
us the right to regulate our own rule of suffrage
The negro is, by law, made the equal Of the
white men in all public places, and authorized
to hold offices and sit on juries in the capital
The destinies of 10 states and of 100000 of
white people therein, are, by congress and the
military power, placed under the control OF A.
600 of blacks.
Their reckless expenditure of the public money
III their conduct of the government, in the sup
port and organization of hundreds of thousands
of idle negroes, in the employment Of hordes of
unnecessary spies and officials, and in maintain
ing military power ever the submissive SOUTH
endangers and delays the payment of the public
debt OF S2,1O0. 900, 000-to which the public
faith is pledged.
The gross mismanagement causes taxation to
bear heavily upon the people. In 1860, 81 go
per head was paid by the people through the
customs; in 1866, Sl4 per head were drawn,
mainly from the consumption and business Of the
poorer classes through the costums and internal
revenue. In 1860, each individual owned 81 O6
of the public debt in 1857 each owes $40 so
thereof, in 1860 the expenses of the government
were $62, 100000; in 1857 the treasury estimates
them at $245, 100000 Independent Of interest on
the debt, both being periods of peace Pennsyl-
vanias share of the public debt is S275, 900 900,
her own debt $35,5OO,OOO, and her city and
county Indebtedness will swell the total to $780,.
100000 $50, 100000 annually come from your
earning to pay the interest thereon. In 1862 your
state government cost you $669,000
The poessure of these exhausting burthens and
suicidal policy of congress- have caused .uncer-
tainty and depression to pervade all branches of
trade and manufactures;
Our commerce is suffering, the enterprise of
our people is repressed and business interests
languish;
The revenues of the government are less than
It's interest and expenses, and the financial officer
foreshadows an increase of the public debt;
They plot the destruction Of our form Of gov
eminent, by destroying the independence of the
executive, attempting to subordinate The. judi
ciary and by concentrating all power in the
legislative branch.
Robbing the people of sovereign power, they
have united it with the government in congress,
and dealt fatal blow at our liberties, for tyr
amy may be as absolute in number of persons
as in an individual.
Unblushing corruption stalks through every
department Of the government under their con-
troll
For these and kindred wrongs we arraign
thcin and as the representative Of antagonsm to
each OF them, we present to you our candidate
for the supreme bench