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The Illinois free trader and LaSalle County commercial advertiser. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1841-1843, 1843-08-11

The Providence, II. l., Journal publishes two IN
tercstinc letters under date of March a. from Ia
hitl, Society Islands, Pacific Ocean, giving some
important particulars respecting the occupation OF
those Islands by the French, who, it will be recol-
cctcd, no, long ago took possession Of them. The
English, i, appears, have intchcrcd, and the pros
poet of conflict is quite threatening. The fol-
lowing are extracts from the letters:
"Sir Thomas Commander of II. d. NJ. ship
Talbot,) shortly after his arrival, requested the
queen to call meeting of all the inhabitants of
the island to know whether it was their wish tina,
the French should hold possession and govern the
island The meeting took place yesterday in the
queens enclosure, and it was attended by about
10000 persons. When called upon TO speak,
they all agreed to n man in not wishing the French
to remain on the island and they all wished the
queen to allow them to go and pull down the pro-
teclorale flag but she would not allow It, Last
night, however, the flag was hauled down, and
the signal-halyards were cut away. The captain
Of the Boussolo (French) threatened to fire upon
the place if the flag does not go up again, and
the captain Of the English fngate has thrca-
tened to fire OF the Frcnchman the momcnta shot
is fired upon the town."
"Whon the French admiral, who is expected
daily, arrives, I'VE shall have rumors of war, if not
actual war itself, as neither party are disposed to
give way to the other; and both parties have com
promised their national honor so far that they can
not draw back without conccding to each other,
which neither at present appears disposed to do.
Nv opinion is that the small island of Tahiti will
be the cause of involving France and England in
a conflict for it is the island which they both
want not the improvement Of the condition of the
natives, as they pretend.
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The rest of the narrative the writer
would abridge by saying that the wool
thus obtained was duly carded and spun,
washed, sized and dried a loom was
found few doors off, the web got in,
wove and cloth prepared, Gu, and made
two or three hours before the brothers
departmental is TO say, in forty hours
from the commencement, wi,hou, help
from any modern Improvements.
The good old lady closed by saying. Il
felt no WEAKNESS, wept not, was ser
wing my country. was relieving my
poor mother, was preparing garment
for my darling brother
The garment being finished, retired
and wept TIL my overcharged and burst
ting heart was relievad.
This brother was, perhaps, one of
Gen. Stark's soldiers, and with such
spirit to cope with, need we wonder that
Burgoyne did not execute his threat of
marching through the heart of America
--Creenfeld Mercury.
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An IutcrcstiDg Decision.

An action was recently brought ut Cincinnati
by Mr.. Jones, citizen OF Kentucky, against an
abolitionist Ivy tho name of Van Xandt, u citizen
of Ohio to recover damages for harboring and con-
ccrIins nine negrocs--the property of the plain
tiI.-who had passed from the Kentucky to the
Ohio side OF the river, aud were fugtiycs from
their masters service.
The plaintiff insisted on damages to the amount
of $1,000 six hundred, which, under the statute of
Kentucky he had been compelled to pay to the
caplors, and six hundred, which was proven to
be the value Of the negro lost and abducted. The
case was ably argued by Mcssrs, Southga,c (atc
member Of congress from kentucky and Fox for
the plaintiff, and MesJ,s. Morris (ato u. :. Scna.
tori and Chase for the defendant. Judge Mclean
charged the Jury in a clear, impressive, and So
Tenn manner, and, hayiag retired for few mo-
ments they returned into court with verdict for
the phintill--damogcs 81 200.
Judge McLeans charge to the jury, says let
ter in the Richmond Enquirer. (irom which We
CLEAN the above psriiculars,) was pCrspicuous and
eloquent. Mr.. Morris had eontendcd that the
consciences OF mon must override the law. This,
said tho Judge, was no, the rule by which tho
court and jury could act. Ono mans conscience
nigh, lead him one way, anothcr's another Paul
consented 20 the death Of the martyrs for con-
science sake hut Paul was wrong, and after
wards confessed his error. Tho only safe land.
marks for cou, and jury, were to be found in
The constitution and laws " the country these
The Illinois free trader and LaSalle County commercial advertiser. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1841-1843, 1843-08-11

The democracy of Livingston deserve passing
notice at our hands. They have indeed done no
bly,. Until within year ago Livingston was
looked upon as wing county. In 1910 she gave
majority for Harrison, and in 1871 she gave J.
I. Stuar, n majority. But in 1912 she wiped oil
the stain from her escutcheon by giving Ford a
majority of 40 and now she re.allirms her deter
miuoiion no longer to be reckoncd among the
hosts of whiccry, by giving Col. Wentworth n
majority Of FlFTY-THREE! We say, all hail
Livingston!
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Msso,uiani Observation-Disclosures Courage, read
or, this is only the name given by the London sa-
vans to an immense animal, the skeleton of which
was found not long since in Missouri by Ger
man gentleman named Koch, and which is now
exhibiting in that city. This skeleton is said to
be larger than that Of any Of the extinct races
of monsters which have hitherto been discovered
The name is prcdcated on the locality where the
bones were found, and the sickle shape OF the
tusks The wise ones, judging from the confor'
nation Of the bones, pronounce the animal to have
been of tho hiPpopolamu5 species.
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We do not much wonder that in all
ages superstition has looked at the moon
as the source or medium OF strong inhu-
ences upon the destiny of man. Often as
she comes-oilen as she wakes and wanes
there is about her something mysterious.
Shakespeare calls her cold: and verify
there is strange, chilling calmness in
her mild light. We know not how it is
but true il is-the warmth of the sun
seems to make him sort of familiar
friend. He shines so very brightly and
ardently, that we do no, fear him or trem-
BILE a. his presence. Not so with that
planet who shines with borrowed light.
There is witchery in her beams-some-
thing unaccountable in the way she az
(ects us. We do no, feel her, but we
see her. She is not radient. bu, s,ea'i,y
and immovably bright. She does not
seem voluntarily to bless us, but keep her
own way unconscious that she chases off
the darkness. There she is, sivery and
silent, distracted and alone, without emo
ton and without heat, "the pale queen of
night'-"a silver bow new ben. in hca-
ven'-"cold and fluitless" -"Sovereign
mistress of true melancholy" -" the
moist star, upon whose influence Nep-
tunes empire stands"-,here she is de-
serving all those epithe.s the immortal
bard bestows upon her-therc she is, ev-
err new and ever old, to inspire strange
feelings and sugges, strange thoughts
there she is to be looked at by the tele-
scopes and subjected TO the calculations
of dstronony--there she is, to furnish
dspairing lovers with an emblem of in
consistency, and provide poets with meta
phors numberless as the faint stars that
form her court-lhcre she is, or rather
there she was last night-rising with
more than usual glory, and Illuminating
with beauty the thin clouds, that like
veil over lovely face, only made her
loveliness tho greater. In her fullness
she helps TO form many grand picture.
What noble pathway she paves on the
calm sea How she gilds with trembling
light the tiny waves Of the river. How
she relieves the profound shadows of the
forest, and makes one feel that verify Gai-
ries and spirits dance in the greeu wood.
How she watches over the silent earth
and the millions of sleepers at midnight
OF what scenes, deeds, sorrows, joys,
hath she been the witness If her
history, since tue first time Adam saw
her in paradise, could be wrilten-if all
her experience could be told--if the lifo
of the man who is said to live in her,
and who, Of course, never dies, could be
put in iype--why we imagine the voIums
more than equal in number TO those in
the library of the Vatican, would contain
a great many variations of a grea. ma
ny STANCE things.-Neubcrryport Her
aid,
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Ioofing Aiead.-The following resolution was
adopted with the most unbounded acclamaiion'
at the wing celebration Of the 4th July, in the city
aud county Of Philadelphia:
Resoirm, That the wings OF Philadelphia tender
an invitation to the wings Of tho whole Union, 10
meet in GraHd Mss Contention on the 9TH Of
July, 1874, at Independent square in the city Of
Philadelphia, to respond to the nomination OF the
national whig convention.
The "Philadepha Forum" requests that this
invitation from the wings Of Philadelphia to the
wings of the Union, "to respond to the nominal
ton Of the wing national convention which meets
at Baltlmare in May next, will be circulated from
Maine to Florida, from the Atlantic to the
Oregon"
The Illinois free trader and LaSalle County commercial advertiser. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1841-1843, 1843-08-11

Al OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Rochester Daily Ad-
day last week one OF the convicts in the state pri
son at Auburn managed to change his dress for u
sui, of citiaons clothing; and, after taking turn
or two through tho yard, walked mp to the door,
with all the sangfoid imaginable, and signi6cd to
the turnkey, by a smile aud nod Of tho head, MS
visitors usually do, tia, he had taken Suilcicat
view Of the premises and wished to be Off The
door was accordingly thrown open. and tipping
his beaver very gracefully to the turnkey, with
the remark that che intended visiting the prison
tomorrow IN company with some ladies' The con-
VIC, deliberately marched up the street, and has
not been heard Of since
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EsiltlslInm.

Budding or grating by germs, says Mr..
Loudon, consists in ligneous plants, in
taking an eye or bud attached Ia por-
ton of the bark, and transporting it TO a
place on another or different ligneous We
getable. In herbaeeous vegetables the
same operation may be performed, but
with less success. The object in view
in budding is almost Always that of graft
ing, and depends on the same principle,
all the difference between bud and a
scion being that bud is shoot or action
in embryo in other respects budding is
conducted on the same principle as graft
ing. In every case the bud and the stock
must be botanically related. An apple
may bet bOdded on a pear or thorn, but
not upon plum or peach. Common
budding is performed from the beginning
Of July to the middle of August.
|, is indispensable that the bud to be
inserted should be fully formed or ripe.
After the incision of the stock great care
must be taken in raising the bark, that
the cambium be not scraped or injured.
The cdmbium is that soft portion between
the wood and bark destined to give sup
port TO the descending fbres of the buds,
which Gbres subsequently become imbed-
ded in it. In budding, therefore, the
bark must be very carefully lifted up and
not forced from the wood with bone OF
metal blade as is too often done.
For propagating choice fruit, the oper-
alton Of budding possesses several advan.
tages over that of grating. 1T is says
Buel, more readily performed with few.
er implements, less preparation and with
greater success /; it does not injure the
stock if unsuccessful, and the operation
may be twice or thrice repeated the same
year, as the season for its performance is
protracted for some one or other of the va
reities for some three months. Although
July and August constitute the ordinary
season for budding, the plum and cherry
may often be budded in the latter part o
June, and the peach, apricot and neeta
rine as late as the middle of September.
The Illinois free trader and LaSalle County commercial advertiser. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1841-1843, 1843-08-11

The NY, Journal of Commerce of the ID inst
in n postscript, states that Gov. Wicklillc, Post
with bis family, returning from Norfolk to Wa
shington, was stabbed by young Gardiner, son, it
is said of the late Assistant Postmaster General.
fatal or not, could not be asccnancd when the boat
arrived a, Baltimore, Gardiner was arrested on
board the boat
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during the most oppressive seasons, per-
manently preserved. A thermometer in
.roduced among the cavities of the rocks,
sunk below 40 degrees, and would have
gone lower had it emained.-During a
recent winter, cavity about feet below
the suface was opened and filled up with
snow. Ii was covered loosely with
boards, we! il remained during the whole
summer, dry, friable and crystalline, with
ont melting.
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A Story of the Revolution; or the native
Pepper aud salt PautnIOOms.

The following is bona fide fact, taken
Their in Israel. 1t will show that there
was an anti-Brilish spirit in the women as
well as the men of '76. | hope all the
girls in Franklin will read it, though | am
a little afraid some of them, especially
those in the capitol Of the county will
need dictionary TO find out the meaning
Of the terms, wheel, loom, &c. The first
is the name of an old fashioned piano
with one string, the other is big house
organ with but few stops. But TO the
story.
Late in the afternoon Of one of the last
days in May, '76, when | was few
months short of fifteen year of age, notice
came to Townsend, Mass. where my faith
er used to live, that fifteen soldiers were
wanted
The training band was instantly called
out, and my brother that was next older
than l., was one that was selected. He
did not return till late at night when all
were in bed. When rose in the NOR
ming found my mother in tears, who in
formed me that my brother John was to
march t-day-after-to-morrow morning
at sunrise. My mother said that, though
John was supplied with summer clothes,
he must be absent for seven or eight month,
and would suffer for want of winter gar
ments. There were at this time no stores
and no articles TO be had but such as each
family could make itself. The sight OF
mothers tears always brought all the hid
en- strength of body an mind into action.
| Immediately asked what garment was
needed she replied, 'pantaloons.'
%, if that is ALL said l., we will spin
and weave him pair before he goes
Tut said mother, the wool is on the
sleeps back, and the sheep are in the
PASTURE
Immediately turned to a younger bro
Their of mine and babe him take a salt dish
and call them to the yard,
Mother replied, poor child, there are
no sheep shears within three miles and a
half
Il have some small shears at the loom,
said |.
But can't spin and weave it in so
short time
Il am certain we can, mother
How can YOU weave 1t there is a
long web of linen in the loom
No matter, for | can find an empty
LOOM
By this time the sound Of the sheep
made me quicken my steps towards the
yard. requested my sister to bring me
the wheel and cards while went Tor the
wool. went into the yard with my bro
ther and secured white sheep, from
which sheared with my loomshears half
enough for web; we then left her go
with the rest of fleece. | sent the wool
in by my sister. Luther ran for black
sheep and held her while l cut off wool
for my filling and half the warp, and then
we allowed her TO 60 with the remaining
coarse part Of the fleece.
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Gen. Jackson and has Taiior.-The
Southern Chronicle tells the following
good story After the termination of the
Seminole campaign, Gen. Jackson visited
Washington City, and during his stay
there having occasion to supply himself
with a neither garment, Employed fash
ionable tailor named Ballard to make it.
Ballard, who was very pompous little
fellow and very fond of being recognised
by great men who had been his customs
ers, few days after he had finished the
unmentionables, seeing the General in
front of Tensions hotel, in convention
with some gentlemen, stepped up and
spoke to him. The General thinking
him some distinguished individual, very
cordially gave him his hand, but not re-
membering him, in whisper inquired
his name, for the purpose of introducing
him to the company. TO which Ballard
replied, 81 made your breeches." The
General, deceived by the sound, imme-
dia,ely turned 10 the company and intro
duced him as Major Breeches--a title that
poor Ballard was afterwards obliged TO
wear to the day of his death.
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Mormon MSsion.-The "Timcs and Seasons
contains the recommcndatory letters Of Joe Smith,
appointing G.. J. Adams to accompany Elder
HYDE on a mission to st. Petersburg, Russia, "to
be one of the messengers TO introduce the iuIness
of tho glorious gospel of the Son of God, to the
people of that vast empire" So Russia is not to
be in darkness any longer
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THE ILLINOIS FREE TR ADER.

Important Aioiee 10 Ladies.-A writer in the
n. Y. Herald who signs himself "a Chemist
says no lady should use rain water taken from
cstern to wash her skin with, as itcontains Iyro-
Egnous Acid, (the acid of SCOT, which Is washed
from the roof of the house, Its effects on the
skin are very deleierious, changing it from pure
white to a brown or saow color. II produces a
similar cllec, on fine clothes.
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4 Solomon. New York Mechanic tells OF
u farmer who gives as his reason for not taking n
newspaper that he considers reading like intem.
peranco--thc more man practices 1t, the more he
wants to and, if INDUCED in, 1t would lead one
to neglect the most important business. lilo thinks
il bes, to keep clear Of learning altogether.
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10 be hi.-A young lady who had been insult
ed by an old maid placardcd the following lines
on her door and window;
TO be let, to be sold, for the term of her life,
Elizabeth Hall, 10y the way of a wife.
She's old and she's ugly ill-natured and thin;
For further particular enquire within.
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Destruction Of Street 7Hings.-The Racine AID
yocatc says it is estimated by good judges tha
cigh, cords of gingerbread, solid measure, wer'
dcyoured at South Bend, Indiana, on the ith o
July. The bakers must have had a fine time.
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UJIf any of our Wing friends happen 20 hear
of a county in this district that gives a majority
for Spring, they will confer a lasting favor on Mr..
Spring by sending him the news!
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The Iscsult i'm This District,

sunicicn, returns have been received to enable
us TO state that Col. WENT WORTH ia elected
to Congress by large majority. Below we give
sush returns as have come to hand but as they
arc not official and rec cived through various chan
nes, due allowance must BIO made for inaccura-
-.
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JOHN Tyhr.--Thc following toast was sent by
Senator Buchanan to 4th of July celebration in
Pennsylvania:
The National ExchCqucr; As democrats, we
were deeply indebted 10 John Tyler for his two
bank vetoos; hut, while cur gratitude was glow
ing, he cancelled the Debt, by urging upon us go
vcrnmcnt bank more dangerous 10 Liberty than ei-
Their Of the banks he had vetoed.
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Chicago Market, August 7--Wheat is still at
from 6S to 10 cents. About one half Of the arri-
walls are Of the new crop. There is, however, but
little coming in. Flour is at from 1913 TO SA'2o.
The pricc Of this article is unsettled. Corn Il
selling at from 2s to 81 cents Oats bring Gor.
~ 20 25c.
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Banner Precinct of the Hammer County.

Ottawa has given the largest majority for Col
Wentworth orany precinct in this county, and is
second to bu, one precinctin the district. Iurah
for the 'banncr procinc. of the Banner county"
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A cute philosopher somewhere down cast has
asccr,uincd by actual experiment, that there arc
times when man feels just as well as he does at
other times bat it doesn't last long.
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a Eght.-We learn. says the LOUIS
vile Dime, that regular knock-down
ARRAY took place at Shelbyville, (Ky.) on
the tenth ult. between ]. c. Sprigg and J.
Lecompte, both candidates for Congress.
1t is added, that Sprigg came off better in
this spree than in the one at Washing
ton. when he lost an ear last winter.
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Tripping Apprentices in the Nary.
The Buffalo Courier contains extracts
from letters written by naval apprentices
of respectable connection in that city,
which we think worthy of notice.
81 am whipped about every day for
nothing, and now my body is all covered
with bruises from head to foot, and am
now sure it will kill me, if stay here
much longer-If you could come here
and see when "al hands witness punish
ment," is piped, to see about dozen a
piece given them over the bare back,
bringing flesh and blood at every stroke,
and sometimes two or three dozen instead
of one dozen but | wont talk about such
things any more"
IL gets a whaling about every day
with rope, about an inch thick, across
the back. He is now covered with
marks from head to foot. have been a
little more fortunate, have only received
dozen since came from Mahon. The
other morning the first lieutenant called
all the apprentice boys upon the quarter
deck. They all came there, and when
they had got there, he called all those that
had chickens, or had men to wash cloth
es for them should step forward; step
ped out then, and so did L. and great
many other boys. Then he called all
the boatswains mates in the ship to come
there. When they had got up, then they
were told to lick the boys as fast as they
could. got fifteen with the colt; and
L. got dozen.
"Instead of having a school, we have a
screen put up and call it the scool room,
there we have to pick oakum and lay up
ne,tlcs. Sometimes they do pretend to
have school, and then the school-master
I'VE have to call him school-master, but
he is an illilerate seaman, and then any OF
our boys can teach HIM gets out few
spelling books, and states and pencils and
make pictures.-' A man of war is the
place to make man," as - says, yes ii
is; all that you hear is cursing, swearing,
disappearing, men and officers, all alike. y
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Offspring was nominated by the Wings be-
cause he was tho strongest man TO beat the Adolf
ton candidate. The contes, is yet doubtful be-
tween the two.