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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1856-08-23

Limos STATE FAIR GRoUNDs - The
grounds selected for the next annual State
Fair at Alton are said to be most judiciously
chosen. They consist of about twenty-five
acres of ground, beautifully adorned with
native shrubbery, and now encAsed with a
high fence. The buildings are substantial
AMI on an ample scale, consisting of an am
ph!theatre four hundred feet in diameter,
and spacious buildings for the display of fine
arts, manufactures, &c. The stall for stock
encircles almost the entire grounds. Six
wells for an abundant supply of water have
been dug, and every arrangement made
which can contribute to beauty or utility Of
the place for the intended purpose. 1t is ex-
pected that the State Fair next fall will far
excel either Of the previous ones.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1856-08-23

Our readers viii recolect that some
time ago we pub shed q conversation be-
tween John We tworth and paraon Love
Joy, black republican candidate for Con-
gresS, in which the former told the latter
he must put of some Of his dignity and go
down into the beer cellars and saloons in or
der to defeat the demo ratio party.
Now Wentworth is a cunning Old fox,
and Lovejoy and all the Niger worsippers
know it e; and not withstanding in reply to
Wentworth the parson declined the propo-
sition, yet we now iini him cary it out III
his preanbu'ations through the district.
Aud To sustain u in this conclusion we
here publish, what can be proved by a
score Of reliable witness, :, that the RertT-
end Owen Lrvej y. in this lily. on the eve
ming Of th- l3tI inst, visited the German
Turcr's association and at the late hour Of
| O'Clock y. NJ was seen drinking in a Sa-
loon and itnbining the perfumes of lager
beer. \ bcaut iul place Indee for min
lister Of the Gp~PcI--one, too, who was the
Maine Law champion in our last legis.a
ture.
But since many Of our preachers have be
come politicians and turned their churches
into mere halls for Sunday mass meetings of
the black Icpubi ans, it is not surprising
that parsOn L1vcJoy should be fGund going
q iit.Ie c.-,h-r. lie wants To 20 to Con
gress and l. perfectly willing to ignore both
his moral and religious sentiments TO get
there. To promote his prospects therefore
ne is willing to go to midnight reve,s and
to drink in a lager beer saloor-in a word,
to follow John Weutworth's advice. Votes,
votes, is what the Rev. Lpvcjoy wants, and
he VIII 90 any place and DO anything to get
ihcm.-.Joliet .SigHdl.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1856-08-23
Kan sRS in Congress.

The L. S. Senate passed bill for the Fac
ification of Kansas, which even Mr.. Hale
admitted was almost n1objeciionablc. The
House, composed Of a majority fusionists
and Know Noihings, rejected it. They
knew very well that to quiet Kansas would
: be the end of the fusion party. But they
dared Eot adjourn without maxim: a pre-
tence of doing something for Kansas, and
they passed what is called Mr.. Dumas Bill.
They sent this 10 the Senate at so late q da v
that they may have hoped it would not be
dissscted. but they were mistaken. 1t was
referred to the Committee on Territories,
and Mr.. Douglas made report on it. In
reference to this report, it is sufficient to
say, that after it was read, Mr. Seward can
didly admitted that after such an exposure
he could not as an honorable man vote for
the House bill.
The report is published in Thursday s
Chicago Times, and shows that, according
TO the boundaries of Kansas, as passed by
the House, the jurisdiction of the Territory
is TO extend as far south as Sc deg. 80 min.
thus embracing large strip Of country
dedicated by treaties to the Cherokee Ind-
ans now occupying it, and thereby violating
the stipula,ions of those treaties. They en-
brace. also, 4 large section of the country
purchased from Texas in 1850, lying north
of sc deg 80 min, and also large body of
country now embraced within the Territory
of New Mexico-thus violating the stipula-
ton on which the purchase from Texas was
made, and multiplying the Compromise of
1850 organizing the Territory Of New Mexi-
co. The report shows tina, the house have
more than once declared the Kansas laws
to be null and void; but by this bill they
have recognized their validity 1t shows
that the House bill actually legislate slave
~ into the Territory of-kansas until 1858,
and then undertakes 10 legislate il out Of
TIE IcrrItOIy, anu SHOWS tnaI aIIuUus,.
the republicans have filed the land with ac-
counts Of murders, robberies, and other
heinous crimes perpe,rated in Kansas, by
this bill they allow all the offenders to 20
free.
Now, while everybody admits that the
senate bill was nearly perfect, and could
have been made wholly unobjectonable to
the house by very little amendment, can any
one believe that the house acted IN good
they passed hotch-potch ike this?
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1856-08-23
Grand Democratic Rally at Morris.

The Democracy propose to have a rally at
Morris on Friday, Sept Cd. that shall leave
the late fusion demonstration at that city
entirely in the shade. 2ro Oren AID a
splendid Buck are to be roasted 1aole -
Among the distinguished speakers announc-
cd to be present, are
Hon LEWIS CAss, Of Micisan;
Gov. WISE, of Virginia;
Howell CoBB, of Georgia;
Gov SEYMOUR, Of New York;
Hon. SAHL. CAErTnEEs, Of Mo-;
Hon. 5. \. DOUGLAS;
JOHN VAN BrEEy;
and several others. Two or three stands
will be erected, SO that several speeches can
6e made at the same time. Such a pre-
gramme, We have no doubt, will draw a
crowd the Ike Of which has never been
seen in Northern llliu,.s.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1856-08-23
From Europe.

The Baltic arrived at New York on Mon
day, bringing Liverpool dates to the 9Th
inst. The most important allure Of the
news is The surrender Of Saragossa and the
triumph Of O'Donnell Throughout, ali Spain.
The Queens troops possessed themselves Of
SaragoSSa without resistance, and forthwith
disbanded the National Guard and the mill
tia, and installed new municipality. \ new
Government had been named in Catalonia.
and the insurgents were rapidly dispensing.
Details Of the fight at Barcelona confirm
the outrageous barbarity of the Queens
troops. Three days after the fighting had
ceased, two battalions of the National Guards
coming to the help of the citizens, were met
by the Royal Cavalry, and every man of
them cut to pieces. Seventeen instruction
lists had been shot. The English news is
absolutely nothing. General Codrington
had arrived in London, but no unusual dem
Onstration had met him. 1t is reported that
Louis Napoleon is in critical state of health
from an affection Of the spine, though it
was understood that he was not in immed-
ate danger. Marshal Pellissler had arrived
at Marseiles, and the Emperor had made
him a duke. The Italian outbreak at Car
rara was Of no import ance; it was the work
of few students. The market reports from
England represent breadstuffs something
lower in consequence Of the harvest
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1856-08-23

CIRCUIT ArroRNEY.-The office of prose-
cutting attorney in our circuit court is one
SO little connected with politics that thus far
neither of the political parties has considered
it worth while to bring out a candidate, and
the field is left to volunteers. W. BUSHNELL,
Esq, of this city, announces himself in TO-
days Free Trader, as . candidate, and at
present, We believe is the only aspirant on
the track. Mr.. B. is well qualified for the
position as lawyer, but in politics he is a
terrible fusionist. Politics aside, we should
rejoice to see Mr.. B. attain this ofIice,-not
very profitable in itself, but very important
to young lawyer, as stepping stone to
bring him into notice, and, if he acouits
himself ably, into lucrative business after.
wards.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1856-08-23

! PESEsYLvANIA.-The Fillmore men in
| Pennsylvania held convention at Harris
/ burg last week and nominated a full electo.
raj ticket, placing the Hon. Andrew Stewart
and Hon. Jos. r. Ingersol at the head of it.
/ 1t is a curious commentary on the confidence
with which the Fremont men pretend pub
| licly to claim Pennsylvania, that privately
they exhausted every art to induce the
Know Nothings to join their vote with the
fusonistS, offering to give Fillmore third
| of the electors. 4 correspond lent of the New
York Tribune wrote few days before this
convention from Philadelphia:
1.-The Republicans propose to divide the
electoral ticket on equitable terms, but many
of the Americans insist on being beaten Sc
parately. They are probably for Mr. Bu-
chanan in disguise. Such is known to be
the case in this county. Whether the wick
ed counsel of these few will prevail is yet to
be seen. If separate tickets are run the
Fillmore men will probably take off enough
to secure the State to Buchanan and slavery.
This is doubtless the case with some here.
in Philadelphia and elsewhere"
The Republicans now despair of Pennsyl.
vania since their dishonest proposal of one
electoral ticket for two Presidential candi.
dates was not adopted.
We have another item from PENNSYLVANIA
The Jonnstown pa Mountain Echo, a reli-
able journal edited by Hon. G. Nelson Smith,
says that at late Fillmore meeting in that
neighborhood, several of Fremont's sup
porters openly left him and declared for Fill
more. Among them were Hon. George S.
King, Jacob Campbell and Emanuel Shaffer,
Esqrs. These gentlemen have all heretofore
been warm supporters of Fremont. Mr..
King publicly signed the constitution of the
Fremont Club some time ago; Mr.. Campbell
acted as President of the Club, and was a
delegate to the Philadelphia Convention
which nominated Fremont, whilst Mr.. Shat
fer has addressed the Club on several occa.
sions."
The Echo adds that at the last two meet:
inss of the Fremont Club in that town, "not
soul appeared at either but legal gentle
man and an orator of the Joe Barker breed"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1856-08-23

The WORK GOES on" One month ago."
writes correspondent Of the Chicago Times
from Walnut Grove, Knox CO., "there were
only ten Buchanan men residing in this
town, but there are over fifty row, and
every day brings the news Of Buchanan
gaining ground. | think that this part of
the State will give a majority for Buchanan
and Breckenridge in November next"
In Aurora, the Fusion papers have stead
lily assured US, there were not ten democrats
left. Last week Buchanan club was form
ed in that city, of which B. F. Ha!l-glori-
Gus Frank Halls president, which in
two dcys numbered over two hundred mem
bers, and the list is still increasing.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1856-08-23

At time when We hear SO much able pc.
litical speaking, good speech grows cold
in a week; so that while our admiration
might have induced us to devote column
or two to the speeches of Mr.. Peters, Mr..
Buehl, Mr.. Hisc, &c, in the court house on
Friday evening Of last week, the subject
has grown old on our hands, and we feel like
turning off with a mere notice" The
speeches, however, were unusually able, and
although the court house was filled to suf.
location, we could sincerely wish that thou
sands instead Of hundreds had heard them
Mr. Peters handles Owen Lovejoy, particu-
larry, in a way, that, with all honest voters
who hear him, must be destructive of that
gentleman's congressional prospects; while
the fusion candidate for senator Jared little
better. Mr.. p. is an admirable stump speak
er He mixes argument and fun so admira-
bly,, that his audience never grow weary,
nor can they easily go away unconvinced
Mr. Buehl, as German speaker, is also lard
to beat. He is exceedingly well informed
as politician-warm-earn
and eloquen; in speech, and sparkles all the
d. way through with the most pungent wit
We can easily account for Mr.. Hoffman's
failure to attend the German meeting at OF
tawa when he would have Mr. Buehl to en-
counter. Mr.. II. knows Mr.. B., and knew
what sort Of scrape he would get himself
into.
Mr.. Reddick and Mr.. Hse had a word to
add in reply to the common remark that all
the preachers were opposed to the democrat
ic party; and while they admitted the gen
Graf truth of the remark, they accounted for
it in q way that showed it detracted nothing
frcm the merit of democratic principles
Mr. H., however, contended that pulpit pol
itics were unfair, for the preachers had
monopoly Of the desk {; while nothing would
deligh, Lin more than meet the gentlemen
in an open field.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1856-08-23

ANOTHER FIGHT AT INSTRUMENTATION
Monday, as Mr.. Granger, member of con.
gress from New York, and Mr.. McMullen, a
member from Virginia, were riding in an
omnibus, they got into a hot dispute about
the house proviso in the army bill Nc.
Mullen said the south would stand by the
constitution. Granger said Republican
president would make them. Mem. said he
would not be addressed in that way bv
younger man. Granger replied that he
waived his age. Mem. seized Granger around
the neck, and holding him down struck him
in the face, drawing blood. Col. Chester,
of Philadelphia, interfered and separated the
parties. The house appointed q committee
to report on the facts, and there the matter
rests.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1856-08-23
Ruel Institute.

The next annual Fair of the Buel Institute
Of October next We observe the Executive
committee have got out a splendid list of
premiums, and judging by the success of
this society heretofore we have no doubt
they will have splendid exhibition. 1t is
one of the oldest societies of the kind in
Illinois, has done much good, and deserves
q liberal support
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1856-08-23

SLAVERY Is SECTIONAL AND FREEDOM Is
+ NATIONAL" This is one of the notices
adopted by the Fusion party but it it is not
their real doctrina-it is the doctrine of the
Democratic party. The FusiOnists are in IA
vor Of making slavery RatiOndi, and it is on
ly necessary to state their policy respecting
slavery to prove the assertion. They want
to place the control over the subject in the
/ hands of the Natinndi government. If this
! isn't natiOnGiizing starery, We should like to
/ know what is. BY agitating the subject in
/ Congress for the last thirty years, and up
wards, the abolitiunists have identified slave
nv with the whole nation, in the view of all
/ the world-whereas, had the subject never
been agitated in Congress, slavery would
| only have been identified with the States
where it exists-it would have been section
al, and the free states would have been free
/ from the stigma attaching 10 slavery Ii
has been through the action Of the abol-
tionists that the North has been identified
with slavery, and the policy OF the present
Freedom Shriekers for Fremont is to keep
the free states identified with slavery, and
to continue slavery as natiOnat," by Civ
ing the national government control over it,
and therefore by keeping the subject in agl-
tation in the national Councils. IL has been
| through the actions of the abolitionsts that
our national records have been backened
with slavery, ard it is their policy to black
en- our national records still farther with
slavery by keeping the subject in Congress.
Their professions that they hold slavery to
be sectional are entirely hypocitical and I'M
founded and their professions respecting
the nationality of Freedom, are equally hyp-
ocritical and unfounded While they are
practically, natiOnalising slavery, they are
sectionalizing freedom. They would contine
freedom to the States, and deny it to the
Territories.
But the Democratic party aims to take the
subject out of Congress and thereby to sec
tionalizing slavery BY giving the people of
the states and territories control over il; and
the Democratic party aim to mationalize
freedom by giving the people of the "hote
nation, Territories and all, the freedom to
regulate their own local, domestic and mu-
nicipal affairs in their own way, subject on
ly to the Constitution of the United States.
-Bureau Dem.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1856-08-23
ANOTHER BREAx DowN.-John NJ Palm

ANOTHER BREAK DowN.-John NJ. Palmer.
renegade democrat, nominated As a fusion
candidate for congress in the Springfield
district, after stumping il for several weeks,
has concluded to haul of. He thinks there
is no chance to beat Harris unless they can
thoroughly unite the Fillmore party and re.
publicans, and suggests the nomination in
his stead of Fillmore man with abolition
tendencies.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1856-08-23

The Prairie State, paper that supports
Fremont, Dayton and Bissel, thus speaks OF
Lovejoy, the candidate Of that party for
congress:
We do not believe in the highcr-law doc
trines Of these negro stea..rs, but Oh the
contrary, We believe in every man abiding
by the laws of his country and If Mr. Love
joy is guilty of the crimes which he boasts
OF having committed, his place is in the pen
!tcntiary, not congress, and il We cast a vote
for him at all, it viii be that he shall 90 to
one and not TO the other.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1856-08-23

RUFUS CHoATE FOR BUcHANAN.-The cry
is still they come. The national men-the
staunch men of the old whig party every
where, are rallying to the standard of the
only national party In the field. A dispatch
from Waterville, Maine, says:
At the whig meeting, . letter was read
from Hon. Rufus Choate, of Boston, favor
ing the election Of James Buchanan. Strong
symptoms Of fraternizing were apparent.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1856-08-23

THE IsRAELIrEs. - The Asnaonean, the
principal organ of the Hebrews in this coun-
try, has raised the names of Buchanan and
Breckenridge to its masthead. In answer
to correspondent, it says: "Let Macca.
bee reflect On the principles of the pro-
scriptive native American party, and give US
his opinion Of the position of the Israelites
in America were any other candidate but
Buchanan successful for the Presidentship. ;,
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1856-08-23

A SERIOUS MISTAKE CoRRECrED.-It is a
most egregious blunder to suppose Col. Ere
mont citizen either Of Upper or Lower
California: He belongs to Cattle.fornia, an
entirely different region. Black republicans
would do well to correct this mistake. as it
might throw some obstacle in the way of his
election. We have already published, on
tho 18th ultimO, the record on this point.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1856-08-23

ILLINOIS FILLMORE NoMINATIoNs-For Go.
vernor-Hon. Buckner S. Morris, of Cook
county Lieut. Governor. Col. L. b. Hick
man, of Fayette county Secretary of State
VIM. H. Young, of Logan county; Auditor
of State-Hiram Barber, of Washington
State Treasurer-James Miller. of Mclean ;
State Experimentation jenkins, Of Fay
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1856-08-23

EIGHTH DIsTRICr--A convention of the
democracy of the 9Th, or Belleville district,
was held at Edwardsvile last Saturday, when
Robert Smith, formerly Representative from
the Alton District, was nominated for con-
gress, for the long term. Col. Morrison had
previously been put upon the track as de.
mocratic candidate to fill the vacancy occa-
stoned by the resignation of Judge Trum-
bull.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1856-08-23

1t is understood that Mr.. Campbell's au.
thority for announcing to the House the dis.
missal of those persons arrested in Kansas
on the charge of treason, without trial, was,
first, W. L. Marcy, afterwards be received
the assurance from the President himself
Upon this point the new Governor has re-
ceived instructions
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1856-08-23

The Arlington Mass.) Standard tells
the following: 1.-The Rev. Mr.. G., cler-
gyman of a neighboring town.. being re-
Gently absent from home on business, his
little son, a youth Of four years, camly fold
ed his hands and asked the bless ing usually
pronounced by his father at their morning
meal. At noon, being asked to pronounce
the blessing, he replied with grave face,
Ne, don't like the looks of them taters.'"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1856-08-23

One of the newly invented steam pianos
has been attached to the engine of the
steamer "Glen Cove" running between Al
bany and New York. The music is heard
eight miles, and the inhabitants of the river
towns are in daily enjoyment of popular
tunes by steam for the million"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1856-08-23

CASE OF SoMNAMBULIsM.-A guest OF the
Owens Hotel, Louisville, lately assembled in
his sleep to the top of the house, whence he
undertook to descend by the water-spou. !;
losing his hold, he fell an unknown distance.
Although seriously bruised, he is not in .
dangerous condition. His name is p. Sim
mons. He is o native of New York.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1856-08-23

SHoAFF Of the Decatur Gazette, has got
out daily. He embarks in the enterprise,
he says, with the motto, that "In the lexi-
con of life, there is no such word as fail. "
Decatur is a city of some seven or eight
thousand inhabitants, growing ike weeds in
a new garden, and if her business men do
themselves justice, Shoaff's daily will make
a liue of it.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1856-08-23

There is some uneasiness in New York
about the appearance of cases of yellow fe
yer at the Quarantine grounds. Efforts are
made to prevent its communication to the
city, and also to keep down any undue ex-
element. A few cases are reported at
Charleston, S. c.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1856-08-23

Just received "A full supply of Comstock Brothers
Celebrated Medicines which recommend No. J.
II troubled with cough, their Cherry and Lungwort will
it, II have lost hair, their Turkish Balm
will restore it and their Turkish Wine ia tonic Family
Pills, Pain Killer, and Hair Gloss each the very best
i'll Also large lot of louatts 4 Cartons Horse
and Cattle Medicines, Condition Powders Heaye Pow
dcrs, Gargng OIL &c. Try them once, and you will ne
be without them.
For sale by AMAsA FOSTER, in Walker Hicklings new
block, south side of the Court House Square, Ottawa LII.
aug23-2w
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1856-08-23

We are at last to have an Overland Mail
to California, which We should have had
these eight or nine years. Congress has
appropriated 100000 to start it. If the
bill is properly drawn, and the Postmaster
General understands aud does his duty, the
contract should be advertised forthwith and
let by the middle of September, SO that the
Contractor may establish stations, ETC., and
be ready to start the mail on the LIST day Of
MAY next. If SO, it will beat the Steamship
Nail at least eight months Of every year
after the first, and prove an effective pio-
peer of the great Railroad.