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1t Is evident from present appearances .
that our relation, with SPAN are in crti- .
cal condition She has for the hundrith time |
inSuted our country with impunty, and .
now, in the last outrage upon our rights, she .
approves the conduct Of the captain general ,
/, l. 'iHTk Narricr case.
will be left undonc in YnhQpcd that nothing
try to bring about an amicablc settlement |
The following are acts oiin,uSticc on the part
Of Spain, towards our country, which must
and ought TO he wiped out.
In m" present crisis, it may not he unn-
tcrcsting to cnumcrate a few Of the ontragcs
which wc have been compelled 10 submit Ia.
The Black Warrior affair, which is the last
in the series, is familiar to al, and need not
bc reviewed in detail. One year ago this
month, three American citizens were seized
on suspicion of crime, and condemned to
confinement in prison, without trial; and
two others, last fall, were Transported with
out any charge whatever being preferred
against them. These acts alone would be
considered by England as just cause of
war.
Last year the United States mails in tran
sit between Chagrcs and Panama were brok-
on open hy tho Spanish authorities Of Cuba
and the correspondence inspected in viola
ton Of postal agreements. This outrage has
never been a,oncd for. Shortly before that,
an American schooner was boarded and de-
taincd by Spanish ship Of war, and no cy
cusc or explanation whatever made. About
year and a half ago, the steamer Falcon
was fired upon by Spanish naval vessel,
without any provocation. Afterwards, If we
remember rightly the Ohio was forced To
perform quarantine when she was to sail.
Such thing was never heard Of before un-
der the circumstances, and it was done out
of sheer spite, and disposition to do mis-
chief
Our readers rccollcct how the Crescent
CITY was refused landing, and was not al
lowed to exchange mails at Havana, on the
charge that one of her subordinate officers
was not friendly to Spain, and had written
letters against her, the last of which was
false. Had it been true, mo one can pre-
tend that it was justification for the out
rage. The vessel was driven to sea in a gale
of wind, and without her usual stores. All
will remember the capture of the Gcorgiana
and the Susan Cloud, and the Imprisonment
of their crews, without any justiiication.--
/ To cnumcratc the large number of American
citizens who have been illegally imprisoned,
without trial, would take up too much
space.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1854-06-03

Hope ana Memory.

And old poem of the North tells lray,
boy, who in his earlier days found his moth
cr's cottage too narrow, mouincd attending
the goats on the mountain side, and felt his
heart swell within him like brook from the
melting snow when he saw ship shoot like
an arraw into the bay. He ran from his
mother and to the boats. The Nicking
took him Oh board. The wind swcllcd the
sails. lie saw the blu,tops sink in the blue
deep, and was riotously glad. lie took hi
fathers sword in his hand, and sworc to con
qucr him houses and land by the sea. But
qow, in his old age, his palace in Byzantinm
MS a wcarincss to him and he longs for his
mothers cottage. He dreams of the goats {;
he sail for the Scandinavian coast, to the
very cottage too narrow for his childhood ;
and eats the oakcn bread of Sweden, and
drinks its bitter bear; barcs his forehead TO
the storm sits ON the rocks, and there he
dies
Bury me not pray thee in Egypt said
Old Jacob, but Twill lie with my fathers ;
bury me in their hurying place
The scholar becomes an antquary he
likes not young men unless he knew their
grandhthcrs before. The young woman
looks in the newspapers for the marriages,
the old man for the deaths. The young
mans eye looks forward; the world is all
before him, where to choose. 1t is n hard
world he does not know it : he works lit
tie, ard hopes much. The middle aged man
looks around at the present; he hopes less
and works more,
The old man looks back on the fields he has
trop; this is the tree planted; this is my
footsteps, and hc loves his old house, cat,
dog, stoif and friends.
In the lands where the vine grows have
seen an old man sit all day long, sunny an.
tunn day, before his cottage door, in an old
arm chair, his dog Couchcd at his feet in the
general sun. The autumn winds playcdwi
the mans venerable hairs; above him on the
wall. purplng in the sunlight, hung the full
clust RS of the grape, ,ipcning and matur.
ing yet more. The two were just alike; the
wiud stirred the vine lcarcs and they fell
stirred the old mans hair and it whitcncd
yet more. Both of them were waiting ior
the Esprit in them to he fully ripe. The
young man looks forward the old man bacl,
How long the shadows lie in the setting sun;
the stccplc mile long, reaching across the
plains as the sun stretches out the hills in
grotcsQuc dmcnsio $. So are the events o
life in the old mans memory.
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AMrRICAS PRonucrs.-Thc New York
rcoropis, the hest commercial ,,rcr in ,hc
,,,..
county says.
nc S"lPniS lro'" Eastern Europe are
,'' "" ""I ''' P"Pc'S anu '',c",aiS %,
h@'"''H continue l" "Nn,It t''"' ''c 'h',c"
na''S nave 'afEe Iu"t'''TS a 10 snip WIN
'hr sprins n.''Eauon' l"cre Is great
MISTAKE III t"a' l",o' 'hc 'hi''u states
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EpIrrNG A NgwspArrR-Thc following
sensible remarks are taken from the Ma.
tional lntclligcnccr the editors of which, af-
ter upwards of forty years services in the
profession, may he considered somewhat
competent to form correct opinion upon
the subject alluded to:
"Manv people estimate the ability of a
newspaper, and the industry and talent of
its editor, by the editorial matter it contains.
1t is comparatively an easy task for n frotly
writer to pour out daily columns of words
words upon any and all subjects. His ideas
may flow in one wishy washy everlasting
flood and his command of language may en-
able him to string them together like bunch
cs of onions, and yet his paper may bc II
mcagrc and poor concern. But what is the
toll of such man who displaycs his loaded
matter largely, to that imposed on udicious,
wclliniorincd editor, who exercises his voca-
ton with an hourly consciousness of his re.
sponsibilitics and duties, and dcvotcs himself
to the conducting of his paper with the same
care and assiduity thata sensible lawyer be-
slows upon a suit, or humane physician
upon patient, without regard to show or
display Indeed, the mere writing part of
editing paper is but small porto. Of the
work. The care, the time employed in Sc
lccting, is far more important, and the tact
of good editor is better known by his Sc
lcctions than any thing else, and that We all
know is half the battle. Butas We have said
an editor ought to be estimated, and his la.
bors understood and apprc cciatcd by the gen
cral conduct of his paper, its tone, is' temper
its uniform, consistent conrsc, its principles
and aims lis manlincss its dignity and pro.
prie,y. To preserve these us they should
he preserved, is enough to occupy fully the
time and attention of any man. u to this
be addca the general supervision of the
newspaper establishment, which most cdi-
tors have to encounter, the mos, wonder ia
how they find time to write at all
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At the recent term of the De Witt circuit
court, there was an IN lic,mcnt found against
nine idj,s, from Marion, in said county, for
riot. The circumstances are AS follows ;
\ man by the name of Tanner, Rad recently
moved in the town of Marion and started n
'doggcry,' and was selling liquor TO the in
habtantS, much to the annoyance of the fair
sex. The ladies called upon Mr.. i. and re-
uutstcd h,m to dcSst his traffic of liquor,
but to no avail. They then took the law in
their own hands and, in aquict and respect
Gl manner took the liquor and turned it out
upon the ground. At the trial, there were
from one to two hundred ladies' present.
CO... Gridlcy prosecuted for Mr.. Campbell,
the latter being unable to attend to business
McssrS. Lincoln and Stewart defended the
fair daughters of Adam. The jury found
the perpetrators guilty and the court fined
them in the sum of t,ro dollvS. lluzZah for
the Marion ladics.--Decdtur Gdzette.
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QuINcy, June II, 1922.
"Dcar Sir: Haitian hour ago received, and
this moment have heard read for the third or
fourth time, the best letter that ever was
written by an octagcnarian, dated june l.
"* This globe is n theatre Of
war; its inhabitants are all heroes. The lit
tie ccls in vinegar and the animalculcs in
p 'ppcrwa | believe, are u rrclsomc.
lhc bees are rs warikc as the Romans, Rus
slams, Britons, or frcnchmcn. Ants, cater
pillars and cankcrworms are the only tribes
among whom have seen battles; and hcav-
en- itself if we believe llindoos, Jews, Chris
tpns, and Mohammcdans, has not always
been at peace. We need not trouble our
selves about these things nor fret ourselves
because of cv-docrs, but safely trust the
Ruler with the skies. JonN ADAMS"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1854-06-03

TnE MARTHA WARRINGTON CAsE.--lt will
be seen from pcrusal of the very interest
ing letters we publish this morning, from
our special correspondence at llalcna, that
this lengthy trial has It last been con lnlcd
nd the decision of the court rendered.
Captain J. n. Cummings, master of the boat
at the time she was burned was discharged,
the proof not being sufficient, in the opinion
of the court, to hold him for further trial
The other prisoners, Lyman Cole, VIM. kis-
sane, Holland Earl, and the ChapnS, were
held to bail, the first two in tho sum Of 81
600, and the others in $4,000 each. kis
sane had given bail, and the court was to
meet yesterday morning to receive the bail
bonds of the balance of the prisoners The
decision of the court, to us, is n very strange
one, and created considerable excitement at
lIalcna, so unexpected was it thcrc.-.Rem-
pits Eagle, 20M.
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DwoRcEs.--1hc New Hampshire Superior
Court at its late term held in Concord, heard
arguments in cighty-,hrcc divorce suits.
Thirty three of the applications were granted,
seven denied, and the decision of thiriy-thrcc
reversed. The Superior Court Of Rhode Is
land, at its late term had scvcnty.scvcn cases
before it, ofwhich forty-two received .iudg.
mcnt of divorce, four were denied, three were
settled, and the remainder continued for con-
sidcra,ion., The frequency ofdivorces seems
to keep pace with the increase Of "strong
minded womcn."- CAicago Tribune.
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The Troy Conference Of the Methodist
Episcopal Church lately passed n resolution
recommending n change in the rules of the
Church, so as to exclude shareholders entire
" from communion. The resolution was
sen, to the New Jersey Conference for adop-
ton. and was unanimously ncgatycd by that
BODY. The New York Conference also
Bishop Waugh prcsiding--has non.concur-
rcd in the resolution.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1854-06-03

Cumosrms IN REAL ESTATE. What will
our friends in the east say, when they learn
that at the city tax sale, on yesterday, the
two thousandih part of an inch brought $40;
the four hunircdth part ofsn inch Sl4s; the
sixteenth of an inch $ls; an eighth orap inch
S33; and onc-half oran inch s6l. Wcwould
suggest the consignment of microscopes, to
enable shc purchasers to find their lots The
auctonccr, (W. H. Jones is totally unable
TO Law down "thc mc,cs and bounds. "--,SdH
tJaHcisco IRr,ri,str.
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The war.
Black sea et...IBombardmcnt Of Odes-


The bombardmcnt ofOdCssa was more de-
structivc in its results to the Russians, than
was previously stated. The London Imo'
of May 9th gives the particulars as follows
We learn that twelve vessels of war were
sunk in the pert, and thirteen Russian trans.
ports, with their stores on board, captured,
while the greater part of the merchant ships
were saved, and neutral and private property
was respected.
The ships of war said to be destroyed can
hardly be supposed to form an important part
Of the Russian fleet, and they were probably
vessels Of small force, lying in the harbor Of
Odessa, and used, like those small steamers
met by Captain Jones on the coast Of Cncas-
sia, for the purpose Of carrying on comnuni-
cation between Odessa, Nicholaiow, khcr-
soft, and Scbastopol; but it is satisfactory to
learn that "A considerable portion of this !lotil-
la has been DESTROYED, and that the blow has
fallen where it ought to fal-not on the unfor-
tunatc traders of Odessa, but Oh the imperial
flag of Russia
"Thc Trieste Zcit"ng says, that up TO the
10th April, three steamers had taken fifteen
prizes in the Black Sea"
Baltic Fleet.
\ private letter from the fleet of GOttSkc
Sound. and dated the 18th ult., contains the
following remarks, which may not be without
general interest at present "Sincc sailing
from Spithcad the fleet has been gradually
advancing towards the enemy in a most sys.
tcrnatc manner Every movement has been
well calculated by our noble admira! and,
now that we are 50 near, and within only icw
hours sail Of the enemy, the contcnuncc of
every man and officer indicate anything but
that they are on the point Of Il sangunary
battle Conientmcnt and happucss and a
feeling Of certainty peryadr the ilcc'.
i letter from the fleet, dated at Copcnha-
gen, April -, states that
"Sir c. Napier, with the line of battle
SHIPS under AdniIals Cory and Chadds,
were, by the latest accounts, keeping up "a
rigorous blockade Of the Gulf of Finland,
which would render the escape Of single
Russian ship impossible. Cruisers are sta
toned or Rcycl, Riga, Mcmcl, Dantzic,
Stockholm, hothIand, BonholnI, in the
sound, tattcgat, and Gulf ui kicl, 50 that
til. whole Baltic sea a. COASTS are under
strict puard
"TLc Tribune lcf, Coucubagcn for Enylond
on the 2cthof April, with one Of her prizcs,
HAVING captured SIX. lhe MaslHcnne was at
Copenhagen on thu 2rth coallng, and wuud
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en- Va Va G@

Carriage and Wagon MahuiactoIy,
G., GAY would inform hs friends and
- customers that he has removed to his
new shop at the southwest corner OF the pub
Iic souor. wher. he wl, continue the manu-.
featuring oi carriages buggI,s and wagons IN
the a,e,, and most approved styles. Beng
practica workman he ta,ters himself that h-
can build as good work as can he produced
in this market Work made to order and
warranted to give entire satisfaction. Repair
ing done on the shortest notice.
G Gay.
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GoNG To BEp-Going to bed we have al
vHvv considered one Of the most sober. scri-
ous and solemn operations which a man can
be engaged in during the whole ~ hours.
With young lady it is Altogether differ
cut thing. when bed timcarriycs, She trips
up stairs with a candle in ncr hand, and
II She la, had pleasant company during the
evening with some agreeable IDEAS in her
head The candle on the toilet; and her
luyuriant hair is speedily cmancipatcd from
the thraldom OF combs and pins. If She us.
u1lly wears water cufl-, or uses the iron,
her hair is brushed carefully from her fore
head, and the wholcmass compactly secured;
bid in innnmcrablc bits Of paper This task
accomplished, night cap appears, edged
may lie, with plain muslin, ormay bc with
heavy lace, which hides allssayc her own
sweet countenancc. Is s6n as she tics the
string, probably She takes peep in her glass,
aud halt smiles and half bushes at what she
sees The light is Out--hor fair, delicate
form gently presses the couch-and like a
dear innocent, lovely creature, rs She IL, she
falls gently into sleep, with sweet smile
on her still swcytor face. \ man, Of course,
under the same circumstances, acts quite
differently Every moment in chamber in
dicates the coarse, rough mould Of his sullcn
nature. When all is ready. he snuifs the
candle out with hi, fingers, Ike a cannibal,
and then jumps into the bed like n savage.
For a few moments hc thinks of all the pcca.
dillocs he may have committed during the
day---vows a vow to amend sO0H--groans,
turns over, stretches himself, and then all
is silent save the heavy breathing of the
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1854-06-03
Thc EyOrrOt's IsaggOut.

The IgOriOt Indians ol the philippine Is
lands are supposed 10 be descendants OF
some renegade Chinese who landed there in
1874. They are a cowardly and cruel race,
killing and dcvOuring every helpless indi-
yidual who may fall into their hands. The
Chcvalcr dc la Gironicrc, in his book of
travels in the Philippines, mentions an en-
conntcr which hc and his native servant had
with one of the lgorrots. They met him
mounted on Il buffalo. Our encounter (says
the Chcvalicr,) was somewhat curious. !
lcvclcd my gun at the savage my lieutenant
took hold of the animal by the long lcathcrn
strad, and made sign to the lgorrot not
to stir thcn-always in my mimic language
i asked HIM if he were alone. ! under
stood from him that he was accompanied by
no fellow traveller, and that he was going
nortlwards, in the opposite direction To our
own, But, Alila, who decidedly had grudgc
against the savages, was most anxious to
lodge ball in the fellows head However
! strenuousiy opposed such project, and
ordered him to let 20 the bride
But MASTER s,..,. he, ALLOW me at least to
see what these jars contain
Around the neck Of the buffalo three or
four jars were strung, covered with the
without even waiting for the answer, appl.
cd his nose to them, and discovered, to his
infinite Satisfaction that they contained a
deer or stag ragout which sent forth a GER
tain perfume so still without consulting me
hc undid the smallest of the jars, struck the
buffalo with the butt end of his gun, and,
letting 90 the animal ut the same time, cx-
claimed
60 YOU raScaI-go
The Ieorrot finding himself free, fled as
quick as the beast could carry him. and we
rc-cntcrcd the woods, taking care 20 avoid
the openings, for fear of being surprised by
too large n numbcr OF sayagcs Towards
four o'clock we halted to take our rcpast.
This wished for moment was lmphtirntly cx-
pcctcd by my lieutenant, as the sayagc's jar
sent forth a very SlyOrv smell. Vt last the
desired moment arrived we sat down on the
grass. ] struck my p"gnard into the jar
which Alila had brought up to the fire, and
withdrcw-an entire human handl Nv
poor lieutenant was n supplied as ! was
myself, 50 remained a icw minutes without
saving word At last | gave a vigorous
kick to the jar, and smashed il in pieces, 50
that the human flesh il contained was scat
tered over the ground, while still held the
fatal hand on the point fmy dagger. That
hand horriiicd me; yet examined it most
carefully and it appeared TO have been the
hand of n child OF AN AIc,aS, a species ofsay-
ages that inhabited the mountains of Nucya-
Extra and Marihclus. took some strips of
palm tree. roasted in the burning cmbcrs
Alila did the same, and We set ont, not in
the best of humor-, in search of resting
place for the night.
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The Know Nothings ARE alive at New Or.
leans. At the election for Aldermen in the
First Dstsict, on the stl, inst, they carried
ta vote of4. l3i. In the Seventh Ward,
(wherc the hallotbox was destroyed at the
last clcctcn) there were only eight hundred
votes cast, and those gave lS majority for
the Know NothngS. At the last election
there were ,il9 votes said to have been Civ
en-, ont Of which number the Democrats
claimed to have | 900 majority. The Know
Nothings are forming u Regiment of Nation.
al GuardS--two companies have elected their
officers and organized.
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A umor was freely circulated at Philadel.
pha On the 9Th that n dedication of $780,.
ooo had been discovered in the U. $. mint.
The ALLEGED tcfau'tcr is an oiiic, int estuf-
ton
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From Fanny's Portfolio.
lCan't.

Apollo What a face Dorful as
hcar>c; folded hands; hollow chest; whi-
ming voice; the very picture of cowardly ir-
rcaoluton,-Spring to your feet, hold up
your head, set your teeth together, draw
that firm form OF yours up to the height that
God made it; dIaw an immense long breath,
aud look about You. What do You see,
Why all creation taking care of number one;
pushing ahcad like the car Juggcrnaut over
live victims. There it is and You can't help
cd?
Ey all that is manly, no.-dash ahead
You have aS good right to mount the tri-
nmphal car As your ncghbors. Snap your
fingers at croakcrs. If you can't get round n
stump leap over it, high and Ivy. Have
nerves of steel. a will Of iron. Ncvcr mind
sidcachcs or hcartachcs, or headaches, dig
away without stopping TO breathe, or to no.
ticc envy or malice. Set your target in tho
clouds, and aim at it, If your arrow falls of
the mark what of that Pick it up and 20
at it again. lfyou should ever reach it, you
will shoot higher than if you only aimed at
bush. Don't whine, if your friends fall oft.
At the first stroke of good luck, by Nam.
mon! they will swarm around you like
hive of bees, till you are diSgusttd with hu.
m0n nature.
81 can't" q, psaw! throw my glove
in your face, if | am u woman Y,u are a
disgrace to corduroys.-What! u man lack
couragcy \ man afraid To face anything on
earth, save his Makcrg Why have tho
most unmitigatcd contempt for you, YOU lit.
tie pusilanimous pussy cat There is moth.
ing manly about you, except your whiskers
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FANORABLi situated On the line OF olrailr0ads
L IN the committees ot La Sale, DE kaib, Grun'
dy, and Livingston, which vii be sold on iovora'
bic terms oipay yment to actual settlers.
A house aud lot tor sale IN Ottawa,
Murrhj-t JuHN L. ANTnosY.
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Millinery and Dress Maxim.
Fashionable Bonncts,
LLINE.RY.
New Stock of Millinery Goods

| ST received at Mrs. Giegg- old stand, corner
y OF Main and Columbus .t- Ottawa where
" i'll be- found fashionable assortment oi Bonnet,
Ribbons fiOw.r-, NIus, Collars NseitS Sc. sc
eggs tak-nin eXchtuEr tor lIuwnrrs.
Mrs. Gregg T. thankful tor past patronage, and
sulICl'sa continuation OF the same.
Ottawa Nprll l-ji
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1854, ~. B. BRISTOL, 1854.
Forwarding and Commission
OTTAWA, ILLINOIS

Cash paid for all kinds Of Produce at the Cush
man Ware House, Main Canal.