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Banks.

We haze before us the project Of Mr..
Sherman, proposed as an amendment 10 the
constitution on the subject of Banks. The
convention even refused to print il, although
we have no doubt il is as good as any other
that has been proposed, except the toi al
prohibition. Ii is most suspicious chaIac-
terist;c Of this rs well as all other projects Of
the Kind we have seen, that it is intensely
elaborate and laborious 10 throw guards and
checks around This banl,ingpowCr, showing
Mt once hcw dangerous even is advocates
consider i. BI, tlinl, they tie sub,lety ct
lawyers would ever be greatly embarrassod
by verbose array &C restrictions in estab-
fishing a swiud!ing Shop to their liking :
The more 'vorly a provision is the mere
elastic WI it be found. We confess we
admire infinitely more the simplicity yet
unUt'stakG5lcncsS Of those few words. ''1'Le
legislature Slall charter 10 banks wla,c-
ever" We have got along much better
since we lave had none, than while banks
were in existence in this state, and itwould
be con,cmniag the lessons Of experience,
the best fan teachers, to lc.uln &c long
discarded folly.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1847-08-06

Gen. Tom 1hu0,b Surrmdcrs. The
Albany Argus Mentioning the departure
Of this noted I.lllipu,an from tina, city,
saws ale had intended to have visited
Saratoga Springs for "a few days, bu, the
Trustees of ,ha, village passed sptcia
ordinance imposing S25 per day license
for the Generals exhibition. As this wa.
the first time ,ha, license had ever beer
charged for any exhibition in Saratoga, tht
little general wrote letter to TIE Trustees
stating that he was satisfied from their
acts, Saratoga could produce much smut
er men than himself--hc should therefore
respectfully decline coming in comrci.
ton with those who evidently had go
much The advanlasc of him in poin! Of
iiUieness.
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MostuneXpectcdly, We find on opening
the CoH@uutioHGHd CT this week that our
ueighbor is greatly offended at Us for saying
tina; h. supported Mr.. Murphy for County
Commissioners Clerk Surely he cannot
mcan to aeny it, rr to aver that he support
cd Mr.. Goodoll? WemuSt have been great
y mislcd in this business, and shall be most
happy TO make the d@elsl5, if such is the
CaSc.
Us 10 what he says in reference to our
"iast years canpaign," we should prefer
that he would be more explicit and deal
less in inuendo. Although we have never
pretended 10 be n hero, or to have done
great things, we imagine We At least gained
as many laurels, and were as successful as
Mr.. Lowry was in his political campaigns
in the same period.
We are howevey Ear from counting dis.
custom Of private character with Mr.. Low
ry. II is a game at which nobody ever
wins and he that has most always loses
most. Mr.. Lowry must appreciate our UNI
willingness TO enter into a contest where he
has 50 greatly the advantage.
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,. Nsstrtinn cftho nnMce

;. Assertion cftho powcp| g o"sross owe.
the Currency Of the cous,
3. Assertion of the powsfcro, Congress tc
protect by legislation al the lndS, gal in
tcrests Of the country.
1. Recognition of the power # Congress
TO distribute among the States the proceeds
Of the Public Lands.
>. Pure and honest administration Of pub
lie affairs by the Executive.
6. The preservation Of the Union at all
hazards.
There is one other principle which is near
" Us important rs all these, and that is, the
cNcrtion of the pow or Of Congress over all
the HaIbors and Rivers Ct the country to
improve their navigation.
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The sfat and fcrocious" editor Of the
Vt. Free Press, has been favor
ed by one of his frenzy struck correspond
cnts with the following rich apostrophc to
""Thc Prairics."
Great western waste of bottom land,
Fat as a pancake, rich as grease!
Where knai, are full as big as toadS,
And 'skeetcrs are rs big as geese!
o, lonesome, windy, grassy place,
Where Builalocs and snakes prevail
The first with drcadful-lookius face,
The last with notwithstanding tail !
ia rather live on Cancels Kump,
And be yankcc-doodIe beGSar,
Than where they never sec stump,
And shake TO death with fcvcr'n' aver
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the Haibors and Rivers cf the country to
improve their navigation.
-
VINO wa" now say Tue 'oi''''.o" mas
cone "''"'''#' ln'y nave a"'l,''" III COM
m'i'e every WORT "l Inc io''o"'iS See"oh'
long enough TO NC Il 'ohSu'u"o" rS'H'
rom lhe N'iooSh! ana l"u'"''h'SS vi 'n'Sc
provisions we might H''f ''Ht u'e 'oi''eh-
uon considered ltS'A charged oe''"'S us
o"n with the "H'''S Oh 'Ae legislature ana
were determined TO render al iuf'hef Jaw
making Nup'rAuoHS Ai'f'h'" aoJouii'meh''
The plan eommendS Itself at 'eaS' by ITS
economy
Sec /. l!croal'er. no purchaser OF any
land orto~n lot at any sale OF lands or
town lots fer taxes due e"her to this
state or any county or Incorporated town
or city, within the same; or at any slc'
t'' taxes or Ie'ie' authorized ny The laws
"l 'h's state shall be entitled to deed
s<..as land or town lot SO purchased I'M
gu ne ox she shH'' have 'omphrI WIN the
iolio&lT con"'si ens' 10 VII; ouch pur'
o"aSef :" III serve. OF cause 10 De served,
"F'''e" "o"'e :" sue" purchase ON eve
~ person III possession 81 s"ril iasd or
low" ,o', '"fee mouths oe''te me eSpira-
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Colonization.

Rev. d. J. Snow, Ascn, of the Illinois Slate
Colonization Society, will deliver lecture 10 tho
court house ON Sunday afternoon, August 9Th, at
3 o'elock, on the subject of African Colonization
as means of civil!zing and chrislianizne Africa.
Ottawa, August 8, 1917. :. ltst
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Joseph C. Neal, editor of the Saturlo,

Joseph G. Neal, editor of the Saturday
Gazette, a valuable literary paper, aud
author of the "Charcoal Sketches" died
suddenly al Philadelphia, on the 9th ult.
Mr.. Neal was for several years the able
and genllemanly Editor Of the Pennsyl-
vnnian, and sound unainching demo.
rrat
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--latest from Mexico.

from Vera Cruz ria rampico and the
Brazos. Tier latest dates from Vera
Cruz are 10 the l7lh inst. Her news is
very important.
Capt. Aud states that Gen. Pierce.
with $500 men and so wagons, left
Vera Cuz on the morning of the lilh
inst.
The New Orleans arrived at 'am leo
on The morning Of Tie 18Th inst. where
the Captain WAS ldfnrn,d by Col. Gates
that Cut De Russy, with detachment
Of louisiana volunteers, and part Of Capt.
Wisc's COMPANY OF artillery, Capt. Boyd.
formerly Of the Baltimore Battalion, and
one con. yany Of infantry. amounting to
us or i2u nen and officers, had left. hy
the way Of he river, on the S.h inst, lnr
lhe pnrposc # releasing the American
prisoners. TLey had landed from the
steamer Nirv Suiuncrs and Uuiirc six
" miles above un,g 1lcs;ed, and the boats
returned 10 'ranpiru on the ljIh inst,
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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1847-08-06

The sixth regimen! from Illinois, still
rendezvousing at Alton, the Telegraph
states. is now fun, but has not yet elected
its field officers. The command was offer
ed to Col. Baker, who however declined it.
They should coax up Col. Bissellthcy
could get no better man.
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I'm Oil Soiiier,-Fhc old veteran no.
ticed in the following pan agraph from the
Cincinnati Goa mercial, is probably the,
oldest revolutionary soldier in the coun-
try, and may almost be termed tho "o!d-
est inhahitant -
There is now living one halfmile
above the tol-gaie, Fulton, an old revolu-
tionary soldier named Benjamin Yeats.
He was born ia BlIIimore county. Mary
land. in 1896, and is therefore IL years
old. lie was in the battle of Yorktown,
Paoli, Rrandywine. and several others.
lie was present at the taking Of Cornwall
lis. A, Yorktown he was wounded in
the hip by shell. This wound is now
troublesome otherwise, the old veterans
health is good. lie can see to read, and
walks out daily. lie is aclve--exceed.
ingly SO for man Of his advanced ago."
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The Prisoners Of Eacamacion.-
There arrived yesterday in our city, by
the city schooner Home, from Tampico,
John Swigert. John Scott, W. Iloleman.
of Capt. Mlam's company Kentucky
cavalry. p. Trunk, Of Capt Pcnniug,on's,
and W. =. Denowiz, Of Captain IIea.
dy's company, all Of whom belonged to
the command of Major Gaines, which was
captured last February near Encarnacion
by large Mexican force under Gen. Mi
non.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1847-08-06

81 have passed the RubicHnd," as the
brandy bottle said when il was passed back
by ono of it, faithful devotocs.
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Thr3rt,J array Iotee.--l'hc Chicago
Commercial! labor, toprovc that there isyo-
~ little difference between the principle, Of
the wing and the abolition parties, aud then
blamcs the latter for throwing away their
votes by no, supporting the wings: to which
the Citizen rctort>, by asking why the whig,
throw their votes away by not supporting
the abolition candidates. Sure enough.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1847-08-06

Conceding Gen. Taylor to be a wing, it
is remarkable how well he chimes with his
party in reference to the war. We place
in jnxtaposition an extract from the Express,
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This evening Mr.. Campbell received .
polite note from Mr.. Pratt, to NEE, him
ut tire Planters House in ST. Louis on
Monday, accompanied by his friends.
sir. Campbell returned an answer imme-
dialcly, and left in the evening : stage.
taking with him Capt. Roberts, return
ed Ccrro GOrdo captain, ana Mr.. Bal
lingall. Pratt left this morning, accom-
panied 10y Gen. Sinelccn, Mr.. Hayes
and Mr.. Constable. Prescr, appearances
indicate fight certain, uad i,is feared the
result will be- fatal, as Campbell Is very
weak and n poor shot, and Pratt an en-
&C Heat shot, on account Of which Camp
bell viii draw him up TO "a close distance,
probably across n table II is still hnJ Cd
tie difficulty may be settled without the
loss Of life. MIR, Gregg, it is said, is CO.
inr to st. Louis tonight. Tie is iiirnd
of Camphell's, and probably wants to be
there at the tight, or perhaps TO settle The
matter. All slipped OF very quietly.
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FRoW GEN. TAYLoR'S ARNY.--Tho James
l.. Day brought news from the Brazos 10 the
18th nit.
Everything seems quiet on Taylor'S line.
The forces under Wool at Bucna Vista, about
$500, Were getting along finely in the drill,
and are said TO be nearly up to the standard
of the Illinois regiments.
\ dinner was given Gen. Tay Tor by the
merchants and business men at Monterey
on the It'll, at which the only remarkable
incident was that Old Rough made a speech
in reply TO toast connecting his name with
the presidency. He reiterated about W hat
lac has uniformly said in his letters on the
subject, and the speech elected the "utmost
cnthuSiasm.'
The forces at San Luis are variously Civ
en- at from to 1000. \ march on GEN
Wool had been determined upon, but by the
time the advance rot to the Salado, the
troops began to desert so rapidly that they
had TO turn back.
Urea is again on this side of the noun
tains. \ Monterey correspondent Of the
Picayunc says, '.We have positive inlorma-
ton Of his being in Victoria five days ago
and of his having arrested the Governor O
this State and sent him under guard 20 the
city of Mexico, charged with Matching trea.
son against the Mexican government. Iii,
also pretty certain that nephew Of Canaic,
has been arrested and shot by his order
REASONABLE correspondence having beer
found in his possession. The Department
of TamaulipaS is PIT under contribution foi
a large sum of money, and Urea is deputct
TO enforce its collection with tie bayonct
There is report that he las left Victoria
with the design of attacking Tampco il
conjunction with troops from san Luis, bu
the rumor we cannot trace to any rcl.abl,
source
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J he Convention has had the report Of
the Commune on revenue under cousid.
Grafton all day, and have agreed in com
mi,lcc Of the whole to the first section, as
follows:
"1hc Legislature may cause to be col
lec,ed from all free white male iuhahi.
lantS of this state, over the age Of g and
under the age Of 60 years. a capi,aion
tax Of not less than fifty cents or more
than one dollar each; and the legislature
shall have the power, when they shall
think fit, to collect as above from every
person as above who shah have the right
Of elective franchise in this state"
The way the wings squirm this eve
ming is cUriors. They swear they will
oppose the poll tax If we except foreign
frs from that tax. They have never be-
lore this been beat in the convention. |
do not know that the convention will
agree to the section, but The wings viii
he held uneasy awhile.
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WING PRiNcPLEs.-lt will doubtless be
refreshing to our readers, after four whole
years time for mutation, to ascertain what
are now the principles Of the wing party.
We find them thus enumerated in the Ma
tonal Wing, printed at Washington City.
/. Limitation Of the several coordinate
Departments of the Government within their
proper spheres.
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GRrSny Corsry.-Thc following is tht
result OF the election in ctrndy County:
p. Kelly, Recorder;
M. ID. Prendcrsast, Probate Justice;
James Cronan, Co. Commissioner;
Geo. II Kicrstcd, Co. Com. Clerk;
z. huston, School Commissioner
T. a. Henry, Co. Surveyor;
Thos. Reynolds, Treasurer & Assessor.
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the leading wing paper in \. York, and a
sentence from Gen. Taylor's famous Gin
cima,i letter:
1--WE are opposed 10 the war, rs uucon-
s,ituticral."-- Y. EFreSs.
.'No one can support me who opposes the
war---he is ,rofse than q MENIcAN.-- GeH'
Taylor :.
Laponaat Vois.-The Canadian parlia-
men, has passed an address 20 her Majesty,
praying tia, the free navigation Of the 81.
Lawrence be granted TO all naiic.s; and
that the navigation laws be repealed so far
as they effect that colony.
/ \ wing editor in Ohio is ont fer Clay for
/ the Presidency and says that his running
would excite the opposition Of al the black
guards in the Union. Whercal Prentice,
Greedy, Webb, Sc, are highly Indignant.
THE RrvuNuE.-Thc new tariff viii Ger.
taiuly ruin our country. Besides causing an
importation Of over So, O00,00O OF specie in
months, it threatens greatly 10 augment
our revenues. The Washington Union OF
July u says, "rhc augmentation Of revc-
nue. under the new tariff, for the first seven
months and seventeen days, compared with
the same period oftime preceding. under the
tariff of 1872, is Sl,3al,j97, exclusive Of
about half million Of dollars of duties ac-
cucd on varchoused goods. At the same
rate Of augmentation for the year, the total
increase Of revenue would exceed three mil
lions ofdollars. Last wccl, the duties recei-
we'd in Ncw York and Philadelphia were
SG73, Oo) against S33G, 900 for the same week
last year-bcing exactly double under the
tariff oflsiG, as compared w;;h the tariff OF
IlSt2.
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Since Gen. Taylor refuses to run as the
candidate of the anii-aar wings for the
Presidency and dcnounces them as ''worsc
than Mexicans," they are beginning to look
out for another candidate. The Cincinnati
Atlas is out for Clay, and says, "'rhc feel
ings of the nation are yet to be wrought up
to higher pitch of intensity n, the name of
the Sage Of ashland than it has ever yet
experienced"
We are trembling to sec this ''higher
pitch of Intensity Physically speaking,
we dread il immensely this hot weather.
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SPRINGFIELD, Angus, 3, lsi7.

In committee Of the whole to-day the
utter prohibition of banks in His state
was carried, by striking on, all after the
word corporation" in the Cd line of the
4h section. Ii was Mr.. Sherman's own
motion, who, with his friends united with
the democrats in carrying II, in the hope
that he nigh, insert instead of the cject-
ed clause his own plan, but in this he
was foiled as the convention adjourned
without taking vote on il.
Mr.. Hayes, one Of Prasl's friends, has
come back from st. Louis. and reports
that both Pratt and Campbell were ar
rested on Saturday night; and further
,ha, they have amicably adjusted their
difficulties. hope it is true. for we
need The votes of both here.
The committee on the Judiciary have
disagreed. and the democrats are bea
again. We had hoped we would get a
de Nocra,ic court, but two of our demo.
Gratis, Davis of Massac, and CanGwell
few The track and the wings have it ,hei'
own way. The minority will make ;
report.
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Cook County ELrcTuoS.--Thc nominal
'eddemocratic ticket was elected by large
majority, as follows:
Edmund ). Kimberly, Recorder;
Homer Wilrnarth, Co. Commissioner;
George Davis, Go. Com. Clerk
Thomas lloyne, Probate Justice;
Wm.l. Church, Treasurer & Assessor;
leo. Manicre. School Commissioner;
Asa +. Bradley, Co. Surveyor.
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AIerirGn Duiiss-The duties accrued un-
der the Mcxican Tariff. rs military con-
tribution, already exceed half a million in
specie.
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More Eri3cnce.-The wing papers are
publishing letter attributed to Baltic Pcy.
ton, to prove that Gen. Taylor is a wing.
This they regard as settling the question
n clinchcr, and the Generals whiggery is
hereafter to be regarded as ndi,putable.
Here is the paragraph in the letter that de-
cidcS the matter:
lean say, in general terms, that he is a
whig, but no fcdcralist. He belongs to the
republican school of politics. And tbs Is
about all That can state riH certainty on
he subject Of has political predictions. But
rs little as know of his views upon partic'
nlar questions, yet, ] am willing to trus,
him.
II must be owned, this smacks sufficient
ly of Tylerism; but regarding their conclu'
sions from such premises as warrcnted
how can Taylor run as no party candi'
date !? 1t strikes us the wings should rather
labor to prove that Gen. Taylor is not q
whg, if they want to ride in on his shout
ders.
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Laicr---Auo,hcr Hattie

The TibaRe has the following despatch
from Richmond:
An arrival at New Orleans brings impor-
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-02-02

rightly construed TIE statutes The Judge no, TO send
his In the trough be takes them the bench
they mus. BE- ssn, IN en- ,.,rn.ioe form ~ me Con
troler had paid Judge WHITING his charge the S1.
prere Court would have issued their mandanus and
compelled payment 70 be made.
RyxARKs-The Judge is paid handsome salary
whether there trials or no. In many places the
Judges are, much OF their time. idle Judge WHITING
took the testimony down paper in tried By
him-his salary paid him for doing ihst Then he
charged the public other Sos for hsvDg so taken down
said notes They nigh, have been vel done for this
double pay That was not enough. however. 50 he
copied them over sgsn snd added for that third charge
Of s3il % and 1t pretended that Governor and Le
gslsturc were such sreenhons 10 have ordered al
tbs 70 be done BY STATUTE
II Judge cannot take down tie evidence 90 -
that Governor can read his notes il Is surely part OF
his duty 70 render bis pennsnshp intehsble-sni It IL
Is Ineligible why not send 4 as rAs iar aHesf Why
make >3 double charge for nctes readable ard II
readable why charge s3il TOR new copies The opinion
Of the Judge on the evidence before him is required
and for this ne is 10 charge the usual price Of fir
copy but that precognition as 70 mans insanity
should De rxicS copied. and over $500 demanded for
said copies (under penalty Of rAndanus snd in tie
teeth OF the statute which warrants such charge Is
Truly Astonishing Ny attention wss rrst called % the
matter by tie animsdverslOns Of the examining commit
tee Of the state in their report presented BY Mr. Boss
The other judges charge for statements OF murder
as follows
Judge PAsyTR WAN SrEEvSERGH's casey nur.
der. SIS The same. edward OCoNNKRs case) 295
folios st37i cents Slll. The same. GoIN BURNETT 5
case) So. Judge WILLARD (WILcoNs csse) murder,
90 folios. SlO9 Judge EpNoNDS. w. HARPEKs csse)
murder s5c.
Not knowing the length 10 which these gentle
may have extended their statements and opinions
it diicultto speak with accuracy They all refer for
authority Rev Stat "a Edition. Chap. l. Title !. Sec
-. and Chap. 10 Title p Secs. 10 and T. which the
inquiring reader is referred. Thanks 20 the Conven-
ton IL will require new ingenuity in sssricd Off
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