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We have little newsto communicate this
week from Mexico. The report that found
Us way into New Orleans paper of the ar
rival of a courier from the city Of Mexico,
with intelligence that Gen. Scott was in the
city, aud that he had not been opposed in
his march on account ola quarrel bety, en-
Santa ANNA anl Caualizo. iSnot credited by
the Picayunc, Delta, or any other Of the \.
Orleans papers.
They had tclegraphic despatch at Bui-
ialo on the 9Th from PHILADELPHIA, that the
negotiations orpcacc had failed, and that
the British minister had intcrlcrcd, but for
wat purpose was not proclaimed.
There has been but one arrival nj X. Or
leans from the Brazos with later news than
We gave laStwcck, This brought Malta
moraS Flag of JHly 2lSt, which notices a re-
cent attack by the Ncxicans, >rrpoScd TO
be aparty of unca'S troops, upon train ON
ITS way TO Monterey. The wagon train WAS
attended by small escort, and following in
the rear were some sixty or eighty pack
mules, frcishtcd with goods belonging TO
merchants of Matamoros. The train was
attacked near Marin, and the assault Wa
directed against the rear, with a view =
cutting oil the pack mules, in whie oil
MeXicans were completely succc;r,prel h
Inc mules with their packs wc.hos Tins Il
by them. a considerable h saw about >
fallen into their hands-and n m,antity 4
$4,000 worth of dry n loss is sustained
Of tobaceo. The priG of the most rc<pec.
by Mr. observation-disclosures, who lose, !,
table mGrehani,o,O in dry goods; MIR. c
,P""''S ottaS the owner Of the tobacco. i
', ,n, "A regiment Of United States iii
1t Matamoro> on the 10Th for Micr, +,
,,.tc they were to remain in the school of
.Struction, until called iorby Gen. TAYLOR. ;
The fourth Ohio regiment, commanded by j.
'ol. BRoucn, immediately took the places ,
Eft by them.
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From the st. Louis Rcveillc. August ..
Iaies, fran, OREGON and california.


Col. Fremont un&cr irreSi- oregon Treaty
ia Oregolr-AhaSie and PdicRec OHiragcS
C. J.. CWy-i. J. Grtgson- Quick
est Trip get mad, &C., sc.
Mr.. II. II. Holder, Of Illinois, who started
for the Pacific last May year ago, in com
pany with \. J. GIaySun, Mr.. G.. l.. Curry,
of the RerciRc, and others, arrived in town
last evening on the Tribuidry. Mr.. llol-
der, with party of nineteen, left Oregon
City on the 9TH of May. and arrived at ST.
Joseph on the 9th of July, making the trip
IN cighty-ihrcc da g, the shortest, by seven
days, yet accomplished. They came the
southern route, too. Through northern Cali
tornia, which added two hundred and fifty
miles 20 their travel. The trip will very
soon be made in sixty days; in fact Mr.. IL.
is of opinion that his party might have done
IT in that time had speed been an object.
While in California they were attacked nj
night by the Sha>tc Indians, who killed three
of their horses. At the forks of the Platte
they encountered an immense body of Paw
nrcS-Sovcral thousands, who robbed them
of nearly everything, and even held n coun-
ell whether or not they should Kill them
Tn Oregon they had Just received the treaty
made with England, and it was exciting
much debate.
The cmigrants looked for Governor and
an extension of the laws oi the United State,
over the territory, nj once. Their disap.
/ pointmcnt will be severe
| At Fort Hall, Mr.. Holder encountered
/ Mr.. 5. Braman. of New York, publisher o
J the California; Star, who had come from
/ san Francisco, in order TO meet the emf
grants aud accompany them back to In,
/ bay. Mr.. Braunan gave Mr.. III. a star .
the 2jth April, which we have. He ais,
reported that Col. Fremont had been place.
under arrest by Gen. kcarny, and that h,
was on his way home to the States for trial
Com. Stockton was also on his way home
and Com. Shubrck, with the fleet, had gon,
south TO blockade the Mexican ports. Al
was quiet in California.
! From the Spectator of April 18th, we cX
tract the following:
oregon Treaiy.--Bv the arrival of tn,
Hudson Bay Company'S bark Cowlitz, from
England, we have received a copy of In,
Oregon Treaty, the notifications of which
were exchanged at London ON the l1th q
last July. Wen, we are relieved of ,uS
pcnSc, aud the long agony is Overt VIVA
we published in our last as purporting TO b,
the Treaty. proves to be such. although w
doubted il at the time. We can say nothing
for the document, but much against it.
certainly in oar estimation, can never b.
popular with the great body of the Amer
cans III Oregon. We shall wait anNiou,l
TO see how this singular circumstance ca
be accounted for at home, aud how this suI
prisin@ and unconditional surrender fIigl
will be justified.
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rolirax.

We observe that the democratic convcn-
ton Of Lee county have passed resolutions
against a poll tax and instruete, their rep
rcscntativcS in the convention TO oppose
the granting of power TO the Legislature TO
levy such a tax. They urge that it is UNI
equal and anti-republican-opposed 10 the
spirit of our institutions.
That every man SHOULD be made 10 cau-
tribute to the support of government accord
ing to the amount he possesses, il is true.
looks equitable, but ii would surely be more
equitable if the contribution were regulated
by every mans ability Our revenue is at
present raised by tax on real and per-
sonal property. A young man with few
hundred dollars TO start on comes from the
east and buys a quarter section of land in
our state, builds house on it, and com
menceS digging his bread out of the earth.
For the first three or four years, it is more
than probable, by the strictest economy. ~
can barely make living, yet being an
owner of the soil. he is made to contribute
from 81 TO $40 annually to the support OF
government. Another young man, with
the same capital and ability, comes to the
west, and enters an office, shop, or store,
makes much easier living, shares equally
the protection of our laws, and yet owning
!. no real estate or taxable personal property,
he pays no tax whatever. Is this cQuita-
bic? There are hundreds of young men
among us who make from 800 to $1,000
agar, and spend il as freely as they make
it, and never pay shilling tn the supported
government. Thrc arc again hundreds on
young men among us, with families TO
maintain, who, simply because they are
obliged to live in houses and have furniture,
are made to contribute heavily To the sup
port of government. Would il not be cquit-
able to make those without families conr-
butte as well those with families In nine
cases out of ten the former are much more
able than the latter.
a poll tax would 90 far to neutralizc the
inequality and manifest injustice of our pre-.
sent system. 1t would enable our egisla-
turc to take large percentage OF our pro-
property tax, more equitable determinations
might be made in reference to the property
to be taxed, and thousands who now enjoy
all the privileges of citizenship and none of
its burdens, would become contributors to
our public treasury, and be made to bear
n part in maintaining the government, which
we have no doubt, in most cases, they
would de most checrluliy.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1847-08-13

BACRISG.-Col. Haskell, of the TcnncS-
see regiment, that was obliged TO back 0m
in charge at Ccrro Gordo, on account of
the want of military skill or the cowarlicc
of its commanders, after getting badly used
up and backed ont in newspaper coniro-
vcrSy with Gen. Pillow, has gone home and
is now running for congress. In his speeches
on the stump lac shows that his backing pro-
pcnSty has run into n monomania, and now
not content with hacking om himself, he is
for backing our whole army out of Mexico
and for government, to back clean and clear
on, of the "wholc dcm'd cnormity" of this
Mexican business. The following is an cx-
tract from one Of his speeches:
"If | am elected, my policy and aim in
Congress will he to blow oifthc blood hounds,
acknowledge the error Of our ways, take u
rctrogradc march, under the tune of Bona
parties retreat from Moscow, until we reach
the east bank Of the Rio Grandc."
Not tht smallest circumstance connected
with this backwatcr business is, that the
wings Of Tennessee, who took up Col. II.
as candidate for Congress, have caught
tho fever from him aud are now backing ow
If9in hi, support
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1847-08-13

IioT ENouGn.-Capt. Miller, of the gal
liant ID Illinois regiment, states in publish
ed letter of his, that ftiy.fre ont of siriy of
his company engaged in the battle of Bucna
Vista, "werc marked by Mexican bullets.
either upon their persons or clothes" There
never has been half justice done TO Col. Bis
sell and the officers and men of his regiment.
The bravery and determination with which
they marched up Immediately after the In
diana regiment had fled, and stood for over
half an hour under fire of 10 times their
number, is without Il parallel in that or any
other of the battles in Mexico. II was all
that saved our army from immediate and
total destruction.
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SIKH Illinois Ec.ju,rut,

This regiment, still at Alton, has elected
the follwing field Offices Colonel, Capt.
James Collins, of one of the companies from
DO Davicss county; Lieutenant Colonel,
Capt..S. G.. Hicks, late of the I'd regiment
Major, Lieut.. Thomas S. Livingston, of the
same regiment; and Lieut.. J. S. Fitch, of
Capt. Bristow's company, from Greene
county, Adjutant. Mr. J. b. Hindc is Ser
scant Major, and w. G. Taylor Quarter
master Sergeant. The Alton Telegraph
says the health of the regiment is good; and
that they will leave for thcir place of dcSti-
nation "as soon as the necessary arrange
mcnts can he completed"
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From Europe.
v,r Anew steamship WNSm,'erpool dates
nj Boston July 10Th, WIN
18th. tufts tirmCr.

Tin ,,cv steamship h.erpool dates
at Boston July 10Th, Win
up to III, 10TH. ~, 'tnllS iirmcr.
Iondoa, llih.-ErcSr ~ ShilliusS. Corn
! Lirc,pool, l1ih.-f 20 >hillnss. us.
a,aI5 shiliings. Mos Id. English White
4 reiwhcat los Id los 81. Cotton declined
1 wheat lbs Gdiuict. Markets buoyan!--
J ID penn
,rooA dcuromi>cS wen. Very little rota-
. Uaru'rovi>ionS without much change.
Toe r,uoialion Of Brcad>u.lS hy the Wash
III are rather uncertain, when printed
, ;nuut> are compared with reports by pri-
Ate letters, hut those sent nj noon are as
near correct as can be made now.
The weather in England continues favor
able, and an abundant harvest is anticipa-
ted.
Tho potatoC cropin Ireland promises well.
Indian Corn little inquired for.
Lord palmcrStun made remarkable
speech ON tie Spanish debt question, in
which after referring to the |. :. he said :;
the time may come when the British Gov
crumCut will compel foreign Governments
to pay the debts due British Subjects
Liverpool. Jglg lj.-Go0d show Of sam
pies Of brcadStullS. Wheat firm. Flour
slow sales. BIS. 36S. Cd. and 3GS. for Yves
tern Canal. Indian Corn duh, Is. >.
cheaper. Meal ~ Cd.
Since Monday prices of Wheat have ten
dcd upward, occaSioned by inadcquacy OF
supply TO meet the consumption. Vt mar
kct to-day very little English wheat offering.
Sales advancing prices. Business in iom
not important. but late advance in, Amcri-
can well sustained.
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Fifth Coupre,.,..a, D,-,.,.,

We had made beginning to foot up re-
turns in this district to show how the vote
stood between Maj. honAnpsos aud his
wing opponent, but find i, of no use. The
Major leaves his competitor so Ear hchnd,
that .hc vote might as well be put down to
Mr. Scattering. lie runs full us well at
homc as he did on memorable occasion in
Mexico. The Major vas one of The las,
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that lett the fell n Boen, Vista. o,,c, w.

that left the field at Buena Vista, after Tie
disastrous result of the sslaSt Charge be-
came apparent. Finding himself complete
~ surrounded, and not liking at all the lock
OF thai deep long ravine, instead Of follow
ing the crowd, he took straight across thc
hill, running through the midst Of n large
body Of MeXicanS. BY a miracle, he got
through unframed, and on reaching the
breaSh'ork at the pass, his ilrt expression
was "By -, can beat Bertrand nun
ning!' Bertrand was noted Kentucky
race horse.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1847-08-13

The Legislature of Connecticut at H.; late
session passed al law cXcmpiiug from cxcru-
tion for debt hon stead worth $500. We
look upon this rs another stcp3fprward in
ihc amcliofatiun Of the conditioner man
a'thc natural sequett of the great reform of
abolition Of imprisonment fer debt. Whcr-
ever the measure is adopted it viii secure a
ir"c and independent population where
There can be tao dominccring by the rich
over the poor. II is no wrong to the crcdi-
tor, iorhe will know as well how Ear To cred
1t as before aud it will save many families
from the untold miSclicS so often brought ON
by the iinprudence, misfortune, or proiiiga-
cy of those who should be their support.
We hope this great measure Of reform will
not be overlooked by the convention now
IN session at Springfield. We should like
10 see them even 60 little farther. and
exempt 80 acres of land from execution be-
sides the mere homestead. so that no man
could ever he stripped Of the inca : 10 sup
port his family. 1t is as foolish as il is I'M
just, III order 20 pay debt, TO place man
in n condition where he must either imme-
diatcly contract other and heavier debts, or
let his family suffer.
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Great eastern waste of mouptain land,
Rough with cragS and rokcy coasts,
Where knats are death to hungry boys,
But never seen on prairie waste.
O. lonesome. misty, barren place,
Where bulIaloeS do not prevail,
But snakes, more plenty than with MS,
Near starvc to death, yet shake their tail.
I'd rather live on prairie land
Than be a yankccdoodlc bragger, knats.
'Mong rocks and stumpS, and snakes and
SO starved, they'r nothing else but d'od-
der,
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""'''hN'"' ." III on Monday
In an article under this he aspect which
last, we referred briefly i'orld, OF govern
France presented TO Pdcpth in corruption.
ment stepped to sncnceai it, even with the
that It's attempts IN power, were useless
aid OF the suoiHl. And, that so great had
ana unsucSStion and Indignation produced
been the people thcrcat, that several of its
amonPS were at last brought to answer for
minbncnccs before the Chamber of Peers,
tt judicial tribunal in such cases. At the
imc of the sailing of the Washington steam
shin, those trials were still in progress, al
though sufficient testimony had been elected
10 leave no doubt rs TO the result. BY the
Ilibcrnia we receive information of the ter
minaiion of the trials, the conviction Of the
offenders. and their sentence.
NJ. TESTE was sentenced TO refund the
% 800 francs which he had received ~ II
bribc, TO be imprisoned three years. TO pay
n fine of $4,000 francs, and to forfeit his
pceragc, Office and civil rights. Gen. Gu
nILREs is fined 10000 francs. and torlcits
his pccragc, and his military honors, NJ.
PARMrNrIER forfeits his civil rights. and is
fined 10000 francs. The last one, NJ. PEI
LApRA, had not received his sentence.
AS might naturally he supposed, these
charges, thus clearly sul,mntlated, and
which the ministry had ought TO avert only
by an cxcrtion of physical power ora braaen
denial. have 1.dduced deep sensation
onong ~ French people, aud must result
in tho downfall Of the Guizot ministry.
In return, the ninisty have demanded the
trial of NJ. EMuE DE GrnApDiS, through
whose bold and fearless course these cor
r,ip,ons were first made public, and had
seized upon his iornal, La P,essc. Thcos-
,ensblc cause oithS seizure is said TO be
this; Another Journal, Democratic Porifque,
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New Vail RnuIeS

! We learn that Mr.. VIM. X. Brown. {
Livingston county, one of the best contract
ors in Illinois, has procured the carving ,
the following new mail routes until 1851
viz:
From La Sale to Millersburg, ria p &C
ton and Cambridge, once a week '''N '''
to commence on the first Mon.v Ill sep
TENDER.
From Ottawa to Cass, ri Norway nor
derman'S Grove, Pla,tvi'' anu i'''''''''i'''
Service to commence the same time I;
leaving 0no,y, cvo, Monday at A. NJ,
and arrive at Cass tday at G p. NJ, and
arrive At ottoy. every Thursday atop. NJ.
We hope II, citizens of Newark, Kendall
county, wiJ'pcttion the department to have
this last ro,tc embrace their place. II viii
add I'm, a few miles to the route and give
thc,. two additional mails per week. We
savc mentioned the matter to the contract
or and he is willing to embrace that Office
provided the department orders it. As
thc:e is no Office in the state of the same
importance as Newark that has so few mail
Accommodations, VIC feel confident the de-
partment will grant the request if properly
made.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1847-08-13

There is n clustering little wing paper,
Just started at Joliet, that is laboring To get
into notoriety by attacking Cnl.Oaklcy. We
might crafty the concern So Gar rs TO notice
some of its twattlc five could be brought TO
believe that attacks from such quarter
are at all likely to "disirdct an ioia" (to use
its own classic languasc) from the Coloners
reputation.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1847-08-13

The first NeA Ncion Of H,c Season was
presented TO US a few days ago by Mr..
SAMUEL PARKER, of South Ottawa, aud n
fine. large, luscious fellow ii was. We let
ourselves into the .'Shclr' pretty freely, and
have not died of the cholera get. However
dangerous some ma Affect to consider this
fruit, We would always risk good ripe
melon. We never heard of any body being
hurt by one. Bat look out for those that
are not perfectly ripe.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1847-08-13

The telegraph will be completed to Chi
sogo by about the first Of November. We
here at Ottawa shall then be within 10 hours
of the eastern cities, and will be able con
vcnicntly TO talk over the occurrences at
Boston, n. York, &c., Of yesterday. At
Chicago, however. they can get the news
oven ahead Of the down.oas,crs, for ancvcni
occurring at 9 o'clock in the morning al
Boston mey be know, a,hah past Grc Of the
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1847-08-13
Five Days Later.

BCSTON- August :.
The steamer llibeumia, Capt. Ryrie, was
tclcgraphCd at quarter 10 : O'Clock this
morning. below the harbor, with dates TO the
10Th five days later than has been receiv-
cd by the Washington New York.
The cotton market had not changed be-
tween the 18th aud Goth Of July.
BreadStutiS have rcccdch again. Flour
was selling at Liverpool at3la35s. per guar
ter.
The prices in wheat have gone back to
what they were at the commencement of
July. and under the continued promise OF
crops, can hardly rally again unless soml
unforeseen calamity appears. "a
The potato crop is represented to be free
from any dangcr--an impression which con-
trihuted not little to affect the prices Of
brcadStullS.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1847-08-13

More Io'uaiccrs FROM WinoN.-Thc
Springfield papers state, and we see no re
son to doubt it, that the president has made
y call upon this state for another (the sew
cnth) regiment Of volunteers, TO take care
Gle Sam appears TO have a high opinion Of
the Suckers rs fighters.
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SIX Lectures on the uses of the lungs : and
causes, prevention, and cure of pullnuua-
~ CONSUMPTION. asthma. and dis4n of
the heart; ON the laws of longevity; and
the mode of preserving male and female
health to an hundred years. by SAMUEL
SHELDON FIrCu, \. NJ, VI. ID.
This is a book of some three hundred pa
grs that has been laid upon our table, and
which we have given curSory cNamiua-
ito. The author, DIR. Fitch, is an cmiu-
cnt practitioner in Philadelphia, who has
made the uses. and the diseases of the lungs
his study for a number of years. In the
prosecution of his researches he has visited
all the states in the Union, nearly all the
kingdoms of Europe, the West lndiaS, Ca
edge and light on the diseases of the lungs
and the methods of presentation and cure
adopted 10y the highest professors rs wei
~ by the untutorcd savage OF this continent
He has thus attained an cmincnce in the
treatment of diseases in this department en-
joyed by no other practitioner in the coun
try. The book before us gives the result o
his researches in a small compass, in ;
plain. easy style, and cannot fail to be high
~ useful to all who will pcr,ise its pages
1t may be had at the store Of KING S
WHITE, Ottawa.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1847-08-13

Kentucky EIcciion.-Results about as two
years ago-gainS rather ON the side of the
democrats. Among the candidates elected
is Maj. Gaines, wing, who is still a prisoner
in Mexico.
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life ola Gemiemdn.-lIe gets up leis-
urely, breakfasts comfortably, reads the pa
pcrs regularly, dresses iaShionably, eats a
tart sravely, talks rsipldIly, dimes consider
ably, drinks superduously, kills time indii-
farently, sups elegantly, goes to bed stupid
lv. and lives p,eleSSly. Ahcml
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The Neiile.-lhc ncttlc genera useless
sdercd by farmers and gardcncrds little ar
and trouhcsom weed but il common gifts
rumcnt to prove that the m,nost useful TO
of Providence are often Z SINGING nettlc is
mankind. The coming which is produced
one 60, of the SGS, G.Gom, and its medical
III .nc N's S'oh, ~ more gencra's hhown
gm%, 0nnrc Dd In the form o, s' y"
,i,u nP pS,s;a.. taken in the gua nnI d ..
U MnH dait acts as a" S1 Olood anu , apUD
stment m lmpnrii,,V,InU e ',amc quantity proves
an admirable s'rci'Fpled as fermentation
tial rclaxa''oh' nevcs swcllings and abatcs
or poul'ice' Ind the expressed juice, taken
iniama'it9.S as the cxigcncy of the case
in spooGirc, in internal blecdings, is the
may powerful S,yplic known. We nay
m.0hat its leaves, when boiled, are cnlver-
"a into n tender. healthy and nsI'rlShlng
,l,nent, grateful TO the palate. Ana YET
here are few plants whose appearance Is
,ie,yed by the farmer with more disgust
Inn the singing nci'lr,'
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ioUG.--ThomNon aud LciIicr, both dem
ocrats, arc elected to congrc>Sby handsome
majorities. This state was carried by the
wings at the former election.
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The ferocious and scandalous poetry
about the prairies which we published last
week from Vermont paper. just TO show
how cnviouS and malicious the blue bellies
could be, has provoked reply from an
amateur poet of this place, who shows
at least that hard things can he said about
Yankeedoodlcdom as well a. the prairieS.
We publish the pieces together, that the
reader may see the whole case at once.
THE Prairics."
Great western waste of bottom-laud,
Fat as pancake, rich as grease
Where knats are full as big as toads,
And 'skectcrs are as big as geese
O, lonesome. windy, grassy place,
Where BuilaloeS and snakes prevail
The first with notwithstanding face,
The last with notwithstanding tail ,
I'd rather live on Cancels Rmmr,
And be a yankcc-doodlc beggar,
Than where they never sec stump,
And shake to death with fever'n' agcr.
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same morning in Chicago. This may sound
strange, but is easily accounted for by the
motion of the earth on It's axis.