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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1860-12-01

The latest news from the seat OF War
in Kanas is, that Gen. Harvey and Gov.
Medary, with a competent military iofee'
had left I.eavenworth for Sothern Kansas,
in pursuit of Montgomery and his band OF
,narauders. Several volunteer military
conDanies from St Louis and towns on the
Missouri river have also gone to Kansas
bnt it is presumed their services Will not
be accepted by Gen. Harvey.
The case with Montgomery appears to
be about this His object is to revenge
himself on the border rulilans' and pro-
slavery men generally by whom he waa i'll
treated in 1871, also to entice slaves from
their masters in the border Counties Of
Missouri and Arkansas, and to protect
them i'll Kansas; and also to prevent Mis-
sourians, &c., to kidnap free negros in Kan
sas, a business in which he alleges they
have been largely engaged. The men
| whom he recently hung al and near Fort
Scott, were charged By him with having
/ been engaged in this business. 1t is also
probable that Montgomery medtatcd en-
| tering the Southwestern Counties Of Mis-
souri, and the Northern Counties Of Aikan-
sas with q military force for the purpose
| OF setting free the slave III those quarters.
In al these projects, lawless and other
wise Montgomery would have had few tc
Join him. but for the outrage committed
by the |. :. officials a few months ago il
expelling the settlers from what are called
the neutral grounds, in Cherokee Coun
ty, Kansas. Thse neutral grounds arc al
Indian reservation, which the L. s gov
eminent proposes TO purchase SIX month!
ago, or longer, it was annouced that thu
purchase was about arranged and til,
country would be thrown open to settle
ment. The land being very choice, imme
cliately a large number Of squatters rushed
upon them, erected cabins, and com
meuced opening farms. For number o.
months they Wero allowed to 90 on il
peace, next however, they were warned by
the Indian AGENT to desist, and finally
ordered to leave. ~ most Of these squat
tiers had growing crops, they refused to -
until their crops were gathered, upon
which the Indian Agent, taking with him
q band Of de~ger:does Is posse, entered
The Territory and forc.biy expelled ,he Sc.
!,eis, burning .Ac.r houses crops and In.
pgoyements. Hundreds Of tless outraged
settlers, Icing thus made peunllcs. and
dc, e4a;e, have. jgiac, Montgomery : band
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1860-12-01

COMMERCIAL DISTRESS AT CHARLEsLoN.-A
correspondent of the Charleston Courier
draws strong picture Of the money strin-
gency existing in that city, and bitterly
complains Of the Banks lie says:
This community have been suffering for
the PAST ninety days a money pressure.
Our merchants have taken discounts In
various modes, Of Home-t,c Exchange,
= Kites &c, &c, at u~urous rates, with
hopes, as they were told, it would soon be
| over. They submitted willingly, and came
| to proposals Of Banks. For the past ten
/ days. we sre told, not dollar can be let
/ out in any way or at any rate; our Banks
renew what is due them i'll full, if neces-
sary, but no discount Of any kind can be
! taken ont of the bank.
Now, Messrs. Editors, for a community
who have suffered for three long months
to high rates of interest-who have 80 lar
met every ob!isation-to be forced to al
low accepted drafts and notes made in
| good faith upon mercantile int gritty and
credit 10 return for non-payment, while
an abundance of A notes aud other sccu
rites are rendered for discount, devoid oil
rate, is n reflection npon our Banks and
Their Directors. 4 large body OF our mcr
chants entire Indebtedness are in way oil
draft aud notes given to Northern firms
payable at or Banks and North. Shal
all Of these merchants be forced to hay,
their names dishunored and credit ruined
because their liabilities are due the North
The debt Is sacred the value received an,
they might well refudiate all OF then
accommodation paper due banks here.
The effects of the continuance Of Thu
policy are thus described;
The policy now pursued is ruimous; i
is sclfeyiGent; the past speaks it we nee'
innovation and renovation. Unless SOM
| changes are effected, ali our active enel
: getic young men will be driven away. lie
all Of our Wholesale and retail merchant
one and all, meet in mass, and deternin
what course is best 10 pursue. Il Is du
= the community that some relief mcasur
: be adopted by our Banks. II they thinl
suspension unadvisab!e, cease DRAWN
coin from each other; balance weekly az
counts. hy other bank bills or by check:
for amounts redeemable III coin on cali,
T coin shall be absolutely needed. Unity O
action and purpose woule Of itself produc
relief il a few days.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1860-12-01

Hon. r. W. BAENwELL, of South Carolina,
in published letter, ayows his wish to
form Southern Confcderacy, but takes
occasion to say that any policy based upon
the expectation that South Carolina. by
her separate action, could force other
States to join i'll the effort to establish
this Conleleracy, would be in the highest
degree mischievous." Upon this the Alex
andria (Na.) Gazette remarks as follows:
We take occasion to add that for one
State Virginia will resist this forcing pro-
cess She will not be 'hitched on or drag
ged in If il comes to that, and there IS
no other alternative, she will take her des-
TIMES inner own hands, under Providence,
and establish seperate and Independent
Government of her own If it be degra-
daton to remain in the Union. 10 will be
double degradation to be made the tool
and victim Of one OF the Cotton States
which has shown no regard ior her lnte-
rest, and does not care Il fig for her coun-
sci, at this time, when it does not suit
disunion purposes.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1860-12-01

A Washington despatch to the CONNER
ciaL says there was a specialmeeting of the
Cabinet to-day, the object being the dis
cussion of the Presidents message, especi-
ally the eontroverted points relative to the
rights Of secession. Mr.. Cobb was present
His views are in opposition to the Presi-
dent, 1t is probable he will resign. He
is about to send his family and effects to
Georgia He will return to that State and
be put in nomination for the Convention
of which body he will be a leading and in
iuential member. He will undoubtedly
advocate there the extreme measures Of
the Secsssiouists,
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1860-12-01

FEoH EvHorE--'The political news is I'M
important. No news having been received
Of the Prince Of Wales, tho anxiety in
reference TO him was so great that the
4 day or two afterwards, however, he ar
rived all right, the fleet having been de
tanned by head winds. Money matters in
England were growing closer 50 that the
Bank had advanced her rates | per cent
The news Of the panic from this side must
lead, ii is feared, to serious trouble III
England Dreadetuiis show declining
tendency.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1860-12-01

PUTRpITY IN WEIIs-Sonetime the
water in wells suddenly acquires a putrid
taste and smell, As though some animal
matter was undergoing decay therein yet
which upon careful examination i found
not 10 be the case The Homestead tells
of such an instance, ana a remedy was
found in the thorough agitation Of the
water. by working a chain pump for two
hours. bringing the water more or less in
contact with the air The next day the
water was ~ sweet as ever. I'm the case
Of "a c.stern Of filtered rain water, the
same remedy Of agitation was rcsorted 10
with equal success
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1860-12-01

Two gentlemen were walking together
in Paris Il will engage, said one 10 the
other, to give the man before me good
kicking, and yet he shall not be angry.
He did as he had undertaken to do. The
stranger turned around and looked aston
shed Il beg your pardon, said the
kicker, q | took you for the Duke de la
Tremonlle" The Duke was very hand
some-the man was very plain; he was
.ratified by the mis'oke under which he
believed he had suffered, shook himself,
smiled, bowed, and went on his way.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1860-12-01
Wtta(ua frttUra0tr.
I;ank jt3lers.


The general tone OF the great COM
marcial centers," such IS New y oril. H.,lt-
more, ST Louis. New OE!eau=, 5c, Is that
of :, better feeling III money matters, The
market for Lreaietui.- which Is. II such
times, good index Of the feeling in
money matters, shows . visible improve
ment Stocks, another important iidic"-
tor, also show all improvement "-LAIh inc
week, so that ii may safely be- cohci''lo"
that the worst Is past.
About here the main difficulty and
trouble arise from the uncertainty which
continues with reference TO the banks OF
orr own State. Their bills constitute al
most our entire circulation, and while
some are almost wholly discarded by bust
ness men. and others looked upon with
suspicion. it is difficult to keep the whole
of business in motion with such preca-
rious circulating medium. In addition to
tho seven banks announced in our last as
having been thrown out ~ the bankers
and brokers of Chicago and this city, two
others are now naIned-tl.e GRANVILLE Bank,
and the Bank Of Southern Illinois; SO that
the full list Of Illinois Banks mot bank
able" is now as follows;
American Exchange Bank,
Bank of Raleigh.
Bank Of Aurora
Bank of Commonwealth,
National Bank,
Corn Exchange Bank,
State shawDegtOwn.
Bank of Southern Illinois,
Granville bank
Wisconsin money, which also constitute:
an important part of our circulation, i.
taken without hesitation OF the Bank:
of that State the Chicago TlLtms Of We'd
nesday says:
The Wisconsin law is better than that
OF Illinois for the reason that the w Iscon
sin Banks ale bound TO redeem their issues
under a penalty. Il i hurniiilling, but
the truth NAV as we'll be told that v Is
eonsin currency in oar own city ias borne
premium FOX the past week or ten days
aver that of Illinois OF from / To . per
sent ExchauEe Ill milwaukee, Tor y i~culI-
IN currency has been cheaper by about
The same figures. This Is = condition q
ihings which We again call upon or LcGis
allure TO remedy.
The thirty day in which Our '=Ao.t
.anks must put up their additional securi
les are rapidly passing af"ay, and thus III
&c haze heard of none that A&s responded
here were runors in :orr4 .:4t io4: Il
aem had deposited additional socur.t., :
wednesday, hat cur Lanke.s, who
'ould be likely 10 be informed Of -uci. :
ct or the instant. lave 10 sueh NORMA
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1860-12-01

Dull lives IN TEE SHOE BusINEss.-The
shoe business Is one Of the first branches
of business to suffer by TIE money pres
sure. The New5uryport NcraM says that
= Ecme manufacturers are suspendiu@ pay
nlcn;, and more are sU-pend!ng work
leaving the '.jours' out Of employment. \
large number are ia that condition in this
quarter-mcn who haye not been idle be
fore for years. The manufacturers cannot
give out work with the goods accumulate
ing on their hands; and the goods cannot
be sold because the demand is small and
credit suspended"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1860-12-01

SysrrN-ioE OF NAVIGATION the lake
was entirely frozen over yesterday morn
ius and the river closed IT seyaral points
below the bridge Navigation j. of course
suspended for the present, although il l.
hoped that change Of weather viii soon
allow for is rc.rreuin-, a. very large
amount Of river freight has accumulated
~ this and other points. The Ia Sale
GOT a- Gar a. rckin Friday evening where
She laid up and the Sam YOUNG, which
Wa, expected the same night. We under
stand /, frozen in between Tekiu and lIa
yaua The nlurcury fell to five de.res-
below zero during Friday night, and yes.
terday morning it wa. from one to four
degrees below. according 10 20 tine loca.
ton Of the thermometer IN different parts
of the city-Ps.ra Dsy,I-rg'.c I.ioa, 18th
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1860-12-01

FREEING a SLAVE IN CHURCH.-At the
close OF the services in Plymouth Church,
Brooklyn, New York, last Sunday evening,
the Rev. II. ". Bcecher called upon the
congregation TO make up the sum OF $500,
the balance Of the price Ola mulatto girl,
named Louisa, then present, who had been
purchased from scrvtude in Maryland by-
Nr Sieboid, OF Washington, u. c., for
$500. Of which sum $lOO had been already
paid. The amount OF Sjll was then col
iected, and Mr. W. II. Sage gave his name
for the remainder. Mr.. John b. Cough,
the temperance lecturer, gave the girl fifty
dollars to pay her expenses to Washington
Civ
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1860-12-01

RrsIGyED-Chief Justice TANrY, Of I'll,
Supreme Court of the L. 8, has resigned
1t will therefore devolve upon President
Buchanan, among the most important act.
of the close Of his administration, to APP
noipt a successor to fill the vacancy caused
bv the retirement of Judge fancy.
Such was the substance Of a telegraph
de.patch three days age. Later despatch
9. doubt tho resignation Of Judge fancy
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1860-12-01

A MIsArFEEHEss!oN-It having been sta
ed that the object OF calling State Con
ention il South Caroline, was TO obtain
n expression of the public feeling on the
.uestion of secession. the Charleston Nn-
.sry takes occasion 10 correct the nisap-
rehens;on:
The secession Of South Carolina in tie
iortest time practicable after the meeting
the Convention j. a point settled.
UGH was the understanding 81 the mem
ers Of the Legislature in voting Tie Con-
ention, and such, uEIues,ou:o.y, is Tie
i'll of the people. II TIL, matter tie
onvention meets, practically, not 10 de
iberate but to act. II will but register
n edict which the real, actual people viii
ave pronounced already through Inc bll-
ot-box.'
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1860-12-01

EX-Prcsident Van Buren, Is at present
in New DIRK on a visit to his son. Prince
John at the residence Of the latter, 30
Fourth Avenue. The SAGE OF Kinder
hook, accompanied 10y the Prince, visited
some OF the law courts yesterday, and ex-
changed courtcsies with several Of his ac-
quaintances. He is looking hale and
healthy, and as young as when we saw
linn ten wears AGO.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1860-12-01

Sarr N WHEAr-AyoTHER PREVENTIVE
\ writer in the Prairie Farmer mixes a
peck of fresh Stacked lime with ten bush
el- Of seed wheat, and lets it stand on the
floor, or in bags, :, few days before sowing
running it through tanning mill the last
thing, 50 Is not TO make it unpleasant
handling This he thinks certain pre-
vcntive.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1860-12-01

ART UNIoN-Now is the timo to huv
tickets i'll the Art Union. They give YOU
a picture and a magazine fully worth yonr
money, and throw in Il chance to draw n
painting or statuary worth hundreds of
dollars. Arthur Lockwood, Esq, is the
honorary secretary for Ottawa SEQ adv.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1860-12-01
st Louis, Nov 8

The banks in this city, with the excep-
ton of the Exchange Bank, suspended
specie payment this morning
Another despatch says that all the st.
Louis banks, with the exception OF the
Mechanics Bank, which withstood the
pressure of 1857, suspended specie pay
mont this morning
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1860-12-01

Meagre transactions to-day indicate that
the money pressure has about spent itself,
and the impression is that most of the con-
tracts entered in fall commenced six or
eight weeks ago, have been closed I'D
since the scarcity Of stock on the street.
The Chemical Bank has been expelled
from the clearing house, on account of its
refusal to put its specie reserve into the
common fund, according to the programme
of the associated banks.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1860-12-01

4 CAHArD-The statement made by
telegraph a week ago, that twenty me-
chanics from the North, who had gone to
Charleston had been sent back, is contra
dicted. There was no truth in it.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1860-12-01
NOW Is THE TINE TO GET

Il
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THE RURAL is pronounced, by both Press and Peo-
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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1860-12-01

lawful Gardner the reformed prize
fighter, states that in his temperance cot
feerooms, in New York, during the past
eighteen months, fifteen hundred persons
have been induced to take the pledge to
abstain from all that can intoXicate
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1860-12-01

CuANcr or TINE.-'The Peru Accommo-
dat;on train Oh the Chicago and Rock IS
land Railroad has been hauled oil for the
winter. and the time slightly changed for
the ether trains The trains now pass OF
tayya Station rs follows:
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1860-12-01

DIsCOvEHT OF Com ~ AREAysAs.-Nlr
IIEEEY WATKINS, just returned 10 this city
from Arkansas, reports that great excite
nicnt exists among the people IN the yici-
nifty Of Desarc, consequent upon the DISCO
very Of gold il that town DcsGrc Is two
hundred and sixty miles above the mouth
Of White river, and fi:ytive miles east Or
Little Rock. For some time past. parties
have been at work boring an artcsan well
in Dasarc. 1t was while engaged III this
undertaking, a few days ago, that auIile-
rous ground was struck. The richness OF
the dirt first attracted the attention OF Sc
veraI old California miners present, who at
once expressed their belief that'go!d exist
ed in abundance in the locality mentioned.
\ quantity Of dirt was washed or Tie
spot, and yielded largely, twenty-five cents
Being obtained from Il single painful. The
dirt from which this gold was washed is
said to have been considerably mixed with
sand One individual obtained AN ordi-
nary thimbla full OF fine gold dust from
two pans OF dirt. Some OF the specimens
seen by our informant were as large as
peas, others much larger-Msso,oi Ntpu5-
Iran
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1860-12-01

Many people talk about the dissolution
of the Union who know nothing at all of
what that phrase implies because they
have no idea Of what II is that constitutes
us one uation. The Union does not de
rend upon the Constitution, because we
were one people before the Constitution
was formed. and the Constitution was
planned and made for the purpose Of pre-
serving and perpctuaiimg q Union already
in existence, and not OF creating u Union,
where none existed before The Consti-
tuition is but the drapery of the Union,
not It's life.
The national unity which made the
treaties OF alliance with France, and Spain
and Russia, and the treaty Of independ-
ence with Great Britain, and established
our national boundaries rs against all the
world was before the Constitution, when
the formal union was made by the old ar
ticlcs of confederation.
| But those treaties were merely rcco9-
/ milton OF the part of our national exist
ence which commenced long before the
articles OF confederation, by the Decara-
/ ton Of Independence, the point OF time
at which wc ceased to be colonies and be
come a nation Of sovereign states.
! Bat the Declaration which formally
severed the connection with Great Britain
/ affected only our external relations. Gen
| Washington was appointed Commander
/ il chief III "the army of the United Colo
nies," before i dependence had been de
| cIared: and still earlier Ethan Allen had
surrounded and captured 'rlconderoea III
the name Of the great Jehovah ard the
Can.iacut1l C.ayre,s in three weeks after
Lexington fight
We may 20 back yet further, and We
shall ind that the steps taken in resist
auce to the Stamp Act were spoutaneou:
developments Of an as umcd unity Of the
Colonies, distinctly and consciously actcC
out No one deemed it necessary TO IN
quire into the origin Of that unity, any
more than the little child inquiries how
his hands and feet came to be a part o
himself. That they were one people wa
what he Nir-iu;aus call Al ultimate fact
dcfying analysis and proof
1t was that unity which fired the patri
otism alike Of Adams and Warren il
Massachusetts,, Henry and Lee in Virginia
AID MoIltrie and Hall IL South Caroliu.
aai GEORGIA. The first breath Of the III
FAINT nation told Of one, country and on,
destiny
Il was this one country which doclayes
war a.l made peace. and established
boundaries - o. one whole. - uafiol
or hoiy OF men outside OF the Uuitct
States has ever known OF has any r.-ht I.
know u - any other than one. Tia
frame Of government which was e-t.l
li-hed by the people OF the Unite,
State, IN l1>1-S. was. o. Mr. Mad.-o
cl- rly show, ia Iii, letter - Hamilton
Jhe set OF - nation, AMI the government
constituted. under thtt constitution. who
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1860-12-01

A young dog, alive and kicking, was
picked up on the 9th of September. in lat.
1918 n, long 2423, by the British slip
Augusta .Jassie, which arrived on the 18th
ult, at Queenstown, from Cochin. No
vessel wss in sight
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1860-12-01

Business AT CTiCA.-We are advised that
quite a heavy business in produce IS being
done at Utica, and that almost amy day the
village may be seen crowded with farmers
teams, selling their grain at Ottawa prices
and poclSeting the cash.
We also notice that our friend, 7. I.
TAYLOR, late of the firm OF Fiske 4 Tay lor,
Ottawa, enticcd by the brisk business IS
pect of the place, has removed TO Utica,
opened quite an extensive store, stocked
with dry goods, groceries, clothing, boots
and shoes, hardware, cutlery, t>c., ,le.,-in
short, about all the farmer i'll a large town
can find by running to half dozen OF diff
ferent stores. Mr.. 7, we are assured sells
rs low as the dealers III Peru, II Sale, or
OTTAWA, and is doing a hea"y business.
Success to TAYLOR and to Utica!