The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-04-29

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The Ndtt0u, one of the most cOnsiderate
papers in the counuy-str0ngly republican,
but not in partisan sense, speaking OF The
Belknap case closes with declaration that
will astonish many. Men who comprehend
the logic of events will not disagree with the
Nations conclusions. 1t says:
"The reason why we are so unhappy just
now, and so sad and desrondent about poll
tics in this hundredth year Of the national
existence, is not that the state has more diff
Guilty than it ever had, or than any state has,
in finding men to serve it IN singleneSs of
heart, fearing God. As we had the honor to
remark, when so many people were bleating
out condonatnn Of Buffers rascalitiSs, be
cause he had with a fleet and army held Pn
uniortifed, conquered city IN subsection, the
race of honest gentlemen, and gallant soldiers,
and honorable merchants, and faithful law
vers, and Just stewards is not dead in the
United States, or dying. In fact we have no
doubt they form as large proportion of the
population as they ever did and resist temp
tatons by which the virtue OF their fathers
was never tried. But we have allowed sys-
TEN to be built up under our eyes which ac-
tually has all the marks Of having been framed
for the express purpose OF preventing their
either of their character or their skill. That
This system has not produced its natural re.
sulls sooner has been due simply to the fact
that. down To the close of the war, series of
accidents kent il under the control of the ira.
ditlonS and usagcs of a better time. Pierce
and Buchanan, and Lincoln and Johnson all
had their faults as administrators, but they
were men who had sat at the feet OF teachers
in whom the original ideal of tae government
was still strong: to whom Offices were still
trnsts and public opinion a power to be
studied and Communicated; who felt bound
nv a custom which they had no thought of
RESISTING 10 surround themselves in the high
nlaces of the Government by conspicuous.
tried and experienced men.
..Ihe crfsi. cane when an ignorant soldier
coarse IN his tastes and blunt IN his perccp.
tions fond Of money and material endowment
and of low company. was nut IN the Preslden
toI chair We blame nobody for this, and
nohodv WAS b}amahlc The marty did the
hest ircouIJ under the circumstances, but his
real character as a civilian began to appear
very carly i'm his administration. It was full.
lv revealed when he received his second
domination and ON fine lav La received il
tho ronrLI,coo nort,, assumed the responsi.
hiIitv fHr him, and Ills followers which Is 70.
5o,, Gornrin1r II viii, inC,,nv INT the MONT
ia which we wish tO call attgu,Ign Is that he
and lis rriorIs Lnrd 49, trcv are couId not
%aro ,yronrLt y tilI,a of the mischief tIcv
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