The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1872-06-22

been it' bittersst opponent. Grant had alv,v,
been democratic in sentiment, until mt into The
radical potters' hands, when hs bsca,,o o.
and was moulded a. they willed. Ind, .So-,
he had placed the military over the civil, No.
disregarded totally the rights of states and 49,.
pied upon all notions OF constitutional right en-.
tertaiued prior to 1860. Under his rule The ~.
bic tenets Of the democratic Party were ipnorea
and the country was fast drifting into that state
wherein majorities would govern and not tho
laws. The nomination of Greeley lad been Oh.
tanned BY scratch" and the speaker believaa
'nat three-fourths of the members OF the Cincin.
nati convention regretted it after 1t was done.
Inc democracy without the liberal republicans
can effect nothing. Their support was indispeu.
SABLE, out he Judge d. questioned if third of
them would endorse Greeley. 1t should also be
remembered that the Cincinnati convention wa.
not regularly delegated meeting, and did not,
therefore, represent the sentlmen: of the country.
Inc Ureeley free-trade platform was inexplicit.
anu wouio nos secure the support of free.trade
republicans A meeting Of the latter was about
to be held in New York, whereat might be pre.
scented the name Of some statesman who would
be endorsed at Baltimore. In view Of this it
would be well to pause. Again much depended
on the south, from which the reports were con.
Trajectory. but their representatives at Baltimore
would advise correctly on that point Men of
wisdom and integrity should be selected as our
delegates to Springfield and sent unbranded by
instructions. After eloquently depicting the
wants OF the nation, Judge D. concluded by saw
ing: When the old and revered whig party died
Isuccumbed reluctantly withIt want the de-
mocracy to die. if die it must with the constitu-
tional flag aying-to perish standing up for prin.
ciples, and maintaining its hitherto untarnished
honor"
Geo. W. Stipp, Esq, said. one prime principle
OF the democracy was, in the hour of peril to give
calm and honest counsel. He was himself but
neophyte in the party but he had been in it
long enough TO suffer three defeats He indy.
nsntly denied that the democracy would die, but
though cut and grubbed, would spring mp again.
In times like these every democrat should sacri-
flee personal preferences, and his (Stipps advice
was that Baltimore should endorse Cincinnati
The present administration was the most corrupt
that had ever cursed any nation, and the demo.
crazy must redeem the country. BY continued
defeats the democracy had lost its prestige. 1t
was all very fine and spunky to talk, as Judge
Dickey did, about dying with the face 70 the foe,
but 1t was neither pleasant nor good TO take
The only way TO recover lest ground was to unite
with the honest republicans. 1t may be true that
Davis would have been better candidate than
Greeley, but the exigencies of the times were
great and the dangers extreme so tina. honest de-
mocraes must vote for homes: republicans and
honest republicans for honest democrats, and
one was As easy as the other. I, was true that
Greeley had uttered many bitter things against
democracy, but he had said them honestly. Re-
ferring TO the recent attempt OF Grant to force
bayonet bill through congress TO give him mill
n he Nv a.;J
no longer be made to endure these shackles Ii
Horace Greeley had abused us, the abuse had
been mutual. These differences had passed away
The vital Issue to-day wa. free-,rade. and il con-
gre-s or the people voted for it, Greeley stood
pledged TO approve the measure. Greeley had
been IN old whig When that party died he
thought he heard the rappinc Of Us spirit on the
republican platform, and, naturally enough, had
got on II, ut as Judge Dckey and Others had
drifted to the Democracy. 50 Greeley would
now fo.t TO the democracy. TO forget and for
give was democratic. II would be In the nation
as it was in Missouri. Greeley hid already been
endorsed by the best dem r.t- IL Illine:s-Mar.
shall, Robinson. Allen, tcc. Even the Chicago
lines agreed with Cincinnati in everything
but tho candidate That journal called Greeley
n blunderer. but after swallowing the laundering
OF the lanes about negro suffrage, there was not
enough abolitionism about Greeley to turn his
Slips stomach. After briefly reviewing Gree.
leys career, and abiding TO his bailing JEFF Da-
Wis, happily comparing it 10 the appointment OF
Losgstreet. Mr. Stipf concluded by hoping the
resolution would pass
Hon. G.. W Armstrong followed: He had al
WAYS been democrat, and was sorry to see out
side issues dragged in. He did not believe in
the passive policy, bu, considered that success
would not crown the efforts of the democracy
until fair, honest efforts OF its own were made
equal to the demands OF its emergencies. Gin.
cinnati had not given one crumb Of comfort to
the democracy. He believed, with Judge Dick.
ey, that the democracy should die with its colors
flying and under It's own leaders. When he
voted, he cast his ballot for man representing
his (Mr. A's) sentiments and who was an expo.
nent of his (Mr. AS views, which Greeley was
not He further believed that the democracy
was bound to be whipped under Greeley
j. W. Browne declared himself for tho resolu-
ton. and said that an abstract principle withou.
vitality was nothing. which Was the case with the
democratic party. 1t was greater sacrifice to
leave victorious party than one which had suf.
ferei continual defeat, hence the democracy
would have to join hands with the liberal re.
publlcans.
G. S. Wedgewood then withdrew his resolu-
ton and the convention ad journed.