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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1859-06-25

"TuERE Is WEST The winding up
resolution of the Ohio democratic state
convention is peculiarly significant. 1t is
brief and to the point
Resoloed, That there is pest and that
this fact ought to be made known at Wash
ington and Charleston.
Commenting upon this resolution, the
Hartford Comm Post says: Stephen A.
Douglas is the favorite son Of the reSt-
and it is every day becoming more and
more apparent that he is firmly seated in
the affections of the democrats through
out all that section of the Union, and
throu ghout all the north. Resolutions
like these indicate pretty conclusively the
direction in which the great tide of popu
lar sentiment is setting
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1859-06-25

THE DvTCHEss or CAL.8RI,-The Dutch
ess of Calabria. wife OF the heir TO the
throne of Naples. appears to be the liveli.
est person about the Neapoli,y Court
She and the Queen have their little quar-
re!s, and from all accounts she is Que Of
the most insubordinate young duchess
that ever existed. showing an extraragant
luxury of dress and passion for pleasure, a
taste FOR hunting and horses, and smoking
cigars in broad daylight and in open air.
Her husband views her conduct with >or
aow. as his tendencies are pious. bat he
seems TO be under proper subject;on. and
allows his vie to do pretty much as she
pleases.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1859-06-25

Mrs Partington SAYS. that Just before
the last war with England, "circumstan-
ces were seen around the moon nightly,
shooting stars peramhulated the earth, tho
desk Of the sun was covered with black
spots of. ink, and comments swept the
horizon with their overatic tails Every
body said it proAgated war, and sure
enough, it come. Its costiveness was felt
throughout the land, but the bravery of
General jackson expiated the American
citizens, and foreign dominoes soon became
q byword"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1859-06-25

NI--LISGs-The process Of making a
joke, and the final fitering Of a good deal
Of W.T. through small verbal oritice JUST.
tes calling punster a fun-nell. The arti--
Gle can, however. have too fine point
Noah is thought TO have had on board a
supply of Exterminators, from the fact
that for nearly SLY weeks he was without
seeing Ary-rat
We always did Like the church going
belle
Bald headed mon take joke the more
easily because they are not at the trouble
of getting it through their hair. '-Beston
Post
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1859-06-25

A LITTLE GIRI's FIRST THorGHTs-Wife
and were looking at some pictures in
which littls naked angels were quite con-
spicuous She called the attention of our
ace daughter to them and remarked:
"Lizzy dear, if you are a good girl, and
60 to heaven, you will be like those an
gels"
Lizzy looked up with a lip that told at
once she didn't appreciate the promise,
and said,
when 20 to heavenl'
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1859-06-25

Thr Rev. Mr. A. was more eminent
il. his day for the brilliancy Of his imagn-
alton than the force of his logic. At one
time he was preaching on "the Ministry of
Angels" and in the peroration re sudden
" observed, Il hear whispcrf' Tho
change of tone started the deacon; who sat
below. from drowsy mood, and, .pringing
to his feet, spoke: II gasss it is the Toys in
tie gaH1yf
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1859-06-25

The "LITTLE GIANT AND THE BIC GIANT.
Ess.-On board the steamer Messenger,
which reached Memphis few days since,
were Hon Steyhen A. Douglas, the distin-
guished illinois Senator, and the celebrated
Scotch giantess, who, We believe, is over
seven feet in height, and one of the tall
est women in the world. The contrast
between the two, as they moved about the
boat, is said to have been quite remarka'
ble-Gn Eng
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1859-06-25

DIpN'r WoRY.-At q recent Sabbath
School Festival in the village of Liverpool.
not long since, minister asked the child
rem if they had ali been baptised, when
ONE of the little boys, brisht-eyed and
wide.awake little fellow. belonging to one
of the first families in the place, jumped
nm and said he had, but it didn't work;
and he was willing to show his arm to
prove it. There were some wry faces just
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1859-06-25

Mrs little daughter came running to
her aunt one day, saying, Aunt Katy,
little Matte has swallowed button =
Seeing her terror, her aunt calmly replied,
aWeil, what good will that do herr Said
the child very seriously, "Not any good,
as can see, unless she swallows button.
hole"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1859-06-25

SorrER SEx-Women are called the
"sof.er sex becluse they are so easily
humbugged Out of one hundred girls,
ninety-fve would prefer ostentation to hap
p:ness-a dandy husband to mechanic
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1859-06-25

4 recent Quarterly Review contained
the following article, which VIII DC read
with interest:
TO be shot dead IS one Of the easiest
modes of terminating life rapid as it u,
the body has leisure to feel AID reflect
On the first attempt by one OF tie frantic
adhcrcnt. Of Spain 70 assasSihate Wi4lain.
( Prime, of Orange, who took tue LEAD IN
the revolt IN the Netherlands, the baii
passed through the bones in the face ard
brought h m to the grouad In the in
slant that preceded stupe!action, he was
ale to form the notion that the ceiling OF
the room had fallen and crushed him.
The cannon shot which plunged into the
brain of Cha, les VII, did not prevent I'm
from selling his sword 10y the hIlt. he
idea Of all attack and the necessity Tor de-
fence was pressed upon HIM by LIo"
which we would suppose too Tremendous
10 leave an interval for thought. But II
by no means follows that the iniiicting OF
fatal wounds is accompanied by pane-
From what is known of the first effect ol
eunshot wounds, il is probable the impres-
sion is rather stunning than acute. In
less death be immediate, the paints varied
as TO the nature Of the I'M uries, and these
arc past counting up.
But there is nothing singular in the dy-
ing sensation, though Lord Byron remark
ed the physiological popularity that the
expression is invariably that Of languor,
while in death from stab, the counte-
nance reflects the natural character of
gentleness or terocity, to the last gasp.
Some Of these cases are of interest to
show with what slight disturbance life may
60 on under a mortal wound till it comes
10 n ftlIl sion 4 foot soldier at Waterloo.
pierced tv a musket ball in the hip, beg
ged water Of soldier who chanced 70 pos
sess a can;een of beer The wounded man
drank, returned his heartiest thanks, men,
toned that his regiment was nearly exteT-
minated, and having proceeded dozen
yards on his way 10 the rear. fell to the
earth, and with one convulsive movement
of the limbs. concluded his career. HIS
voice, said the trooper, who himself tells
the story, gave scarcely the slightest
sound oi weakness.
Captain Basil Hall. who. in his early
youth. was present a, the battle of Corun-
na. has singled out from the coDclus ion
that consi1ns to oblivion the woes and gal
lantry OF war, another instance extremely
similar. which occurred on that occasion.
An old officer. who was shot in the head,
arrived pale and faint, at the temporary
hospital, and begged he surgeon 10 look
at his wound, wh!cL was pronounced
mortal
Indeed, I f.ared So lie responded,
with in.pcic,i utso,""..o "and yet should
wish verv much IL live litt!- longer II IL
were possible.
He laid his sword upon the stone at his
feet, as gently says Hall, as if the steel had
been turned into glass, and almost irlme-
diateIy sank senseiess upon the turt.
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HON q. O T. \ L II Y.
a. r. NE(.D. ". H..
T ATE OF Corning y. Y would respectfully announce
TO the citizens of ottawa and the surrounding couu
tr, that has located in this city where
he will be happy wait upon all those needing his pro-
fes-ional services.
pr C. takes pleasure 10 presenting the following
nonials:
CORNING, y y April 25ih, 1853.
To wroN IT MAY coSCsES:-l has- been intimately
quaint-d with DIR A. Gregg for the past threo years
have also employed him my family ply sicia for tha;
time would ch--rully recommend hin, the conn
d-nce Of any community where his lot may he
DR.. Gregg is a OF strict moral integrity a good
careful and capable practitioner J n. WOOD,
Bunker and Erchanpe Broker.
CoRSISG, n. Y, April Goth, 1s5S.
To rHE PrBLic:-I take pleasure in recommending Dr.
A. T. Gregg gentleman and successful Pract;ion
sr aud worthy Of the patronage o! the public.
GEO. W. PATTERSON, ia.
cashier Geo. Washington Biak
CORNING, April 23d. ISIS
I,n. JAMES GRANT aud " kESDsLL, Esq, Davenport,
Iowa; GILMAN SMITH. Esq Rock Island, Hi.-D>ar
FIR hds: You may place fun confidence in bearer,
DR.. A T. Gregg. E:an and as physician. We have
emp .-d him family, and il he should in
your .iny elsewhere, our best wishes will attend
him ~ family. c. s. HUBBARD,
n vs. Of tie frn1 Of Vim. r. .Sfrr~ns d. to
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1859-06-25

PErM ProPLr-Thcre is a set Of people
whom ! cannot bear-the pin<s OF fash
ionable proPriety. whose every word Is pre-
else, and whose every movement Is unex-
cept;onable; but who, though well versed
in all the cateror!es OF polite behavior,
have rot particle Of soul or cOrdiality
about them We allow that their manners
may be abundantiy correct There may
h- elegance IN every gesture, and grace
fulness III every position; not smile out
of place. and not q step that would not
bear the seierest SCRUTINY. Ills IS all
very fine; but what ] want Is the heart
anl caity Of social interc 1urse-the frank
ne=s that pread case and animal on-thc
eye that speaks aii,b,y TO all. that cha.es
tiin:d.ty from every bosom. and tells every
man in the company TO be confident and
happy This Is what conceive 10 be vir-
the Of the text and not the scleninc for
mal;.r Of these who walk ty rule. and
would rcpuce tie whole human life to the
wirc-bouGd system Of misery and coz
straint.-Dr. Chalmers.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1859-06-25
DlNlNG SALOON.
Plumbing Plumbing,

TUAvING taken up my residence in Ottawa. I am new
III prepared to introduce Hot and Cold Water into
PubIic or Private Buildings will also furnish and put
mn Water Closets, Bath Tubs Hot and Cold Shower
Baths, Marble Slabs and Wash Basins Lift and Force
Pumps Lead Pipe and Sheet Lead &C.. &C. Having
been in the business for the last 10 in the
city Of New York Chicago am prepared to put up
Water Works with neatness and despatch
Orders left with VIM. Reddick Esq, viii De punctuaiy
attended to. -r.
Refer wn. Reddick, ESQ.,. OTTAWA, and mes Bell.
ESQ Chicago JAMES G. KENNEDY,
OCT Plumber and Nudrdmlir Fn1io eer.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1859-06-25
Tob:.ccu 4 Cigar Mamufa, tory.
OTTAWA MARBLE YARD.

THE undersigned having purchased e shop and stock
Gewei Finley. where he intends to carry on the
business a extensive scale He has on hand and
always receipt of the best quality OF American TIA
liam Egyptian Marble, for Head Stones Tomb Stones
Monuments Nantes. Furniture, &c. As he has some Of
the workmen in the western country ne feels as
sured that he get up anything in his line in superb
or STYLE together with how prices he feels assured that
he will give all those who favor him with their support
entire satisfaction.
n. ". Orders from distance earnestly socited. and
prom :y attended to. JAMES WILLS.
Ottawa March g.. 1856.
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CENTRAL HOUSE,

1vVHE undsrsigned would respectfully inform the pub
lie thai he has leased the above named house. ate-
" kept BY s. CHAcsAFr and that he Is prepared TO
serve those who favor him with their in
style and on the most reasonable terms Farmers
in particular would ind il - their advantage to stop
here IN view Of the convenient locality being In close
proxinhy to the business part Of the city t1 y
His table win be furnisho With the BE- st the maYko
esna1erd. us he's gssa ssshaing ana carsfa Ah6 st.
0DAvs Sasaare- {eoooI IRA WATSON.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1859-06-25

4" Bu: hs who runs away,
My live 20 hga. another day"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1859-06-25

G.. G. G0ODFslCGI N. D..
ECLECTIC PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.
9Hss third door trrst Of Ofta,ca Bunk Main Street.
OTTAWA, Ills.
nR. 9. vsud respectfully call the attention OF those
suffering Chronic Diseases, particularly Scr O.
faa White swelling. Salt Rheun Eruptons OF the Face
And SKIN scaid Head Old Sores and all diseases arising
from impurities Of the blood
AIss, Deformities. Curvatures and Diseases Of the
Spine Distortions Of the Feet, Contracted Limbs sa
Jsints, &e.
Cancer treated upon entirely new principle. and
vIth a aneeess heretofore uue4uxled. ap4
n n - RlGRM
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1859-08-22
Total seven eastern districts
Six Western or Free Sell Districts,
Seven Slave Districts,

Difference in favor of Free Dist's, 1896
1t will be seen that the 18th district cast
more votes than the second and fourth put
together. Yet the former have two members
OF Congress, and the latter but one. Here
is o striking illustration of the disadvanta-
ges under which the Shareholders in the
South labor. Even in Virginia, the people
10 the slave districts have double advantage
over those which are comparatively destitute
of the institution. In South Carolina the
case is much worse. Ii also appears that
81, 062 voters in the west have but six Repre-.
sentatiyes in Congress; while 66,596 in the
cast, IN virtue of owning slaves, have seven.
In the election Of Governor, each vote
counts but one, no matter where the voter
resides, but in the election of members of
Congress and members of the Legislature,
tho Shareholders o@the eastern portion Of the
State enjoy the arstoorasio privilege of prao-
tically casting two votes. Seven thousand
OF them In the fourth district have the same
political power as sixteen thousand non-
slaveholding freemen in the eleventh.
These facts are gradually impressing them
selves upon the minds Of the free white ls-
boring men of Virginia. Their vote for Mr..
Letcher, as we'll as their refusal to vote for
Mr.. Goggin, demonstrates the fact. The
day is not far distant when they will address
themselves to the work of reforming this rot
ten-borough system, by removing the cause
Of it. National Era.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1859-08-22

Aggregate per centum under Democratic
administration, l6a mills, divided by 8, the
number Of years, gives the average rate Of
tax, 2 LIE mills.
Aggregate per centum under Republican
administration, u mills, divided by 5, the
number Of years, gives the average rate of
tar, II mills.
Did not ga Votern know better than to
state that the State tax for ls49 and 1850
was only of a mill, or did he simply COPY
the gross falsehood from the Dubuque Her
aid, and on the strength of such outrageous
blunders charge Auditor Cattell with knave-
ry and falsehood. The thing is too plain for
argument. The only question is, did "a
Voter" perpetrate q deliberate series OF
falsehoods, or did be commit round OF
thoughtless blunders.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1859-08-22
a Lucky pastor.

Rev. J. A. Benton, pastor Of the First
Church in Sacramento, California, preached
his tenth anniversary sermon on the 9Th Of
June, and few days after left in the Storm
kingf for China, thence to Alexandria, Pales-
tine, Southern Europe, France, England,
Scotland, and New York. After a few
months visit to his friends in the Atlantic
States, be expects to return to his charpe in
Sacramento. The Pacific says:
Besides resolutions, other testimonials of
esteem, the spontaneoa1 expression Of a
grateful people, were giv@1 him. The Sab.
bath School children Of tie parish presented
him with fine silver goblet, valued at forty
or fifty dollars, brimfull, no doubt, with their
most ardent wishes for his happiness. The
ladies, on the spur Of the moment, filed a
good sized purse with ton and twenty dollar
pieces, with the request to appropriate il 10
such manner ~ would best aid him in his
long but interesting journey. A party Of
gentlemen met 1t his residence, and. in the
absence Of all formality or public parade.
rendered him, ~ . slight tribute OF their re .
spect, a costly gold watch, guard slide, and
q gold pen and pencil.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1859-08-22

That under eight years Of Democratic rule
the rate of State taxation was about Lie
mills pes anpum on the dollar; while under
hvc years Of Republics an rule the rate has
been only IA mills And the highest rate
OF taxation was in the year 1851, under
Democratic rule, mills on the dollar while
the Republicans never exceeded Ii mills,
except in the single year 1857, when it was 2
mills.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1859-08-22
state Taxarion,

A writer, over the signature Of ga Voter"
in the Journal Of Friday evening, whom We
take to be Dir. Belknap, late member Of the
Legislature, and at present Chairman Of the
Lee County Democratic Central Committee,
calls Auditor Cattelrs exhibit OF the rate OF
taxation "a shallow eleotioneering trick !"
gotten up ssto deceive and defraud the public
mind" We know Mr.. Csttell personally,
and We know Of no man in all our acquaint-
ance who bears higher reputation for scru-
pulous honesty and spotless purity Of char
acter. And We venture to say there is not
in oil the connection of ''Friends," in whose
faith he was nurtured, man whose simple
word would 90 farther than that of j. w.
Cattell. And it is Of such mans statement
made to the world in his official character,
that writer, who oonceals his own name, i'm
peaches and charges with falsehood and
fraud.
ga Voter" says, and we will make but
this extract, that,
For the benefit OF the tax payers, propose
to give the per centum of the taxes for 10
years past, comparing levies, and by so do
ing, show that the difference between the
levies under Democratic administrations and
those Of Republican misrule, exhibit reck-
less extravaganza, unparalleled on the part
OF any political party. By doing so, it will
be seen that in 1S49 the rate Of per cent. was
of one mill 1850, ! of one mill 1851, 3
mills. This levy was made to defray the ex-
penses of the codifcation Of the laws and
printing of the Code, an expense necessary
TO be incurred in the organization Of new
State.
In 1852, it was reduced IL mills; in 1853
il was reduced I mills; in 1854 it was re-
duced 4 OF mill This was the last year Of
Democratic administration. JAS. w. Grimes
being elected Governor in 1854, he entered
upon his official duties the next year. At the
commencement Of his administration the
State taxes went up
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1859-08-22

DUBLIC NOTICE - gsey given that on Sat-
urdsy tho Gath de , Of smber, A. D. 1859, bs-
tween the hours Of 10 o. e :. m. and o clock ..
m Of that day viii procsed TO sell ut public IA IL
In front Of the Court House In the city Of Keokuk.
Lee county and State 81 Iowa, to the highest bid
der Tor cash, the following real estate to wit Lot
No. eight in block No. one hundred and twenty
nine tl3el, in the city of Keokuk, Lee county and
State Of Iowa.
The above sale will be made by virtue of . Deed
OF Trust executed on the 7th Of April, A. D 1855.
BY A. B. Ball and Mary Ann his wife to me- Sc
curing the payme nt Of two promissory notes made
BY said A. 3. Ball to James r. Bruce and by said
Bruce endorsed to b. w. Moore a Co., each dated
April lst, 1856, for sass tO-l00 each-tbe 6rst due
in one year, and which il paid, and the second due
In two from its date, with exchange on Balt-
more, and interest thereon after the frst day Of
April A. d. 1855, and which remains past due and
unpaid; and the said Deed Of Trust having become
available by reason Of such non-payment, now T
will proceed to sell IS above stated and execute
deed to the purchaser at such SALE In pursuance Of
such trust
~ GEO. G. DIXON, Trustee.
Keokuk, August Ii, 1859 did
PlGkLEW PaAH g.,
B the barrel Or At k xss1iI; ey ! pYpa~
aug l5-d 81 kain-st.
LARD
E0R sale by KELLOGG 4 BIRGE,
suxlS-d No. So Main-stx
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1859-08-22

Now We clip the following from the Au-
ditor's statement, and beg our readers to
compare it with this assertion made by a man
who shirks responsibility and signs his com-
munication "a Voter" Compare the two
and there will be no difficulty in determining
whether ii is the Auditor or GA Voter'' that
is attempting to deceive the public.
The following statement from the Auditor,
will show rhe rate of levy for the several
years, from the organization of the State, up
to the present time.
Statement OF the rate per centum Of State
tax levied in each year since the organixa.
ton of the State of Iowa.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1859-08-22


The Boston Courier defines what it 10 to
be public man, in n truthful and impress
sise manner, as follows:
One single idea seems to have affected some
minds, to which We deem it proper to allude,
namely, that MIR. Choate, great lawyer and
great orator, was yet not a public man.
Their only idea of public man is of one who
holds office, which is an extremely narrow
view OF the subject. But it often happens
that those who are most successful in gaining
office, either by popular election, or in any
other mode, gain nothing else, and after
yard are speedily forgotten. While others.
who have attained no "bad eminence" of this
sort, are really far more in the public eve,
are better known for their sterling qualities,
and are more depended on when the public
service requires their counsel, than hosts of
those who climb to mere station by indirect
means, or creep TO it through"a low browed
cavernous avenue" In the broadcast sense.
Mr.. Choate was a public man. His fame.
not as a lawyer, which is more local repu :
tation, but as most able and brilliant ora
tor upon questions of national policy. and as
patriot OF unbending integrity, had passed
into the remotest corners Of the land and
nearer hhme, where was the great political
movement in which he was not in the front
rank2 We take up no newspaper, however
distant, which does not hold this view, nor
any which does not thus understand him.
This is to be public man in the highest and
truest sense, and in republics, those who are
thus known and honored sometimes save
them from the evils to which ofice-seekers
have brougha them, and from destruction, by
their influence over at least the better sort Of
the community. Neither Demosthenes nor
Cicero are remembered for the Offices they
held.