The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1872-08-31
FROM LELAND.
COr.yIn On the Ra lnpa.e.

pointed for grand Grant rally AT Leland, az
which Cursin, Lewis Moore aud Meter were
advertised Ia peak. The first two on }. however
Appeared. !le q" vast assembly IL attendance,
beside, wo,aen and boys, embraced about 100
voters.
Corwin was the first to speak. His h4rrangue
evoked no enthusiasm and Was throughout ram
bling md disjointed, the speaker often pas-in,
from one subject to another without completing
either. The substance Was sonethng like this.
The Chicago 1riJune wanted Trumhull nomina-
ted at Cincinnati, but Greeley forced his own
nomination on the people Trumbu!l in 1864
and 1868 tried TO defeat Grant. Greeley opposed
tie nomination Of Lincoln in 1864 Both Trum-
bull and Greeley charged Lincoln with violating
the constitution in 1864, the same they charge
Grant to-day. What il the charges in both
cases were: true The nomination of Greeley
puzzled the republican party. Grant is not an
incorporate man Summers civil rights bill
would be waste paper but for Grant. When, il
1874 conspiracy was organised in Canada to
burn up the northern cities, Greeley met the
conspirator, and urged Lincoln TO conduct them
TO Washington Greeley went .Cuth year ago
to get tn. presidential nomination. Tammauy
got Greeley nominated. Greeley is in favor OF
paying the south cr'their slaves and tbs rebel
debt, though the constitution forbids both. This
Is the key Of the canvass. Grants Is the best
administration We ever had. / regret that
voted ,or Trumb bull in 1867 aud won: do so
again. Trumbull lied about the Chorpenning
claim. Crssswell was authorized 10 settle that
claim, Gran, has reduced the public debt, re.
duced the taxes, made peace, anG settled the Ala.
bama claims Greeley is in favor of immediate
resumption vi specie payments. which would
ruin the coun, y &c, &c.
In the evening, the meeting was addressed by
L. n. Lewis. Esq, OF Ottawa, who is good
speaker, and Wa. honorable and Just in his re.
marks. H gave full credit TO the democratic
party for the part it bore III suppressng the re-
belliou, and admitted that Grant had done many
things which be regretted. The southern states
had been mercisssly robbed by the carpet.bag-
gers aud had a right 10 complain, but much OF
their suffering WIS owing - themselves Nj
Levi vas candid and senternanly, aud. strongly
suggested the thought that il he was speaking
Oh ,i- o'h-r side it would better agree with his
con-cisnre. The democrat, may congratulate
them-eiv~ tn, Mr.. Lewis /. not the candidate
Tor sres- in-'e,,! OF Mr. Corw!u.
DEATH MD SICKNES>.-Sluce LIT writing
Mr.. Gron.i-u. xjfe T., Thomas Gr.n-d-n, Of
Nor,i.i;e, ." M settler, has died. She was
Ill on '"s day.
Viii f-lliug RS les. one o. his children
within u past week.
Mrs. Srr.h Co,'ew and Mrs Eliz ,heth Spring.
stead q.i.- ill., DR.. c. A David, of North
vile, j. 'u,, rr:h- and d,y. HI. wife is lying
very lo- is. About every ether house con-
Ia. .ir-. e-. Aug. Sh,-t-r b.. lost one
OF his chi.dre,.. .Atnzi Cooley buried hi. little
girl last week. VIM. Powell, Esq, is very sick.
He has been quite low, but now shows signs OF
recovery HAIRY Breuer anu wife 5urirt. their
youngest pet .-t week. The little gir vas sick
but Two dag Myron Futile and wife lost
their only child last week also. James Galway
is now lying very low. About one hundred
persons are sick in this township The dyson.
terry aud fux are the raging epidem,c.