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The national Republican., 1861-01-28

D9n The House of Representatives of New
Jersey, on Friday, by vote of 81 to II, ordered
the appointment of commissioners, to confer
here on the 4th of February with those appoint.
ed by Virginia.
The national Republican., 1861-01-28
J. J. COOMBS,

attorney and Counsellor at Lap,
WILL practice in the local Courts of this
w District, and in the Supreme Court and
Court of Claims. Office at the corner of Indi-
ana avenue and Second street.
The national Republican., 1861-01-28

FURNISHED ROOMS to let, with or without
L board. Terms moderate. Apply at No. 4O6
Eighth street, between G and H streets.
dec 20-lm
The national Republican., 1861-01-28

The TREAsURY.-Mr. Dix estimates the re.
ceipts and expenditures for the six months
commencing January |, exclusive of what may
be received from Treasury notes, or loans, and
exclusive of what may be paid in redeeming
Treasury notes, as follows:
Expenditures $34,SG6,l ,l24
Receipts l7,4OO,OOO
In respect to expenditures, he adopts the es
Inmates of Mr.. Cobb, which will be increased
by such new appropriations as may be made
by Congress during its present session.
The estimate of receipts is his own, and is
made up as follows:
Customs .$lG, 900
Lands 100000
Miscellaneous 100000
Mr.. Ccbb's estimate of the customs revenue
for the current six months was twenty-fiv mil
lions.
For the quarter ending on the 3lst of De.
cember, the revenue estimated by Mr.. Cobb at
fifteen millions, turned out to be only eight.
In these times of political convulson, all es-
Inmates are mere conjectures, as Mr.. Dix ad.
mits, and he evidently means to guess at the
revenue well within the mark.
The national Republican., 1861-01-28

Will recognise lne projected COltOn COn1eQeracy,
or any other extemporized by secession, are
cally by the best intelligence here. 1t is posi-
sgnifed their opposition to this project, and
every foreign minister here condemns it with.
out qualification.
ANOTHER Monster GUN.-Another monster
gun was cast at the Fort Pitt works on Wednes.
day. The Floyd" the heaviest piece of ord.
nance, we believe, that the world has ever seen,
was flteen.inch bore and forty inches in
diameter at the breech. Its weight in the
rough was seventy.eight thousand pounds, and
when finished about forty nine thousand The
gun cast on Wednesday has twelve inch bore,
and the same exterior diameter OF the "Floyd,"
while it is six inches longer, and will weigh,
when finished, twenty-five tons. The total
amount Of metal used in the "run " was seven.
ty.eight thousand one hundred pounds. The
new gun will be named "Union," and will, it
is believed, throw ball over six miles.-PHts.
burg Chron.
A painter who was fond of hearing his works
praised, was one day told that Judge - did
not think very favorably of a performance of
his. "Oh," said the artist to his informant,
what is his opinion worth he isn't Judge
of painting, he's a judge of probate"
THE FIRST Town LIGHTED WITH WATER
GAs.-Aurora, a town about twenty-five miles
from Cincinnati, has been successfully illumn.
ated with water gas during the past two weeks.
The town of Maiden, Mass, is soon to be SINH.
larly lighted.
SEVERITY OF THE WINTER IN EUROPE
Letters from Berlin describe the winter there
as the severest that has been known since l8l2,
the year of Napoleons retreat from Russia.
From the other European capitals we have
similar accounts, coupled with sad pictures OF
the distress and sufferngs of the working
classes.
The national Republican., 1861-01-28

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Magofin has tele.
graphed that the Legislature has chosen six
commissioners, to meet commissioners here on
the 4th of February from other States, viz !:
Ex-Governor Morehead, Ex-Governor Wick
life, Mr.. Bell, (the Union candidate against
Governor Magofhu,) Mr.. Guthrie, General Viii.
liam o. Butler, and James B. Clay. The gen.
eral cast of this selection is conservative and
satisfactory.
The telegram received here two or three
days ago from the Treasurer of Kentucky, was,
that the Legislature ,oiU reject the PROPOSE.
ton to call State Convention, and not that
they hadrejected it, as enormously reported.
But all the information is, that unless some
change occurs, the utmost which the Legisla.
ture can be induced to do, is to submit to the
people the question of calling Convention.
On the 18th instant, the Senate of Kentucky
adopted resolutions looking TO National Con.
vention, to propose amendments to the Consti.
tuition.
The national Republican., 1861-01-28

DY- Forced contributions have already com.
menced in Louisiana, as will be seen by the
following from the Baton Rouge Adrocate:
"Governor Moore received yesterday letter
street, New Orleans, offering loan in mer.
chandse, at Wholesale prices, to the amount of
$4,000, terms at the States option also, an
offer to loan the State $4,000 in cash from
Messrs. B. 4 A. Soulie, q Cont street, New
Orleans, leaving to the State TO fix the rate of
interest"
The national Republican., 1861-01-28

Within a little less than three months, Indi.
ana has had four Governors. Governor vii.
lards death made way for Lieutenant Governor
Hammond, and Governor Lanes resignation
for Lieutenant Governor Morton.
The national Republican., 1861-01-28

D9" A court martial upon Commodore Arm
strong, who surrendered the Pensacola nav,
yard, has been called at his own request.
The national Republican., 1861-01-28

DsJ- General Noell, member Of the House
from Missouri, has written an admirable letter
to his constituents. He says that the "Gu!f
aristocratic in their tendencies" and that he de.
sires no lot or part in a miserable little sec.
tional Contederacy or military despotism."
The national Republican., 1861-01-28

The Linn County (Iowa) Register says, thai
Mr.. Kramer, Of Monroe township, in that coun
ty, has left at that Office a sample of superior
cotton raised by him the past season.
The national Republican., 1861-01-28

rD- The Jefferson (Missouri) Inquirer of
January % says:
Every paper in the State, SO far as our
knowledge extends, with the exception of four
the Examiner, Bulletin, States Rights Gazette,
and Milan Farmer-denounc secession as trea.
soy y
The national Republican., 1861-01-28

n1- Ex,President Tyler is expected to leave
here for Virginia to-day.
The national Republican., 1861-01-28
Items Telegraphed from Washington.

A draft for $74,OOO in favor of the navy
agent at Pensacola was stopped at the Treasu
ry when just on the eve of being sent of. 1t
would have been applied to the pay of Mr..
Renshaw, and other exofficers who were en-.
gagged in the reasonable conspiracy to surren.
der the navy yard, and who disgraced the
American flag.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1861-05-04
Action of the Board of Supervisors.

The following are the resolutions which
were adopted at the special meeting of the
board OF supervisors Oh the 18th ult, allu-
ded 10 in our last
Rss5'<rL That this board appropriate
eight dollars 10 each volunteer mustered
into the service Of the United States OF.
ganized in this county, between the FIRST
day Of April aud October Of the curtcH,
year, mot exc diag one thousand in the
asgIe ,at,, TO aid in uuiform!uG and equip
ping such yoluH,ecrs-Orlcrs 10 he drawn
and funded IS herein provided upon the
Gel tificaie OF the commander Of each com
pauy, accompanied with proof or the &C
c. p,snce OF such company 10y the govern
uIcnt.
Reso!red, That this board appropriate
ten Thousand dollars additional 10 tie eX-
pended Tor the support Of the families Of
volunteers who have been or may hereai
ter be mustered into the service OF the [.
: from the county Of l-a>llle. during tie
six months commencing on the first day
OF April, lS6l and that a committee Of
three members OF the. board be appointed
who shall be entrusted with the disburse-
ment Of said sums enumerated above.
Re5ortL That 1t shall be the duty Of
said committee TO cause a list to be pre-
pared of all volunteers having families,
and the peeuniary circumstances Of each,
and shall render assistance To such iamI-
lies Only upon the certificate of the super
visor of the town where such families nee
ding assistance may reside, provided that
SAID cominiit!e may appoint one or more
persons 10 investigate and report on the
necessities Of any such families whose GER
t!icdte shall lave the same effect as that
OF a supervisors assertion 10 be rendered
III cash or necessares for families
Rtsoired, That that the county clerk is
much of said sums as shall be called for
10y written ord' + of said committe; and
that said order shall be conditioned that
whenever an amount shall be presented OF
one bundi ed dollars, the same shall be
funded and the holders siiall receive coun
~ bonds for the same, drawing intcres; at
ten per mt, payable on the frs. day OF
July, annually. An amount OF said bond-
not exceeding three thousand dollars shall
be made payable on the first day of July
1854 and an amount not exceeding three
thousand dollars annually thereafter
Said bonds shall be executed and signed
by the Chairman of the board and coun
tersigned by the county clerk.
John Uise, s. W. Cheever, and Elmer
Baldwin, were elected the committe undel
above resolutions
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1861-05-04
Woman 90 be II1norcd.

1t Will he gemen. bercu that Lieut. Abner
Smcad OF the First Artillery. was sent, q
few weeks since, by Lieut.. Slemmer, to
" asi!ingtoH, to aprize the Government of
the absolute necessity OF supplies and re-
al Fort Pickens. Forretiul
OF all obligations OF honor and duty Lieut..
Sme-d took montgomery in his way north
ward, and having submitted his dispatches
10 the poru~al Of the rebel authoiilies,
proceeded to Washington. whittier the
news O! his treason having anticipated
him, ic was not shot, a. Ia uescrved - 5c,
out simply -truci. from the roll Of tie
army. Tie VIE and chi,dreu Jf L.ot.t
SiHe.,d, with the families OF several 9TH
Gers OH uG,y in the South, were q, Fortress
Monroe. Tho LleuteuaEj hGstcued from
Washington to obtain las family. aud re-
move IAem Southwark, but his movements
were not - rapid but that ms crime had
been reported before hun. " hen. there
fore. he presented himself! ut the fort. he
was fused admission, the officer on duty
declining TO admit - traitor within a
federal post the only favor conceded be-
ing that lac I..ght haze an Interview VT
Mrs Sm,ad, without the walls. That IN
tcgNlem the unhappy miscreant Is not
Likely to forget Attended by few female
friends. one OF " AOII furnished the &C
count WHICH We give OF the scene, the
lady met her husband. and in terms @.
scorciling eloluencr, approached him with
iIis shame.
Go home with 20" j" she exclaimed
Never, Our paths "a this world are here
after separate ! disowa YOU \ coward
and traitor, you are no husband of mine
I iicncetorth you are Ia me as dead. 4.
/ long as | live shall wear mourning, anc
Ice as a widow; and rest assured ! shall ed
ucate our children Ia eXccrate and despis,
I your memory as that OF rccreant ant
traitor"
Turning with these words, the noble anc
! patriotic woman re-entered the fort, anC
gave way to her very natural feelings. W,
: may add that Ns >mead is, like her dis
c:r,lvd husband a native OF Georgia an,
/ while the latter weht Southwark 10 Obtain
I the reward OF his treason, the former will
/ her children. has come North, pas>ir
through this city on tuesday, and IS nov
at M"rr.,,own, y. Y--N.V York Tunes Z
tie 26M
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1861-05-04
Illinois Legislature.

The Illinois Legislature adjourned on
Thurs lay, after a session of about two
weeks. It's action seems to have been
harmonious throughout a determination
being ev!nced to drop party lines, and
10 isl; tie solely for the common defence
The a,-mVs of the Legislature may be gath
cred from the following resolution. which
passed both houses unanimously:
Rsscl-ed, That while we discla;m any
d 'sire TO engage in a war for the purpose
OF interfering with the constitutional rights
or domestic institutions Of sovereign States
of this Union, or for the purpose Of sub
jecting the people OF any portion of the
people Of any State to any other duties or
obligations than those imposed 10y the
Constitution Of the United States, and the
laws made in pursuance thereof, and are
at all times ready and wiling to support
and maintain all the constitutional rights
Of the people and States OF every portion
OF this Union, and to discharge faithfully
and cheertully all the duties imposed upon
Us by the Constitution and the laws, we
are ever ready TO stand By and defend with
our lives and fortunes the honor and the
flag of our country.
The following, we believe, are all the
acts that were passed
An act TO authorize loan Of 5000, 900
for military purposes
An act - organize SIX regiments Of vol
unteeis from the State OF Illinois, and to
provide for the election of rcgInenta! Off
GERS and bri ga,i.er general
An act 10 protect the transportation Of
troops, provisions and munitions OF war in
this State
An act making compensation to the
Board of Medical Examiners
An act to prepare the State of Illinois to
. protect its own territory, repel invasion.
and render Efficient and prompt assistance
TO the United States, if demanded.
An act to provide for the appointment
of chaplans for the Illinois militia when
in actual service.
! The net to prepare the State of Illinois
to protect its own territory, repel invasion
and render aid to the United States, if de
manded, is known as the Ten Regiments
Bill"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1861-05-04
Position Of virginia.

Virginia has entered into an arrange
ment with the southern confederacv. by
which she stpu!ates to place her army, &c,
wholly uner the direction of the govern
ment Of Montgomery, the same IS if SIZE
were member Of Secessia, looking" as
the instrument expresses it, "to speedy
union of said Commonwealth and the 9th.
or slave states with the confederate states
OF America: according TO the provisions OF
the constitution for the provisional gev.
ernment Of said states"
in consequence Of this arrangement, Il Q
government at Montgomery have agree
to send troops north to aid Virginia, and
an additional levy of fourteen regiments
upon the confederate states has been or.
dered The people OF Fi.gini;. have still
10 vote OH TIE ordinance of secession.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1861-05-04

From TUE CAMP AT CAIRo-A lively letter
from one of the Chicago volunteers in Camp
at Cairo, has come to hand, its news, how
ever, anticipated by our Special Cores
ronden!s The following, however, is so
well told that we give it place again:
Yesterday we made lucky haul at the
Adams Express Office. Three bales OF
wooden shirts, one box Colt 5 revolvers, one
box Of rifles, and one box of bell metal
was seized. The bales were marked
charleston, and the boxes New Or.
leans" The rifles and revolvsrs are costly
instruments, in cases, and evidently intend
ed for officers. Later in the day we re-
ceiued lot of beautiful red, blue and grey
military caps. These came very conven.
lent, and to-day each of us sport "Seces.
sion" cap. A drum and secession flag
were also taken care Of If they will only
keep on sending US supplies this way, i,
will be great relief to the Quartermaster's
department ] presume it must be pro-
yoking to the Southerners to have their
things thus meddled with, but they cant
very well help it.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1861-05-04
The Slave Interest.


1t now seems determined to ruin if it
can not rule this government
The Vice President OF the new Confed-
eracy openly declares "The new Govern
merit is founded " on exactly the opposite
ideas Of the old, viz: the equality OF races
or that slavery is wrong. lie says slavery
is thee normal condition of the negro. -
This all may be, but it does not follow that
slavery is the normal condition OF ourselves
or that we and our government are to be
ruled by these lords of plantation negroes.
The strongest organization, outside Of
the church, was the Democratic party OF
this country. Slavery tried its bloody
hand on it, broke it asuhder, and defeated
its will Southern autocrats, in the
Charleston Convention, endeavored to
make the great Democratic party OF this
nation its engine and its tool to strengthen,
extend and perp,tnme the system.
Not being able to do that, it then sought
to be as successful against the government
Of this nation as it had been against one
of its pillars.
| We ask no opportunity OF retaliation
But this we say, these traitors and thieves
must haul eff their forces and lift from
our commerce this parlyzing hand of war,
/ and be quiet on their own borders, under
/ the guarantees of our Constitution, or the
north enraged will break the shackles
/ from their slaves, and wipe out at q stroke
/ the reproach of the nation, and forever
put away this uneasy restless question oi
slavery.
There were not 100000 of free whites
in all the seeding Cotton States. These
3,O00,0 G0 have attempted to coerce a ma
ton Of 100000 OF people, 100000 OF
whom are free whites. Wo to negro sla
very when an indignant North shall
avenge upon it the blood Of our fathers
! brothers and sons which shall be shed
upon the field of battle Wo to tyrani
masters and overseers, when Our armies
for selfpr2tection and for the defense Of ooo,
/ tjerties, shall march among an Cypress
ed and downtrodden negro population
now scarcely TO be kept in subsection.
If Jefferson could say, Il fear for my
country when think that God is just,
what would he say of rebellion added tc
oppression-of 100000 of bondsmen en-
shaved under the very folds of tie Stal
Spangled Banner and their masters, TO en
slave more, aiming to destroy the insti,u
lions OF the whole nation.
We are not saying, that in our judgmen
the North ought to do this but we do "a,
that in our humble Judgment TIE ineyita
ble end of the secession folly will be, tina
the slave power of this nation, As develop
ed in the last decade, will be curbcd anC
restricted, its insolence dreadlully chas
tised, and its strength 50 crippled that j
will not rise up again in future 20 troubl
our children.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1861-05-04
supreme Cour. Clerk.

LORENZO LzLAsp, Esq, it will be OBJ
served, announces himself in our paper to-
da; as ! candidate for reelection to The
Office OF clerk OF the Supreme Court. Nr.
/. Las held this Office six or eight years,
AMI is SO familiar with all its duties, often
very intricate and responsible, tina: it
would be real Inconvenience 10 make q
chan.e, so that it is not strange that the
BEECH, and the bar-with scarcely an OK
cept;on III tie 1iv:sion, disiIe las re
election We are aware that several oth,l
gentlemen hare announced themselves a
candidates for this Office, and personally
we have not word to say against thoin
Gc this. however, we aye assured that none
of them claim to ZEE, lacking his expert
ence. as compliant as Mr l.; and as tie
Office Is one which in its nature ought not
to be changed FOR light and trivial caus
es," there is no good reason why it should
be turned over into inexperienced hands,
The opponents of Mr. Leland, we i!e
sumo, base their hopes Of success upcr
purely political ground; but As the Office j:
no, ard never has been regarded as politi
ca, and as further party lines are for the
present about ob!Itcrated, we think il
would be wrong to lot such considerations
control in the case.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1861-05-04
Patriotism Of Printers.

Journeymen printers. the world over.
are pr,yerbiai for many OF the best quail
ties Of head and heart. No class OF
iaboriug men possess higher sense Of
honor. L more dl,uirr@sted patriotism, a
more expanded intelligence, or finer sen
>ibiii;ic> Of nature, toiiin., yet too often
reckless Journey men printers. There i no
enterprise promising honor or emo.ument,
however tedious. luxurious. or hazardous,
in which they are not ready TO engage
..he field OF war seems 10 have peculiar
charms for them In the hour OF their
country peril they rush to arms 81 u ca
ger haste, aud ia the conflict Of hosts are
AWAY, anon. the foremost; Daring cur
ho~t!l.lI,s with Mexico every division Of
the iuyadiu: army contained full repre-
rcs-niatiou Of delegates from among the
H-ElD.Ts OF the art preventative, and III
$50 instance have wc ever learned that they
failed - secure an equal share OF the lau-
E-ls won b. the b.ayo-i OF the brave
The thoughts have occurred TO Us re
Pea,e,i.y tie past ;ew days while looking
over our numerous exchanges, and uoti-
cling the number uf fqp5s in this and other
states who iaye dropped the stick and
rule, and taken ,le sword and nUskct-
who are marching from tie field Of ;hind
90 the As-4'l o. G4ts anu Abh u
Ia the state. il not aino.; every printing
office h., turned out 4 liberal volunteer
representation f.om the press and case. 10
coatribu:e their full power OF muscle and
miud 10 the preservation O: our national
rights and honor. We have peculiar re-
gard for jsurueymeu printers or many
years We we've d" one Of = IN. and though
not insensible To- their faults for they are
not altogether exempt from the common
frailties OF humanity. we entertain both .
respect and sympathy for them that nc
other class OF citizens commands from us
( This may lie thought the result Of a Ion.
continued familiarity with them. by which
4 more intimate knowledge Of their char
acter has been attained Not so. Tn,
( genuine Gn.or patrias has evca been trait
/ In the elementary composition OF the jour
I neyman printer. Whoever knew one o
The fraternity 10 turn traitor to his coun
I try when his couuiry's rights were as
sailed, or to desert his ranks upon the ap
proach Of an enemy? History contains
not the record. The spirit of treason vii
find no Judgment IN his breast Cowardic'
forms no Ingredient in his composition
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