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The Illinois free trader and LaSalle County commercial advertiser. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1841-1843, 1842-06-03
From the Savannah Georgian.
The r.nbOrius Man.

The world, as now constituted, is based
on the mandate of Eden - "5y the
s,cem Of the jro'c shalt Mou earn My
breads" and the entire arrangements of
society, have Acknowledged this rs the
corner stone Of lis existence. From this
general necessity to till the earth to lay
all nature under physical contribution,
have arisen, and ever will continue those
artificial distinctions, which divide socie-
ty into various classes; cause the division
of labor; rich and poor; learned and
unlcarncd; the statesman and the arizan.
Bat so wiscly have these several elements
been blended, and so happily have their
several operations been adjusted, that no
one could exist independent of the other.
Each has specific relation TO the whole 4;
and, III the vast machinery of mans natu-
raj state, no part can say TO the othcr-l
have no need Of thee, no portion can con-
denim the subordinacy of another; but all
must work together under the eye of the
same master, who regatdeth with equal
care the exalted and the lowly, the cdu-
Gated and the ignorant. We pity the
man, no matter how elevated his station,
who contcmns the honest toll of industry,
and regards the laborer as vessel of dis.
honor. He knows not what life is
what man is. That life is but the pro-
baton day for eternity, in which we arc
all Iaborers, doing the great work Of cx.
istence in the several departments of tenn
poral being; and that man, under what
ever cline or condition, is still mora
and intellectual man, with faculties tina
ally him 10 angels, and 4 spirit that adum
brates the yelled existence Of Jehovah
The king on lus throne can be no more
the beggaT at his iootstool cannot be less
He, the work Of whose hands is Wcarea
and who made the sun and the stars thu
great mastcr-buiider of the universe, ha
hallowed labor by the majesty Of his owl
work, and made ii honorable by the cX
ample Of Him, who, though seated at tn
right hand of God, was still the mangcr
Graded son Of joseph--THE CARPENTER
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Gus instances; superseded the printers,
engraver's, and sculptor's labor; which
mot the least honorable Of its triumphs)
enables the engineer, at safe distance
a distance of miles, if necessary-to spring
mines, or enables him, as in the case Of
the Royal George, to violate the peace of
the great deep with tremendous explo-
sions, himself remaining all the while in
perfect security. The last of the achieve
ments of this mighty power is so wonder
ful lha, we cannot forego the opportunity
of mentioning it for the qualification of our
fair readers. 1t is clecrolype painting. .
A drawing is made--no matter how
simple, no matter how complicated, the
task of copying and perpetuating it is the
same to the marvellous agent employed
and from this drawing alone, without any
recourse to etching ground or batrin, a
perfect copperFlale is obtained in alew
hours, at the cost of few shillings-a
copperplate, if we may SO say, rsepied by
the hand of nature, certainly by natural
operation, and, therefore, more exquisite
ly faithful to the original than the most
accomplished artist could execute.-N.
q. Picdyune.
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and at last, i'll return, he invited all his
kind relatives to honor him at his lcvee
at "the Mansion"
There never was such an outpouring of
Worthinglons. The great halls of the
"Mansion. House" were filled to repletion.
All was gaiety, beauty, and fashion. 1t
was magnificent assemblage of the rich
est and most respectable families of the
town; and each one was most anxious to
outs,rip the others in doing honors TO
"the rich and distinguished Mr.. Perley
from abroad - when the spoon relation"
made his appearance, in the midst of the
brilliant assembly, dressed in precisely the
same clothes in which he wandered tho
the village, and holding in his hand the
same uncouth stick, cut from the Milds,
which supported his feeble steps from
house to house!
1t would be impossible to dclineate the
various countenances which were there
exhibited. We must leave the filling up
of that picture to the Imagination of the
reader. 1t is only necessary TO add, that
the stranger was the long-lost Thomas,
who had made an immense fortune in the
Indies. He now Immediately took steps
to carry out the will of his beloved parent,
receiving all the property it gave him.
In the year following, he purchased the
delightful retreat of "Auburn Grove"
where he erected Il charming residence. -
He soon after led TO the altar the amiabe
and ailcctionatc young widow, Mrs. Anne
liza Perley, who was not too proud to well
come him TO her humble cottage, as rel
alive of her departed husband, even tho
he appeared there in the borrowed taiters
of poverty and misfortune. 1t was les
son which is often repeated by the villa
gers at Wexford, and will do no harm by
being repeated elsewhere.
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From the Knickcrbocker.
The Poor Relation.
AN AUTHENTIC STORY OF REAL LIFE.

1t was in the early days of Goldman
county, that Eldred Worthlngton swung
his axe upon his shoulder, and departed
TO seek his fortune in her almost untrod-
den wilds. Like thousands Of others, the
early pioneers of our land, he "kept bach
elor's hall" until he had "madc an open
ing, and reared his rustic cot" Then,
with buoyant heart, he returned to the
place of his nativity, to claim the plighted
hand of Miss Abiah Perley, to become his
help-mate in his future home.
To those who know any thing Of the
difficulties encountered by the first settlers,
ii will be unnecessary to portray the tolls
and hardships they had to overcome. be-
fore the savage was driven farther back to
his lofest.lalr. They went forward, grow
ing with the growth of the place and in
series. of years, rearing family of eight
sons and four daughters. 1t was natur-
al wish of the parents that their children
should not suffer for want of education,
hS tllCy tuGillSClNCS lldu uDlG III CdIl1 lllC
and hence they yielded to their particular
wishes. Benjamin, the eldest, desired to
be limb of the law; the second was for
physic, and had his choice; and Thomas
the third, also, was much gratIied, when
arrangements were made for his departure
TO neighboring seaport, to serve a mer
camille apprenticeship. His father was 81
fortunate as to place him in the house o
an old acquaintance, Mr.. John Howard
one of the first merchants of the city. -
This gentleman, having commenced lifi
with nothing but his hands,sliad bccom,
extensively concerned in commerce.
was the very field for the mercantile pro
pensity of Thomas. He devoted himsel
with unceasing assiduty;. won the conf
dence Of his employer was made super
cargo Of his vessels in several voyages
and finallyssas the good ship Ajax viz
bound on an East India voyage, he 9gail
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e:aiynuiNn,

The following is comprehensive and
brief history Of the origin Of an interesting
branch Of science.
Fliy-one years ago, an Italian priest,
Galyani, preparing some frogs for his fru-
gal meal, observed, as, doubtless, many
thousands had observed before, that the
muscles of the animals quiycred as the
nerves connected with them happened TO
be touched by metallic substance. He
lived in an age Of chemical and electrical
discovery, and he traced, by successive
experiments, the principle Of a phcnome-
non, FOR which, simple and indifferent as
it seemed, he could not account by any
law of nature. The Investigation led tC
the deyclopement Of that amazing power
which, from the name of its discovercr, Is
called galyanic clectricity--apower which
in the hands of Sir Humphrey Davy, ana
lyzed substances though, simple, into pre-
viously unknown metals; which, within
fifty years, has supplied lelegraphs ii
some places, superseded steam in numer
The Illinois free trader and LaSalle County commercial advertiser. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1841-1843, 1842-06-03
From the Philadelphia Saturday Courier.
y0 nav f.0TEgER.
"M MOTHER! II Mm magic ,rord,

"M MOTHER Ia that magic rord,
What Juc and jQys c0mJine!-SwAiN.
Mother thy name sounds sweeter far,
Than aught of earth that breathes;
The sott'ning thoughts of bygonc years,
Thy love around me wrcathes.
And oft fond memry leads me back,
70 childhood's pleasant hours,
When thou vert near, and life was made
Of smiles, its path of flowers.
Alas! those happy hours have fed,
Those sunbright days have past;
And with the glow of manhood's pride,
% My cheek is overcast
But manhood's wears check not the thrill
Oflove, which childhood knew,
: And .tIu-gh long absence sears the breast,
INOihey, to thee I'm true.
For oft in gratitude I've thought
Upon thy midnight prayer,
Whilst torn with anguish, thy fond heart
Has watched with anxious care.
And though since then my rowing feet
Have wandered far and near;
Thine image was my polar star,
Thy precepts ever dear.
Mother : dear Mother, at thy name,
Old feelings DER me rush;
And not for laurel wreaths of fame,
Would those feelings crush;
They're on me now, soft bright dream,
A hush and holy calm;
For earth's vain cares the heart has found
In thy dea, name balm.
And though on fate's tempestous wave
My barquc of life be. tost;
I'll hope through all, for never may
A Motaer's prayers be lost.
Times ruthless hand may change my form,
My eyes grow dim in death;
But Mother, nausht shall change my love,
Not cen liio's parting breaiy y. d. BArS
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10 B " @ Z k
Agents for the Free Trader.

H y. Msrr, Peru, La Sale county, Ill.,
A. o. SuirH, Smiths mills
TusrIN ID. WixoN, Troy Grove.
HgyuY PuILLIps Munson, (Indian creek.)
q. w. RErSoLDs, p. NJ. Pontiac.
Res MonGAS, Morgans mill.
WILLIAN RsyGy, near Van Buren,, III.
WILLIAM X. BnowS, Sunbury, Illinois.
Hs~nv HICKS, Hicks mill, De Kalb Co. Ill.
w. w. VIM, Oswego, Kane Co..ll.
ANTHONY PrTzER, Beonesboro, Ogle Co. Ill
r. H. DUnYEA, YorkvilIe, Kendall co., Ills.
DR.. G. SMITH, Georgetown, do
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Water .spOa;s.

The physical phenomena TO which
now wish 10 direct your attention, is the
water spout, with which you are all, no
doubt, more or less acquainted already.
In the production Of this phenomenon,
mass OF water forms and seems TO descend
from the cloud from which it issues to-
wards The earth or water beneath it. 1t
is attended by "A circular or gyratogv mo-
ton, and a progressive movement also,
and IS family represented in those whirl-
winds of dust, which you jill have observ-
ed in dry roads. 1t is, beyond question,
an electric phenomenon, and is attended
by flashes of the electric fluid, like ordi-
nary lightning. Trees that have been
struck by it are blighted and sulphurous,
precisely as they would be if stricken by
lightning,
Many theories have been suggested to
account for water spouts, bu, the only cor
rect one is that which attributes their for
nation to electricity. 1t il evident, from
the luminous flashes which they throw off
and the rumblmg noise they create, that
they are accused by concentration of po-
slIive electricity in the clouds. which ma
turally attracts the negative fluid in the
waters beneath them.-The former de-
scends and the latter rises, by the force of
their mutual attraction, and, meeting, form
the spout, through the agency Of the ra-
pid whirlmg or circular movement Of the
former. In support of this, it has been
shown that they only affect good conduc
tors of the electric nuid, while they leave
non-conductors untouched A remarkable
instance Of this was exhibited in France
some time ago. A chateau was struck by
a water spout, which displaced the roof of
the building and destroyed every electric
conductor in its reach. Among other
things, il destroyed a closet in which a
quantity Of china was stored. bat the lat
ter being a non-conductor, was lett unn-
jurcd.
spouts are never formed IN storms,
and are Usually exhibited in dead Gains.
They occur in an even temperature Of the
atmosphere, and in state Of repose. But,
Notwithstanding their calm and quiet ORR
gin, they display power Of destructive
ness and ilce'ncss of the most as,onish-
ing character, and, while they travel with
the velocity Of lightning, whirl trees from
their roots, houses from their foundation,
and sometimes carry up animals, and fling
the whole, in mass Of ruin, to an almost
incredible distance.-Dr. LGrdner.
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PUBLISHED WEEKLY ON
La Sale street one door from ME norih-,cest corner
ofMe Pablo Squire.

Two dollars and fifty cents per annum, II paid IN
advance; Three dollars ifnot 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
seauent insertion. A liberal discount made to
those who advertise by the year.
QrNo paper discontinued until all arFearases
are paid, unless at the option the editors.
I'm r tPu uruvs.ev the IIurnc ut any iHdiVldnal
a. candidate for office, the sum of one dollar
will be required-to be paid in ADVANCE.
All CON nuncations, to ensure attention, must
be post paid.
JOB WORK
or every description, executed in the neatest
manner, at the usual prices.
OTTAWA is the seat of justice of La Sale
county; is situated at the junction of the Foxrver
with the Illinois, 900 miles, by water from Saint
Louis, and midway between Chicago and Peoria
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"Iallo, jenkins, stop"
GLOW are YOU. Smith ! Good morning.
good morning"
"Look here, jenkins, let me speak to
vou."
NV dear Smith. with The greatest.
pleasure. What can do for You! Just
saw the word"
"I'm in great distress for money
New-York tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1841-1842, 1842-02-24
BY THIS MORNINGS MAIL.

u The Southern Mail arrived lust i.'si,t=l'
jersey City st 10 o'clock.
70 b. tho following letter !, viii be seci' ti,,''
the Sesac have accompanied thc=reeciion OF ss'
BRADroRD Of Pa. b. that cfTHo : CLsthoSS !. Us
Marshal for the. Middle District oi TennosSse t;'
Mr.. Cry<ISoHAa a Postmaster Al lren'at' =.
j. The ground for the rcjectionot Mr. Ciali',r'e
is ,iat h., is = bitter and crawling. Loco: &C.,
at. had particularly distinguished himself. y az
defamation oI Gen. Haryisen-t.tct># winch WEI"
,,onb,..< unk nown TO the Pre>iden, when ne nom
mated INN. on the recommendation OF Cen ,aek
son. CIV. Polk. and ew others OF like reno"n,
o,,,os;ron n the voice OF the Wings OF the Dis
,r;., We rejoice at his rejection. Al= I IN
ri,rb,rn we believe. was the Loco-toco 'nean-
ben, at Trenton.
Correspondence o.. The Tribune
In honor o; the Birthday OF or co"atr!E sren
Protector and Beretactor, the TWO Houses OF Con-
gress adjourned Immediately after assembling TINS
morning and the President opens l'- -A-ns'"i
for the reception OF visitors.
omitted 10 advise you last night OF the fs:)ee-
ton Of CLAIBORNE Of Tennessee. ana etNNiN'-
HAM. the late Postmaster at Trenton The seton
upon these. and the nomination OF b'itd''i'i o.
Of Philadelphia, seems to indicate disruption OF
the Wing party in the SeHate, and there Is reason
to apprshend the sciSm viii extend 70 our tr1'nds
throughout the country. Is ii not melancholy to
witness the signal triumph of patriotism achieved
over anarchy and rodicalism in 1910, thus recN,
lrsSly cast away Are the great whis eons'i''l-
ence- of the country prepared 10 fold their arms
and ,amelv submit 10 be sacrificed to the amor
,ious Iealo,.sies of certain leaders, who perhaps
MAY have suffered deep injuries at the han"s q
INSCRIPTIONS, malignant politicians trust
they are not. The country ard it manifold inter-
est. demand at ,il perious crisis OF npbn' oii'lil-
a prompt surre,de of all rerso"al AID private
griefs. and al. eiiec,ual reunion Of our=rasks.
have not ,me TO furnish yon with the partic'-
lar, tonight BIZ, BY the mail Of THURSDAY yon may
prepare 10 receive some astonishing disclosures
touching the corruption OF your Custom House.
Yours, CtETIu>.
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prevent mistakes in getting the clothing from the rooms
the Tabernacle The Juvenile Concert Monday evening
Mr. Bradbury that some did occur; and therefor
requests hose who have exchanged articles TO bring them
to that place on Wednesday aud Thursday OF The present
week. esd and 9th insi between the hours Of and
o'clock ~ W. TOR the purpose OF rccuylne such mistakc
Entrance IN Anthony street Inquire Tor Mr. Slavery, ,he
Sexton (9) 2it IT.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1841-1842, 1842-02-24

90 \ bill requiring Immediate resumption
has passed the Senate at Harrisburg, bnthe clause
requiring The payment ol > per cent. specie every
ninety days onthe capital stock Was STRICKEN ont
The Banks, least OF them in this city, haze
their discount books. are gatheringup specie
and for some weeks haze been preparing to meet
tins emergency. Phil. Gazette.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1841-1842, 1842-02-24

CARTER BEVERLEY, Esq, the gentleman through
whose representations the foul tale Of Coalition
between ADAMS and CLAY obtained eredence IL
1927 and exercised an influence long after. Ia,
published letter 10 Mr.Clay expressing his utter
disbelief in the existence of an. such coalition, and
regretting that the story should, through his IN
suumcnality. have at any time abtaned any de-
gree Of credence
New-York tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1841-1842, 1842-02-24

% The letter Of Hon.DASIEL WEBSTER 70
Hon. EDWARD EVERETT, instmctins him TO de
mand indemnifcatien Of the British Government
for tho loss of the slaves on board the Creole and
LAYING down the grounds which this demand IS
to be based, is published in yesterday InteIils''n
Ger; but we are precludcd, by lack of space, from
saving more OF ii until tomorrow.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1841-1842, 1842-02-24

S.5seriter III Gree1t.richtrect writes that his pa
per is stolen from under f door twice week with consul
erable regularity, asd that several OF hi ne!hbors
robbed in like What ola be be g.io
will go abroad steal paper which he buy and have
brought home him Tor One Gen. This Svs,Iv nearle!
even than live by Borrowing
New-York tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1841-1842, 1842-02-24

II Singing schoO!.-rhe Singing school at Rfv
Mr. Nobis Church IN M street Avenue D, under he
instruction OF Mr. D. T.. Jones viii continue another quar-
ter Those wishing unto With the School are invited 70
be present tomorrow friday evening" Feb 2ou lSi-
when The terms will be made known. 81 e.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1841-1842, 1842-02-24

IL Free Medical a.ccfurc.-Dr kELLH wll
lecture again Thursday Evening, the h, II. O'Clock
a, the second Congregational Church (tormerly Ghace
corner o; Delaney and Chry>te,stret, SubIccts-AotN
Optr;H,li OF Mcrcnrv PumoHary ConSuWpuon--it Char
&C Ter ard Durability. Dr.. X. Will have present his
WORT entitled Key to Medical Science here those who
de-. r. NAV procure H. 1881.
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CORRESPONDENCE of The 'rrihune.
w.ssrScraS. Tuesday, Eel


In the House OF REPRESENTATIVES,, to-day
Mr.. FrssgspEs reported bill determining the
rank of Professor OF Mathematics in the United
States Naval service. which was twice read ana
referred TO he Committee OF the Whole on tie
state Of the Union.
Mr.. SALroysrAL1 said this was The birthday OF
Washington There were but two great anniver-
saries in our Country one Of the birthday OF the
Nation. nad the other OF him to whom VI. are m
lebted more ,hnn 10 any other ind ,ldua Tor TIE
liberty and security of the country both which
should be held in sacred remembrance By every
lover of freedom This day ought 10 be'legoied
to the consideration Of The public services and
civic virtues of Washington, and they would come
back Tomorrow much set,e, prepared ope,'torfn
their public services
On his motion the House then ad iouft'd
In senate. Mr.. ARCHER made a few remarks
of similar character, and moved an ad lofilhet''
which wa. carried without dissenting yoee
ARGUS
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LATER FROM puESos AYREs.-By the brig
Oroutes, We have Tile OF the British Packet
December l3ti, nnc days later than our previous
ad,ices by the Herman. The papers give the
particular, of the fight between the sqmdrons Of
ADMIRAL Brown and Comnodorc Coc, of which
we have had heretofore but partial accounts Il
resulted in the capture OF one Of Goes vessels. tho
brig Cogancha, Capt BeazIey, mounting II guns
OF her crew of lob persons, ) seamsn were killed
g sealncll and officer wounded The arrival OF
the prize Bnenos Ayr.. cat-ed great excitement
and cheering The prisoners landed and
marched TO the CabiIdo Prison. Al the last dates
Brown, with his TWO vessels, the General Begra
no and the Twensy-Fitth Of May, was of Monte
yiCleo waiting 10. Coe who with his three vas SEX.
was cruising in the cnyirons 81 Point Pedrss. ex
ercisng his crews. American.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1841-1842, 1842-02-24

those who have read my first Protest IN tic SuGl
ought add that ny Protest oniy 10 English a
cies for the German language have written nun
her OF reatis,S and few articles aga., the European al
fairs under my proper nahe in the German ncwspapeot
this city ililt'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1841-1842, 1842-02-24

@ The Philadelphia papers say that Con,ls
Racquet, Esq. lies dangerously i'll from lioorrhnce
of the lungs. Il, his residence in that city.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1841-1842, 1842-02-24

II 'scrhnnic>' Institute a.cciurc.-Ng. $.
FO1tN Viii repeat his Lecture the Laws OF Climate
and IL inflGcnCe on r Animal ana Vegetable Kingdoms
rhi, Evening Feb O. at the Lecture Room of the New
York Society Library, o. Broadway and Leona
4, commencing at O'Clock.
The ublecI Will be- illustrated py large drawings. Tick
OK. rpuis each
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T. Photographic sikenc>scs, py animpro'cd
Da9uefrcoiype process, by VI n. VAN LoAN corner Of
Chanbcs.s, 81. an,. Broadway. i2 I Is I'm