The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1870-10-22
=. What DO We Seek ."

eagle OF the largest posslo!e size, 4 quote iToih
the Ottawa RspnilScqn of the 18th inst. yet be-
ing lover of my country and her people, and =
hater Of corruption, extravaganza, tyranny. tiv-
orit!sm, and misruie OF every kind, made bold
Jas | believed / had right to express my sen
timeuts in regard TO the present condition OF my
country. in recent edition OF the FREE
TRADER, under the above caption; and while
had NJ expectation of drawing blood in the way
in which | appear to have done, have been in
fniteir amused to find the R,p,,Ji'caU devoting
nearly three columns of the aforementioned is.
sue in replying TO a very small part of my arti-
Gle thus taritly admitting the rest for in legal
circles, III which it is asserted l am well known,
allthjnrS unanswered are considered as admittedl
and the above choice extracts few of she
terms of t0Rd endearment lavshed upon me by
the editor of the Republican,. Had I anticipated
that the terrific thunderbolts of radical wrath,
welded by the modern Jove, who sits enthroned
in imperi. state within the editorial san3tum OF
the Republican, office, were to be hurled against
me, with what iuglorious haste would l have
dropped my pen. But the Rubcon has been
crossed, the die is cast. the thuu3erbots have
fallen, and now, when the thick vaporing is dis
PEELED, find that what would have dread
ed Is nothing but s,b0o' bag tcm8le and se@{}c
GaDii8y The editor OF the ReyRj2iCdH, unable
to DENY the truthtuluess o. the facts and figures
Ihtd .,iycu re-hashed the old cant about the war
being democratic rebellion, ana claims that
the $4 50O,0O0000, which were unnecessarily
spent ty tie republican paryare TO be laid at the
door OF the democrats This is all there is in mis-
frs article, aud tnis l will answer
First, then, say the war not democrat
ic rebellion, DUJ a war nruught on by repub-
llcau extremists at tae North, aud the hre-eaters
OF tue south. They each desired conflict, the
freoaters to separate Themselves and found d
southern contederacy; the noo.liionists IN order
to free the NEGROES and 70 suDjugate and over
thr,w their political rivals, and thus secure to
themseve' 4 ioag lease of political power, thus
enabling them to control the government III their
owl selfish interests at the expense Of
the remainder of the people. The
D Ho'r dic party stood between the extremists
OF either side bidding the oliye-hr4neh OF peace.
and exhausted every resource O! stttemanship,
diplomac, and prtrioti>m in trying to avert war,
10 rry II. T., ward of disuuion, ia trying to save
the peoprF rT7W want from misery, from debt,
1ro" ''>r'''' Ina from lmo'u'"R their hands ID
ir'trrn'l '""d Bat all 'hl' 1'ie'' tie eX'rem-
IS "n 'o'h sizes were determined oh war; ana
wHen Tie + was iouhd 10 be i'eVi'"ole' the
dem'c''''c parry OF 'He N'F'n E"4ueo 10 the
s'''' 20 oil Toe O"!'"' determined 7" save 'Aelr
Union ana 'n''f CONSTITUTIONS '"'h 'H'""fk' OF
Their liberties Al whichever cost Inc Democrat
&c party thouEh largely IN me minority, iur-
nI'"s" more uu'oh S'4dl'i' IMAM '"e republican
parry ino'e states "hsIe 'ho "F-e'' democrat
&c vote Wa l'''7' nave ''' oeS' record IN the
war. Compare TIE proportion OF men furnished
by Ne" 'rk III t0e ratio OF her population
VIII MASSACHUSETTS, ANA New 1''K furnished
~'' men, while Mass 'can7et'S scattered her
agents from the A""nnc 10 tue Al'S-iN'IPPl' ircm
h''''" TOD - 'F'1'o"' owing up negro f'.'''
10 nj hri 4""'' "''Ie "o' "H''e men '''- d.
h''"'' '''" '"- '" ''' u'''4''7'S u '"' -'''4""
iL'"'' N.'' W '"""| F'"'" "l'n C'h"'o .a..'
N"'' ".'" '..'''' '""''n" ""N Ne" L.'np-
'''' ''' VI ''"e' ""''c hen'u "'-
e. .'I' 80 80 -'Pphea 1o'h armies with
h.' '' l"' D~'' cf't'c COUNTIES contrlou-
IT, F." 'N'.N' OF republican counties.
" .oT'' '' oar own stare OF illinois:
IT .". goa " ""'v 1" loOO gave Lincoln lO2
'3r-. i-. ar'nr. lo'J votes; men hsb!e to
N """ic', $50; number IN service, 81,