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The Illinois free trader. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1840-1841, 1840-09-11

Timothy Flint, the distinguished author OF
Rccollcctions Of Ten Years in the Valley Of the
Mississippi" and Geography and History Of the
Mississippi Valley" &c. died at the residence Of
his brother at Reading, Mass. on the 10Th ult in
the Goth year Of his age.
The Illinois free trader. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1840-1841, 1840-09-11
THE ILLINOIS FREE TRADER

tcable, because The mass Of the people now, az
il the times Of Rome and Venice, on account Of
their ignorance and gullibiliy, are too easily de-
ceiyed by dcmaeogues
The Illinois free trader. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1840-1841, 1840-09-11
New York Democratic Nominations.

We have just received tho Morning Signal,
published at Syracuse, n. y. which gives the
nominations for Governor and It, Governor. Col.
WILLIAM G. B0UCK of Schoharis, for Cover
nor and DANIEL S. DICKINSON, of Boon,
for It. Governor The nominations are said to
he excellent, and WILL without doubt, "rcdeem
the Empire State"
The Illinois free trader. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1840-1841, 1840-09-11

NE WIS BY THE MAILS,

The Susquehanna VaRey.-Thc Baltimore
American says: "Thc wheat crop of the present
season in the Susquchanna Valley is remarkably
fine as to quality, and it is thought by gentlemen
whose opinions are entitled to confidence, to ex-
coed in abundance oven the plentiful harvest OF
last year.
The Illinois free trader. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1840-1841, 1840-09-11

HiskiRg Corn,-A machine has been invented
in Maryland, by which the farmers there have
buskcd and shclled their corn at the rate Of forty
bushels per hour.
The Illinois free trader. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1840-1841, 1840-09-11
SWINE pays the Fiddler 2"

he whole Union is at present flooded with
Speeches, Circulars, Extras, Biographies of Har-
rlson, Sc. At the Office of the New Yorker, i'll
New York City, they are now engaged in printing
Extras for every wing country paper IN the Unon
and wherever they can find an individual of suGi-
'cient vanity, they place his name to these extras
as editor" and send them 10 him by mail
for circulation. This will account for the recent
appearance Of a mammoth sheet called the Mn
's-awah Gazette, Extra No. l, by Geo. W. lIolley,
Editor" which we presume is to be followed by
scres of the same kind Millions of money are
expended in this way, and perhaps the following
letter will explain "who pays the fiddler"
Extract OF letter to commercial house in
New y rk city, dated
"LoNDoN, July 2s. 1910.
II see the n. Y. Evening Post, (which
believe is one of the leading papers in
the support of Mr.. Van Buren, of the 4th
of June, in abiding to the probable change
of policy that would follow the Success
of the party opposed to him, contains the
following:
"'The fundmongers in England and
elsewhere will, of course, make common
cause with the wings, and such means of
persuasion as they can command will not
be withheld.
"If by the expenditure of million or
two TO promote the success of the whig
candidate, the value Of their immense
mass Of American stocks can be raised
three or four millions in the market, the
operation will be a profitable one, and
they will regard the money as well en-
ployed. The preparations for the cleo.
ton campaign, on the part of the wings,
have already been made on scale of pro,
digious expense and magnifcence--wit-
ness their great convention at Baltimore.
Let their future movements be watched
"The paragraph struck me at the time.
and have taken some htHe pains to as
certain what foundation there was for tho
insinuation il contained and, from a con
versatlon with prominent American
merchant, whose name | will not ,len
ton, (but who, by the way, is very dect
ded in his hostility to Mr.. Van Buren,
an very much disposed to think there i:
more in it than is generally supposed OF
the other side, sJnand that persons il
this country interested in American secu
rites have already contributed and for
warded to America large amount of mo-
ney, to be used IN The coming election IN
aid ofMe party opposedfo President Fan
f Buren,, and that much larger amount
f 'cW tollo'c, 3H can be used 'cih eject
The Illinois free trader. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1840-1841, 1840-09-11

Nal RoJJ9B-Thc Baltimore letter mail o.
the 18th ult, for Wheeling, Va. and places west o.
that point was robbed near Hagersiown on the
evening of the 10Th ult.
The Illinois free trader. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1840-1841, 1840-09-11

Rhode bin,d--Ihe election for State officers
took place OH the 25th ultimo. Rhode Island is
decidedly wing state, and we may therefore
expect loud shout from the CELEBRITIES.
Maine held her election on Monday last
The Illinois free trader. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1840-1841, 1840-09-11

Dsaih Of a Member Of Congress.-'rhc Hon. S.
II. Anderson, member Of Congress from Kentucky
died at his residence in Garrard county, on the
llth ultimo.
The Illinois free trader. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1840-1841, 1840-09-11
proof Positive" that Van Barren was IA Fe-
FcderaliGt.

"rhc whole history Of Martin Van Buren, proves
that he always was a Federast, f,r he supported
for the Presidency De Witt Clinton, a 4i;ek cock
ale FsdemEa,
We clip the above from an ant-masonic wing
Keystone has many such enlightened editors
The Illinois free trader. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1840-1841, 1840-09-11
SonetLino .Disn;ciovs "-...Sambo~

Something "Dispicious." -"Sambo,%
| devise you to sleep wild one eye open,
desc dark nights-dere's somethin very
dispicious comm !"
"What on arlh you mean, Ike what's
de matter tell us all about um--don't
keep poor Niger in dispense"
oval, de fac is, dat are Scrub Irea.
sunny bill has passed by Washington and
Fillumdelly an he amt lief spec of skin
on de shin of any niger dis side de souf
pole He'll be here fore long, dat's sar-
tin-den look out for your ole wool,
Sambo -
Gosh Almighty -! dat are cri,tel comm
here Don't gi' dis chile arter dark Wild
out a Spanish knife--mind dat, Ike -
Con. Times.
The Illinois free trader. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1840-1841, 1840-09-11

Prices.-According to Niles Register
it appears that in 1920 flour was 80 per
barrcl--in 81 i, fell to 80 75. ln'25 ant!
The Illinois free trader. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1840-1841, 1840-09-11
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLICAN, CANDIDATES 1910.
FOR PRESIDENT:
MARTIN VAN BUREN.
FOR VICE PRESIDENT:
RICHARD M. JOHNSON.

The communication signed "a" the author
will discover is omitted. We can read almost
any kind of writing, but when required to read
Quail tracks, and reduce them TO photography, we
must have more leisure than we have at present.
The Illinois free trader. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1840-1841, 1840-09-11

To FoREIGNERs.-The notorious Hart
ford Convention assembled in lSl4, re-
ported the following among several pro-
posed amendments to the constitution of
the United States.
"Sixt'l-No person who shall hereafter
be naturalized, shall be eligible as a mem
Der of the Senate or House Of Representa-
tives of the United States, nor capable of
holding any civil Office under tlle authority
of the United States"
Now let il be remembered that every
member of this Convention which passed
the above, is genuine modern whig and
that the Secretary is now the editor of a
leading whig paper in Connecticut
Newport Argus.
The Illinois free trader. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1840-1841, 1840-09-11
Missouri EcuisIat,lrp.

1t is accurately asceriained by the official re-
turns that the Missouri Legislature stands as
follows,
The Illinois free trader. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1840-1841, 1840-09-11
HYNrESESI..

HYMESNEfI.
MARRIED--At the City Hotel, in this plnce,
on the 4th inst, by the Rev. Bishop WAven, Mr.,
John G. Jones to Miss Nancy Burnett, all Of
Peru, Ia Sale county,
The Illinois free trader. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1840-1841, 1840-09-11

BgBab, ~ K-'rhc census of this city, just
taken, shows population of Is 1855.
The Illinois free trader. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1840-1841, 1840-09-11

Ottawa, Ill. Sept. IL, 1910.
The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1840-10-02
BARGAINS IN PENNSYLVANIA

II is well known that, after the vacation Of the Of
fee Of Attorney General by Mr.. Grundy, great eff
forts were made by very respectable portion Of the
Pennsylvania delegation in Congress, friendly to Mr..
Van Buren,, to procure the appointment of James
Madison Porter, the brother of Governor Porter to
that station. By such appointment it was supposed
that the Porter party in that State then waverng
its allegiance to the Administration might be reclaim
ed and the State secured to Mr. Van Buren, The
effort failed. The President, for personal reasons,
selected Mr.. Gilpin, man without prominent accom-
plishments or great interest in his party. But this
contempt Of the recommendation of so many nHuen-
tal frends-ths disregard Of the Porers-rankled in
the breast of large body fMr. Van Buren's friends
in Pennsylvania and caused such faering Of their
attachment that has been found necessary to ADOPT
some proptiatory course II is clear to demonstra-
ton, that without trick bargain the State will be
lost to the Administration The independent citizens
OF that vast and opaIcnt territory daily extricatng
themselves from the grasp in which they have been
held, and by which their mighty energies have been
welded to purposes detrimental to their true in
erests and the pure dictates Of their own conscences
II is Indispensable to Mr.. Van Buren, that they should
be brought back into his ranks If they cannot be
won by wooing, they must be gained by caolery and
chicane Eight and twenty votes, although they can
not change the result would break the fall Of the de-
feated candidate and enable him to carry larger mo
dcnm Of public respect into his retiracy." A new
scheme, therefore, has been set on foot If Governor
Porter will carry the State for Mr.. Van Buren,, he
and his brother to be provided for. Mr. Mullen
berg, who has done his country little service and
little credit at the Court of Vienna, but who will have
been sufficiently compensated for his Van Burenism,
by pickngs from the spoils" the amount Of some
sirfy thousand dollars to make his bow to the Empe
ror and David r. Porter to be sent out in his
The precise reward of James M Porter has vet to be
fixed at least it has not TRANSFERRED Thus the free suf
ages ofthe people othat great State to be bargain
ed away for the benefit of one two individuals Did
the citizens Of Pennsylvania calculate this when they
elected David R. Porter We will answer for them,
that they never dreamed of being brought like cattle
into the market, and sold to the highest bidder And
if we have any knowledge of their character, they
will not submit to be thus traffcked away Let them
only have peep behind the curtain, and understand
the game which their would be masters are playing,
and they will forth in their strength and discom-
fit the scheme and the schemers And none but
traitors their best interests desire to see any
other result.
The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1840-10-02
Correspondence of the MadIsonian.
PErERsBuRo, Va. Sept.

PRrERsBuRc, Va, Sept y, 1910.
Mr. VIM. C. Rives has recently been here, on his
way to an enteisinmentin Notioway He favored our
Tppecanoe Club wtha speech, adding another to the
many evidences he has furnished Of his ardent patro.
ism and great abilities. He examined and exposed
the estimate of the Of this State which lately
put forth by the Democratic Convention at Charlotes
villePut forth by that imposing body not in truth
full mood, but for effect
am pretty certain that this State will give her vote
Tor the old soldier and frugal farmer, who, while Go
vernon Of the Northwest Territory clothed with die
iaoral powers did not abuse, in singular particular
his high trust, and who judging by the past felected
to the Presidency Of the United States, will sbrdge
THE power and influence Of the national executive
If am wrong in this opinion of vmgnia's vote in
November will give one hundred dollars to any man
who will agree TO give the sum in the event
of its turning out that right in the prediction
large portion of the credit for the anticipated result
will be due to Mr.. Rves, whose fine and frequent dis
plays powerful popular oratory in the canvass have
been surpassed, if al all, only by his ndomitable
erpy
The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1840-10-02
TRICKS OF THE ADMINISTRATION
PARTY

When the news Of our victory in Vermont came ins
the friends of Martin Van Buren, alleged that it was
abolition triumph, although the most violent abol-
ZIONIST in the field their candidate for Govern
or Again the destruction of Van Burensm is at
tributed to the abolition doctrines of party While
this oftrickery pursued one hand
abolition paper published at Pittsburg not only filled
with attacks on Gen. Harrison, but publishing letters
from its editor in Washington, contcnding that no
thing against Mr.. Van Buren, ought appear in that
paper General Harrison is abused and misrepre-
sented and there is exception taken to this
by the editor Indeed his only complaint is that "the
pro slavery legislation the anti abolition speeches. and
the serve pledges Of his competitor for the Presden
cy" are not sufficiently set forth but any attack
Mr. Van Buren, is deprecated unfair; and the let
ter of correspondent who was displeased with the
Subtreasury scheme is denounced by the editor as
" unfair" and such as the editor himself would not
have admitted, "beng evidently Wing ceconeer
ing document" We make no comment on these facts
Let every unprecedented mind make its
The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1840-10-02

1J Amos Kendall is figuring away again in the
Globe about Thanking abuses He, who scattered his
beggars petition, and his mpudent address, far and
wde under The frank Of Loco F0co members Of Con-
gress, in rioiation Of lap, whose extra Globes and
daily Globes are even sent of regularly, in huge
packages, franked by NJ Brehard the Solicitor ofhe
Treasury, and other officers Of Government has the
erontery again to bring up charges against the Oppo
sition Of abusing the ranking privilege He fills up
three columns of the official paper with his fanago
just as any rational being cared pinch Of snuff about
him, his opin IONS his shameless fabrications
II was only last week convicted him of three out
and out fasehoods in article; and yet he goes ON
unbushingly ever in the same way
The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1840-10-02

country where profits have long been greatly reduced
and many Of the manufactures, in hopes Of ensurng
income have been engaged in the speculative busi-
ness in those shares which have SO extensively de-
clined IN price during the last few days.
The cotton market at Liverpool is reported TO be in
the condition Of stagnaon implied by the absence oil
culation through the increasing dic Of general
monetary affairs, There is however further depre-
citation IN the value OF American coions-nor al the
same time is there any immediate probability that this
important article is about TO advance in price The
only new circumstances favorable TO such suppostion
that the low value Of the article in the East Indies
and the high rates Of freight though the demand for
shipping Tor the armament against China may be ex-
pected almost entirely 10 prevent the arrival of supplies
from that quarter Of the world. The annual supplies
Of East Indian cotton are, however usually too small
TO influence the prices against very large crop in the
United States and continuation Of the declining de-
mand for English manufactured goods.
The supplies of American tobacco are greatly re-
| duced in London, and the holders are demanding
higher rates The only business of this day has con-
sequently been in 100 hogsheads Of New Kentucky
of mddling to good quality, at sd and cd per lib.
The prospect Of war in Europe has caused rise
in the value of salipetre and lead.
The monthly overland mail arrived from Bombay
on Monday last with intelligence from Canton TO the
July TheEnglish fleet had not arrived at Canton,
but was on the way and in very considerable force.
The mail brings an important proclamation Of Gov.
Lin To the American merchants, urging them to re-
main and trade al Canton-a document which is here
considered to betray great apprehensons and to be
symptom that little resistance will really be made by
the Chinese
| The American securities have not been affected by
the general agitation of the money market but the
business has not been important since your intelligence
by the last steam ship The shares of the Bank of
the United States have rather improved sales having
been made at Els but only for small amounts. The
debentnres to-day have been sold at 49, The only
other important transaction Of to-day is sale Of 600
of New Yolk State stocks at ST. In the other secur-
ties there limited daily business at the rates in the
enclosed list Some parties suppose that European
war would be favorable 10 American securities and
neutral power TO the whole American trade.
There is however real probability Of any general
European war
There is no important domestic intelligence beyond
occasional notices Of the situation of the Queen-and
the extensive alterations in Windsor Castle for the
nursery of this young stranger, whose appearance is
expected shortly to take place
The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1840-10-02
GENERAL HARRIsoN's LATE TOUR

We learn that General Harrison returned to this
city on Thursday having travelled in the stage from
activity which would be regarded as feat by the boys
of the present day. He passed from Chillicothe in
the afternoon Of the 18th to Lancaster; thence 80
miles the next morning to Somerset and spoke
hours and back again to Lancaster, where he rested
on the Sabbath. On Monday he proceeded to Circle
willie, and after night addressed the people He set
out Tuesday for Columbus, and thence to this
city.
Our Wing friends may judge Of the effect of his
speeches and his vigorous appearance from the follow
ing remark to be found in the "Oho Statesman" of
the 22d showing how the "galled jade winces" =" If
Gen. Harrsons friends had particle of common
sense they mould take him home and keep him there"
Good the other day he was General Mum-now he
speaks too much. " Take him home" says Medary,
who feels him charging along the whole line as he
charged at Tippecanoe, Fort Meigs and the Thames.
The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1840-10-02
THE RICHMOND CONVENTION.

The brilliant public meeting in the city Of
New York, the shadow of which throws over
the Silas Wright meeting a total darkness, will
be eclipsed in its turn by the magnificent assem-
blage which will be witnessed at Richmond in
Virginia, on Monday next. Mr.. Richie places
Virginia III the list Of States certain for Mr..
Van Buren," Was his conscience unruffied
when he penned the sentence7 If there was
no sharp twinge at that moment, he may go on
fearlessly into the regions of fiction and mis-
statement, for the inward monitor is either scar
ed, or soothed into Inconsistencies Virginia
certain for Mr.. Van Buren,! VIII not the
voice which will sound from Richmond thunder
so loud contradiction that the whole South
will be aroused, and deem q that there be ten
Richmonds in the field" rushing forth TO put the
stamp OF talsehood ON the statement We can
but smile when we see the extremity TO which
the leading friends Of the Administration are
reduced. They move about like men in Dreams
arrange their ictons with all the gravity of
truths, bring their shadows TO tilt against reali-
ties, and scatter the creations of their fancy
abroad as if they were substantial facts and
things. We have seen nothing more amusing
:han this claim to Virginia since the speech Of
the Loco Foco in the interior of New York, in
which the speaker assured his auditory that
General Harrison was defeated and taken
prisoner by General Porter, and mas rescued
by General Fan BurenH Truly the military
experience Of Mr.. Van Buren, is not so limited as
he believes il to be! To the. Convention at
Richmond the people will flock by thousands,
and if they do not succeed in correcting the err
ror of Mr.. Ritchie's calculation there is no virtue
in numbers.
The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1840-10-02

More ECONOMY OF His DEMOCRATIC MAJESTY I"
The Philadelphia Gazette says that in 1877 dealer
of that city furnished the oorcloth for the Great Hall
in the White House at the cost of about $500 twas
American manufacture, and much admired and wore
remarkably well. When General Jackson was asked,
toward the close of his term, whether he would have
il removed for new, he said it elegant enough
for him, and would last good while yet, and look
well besides. Mr.. Van Buren, didn think 50 1t
was removed on his accession, and English floor
costing the difference of price in the years considered
nearly fifty per more was substituted in its stead
Such facts need no comment.
The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1840-10-02

The loco foco Journalists have abandoned, in de
spar all attempts at defending the numberlsss abuses
and corrup,ions Of the Government or uphoding the
pre.ensons OF the at the head Of affairs For the
present they 10 have their hands full with Mr.
Webster. He is the subject Of all their thoughts
The whole pack Of the ADMINISTRATOR bloodhounds
are out in full cry against him The editor Of the
Richmond Enquirer with whole corps of correspond
ens desecraiing the names Of "Britts," and "A Vir
ginian," by appending them to their interminable
communications equally malignant and tiresome fol
lows the lead Of the universally condemned Extra
Editor Of the Globe and his "Ta consisting Of paid
scribbers who their salaries by work of defama
ton. An ass's load Of vile fabrications, under
stand, has just been sent TO Richmond, by one of
these pasan to be scattered among the people the
time the Massachusetts Senator arrives
We agree with the Richmond Wing in the opinion
that these viiuperative and scandalous illusions will
be beneficial to the distinguished person at whom they
aimed.
The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1840-10-02
CUMBERLAND GAP CONVENTION,

oEPTEMBFR
The Convention was organized by the appointment
of the Hon John White, of KY to the Presidency,
and some six gentlemen of the different States the
Vice Presidency three secretaries were appointed
The President in his usual fecitous style engaged
the attention of the assembly in brief address, at
the conclusion of which, he introduced 10 the
vention, John J. Cnttenden, of Ky The address Of
Mr.. c. which was protracted was powerful and
vincing, and exceedingly eloquent But | need not
speak of his abilites-they are known.
John Bell, of Tennessee, next addressed the
vention. He listened TO with great attention, and
set FORTH in vivid colors the shameless pursued
by the parasites of still shameful and reckless
government.
Gen. Combs, Of Ky. next addressed the conven-
tion-defended Gen Harrison with great ability-and
bore down upon PARTY" with voIleys Of wit and
sarcasm, which kept the assembly in constant roar
Of laughter
The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1840-10-02

OrTRAGEs. The Philadelphia Inquirer says that
while Governor Call was speaking at the great Har-
rson meeting held in Southwark on "Wednesday
evening some cowardly ruffian, in the back ground
threw missile and struck the speaker Immediately
over the right eye.
The Lancaster Union states that the ruflians who
attacked the Wings at the Lancaster Convention
amounted to 200 or 300 in number and were from the
county Of Philadelphia
There was quite at Medford last week in
consequence of a rufiiany attempt Of body Of loco
focos TO wrest The banners from Wing delegation
from Maiden, who attended Wing meeting at Med
ford. And subsequently, in the same town, while
John &. Park Of this city was addressing the Wings
of Mcdord body of loco focos present caused much
confusion and attempted by kissing and stamping 10
break up the meeting
These are the acts of desperate men, and must dis
gust all the decent men belonging to the loco fcco
party.