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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1846-05-29

There IL nothing doing in congress worthy OF
note. The two houses have been engaged on
the appropriation bills, which have not even ex,
cited discussion. The only news Of interest from
the capital is in reference Ia the war movement,
of The president and departments.
An invasion Of Mexico has been determined
upon or is contemplated by the president. !, ls
intended to raise an army Of 20 900 men lmmcli-
a;ely Tor this purpose, to be marched in three bo-
dies to different parts OF Mexico.
TO make up this force, acquisitions Tor voluu-
leers have been made on the following states:
Arhanas-l! regiments, 900 house aud 400
foot.
Ms,i>,ippi--l reg, 9Oi foot.
AhtGma-I do do do
G,wgig--l do d. do
7jane,>se-3 regiments, 9l5 horse and sos
foot.
Kwtaetg-3 do do do
M,sonry--! rrs'nr % horse,
H.noi>-3 do 2,7I2 men.
OUO-3 do do
Ti4p-I reg, 9l5 house anil ic5 foot.
Regiments %; horse ! SO; foot 10 Bot; TO-
tai ~ g39, exclusive OF stall, &c.
The main body OF this force, incldliog the
pres, MT army Of Occupation. viii take position at
Maamoros, under the command Vi Gen. Scot.
The first regiment Of Dragons al Fori LeaVen.
worth, (,boul 800 aided by about one thousand
,,I,r,.sty en-, NI,.-,nt; Illinois .<r n, Ind.
ing the independent trappers in the region Of
Bcut's Font, l'oas, &c, are to concentrate Al
Font Lcavenworth, on the Upper Missouri, and
thence march to Santa Fe, under the command
Of colonel kcarncy, on commission # pcacc,
but irthe Mexican, in that region commit ho>ul.
tiles, then the provinces Of New Mexico, Chihu-
abua, Sonora, and the Caiifonias arc to be taken
possession Of
4 corps Of 900 will assemble a, Fulton, Ar
kansas, on Red River, and thence strike for Chr
huahua Gen. Wool is to command this body
The president has despatched agents to all our
frontier posts announcing The state II war.
special messenger has been despatched across to
the Pacific to inform our merchant vessels there,
unl also 10 communicate with our vessels Of
war.
We have a large fleet in the Pacific. As soon
as it gets the news, i, will, like tina, under Com
moJofc Jones, take Monterey and thus gain pos
session OF California.
Our fleet in the Gulf has been ordered to assail
N.r, f',uy
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1846-05-29

The editor OF The Peru Beacon Light positive
ly attempts to be iacetious at our expense, aud
says he has no doubt Sir Robert Peel will be sur
prscd 10 learn What we stated week or two ago.
chat England has taken the lead in adopting
fee trade principles" We presume the "Sur-
prise ui,ho British premier will not be half SO
grea, as must be the assurance or Ignorance Of
this editor to deny fact that is not coulrovcricd
the world over. BY the adoption Of free trade
principles Of course no one undorstaudsa total
abrogatlon Of all duties, bu, removal Of restraints
ON the free interchange Of commodities that can
be produced by one nation to better advai Tag,
than by another, and in this England has un-
qucstionably taken the lead within the last few
years.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1846-05-29

Brsad from hearen.-A very singular
even, is said 10 have occurred in the Pc
chalc of Ana,oha, in Asia Minor. They
were starving a, tina, place for the want
Of food, and an extraordinary interposi.
ton of providence has been manifested
in their behalf. A glulinous substance.
or mama, of which they make bread has
fallen in immense quantities in a dis.
,rict of lha, country. This food Is sell
ing publicly at It's. per quarter. This
is stated in letter from Smyrna, dated
March the 7lh, lSi6,-which II true.
will create great sensation in the rili-
gious world, being an even. very similar
to the raining of mama 10 the starving
Israellles in the desert.
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ted 10 use their influence and vote for
Hon. JoBN WENTWORTH as suitable
person to be supported at the Angus,
election for representative TO congress.
ReSolced That the proceedings Of ills
meeting be published in the Chicago
Democrat and Ottawa Free Trader.
On motion the convention adjourned
sine die. SAMUEL ROBERTS
A. Is. SMITH. President.
WV. CowpRy,
Secretaries.
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The temperance meeting at the court house
on Tuesday was not numerously attended, and
what makes IT more disrcpu,ablc to our place is,
tina, majority of those that were prcsen, were
from the country. The proceedings, which will
be found in another column, were however, not
without interest, The address prepared by the
committee appointed at previous meeting was
able and deeply interesting, and we shall take
great pleasure in laying it before our readers next
week. A society was formed, and other steps la.
ken which, if perscvercJ in, cannot fail to awak.
en- an interest in this subject, and effect good
Altogether, we feel encouraged, and have faith to
believe that if the true friends u the cause will
exert themselves lite, the tide Of in,cmpcrancc
that has sci in upon US so iearluy VI late, will
be turned.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1846-05-29

The Alton Telegraph well remarks, in refer
cncc to the oacry with which the west is pour.
ing her volunteers into Texas, that i, is ,rium.
plant REPUTATION Of The caIumny so shamclessly
hcsped upon the ciizcIs Of the ives, during the
long Oregon debate, tina, they were only in favor
Of war rather than surrender any portion Of the
Oregon territory belonging 10 us, because they
would be secure from the effects Of such ca,as-
,rophc, and would have none Of the fighting TO
do. Foremost among these calumnialos were
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y fellow who undertook to perpctra,c name
less crime AT Peoria 4 tew days since, received u
summary punishment recently 10y the ucenscd
citizens III being furnished with coat ol tar aud
feathers. Tho rascal left the place Immediately
and, IN passing through Knoxville, reported that
he was victim otperseculion "n account VI hni-
Ding abolition sentiments BearGsiOrH Gu-.
\ mob OF less JuslliiibIe kind took place in
Peoria about the same time. at which an aboli.
meeting lrJkcn uP. From all which we infer ihat
rowdyism abounds pretty extensively in Peoria,
AMI tina, the abolitlonts's are rapidly making
converts,
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1846-05-29

n Idnkee BM.-An Irishman al his
wedding had Yankee friend 10 stand up
with him, and the groomsmar, after the
ceremony, set abou, having the affair du-
~ Noticed IN the newspapers bu, in CO.
plying the phraseology from another
paper, lie accidentally blundered from the
marriages among the deaths, and the an
nouncemcnt appeared thus in the NOR
ming paper:
Married, on the 10Th instant, Patrick
Mahoney, Of Kilkenny, Ireland, TO Bird
get Lcary. from the same place, after
long and tedious courtship-which they
bore with Christian for,,ule."
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1846-05-29

We may perhaps lay ourselves open 10 the
charge OF wanting in an ordinary share Of srltrc-
spect by noticing the article in yesterday :
CuHsiitUHOpGi,si in reference to ourselves, but
our readers viii indulge US SO far We hope a. 10
allow US to expose few Of the f,I,choods Of that
article by way Of showing what reliance may be
be placed in the rest oi IT. statements;
I'VE kn,tr that Mr. Osman belong. To the
clique that fought against the nomination Of Nr.
Rcddlck two years ago Tor sheriff.
We headed the delegate ticket that was elect
ed in t.ror of Mr.. RedI,ck's nomination ior she.
nj two years ago!
"Will it now he con'endcd that We have
been guilty of the open. gro>s, AMI palpah'r ltr
IL stating that the Trader has opposed the can.
didltes in question:
Not word, either openly or by implication,
has ever appeared in the Free Trader against any
Of the candidates in question!
AT the late canvass 70, nominations Nr. o.
maui done lidl all IN his pow or against both lhe
nomination ul Mr.. ReJdick and Mr.. Glover
We voted Tor the nomination Of both
Here are three reckless, palpable iaschoods,
demonstrated as such. After this we hope we
may be permitted to oppose our word to that Of
this editor, and state that all has said about Mr.
iIi,c's c,nlrolin; the editorials Of this paper, his
motives for opposing some Of the candidates, our
opposing some Of them, &c, is false from begin.
ming to cnl-every word oft!
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1846-05-29

producers. The costly laccs that
adorn the daughters Of wealth, are
wrought BY the starving daughters
ofpoverty. The costly wines drunk
by the sons of wealth, are raised by
an ill-fed,, ill-clad, ill-lodged, ill
taught, degraded peasantry. The
palace is built by the tenants of how
els. A homely proverb says that
shoemakers' wives are badly shod.
This homely proyerb contains the
philosophy of what's called high civ
ilization, the robbery of the produ-
Ger, to enrich ''him who hath not
sown." philadelphia ledger.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1846-05-29

The citizens OF Peru arc justly indignant at an
article which appeared in the IIeunepin paper
Two weeks ago, aud was COPIED 10y the ConsIitu-
llonalist Of last week, pretending to give al ac-
coul Of an ATTEMPTED outage at the Enterprise
ferry, few miles below Peru. The article re-
tcrrcd 10 states tia, an unjusui4blc assault was
made on Mr. John Redd!ck Of lIcnncpin by Z.
Lewis, whom it describes notorious charlc-
ter, &c, backed by twelve men, supposed to be
Of the same stamp" and that these twelve men
had Only been "helI at bay by Mr.. RS drawing
a pistol until some "wcI disposed citizen" came
to his assistance. Now the truth Of the matter
is that these twelve men we're Of the most rcspcc-
table citizens in Tcrl, who had gone down 10
launch a ferry boat, onl while at the ferry, Mr.
Redlick came there, between whom and Nr. Lew
is on accoun, Of an old difficulty, some words en-
sued, in the course Of which Mr.. K. drew a p,-
toI. No violence was attempted or threatened,
except to induce Mr. r. to put up his pistol, aud
no "welI disposed citizens except those from
Peru, appeared or ln'chcrcd one way or the
other.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1846-05-29
New York Buuils.--yinpo

Here are few more arguments in favor Of
the banking system. We find them in the Chi
caso Journal Of yesterday:
The Journal Of Commerce states that the notes
Of the Lewis County Bank ore not redeemed a,
their agency in Albany. The White Plains
Bank sell for 10 10 50 cents on the dollar. The
Farmers and Drovers Bank Of Erie County sell
at a discount Of 10 per cent.
Reports Of the following banks as having sus.
pended reach US, but as far as We can learn arc
entirely conJcctural:
Bank OF Dlnvile,
Fort Plain bank;
Essex County bank,
Bank Of Whitehall,
o. Lee & Co. bank.
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act providing for the prosecution of the
existing war between the United States
and the Republic of Mexico" which au.
thorizes the Pesidon, To accept the SER
vices of volunteers.
Ii will be perceived that all The officers
Ni,h volunteers taken into the service of
the United States under this act are 10 be
appointed an commissioned, or such as
have been appointed aud commissioned.
IN accordance with The laws Of the state
from whence they are taken; and that
the volunteers received INTO The service
of the United States are To have the or
gaulzalinn of the army OF the United
States. For this exact organization SO
lar as relates 10 companies and regiments,
please see the memorandum appended TO
The law herewith; To both Of which par
iIcuIar attention is requested; but under
tie discretion allowed him the President
has decided that the number Of priraics
in ali volunteer companies shall be limi.
I'd 10 ci ,hry.
On the part of the President have to
request your ENcellency to cause to be
organized at the earliest practicable peri
cd, Ihe following corps Of volunteers:
Three regiments Of Infantry or Rifle
men.
Your ExcelIency is requested TO des-
lgnate and to communicate promptly to
this Department some convenient place
of rendezvous for moving towards MeXi-
CO, for the several companies as fast as
they shall be organized, where they will
be farther organized into regiments. The
several corps will be inspected and mus
tered into The service of the u. States as
far as practicable By an officer or officers
Of The United States Army; when this
cannot be done you are requested to des-
ignae the inspecting and mastering OIL
Gers, who Will, IN every case, be lnslruc-
ted to receive no man under the rank of
commissioned officer, who is in years ap.
patiently over folty-Eve or under eighteen,
or who is not in physical strength and
yigor; nor the horse OF any volunteer not
apparently sound, and effective, with
the necessary horse equipments or iurni-
iure.
Ii is respectfully suggested tina, public
notice Of the requirements Of law may
proven, much disappointment TO The zeal.
Gus and patriotic citizens Of your state,
multiiudes Of whom, the President can
not doubt, will be eager TO volunteer.
Should there be any difficulty or con-
siderable delay in obtaining the amount
and description Of the force proposed to
be received from your state, YOU " i'll give
the earliest notice thereof 10 his Depart
ment, that proper steps may be taken to
receive them from other sections Of the
country.
Ailon,or some convenient point on the
Mississippi, is suggested as the place Of
rendezvous for The several regiments.
Very Respectfully
Your obn't servant.
W, l.. MARCY,
Secretary Of War.
His Excellency
TmonAs Ford,
Governor Of Illinois, Springfield.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1846-05-29

c. Coiling an {. Champln, of this county,
the whs central committee OF this congressional
district, n,,ify" their brethren though the Chi
cago Journal 20 meet in convention at Toilet on
the l0lh pr1Nimo 10 nominate a caudidal, for con
srcss. 50 We shall find out next August whc-
thcr the wings are stronger thar the abolicnis>
IN this district.
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81. Louis, May %, 1916

We have again to report an excessively dull
market. There is no export demand and the on
only business doing 10 in q very small way IN
supplying the city trade and filling occasional
Ohio river orders.
Wieai-- two lots prime were sold at
As AMI AZ eta, and to-day lot of 100 bushels.
very choice Iowa, was taken at 90 chs.
Fiow-Noihing doing, aud round lots country
could no, he sol for more than 81 so per Dbl.
CDrn.-Market fair at 2 lo22c, sacks returned.
Republican,.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1846-05-29

We had the pleasure Of being one Of the hap.
py four or five hun lred that attended the concert
=. given by Mr.. CHAPMAN and his rl,ss Of juvenile
Jsingcrs q, the court house las. evening aud we
IT, express our feelings bu, tamely when we say that
ds we were not only gratied in the highest degree,
t., but really astonished a, the proficiency OF these
juvenile warblers 1t is 10 be rccolIectcd that Mr.
e. has been here but six weeks, and given his
class but thirty lessons, yet they sang solos, du.
et,s, and chorusses-Pieces OF more than ordina-
Hry diiliculty-with taste and accuracy hat we
had thought above their years. The interest Of
he exercises was greatly heightened by the aJmi.
y uable manner in which the class was disposed OF
an elevated Iiltform, as also by the intervals be-
tween the parts being filed by some well cxccu.
h led pieces by The Ottawa band
20. Mr. &. will give another concert this evening.
h, We really hope arrangements will he made to
in keep Mr.. {. another term. lie has faculty of
Interesting and impaning instruction Of this kin
10 chillren that cannot be exccled.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1846-05-29

The Bank Of Missouri, from prudential mo.
lives, i, is supposed, refused 10 gran, loan for
$4,000, upon uncxcep,ionabe security, to aid in
cquippns tho volunteers who were preparing to
proceed to the Rio Grandc. a few public spirit.
applied TO tina, patriotic purpose, aud asked no IA
vors Of the sonllcss concern.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1846-05-29

some Of the South Carolina delegation, who at
the same time manifested no horror at Tie idea of
piunging the country into a war on account OF
Texas. Where now are the South Carolina Nc-
lunteersi We can hear Of none. The truth is,
these South Carolinians are the MeHicans Of the
United States. They are all bombasI and ius-
tan,
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1846-05-29

rJJouS DAVIS, Of "hlue.lish, memory" and
now a Federal senator from the state Of Mossa.
chusclis--lhe same John Davis that prescribed
democrats on our canil-was one Of The Infamous
two tina, voted agains, the bill TO raise the army
for the defence Of our country. A, heart Tory
he could no, act otherwise.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1846-05-29

The TszcwclI whs wants Giles Spring Of Chit
caSo 10 run a. the Wing candidate for governor
OF this state. He is clever enough follow, but
"wiuIcns" wing, aud WAS ever" badly whip
rn iur consGcss here in 1913.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1846-05-29

7fros Congresmo-D y. kaufman is IN.
doubleday reelected 10 Congress from the first
{easlcIn) district. It Is uncertain whether VIII
liams or Pill.bury ia elected in the second. Az
the eoua,ies execp, Colorado and Brar's give
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Democratic Convention Of Kendall Count,

Democratic Convention Of Kendall County.
Al meeting Of the democrats of Ken
dali county, holden in the court house in
Oswcgo, on The Sd Of May, inst, pursu-
ant to previous notice,
The meeting was called to order, and
Samuel Roberts was chosen president,
and A. b. Smith and VIM. Cowdry APP
pointed secretaries.
On motion i, was resolved tina, the de-
lcgates of the different precincts produce
their credentials, which were duly pre-.
scented TO the presden, of ihe meeting,
and the following gentlemen, on calling
their names. severally answered and gave
their personal attendance, TO wit:
Oswego-W Loucks, J w Chapman, a
b Smith Samuel Roberts, Samuel Hopkins,
Ansel Kombal.
Lutte R,ck-Marcus Stewart, z E Bell, II d
IIcnnng, Brewer Hubbell, NJ Kennedy.
Yorkrik-B w Barnes, Lyman s Knox, John
G Schoielj, Stephen Craw, Duyea.
Long GrOre-James Lamb, J II Steward, Ro-
bert Evans.
Auwbie-T o Martin, Vim Cowdry, w o
Park, 5 Pilzer.
L,sJon-A McClasky, G l. Collins, w N
Gage, p sherman.
Ne,cark-Samuel Jackson, Solomon Hustce
A II INFLOW, John Tubbs, Lii hi Misner.
The objec. Of the meeting being ex-
planned, the following named persons
we're napina,ed by said convention Tor
the following Offices, TO wit:
For NheriD-J. s. CORNELL,
County OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
US IlENNINo
For Coroner-WILLIAM Moore.
The convention then proceeded to the
election Of delegates TO attend the conven.
ton to be holden a, Joliet, on the 4,h OF
June next, for the purpose OF nominating
a suitable person TO be supported at The
August election for representative IN
congress, whercupon the following nam
ed persons were duly elected delegates
to attend said convention, viz; Samuel
jackson, Norman Dodge, Josiah Le-
man, Stephan b. Craze, .Aierander Nc
Clashey, ". Stone.
On motion it was resolved that the de-
ega,es elected have power 10 fill vacan-
cies for this county from any part OF the
district.
On motion il was
RESOLVED That The delegates be instruc.
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We publish the following direction
how 10 remove kerDal Of corn or any
like substance from the noslril Of child,
with great pleasure, as we have known
the most distressing results from children
crowdlng such things into their noses.
"Take common weavel's quill, insert
one end of II in the opposite rostriI, place
the other end between the lips Of the OPP
orator, who is 10 perform il by blowing
at the same time taking care that the
mouth OF The patient be closed to proven,
any escape Of wind from tina, organ-and
the business is done. The operation is
attended with no pain, and success is GER
tain.
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The Cay of Maiamoros.-
i. an old Spanish city containing about
:, 900 inhabitants, and is beautifully silu-
a,ed On the southern bank Of the Rio
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The Uhcat Crop,-We are sorry to
learn that the fly is destroying the early
wheat in rhis neighborhood. We have
not ourselves had an opportunity OF see
ing much OF lis ravages, but what we have
seen was sufficient to make the hear,
sick. Our lille crop of some % acres,
upon which, short lime back, we brag-
sed pretty extensively, is so entirely ca
ten up, that we doubt very much whelh-
er we shall put cradle into it. We ear
nes!Iy hope, however, that ours is the
worst; II /, is not, others must be in
sad predicament.
The late wheat, so FAR, has almost en-
tIreIy escaPed.-RichmOnd Enquirer.
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Gen. Tayior's Camp,-Gen. Taylor's
camp extends abou, four miles along the
bank of the riyer-two miles above and
:wo below Ma,amoros. TO erect the en-
,renchmeni required twcn,y-lhree hun.
dred men for thirty days. 1t is made of
sand. and covered over with twigs made
like basket work, and is surrounded by a
very deep ditch. The walls Of the mag
azinc in the interior Of the fertilization,
are formed Of pork barrels filed with sand,
seven tier thick, four tier high, covered
over with timber, on which sand is piled
ten or twelve feet. Twelve heavy pieces
Of ordnance are so placed as TO command
the town Of Maiamoros. Five hundred
men i, is thought, could defend the forli-
fcalion agains, any force the Mexicans
could bring agains, it at present.
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Pursuant To the adjournment Of pre-
rlous meeting, n mass meeting of the
friends OF temperance was held at the court
house in Ottawa, on Tuesday the 26th
inst, whcreupon Madison T.. HOLSTER.
Esq. was called TO the chair, and Selby
DooIit'le appointed secretary.
On motion, the Rev. G.. w. Basseu
presented the address prepared by the
committee appointed for that purpose a,
4 previous meeting, which after reading
was unanimously adopted by the meeting.
On motion OF Rev. G. W. Basset,, il
was unanimously resolved, that it is ex.
pedent to form La Sale county Wash
IngtonIan temperance society; and there
upon the meeting after hearing remarks
from McsSrs Bassei, Baldwin, Bullock
Cook and Whiting, proceeded to organ
lze a society. and adopted a constitution
with total abstinence pledge prefxed,
and adopted the name of The La Sale
County WashIngtonIan Temperance So
cielv."
After adopting the constitution, the fol.
lowing persons were elected as officers
ioI the ensuing year, to wit:
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From Hancock County we have news
to the 23d inst. The 18Th, the day des-
ignaled by the antics to make demon
s,ration on the Mormons, passed off very
PeaceabIy, the fear Of Maj. Warren and
his guns probably restraining them. The
party in favor Of using force TO drive the
Mormons away whether they have time
to get ready or not, is dwinding down
very rapidly, aud it Is believed that if The
Mormons continue in good faith to leave,
as fast as they conveniently can, no out
RACES will be committed.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1846-05-29

DlED-On Wednesday, May ~, WiLLiAM
HEX LING, son Of Geo. L. Walker, of this Place,
aged one year an ! nine months.
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Williams 1877, PIllsbury 1894. Cooke 99o The
Galveston CiriEan says the result will no, prob
ably be known until aScerlained officially.