The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1853-07-30
1hree Due!s IN California

originated upon race track The latter, who
by the b., is a candidate for the 6oyTnorshp,
, Is sand to nave uttered some offensive language
in reference tothe former; whs-eupon Mr. Gwin
chaliangcdh him. The weapons selected wcrsr'Ues.
and the distance 90 PAGES At the time arpoiut.
ed. the be!li-erauts mc,--shct at'eachothcsSETce
times without bit ing--thea nade uP-weat
home to be rI.cu!ed by the press, aud laughed
at by al! who know anything about 'he use OF IA
rflr. Both are, however considered dead in %
political sense, as woald appear from the follow.
ing which is taken from HE Sac Francisco Ter
odd:
THE duel between Ncssrs. Civin ana u. Cor
k'e uicuurse settles the senatorial question as To
SIr Gwn. his friends certainly cannot think Of
prefrrring his claims for one Of the highest I'll
CT. IN the git OF the state after he has commit
ted an act that according 10 the Constitution uf
California. Inequalities him from holding ofi'r,
even II he himself should prove SO destitute Of
conscience as to become n candidate, Mr. Bic
Corkls too, without doubt viii rot trk Of run
ming for governor, after having sworn 70 support
the constitution % he state--as he must have
done when member OF The Legislature, h.
cannot possibly so far forget h;a;self Gs tC break
his oath ty accepting office"
Til, second was between Mr. Alderman Hays
and Mr. John Nu5ent, one OF the Editors OF the
San Francisco Herald. The duel grew out o.
an article which appeared in the Herald in refer
ence to the official conduct Of Hay'. The duel
came off at O'Clock. P. II of the 10th Of jane;
After Inc preminaries usual on such occasions
had been settled, tie first shot was exchanged
withou, injury to either party. The second took
effect in Mr. Nug-nt's arm, ,hatterng the bone
very much, and thence traycrsei the muscles
and ntegumcrts Of the back. Upon receiving it,
Mr Nugcut fell to the ear,hFIis friends FASTENED
to bis assistance and the distinguished physi-
clans, Dis Bowie, Mott and Gray in Attendance,
examined aud dressed the wounds. Soon as he
was able to be remoTed he was brought into
town.
| Some fears are entertained that lis arm will
have 70 be amputctel.
Aud the bird is hasdeta;lcl by the Times &
Transcript
"A hostile meeting took place on the morning
Of the near the Pioneer Race Track. between
| Mcssrs Toby snd Craine--the former nov Clerk
OF the Board of Assistant Aldermen, the later a
physician of'his CITY The weapons we're duel.
| ling pistols At ten pacca Cnau the se0nl shot
! DR.. CRANE received wound in The stomach. tie
( ball gancing oat and passing into The wrist.
The next dav, At o'clock Dr. Crainr Expired
at the Oriental Hotel The wound which We.
at first deemed 20, de-erols proved TO have
penetrated he iuiestine9. ami Enr'if-a'i.n ,nsu
3D. The deceased was from A',xlnlro, Re-
River Iouisiar1. and a son of Judge Cniue OF
Mississippi III. remains Willie Inferred TODAY
from The residence Of james = Wainwright
Tie Marion Ribs are to e:ror. the body to the
grave
The papers contain. moreover, many acto1ui-
al personal rencCn'res in various parts Of tht
state, resulting in many instances, in loss # life
The Nevada Journal estimates that four HIN
lred Indaushave per,.hci from the ravaCes o
small pox in that country during six months pact
But few whites take The infectin
CL,ylzAu,S-1he move in favor Of colou'r
alton appears to be daily gainn, ground all owe
the siatrs. A resolution appropria'ing annual,
$1,000 for the removal Of such co'orei people
as may be DESTROYS 10 emigrlte ia Liberia, ha
Just passed both house; Of the Connection. Leg
stature. This resolution had passed the Spnat,
at an early day Of the session bat wa. drfrate,
in the House Subsequently however. the Hnrs'
came to the conclusion that it hal made blum
Ter IN rejecting the resolution, anil after a hrir
discussion il was recorsiIercd, md the resolution
then passed without any amendments, by m nj
most unanimous voice. A similar resolution
appropriatng $4,000 passed the Pennsylvania
Legislature last year Virginia, Kentucky, In
diam, and we believe several other states hav
Tor several years back paid large sums toward
the Colonization movement.
We prefer this plan of getting rid Of he color
ed race to any other yet suggested. The ezpe
riment Of freeing them and allowing them 10 re
main here, has long since proved failure. rs "a
as il was intended to improve tha condition q
the coored race for experience shows that the
are but little better o 4 L indeed any, when fire.
than whls slaves The repugna1cy OF felin
which the white entertain towards the black rae
has attained such degree Of intensity that tn
latter can never. in this country atIeast, hope (
secure themselves equal social and poli,icl
rights, with the former. There appears to b.
natural distinction between the two races, whic
the Creator has placed there to keep them SEP
arae and distinct, for it ia an established fact, tina
where this distinction has been disregarded, an
white persons have married nesroes, that thei
offspring were inferior to their parents and tha
the tendency ofsuch an amalgamStion il in tn
highcs. degree deleterious and .degeneratve.
TnE STATp FARf.-Mr. Murray, the Correi
pon5ing Secretary Of the State Agricultural 81
cety, has handed US another letter, in referenc
I 4. =. n I -. II.