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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1868-08-29

A few weeks ago the Ottawa Republican,
constructed . lsbored argument (as if the
subject had not been argued hundred times
with consummate ability in congress) to prove
that, by tho law under which they were is.
sued, the $50 bonds were redeemable in gold,
and in gold only; and the Republican more
than inti,nated that none but stupid fool
could come to any other honest conclusion.
Of conrse We have no thought Of arguing
the question with 80 profound a lawyer and
politician as the editor Of the Republican : only
it is curious to note how many "stupid FOOLS
he demonstrates to be in the Republ can
party. We have shown that Thaddeus Stevens,
who was chairman of the committee that pro-
posed the law in the lower house of Congress,
differed decidedly with the Republican on that
little point. Also that John NJ. Palmer, the
republican candidate for governor, decidedly
denied the Republicans logic; and now we see
Senator Sherman, of Ohio, the chairman of
the Finance Committee in the U. S. Senate, also
join issue with the Republican on the green
backs redemption point. Following is an ex-
tract from speech made by Mr. Sherman last
week at Hillsboro, Ohio:
"But here the difficulty arises,-may the
United States pay the debt in lawful money,
such as the law compels all their creditors to take,
or must it be in gold or silver coin /? Now, this
depends upon the contract between the parties.
When nation deals with party, and stipu-
lates to pay money, the presumption is, that the
money to be paid is that kind of money rccog-
nized among nations, unless some other money
is stipulated for in the contract. Now, when
we come to look at the law, which is the essential
part of the contract, we find a provision that a
kind Of money defined in that act, and called
lawful money, shall be lawful tender in pay.
ment of all debts, public and private, except the
interest Of the public debt, which must be paid
in coin. Now, have reasoned about this mat.
ter very often, in public and private discussion
have made1and answered collateral arguments
in speeches and reports; but my mind always
comes back TO this conclusion: that, under the
law, the contract between the creditor and the
United States was, that the creditor should loan
the United States lawful money, or paper mon.
ey,, that the United States would pay the inter.
est at 6 per cent in coin, and that the United
States might, At the cad Of five years, return TO
the creditor his principal sum in the Same mon
~ loaned to tho government, or might postpone
thts for twenty years. i0s1
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Creeping out Of Very Small Hole.

There is no man who ought to be held to q
more rigid responsibility for the monstrous
extravaganza and, as.{ John Miller insists,
shameless corruption of the last Illinois legis-
lature, than the chief editor of the Ottawa
Republican, who was at the head of it. That
tuncti0nday, however, is not only unwilling to
bear his own proper proportion of its sins,
but is seeking to saddle them on the demo-
cratic party. The Democrats had, we believe
% out of so members in the House, and 8 out
of 20 in the Senate. 1t is too ridiculous and
childish to deserve being called dishonest and
contemplate, to hold this very small minority
responsible for the infamies which were Who'll
ly within the keeping and control of the vast
majority. 1t is as silly land absurd as was the
defense of the Dig BOBBY at school who iustifi.
ed his theft of another boys apples "because
Johnny Lumkin let him do it," The last leg
islature of Illinois was, by universal admission,
in every nameable respect, the most reckless
and extravagant, and according to the sdmis.
sion of some of its most prominent members
OF the dominant party, the most UNANIMOUSLY
corrupt that ever met in Illinois, and the party
that elected it and endorses its alleged infa-
mics by re-electing the same members, can
alone legitimately and honestly be held res.
ponsible.
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A Genuine Southern Uuienist.

There were in Georgia, a we'll as other
Southern states, at the commencement of the
rebellion, many earnest Union men, who, while
they refused to take an active part in the re.
bellion, yet believed they could be of more
service to their country by remaining at home
and taking advantage of the first favorable
opportunity to persuade their fellow citizens
to lay down their arms and accept an honor
able peace, than by deserving their own state
and kindred, and fleeing to the north. Such
men were the venerable Huger, of Charleston,
Judge Morton, of Florida, Gov. Perry, of S.
c., &C., and such man was the Hon. Agus-
tus r. Wright, of Georgia On the radical
assumption that every southern man was a
rebel, President Lincoln, being fully acquaint-
ed with the case of Mr.. Wright, even before
the war closed, granted him full pardon of
whatever treason he may have been guilty of
during the war. At the close of the war,
however, under the reconstruction infamy, the
same Mr.. Wright, for refusing to become a
bowling radical and negrophobist, was strick-
en- from the list of the pardoned, and was
set down as rebel and DISTINGUISHED. A
Georgia editor, fully acquainted with Mr..
Wright's case-his devotion to the Union
cause during the rebellion and his persecution
therefor, astonished that he is now the object
of persecution by the bureaucracy and carpet
baggers, asks Mr.. Wright for an explanation.
Mr.. Wright in reply says:
am glad 'the scslawags' "to the manor born,
succeeded in having my name stricken cut of the
list l ask them no favors.
was treated badly by some Of the secession.
lists during the war, and greatly persecuted.-
My two brothers lost their lives because of ad.
herring to my political faith. But the mass of
the party, l felt then, and now know were as
honest as was bear them no malice But what
shall say of these truly loi" praters and Seut-
hernmen who are pursuing me for want Of loyal.
ty! The contempt of an honest man can neye
reach their level 1t is we'll for them that am not
clothed with power. Not that should use it to
wreak Teryondt vengeance God forbid But
would teach them that the government was
made to protect, not to ruin, tne citizen, and
that they who thus abused it outraged the rights
OF humanity, were outlaws against society, de.
served to be denationalized by all civilized peo-
pie, and, like Cain, to have mark set upon
them. and to DO "driven out from among men"
and execrated by "all kindred and tongues In
the history of the past, read of no baseness like
it. If were satisfied there was no relief from
the rule of such men but in revolution, I would
sound the tocsin Of war in an hour, and deliber.
stely dedicate myself and children "to liberty or
death" OF the Clay and Webster school in
early life, and msturer years q national Demo.
crat OF the Douglas school, look to these, nv
countrymen North, for deliverance. Seymour
and Blair are our last hope. Their election
means forgiveness, restoration, peace, prosperity
and brotherhood. Their defeat, anarchy, despair
and despotism- AUGUSTUS Il. WRIoHI.
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The radicals are having hard time of it
In Indiana Last Saturday they had grand
mass demonstration at Plymouth, at which
Gen. kimball, rad candidate for state treas-
urer, was the principal spokesman. At the
end OF his speech, the audience, almost as one
man, rose and gave three rousing cheers for
Seymour and Blair. a prominent democrat
present was then invited to speak, which he
did with splendid effect, upon which the
meeting quietly adjourned
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Those radical leaders at Washington know
each other thoroughly, and can describe each
other with all the minute accarucy of photo
graph. Thus Henderson, radical Senator
from Missouri, gives us picture of the radi-
cal Ben. Butler. No democratic pen or speech
can rival this word painting in boldness Of
outline or truthfulness. Says Henderson
"He ButleD is bold genius, that rises above
the dusty and tortuous paths of the common
sneak. lie mounts upon strong pinions high
up In the atmosphere Of never-ending and un.
contaminated falsehood, and basks in his ma
tive element He is thoroughbred; no
trace of truth contaminates his veins or stains
his memory. lie seeks to perfect the false by
eliminating all the true. He is the immacu-
late and Protean liar of the age, as well as
the very "god Of thieves.' t1OH
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Objects of The War.

The following lie fair specimen of the
staple trash with which the radical papers Of
the day are filled:
Hon. John A. Griswold, the republican sandi.
date for Governor of New York, thus declares
the true issue now before the country:
"The war has ceased but those who opposed
US upon tho field then. are now trying in another
arena to achieve by artifce what they failed to
secure by years OF war. It il true we are no
longer fighting rebels in the field but it i. none
the less true that no period in the history of our
| country has been more momentous than is the pre-
sent The question before as is whether the fruits
| OF victory won by thousands whom We had sent
to the war, and who have gone down TO their
graves, are to b lost now or whether loyal peo.
pie will see to 1t that they are made secure for
the future"
This is the silliest Of nonsense, The objects
Of the war were the suppression of the REBEL
ion and the restoration of the Union. Other
matters settled by the war were the destruction
of slavery, and the negati0n of the Southern
notion of the state right of secession. None
but scoundrel or fool contends that the war
did or was intended to accomplish anything
else; and none but a scoundrel or fool imag.
ines that there is the remotest hope or idea
entertained north or south that these objects
can be defeated. Who is SO insane Us to in.
sist that the rebellion is not thoroughly and
effectually suppressedf Who is mad enough
to assert that, SO far as southern opposition
goes, there is the slightest obstacle in the way
of the immediate restoration of the Union un-
der the Constitution Who but fool or mad
man contends that there is the remotest dan
ger Of the restoration Of slavery anywhere or
that the southern states will again assert and
attempt to maintain in arms the right of Sc
cessioni These things were as eitectually set
tied the day Lee surrendered as they are to.
day, or ever can be by any legislation con.
gress can devise or by the keeping of stand
ing army at the south for fifty years to come.
The whole tendency of the reconstruction
legislation of congress has been only to unset
tie what the war had already settled and what
in the nature of things would have naturally
remained settled. The war of 1912 with
England was fought to negative the right
claimed by England to impress American sea-
men born on British soil. The war was ended
and peace made by the treaty of Client. yet
in that treaty not one word occurs-not the
remoteSt hint at the right Of impress
ing scamen. But has England even ventured
to impress another American seaman from
that day to thisi The war having settled the
matter, what need Of further words about it Z
And 80 with the matters in dispute between
the north and south the war having settled
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Grand Democratic Rally and Pole Rails
ing at Streator!

On Saturday next, September 9Th, at 9
O'Clock p. NJ, a grand Democratic raly and
pole raising will take place at Streator in
this county. Among the speakers present
will be
Hon. o. c. Gray, candidate for Congress in
this district;
lion. julius Avery, candidate for state Sen.
ator;
Al. Bell, Esq, Of Lacon; and others.
The Democracy of Streator are wide awake.
and as wholesouled people as can be found
anywhere. Let them have u rousinp biz
meeting
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DEAoCRACYl
Movements in the County.
OTTAWA.

OTTAWA.
The Seymour and Blair Legion met pursuant
70 adjournment on Thursday evening, August
~. The Second, Third and Seventh Wards
reported $50 members enrolled; the Sixth
ward reported 100 men. Form the Fourth
ward Captain Courtney reported 100 men and
reserve corps of 100 men. The choice of
omcers In this ward was completed on We'd
nesday evening, by the election of John L.
Fowler as LIST lieutenant, W. A. ]. Ryan as 2d
lieutenant, and Sol. II. Varney orderly. The
Democracy in the First and Fifth Wards are
at work, and will soon be able to report full
companies. Four hundred uniforms have been
sent tor by the committee, and will be ready
for distribution by Monday evening.
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Grand Mass Meeting and Pole Raising
at Leland!

The Democracy of Leland, in this county,
will have grand Mass Meeting and Pole
Raising on Thursday of next week, Septem-
Der Sd, at 9 o'clock p. NJ. Among the speak
ers present will be the
Hon. o. c. Gray, democratic candidate for
congress;
E. Stone Abbot, Esq;
Capt. W.. II. Norton
and Others. Let it be the grandest meeting
of democrats and the friends of equal rights
ever held in the northern part of this county.
Let every town north of the Illinois river be
fully represented. ......
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RUTLAND.

The Democrats of the town of Rutland met
pursuant to call on Saturday Evening, August
I'D, 1858, at the Spencer School house, to Or
ganize Democratic club about one hundred
persons being present. The meeting was called
to order by 4. Trumbo, who made a neat little
speech, setting out the necessity of thorough
organization; after which J. K Spencer, was
elected President Of the club, and the following
named gentlemen were elected Vice Presidents,
viz: Clas Clssson, 2. Killea and VIM Kleiber
w. j. Russell was elected secretary, Samuel Z.
Parr Treasurer. And the following gentlemen
were Elected Executive Committee, viz: JR
shaver, T. Trumbo, and Elisha Holloweil. And
Cyrus Shaver was elected the delegate of said
town to attend the County Club Of La Sale
County. Which completed the organization.
After which Ben N. Armstrong was called upon
to address the club; and Ben came, and with
him came one Of the best speeches of the season.
By the way, we have but few ADLER speakers
then Ben, although he is yet young m an Just
commencing in political life. After the speech,
and three cheers, the meeting adjourned for two
weeks
At our next We hope to have good crowd
The Democrats of Rutland are feeling in good
spirits. and mean TO give a handsome majority
next fall for Seymour e Blair and the whole
democratic ticket. w. j. RUSSELL, Secy.
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Pendlston ana Blair In Illinois.

The Democratic State Central Committee
of Illinois announce three appointments for
the Hon. Geo. II. Pendleton in Illinois; AT
Centralia Sept 18th; at Springfield Sept
18th; and at Dixon Sept 10th.
Gen. F. p. Blair will also speak in Illinois
during the month Of October, and Chicago,
Galesburg aud Nation are named among the
places, but the time is not yet fixed.
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The Ottawa Republican publishes, with
many CALCULATIONS of holy horror, a long cor
respondenee from the Chicago Tribune, giving
q pretended account of the discovery of "A
secret armed organization in Missouri, design
ed to carry that state for Seymour and Blair. "
The whole long rigmarOle of the Tribune, how
ever, 20 for from offering proof, does not even
change, that the secret organization, the exis-
tence of which it processes to have discovered,
has the remotest thought or design of using
arms or force of any sort to accomplish its
objects. If all the TriJune's correspondent
says about the organization is rigldly true, it
is innocence itself compared with the infa-
nous Union Leagues which have been the
| authors of untold horrors in Missouri for half
dozen of years past.
The case in Missouri is exactly this: The
state, at full election, can poll about zoe, 900
votes Of these the radicals never carried
over $4,000, and then they did it by force and
outrageous fraud. There are not to-day be-
lieved to be over 10000 honest radical votes
in the state. The other 14O, 900 votes are con.
sentative and democratic. But the radicals,
who, during the war, got possession of the
state government in Missouri have held it ever
since purely by fraud. The most efficient
part of their machinery is the registry law
they passed. The constitution and laws Of
Missouri, in prescribing the qualifications of
,,n<c ;ll;hor,l hut bo&
tranchising all pronounced rebels during the
war, there are still over 100000 democratic
and conservative voters left who are entitled
to registration. But the infamous registry
law places the registration in the hands of
creatures solely within the appointment of the
radical authorities themselves, and these reg
listers, regardless of the provisions of consti-
tuition or law, place on the registry lists just
whom they please. SO their game is at the
next election, as it was at the elections for the
last years, to put no more democratic names
on the list than can be voted down by the rad
icals on the same list.
The democrats of Missouri have made up
their minds that this game is played out
They are organizing in every town, and have
determined they will have an honest registry.
They go in body to the register and wait
until all the names entitled to go on the lists
are put down, and then they are determined
to see to it, that those lists are not tempered
with afterwards. Hence the tears of the rad
icals-hence their hullabaloo about secret or
CARNATIONS. The radicals in Missouri need
have no fears of the conservatives on the score
OF shooting irons and outrages, if they will
do the honest thing. A people who have en-
dured peaceably what the conservative people
of Missouri have endured for the last three or
four years from as shameless and dishonest a
usurpation as ever cursed people anywhere,
need not be feared if dealt by even with
Of honesty and fairness.
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senatorial Convention.

Pursuant to call the delegates representing the
several counties composing the 18th Senatorial
District met in convention at Ottawa, August
2jth, 1868.
The Convention was called to order by j. B.
Rice, Esq, on whose melton Joel w. Armstrong
was called 20 the chair, and r. w. Babcock ap.
pointed Secretary.
The following delegates presented credentials
in due form and took seats in the Convention:
La Sale County-John o. Dent, o. Off, Joel
w. Armstrong, VIM. Halcott, VIM Armstrong,
F. F. Brewer, d. 2. Jones, j. B. Miller, Samuel
Parr, L. NJ. Garfield, Ransom Palmer, Samuel
Chapman, Thos. Johns, II. Day, J. w. Browne.
Woodford County-David Mooney, George L.
Parks, II. G. Dent, o. Richardson, w. Bullock.
Lioingston County-R. W. Babcock, c. j.
Beattie, Moses Osman, ]. II. Stitt
On motion the present officers of the Conven.
ton were made permanent.
On motion, tho Convention proceeded to take
an informal ballot for candidate for Senator,
which resulted as follows:
Julius Avery had 80. ........... IL votes.
j. Duff ................ o
"A AoiH"A o"iAoV resuiSeu Al Uiio e"ile Vote,
whcreupon julius Avery was unanimously de.
clared the nominee Of the Convention.
(On motion Of w. II. Bullock, Mr.. Henry G.
Dent, Of Woodford County, was unanimously
declared the nominee for State Board of Equal.
cation. i,.....-.
On motion, J. w. Browne of La Sale, Moses
Os,nan Of Livingston, and J. D. Park of Wood.
ford were appointed the Senatorial Committee Of
the District to call further Conventions, SO.
On motion the Convention then adjourned:
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HON. JOHN r. EDEN.
Democratic Candidate for Governor; and
HON. JAS. C. ROBINSON, NJ. G.

But the Democratic Committee are in cor
respondence with other eminent speakers. and
there will doubtless be others, whose names
will be announced by handful.
The intention is to make it the grsndest
demonstration Of the season-to have the
meeting in the Public Square, where the
people can be addressed from three or four
different stands at the same time.
Let the Democracy of the county be getting
ready at once for monster demonstration ot
Ottawa on Monday September 7th.
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Another StIaWl

The territorial election in Idaho took
place week before last and dispatches
via San Francisco say the democrats carried
the territory by a majority of from 500 to 1900.
The territory had heretofore gone Republican.
1t is only straw-but these straws arc very
significant of the way the wind blows.
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At Seneca To-Day.

Bear in mind the Grand Democratic Rallv
and Pole Raising at Seneca to-day. The noon
train will land you in Seneca ut exactly the
right time, and you can come home nicely on
the accommodation train. The whole east
end Of the county will be out in force, and we
hope TO see good delegation from Ottawa.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1868-08-29

The Democrats Of the second (Kanc county,
congressional district, in their convention at
Belvedere on Wednesday, nominated Aug. VI.
Harrington for congress against Farnsworth.
The chances of democratic victory in that
district may not be very encouraging, but the
people could do no more sensible thing than
send Gus. Harrington to congress.
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GRAND RAPIDS.

"A lively turn out of the Democrats of this
town was held on Saturday evening, August
22d, at Centre School House. The meeting
was addressed by Julius Avery, our next
State Senator, and II. X. Boyle. The people
want no more radical rule in this town.
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EAGLE.

On Monday evening last large meeting of
the citizens of this town was held at the
Reeder School House. After the organization
OF Democratic Club, speeches were made by
E. W. Dewey and II. X: Boyle Esqs As ever,
Eagle will give its unanimous voice against
radicalsm and wrong.
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them they should be buried and forgotten as
speedily as possible, that the people can with
out further delay or hindrance resume the avo-
cations Of industry and peace.
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$ttapa 4rss GRADER.
BIZ osMAN 4 HAPEMAN.
0tsavya, NJ, Saturday. August %. 1858.
DEMOCRATIC NOMINATIONS.
NATIONAL TICKET.
FOR PRESIDENT,
HORATIO SEYMOUR,
OF New Isrk;
FOR VICE PRESIDENT,
FRANK P. BLAIR, Jr.,
OF Missouri.
ILLINOIS STATE TICKET.
For Governor,
JOHN r. EDEN.
For Letenant Governor,
WILLIAM II. VAN EPPS.
For Attorney General,
ROBERT E. WILLIAMS.
For Secretary of State,
GUSTAVUS VAN HOOREBEKE
For State Treasurer,
JESSE J. PHILLIPS.
For State Auditor,
JOHN r. SHANNON.
For Member of Congress at Large,
WILLIAM w. O'BRIEN.
For Penitentiary Commissioners:
JOHN w. CONNETT,
Of Cook County;
WILLIAM II. GARRARD,
Of Lawrence County;
CALNEH FARLEY,
OF Will County.
For Congress:
OLIVER G. GRAY,
Of La Sale County.
For State Senator,
JULIUS AVERY,
Of La Sale County.s
For State Board of Equalization,
HENRY c. DENT,
Of Woodford County.
LA SALE COUNTY TICKET.
For Circuit Clerk,
CHARLES HOFFMAN.
For Sheriff,
CAPT. W. II. NORTON.
For Coroner,
DIR. WIN. M. BOYD.