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The Illinois free trader and LaSalle County commercial advertiser. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1841-1843, 1841-12-31
TOR THE ILLINOIS FREE TRADER,
STARVED ROCK.

From the summit Of this picturesque
and gloomy height | gazed upon the set
ting sun, as his last rays of soft and mel
low light fell upon the rich and beautiful
prairie. The smiling flowers exhaled
their fragrant odor, Offering sweet incense
to the retiring monarch of the skies. The
tranquil Illinois rolled majestlcally along
beneath the wild and towering bluff gent
ly winding among the green and lovely
islands, rejecting from its bright bosom
the crimson folds Of the floating clouds.
The bright spirits of the sky cleaned
forth and lit upon the blue vault of hea-
ven, and, like guardian angels, resumed
their nightly watch, whilst nature took
her repose.
My heart swelled with rapture at be-
holding the grandeur of this sublime and
enchanting scene. But, when recollect-
ed that this place, of such charming beau
~, had once been the theatre Of the most
~avage cruelty, | could but grieve to think
that man should mar the noblest of ma
lures works, by his deeds of blood and
carnage; that, whilst surrounding nature
smiles with angelic sweetness, man should
become a victim to his own fierce and
fendish passions.
was aroused from my mcditations by
the sound Of some one approaching, and,
OH turning around, | bcheld the aged form
of a venerable aborigine slowly ascending
the narrow deile that leads to the summit
of the rock. His whitened locks, his
wrinklcd brow, and his withered form
showed that death had been unconscious
of his existence, or he would long since
have claimed his right
Being concealed by cluster Of ever
greens, remained in silence, to learn tn,
object of the old Indians visit. Ate
gaining the height with some officially
he approached the centre Of the rock
where a small mound rises over the re
mains Of the slaughtered trlbe who perish
ed during that memorable siege, and, knecl
ing down, with his face towards the east
he commenced chanting monrntul dirge
that echoed, like a death knel, from tn,
glen below. As he rose and marche,
about the mound, he continued raising hi
voice from the pIaiaive To the wild an,
shril, until the surrounding grove SCENE,
alive with savage warriors. Alter he ha'
performed this ceremony, he erected
white flag over the mound, in accordance
with their custom, to show the Gtea
Spirit where lie may find his warrior
when he makes the great hunt.
Becoming satisfied, from bis requiem
The Illinois free trader and LaSalle County commercial advertiser. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1841-1843, 1841-12-31
Temptation.

Mark the character Of every associate !;
look into it with penetrating eye, and if
you see the equilibrium Of his mind be-
ginning to fall on the side Of immortality
aud vice, fJraako his company instantly,
lest you be assimiatcd into his practices,
and be drawn impercePubly into those
paths which YOU now detes, and aohor.
Yield bat once 10 tic temper, and a
thousand chances TO one that you are
undone. The principles that have been
nculcated in childhood, and followed up
day by day, and year by year, will be
lorsaken, and the gray hairs Of those who
have loved and cherished you, will be
brought in sorrow to the grave. Per,
The Illinois free trader and LaSalle County commercial advertiser. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1841-1843, 1841-12-31
NUMBER 80.

your permission l go below--'tis too no.
here"
He wen! below; and the action con-
tinucd.
When the firing ceased, our little
trenchman, peeping up the hatchway,
esplcd Zone oGicor-like man, and Captain
Dacro landing his sword" The truth
flashed upon him in an instant. lie
rushed upon deck and finding himself
again at liberty, he capered about like one
possessed" Finally advancing to the
now mute and fallen Dacre, he said, with
an air which defes our humble pen:-
"You tell me, sare, you take dis ship
in fifteen minute, By gar, he TAKE
YOU :"
"No2c, sare," he added, with low
and bitter emphasis, II tank goa for my
gorcTRncM despatch and iq1c-GoOk8."
The Illinois free trader and LaSalle County commercial advertiser. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1841-1843, 1841-12-31

The following sublime c6ort of young and,
we suspect, rather green disciple Of blackstone
appears in Western paper:
Gentlemen Of the Jury: - Can you
for an instant suppose that my clians
here, 4 man what has alters sustained
high depreciation in society, man you
all on YOU suspect and esteem for his
many good quantities yes, gentlemen,
man what aCccr drinks more nor
quart Of likker day; can you, say,
for an instant, suppose that this ere man
would be guilty Of hookin' box Of per-
cushum caps Rattlesnakes and coon
skins forbid Pictcr to yourselves, gen
tlemcn, a lcller fast asleep in his log
cabin, with his innocent wife and orphan
children by his side--all nature hushed
in deep reposc, and nought to be heard
but the mu,tering of the silent thunder
and the holiering of the bull frogs; then
imagine to yourselves u teller sneaking
up to the door like despicable hyena,
softly entering the dwelling of the peace
full and happy family, and, in the mos.
mendacious and dcstardly manner, hook
ing a whole box Of percushum Gen
tlemen, | will not, | cannot, dwell upon
the monstrosily Of such scene! Ny
feelings turn from such a picter Of moral
turpenllne, like big wood-chuck would
turn from my dog Rose! cannot for
an instant harbor the idea that ana man
in these diggins, much less this ere man,
could be guilty of committing an act of
such rantankrous and unextrampled dis
creton.
And now, gentlemen, after this ere
brief view Of the case, let me retreat of
you to make up your minds candLly and
unpartally, and give us such verdict
as we might reasonably suspect from
such an Enlightened and intolerant body
of our Teller ciiizcns--rcmcmbe that
in the language Of Nimrod, who fell in
the battle Of Bunker Hill, il is better that
ten innocent men should escape, rather
than that one guilty should suffer.
Judge, give us a chew Of tobacco.
The Illinois free trader and LaSalle County commercial advertiser. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1841-1843, 1841-12-31
ONE VE.gs.SD

O, lc, me know there is hut one,
One friendly heart to sympathi,c,
And makes my cares its own,
And bid my drooping spirits rise
To speak when others are unkind,
In melting tones of tenderness,
And round the stricken soul to bind
The cords Of love, TO heal and hcss-
O, let me know but this, and |
ShaI! joyful pass the vale Of tears,
See light beyond each frowning sky,
Dispelling doubts and gloomy fears.
The Illinois free trader and LaSalle County commercial advertiser. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1841-1843, 1841-12-31
TIE GNlsI.

The soul, Of origin divine,
Gods glorious image, free from clay,
In heavens eternal sphere shall shine,
A star of day!
The sun is but a spark of fire,
a transient meteor in the sky;
The soul, immortal as its Sire,
Shall never die.
The Illinois free trader and LaSalle County commercial advertiser. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1841-1843, 1841-12-31

limits for the Ladies.-John Neal tells
the ladies' that man who loves tea, is
sober, kinl-hoarted, intelligent, domestic,
and Just the man for a husband
y. i. We drink tea, strong and Of.
ten.-N. T. Dollar UtehW.
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7ohiag Physic. - please, sir, l
don't think Mr.. Dosem takes his physis
rcglar," said a doctors boy to lis EN-.
pIoycr. "Why so ~ Cause he's get
ting well so precious fast"
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it impossible for us to resist them. But,
when we had got one days march below
the mouth of the Fox, we met large
force of the PotawattamiCs, who were
lcagucd with our enemies, and we were
forced to make rapid retreat. As we
came up the valley we bcheld the Oua-
was stationed upon Buffalo Rock. Our
only chance now was to ford the Illinois
and fly south.
Here, again, we found our retreat cut
off; for the crafty chief had sent part of
his warriors across the Illinois at the
mouth of the Fox, who had marched down
and were guarding that side Of the river.
Finding all retreat cut of, we resolved to
gain one of the islands in the river and
iortily ourselves in the best way we could
As we were descending the bluff, we came
in sight Of this point. lis isolated posi-
ton, bold sides, and towering height at
once pointed il ont As a safe and cummo-
diOus retreat. Here we assembled, and
SO rejoiced were we at oar escape, that
we '0aS'e"' ualcc"' ana sang III 'ne most
eA''"ya9aHl manner b"' oar IONA hopes
oI s"i'ly were soon '"F"'" 'n'o o''P4'''
" men we olheI" our W"'r"iW enemies
H4'cN to ''e LOOT oi lAe focN' "c.'''r"l'Iy
oncamp, and prepare fora siege, the dread
iUI irath at once flashed upon us. The
mario" pass '''m me rock was sn'Euc"
al! retreat was cut Oh we were ""PtNc"
o. All means .! procuring ''oo ) aua no.
'nI"g o"i " Slow !nSr''nS' PaI"'H "ea"I
no" aW"'''' u.s. "''""""'"' d! "e'P''''
Hnolc'a maze desperate sail! during "
oar" ana iempe''1o"' llSN'' oar none
warriors ''"s.l "Ao WI" P'"IAcf'' ueI
Sv'''o'o" "c,'n anu oos'L"'"'" among oc
N''''""@' h"'' "uc" '''! N''c gaining
some advantage o'''' "o'"c"n'e"'S IRON"
''' i"'C!W"'''i'c' CAME pouring "oW"
we oIuH III sut' immense ""''''e'S' '."'
OnoJ'"a orae''d MS men 10 lcdte Up t"e
'''Fo" o.'"c oi u'c r'rN' '''''Sc' ro"''"s
I'.t oe"'"g PACK inc I1''o ASSAULTS al"
s"'eIy covering theIf re''cal'
gentle Tahmaroo behcld the bleeding
wounds Of OnoicGa. his sad and detected
couutcnopro, rs he sat alone broodinp over
hi; ,nf.l.r,3ncs she bcro, 70 bo,rav emo.
lions Of vmoathv. and, when she iLoucht
of his da,iYr bravery. the dancer he had
encountered, and his painful suAcrings,
and rolt the ronyiclion Ina, al ,hjs was in
CONSEQUENCE Of the warm and ardent love
he had FIR herself She felt q new and
sir,ncc cmoti,n s,r,np and devoted
a,ta,Imen; for Ouoieda broan 70 take nos.
session nc her sou1, She bcran to think
Of uo,liur I'm, his wounds, his SUFFERING.
and how She MIGHT provide forhi, safety.
with ,he characteristic cuicLncss Of her
sex in an emergency, she immediately ar.
yanrcd 2 rlqa bv which She thourll 10
effect q mutual accommodation. Select
ipr one Of the finest vounc braves. she
gave him the calumet and = rich belt of
wamDuu, that had bclonoeG TO her mo-
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from the Cincinnati Family Magazine


We find the following characteristic
anccdote of the capture of the Guerrero,
in the Springfield Republican. The cor
respondent saws he gives it as he heard
it III the circles of Virginia, and believes
| it has not before appeared in print.
nv ,he Constitution. the Gucrriere had
| I'm .:u. ,',.s.,,. L...,'.l, '..,;....
l""c'' III "l'n' all" '"Nc" l'H0" P''4o'
Among the passengers transferred to the
| deck Of the Guerrero, was a French gen
lcman charged with dispatches to the
| A mcrioar rorerrnont Win nm nrescut-
;n, L;nsoIr 80 L,o nr;,i.h conn,rLor
'"s "i''''''' W '''o '''''''' WIN ,''''''''''
was dlspossesScd OF his books ana papers
AMI nrrpmuinrily ryIprpl tn vn bplow
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history Of that unhappy event.
"TclI me-" said |, venerable abort
gine, did you belong to that unhappy tribe
who persisted here ~
ALAS! young man." he said, IL am
the only remnant Of the once powerful Ii.
lini. Here, upon this lonely rock, | saw
those brave warriors perish one by one.
As the forest leaves fall before the rude
blast Of autumn, so fell our noble braves
before the wrath OF an implacable enemy.
After famine had destroyed the most OF
our numbers, and finding longer residence
would be in vain, resolved to make my
escape, if possible.
"Aier dark tore UP my blanket, and,
making a rope, ! tied it to shrub and
lowered myself to the water, unpercciyed
by my enemies. discovered canoe ly-
ing near me, and, silently christening it,,
| quietly flowed down the river. As
turned to take a last farewell of this I'M
happy place, bchcld, by light that
cleaned from the height, tina! the enemy
had assembled the rock. Soon the wild,
demoniac yell Of victory, mingled with
the suffering cries Of the victims, rang
through the air. could see them but
cheering an. lor,Uying the small remainder
Of my tribe, WHO were unable to offer
any Resistance. Fearful Of being disco
ycrcd, Piled my oar and made my cS-
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HcuHy.-Deauiy is as summer fruits,
which are easy 10 corrupt and canno.
last; and, for the most part, ii makes
dissolute youth, and an age a little out of
countcnance; but yet certainly again,
il it light well, it makelh virtues shine.
and vices blush.--Lord Bacon'S Essays.
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EcoRomy,-ForbiddlRo .."mrnt and
to scour the table lax iliCKLlNG.
ing the" ,oe, ), lStl 2i-Ii.
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J 0 B " @ Il k

OF every description, executed in the neatcst
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, 300 miles, by water, from Saint
Louis, and midway between Chicago and Peoria.
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PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY
GEORGE F. WEAVER q JOHN HlSE,
Ii Sale street, one door from tie nOrthtOeSt corner
OfMe Pu6Ec Square.


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ration of the first six months; And three dollar,
and twenty-five cents if delayed until the end Of
the year.
Advertisements inserted at 81 per square fol
the .irst insertion, ana % cents for each sub
sequcnt insertion. 4 liberal discount made tc
those who advertise by the year.
u-rNo paper discontinued until all arrcaragcs
are paid, unless at the option of the editors.
or To announce the name Of any individual
as a candidate for Office, the sum Of O1e dOLiH
will be required-to be paid in ADVANCE.
All communications, to ensure attention, must
be post paid
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Strange as it may appear, this order was
actually oheycd. And It, almost the first shot
the Constitution struck the hlgshcod is con-
tents spreading over Tia, deck cunduccd, nc doubt,
to the Guuuicrcs defeat.
1t is proper to state that after the hroadsidc,
the action on the part oi the Constitution was
continued by Que g'm a Il Hmc-but IN such IA
pid succession, that tie captain oftac GGerriese
believed her to be on fire; and in consequence
ordered momcn,ory suspension Of operations
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-10-08
VISIT OF rue FRINGE DE- JoiAVII.LE.,

VISIT Of THE PRIME III. JOIN ii'i't.,
W.suISGros, Oct. 2.-The Prince de Johvii'e, WIZ
left thus city yesterday for Norfolk wa baii'noe' was
received y The President with that c"rd'ay ana con
,d.ralion u which he is fully entitled by the hosp
tally uniformly extended to our ieow-citIzens by Inc
KING Of the French.
The Prince, indeed, independently Of any such spe
cal claim upon the ciylities, comes reconimehoed oy
Whatever mite aencr, high breeding, sedncus desire
In make himself agreeable and the most unaffected SIM
plciiy of manners do 10 entitle gentleman 10
respect and attention every where =,
His Royal fligtnrss arrived in this city on Weahes'
day. aud was received by the President at clock on
the same day. On Thursday, he VISITED the Navy
Yard in the Presidents carF!ag', conducted oy ns.
John Tyler Jr and Commodore Nicholson, anu WAS
received with Il complimentary salute OF t"cn'y-one
guns Al & . clock lie Jned with the President IN 4
larue party composed Of the Corps Diplomatque the
members of the Cabinet in this city, Lord frnd-
hoe brother Of the Duke Of Northumberland, aud SIR
Henry Hart both of the Royal Navy, and many dis
linruished officers Of own Army and Navy.
In the evening, several hundred invtatio.' having
been III cut a very asscmbegc OF citizens
If all parties collected al the President ionsr,
for " hose reception all the apartments were thrown
open :.
A Band Of Music from the Navy Yard was IN wait.
ing and Immediately after dinner struck up The aatona.
AR ofiiail Columbia, followed by The "Parlsienne,
and continued 10 play throughout The evening, winch
closed with dancing.
We are c.aled to be able 10 state that the whole
entertainment was exceedingly brilliant and agreeable,
and altogether worthy Of what was in sort, ali
,c; Of national hospitality -.ifadis0nidn.
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gale fi,mtd, ct under say Yesterday si,s'a'o . lns
atF n.o Point. Trey are beautiful .essels Of lhe'r
class and hope s s ay e sssf y" was W." pleas
=, o., ,,,z.ns They are bound 10 the West In
d,ss and vii! 50 i in d.: or two.--FAfhh.
Naval Co:nn,odo'e Thomas Ap Cn''soy '"nr'
MAJ ,nnn;n,rd on the I'D ul'imo 10 the command o
,h@ u 5 squadron in the Pacific "etsH, ana wa n"s
h,s broad prnnant OH board the irgate '""sa 't4's
Norfolk. -, 1,,orer Fen
DrgDoek AZ yt,r Edward II C"uFrney' Es .
sr%ty ttss"5 ." wat Ss' rn h.. 1!+" s !"
-. :, s,n.,;n,en, the ca,,s.rurticn oil tile Dry
Dock "s a, the u. 5. navy yard, New York
On the 10Th u!t. Mrssrs. Cyrns Smtn ana 'o"'
wy If BROOKLYN, and Sir john q. Hicks, :"
New York, were appointed c"s>,Snris II" aS"
ina the dock hut the attention Of the President nas'"s
im-n directed to The appointment and having exan''n
al INTO The subject hr satisfied mat ,'e uuts'
law ana usage were entrusted to the COMMISSIONS i,
If tbc Navy, and should accordingly be discharged
Them. The appointments were consequently resoNsu
~, work viii be commenced and carried on under
tIe direction Of the Engineer.
''e o''' [.lrmy and Nary Chronicle.
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,,,,,i. and destructive 10 lie rights Of Inc Sales.
E.o,red. Pad Taa. John Tyler, the President CT TIE
United State deserves the thanks 81 HIS meeting anu
Of the country Cor the exercise ." The veto power on
, no,,, ,.r,,so,s nr,a ur the moral courage wi:il
he has ey,uccL in sustaining the principles oi the eo
E,sr,d. 3rd, Tha, Congress has The right and power
10 ay and collect taxes, "io ray HE debts, ard FnS'ee
!.r The common defence and general welfare OIL Tux
Iuit,d Sta,rs' and for no other purpose Whatever
.s.o.eed, Attn That system Of Internal Improve
,.nts bv The means and agency Of The Federal Govern
mcnt is at war with tie peoples interests ard snhsef
siye Of the Constitution, and Of the rights "f Tie states
Resoirtd 5;h, That We are decidedly opposed, 'a'
cc, m National cxgcnces 10 taxing sugar, coiec lea
moiass,s, and SALT articles Of consumption, IN all ia'
lies Throughout the country, because such lax ""nu
Greatly augmrn, er cast, and, therefore, press ea9
unon The poorer class, whose daily teal Is hardly snh
ccn, to the means ot support Tor themselves
and their families 80
Resoircs 9th That in the late Extra Session Of Con-
rr,ss, We have seen no disposition to reduce the eA
penditurrs of the Government to the sum oil 'h"ee"
millions Of G0I,QyS,' which sum was estimated oy Tux
Wings last Fall amply sufficient Tor all me
nj an economical administrations; but on me coh''!
they have given strong evidence OF disposition 10 III
crease The cxurndurcs by ncw and extraordinary ap-
preparations. c,. ,; ,rs
due and are hereby rendered to the fourteen
If .s State who have galantly defended The CHERISH
I'd nrincplrs of the "Od Dominion, and resisted lne
violent assaults Of majority Of Congress upon 'hs
Constitution Of the country
Reso,red, s,h, That il the OPINION OF nus meeting
that The present Bankrupt Law, Is lncxpco,en unw.r'
and ru;nvns in lis operations to the bes, interests othe
nation. -, .,, u.od
If the designations of Ewing, Bell, Badger
and r;lepden members Of the Harrison Calumet, ana
n Lo,e Thai Webster and Granger Will soon folio" ~
NV rtn,I, That be a committee IL
,ra.m;, crpirs c these proceedings TO his Exceency
I,hn Tylrr and the Honorable Thomas H. Benton,
and The Honorable George w. Hopkins, with request
I'm, they present them 10 the bodies which they re
socc,iyely belong al Tie next session 81 Congress;
Before the vote taken On the Resolutions, Joih
Letchcr vas called for and addressed the meeting III
su,,or, uf The adoption Of the Resolutions in short
spesc of great energy aud ability.
The vote was then taken, and Tie Resolutions
unanimously adopted, except the OH, to which the
Chairman d,ssenied. ~
| The blank in the 10Th Resolution was filed with the
names of John Letcher, NJ. White, and g. r Por'er,
Esqs ,.,,..t
Valley Star Fncastle Democrat, Enquirer, Globe, and
the Virginia Democratic papers generally
The meeting then adjourned
JAMES MCDOWELL. Chanman
N.rr
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NEW uik, Sept. Nv.
The United States VS. S. 4. Saydam.-lt is recog-
nized principle that Government is bound to protect
the diplomatic agents of other Powers accredited to II;
but the application Of legal forms in such case has
seldom been witnessed in this country because seldom
required Yesterday, however, in The U. S. District
Court, Samuel a. Suydam WIS brought up in custody,
and charged by the District Attorney with an offence
under the frs, net Of Congress passed, April 80, lI9o
section p, winch provides "ha, if any person shall
violate any safe conduct passport issued under tn,
authority Of the U s, or shall assault, violate, wound
mprison or offer violence to ambassador or other
public minister such person shall, conviction, be
imprisoned exceeding three years, and fined at the
discretion Of the court.
The preliminary evidence, required 10 hold the pri
soner for tral, was heard but developed nothing moi
already familiar 10 the reader. Judge Belts decided
that it not necessary 10 put Don Alvear on thu
stand, as any bystander could prove ASSAULT and.
after remarks the character Of the assault, hello
the accused 10 bail in $4,000. Mr. Jas. II. Snydan
and Mr. Sanborn were offered as bail and accepted and
giving The NECESSARY bonds Mr. suydam was set a, Ii
bcrty.
In the course Of the examination, Mr.. Price of
sci FOR prisoner, stated that he already held in S3
0n0 bail The hail required in the present swelis
the amount to $4,000 Don Alvear, who was in court
is still much sufferer from the assault that he is
able 10 articuate Observation-Disclosures.