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The Illinois free trader. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1840-1841, 1840-10-02
WOMAN.
ny REV. J. Y. MAFrIT.

BY REV. J.S. MAfrIT.
Oh, woman truth and passion rear the throne
Where thou dcst sit triumphant and alone;
Bright shapes of fitful fancies throw
Prismatic colors DER thy beautys glow
Before a thousand shrines thy feelings burn,
AS vcstals wave their taper's DER the urn;
A seeming tickle nature oft imbusc
The color of thy mind with rainbow hues--
Yet when awakened to some daring deed,
When griefs and trials come and nations bleed,
When fields of blood rc-echo shrieking cries,
And hopes lone star hath left the shrouded skies
lis then thy mighty heart shall fully prove,
The strength of all thy consistency and love!
Who longest fingers at the bed OF death,
With kisses winning back the fleeing breath
Who longest at the chill lone tomb shall stay,
Pale sentinel DER cool and paler clayl
"Last at the cross and earliest at the grave,
All, woman! It's thy chosen hour to save,
When manhood's naughty crest is fallen low
Shattered and broken by the stunning blow.
The Illinois free trader. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1840-1841, 1840-10-02

mice. He reaches out his hand towards
the fruit, he gathers it, and in the sweet
taste forgets his fears and his dangers.
Do you ask who is the mailman who
can forget so quickly mortal peril
Learn, then, friend, that this man is thy
self. The dragon of the stream is the
ever open abyss of death. The camel
represents the sorrows of life. The two
mice who are gnawing at the roots of the
shrub. are day and night, and in this stu
alton the fruit of pleasure attracts you.
You forget the anxieties of life, threaten
ings Of death. the rapid succession of day
and night, to seek the plant of voluptuous-
ness on the borders of the tomb.
The Illinois free trader. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1840-1841, 1840-10-02
Give your R0Ns "a Trnsie,

With the exception of few specially
designed to fill the learned professions
and these may for the most part be con.
fined TO those who are physically unable
to get their living by hard work-all bows
at the age OF sixteen, having previously
been well educated at school, should he
put to some useful trade. No parent
is faithful to his sons, or looks ou, for
their future prosperity, who suffers them
to grow up without an earnest desigDa-
ton OF the business they are TO pursue.
and an education specially adapted 10
qualify them for such business. He
who enters upon manhood without
trade, AS farmer or mechanic, or with
out profession, is put anoat on the un.
certain sea of life without any destination
in view, and without rudder, compass or
any other means of successful cruise,
He Is sent forth amid society as mere
loaicr, an injury and pest.
II would be well for BOYS intended rs
lawyers. doctors, ministers and merchants.
to acquire trade. Should they succeed
IN either OF these professions, thew would
yet find meanwhile much convenience
from knowing how 10 cultivate the earth,
or to use tools but should they not sue
cccd' trade would be Of vast importance
to them ms All ultimate and safe resort nm.
der the ylcissi,udes of fortune:
good trade is thousand dollars 10 j
young man. 1t is worth more than mo-
ney as inheritance for this may fail /;
,ha, never WILL. il he be industrious. We
think well of those institutions oflearn;nc.
where the 'cdium Of study is occasionally
relieved by some mechanical occupation
promoting health of mind aud body.
The Illinois free trader. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1840-1841, 1840-10-02
War.

What miserics are heaped together in
the sound What an accumulation OF
curses is breathed i'll that one word. TIC
us, happy in our insular position, we have,
within existing memory, known chiefly
of war by its pomp and circumstance
alone A; the gay parade, the glancing arms,
the bright colors, the inspiring music
these are what we see of war in its out.
set; glory, and praise, and badges of no.
nor, these are what appear to us as its re.
suit. The favorite son, the beloved bro.
Their, he who, perhaps, is dearer still, re-
turns to the home of his youth or of his
heart, having sown danger and reaped re.
nown. Thus we do look on war.--But
ask the inhabitant of country Which has
been the seat of war, what is his opinion
of it. He will tell you that he has seer
his country ravaged, his home violated
his family--. But no the tongue
recoils from speaking the horrors and afro.
cities of war thus brought within the DO.
som of peaceful home. All the ameni.
ties and charities of domestic life are out
ragged, are annihilatcd. All that is dear
est to man all that tends to refine, to sof.
ten him--to make him noble and a bet
ter being-all these are trampled under
foot by brutal soldiery-all these are
torn from his heart forever He will tell
you that he detcsts war so much that he
almost despises lis glories; and that he
detests it because he knows its evils, and
felt haw poorly and miserably they are
compensated by the fame which is given
to the slaughterer and the destroyer, be-
cause he is such
The Illinois free trader. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1840-1841, 1840-10-02

The scenes of our boyhood are oft re-
membered, and as the stripping rises into
manhood the lessons of his youth become
the lights of his after pilgrimage. No
one perhaps ever lived, who has not felt
the indiscribable sensation of full heart,
when met with the tender, yet Overwhelm-
ing parental reproof for some youthful abb
erration. Parental authority never exer-
cises nobler or more bencfccnt preroga-
tive, than when to the correction of youth
full error, it brings its hallowed affection
and mistaken justice. When he beholds
the smile of justice satisfied. or benevo-
lence kindly extended To his faults, he
endeavors to do better and deserve the
kindness he receives. In the fulflment
of many duties of parental character,
there is high accountability to which
many are altogether insensible. The ha-
bits of the parent are too oft the sole inhc-
rtance Of the cbild-and his tastes, prin-
ciples, aud pursuits arc often fashioned by
the most trivial attentions or neglects of
the parent. But enough of this for the
present moment.
When a mere youth, the curiosity ma
tiral to all children, frequently led me be-
You'd the limits OF parental license. One
afternoon, as ! wandered into neighbor-
ing church-yard, to sean the monuments
that told the brief story of its silent inha-
biants, the sun had cast his last declining
rays from the tail trees beside me ere
thought of returning home, or of the com
maud | received st my departure. The
sense of disobedience confused me--and
! sat down silent as the marble at my feet.
From this rcveric ! was aroused BY a
shril' call from the nursery Of weeping
willows on one side of the graveyard
and had not time Ia answer before she
stood at my side, an aged domestic OF my
fathers dwelling clad n an unusual garb.
which should now know better how to
compare with some ol those female singu-
ari,ics that the master spirit OF Scotland
so faithfully portrayed. She led me has.
lily lowardc home. bctraying at every
turn evident fear Of the ghosts and spirits.
the most marvellous stories of which she
had been won, topour into my ear. She
led me by the hand, now wondering al,
my iemeri,y, now chiding me for disebe-
dicnce 10 my parents, aud now plying me
for the punishment so richly deserved Tor
having frightened her almost out of her
little wits. She wound off her lamenu,-
tons with an emphatic charge .'neycr 10
go there again"
"Don't go there !" said she, as we pass
cd gang Of wres,lers--"there will be
broken limbs and bruises----dou't 90
there" We passed. sutcessivcIv the re.
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in three ranks, each poised his iire-lock
| ordered them to face TO the right and at
the head of the centre file marched them
Immediately to the wickct-gatc aforesaid,
where ] found a Gentry posted, who in
stantly snapped his fpsce at me. ran
Immediately toward him. aud he reireatcd
through the covered way iato the parade,
within the garrison. gave halloo, and
ran under a bomb-prcof. MY party. who
followed me into the fort, formed on the
parade, in such a manner as 20 face the
The Illinois free trader. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1840-1841, 1840-10-02

Causes Of iasmpify.-Therc are at pre-.
sent confined in our asylum for the Insane
l26persons. The causes of their insanity,
as reported by the faculty, are tie follow
ing; Domestic troubles 10: pecuniary
embarrassmcn,s o; religious excitement
.; disappointed affection s.; in,empcrancc
u; hereditary 20; various diseases 26;
remorse masturbation 3; mortified
pride over excrtiou Of mind g.; sudlcn
wealth /; aaii-masonic erritrncns Il;
constitutional 3; no cause assigned 20;
OF the patients ~ are males and 90 fc-
males Of the whole number 73 are ma
tives Of New fork.---Nsm Tork .Ntso
Uorid.
The Illinois free trader. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1840-1841, 1840-10-02
PUBLISHED WEEKLY NJ
GEORGE +. WEAVER g. JOHN RlSE,
Canal Street, nearly opposite The Mansion House.
TERMS.

TERMS.
Two dollars and fifty cents per annum, II paid IN
advance Three dollars if not paid before the expi-
ration Of the first six months; And three dollars
and twenty-five cents if delayed until the end OF
the year.
Advertisements inserted at 81 per square for
the irst insertion, and 25 cents for each sub
sequcnt insertion. A liberal discount made to
those who advertise by the year.
All communications, to ensure attention, must
be post paid.
JOB WORK
OF every description executed in the neatest man
manner, at the usual prices.
Ottawa is the seat of justice of La Sale
county; is situated at the junction of the Fox river
with the Illinois, 800 miles, by water, from Saint
Louis, and midway between Chicago and Peoria.
The population of Ottawa is about one thousand.
The Illinois free trader. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1840-1841, 1840-10-02

Learning is an ornamen, in prosperity,
refuge in adversely, and the best prove
sion in old age. /,
North American. [volume] (Swanton, Vt.) 1839-1841, 1840-01-01
IF. AND HIS PROGENY.

If every one were honest, we need not
lock our doors.
If every one would mird just his own
business, there would be much more bu-
siness, done.
If we talked less about other people, other
people would talk less about MS.
If we conversed less about men, and more
about things, we would have better friends
fewer enemies, less trouble, and more sense.
If there were fewer novels in the world,
there would be fewer numbskulls.
II students would read less, and think
more, there would be larger number OF
really great men in our country.
Ipmy child were to be a shoe-black all
his life, I'd give him classical EDUCATION
Ifthat child were Christian, and were
assured, that after ten years hard study, he
would certainly die witout having all OF
portuity Of using his requirements, II
sbopld a9t Tempt me 10 deny hin e. The.
the grasp of mind; the more extensive that
education, the greater that enlargement,
The more perfectly can be understood the
character OF God, consequently The better
can he serve him here, and therefore the
greater will be his reward hereafter.
II the mistress would scoId less, she
would have less, need for scolding.
II you often charge servants of living thew
will soon become liars, if they are not 50
already.
II Young ladies a-days did not be-
come women at thirteen, men would have
better wives.
II newspaper correspondents would stand
OOOd hi
cations inserted, they must write plainly,
be scrupuously nice and distinct in pune
tuation, and aIUays pay postage.
II alter bothering your eyes ont OF YOU
and rackng your brains 10 write piece
Tor "the paper" you would ensure nobody
to read il except the Editor and the Com
posltor, you have nothing 10 do but to
write long sentences, long paragraphs, and
long communications.
you want to get rleh--work hard and
spend little.
II you want to make sober man drunk
ard, give him vile who will ecoId him
every time he comes home, then storm
al her son Bill, kick Tom over the skillet
handle, dab Nan in the mouth, and then
drives them all into the kitchen with n
broom stick.
II you want TO render sober husband un-
happy, blame him for every thing he does
right or wrong scod him for doing this
or that before you know whether he did il.
And finally you would ALWAYS have
a clear conscience, be an honest man, and
a christian. And If you would not be ever
lastlngly dunned,
re PAY THE PRINTER.
North American. [volume] (Swanton, Vt.) 1839-1841, 1840-01-01

"The first fruits OF the kindness and
gratitude of the English reformers was 10
DEPRIVE Ireland of the habeas corpus, OF
the trial by jury, and Of all judicial protec-
ton, handing her people over TO the tender
mercies of courts-martial. ALL PAR
TIES IN ENGLAND CONQUERED
IN THIS INIQUlTY. The Tories
gladly Joined Lord Brougham, Lord John
Russell. and the other Wings in that
monstrous proceeding. p Daniel O'Con-
nell TO tie Editor Of The liverpool .Mer-
curry.
1895, IRELAND.-A potion Of the
English army was dispersed through the
most popuIous and fertile districts Of Ire
land, and under pretext of searching for
the disafected they secured the country,
rr7ns. = tne pe6praet, aE asiefpdf faboFaft1lP;
absence was construed into guilt, and dis
appointed oftheir victim, the army with an
indiscEiminate hand, house, furniture, corn,
cattle and sometimes innocent and unoi-
Tending inmates have persisted in flames
which enveloped the property in ruin.
Men clothed in the sacred mantle Of reIi.
gion, were not unfrequently the most for
ward and unreelng in those scenes Of DESC
lation and blood. knew reverend d.
vine (oi the law established church, near
Dublin who having burnt the property Of
a respectable farmer. a parishioner Of his
own, returned to the scene, and Nth his
otcn hand committed 10 The flames two
sacks Of corn and meal which The unhappy
mother, with the assistance OF her female
domeslics, had secreted to feed in the hour
of calamity, her honseless, and unprotected
; and yet the perpetrator of this
disgraceiul outrage, was promoted to high
honors and emolument in the church.
feelings Narratire ofthe Irish Rebellion
North American. [volume] (Swanton, Vt.) 1839-1841, 1840-01-01

C.ApA.-Prcpara Of warhke pa
iure are the order Of the daywlth our neg u
bors ON the other side Of the Detroit uFrr.
From Maiden up Ia Chatham, there IS a
gathering Of all colors aud classes. srmlng
ana drilling again. ard all to be ready
for an attack, which they say, Is 10 o.
made upon them, hy some three or ionf
thousand patriots, who arc back e"
miles from this city. Ttoops are under
marching orders, from below, TO strengthen
this frontier from the nrosds that are - he
made upon them oy the 'pairiofs." W hat
new cause there is for this excitement, has
not come 10 our knowledge; or we 90 SIN
cere!y believe is there the slightest, save IN
The fears Of some, and the hopes OF being
put under pay, by Her Majesty, OF those
officers OF militia, who would rather strut
about aud play the soldier, than chop wood
probably, on their farms, for twenty i've
cents per cord.-Spirii Of 10
Florida War.-A writer in the Charies-
ton Courier, who seems to be familiar WIN
the subject, estimates the cost OF bushe'
of corn as led out 10 the mules used Tor
carving military stores from Black Greek,
nj FIVE dollars. II is said TINT cargo Of
opts fed out at Fort Dade, 4S miles from
Tampa Bay, cost, when all the items Of
expense connected with il were cast up,
thirty, fre dollars busheI! Few OF our
honest yeomanry have bad any idea oil The
sums of money expended in the attempt TO
drive out the Indians from that last loop
hole of their retreat, and a few yet have
known that they themselves were every
day contributing to supply the money Tor
these enormous expenses, in the form oi
taxes on the articles of necessity and COM
fort which they purchase with the sweat
of their brow.
North American. [volume] (Swanton, Vt.) 1839-1841, 1840-01-01

81. Lswtrncr. Iis ace Is covered WIN
aessrahlet a. af.l is wooden height form
= f5coucnt resort 50 pleasure rsflies from
the c.it. ban the intention Cow understood
10 be Entertained al erecting toruhcations
"a ils summit. viii, ii pui into execnli"n'
hanish tn great measure ltt rural chaf-
srter.-1hc city ,huilt on the southern bor-
Ter II Tho 6ne ISLAND, is now crowded like
Quphee into limited space, which can
aare be covered with streets and habia-
sioas. Il has wide level surface IN extend
over ; 30 that even The older streets are Of
tnlrfablc breadth. and several ri them oc-
ranv iis entire length. The principe! one,
Rae Noue Dame, considerably exceeds
hall a mile ia extent, and contains many
af the chief pubic buildings. There ~ an
amer aud a lawer town, though the differ
fnce of elevation Is very sight; but the
former Is much the moTe handsome ol the
iWo. The seven suburbs are not, as in the
older capital, detached and pXtfaneous, bot
on the same level, and Immediately ada
cent. Their streets, continued IN the d.
reciion of those ia body Of the place, are
regular, and display many handsome
houses. The vicinity is adorned with beau
tiful villas. 900 Edinburgh Cabinet Library,
No. ky. Historical and Descriptive
account Of British ,lmeriea, tol |.
North American. [volume] (Swanton, Vt.) 1839-1841, 1840-01-01
CITY nF MONTREAL.

Montreal, though not ranking as a capi-
tai, is equal 10 Quebec in magnitude, and
superior in commercial importance. Its
greatness is likely to increase from its IA
voursbe situation, and the growing pros
periiy Of Upper Canals, of which, as being
,he highest point Of the ST. Lawrence 10
which vessels Of the first class can ascend,
IL must always continue the emporium.
The site of this iowa does not present
those bold aud grand features which distin-
guish the Canadian metropolis, though
its beauty can Sc arcey be surpassed. TIE
river, in this finest part oi its course, di-
Sides itself into two channels, enclosing an
island lhiTty-two miles long and ten and a
hall broad, which forms one OF the most
favonred spots m earth. The soil, every
where inxunsni, is cultivated like one
great garden, 10 supply The inhabitants
with vegetables and fruits. These last
are or the finest quality, and the apples
especially are said 10 display that superior-i
lly which 81 remarkably distinguishes them
ID ne New WorA. Although The island
possesses in general that level surface
~ hich Cts a for thorough cultivation, vet
aboat mile ani a hslfnoTlA-easi rises hiii
$50 leei high, commanding a Eoble view q n
the fertile couniry, which IS waierei by
the seversl branches and Tributaries &C tAr
North American. [volume] (Swanton, Vt.) 1839-1841, 1840-01-01

sWANTON, JANUARY /. 1883.

We have given 20 our readers faithful
list OF all those Canadians who thought
more OF courling the power Of the day.
than to save their iLfa,ed country from
The grasp Of the tyrsnt that now Expresses
it with an iron hand. 1t remains for us
tocomplete The list, BY giving the name.
Of the few Frenchmen who presented
themselves at Gov. Thomson,s Levee.
But as those men do not belong TO the
Canadian soil, and are birds Of passage
we think proper only to record their names
so that the Canadians may know how to
treat them when the dsy of fefribpt;on
shall arrive.
North American. [volume] (Swanton, Vt.) 1839-1841, 1840-01-01

QUEEN FIcToRIA.-An American in
London, draws The following picture OF
Victoria, which be asserts is correct. We
find ii in the US. Gazette.
The Queens mouth is her most striking
defect; The short upper lip can only be
closed over the projecting teeth by an ef-
fort, which It is unpleasant TO behold
Eyes prominent, but inexpensive, and, to
borrow sentence from one Of her loval
subjects, (edtor OF Sunday Times) she
has the mourniul vacuty Of the Guelph
face in her perfection.' Her bust is exceed
lngly tine, but the symmetry Of the figure is
defective, as she appears much taller in pro-
portion, sitting, than when upon her feet.
The ears are so remarkably large as TO at
tract attention, as was observed by the ar
list who executed the bust. Her feet and
hands are rather pretty. Educated for the
high station she fills, her natural powers
have been drawn out to they utmost ten
sion. Yet, oiudge from many of her acts.
they are nothing extraordinary. Obstinate
10 a prOverb, and vaeiliating in her attach
ments, her mother is now less in her
confidence than her maids Of honor: a
German woman, the Baroness Lehzen
near sixty years old, being first confident.
and exercise over her an almost unbosn,Iej
influence. In fine, 'VietoriG' might have
done very well in lower station, but ma
ture never intended her for any thing great.
The accident Of birth has placed her on
the throne of England With a good
ministry, all will go OF well-for the mo-
march is little more than eided pnpper.
She leans decidedly to the liberal side: but.
as yet, pleasure and the trsppings IF stale
70 which may now be added the prospect Of
a husband are more TO her than the welfare
and happiness Of the people.
North American. [volume] (Swanton, Vt.) 1839-1841, 1840-01-01
Extract of letter dated We'itrhF""
Oneida Co., NY.

NFtCtG0 SN't
"The Journal of a political Puso",
published in previous numbers Of the N".'
american, must be interesting to '''|
lover of liberty but amongst the conan
mated and Internal train that lnlesi'' o.
spoils, plumbers and murders the un'"'
ing Canadians, he has not mentiohed '''
fiend in human form, Frarcols Lang"o'
of ST. Edouard, who, through coward,
fed to Montreal, at the time the 8"
rose in arms in Lacsdie county, ID Tvs
of 1888, and who returned pFo'e'N-
British guns and red coat hireIlngs' '"' 4. I.
purpose of destroying the eoH'''','.'
dwellings of his prosecuted co0n'.I,
For a long time after this, ms ''D'
sumptuousIy supplied with the I'O.g
his neighbours, which he hso Pl. t.,
while marching and coun'efn'', ,s,,.
through the country. Nor sno'S
individuals he's he noticed Dean
orange tory wretch, an Irishman Dy -. ,.
who in the winter Of 1887, win o..
sons, joined her Majesly's dirty '''', ,
This old orangemnn, being one o.
North American. [volume] (Swanton, Vt.) 1839-1841, 1840-01-01
JANUARY

Our readers, Of course. mp,
find The names Of The French pges,,
Montreal Seminary, and more r,,,-,..
those Of The Rev. Joseph Vincent O.
the superior Of tha, institution H., "a
Fay, parish curaie; Rev. Mr S..
and Rev. Mr. LaTrc. Amorg the a.
are found II. MareonnaY l. Rs.,
the editor Of the Minerrt, a ihorovrl
dical paper, then Of the Popular, , r.
forLonian and loyaIist paper, and ro.
the head Of the .qn'i du Peusi, s..
bloodrd tory journal; Hon. PIER. A.
Rocheblave, a member of Sir JOINTS.
cial Council and to crown the who. P
T. V. Regnaud, a professor Of the Noe.
School of Montreal, employed by og4..
the Attorney-General, as a spy ppo,
patriots in the city Of New York nn.
fall Of 1883.
This ends our remarks on those r-..
qades and selfish characters. who d;so,,,.
the country to which they belong. Som,
people, we arc informed, think we t,,.
been too precipltnte in thus bringing bsf,,
the public individuals whom they cer,..
as our friends" Believe Us. CANADA.
they are not "our friends who dane.
attendance upon an English Goyefr,
and no faith can be placed in men vt.
voted for or supported the % resolutions
and now are found lawnug and croucl,,
before the representative Of the wcr,.
who instigated the murders of Carlns
Duqnctte, Lount, Matthews, and so nsr.
other brave men. How can they cotst
tenily congratulate a man who comes irn
place, three thousand miles Of, 10 go,r
them despotcalIy! 1t is impossible ltt'.
can be drop OF pure blood 10 such uer.
We have been told that some persons have
been busy censuring this paper, because
they say it has attacked the priratc cha
RACERS Of patriots in Canada Let those
who are so shocked at the idea Of erpoHg
the sins of former friends, point ovlton
The true friends we have exposed. Or
motto is "principes not men" To thee
clamorous persons we would say, bev'''
for, if we are rightly informed, there 't
passages in their lives, over which Ne
closer The veil of oblivion is drawn DE
better for themselves.