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The Illinois free trader and LaSalle County commercial advertiser. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1841-1843, 1842-10-21

Chnl BaEes-Of Iatc we have heard great
deal about CHM Johes, and they appear TO have
got quite common in the liltIo British priyioce OF
Rhode Island Below is a recipe from the los
ton Post, showing how they are prepared. 1t
must be owned the suffrage men, the getlers-up oil
these clam bahes, have hit upon a vastly more ra-
tiOnal plan to keep up the "enIhusasm than the
wings did when they went TO drinking hard cider,
for who can read the following without acknow-
Lodging that, were he in Rhode Island, he would
be one the most enthusiastic of The DOn-ito.?
"a trench is dug, some forty feet long and four
wide, aud filled with stones. Over these wood is
placed aud lire kindIed. When the stones are
Sufficiently heated the Goals aud ashes are remov-
ed. Eighty bushels Of clans are poured upon the
pile, with some twenty bushels of potatoes, five
hundred tautog, neatly dressed aud put into clean
cloth bags of half dozen in bag, 10 which are
added a dozen barrels of green corn in the husks.
The whole is then covered over with fresh sea
and rock weed, and subjected TO steamng and
baking process Of two hours, that gives flavor
and relish to this simple food beyond the reach Of
the most skilul cookery Of the kitchen. When
done, the weed is carefully removed and the
wholesome luxures are served up on the tables,
separately, in pans and dishes, and with melted
butter and brown bread, and eaten with relish
that The choicest preparations of the hotels could
not give"
The Illinois free trader and LaSalle County commercial advertiser. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1841-1843, 1842-10-21
General Scott.

We last week published extracts from Mr.
Webslcr's great Faneuil Hall speech, in which
he rebuked so severely tho party who have deter
mined that there shall be neither seed time nor
harvest "until the incoming of the Jews" or, in
other words that nothing shall be done for the
country by congress until Henry Clay is elected
president. Another rcbuke, equally severe, has
been mnis,ered to the party by Gen. Scorr who
is recommended by respectable portion of the
wing party as the candidate for the presidency in
stead of Mr.. Clay. In letter to a citizen of But
or county Ohio, published in the Butler Go. Intel
tolllgcncer, he says (refering evidently TO that
portion OF the party who seem determined to force
Mr.. Clay upon the wings as their candidate, no
lens pohnS) ''that hc can know no one as candi-
ddaie for either the presidency vice presidency
uniiia national convention Nhape spoken y and
'hat it is unsafe, in the present state of parties,
for tie wings to place candidates before tho pco-
Pile without regular nomination." No language
can be palmer than this. But in another part Of
his letter tho General is still more severe. lie
tells US in almost so many words that Mr.. Clay
has been bargaining with him to take the vice
presidency, but that he had rejected his offers with
seorn. llo says, 81 have been, in many indirect
rays, within seven months, operated upon with a
view to induce me to consent to be named for the
vice presidency on the ticket with uey dsiin-
guished aaiesman," (Clay, of course;) but Il
have invariably answered, that | had neither
claims nor pre,ensions either to the presidency
or vice prcsidency that was quite indifferent, to
the first, and that nothing couM induce me to
think of the second place"
| The amount of this seems to be, that the Scott
men are determined to force Mr.. Clay again into
a national convention, where he will run tho ha-
zard Of being again set aside as not oudLa5le, and
that, if Mr.. Clay refuses to submit his claims to
such body, the Scott men viii nominate thar
man as the regular candidate of the wing party,
and leave Clay the candidate OF clique only.
When il is recolleccd that, not long since, in o
letter to friend in New York, Mr.. Clay declared
that he would never again submit to have his
claims bartered away in national convention, il
seems pretty evident that wo shall SEQ some fun
shortly.
The Illinois free trader and LaSalle County commercial advertiser. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1841-1843, 1842-10-21

Dcqh NJ d.. Ch@ming.--Thc Rev. DR.. Chan
ming, pastor Of the Federal street congregation
in Boston, died on the I'd inst, at Bennington,
Vermont, in the SD year Of his age
In noticing the death of this great and good
man, the N. Y. Morning Post says; at is now
abou, 40 years siuce DR.. Claiming first assumed
the pastoral charge Of congregation, and entered
upon the responsible duties Of minister OF the
gospel. During that time, he has built up the
Unitarian pulpit in the United States, established
himself ia the opinion of all civilized nations, as
one of the most eloquent, fearless, and faithful
preachers in his own or in any country, and has
secured to himself fame, scarcely less universal
or less enyia5lc, as critic, as a scholar, and as
statesman. 1t has been his misfortune to have
been the victim of a very feeble constitution, occa-
stoned, by exposure during his residence in Vir-
GINA, previous to his ordination This fact has
doubtless prevented one Of the most lion-hearted
and uncompromising antagonists OF error from la
king more publicly active part in the numerous
struggles for the propagation Of truth, in which
he has, during his long career, so frequently and
so valiantly embarked the whole influence Of hi
vigorous PEN
The Illinois free trader and LaSalle County commercial advertiser. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1841-1843, 1842-10-21

A RoJ6er Plugged tya Lady.--A late Pha'
delphia paper says: "Yesterday morning fellow
was found in the parlor of lady in Catharine
street, under rather suspicious circumstances
The lady asked him what he wanted, as he looked
confused, and he answered the "doctor." She
told him that was not his business. He said it
was. The lady suspected him for a robber and
shut the door, thus preventing his escape and call
ed for help. Her brother-in-aw came, and they
searched the scamp and found he had rihed the
bureau, and put the most valuable of its contents
into false pockets which he carried for such pur-
poses. They then made him fast by cord, and
the woman wore up broomstick and various
other articles of other length, before letting him
off. We presume the fellow will recolIcct that
house all his life time and the lady in particular
The Illinois free trader and LaSalle County commercial advertiser. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1841-1843, 1842-10-21

Land Observation-Disclosures is a great excite
ment existing in Erie, Warren, and several other
of the western counties Of Pennsylvania, by the
discovery that the state has lien on large guam
tity of the land which has been purchased by the
settlers in that region. 1t is advertised for sale at
Pttsburg on the oath Of October, in pursuance o.
a decree Of the Nicholson Court'--a tribuna
established for the adjustment of the claims asalns
"John Nicholson" the former nominal proprietor
Of the lands in question.
The Illinois free trader and LaSalle County commercial advertiser. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1841-1843, 1842-10-21

HORorubk.-Miss Harriet Martineau, of Eng
land, has declined a profercd pension of about
$500 per annum, on the ground that the preuol
has no right to bestow the public money at his
pleasure, especially when the people are in such
a suffering condition; and for the additional rca
son that the pension would take away her freedom
of speech. She appears to be in Strengthened cir
cumstanccs, but expresses her willingness to work
FOX her own support.
The Illinois free trader and LaSalle County commercial advertiser. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1841-1843, 1842-10-21

Jcar Paul has many fine thoughts. Here is
oac--"hlan has two minutes and half 70 live
one to smile, one to sigh, and half to love...for
in the middle Of this minute he dies. But tho
grave is not dccp--s is the shining tread Of al, an
gel ,hut seeks us When tho unknown Sand
throws the last fatal dart at the end Of man, heu
bowe'h he his head. and the dart only lil shs
crown of,horns from biz wounds
The Illinois free trader and LaSalle County commercial advertiser. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1841-1843, 1842-10-21

"Cirih-ed' WaJGre.--The London Sun, in
giving an account Of the last battle between the
English and Chinese, says, "T'he troops col,riycd
TO surround the Chinese and quite beUldercd
them. The carnage was dreadful, being mo,e cl
bulchery than battle. IgnoraGt Of tho laws oi
civilized warfare, the poor creatures knew 10, how
10 surrender and were massactod. No, less lhan
thousand of them, including great number o.
mandarins, were killed, while only three of tue
British troops were sain.'
The Illinois free trader and LaSalle County commercial advertiser. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1841-1843, 1842-10-21
THE FREE TRADER.
Ottawa, III, Friday, October ~, 1912.

QrOur readers who had not the pleasure OF
hearing the very excellent address of MIR. Coz
FISe, at the recent fair will, we have no doubt,
be gratied to find it on the first page of to-day >
paper. The interesting address of Mr.. BALDWIN,
on the same occasion. we have been compelled to
lay over until next week. 1t was our intention to
give them both at the same time, but we found
that our columns would not admit OF it.
The Illinois free trader and LaSalle County commercial advertiser. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1841-1843, 1842-10-21

Tsntperance.-Tbc Pitlsburg Manufacturer Of
the 9Th inst. says: ''lhree near nesbbors in Sligo,
each having large and helpless families depending
On them for support, and who have for years been
drunkards, on last Sunday ssncd the Washing
tonian pledge. They all went to the meeting Tor
the purpose of making sport of the speakers bat
came away resoutc tetotalIers. The WashinSto-
mans have a way of their orn of coming 1t over
The swelled heads, and 50 we advise those who de-
sire to he brulfed all their lives not TO go to Ten
peraucc meetings"
The Illinois free trader and LaSalle County commercial advertiser. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1841-1843, 1842-10-21
The New werId---Chsap Books.

We are under obligations to the enierprising
publisher Of the New World for kindly sending
US copies Of his late valuable ertras
"Perciral Kee,,e" is a new novel by Captain
Maryatt, equal in interest to any its popular au,
thor ever wrote, and teeming with the most spirit
stirring incidents.
"1He Conpiit@," a novel, by an American
Lady. 1t is founded on the well known conspl-
racy of AARON BuRR. The scene is laid on ond
about that lovely and romantic island in the Ohio
river, called "BiaRerhagsefs kicnd;" and in de-
piciiny the exciting incidents Of the times the Ia
Tented authoress has shown an exhuberance Of
fancy and power of description which cannot
fail to give her an elevated rank in the literature
of the county.
Each of these novels may he had at the asto-
nishingly low price of ~ cents a single copy;
copies for 81; and 20 fot 81. They are publish
in convenient form in an extra New World, and
for 3 cents postage may be sent to any part OF he
United States.
..AaiHIa! Chemistry; or Orga7tc chemistry N
rs application to PhyGObsy and P0ihohgy," by
Iusrcs LlcmG. ehaye not yet read this work
and cannot, Therefore tell our readers what it is
like; but the high reputation of the author, aud
the importance of the subjectupon which he treats
afford a sufficient guaranty that it is worth more
than It's cost
It is printed in a double extra New World, at
% cents single copy; copies for 81, &c.
The form in which this last work is published
is dinerent from that Of the usual New World
Extas, being an ociarO instead Oft 1ua,io. The
peculiar advantage OF this change is, that it ha,
all the nealncss and convenience Of common
sized book. 1t is also stitched and has nea
printed cover. The publisher gives notice tina
hereafter all his Extras will be GOT up intle same
shape, and after the uh of January The n. Worl.
Itself is TO assume this form, and will iherelo1
co4sJiae the aJrnaiages Of u Mag0siae ,uilh Ties
eta neecpaPG.
Mr.. Winchester was the first 10 publish book
on this cheap plan, by which the west is enable,
to read for the lowest price works which heretofor
were almost inaccessible to US, and he is therefor
entitled TO the peculiar favor Of The western people
His Address. Winchester, so Ann ST., n. y.
The Illinois free trader and LaSalle County commercial advertiser. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1841-1843, 1842-10-21

Obiiumy.-We ale panied to announce 10 our
readers the death of that sterling democratic pa
per the Rockford Pilot. 1t was edited with abili-
ty, and by perhaps the hardest working and most
economical man in the county, and yet the times
were so hard, that it died of ,ca,,t--''n land
grooming under the burthens of superintendent
harvess, and smiling in the light of tho richest
blessings of bounteous Providence"
The Illinois free trader and LaSalle County commercial advertiser. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1841-1843, 1842-10-21

They have avery popular sheriff Fin Union coun-
~, Pennsylvania. The editor of the "Union
Times" finds himself unable to do justice to his
distinguished merits in prose, and so he celebrates
them in poetry. The following is a sample:
Tho wind blew DER the ocean,
And tho racoon lost his tail,
We'd like to see the sheriff
A riding on rail-"
The Illinois free trader and LaSalle County commercial advertiser. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1841-1843, 1842-10-21

Sweet virgin girl !-thy name Pourtrays
Thy spotlsss innocence "A tender bud
Mid LIES young flowers art thou.
Nights silent star is not more bright
Than is the lustre Of thy mind -
Days gorgeous beam no purer ray
Emits, than thy pure heart conceals;-
Soft as the zephyr's breath thy voice.
And as the diamonds glitter beams thine eye
Virtue is thine---and truth and love
Hast thou. Thy smile is magic and
Thy words are charms-sweet Blanche!
Piedyuae
The Illinois free trader and LaSalle County commercial advertiser. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1841-1843, 1842-10-21

A Fish Story.---Thc Detroit Advertiser of the
18th says "a Frenchman caught catfish yes
,erday with hook and line in the river near this
city, which weighed 1877 pounds. 1t was doubt
full for some minutes whether the Frenchman
would catch catfish, or the catfish catch French.
man--is was pull catfish, pull Frenchman.--bul
tho rrenchman triumphsd,"
The Illinois free trader and LaSalle County commercial advertiser. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1841-1843, 1842-10-21
THE ILLINOIS FREE TRADER.
Some Arkansas man, in whom the Promethean

Some Arkansas man, in whom the Promethean
spark burns as brightly as prairie on fire, says
the Picayune, addresses song to one l.. ID. Ev-
ans, Esq, candidate for congress. 1t is to the
tune of Yankee Doodle" The following is the
chorus, and is sufficient to show the talent OF the
writer:
"Go it, Evans, with squeeze,
And go it with looseness;
Or go the figure as you please,
But don't betray your s0OSeaeSs -
The Illinois free trader and LaSalle County commercial advertiser. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1841-1843, 1842-10-21

Fondness Of Children denotes not only kind
heart, but guilelcss one A knavc always de.
tests children; their innocent looks and open
brows speak daggers to hm he sees bis own VII
lainy reflected from their countenances as from a
mirror. Always mark the man or woman who
avoids children.
The Illinois free trader and LaSalle County commercial advertiser. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1841-1843, 1842-10-21

Wonderful Escape from Lishtning.-on the
LIST ultmo, the lightning struck small house.
about two miles from Hudson, New York, demo-
shed silver watch which hung over the mantle
piece and split comb in a woman's hair, but
did her no injury.
The Illinois free trader and LaSalle County commercial advertiser. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1841-1843, 1842-10-21

A letter from Chrisana, in Norway, quoted by
the Hamburg Gazette, says--'The Oldesthing
have come to the extraordinary resolution of pro-
hibitng, at the expiration of ten years, all dstia.
ton of brandy"
The Illinois free trader and LaSalle County commercial advertiser. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1841-1843, 1842-10-21

Tie Day'oa B@becue--Big Sioyies.-There is
not as much deception, and therefore, not as much
sin in big lie as in little one so, doubtless,
thought the pious wings when they estimated the
number Of people present at the late Dayton bar
becue. We have seen the number Pot down at
as mach as 2OO0OO-more than the whole vote OF
the state; and the smales, wing calculation VIC
have seen was $1,000. Ofcourse, all these calcu-
llons go far beyond the mark. We shoaId think
the estimate ofthe Cincinnati neutral paper, which
sets down the number at 10000, about as nearly
correct as any that can be got at.
The Illinois free trader and LaSalle County commercial advertiser. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1841-1843, 1842-10-21

John Quincy adams, in one o. the London pa.
pcrs, is represented as the grandson o. the second
President Of the United Satcs--and is hauled oyev
the Goals very savagely for his democracy, which
leads him to embarrass the administration of the
conservative, Mr.. Tyler.
The Illinois free trader and LaSalle County commercial advertiser. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1841-1843, 1842-10-21

Corn--- Gyeaiea Yield Nt.-Wm. b. Ide, OF
Jamestown, Sangamon co., ILL.,, in communlca-
ton in tho last Union Agricclturis states that, in
1889, he raised "a bushels Of corn on an aero of
ground. This never has been and never can be
beat out OF the Sucker state,
The Illinois free trader and LaSalle County commercial advertiser. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1841-1843, 1842-10-21

Wooping COugh.---A spoonful Of castor oil to
a table spoonful of molasses; a toaspoonful given
whenever the cough is troublesome, will afford re-
lief at once, i, is said, and in few days effect ?
cure. The same remedy, it is also affirmed, re-
lieves the Group, however voen. the attack.
The Illinois free trader and LaSalle County commercial advertiser. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1841-1843, 1842-10-21

Tie Right Spirit The democratic citizens oil
Charleston, s. G., held large meeting on the
evening of the 22d ult., and, among other resolu-
TONS passed one declaring their approval Of Mar.
TIN VAN BUpEN's course, and their determine
ton to support him for the presidency, should he
be nominated by national convention, though
they rrgard J. e. GttHotfs ,ts their fist choice.
The Illinois free trader and LaSalle County commercial advertiser. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1841-1843, 1842-10-21

Who are tie nicioiiy ?--At the recent election
in Rhode Island not more than 1000 votes were
polleJ. Atihe peoples election in April, The Dorr
ticket obtained more than 6 900 votes.
The Illinois free trader and LaSalle County commercial advertiser. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1841-1843, 1842-10-21

Rhode iaadA0ai,s.-lhc Quincy, Mass Pa
triot states that the services Of Mr. John Quincy
Adams have been secured to defend Messrs. Pierce
and Anthony against the charge of high treason,
of which offence they are indicted by the charter
authorities of Rhode Island.
The Illinois free trader and LaSalle County commercial advertiser. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1841-1843, 1842-10-21

A Palpobh Hit Tho Rock River Register q
wing paper, in giving its readers an account o
the late almost ducs at Springfield, speaks OF Legs
Lincoln as "a Mr.. Lincoln, a lawyer OF Spring
field ~
The Illinois free trader and LaSalle County commercial advertiser. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1841-1843, 1842-10-21

More BOoks.--Lord Morpeth sailed for Europe
in the Great Western. He travelled over con.
siderable portion of this great continent He ha.
has taken notes, sand faith he'll prcnt 'hm." So
look out!
The Illinois free trader and LaSalle County commercial advertiser. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1841-1843, 1842-10-21
rrors "r,rovn;ng Down ~

A writer in the last Chicago Democrat, after
noticing several &C the outrageous attacks made
by the State Register on the canal and the con-
tractors, gives sleepy Walters the following casti-
gatica:
"The position Of an editor of State
paper, is responsible and honorable one.
The position Of Mr.. Walters 10 one in
which it is in his power TO do mnch to
advance the interests of the State and of
that party to which ne is indebted for his
station. A digniEed, manly, courteous
course, marked by . firm adherence to
principles, is what is expected from him.
When, therefore, he permits his paper to
become the vehicle Of malice, of low
blackguardlsm, of a yituperation and SLAM
der so vile in lis character as to place it
on level with the filthy scum of penny
papers Of some of our large cities, he not
only disgraces himself, but the odium of
such course is reflected upon the party
whose representative he claims to be, and
upon the State whose legislature has made
him the organ for prcmulgatng her laws
The Illinois free trader and LaSalle County commercial advertiser. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1841-1843, 1842-10-21

A Scotch HeR.--A late number Of the Perth
Courier chronicles the death of hen thirty-liye
years old, the property of farmer at Tallylumb,
after laying, on fair calculation, nearly nine
thousand eggs.
The Illinois free trader and LaSalle County commercial advertiser. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1841-1843, 1842-10-21

Pennsylvania Improements.--The Harrisburg
keystone has it from source to be relied on thai
",he clear profits of the canals and railroads Of The
commonwealth, the present year, over all neces-
sary expenses, will amount 10 fully hafa nsiN'5A
of dollars"
The Illinois free trader and LaSalle County commercial advertiser. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1841-1843, 1842-10-21

Col Webb Ladicied-James Watson Webb has
been indicted by the grand jury of New York CT
ty, for fighting duel with Marshall, and is held
to bail in the sum of $1,000.
The Illinois free trader and LaSalle County commercial advertiser. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1841-1843, 1842-10-21

''new books" opened at the treasury, upon the &C.
cesson Of the present Wig party, in accordance
with the promises and wishes Of Mr. Webster, ere
kept by single entry-Ihat is, all detit, and nc
cyY0I
The Illinois free trader and LaSalle County commercial advertiser. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1841-1843, 1842-10-21

Father Mn'the'o.-lhia apostle Of temperance
arrived in Glasgow, Scotland, on the Goth o. Au-
gust. 1t is said that on the day of his arrival
whisky distillery blew up, destroying tho walls.
without injurng an adjoining house in which a
temperance paper was published!
The Illinois free trader and LaSalle County commercial advertiser. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1841-1843, 1842-10-21

Io6acco-ifitis not generally known it should
be, that the juice Of tobacco, freely taken, vii!
completely neutralize the effects OF arsenic. The
last number of Silliman's Journal gives Two ease,
in which individuals who had swallowed arsenic
through mistake were relieved in this way.
The Illinois free trader and LaSalle County commercial advertiser. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1841-1843, 1842-10-21

One Of the most humorous things ID
the world is the isch.
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EcoRomy.-No Webster says that, by substi-
tutng 10 for unto, in his version Of tho Bible, he
has saved thirty -four pages of close etter-press.
The Illinois free trader and LaSalle County commercial advertiser. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1841-1843, 1842-10-21

GoOd.-The n. Y. Atlas calls exchange paper
"old brick-bats upon which to sharpen an ed
tors wit"
The Illinois free trader and LaSalle County commercial advertiser. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1841-1843, 1842-10-21

The State Register lately called on ten deno-
cratic editors to help him "fotoa DOM" nose
papers that speak OF him as he merits. HEALED
on the Peoria Press, which politely gave him o
rap over his pate. The last Press sSs' z
We exchange with all the papers calei
upon by the Registrars above stated b
him, and TO which We made q hasty ~
ence two weeks 40, and We have noty|
observed that nv int one q them has
lswsredIhh eull.