The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1848-09-15
The Haruburucr Meeting,

The Barnburncr Meeting.
In common with number of our citizens
of both the democratic and wing faith, we
took the privilege of attending the barnbur-
ner meeting at the court house on Tuesday
evening as a spectator.
The attendance was undoubtedly reSpec.
table as to numbers, bat it will not be dispu
ted that, if not more than half, at least a
very large proportion of these present were
not barnburners.
The meeting had gone through the cere
mony Of organizing when we entered, and
about the first word we heard was Gree
Trader" So we pricllcd up our ears, and
soon found we were catching it right aud
left from our friend Esq Cotton, to whom
had been assigned the duty Of explaining
the object Of the meeting. lie said the OBJ.
iect was to form club of the free soil men,
SO that they could meet together requonily,
interchange views, and disseminate their
doctrines; and that this was the more nee
cssary as the Constutionalist and Free
Trader, the only papers in the place, were
"o,-r.'.'st them, and refused to publish anv.
lying there I.5, asleep -.i.-;r norf.-
"Bui am not |, is impossible ilnt should be.
lspokc to hin therc--.ri to bring him home with \
me; and lie was so drunk TINT he wanted to ii1h'
with ne.-ATc you confident, he IS IL the guard
house !"
lam; IjI INV him there
Then he was .e' ont by the scntnels, and I'll see
that they get iair dues il they don't attend to their
daiy' said the captain a. he -praug to his feet an! IN
rage left the lnnquee On bis arrival at the guard
house he was brought up standing, by Il halt "
from sentinel who, AT the same time placed the
point OF hi bnyonet TO the captains breast
=, Where Is the captain Of the guard !" enlligci
CAPT =
Captain ofthc guard :" shouted the sentinel
Here answered he, and at the same time cane
walking up tn the guard house
Good evening Captain" sud CUnt -
'Gooi evening was the response.
'Caprnn, want You to pay strict attention to The
guard at this post; for b, one of my men. has
been allowed 10 leave the guard housc-pass the lines
knowledge"
"You arr in error, captain rcp'ied the officer Of :
hegard. for have the very best men could find
at this post | would trust them with my life any
whcrc: And then, have been here all the evening
myself, aud en- lake my oath that he has not been
from the guard hoCs since he was put in this even
ing {
'Yor nre imposed upon, sir. by these mon. They
have betrayed your confidence That man has been
out and IN here 70 uight--I know il ; for saw him
with my own eyeS--i cannot h. mistaken
:, see mere mister" snid n fellow. rolled up in n
blanket laying with his head ona stump for pillow,
stand at TINT post, and if Won want respectable
take that back
oh! an bcin5ers its mcselfthat's been stand
~ AZ UNI post 10 nlgh an dlyel the ha-pennyw
igNe we ior your life fits Patyon mean hints not
alter dong his du.y' said bio heavy listed son Of
Lnn; as he squared himself IN front Of Capt -
NV, IN dat lsh my dalk, too. Ne shian dare
one u'nr' dWIse, dish night " yelled little Dutch
man AM as DC came rolling out ofapile Of leaycs
hal us men, slr' hive done their duty They
nave let no one pass wi;hou; my permission. to night
Your man has not been allowed TO pass here You !
must nave been misnkcu--!, cannot be o,hc,,yIse"
sad the captain Of he guard
~ 10 very Trange-yey " sail Capt. - and
y, i!iht p, went to the guard house to al-
~ himself lhat b was still there Tha-c wa. no
room tor doubt-1nl turning 20 the officer of the
Ruifu; nc T'f '1iet-"ti Is very strange" An! he re-
turned 10 his marquee.
Inc getting drunk of R--wn- n matter Of the
slightest consequence; neither dl Cant, - allow
20 disturb his rest. But to he obliged to ackuow-
edge TINT he Ind been mistaken, was too much He
had seen, heard. and felt him in town. and vet here
were twenty mcN otmblcmshcl character ready 10
swear that B. had not p1%el the threshold of the
guard house since he was tir nut there in the early
part OF the evening That il was a ghost was too
snper,uucds an ,cl for Capt -: and he was too
ncredulous 70 believe tha,it was spectral illusion
NeSt morning The story told vastly different
IRON what Il rp0'lv was AMI some herln to sus-
pect that the captain might have been metamorpho-
Eed, and himself acted the part attributed to 3
Before brei ktls Il had got all over camp. and every
man mat met the captain would have some remark /
10 nnNr or question TO ask in reference 10 his trp 10
town. &c
Dnnn he forenoon Ill in the guard house were !
discoyc-cl'3 lc on regular bust " Col. Hardin, |
VINO was oliccI O! the day, was called up lie inn
mediaiely had The guarl house searched, when two
regular hr-heuet bottles" one empty and The 9th. /
erneary il OF the best old rye Alton could afford
Were found wrapped up in BIS blanket The /
Colonel turned to B. and cuquired where he had |
GOT The, lQor
"Where ] got UNI, coloncl,-hic-whyI got um
IN town--lc--whcrc dyou think :"
How did you get by the Guards N
walked, inrourse Colonel" said he. still evinr
theingncns ofhis broken bottles
Aer leaving some orders with the officers of the
guard, IN" Colonel rode of No further explanation
WIS gwen to this mysterious incident, until some time
hlrti one evening q number ofthe boys Were sitting
IN nom OF the captains marquee, talking over their
adventures when B. gave full explanation.
nc mad slipped ont Of the guard housC-pnssed
,hc camp Fuar, and went TO town where he met
his cap'ail, ma to avoid being taken home by him.
I've preltnsrd to be reelng drunk. AS soon ms the
captain cft him he shouldered histwo well filed hot
uesand put for camp" lie succeeded in rrttinr
PACK mo the Tari house again unobseved before
ms captain got home.
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BURIAL OF THE BEAUTIFUL.
Where shall the dead and beautiful seep,
INN, " ,he vac where the willow and cypress weep;