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Our Democratic Conventions

We last week alluded to the necessity Of call
who are before the people as candidates would
take the matter in hand without or being obi
ged to allude to it again But We are
sorry to fnd tina, nothing We, has been done, and
that We are again compelled to urge the con
n'ittees TO the performance Of their duty.
The election this fall is on. of the utmost i'm
poriance. We vote for President, Wee prc-i
dent, member Of Congress Governor, Lieut. Go
vernon, Secretary of State, Auditor, State Scua
atoi and Representatives, Sheriff, Clerk of the
Circuit Court kc We are within a few month.
Of the election day, and not the slightest effort
has yet been made to organize the party
Our candidates seem TO be satisfied with
telling a few confidential friends that they
intend to run, or publish tie fact in the Free
Trader, and then 60 home and depend upon 9th.
CTS to do their work, Such a course won. an
sver. Ii yoa wan, to be elected you must 20 to
work both far the party and yourselves. Have
your forces orsani,ed-sce that your conventions
are called in time-and so into The fight in ear
nest,
The wings are TO work with commendable
zeal and, though they have no hope OF carrying
the state for Scott, or of electing any of their
state ticket, they do hope, by trading and Gun,
ming TO gain some Of the district or county Off
GERS, and we can assure the democratic party,
that unless a most thorough organization il i'm
mediately effected in our ranks, that their chan
ces will be greatly enhanced. We hope. there
fore, that this may be our last appeal-that you
will take the matter in hand at once, AMI do
something for the party. We don't Ike luke
warm office seekers. we want men TO feel, at
least, as much interest in the welfare Of the par
ty, as in their own promotion to oiice.
Below We give the names Of the different com
mittees whose duty it is to call the several dis
trct and county conventions.
Senatorial Cap,miitsG-P, Lynch, bureau: G..
II. Kiers.cd, Grunly: ". O-mnn. La sale .
W. McMnllen, Liyiugsi ton, Jno. Burns, Mar
shall I. r. Ames, Putnam; L. J. Cross.
Woodfrd.
Representative CommiHcr-G NJ Bluc, Living
ston; D. & Sali,bGry, Bureau, A. McMe.lcn,
Grunly; A. Hoes, La Sale.
Co,n,ty ComniHrs " Armstrong, J IL
McFrrcn, VIM Oman. t. W. Gl,nu, Wan.
Barber, G. L. Be.orl, c. NJ Dtlmm.
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TO Rail Road Contractors.
Chicago and Mississippi Rail Ro

ONICdSO ahu NIISSISsIppI NalI NOad.
SEALhD Proposals will be received a. The o.
y tee Of the Company, IN the cry OF Springfield,
Illinois. until saturday, Aug. II, Tor the
q. gdiHg N0s1mu Bridging md Croes Ties.
OF that DIVISION Of tbs Road which extends from
Springfield to Bloomington, Illinois
The distance is about 6Omllrs, and the route ira
verses the most elevated aud healthy portion OF
the state
The line j. divided into sections Of about miles
each aud the work Is to be commenced without
delay.
Payments for work and materials will be made
in ca.h
ProfIes and plans mny be sren, and blank forms
ohlnurd nj the Offices Of the Company in Spring
will he furnished ny the Engineer Department
Satisfactory proof OF responsibility wilI be rcGuir.
ed from those proposing ior hr uolk
July 2i-4w. OLIVER II LEE,
Ckicf Engineer c. h " Rdil Road.
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Chicago and Mississippi Ran Road.

Tho attention of Railroad contractors is dI
'ce;ed TO a notice into days paper inviting sealed
proposals for the grading, masonry, bridging, and
crass ties, of lhst division OF this road extending
from Springfield to Bloomington There are now
bout $500 niles Of railroad urder progress Of
being built in this State, all Of which will be FIN
r,hed in the course Of xix Years, at a cost ofnear'
lvs50 100000, and charters for an equal num-
Ter If miles have been granted by the Legislature
Thus in the single item Of railroad property
there will be added to the wealth Of the Prairie
State mr. as l!lnoi. h US more properly be, u term
cd, the Great Garden OF the west IN less thai
az ysa7., as much u,Are as halfofthe entire value
of all the tarablc property in the Statc, At the
present time. and when We take into corsidcri
,ion the rapidi'y with which our prairics are
being improved and settled and The almost mi
raculuus growth of our cities and towns in every
SECTION and the still additional impul.e whic!.
they will receive from the railroads. plank road',
md other public Improvements which are now
under progress is it not reasonable to believe thai,
IN less than ten years, lllnoi, will have more
than doubled her present wealth population and
Influence
The character, wealth and influence OF Illinois
i, Just beginning TO be known and appreciated
Through the wise and wholesome regulations
dop,cd by our Legislature, and tlc Judicial m7.
ragement OF Gov. French and his cabinet the
stain Of reputation and bankruptcy which Tor .
while dArkcned our prospects, has been wiped
from public opinion abroad and confidence in ou
Willingness and ability 10 be honorable and just
with cur creditors has been restored ami with
II our works Of improvement, upon sure ann
healthy basis, have been resumed There il n"
estimating the credit due our Governor and Leg
isla,nrc for the service they have rendered til,
people in bringing about this change.
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I We clip the following from the Chicago Gin.
zen:
OF the sr5 female teachers transported 20 the
west by Gov Siadc. 205 have since married
The Tcrre Haute Courier says that the other 20
are supposed to be living in hope.
One can hardly suppose statement like this
could have been inuocently made Who could be
SO verinut rs to believe it, had it been certified
to by cx Gov Sladc himself II seems very much
Ike M attempt from some gnoramus, to st'g'
matte ascrvicclble class Of school teachers, VII"
merit a very different treatment from the people
In order that the facts may be known We make
the following extract ilom the Annual Report Of
TIM National Board
" The whole usmbcr Of teachers sent out by
the Board during the five years Of its existence.
i 2lS. Of these % have been sent to Indiana, CO
10 Illinois. - to Wisconsin, S to Michigan. is to
Ohio, IL to Iowa, . to Texas, 5 to Oregon 6c.
OF these teachers. IS have been married, luot
COS y 4 few Of them married within the two
years. during which 1t is understood that those
sent out hy the Board are to teach though Of
these some have continued toteach through aud
even beyond the two years
Thrt, nine Of the teachers have returned to
their hones-most q. them having taught two
years OF more Nine have died, thus leaving 10
still in the field.
But these are not all the teachers for which
the west is really indebted to the Board Oar
teachers have invited friend to go the west
As teachers, 70 be- associated with them IN their
schools OF to occupy o,hgrs which they had pro
yiied for them, and the effect has been TO throw
into the west independently Of us large num
Der OF probably pretty equal 10 our
own Con.
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Chicago .Iuly Of

Chicago, July 81.
Receipts Of produce from al scores. since or
last, amount to ?SS bbls flour. 4364 bushels
wheat, Sl55 do corn, and 6,29g do oats-t total
grain, 1880 bushels
The extremely hot weather las atcndeucy to
check business, but the market -u>tains marke ed
bGoyancy, notwithstanding Our sales Of corn
show nm advance on the highest figures Of tho
season, while oats ard wheat are fully sustained
Wool Ia coming IN spurlngly. and It may lie said
that nearly all Of the small parcels are out of
first hands that comes forward is taken read.
ly at the highest prices reported say 75a37icts,
according to quality and condition. Potatoes are
becoming more abundant. md suffer a decline.
Butter and cggs are in fair supply and sales for
city trade at 9al0c. per ID fr tie former. and
81, per dozen for the latter Freghs are slightly
declined, but as long as arrivals continue As libc.
raj a. they have for some time they cannot reach
the low figures Of the two or three past seasons.
We resume quotations Il sales as follows.
Uhcat-l $40 bushels spring, ia lots from
railroad and teams at 4Oai3c
Corn.--30O bushels, at rs cts per Go lbs. 900
do At 3Si2Sc, same measure. Also 1000 bush.
ell to arrive aGuat. al SIC, standard measure
and s 900 bushels, in store at Soc same measure
OatS--2SO burhels at e5iasGc. aud 5?i do ut
same figure Also, GO0O bushels free on board.
al 26C.
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Tie New York Courier d Enquirer a,leadrs
Wig journal comments a. follows upon the ma
uiiesto II the southern Wing members Of Con
gress published in the ArgU, Of Monday
Now it is neither wise nor profitable, like ono
of our neghbors, to blind ones eyes to these de.
vclopments by thruslug the head in the sanh
nor like another, to speak Of them only IN tie
language Of t.uuts and dcrsion Such defcc
t,oU 10 the most exposed wing Of the Wig par
ty, is a misfortune and one to be plainly under
stood and seriously considered We regret ITS
occurrence and none the less ~ because II ven
e.. our predictions and realizes our warnings. il
il incontestbe that the nomination of Dauie
Webster would have averted all movements lk,
thir, and kept the whole Wing line pnbrokcn.-
Again and again did We With all the ardor thai
anxiety for the success Of Wing principles cnulc
inspire. urge this as controlling reason for thn
domination. Again aud again did we show til,
inevitable etic,t Of the selection OF Gen. Scot
would be to produce sectional opposition, an opr,
rupture, and FINAL DEFEAT But all reason
my upon the matter was vain. The old soldier
was nominated. and though he had the advan
,agc Of being furnished With the strongest posi-
blc platform to stand upon, the evidence, Of III
erPediea,y Of the act are every day becoming nor
pduyWiy manifest
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The following cases have been decided since
our last weeks reports
Lorenzo D. Dana, ct al vs. Benz C Adams
Error to McHenry. Mcclure for pltfs in error
Church for dcft Judgment Of the court below
atfirmed-rrumbuu ds>entei. Opinion by
Treat, c. J.
Where an action of a.sumps,s brought against
two defendants, and bat one is served with pro.
cess, and at the rcturn,srm both appear and plead
the dyfrndant. cannot afterwards withdraw such
voluntary appearance, except by il.e leave Of the
court when such appearance has been cn'crca
throg-h fraud or mistake, and the plaintiffs arc
entitled to Judgment against both defendants IN
less the appearance be 50 Withdrawal
Dnwncy W. Smith Higgins for aprclaui
Leland aud Dickcy for appellee Judgment re-
yer>cd aOd cause remAnded Opinion by lTum.
bullJ
An action Of .resrass to October term, 1850, OF
Jo Dlyiess Cir Court-declaraton not fled IN.
I'll July slst, 1881. At Aug. term following
} three terms having meantime ntervsGcd, tho
only one actually heidi the def moved to dis
miss cause because declaration not filed before
second term after commencement OF action, and
said circuit court overrulled the motion
/ Held by the Sup Court, that the motion should
have been allowed--and that a term is the time
fixed by law for holding court and that it was
mmateIal whether the second term was actual
/ IL hdll, or whether or not there was any Judge
( to hold it,
| Schwab We Gingcrich- Error to Peoria. rrr.
( pie tor p'tf in error Peters for def Judgment
reversed and cause remanded Opinion by
Treat, j.
In an appeal from Justice of the Fence in
sarnj.hee process, the garni>hee has a right TO
have his answer on his trial below, before the ju-
~, who are to give it such weight a. they may
believe i; entitled in connexon with all the crcun
stances Of the case
Scho'es IT. al, rs Ackerlnni ct. G's-Appeal
franz Peoria Judgment reversed and cause re
mandcd Opinion los Treat c. J.-lnrvle for
appellants. Mrrriman for aPPc.lecs.
Where the Commissioner was sued out to take
the deposition Of Seymour Rank and the commits
.ioner returned that Of Seigmuni Rank.
Held, that tho variance was material and that
the principle Of i1n soalm would not apply.
Freeman ~, Guycr-Error 20 peorja-Jai;-
nsut rcyer ed and cause rem1nicd.-Opinion 10y
Treat, c J. M,rr.m,n for pix IN error. Peters
ior def. in error
Ono Bishop gave his note for si5to Freeman
e. he note was attached an agreement Of same
date with note, stating that the opinion of Curtis
Cldy or Ezra Tucker should control the amount
Of the no,c-Freeman inlorsed tie note 0itbou,
recourse to Guycr. Guyer sued Bishop % note
and h. brought said Tucker, who said he amount
Of the note should he $lO-Judsmeut against
Bishop for $40 aud interest. Guyer then sued
Freeman for the haleucc due 90 note, obtained
Judgment for Sass
Held by the Supreme Court that Glyer took
the ncte with full notice tina, tie amount al the
note was to he determined by Cady or Tucker
aud that rLere WIS no implied warranty on the
par, Of Freeman, that the sum specified was &C
tually due on the note
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For the Free Trader.
4 New Temperance Movement.

Tie following resolutions adopted at County
Ten perance Meeting III Ottawa, July 5,h, are
supposed 20 embo1y in substance the wish q
three iourlhs Of the voters Of our county viz
law that shall protect them from the evils Of in.
Temperance aud the general sale q Intoxicating
druks-a liquor law, that shall tighten taxation
for the benefit Of drunkard' ard rum sellers.
Inquiry has been mad. why these resolutions
were not Gortiug according u the vote of the con.
yenlion-we reply because we could no, get them
from the Secretary, who neglected his duty in
handiug them IN TO U.s.
believing thh time has come fora decided and
great advance in the cause Of Temperance in the
State Of Illinois, Therefore, Resolrsd That We
believe it to be the duty and for the in,,res, Of
the great political parties in our state, to nom
nate none but decided temperance temperance
men for our State Legislature and as such are in
favor Of ennctng law in our State equally strn
zen: with the Maine Liquor Law.
R,soircd, 1ha, il such men are not nominated
by either party, we believe It to he the duiy o
tie Temperance men TO move unltedly IN the no
miua,ion Of Independent, candidates. and for the
election Of such We will vote
"voted tia, these resolutions be printed ir th'
county papers"
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Grceiy on the Wing Platform.

Greedy thus writes aud makes Up mouths at
the wicked pro slavery" platform which he and
his Wing brother "doughfaces' haue been made
to swallow b. the Wing National Convention:
The next job was the PLATFORM thoroughly
Hunkerish piece Of joiner work. contested Of sou
,hcrn pine. and rather awkwardy polished. Oar
friends were advised and urged by the southern
Scott men to let j, pass quietly, as tie Webster
and Fillmore men hal joined hands to pass II
ANYHOW, and any violent, determined resistance
to IN. adoption b. the Northern friends Of Scott
would subIe5, them to odium, and perhaps de
fea, old Chippewa's nomination. So after Ru!U'
Choate had been allowed to make one OF his pc
culiar exhibitions Of pyro,eehnic elcquence in l''
support, the Platform was let slide (Under the
previous question: by 2?7 yeas to sc nays. Pot
Us down No, Mr. Secretary"
Yes, you may say "no"--and yet at the same
time YOU will shu; your ewes. and 20 blind for
the Wing candidate and 'he Platform, however
"Hunker,h' i, may be.-Roch R,p.
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DARWIN HlNKlEY, N ID.
American House, Ottawa July Goth, 1852.

POTATOES AMI ToNArors-Itis not so general.
ly known as It deserves TO be. that the tomato.
when grown among corn is far superior in flavor
to those produced in the common way. They
must OF course have q fair chance Of room 10
grow, and not he too h1uch crowded by the corn
Those who can appreciate the good qualities of
'hs vegetable when IN perfection, will find this
mode OF growing them to secure all they can
~" al least such has been my experience. II
mas heen maintained by some respectable expert.
mentors, that potatoes planted among corn are
not So liable TO rot; and this opinion has been
confirmed by sufficient number Of TRIALS 10
render 1t worthy Of attention 49, Working Farmer
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One Of the drollest occurrences in the annals
Of gallantry, is related Of Gbbon the historian
who was short in stature and very fat. One day
being alone with the beautiful Madam de Crou
Eas, he dropped on his knee before her, and mad,
a declaration Of love in the most passiona,,
terms The astonishcj lady rejected his suit, am
requested him to rise. The abnshed historian re
named on his knees. "Risc, Mr. Gibbon, | be
secch you, rise" Mr. Gibbon still KEEP, his pos
ture. "Mr. Gibbon, will you have the goodness
to get upr Alas madam" faltered the I'm
lucky lover, III cannot" lie wac too fat to 70
gain his feet without assistance. Madame d,
Crousas rang the bell, and said TO ber servant
"Lift up Mr Glbton'
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M0rc about ricrCc'S Habits.

Or neighJor Of the N,pubi'-oH thu. gives tie
private character, that he was 4 man Of iutem.
perae habits
The origin Of That report is simply this: some
Lncnircv letter writer IN order to staIt another
Roorb1ck. wrote a letter, which got into the New
York Tribune without The knowledge eft the Edi.
tor who next day exposed the decc pion, dis.
avowng any connection with it, Our correspon.
lent was no doubt deceived IN the same manner
This is the head and front Of the whole offence.
So, then, the iaI'iligot correspondent Of the
Rrpujl'tda was humtugged-g by some
wag Of locofJco' and lie in turn gulled the
Editor Of the Ottawa republican. a very frank
Omission NJ. EIitor-we hope you will DC
qlally frank in reference 10 other misrepresen'a-
ions Of Gen rierce's public acts and private
har.cter, which have been sent out through your
ulumns Set yourself right once and then the
)copc will be able to .rus: to your asscrtions
They will believe what YOU say. But as lon;
IS such p,lpaJle perversions Of truth, as now
rowd the vhig press throughout the country, are
opted and endorsed 10y YOU Of course, 10 ono
'a1 place confidence in your able Efforts even
hough you do tell the truth. Make up your mind
At once-anl the sooner the better, like many other
good wings have done, that nothing Objectionable
can he found against Gen. Pierces public OF
private character. That he i. good. honest, con
,cien,ious man, and noble statesman, and that hi'
election to the Presidency is certain, and sure
Tell your readers so and you will not humbug
hem. Il will be no Locofoco Rooiback'
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FGIp DouGlAs TOR ScoTT.--Fred Dauglass, the
colored champion Of the abolition party, reioices
over the defeat Of Webster, and Fillmore, butre
CARDS tl,c nomination Of Gen. Scott, a. IAN oncou
raging sign of the times But he cant GO Ora
ham. If Garrison, Can't Smith, and Abby kel
ly should come out for Scott they would he the
only true blues We know Of IfGrecly had not 'spr
on the wing platform probably these wor,hie'
would have swallowed it, bu, i;'s tao filthy nov
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Rock Island and Chicago Rail Road

4 meeting was recently held in La Sale to
consider the propricty Of permitting the Rock l.
land and Chicago Railroad to pass through that
place The opposition to said permission is said
"a have been entirely unmanageable--so much SO
that when the Attorney Of the Rock Hand Rail
Road Company appeared to propose terms f"
compromise, and to expound the Law, lie was
looted down. and not allowed to open his head
II is said to have bcca very dignif,d affair
We are however informed that the more substan.
',al and influential citizens are favorable to Civ
,ng the Company permission to pass through the
town providing they will build depo, there,
notwithstanding they have depot but half a
mile below This certainly is liberal enough es
peoialy after the Company pay all damages the
Road will do property along the side Of the Bluff
and then pay $4,000 for ground for the depot
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Coon FOR Grs. Cas- The Washington co,

Coon FOR GEs. CAss.- The Washington COT
responder, of the Philadelphia Ledger, writing
under date Of June 9th, relates the following:
Gen. Cass having today been accos'ed a, the
National Hotel by one Of his friends, who observ.
ed that Republican. were ungra'eful.' the old
Statesman Instantly checked him, by assuring him
tina, the Republic had been remarkably grateful
to him. u crossed the hlleghanies on foot" said
Gen. Cas-; IL rowed my own boat on the Ohio
river. and from tina, humble position have been
exalted by the gratitude Of the Republic into ev
ery station Of honor, trust. and enolument er'
cep, one, and for that have once been nominal
ed, though no, elected II there be any man in
this nation who has reassn TO thank the Rrpub
lie and the people for avors bestowed upon him
am that man" The would b.. haterer was
.nubbed. Let every American statesman set q
similar example Of forbearanee and self denial
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R1RgRr hyTOrL-lLis distinguished gentle
man during recent speech at Lynn, Mass.
declared his intention to support the democratic
nominees-although he was \ little dissatisfied
with his treatment at the Baltimore Convention.
Mr. RaHtoul was the only Democrat in the
United States. that We have heard Of, who found
fiult with the proceedings Of tho Democrat. VA
tonal Convention. He contested seat in that
body, and though his claim to the seat seemed
better than his opponents, he would not consent
in advance to abide by the platform which the
Convention might adopt, but declared be would
do his Town thinking upon that subject The
Convention fearing that he might dissent from
their proceedings, deemed it best to admit the
other man, who had declared his willingness to
acquicSe in whatever a majority Of the Conven'
ton might do. Mr.. L. was accordingly rejected
and his opponent admitted. A, this he, Of course
/ felt little soured and on several occasions told
the people So, bu, finding, no doubt, that his com
plants meet with but little sympathy he has
/ finally declared himself willing to subscribe Ia
/ the action Of tic Convention, anu dO AL lie can
, for Pierce and King
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C.SpIDArF foz SHERUF,-By reference to our
announcements Of candidates in another column
il rill be seen that Mr. +. Herman Is a candi.
date for the sheriffll;y Of this county. Mr.. X,
it will be remembered had his right hand shot OIL
while firing salute in honor Of the nomination 0:
Pierce and kng. Like the rest OF The candidates
" no have been announced, he is inlly competent
1, discharge the duties Of he Office.
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RAYMoSD ASp VASAnBuRos MrSAeKniEs--This
rpcudid Geological Caravan reached Our town
GU Thursday morning, and exhibited ia tho Of
magnificent Their fine ochestra preceded the
long train, upon two Of the largest elephants
tia, ever travelled this county; after the band
came the long train Of animals, drawn by leo
horse, all Of which were decorated with plums o.
ostrich feathers, and reminded US a little of"olt
puss and Feathers" The crowd at the exhibitor
in the afternoon was immense From one
tho prcprieIors We learn tina. nearly 1000 per
.on. were admitted into The pavilion, during 'h
performance