The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1846-07-03

place.
The Inconvenience suGIel by the troops at
6,st in consequence Of a want Of suitable prcpa-
ralions for their reception is being less aud less
/ fcl, every das. Considering the shor,ness Of the
( time the Governor had to prepare Tor their re-
cepliln, the unusual nature Of the business, and
he immense amount OF labor it at once threw
upon his shoulders it is indeed a matter of sur
Prise tina; be has got along well AMI there is
clearly more room or praise than censurc.
Alton is at present crammcd with strangers,
aside from the sol Tiers. Many Of these haze
come, doubtless, out Of mere curiosity, hut the
most are olicc-scekcrs. -rhy sicians Surgeons,
! es,-pointpTs--" summer soldiers and saushInc
palrots"-looSjug Tor same comfortable birth
out Of dangers reach, bot unwilling to enter be-
fore they axe sure Of getting IT, Bu, al! sach, |
opiuc, may as well ,rIuru - their homes. 1t
settled, at least 50 far as The Volunteer, con
cerncd, that all prono,ins are to he made from
the rank an f't, and the sane gul, viii doubt
less be adhered u throughout.
We can &C, no hint as to the time we shall
leave here. Thve is m ground within FIVE miles
of 4 llun where Regimen, con he formed and
our Lis men are ANXIOUS to get to jefferson Bar.
racks, but there is not room there to accommo-
date all, and if one Regimen, goes, 1t viii be
Bakers.
MulIAins and Springer, (Prvaie>) whom !
mentioned last week as having backed out, have
begged their way back into cur Company, and
are now umong DOR saunche-t Tor Mexico.
Infamous The Mayor of Albany
has dIsregarded the decision of the PEG
pie, given against tie traffic of ardent
spirits, aud licensed each retailer who has
made application. lie pronounces the
law of the Legislature to be unconStiiU
ti0nal, and acts accordingly, as if he had
the power 10 conlrivcne and annul the
laws Of the State! The people of Al
bauy will learn by this to test the char
acier of man before they elevate him tn
a station Of so much honor and RESPONSE
biliy.-Gcm 0fPr0irie.
p Jinue wifh0m Ear.-Whcn, upon
mature dclibcralion, YOU are persuaded a
ding is Il, She dapes do II boldly and
do not affect prf - it, or concern
Yourself at oil wlatimpeulbcnt ceusures
or reflections the world will pass upon it.
, For if the thing be not Just and innocent
n it ought not To he attempted al all, thougI
h. ever so secretly. And If it be, YOU Dc
very f1oi>hly to stand in fear Of thos,
q who will themselves do i'll IN censuring
y and condcmnlng what YOU do well.
d Geaeral TayiJTNTnts officer has dis
charged his duly uob'y. and will be vel
= sustained by an intelligent aud pr8leru
people. But we protest against any at
= tempts to elevate or rather degrade hin
h to a political demi-god. or rather dema
goguc, merely because he has di,charget
+; his military dGlies acccptably. Yet sci
fish folIy has already be.el hun with nom
nations to the Presidency. Tle actor
IN such ridiculous scenes exhibit. no
thcir patriotism, or their gratitude ro
e public -ctvrJs. but gteIr scli,hness, an,
i, their wanI Of good sense and drccncv.
: We take loI granted that Gen. raSlo
% is superior to the inUigues If politicians
. and will seek enduring fame where he il
. sure Of finding il, in a faithful discharge u
) duty IN his chosen profession. And ",
. protest against conslgring him, at thi
. . early day, 10 the envy, hatred and malice
Is SANDER, and yiupcra'ion, that must bcse
? every candidate for the Presidency.
. And what prompts these movements
7 No admiration Of Cen. Taylor, but tn,
0 seIfseokiog vena'ity If political adven
q urers. And they move, thus early, Il
o establish their claims as originals in III,
u event Of his ultimate election. We hav,
= no respect for originals. We have al
ways found them a set of selfish dema
gogues, who sought preIerment in a new
!, path, because mvbody- would trus, then
!, in old ones. General Taylor can TAX,
if care of his enemys IN front. We cal
5. upon all honest people to save him from
N his friends IN rear. And we may add
!. may the I.nri save any man fit for tn,
G Presidency from-originalS. Phiiadcl
q. mia Public Leiger.
" A report was rife at Wesiport, Mo.
y when the steamer RdRaor was there
= said to have been hrapghi in on the pre-
vious day, that NE Mormons, or til
= Mormons in connection with the Indians