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MONDAY ana iaesday OF 'h'S week. AZ JACK
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Nothing s1,tsr S.I,

Con-r, - has now been in session fyl
months, and what have they actually done
We believe. with the exception Of the biIi
for the building six war steamers, not sin.
Gle m, assure has passed both hods,s. This
is slow and no DOUBT matur,d legislation. 49,
Tn, Legislature of Illinois during the same
length Of time, would have made law $ enough
for the public and private wants of eve y
state in the Union.
The nadsdon Treaty, after being modified
and +, .lnOdiicd has been worried through
tie senate. The Homestead bill still siuln-
be quietly il the Senate The Nebraska
bill lies in the house with just vitality enough
about it TO satisiy'uS that il is not yet dad.
VIVA, is to bc gained toy further delay of
these bills? Every thing has been said on
them that can be, and that said over and
over again, till we are perfectly sick OF it,
when they will get through with their row
dy speeches there is 40 telling nevertheless ;,
congrrs sm,n win demonstrate one thing
that is, that they have first class Lungs, if
nothing else. They are all mnoiializ,d ci.
thor in black or white, in the Washington
or local press, from Texas to Maine. IfGlmc
is what they s>ck, il is already theirs and
surely this ought to satisfy them. Lot th,m
now, without further talk, yield for .ason
their selfish aspirations and go to work, like
honest men, and true Representatives, for
the good of the country. Let us have more
nc,;nn an1 loss r-1e
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1854-05-06
Nb,gsc OFT The Framing
PRIVILEGE,

Two members of congress have been dc.
tcctcd in most yillainous abuse Of the frank
ing privilege. They have been selling frank.
ed envelopes at fifty cents per hundred. A
claim agent purchased lot and enclosed us
circulars, which passed through the post.
office, when an investigation led to dctec-
ton of the fraud. The matter is said to he
compromised,
Such men as these are indeed worthy rep
rcscn,ativcs Of u free people. Let only their
names he known and their constituents will
compromise the matter in different sort of
way at the next election If poor man
should use a postage stamp twice, how quick
he would he hrougu, to justice, but crime in
high life eau he compromised. Who has the
righth COMPROMISE an infraction Of the law
Who viii cNplain'
The know Ncthines" number about o..
,'t .r H'u,laH'
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CALIFORNIA news.
Ar,ira' Of th y Incl an / Nor;hc n LisLt
NyDOO,OOD Inst Arrival,

The above steamships arrived ON the 30th
inst, bringing IA iiornia ncws up TO the IL
inst. 1t highly inicrcs ing,
The Illinois brings 81 ,2os, 7lG in dust aud
the Northern Light S ~, j"@. Accounts
from thc min are most cheering. The d.
g.ngs were never yielding b tt,r, and with
prs nj s|u .dant supply Of wsnr, ilon
natural sources and the numerous canals
give promise Of splendid yield throughout
the year. II is stated there was never Il
fortnight since California mines were discoy-
cred, dn'ins which 50 mach gold come down
To san Francisco, a. during ili, fortnight i,l,t
past
Preparations were rapidly being mad for
opening the ront, and it va, yXp,ctcd to BE-
in operation by the 80 OF Apri
STATE ~ TrApE Is CNIIroR>IA-Th Alta
California have the following account Of the
state of trade:
April l.
T. news taken to day ~ the steamer TO
the East, 10 nm unoHs,l want mind may. in
di,at, Il disastrous stat Of affairs in comIicI p
cial point OF view. in California There can
b. 10 doubt that trade la been 80 tSrcysiy,
( lyoy,ld II that foreign shippers NUT in.y
/ ltah sun rn,avy :oss =. ana our own m =
chant, vino hhy. he u i'm, o. ling recently II
thtir account. Casgo on cargo good, nave
been rourCG i upon ~, when thrr, Wa 40
possible demand for th,u', amt would not &c
. Too. f.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1854-05-06

CAusoN Al,l,;--iur pac rvllc Herald
h NIL igcn,c from the Valley TO the lit in.
slant. / largo majority of tac ci,la,ns ar,
engaged in farming and stock raising, til,
uin,s, which are not st usiv, b, ng conSii.
cred less profitable. About siX hundred
acres of the finest land in the Valley hay
h,cn sown inNh,n'. Corn has been raised
but il is not 80 pr uu,uvc az Profitable as
wheat or barl,y, Two excellent srist IN Is
are IN operation, preparing flour for tne next
summers emigration No later than the sth
inst, snow ~ inches deep was encountered
gully ls miles from p'sc,r'illc on the road to
the Valley.
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!EN \, NC TI,r,
p El.T--.Ge q i've
So. q thisllne, snchass ..s,.,,,,
La SAM tpATI "a Sns,ks .T}W "S' copy
Another Kirn, On the iiGuOr
LAW.


The Hon. Ross wilkins Of the United
states court, Va, Ian, has Nrlltn 'ctlC'
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b.. ros,. Ii. o,.iniop
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alton al tine constitution, realty, to the LOW.
at.on. I..c people hay, pat,u
Ait, fac. Lp,,r To- u,ih, aud r,llai ANS ;
ana, lov.r.sv,.t,dm particular bianc.
M poyyrun,,n,; ana, tn,ruoi,, auy au,m,t
,oE.y,.-, ,p.I.,, -.uanins r.,Io-a..N, .p,t.,.-
AIS, than according to Ia, pr,,Ii ,,u Toms
Ct in, constitutions oul4 b, u,urpatiyu,u;L-
.n.io,s L, l.p,, ,,,.cAs ana uai.n g. wni,..
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1854-05-06
The ard Trial.

/, will be remembered that in December,
Prof Butler was killed by Mathew f. Ward.
The difficulty arose in Buffers whipping
Wards brother very s,v,r,ly while at school
Ward went to see Butler to demand an apol.
ogy. In angry conversation Ward shot
Butler. The trial of Ward for murder resu'.
ted in his acquittal on the plea of sclfdc.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1854-05-06
Mass Meeting.

A mass meeting has been called by those
friendly to the bill in, 'oduccd into congress
by senator Douglas for the organization Of
the Territories of Kansas amp Nebraska, TO
be held NJ tie court house on Saturday,
Nay the Goth
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1854-05-06

NV lGRN MONEY MA"n,. -.lt Non.y
ma, L,ct, as noticed yu>tIdny, Is HrrI r On
JahS ut cal, which al, |. - readily 'om' al
u,an last week, and about per c:nt. oasi.l
o m,r,auti pypy', the wy lrmc oil !
* having talnm oil. iuuty or 'iNty 1t!
crl tan e. ut the u,st nous ?, when l"sN.'
o - dc Of uank, 20 ut . r,r cont, AMI 81
V to montus, iirSl-..Uss na'Ncs, at 10 o
- pr cent Nyn,av ota i,w offerings q.
Ralwa, acc,ptanc,s =, this week, at - t. ID
per cent. p"r auuum. ine applications at
tiank Tor dis cunts have tot fallen oil mat w.
ally, but are les, pressing tHan ,al,i IN tbs
month. Tho Sp,,i, Averages ~, On thy RI
the present. week. In addition to the tH,.
Tor IA receipts, tn,r, + Il siNauy stream OF
Gold rrmitlan,,s to this City, Through Ca,
EN rcsS Companies, from the West am
Suutu-w,st, and also from Canada. Ia
Foreign LN,haug,S tO-JHy ware gtnNNil
firm, vita Il good demand ON Paris ana tn
North Of Europe, but no very large sums
wanted for England at the outside rat
lo9i. We quote iirst'class PARIS at D. Ia
5,l2s London, l,O9oal,Oys.--M l. H"c",
: Ii .iprH
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1854-05-06

MiYNEs, rA-lh,re ale two hundred aid
sev.nty'hNc buildings in iIoc,ss Of erection
j. 81 Pau. Tia, Democrat says th,rc is
probability that one tn ,usano and more viii
be INIT tnv lr,s,n, year.
The same paper states that immigrants
daily arriving IN st, Paul far exceed the N.
rIval Of any previous year They are the
most respectable class, chiefly farmers,
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1854-05-06

WHEAT tRor. We find a statement in thc
Chicago Tribune to the effect that the wheat
crop in all the middle and western States,
looIs thrifty and the prospects now fora good
crop are very HIATT, ring.
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Notes and Mortgage lost.

On Tuesday May the I'd, Mr.. W. A. West
los, somewhere in the city of Ottawa, five
notes of hand and Mortgage, against Bcnja.
min Mackcy. Any one returning the same,
ut this Office win be literally rewarded
They arc Of no value to any one but thctruc
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1854-05-06
city Election,

The following was the result Of the election
in this city, on Monday.
For mayor, Wm. Kicking received in the
lst ward, o. votes: in the I'd ward, 80
votes; in the Sd ward, 10 votes, in the i,h
ward, 81 yot,s and in the 9th ward, lSo
votes making in MI $50 votes. Mr.. HEX.
ling had ne opposition.
The result for police justice was as follows:
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MAINE Law MEEnSG. The ttawa Main,
Law Alliance will meet in the Free Church
on Wcdn, sday evening the 10th inst
Address by j. NJ. Williams of Chicago.
GGo. ,BHISrOi, Stc'y,
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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1854-05-06

ENrENl o. 1nE Pubic DuNAlN.- I'm u re.
cent report Of the Secretary of the interior,
the e. tire public domain is made to cover
|. 3gl ,lSO, 800 acr S.
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lNDiAN MASSACRE An Indian massacre is

lNuiAS MAssAcRE.--An Indian massacre is
report d to have taken place at York Pass,
Or, gon ON the 25th Of f,hrurry.
Col. Miller, with command of s,vcnt, &.
two United States troops, encountered large
body Of Indians in the above mcn,ioncd Pass
near the Oregon line. The Indians fought
desperately; sev,niy two were killed and the
remaining three or four hundred driven to
the mountains. Four officers were wound.
cd and five priyatts killed.
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NOTlCk.--Thc Rt R"v II. J. Whitchou-,
Bishop of the Dior~so Of Illinois, VIII preach
At Christs Church next Sunday, at lot o'ck
4 " and 7 +, VI
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The Election in i,sc Sd ward.

ne httccEsCh tH tas' 'sN "s'N'
Thereby tender my hearty thanks to those
who supported Inc for alderman at the late
election in The Sd ward, Is the city coun.
eli (thc old boar,N have passed upon the
clnims Of Mr., Richardson and mysclfto that
Office, and have decided in favor Of Mr.
Rc''aIlson, deem it my duty, injustice to
myself, to call your attention 20 what has
TRANSFERRED, in order that you may know that .
| have Aot abused the confidence rcposed in ,
me, by surrendering my right (Which con /
slider clear ono to that Office, without OPP
position. When the returns were canvassed
by the city council, was present The
question whether Nr. Richardson on the un-
dersigncd was elected, arose, and was dcci-
Ged by the members present. (rotiag By bat
hO--six in favor Of Mr. Richardson, and
three in favor of myself To those three
gcntemtn who cast their votes for me,
hereby tender my grateful acknowledge
IN nts. BY permission of the board read
M protest, a copy Of which IS as follows:
y You are aware that in the third ward there
were two aldermen 10 be clected-one TO fill
tn vacancy occasonad by The resignation OF
Alderman Drew, and one for the full term
The returns Of that election show that
Messrs. Richardson and Cog.wcll scveraly
received votes both to III the vacancy and
for the full term--whilc il is apparent from
the ballot, east. that every vote given me
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1d ward. ......2S 4
81 ward.,........S0 80 3
It'll ward ..........l? G:
9TH ward .........l27 60 8
In the 9TH ward, y. perlcy had one vote,
and \. \. Fisher one.
For alderman, the vote stands in the
First Yard
y LclasrSa No. ''''''''.'' al
Second Ward.
Marshal Miller. ............3 81 for full term.
VIM. c. Fash ........,..3l to ill vacancy.
Third HUd.
p. X. Leland ............9 for full term.
VIM. Rchardson..........s9
VIM. Cogswcll .............2
VIM. Richardson. ........36t to fill vacancy
VIM. Cogswcll .........lOj =
1t appears that both Mr.. Cogswcll and Mr..
Richardson received votes each, both iorluIl
term and to fill the vacancy occaSioncd 10y the
resignation of Alderman Drw. The Old
board met on Tuesday evening to install the
new. and adding all the votes together, both
for full term and vacancy which Mr.. Rich
ardson received, declared him duly elected
Over Lcland--six voting for Richardson, and
three for Leland
Fourth Ward
Y. u. Bristolreceivad IS votcs--uo oppo.
sition.
FIfd wat
David Walker. ........,,...... lot
\. y futile. ..........,..'..... .'''t1
The election passed Of very quietly, anC
there was 10 strife in any Of the wards
except the Sd and 9TH and not much il
/ those
The mayor and a majority ofthc board arr
democrats 1t is rather amusing to see II 81
unanimously the wings voted for Mayo
/ llicklng this year, considering how hot.
they cont, sted his election last year.
We will not pretend to say how the boar'
stands on the liquor question. 5 me Of tn
newly elected members are strong temper
auce men, and no doub they will soon hav
an opportunity to show where they stand T.
voting.
On Tuesday evening the newly electc
members we're installed
On motion Of Alderman Bristol, T. I
Courtney was unanimously elcctcdcity cler
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1854-05-06

The Legislature of Pennsylvania has pas.
scd the I'LL transform the franklin coal
company to the Cleveland. Xanesyil and Ash.
tabua road The amendment taxing pas.
scngcrs AID freight. The hil' is said to be
.. t'r . .t.r.,. IA ,1
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The Petition luat was rii, uat, d among To,
Merchant. anu nIoc,Is. ou inulsuay pi tn.-
w,eb, oruiy rurlo,- oi having al t c,tJ.-
co>,p at ouV,h, !. 81, ~, ,.,,ru.y
>gu," ~ ~" Ma t4.---A-Lr lion tWo stores.
IA lons-lu. IL, ui wnIcn 81 has lao ,u,,t.--
" { tnotipr, I,tuIu oar SINGER, juHnh, t.
tAgsc r,nu,lu,n vito S',n.d tue IvlIt o..
,He,riuuy aud wn.DGy.
MANY CLERKS.
Ottawa, May I, lsJL
10 remain ~ store FROM O'Clock in III,
moIn.us ia ten at uis!,i, as q ,ontiu,uc. I
to dys-i : tn health Of any nan. 40 ....
s.n,-, Of any amount is done all,r o',lo,h
al might, amt wc believe it would b, for Ia,
interest 81 all 10 clos, Mt that time.
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EOrCi":, News.

The Pacific arrived ut /" tins morning,
lriips dates to the 10th of April, and four
days lat,rn,ws
Fow Western Canal 80. Ohio 80.
on \ Glow IL Wheat l2s.
No ncw incidents of war, Except that five
Euss.an mtrchantIuon w,rc taken on the
Eai,ic,
IIyEWroOI, April 10
The news va. still altogether Indefinite.
ia. Napier i,,t OF 81 sail lift their an
cLorar, at kio-, aud PUT 10 sea eastward,
suIpos Il to arta,k the Russian squadron.
The irigat, Tribune lad rjoin,d Napier
from Adir,t.I i.umIidgc'S division, having
captured IL, inst lr:z,, nam,ly, three shils
loatcG Wit: lead and sulphur hom l.ub,r,
bound to Euss.tn OTIS in the Gulf Of Fin
and.
Adm iral piaclin Las sailed with the
squadron to Join Aapicrs Baltic allied fleets
Aui lst, with sailed in the dire, ton DISC
aa-opoi since tn,n no account ,xc, ping
Im.p.rh.at rtry wee preparing 10 attack
UI. ssa Lon tn Danube.
Tie -ghstn ot tue news is that no great
operation ha. taken place, but s1ngunasy
sHiiInI,n,, {. M dairy
Nu~tai Ia, russian, has his mann force Of
81, uupat hur7t>sg llk,ur~c hollis kro-
wlsk and kU,i!nka and most Of the Trolans
wall lii, Russians MAINTAINED themselves
II hohraI.a. Oman Pacha would no, hazard
an attack uLti lac had IT., ali, in the rear.
About 10000 allies had reached Gaiipo,i.
ih,c Is a great ais. nc: Of auth, ntic inior-
nation for some Gays past
The AusuiaHs, il said, are marching in
to SIY!., suprus Gto b,, bu, not confirm
q,
& - Il.
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ulnp News roH SOMEBODY. The trustees
u tlv Old Bank of thy United States have is.
lvi motto, stating tl,,ir intention to make
further diyid,nd cut of the assets in their
ands, to tn, creditors oi the trust--namc-
J., tue holdvl of notes and post notes and
,,po,it,S mentioned therein. Said dividends
vii b, dc, ar,d on IL, Sofa OF June next at
az office of the trustees No. 80 Walnut ST.,
nj adclpI,a. Those concerned are notified
o come forward and prove their r spcctivo
/ OTIS or ii mrudS b, orc the time thus ap.
pointed ior making Al d declaring said di,i.
q
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TRADE or tANNnA.-Thc value Of the M
oh- and exports Of Canada are give" in
t.y Colonial papers as follows, lurtwu year.
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0d1 war vessels, with 1880 GINS

The New York crystal Palace was ~.
or ned on the lth inst
The Eril Canal was to lee opened 81 the
IRE, " May,
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Total, T33,23iiuSJ Sb3,JJ2, 3i2
The large Increase here exhibited, and the
Ness OF imports over exports is ascribcd IN
i ant to the vast railroad expenditures now
being made in the Provinces, O,,rcgo Times.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1854-05-06

In the 9TH ward, ~ perlry had one vote
and \. 4. Fisher one,
For alderman. the vote stands in the
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CucAGo ANp Eock ISLAND RAnEoAp.-
sep Itol laln.ugS Of H., Cui,ato and 10, K
Stand railroad ior t., month Of April, 1884 /.
From ss,rg,Is.. SjI9il 9S
from ghts ana mails. ..... $1,000 90
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1854-05-06

llcr S ...........$.2 ,257 2s
Nuwb,r Of passing is carried in April,
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The know Ncthnes" number about O..
,'t r Cincinnati
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-09-20
A MERITED REBUKE OF THE NEW
ENGLAND CLERGY

ENNLANO ALER'I
The Warwick Bab,ist Association of New
York. at it's last meeting. administered sling.
ing rebuke I" the 5000 political clergy Of New
England who recently assumed to themselves
the authority to speak the will of the Almighty
concerning the Ncbraska bill. We c. py por-
tion Of the proceedings Of the association:
Extract from ths minutes of the session held at
Warrick, June 7 and 8, 1854
"Your committee having assumed the corres>
pnndence Of sister associations, and finding al
fusion made TO the celebrated protest Of the cer-
gy Of New England, recommend the adoption Of
the following.
"Whereas the assertion has been extensively
circulated that the ministers of all the religious
denomih a,ions in the northern States have unit
ed in protesting against some of the enactments
of our national Legislature, we deem it due TO
ourselves, as an association Of churches profess
ing the religion Of oYr Lord Jesus Christ, to say
that, as citizens, our members posses an inaiiena.
bic right to petition for, or remonstrate against
ny legislative enactment which they may believe
10 be calculated to promote the welfare or en-.
danger the peace of our country. Yet as cub.
iects of King who declares that his kingdom
Is not of this world, we entirely disclaim any,
wish, as such, to intefere with the political af
fairs Of our nation, and we utterly repndiate
fellowship with those who impiously assume TO
protest in the name Of the Almighty God
against the passage Of laws for the organization
Of territorial governments, or other purposely
and in His name 10 illuminate anathemas
against the representatives Of the people in the
discharge of their official duties. And we re.
gard the assumption that any body of men
are divinely instructed to sit in judgment upon
all questions OF a moral and religious nature as
one which, if recognized by the people, is
calculated to destroy every vesiige of civil and
religious freedom, and postrate all the instiiu
tons of our land at the feet Of an irresponsible
and arrogant priesthood
1t was resolved that copy Of the minutes be
furnished the President Of the Senate and Spea.
ker Of the House Of Representatives Of the Uni
ted States. and that copy Of the foregoing be
published in the Signs OF the Times, Banner OF
Liberty, and Sothern Baptist Messenger, and in
any other papers which may think proper TO pub
lish it.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-09-20
THE SECOND MEETING AT CHlCA.
GO-THE MOB IN THE AS
CENDANT

We publish in this evenings issue tnli and
minute descr. ption Of the proceedings OF a meet
ing at Chicago, on Saturday The 9th ins, al
which Lieut.. Governor Willard, of Indiana
had been announced to speak, and did attec,pl
to speak 10 the people of Chicago MIR, WI
lard announced that he would speak on the
subject of the Nebraska bill and Know Nothing
ism; and it was hoped by the peace loving clti
zens Of Chicago, that, as none "f The objections
existed to the Lieut.. Gnvernor-such as voting
for the Nebraska bill, misrepresenting hi
constituents, attacking the Clergy Nc, &c.
which had been urged with SO much erinacity
to Mr. Dnuglas, he would be treated with tina
cviliiy and respect due to a gentleman and tlin
hospitality always tx,end - strangers in ;
civilized community. BIZ, il nppea ars tina
Chicago is 81 completely u der the Influence o
Aboli,lonisrl and rn~dyism, that all the civil
ties which bel ing to civilized, an rdncattt
and a christian community, have been merget
the all poten. .jrs"@J Of fana,ical Abolition
ism Where is the sense Of siInme OF that pto
pie, when they would permit agen,lemah iron
an adjoining .iae, to be so viey insultej am
so nasrantly outraged Where was the patf'o'
ism Of ,ha. objection Of men, when they wonlt
at empt TO b'acken the memory OF our r. volu
tionary fathers, by the mos beastiy and besoffe'
exhibitions If mali .ni'y and venafty: G.v'
such creatures power and it easy 10 tell VIVA
thew ,couid do. while It's difficult to deermln'
Il
what they would not do 1t ~ questioh"o"
whether there is any crime up the cal'nda
8 , black as To deter them, if only done IN th'
!uame of modern mock freedom. .u@s