The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1869-06-05

imperialism. -
The report to which we probably ssaisted u
giving currency few weekssgo. thit the "lm-
perialist," the paper recently. startad n New
York TO advocate ne conversion Of this repdbi
lie into an empire, was dead, was clearly un!
founded, as the numbers up to Nay goth, id
regular weekly series lie beforsua. Evidently
the Imperialist, therefore. in the language Of
the immortal Daniel Wsbstss, IL mot dead
yet" On the contrary, it not only claims I'd
be alive, but says it publication twill not bs
abandoned until the objects for which IL wad
started have been fully accompliah6kn $50
the Imperialist msnifestly contamplstes q long
lease of life
We are not disposed to 60 into passion
about it and insist that it il IN outrage that
any one should be allowed toargue, much Less
publish paper in the United States ID faver
of imperialism. The world Il wide enough
for Ill sorts of creatures, from an elephant 70
q mosquito. There is room, We hope, in this
great republic, for the little coterie that may
delight in reading the ldcubrations Of the
Imperialis. They are certainly not prsseutM
in language any way offensive, nor d their
logic such as should give alarm. r"
The fundamental proposition of the lmpe-
rialist seems to be, that there are grave st,ls
In our present system of government, which
Can only be remedied by . radical change /;
and to effect this change We must have,-.
First. ga revolution in the opinions Of .the
people in respect to the relative advantages of
an empire and a republic.
Second. IA central executive, hereditary in
line Of men in which imperial strength was
itself hereditary"
These triies accomplished, tho Lmpsrialist
promises us "a return to legislative honesty
and legislative purity" the preservation Of
the national honor !" and the placing of the
government in the hands Of men whose
venality shall not Gas now be stencil in the
nostrils of all enlightened people.
The task to accomplish these triAn would
at first blush seem rather herculean, but the
Impsialist scorns to set a problem without
showing the way of its solution. All that is
needed itinferentially insists, is that the people
shall, firstly, imbibe the Napoleonic idea; and
secondly, find Napoleon to carry il. OUT
Unless we do this, we shall have anarchy,
civil bloodshed and revolution, ending in
Cesarism. In other words, if We do not revo.
lutionise and accept imperialism, We shall
have revolution and imperialism! If that is
not logic, what is itl
Perhaps the hmperiaIist sees less difficulty In
finding its Napoleon than one would. think
there was in the search. According to the N.
York World, its Cesar is ready At hard IN the
person of President Grant. The moneS that
greases and runs the machine is said to be
furnished by Secretary Bore, Grants most in
innate and confidential friend, and 1T editors
are men holding positions directly Under
Grant and the Secretary in Washington and
New York.
The World may be gangrened and preju.
diced. Borie may be willing, from his superb,
bundant store of cash, to pay for SUCH smuse-
ment, or even may be in earnest, and regard
the lucubrations of the Lmperialist as tho
essence of logic. He is a man to whom such
vagaries would be easy and natural. The
President, however, has always been con.
sidered as possessing more or less horse sense.
Borie's hobbies may amuse him, but certainly
are too childish to excite in him any such, ex-
travagantlv absurd ambitious hopes or long
ings.