The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1847-02-19
TIE NTroN.,
GREAT REDUCTION IN PRICES AT
Il. BASSNETT"S,

( AVlNG lately received an add /
L II uonal supply OF fine Enehsl rsinis
and de lanes, viii now sell them az
Ne~ lork UhOieSalt Prices.
These goods are of the fines, texture,
of the fastest and most brilliant culors I
and OF lie mos, esteemed styles. II /
therefore invites all who wash 10 pur
chase fall dresses, 10 call and Sc then
before they buy elsewhere. confden {
'hai they are both eheop! eheGper!! aa.,
cheapeSGu /
Look at these Prices. and remcmbe,
that The Quality CAM be beat
P,ryd !
bestsilk sros, for dlesses, black arrj cold &C |
Lana wool cashnieI,s 100
French do 10 |
Fine Enrlish Aaiaines 3 !
tai Mr.. Wise was requested, and consent.
4 to be sponsor in baptism for the child.
+, tev. Thomas r. Lambert, the Chaplain
LiIf the Columbia, having performed the
L'ite. read a short note, addressed by The
y s'rliIicers of the U. s. ship Preble to Mr..
Wise. requesting him 10 present, in their
lanes, TO the child, u beautiful silver vase
oiThlch held the water Of lis christening.
cl1 lie then handed the vase to Mr.. Wise.
AL no took II and said
., Commodore Rosseau with your
70 Jermissun, sir. | will take pleasure in
u Complying with this reques, of the Off
In Iers If The Prebe, and in offering word
" expanaIipn for myself.
i Let no one Imagine that | came here
to-day Ia mlngle in scene OF solemn
shockery. No, sir, wlhou, van'y or af
Ec,a,ion. profess tina, have taken mp
IN me the vows ct G"dls to ,hi,
fhlld. Ior tie purpose of asserting IN tie
post serious form, feeling and prin
tple-a practical American feeling and a
practical American prinriple-a rpubH-
ran as we'll as religious feeling, and The
principle Of .4mericai protection Mro'.
pat The acOrM
II In yon Imperial Palace child was
s1stely born, and-'sw added in fine linen
Its baptism was celebrated by the hoist
Dug Of flags and the firing Of guns, and the
ILLUMINATION Of cilies-lt was the baptism
aibf an lmperirl Princess but, in the
midst of The salutes. the battery Of this
-triga,e was silent and. in the mids. o
he Examinations the house Of the United
States Legation was dark. Why! Be
PAUSE the personal liberty Of American
-siizens had been invaded on the shore o
Brazil and because the insult and out
'fage TO the flag Of our country had beer
iavowed and sanctioned by the lmperia
GGovernmen, itself. Sir. take occasion
ranow to les,ify-I have testified to lht
IuPresiden, of the United States, and vii
testify TO all our people a, home and here
tina. you have in tina. affair done you
whole duty, and tina. you never will d,
tzless than your duty in maintaining thu
shonor Of your flag and the rights Of you
,oun,rymen abroad, as far as your pow
sr Of protection ex,eads. Nor could |
| whilst American protection and the per
lisopal liberty Of American citizens wer
! invaded, dance attendance" upon tn
! baptism Of an Imperial Princess. But
rejoice in the privilege Of being here an
nbeconing sponsor for this "iule child,
Whom, in the name of the Sovereign Pee
arI pie of the United States. do now adoF
pIas as a daughter OF our country! He
| birth and baptism may well con,ras! wit
sd,he birth and baptism Of an Imperii
Princess.
al The mother Of this babe-and oh ;
that word, is there one among the stron
4 men who here behold this lone woman
~ our midst, w,hou, the heart, even al ,hI
al distance Of manhood from birth, and {
This distance Of space from home. to n
Scur 10 the recolleclions OF the mother VII
Sbore him. and a, whose knee he wa
taught the Lords Prayer THE moih'
q ofthis babe is The wife Of poor soldier
y and the child was born on The ocea
ri wave. and is rocked in transport ship
| Ii; armed emigran,s. have come, here.
| say, purposely to show to Kings an
Princes and Imperial Governments. ,h
| all aud the very leas, Of the children Of
ARcpubic are cared for and protected y
and al my hnKse in Ottawa, on Front ST.
Warranted 10 be Of the best quality in the
county. FRANCIS BRADY.
| Ottawa, Oct. Q, 1876.
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