The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1871-12-02
OTTAWA FREE TRADER: SATURDAY, DECEMBER 2 1871

The allusion made by the Ottawa Republican
to "former Governor of Illinois," in its des-
perate attempt to defend the carpet-bag thief
by whom, with the aid of Grants bayoncts and
malign destiny, the executive char Of South
Carolina is disgraced, prompted as it can on
ly be by the meanest motives, is yet unfortu-
nate: for whatever may have been the truth in
regard to the unissued canal scrip mot ''pald
up bonds'O referred to-. land jury gave up
the conundrum as to who stole them this is
at least positive, that the state never lost a
dollar by the transaction through the afore-
said former Governor But can the Ottawa
Republican name a case where one Of the 500
Grant thieves who by accident or Outrigt.
theft "got the start" of the public treasur-
any amount from one dollar up to million
has ever dreamed of making restitution !.
What one of the 80 internal revenue thieves
whom the treasury department last summer
reported as defaulters to the amount of $780,
100000, ever restored dollar How much of
the half million stolen by one ofGrant's pets,
the Washington paymaster, was ever restored
How much Of the quarter million stolen by
the New York post Office thief; or of the two
hundred millions Of which the carpet-baggers
and scalawags, by the help of Grants bayo-
nets, have robbed the southern states, will ev-
er he restored?
But not content with the unfortunate allu.
sion referred to, William Cullen, editor of the
Ottawa Republicam-defeated republican can
didate for Sheriff of La Sale county-defeated
by 700 votes IN county republican by 1000
majority-dares to talk hippantly of said '.for-
mer Governors genteel son-inlaw" as Saving"
and "enjoying" the fortune "stolen" by his
relative. To say that in this William Cullen
places himself illlmtably beyond the pale of
decent journalism and the possible respect of
honorable men, would be as useless as to be-
labor hog for wallowing in filth. The gen.
tleman referred to, against whose character the
foul breath of SANDER is as harmless as the thick
skull Of William Cullen is impervious to a
manly Idea, is as Unnecessarily above the reach
of his filthy abuse as an angel of light Is above
the reach of the befoulment of skunk; and
the only reason why so cowardy creature
dares to firt its filth at so high mark is its
consciousness-ifc consciousness can be predi.
Gated of thing SO degraded-of its impuni-
ty, as no decent man can kick or spit upon
such creature without retching.
William Cullen, by Juggling in, as he has
done on two or three occasions lately in his
newspaper discussions with the FREE TRAD
Err, name which would be degraded to be
mentioned in connection with that of the
editor of the Ottawa Republican, can have 6ut
one of two motives: either his base nature is
incapable of any feeling but hatred of one so
UNNECESSARILY above him, and he barks at him
naturally as certain scurvy ours are wont to
bay the moon; or, knowing the personal
frindshlp between the gentleman referred to
and ourselves, he imagincs he can thus give US
pain. Our only pain is that OF pity and con.
tempt. Yet if it were not vain to advise
fool, our advice to William Cullen would be,
decidedly, in future to let that name alone.