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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1852-02-07

From rHr SANDWICH lsI,Nps-We suppose
uatth expedition which started from san Fran
cisco some time since, under mysterious circum.
stances, is now explained \ company have Sc
cured from King kamehama the exclusive night
Of steam navigation I" and from the Sandwich
Islands, under the name and style at the North
Pacific steam Navigation Company This opens
new and important era in our history. and i
looked to with much interest The Company
advertised their first steamer, the Col Fremont
10 sail on the 7th u,t. The Islands, | IN mum
her, with a climate very similar To that of the
West India Islands IN the same latt,dc but not
subject to those violent gales which prove go de
s,ructivc To commerce; with soil peculiarly
adapted to the growth of fruits vegetables, and
grains; lying between and - deg north, and
$50 and Loo wcst-nlthough they comprise but
a small portion Of those gems Of the sea that
peer above the waters Of the Pacific and exhibit
a richness of soil, dtlightfulncss of climate. and
geographical beauty that are almost enchanting.
will IN a few years be rs extensively visited hy
our steamers and cnterpri>inS people rs have
been those Of the West Indies In rlhti the
mountains reach an elevation uf 5000 feet, and
the submits are said to be enbcllishel with the
green and luXuriaut foliage of the bread fruit.
banana, cocoa nut. and other valuable trees In
Hawai- there j. one Of the most extensive and
terrific volcanoes upon earth, aud the summit,
Mauna Roa, is 900 feet above the level of the
ocean
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Cost Of Going to California.

The tide OF emigration sets towards California
again. Almost every village in the west is dIl
ly losing some OF It's numbers. TO swell those of
the land Of the Golden Cate"
The note Of preparation Is heard too, for Jour
neys across the plans, quite n number of our ci.
iizens purposng to reach the land Of promise by
that means.
The travel by the lsthmus route has increased
so much tina. the fare by the steamers has been
increased about $50 ard even then it is difficult
to procure passage without engaging 1t about n
north or two ahead
In the Pacific Mai Steamship Company. there
are three different grades Of passage. For frs,
class they AK s?65, second s2l5 aud Storage
sl50-each passenger being allowed $50 lbs. of
baggage free. For children under twelve they
charge halfprlee.
The company have, in conjunction with the L.
( 5, Mail Steamship Companys twenty four stea.
mers, ranging from 1000 to 5000 tons burthcn
each, eight of which are kept in the line between
New York and Chagies, and Havanlh, New Or.
leans, and Chagres, and sixteen IN the line con.
Meeting from Panama to san Francisco
Their regular days of sailing from New York
are the 9th, llth 2itl, and Goth of each month.
Al present they do not contract to carry passen.
gers over the lsthmus the transit Of which, how.
ever can be effected Al n small cost to well aud
hardy men. Parties at Chagres will contract to
carry passengers from Chagres to Gorgona, with
100 lbs. Of baggage, for from to 10 dollar. LA.
wing arrived at which point, they have accom-.
pllshed the whole of,hc river navigation, which
takes about 80 ~ As hours, and they then have
but q miles Of travel, which is performed by
about two thirds Of the passengers on foot, in
the space Of i? hours
l.. al. Il 4
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Later from CalifnrnIn.

The Promethcus arrived at New York on the
morning fthe SOth, aui brings California news up
to the End nit
The Placer diggings were Welding very abun
dainty since the rains The miner were taking ont
ten to fifteen dollars per day, from places previ
ously untouched Communication had been cnt
ell to q considerable extent, between San Francis
GO and the mines, hy the heavy rains, and but lit
lie gold was coming in. The Steamer Oregon
sailed from san Francisco for Panama ON New
Years day, with Sl,3loOOO in gold dust on
freight and large amount in the hands Of pas
sengers. A land slide occurred at Clark's Point
san Francisco on the 9th Of December. which
destroyed two new Government warehouses fol
storing bonded goods. with their contents The
Supreme Court had decided that Vallejo Is the
capital Of that State Political affairs were uu
settled on this account
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Temperance Movements.

Tie following preamble and resolutions passed
the Ottawa Division of ) of i, on rurday
evening the 3lst ut, and were handed to II, for
publication. They take strong ground and If
carried out must be the means Of doing much
good, in the temperance cause:
Believing that society is the natural condition
Of mankind that the protection ofetch IN the free
enjoyment of rights common To all, and the hap
pinrss Of every individual l.. the design Of ~ or
Sauiza'iun; We consider that no person az class
OF persons can pursue any business which i ulD-
ruuS in It's effects personally or otherwise, TO
any portion Of community, without violating tie
moral rs well as legal obligations which are sd
credly observed by all good citizens, that We
consider the use Of alcohol IN any of u, various
combinations, rs beverage rs one Of The great
est existing evils, causing countless woes and
wrongs in the hny of man, dnrkeuing and de
Gaslng many minds which POSSESS strength and
yI:or to take position with the noblc,t Of our
race, and stand pre- eminent in the brightest "a
lazy Of departed sages:
Therefore Resohsd that we deem it worthy OF
the best and most vigorous efforts of every one
who regards the interest % his fellow man to lead
him from errors WHY'S and the downward paths
of mtempcrance.
Ee'olred that we not only deem it right, but
that It Is due To the great interests Of society,
that those individuals who are willing to sacrifice
the lives, property, and happiness Of their fellow
beings. 10y administering to their passions and
appctitcs, for their private gain, should be re-
strained 10y the strong arm of the law.
Rs'olred that We believe the manufacture and
sale Of Alcohol to be used ~ u beverage, to he
morally wrong, and should be prohibited 10y .e.
gal enactments.
Rcsolr,d. that we, ms individuals, will use our
best endeavors to procure the passage of a law
by our next Legislature which shall contain and
carry ont the principles in these resolutions ex
pressed.
The Monster Petition in favor If an Anii-liquor
Law, similar to that of Maine, was presented on
Tuesday to the Massachusetts Legislature It
had 10000 signatures, and the procession which
bore It numbered some 800 persons.
"A lnfgc double sleigh, (says thu Transcript
containing the Great Petition" rolled upon u
stand led the van. The document in this shape
was about two feet in diameter aud looked quIre
formidable enough TO speak for itself We think
however, that grave legislators will hardly have
the patience to draw il ou. sufficiently to enter.
tain auv serious question ~ TO It's sentiments but
will rather quietly allow il to appear by attor.
ncv.
About nineteen thousand names have been pre-.
sentcd 10 the Legislature of Rhode Island asking
for the passage Of law for the suppression OF
drinking houses and tipping shops, generally de.
signae as the Maine Law. \ bill similar 10 the
one in Maine has been reported by the Legis.a.
ture, aud ordered TO be printed
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FouSp-A Lady's vctorne. The owner can
obtain it by applying at this Office,
Improvements.

The prospect for extensive Improvements dur
inc the coming season was never more promising
for Ottawa than it is this spring. We hear OF
several large three story stores to be erected on
the square tone by Marley X Co has already
been commenced) Of u girls, mill and an oil mill
on the hydraulic basin, and Of a number Of private
dwellings Of more or less pretenslon. Our pre-.
sent object. however, is not to speak of what ia
ahead. but Of single improvement Of no mean
Importance, which has grown up during the past
winter, noislessly and impercepdbly, until the roar
and rafting of its machinery compe He'd attention
Doubtless most Of our town readers have heard
horrible, screcchng noise proceeding from the
region Of the hydraulic basin, as Of forty thousand
tom cats in the last agony, and If they have moi,
yet had the courage to explore the cause OF the
strange sound then !; is our happiness to be able
to relieve their minds by stating that no feline or
any other agony is expressed 10y the horriic noise
in question, hut that It proceeds from most
useful and innoccn, piece Of machinery in the new
Door, Sash, aud Single Factory just pu! in opc.
ration by Mr HossAoE. on Canal street, ives, of
Sanger and Armours's block. In taking n stroll
in tina. direction few days ago, we we're amaz.
at the extent Of Mr. llossack's business. First
is his store, Of nails, paints oils, wall papcr,-in
short every thing needed in building, then is his
lumber yard, some 800 feet in length, covering
over square Of ground aud containing mil
lion Of feet OF lumber; then is the door and sa,h
factory large new building on the north side Of
the street, containing all the machinery needed in
the business, propelled at prcscn, By six horses,
aud employing some Is mechanics; next i. the
single factory, turning gu, We know not how
many thousand shingles per day; md lastly il.
the Wood Yard, occupying. with the shops. half
a square more. I, is intended to Gu, up the
wood, we learn, and deliver it ready for the stove
to our citizens at prices considerably below the
present COS, Of the ar,iclc-a most useful and de
srable "in-iituiion only II Mr. H. was in some
part, Of the town we Not Of, We should advise lin
to keep his yard we'll locked at night
Such 10 glance ut Mr. is Establishment
which is but in its infancy We believe he con.
templates using water power, when it is made
available a, this point, which il will be in few
months We have spoken thus, no, only because
Slr. II. is deserving man, bu, because the gteo,
enlargement Of his busine. bc,okeu. the ptospe.
rl'y Of our town.
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A Bogus Factory Suspended.

Sherfs Townsend, Of Kendall county, and
Coodell Of this county, arrived at this place last
Sunday night. having in custody sherman Shat.
tuck ard his WIFE, whom they had arrested
at lock 10, one and half mile above La Sale,
for Counterieting About 100 dollars in bogus
gold, together with metal in every stage Of
preparation sufficient to manufacture $4,000
more, rs also materials lor galvanzing, DC, DC
Were found in their possession. The parties had
hitherto stood above suspicion but We presume
there can be no question as to their guilt She.
riifs G. aud r. have been on tie trail OF gang
OF counlerfetcrs and bogus makers for number
of months past, and it would form an amusing
chapter in the history Of the times, were We at
liberty TO write it. TO give all their plans, devi.
ces. adventures, and hair breadth escapes, until
they tracked them to their head quarters in this
region. Il is due to say that Sheriff, G d T.
have been ably seconded in the good work by
tie states attorney, Mr.. Cook. They are oil
young men, and have gone into the matter with
most commeulaLle energy, prompted by 10 9th
cf motive than "to do the state some service,
without the most dstan, hope Of reaping from it
any adequate pecuniary reward.
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Union of the Democratic Parry.

The Democratic meetings which are taking
place all over the country, Indicate that tbs party
will lie firmly united throughout the Union at
the next Presidential election, if the tight sort of
a man is nominated by the Baltimore convention.
In every state where conventions or meetings
have been held, the resolutions IRE the q spirit Of
harmony and enncession, while Il general acqui-
esccnce in the decision Of the National Couycn-
lion is strongly urged.
In the south, where difficulty was anticipated,
where the political atmosphere was poisoned
with disuniun and scces siousm, as we'll as in the
north where aboli,ionism threatened to distract
our ranks, tie sober second thought" Is begin
ming to obtain, and all are gradually avowing
their willingness to abide by and maintain the
Compromise Measures rs final settlement Of a
question which short time since threatened the
very foundation Of the Union Let the d,mocra-
tic party only take up a man who is right upon
these great measures anl success /, inevitable
The true basis upon which the democratic par
" stand, is ofa national and not sectional CHAR
uctcr, aud is fully embodied in the Baltimore
Platform, II IS upon this basis that the democracy
of the north and south can unite and with shoul-
der to shoulder carry on n successful conflict
aginst their common enemy the wing party.
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kos>uth IN Cleveland.

"a H.
ia, ,,r,,,ro.. If r,ss,.,, a,'i ,sai,'T
from, pi,tsi,,,,, IN rls,.I,nJ -, S,.1r,i,'' No.
,na,Lrd Lv r.o,,.r, nnn,,I, - i,,',.',,.,,,,;',,.
NAM had ,s'rwII.J a, ~. y,,;o"s Sta,i'"l on
hc line ,,ri Inc mas cye,,,,brr, Wi, ' rs.,.;
vel
A, p,Ic>,;,. III, car. .,o,rei C.w minutes
and K,,.,,h .no,r hr,ray
AtS,',u tb. tr,in Slammed an L,,,r arl I;,s
smith WA, ,.rort,I 10 The r,wn IIrrs.. ,n,I made
a, short ,p,,,h IN which T.. sand ,r,,,,Iin,, h, mn,
Democrat. tlat he v,u,lh ave n, show, n, ma.
raIrs. NOT A dollar wasted Which If saved Womb
helm Igrr,ry
SOM. 5000 was handed him NJ Alliance
Jud.r SpaIJin, I'm behalf If the c,uruitt,, nm
run,rd by the meeting at Columbus. addressed
N Ku..uih Nh. endorsed bis intervention doe,
trinr, and ,aiI won wante! money To ,tIa,t the
liberation of Hungary from the FAM, of dcspo
,i,m. You mus, havcitl You want hoyor,t.
They shall be stirplrd" Men TO u,, them
were also promised
At Eayrnna. the crowd was LARGE. Jud,r
RrNtuu welcomed kussuth m the conrt house
and $500 were presented TO him. Kos,utA WA,
too SICK to speak to the multitude
At Bedford and Newhurg, the people Assem-.
hlrd. Material aid was received at the latter
place, and one Of those little incidents occurred
which ;hrin u strongly Young man was
seen pushing through the crowd shouting. ELLEN
Kossuthw Soon he reached the car. "God
bless YOU, Kos,uth." said hc. God hles. YOU
You are political Christ" Say not that" said
the Magyar, putting both hands ON his head. and
blessing him He i the holy one, but for freedom,
am wiling now, in humble imitation Of Him. to
bear the cross and die on it for freedom" The
Young man went
AT Newburg Mavor Case and the committee
on the part Of Cleveland were introduced and nc.
cumpauicd him to the citv The train did not ar.
i've ull dark The reception was brilliant and
imposing. The Military, under gen. Sanford
with two bands and the fire department. under
Chief Engineer Spranger, and the latter bearing
torches in procession. made grand spectacle
The Artillery sQuadrons of Cleveland and Ohio
fired salute from the bank Of the lake rs the
train approached. and the procession escorted
kos,uih tn the Weddell House Mayor Case in.
to lgccd Kossuth to the multitude from the bal.
couy, and the distinguished guest very briefly re-.
turned thanks for the Kindness If the people
Hearty cheers were given, AMI Ko.suh retired
The O'Rclly Telegraph Office, the True Demo
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ST.. Louis, Jan. so.
NINircmcs lMcct.',

Tho Anti Slavery Convention, held ut Boston,
last week, denounced Kossu,h. IN strong terms
because he failed to side against the Shareholders,
nnd also for the sentiments II admiration he had
expressed ut the military glory the American
soldiers had acquired in the war with Mexico.
On the other side, we observe that the City
Council If Louisville have decided by n unani.
nous vote not to invite kos'uth to partake Of tho
hospitalitie. ofthst city or even to visit IL The
reasons for such a vote are too manifest to need
explanation
lfanything werc wanting .oconvincc tho in,clli.
gent portion Of the American pcople-those
possessing enlarged and liberal vcws-,hat the
erea, Hungarian IL abou, right II would be the op.
po.i,iou Of the two fana,cnl extremes we have
noticed II bicrgo 4tib,u,.
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W, B. SLoASs FAlLuRE-The Chicago Argus
in speaking Of the reccn, failure of W B. Sloan
says;
Owe can assure our brethren Of the Press, that
in regard to Mr. Sloans matters, all will be right
in shor, time, and hope they may never stand
in more danger Of losing their just dues than il
his case
We presume Mr. Sloan has found out that hi:
creditors throughout the state are about making
arrangements to commence an investigation OF
his failure. Ncreasonablc man bot must suspect
it was an attempt to delraud his creditors gu, oil
their jus, dues, and il such was his intention, il
money and law can prevent it, it will be done
His creditors have plenty Of means, nndore club
bins together to investigate tho causes which led
to this failure.
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Neutrality-suspicious..

In looking over the congressional proceedings Of
The goth ul,.. we find that NJ Cass laid on the
table the following resolution, which was ordered
to be printed
Resoirci, 1hA, while the people Of the United
Stairs sympallse with Rli nations who ate stu.
wing TO establish free governments. yet they re.
c"gn,c the great principle Of the law " nations,
which assures to each Of them the right to man.
age ts own internal affairs in its own way, and
to establish, alter, or abolish its government at
pleasure. wi,hou, the interference Of any other
power, and they have not seen, nor could they
again sec, without deep concern the violation Of
lhi. principle Of national independence.
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Gov. BEIGuM YoUNG.--lt is reported at Wash
ng'on that is soon as spring opens, the Prcs
dent will appoint competent and vigorous man
in the place Of Brigham Young, the present
governor Of the territory of Utah \ military post
i, to be established at Salt Lake City, and the
Judges are TOT 60 back with instructions to enforce
the common law against a plurality OF wives
and with regard to other points OF morality ii
which the practices of the Mormons conflict will
that code aud with public policy.
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Nrcld ofthe California t.o,d Nine,

The precise amount Of gold taken from the
mines OF California, since their discovery, Of
course, cannot be- accurately asccr,aincd The
only data from which to make an estimate, are
the Custom House Statistics bat rs they do not
note the amount retained in tl,e country, nor that
taken from there by private individuals, the
actual yield of the mines can only be guessed at
According 10 these statistics, which We ind in the
tabular statements Of the Secretary Of the Trca.
sury, the amount Of gold shipped from Calfor.
ma, since the cstabl ,hmeut OF Custom House
there, has been IS follows:
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Facts Worth Considering

The correspondent Of the New York Courier
and Enquirer, writing from San Francisco. pre-
scnts the following considerations, which those
who think Of emigrAting to California will do
well to ponder:
a candid review of the actual stale Of affairs
in California suggests many sober reflections Tea
those about to emlgrate hther. Those who bring
out their families, and money enough to buy a
homestead, and commence operations as farmers
are alone sure Of success ultimately, for they are
At no expense for living, and are always ready Ia
avail themselves If a favorable time, withou,
running any risks. Single men, in Whatever bu,
siuess they engage are subject TO from $50 10
800 expense per month fjr living. which i, sui.
icirnt TO consume large part il not all their ear.
uIng7 Those who calculate in engaging in com
merce, navigation, mechanical trades and espe-
cially manufactures might as well make bust
ness Of Gaming II is the conviction Of this that
make. hundreds Of gamblers in California Those
who come expecting to labor for n living, must
rely only on transient employment, with long in
tervais of ldleness, and expenses, meanwhile
heavy enough to consume all they can earn while
employed; or else they must 20 to the mines.
and there the average products for the past sea
son has not exceeded So per day. To permanent
settlers alone can this country be truly said to Of
fer permancn: advantages, and to them nothing
equally tempting j. elsewhere exhibited. But
Of transient adyentGrers We have already too ma
ny. They can do but little in the way Of for.
tuuemnkiug in the present excess Of that class
Of population"
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Iteapers.

We pretend to know nothing as to the merits
of the various reaper quarrels that have Of late
occupied SO much space in the papers. The sub
Jet Of the following communication. however
seems to address itself 50 directly to the pockets
OF the farmers and machinists that we have con.
sented to give it conspicuous place in our CO.
lumns:
NcsTs. Editors Seeing among the congress.
sOnal proceedings notice of the application OF
9. ii. Mccormick for an extension Of his patent
right deem 1t important that public attention
should be called To the subject In the first place
nobody but the applicant will be benefited by
the success OF the application, and he has alrea.
dy been sufficiently rcmunerated by his patent
obtained eighteen years ago. Every man who
thinks of purchasing machine wants tue bes,
aud cheapest, and machines will be best and
cheapest where there is free competition. There
i, not one member Of congress whose constituents
are moi directly and largely interested in the de.
NAL Of this application for an outrageous mono.
poly. II Mccormick makes good machine, lie
is not unknown, and can find ready sale II
another man can get up better machine, the
farmers should have \ right TO buy it. The OBJ
ject Of this communication ia 10 call the attention
ofall interested to the subject, so that they may
demonstrate in season. should they think success
possible in congress Of measure so directly al
war with interest and rights Of tie country.
H.
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QrARr, Rock -Forty.two tons II gold bear.
ing quartz rock, from the California minrs, artiv.
I'D IN London previous to the sailing ol the Arc.
tic. an the ith, aud it was estimated tn lac worth
about s35 900 per ton. Now that Col Fremont
has sold his Marlposa tract to m English Com
pany, we suppose quartz rock will become n ma.
lerial item Of freight for vessels from San Fran.
cisco to London, as i, is thought |, can be taken
to England and separated from the gold a, u
cheaper rate than in California. lis probable
tina, i, will occupy several vessels some time to
remove all Of the rock. as II covers several hun.
dred miles Of territory, and embraces a number
of mountains, besides going down, down--somc
distance, Il IL supp'ird- 7fi5tRs
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QurcEalvER The San Jose California; Visi'
tor makes the following statement reg guiding
Quicksilver operations in that valley:
THE New Almadin mines are now in fall on
p'ratlon giving employment to 200 or more ui
laborers, and eldng about ten thousand pounds
Of quicksilver daily. The company are exravat.
ing \ passage into the hill from which the ore Is
taken, through which By means of cars. it can be
run on, more rapidly than By the present meth.
cd, and with greater ease to the workman. This
Improvement will greatly facilitate the opera
tons Of the company"