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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1861-10-05

To TIE POINT EXAcTLY.--At q demo
cratic town meeting in this county, con-
vened to take into consideration the sub
ject of union with tho republicans on Il
county ticket, the following preamble and
resolution were adopted We think they
lay down {. basis of uuion on principle to
which few democrats would object, and to
which We are at a loss to see how the re-
publicans can object.
WHEREAS, the republican parry had its
origin in opposition to the doctrine of
Popular Sovereignty as laid down and
applied by the Kansas Nebraska Bill, and
has gained all its success by opposition
to that principle; and rhereas at the last
session of Congress, being the first time
the republican party had the majority in
that body, they did approve of and adopt
that principle in their acts organizing the
Territories heretofore unorganized, there
by planting themselves on the democratic
platform en- that great question which has
for the past SIX or seven years divide the
two great parties of this country; there
fore,
Resolred, That we can see no reason
why the conservative men of the rcpubli-
can party should not now act with the
democratic party and abandon their own
organization, making one harmonious
Union loving party ON democratic princi-
pies and abandoning their unnatural $3.50
citation with abolitonism
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1861-10-05
WHERE THE DANGER LIEs.-In Governo

WHERE THE DANGER LIEs.-In Governor
Wrights late speech, at his deception in
There is more danger this day from a
divided North than from anything else.
A firm, decided, united North, will settle
the question, and that speedily BIT zoe
must not listen to these uiolent, mtsera52e A6o-
M;onists Of ths North who are asserting thai
tie object Of tbs war is to interfere wiM tie in
stitDtions ofhe South. TITS is schat tie Sc
cessionists Of the South lore to hear, because ii
.nites the South Just IN proportion as ii IS be-
tered @L
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1861-10-05
Medical NAlicH.


F27E undersigned will receive Sealed Proposals Tor
= Medical and Surgical aid for the inmates OF the
County House. year the first of November
next The successful applicant ill be required to fur
nish all necessary medicine, to visit the House once
week and as much onener as the Superintendents or
Keeper shall direct and perform all necessary surgical
operations. No additional allowance will be made
der any circumstances and the right Is reserved
ect any all proposals if not deemed for the interest
of the County. GILES W. JACKSON,
HIRAM HIGBY,
SYLvANUS CROOK,
Snperintendehts Of Poor La Sale q.
Ottawa, Sept IS, lS6l.-5w
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1861-10-05

The Cherokee and Creek Indians having
joined the secessonists, the money on de-
post in st. Louis-S35, 00O-to pay their
annuity for 1861, has been seized by the
Government
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1861-10-05
Illinois Troops in the Field.

The following named regiments of Hi
nois troops have recently been numbered
10Th. Col. Chas. A. Adams.
10th. Col. John A. Davis.
47th. Col. John Bryner.
18th Col. /. n Haynie.
10th Col VIM. r Morrison
50th. Col. NJ NJ. Bane.
The numbering commences at seven,
leaving full forty three regiments of in
fantry already organized and in service
In addition to this Illinois has seven reg
iments Of cavalry, and AN artillery com
mand, and 5000 infantry in camp. Her
force may now be stated as follows:
Numbered and differed Infantry. .43 reg.
In Camp But er.... Observation-Disclosures. 6 reg.
III o'iicF Sa'lps.... reg.
lotai in!aniry.. Sd reg.
Regiments mustered in rs Missouri troops. 2 reg.
~ S''ile'i'n.. ............ reg.
1t should be remembered that the three
regiments OF the three months men, were
all re-enlisted under their old numbers.
and are counted in the above. The seye.
raj corps Of artillery, Bakers dragons and
the Sturges Rifles are to be added to the
above Chiccgo Posi-.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1861-10-05
ConslituIionaI Convention.

THE Union Convention of La Sale County, held a
Ottawa, October st 1861, appointed Sixteen Delegates
to an Union District Convention to be composed of
Twenty. four Unlen Delegates as follows, to wit
Sixteen from La Sale County, Tour rom urundy
gates will meet the Court House, in the city OF
Ottawa Tuesday, October 18th, 1861, at ociock
tional Convention for the said counties.
By instructions from La Sale Delegates.
OLIVER C. GRAY.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1861-10-05

Fusion in Bureau county resulted in con-
fusion The" Union Convention met and
organized \ committee was appointed
TO make up Union ticket who agreed on
the names, but the convention laid their
report On the table. \ motion was then
made to adjourn over two weeks This
was clearly voice down, but the President
OF the convention (Owen Lovejoy) decided
it had carried. No threats or persuasion
could induce him to allow discussion"
on the question. So the convention called
Justus Stevens to the chair, ard voted
again on the motion to adjourn over two
weeks and voted it down by a large major
ity. The convention then adjourned sine
die. So the Lovejoy wing will hold anoth-
or convention in two weeks, and the antics
will 20 it on the volunteer principle
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1861-10-05

CHaacery Notice.
STATE IF ILLINOIS, La SiAe County, ss.-Cir-
cut Court an md for said coanty-Zo NoUenter
Term 4. D. 1861.
ANN ANN, Ella PARRISH sm 70, Dtso,ee
JOHN PARRISH. }
1t appearing affidavit of the complainant
file in the office Of Clerk of said Court that John
Parrish the defendant in the above entitled cause can
not on due enquiry, be found and said complainant
having fled her bill herein, and summons having been
duly thereon according to aw notice hereby
given to said defendant, that unless you he ap
pear before said Court at said term thereof to be
held at the Court House of said county in Ottawa in
said county, on the first Monday in November A. d.
1861 twlen and where said is made returna-
ble) ard plead, answer, demur except said Bill,
the same ill be taken for confessed against you and
the matters and things therein prayed for decreed
cordingly. A. b MOORE,
Oct. 5, 1S6I-pd. Clerk
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1861-10-05
New Millinery Establishment
IN OTTAWA.
Mrs Charles NoftiuUham

- Mrs. Charles Nottingham,
Would nnounce to the ladies of Ottawa and vicinity
that she has just sreceved large and beautiful as.
sortmcnt Of tall and winter Millinery Goods, which
she is opening for the ladies Inspection consisting
velvets plain and uncut silks of every color and
shade, all kinds OF straw BRAID misses turbans, chill
drens boulevard hats, hair nets 60 Mrs Nottingham
has everything the Millinery line that is beautiful
and new, and is bound to sell cheap as any one
Her bonnets Of the latest New York Styles Also
a choice assortment of pIumes flowers. ruches, &c
Freeman's block, first door north OF Woods Marksf'
on La Sale street, Ottawa, III.
p. s. Positively all new goyds. (sep2ly
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1861-10-05

T1NHE Committee Of Supplies of the Board Of Educa-
l. tien will receive Proposals to furnish good msr-
charitable Coal for the of the several School Houses
in this Will be received for all OF the
School Houses, until o'clock of Saturday, 18th inst
The Committee the right to reject all ire spen-
sble bids. & part of the money will be reserveS as
security until the completion OF the contract
WM. 4. BELL,
THOMAS CLANCY,
!. b. BREWER.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1861-10-05
FoM CAIRO.

The news from Cairo consists entirely
Of details of little scouts between squads
of federals d rebels. Our troops have
been Withdrawn from Norfolk to Binds
Point There is no fear of an attack from
Pillow. The prevailing rumor is that he
is making movement towards Paducah.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1861-10-05

Gen. Shields has declined the proffered
Brigadier Geperalsoip, having renewed to
Mexico for the benefit Of his health
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1861-10-05

OOlN Isl >>IDNCrN7 NOTICE..
1UBLIC notice is hereby given to all persons inter-
Il ested, that the undersigned commissioners, ap-
pointed the City Council of the city of Ottawa to
assess the of Seven Hundred Dollars on the rsaf
estate in the part of the city by deemed benefited
by laying an iron pipe under the Illinois and Michigan
Canal in Columbus street, will the warehouse
of H. ii. Eames in said city the iIth day Oct,
ls6l, at 10 o'clock, NJ, the purpose Of making
said assessment. CHARLES G.. MuLEN,
HENRY r. CLARK, Comms.
LEVI MASON
Ottawa October h
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1861-10-05


~@ Mr.. Editor A friend Mas called my
attention to an article in the Ottawa Re
auJEcan of Saturday last over the sigma
false version of the proceedings of the
Democratic County Convention held on
the 25th of Sept, last; and also an edito-
rial, in which the remarks made by
Messrs Mccormick, Halligan, and myself
are denounced, and calling us secession
syalpatht-ers.
In the first place l will pay respects to
" Country Democrat who is known by
the car marks, which he bears. He is a
Black Republican,, of the Lopejoy stripe,
and never was a dem ocrat, except by pro-
,cssio, a short time for the loaves and
fishes" Praise of democrat, by him Is
scandal, and il his illusions to Freedom
were intended for myself, return him my
sincere thanks, for not bespatterlng me
with his foul odors, and daaeai,1g we actM
flint praise as he did Rutland" In bid
ding an atfectionate adeu to this lying,
cowardly scribbler who dare not sign his
own proper name to his ialsehoods, would
remind him that as long as he keeps at a
proper distance he is safe, as make it a
rule never to kick a sk,nk
As to the charges made by the editor of
the Republican and Country Democrat,
against Messrs. Mccormick and Iiallgan,
shall leave them to defend themselves,
knowing that they are fully competent,
and able to do SO. My own position On
the rebellion and the war, was defined in
the remarks which | made in the conven-
ton, which together with this communi-
cation | wish you to publish in the FREE
TRADER, so that the people may knew the
facts and judge for themselves. So far AS
the views and principles expressed by me
affect the democratic party, | hold myself
responsible to that party, but | rspudiate
and disclaim the idea of being held re-
sponsble to those prgessed democrats, who
have been for months plotting to disor-
ganize and rum the party, OF the long cared
,c0olLy headea editor OF the RepaJltcor.
VIM BARBER
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zo,s -sdE
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1861-10-05

1891 ia Ttir
Regiments mustered in Us Missouri troops. reg
C"'aIrF regiments. ....................7 reg
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New Firm and New Goods.
Hard Times Prices.

would also state that have just from the
East where have purchased for NETT CASH a
plete and varied assortment OF goods as | am
sure will fail of suiting the fasdious either
3 rprice
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Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-05-28
RnsmnHment.

We observe, with some surprise, that our
prosperous contemporary, the Commercial has
reduced its size to dimensions very nearly
corresponding to those of the Press. For
the benefit of those-aud they are not a few
who estimate the value of a newspaper by
the number of square inches Of lampblsck
and rags which it contains, we had contem-
plated an enlargement of the PREss to a
magnitude which, in respect to superficial
qualities, would correspond with the Com
mereial. This. under the circumstances, will
be unnecessary, as, by present arrangements
we give to our subscribers all that we con-
tIacted; while we do not observe that our
n~eighbor has reduced his price to correspond
with the contraction Of his phylacteries-a
thing which, in these desperate times, he
certainly should have thought Of.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-05-28
Consr,.sIOnaI Injections in Ohio.

The election for upsmbers Of Congress in
The Seventh and Thirteenth Ohio Districts
to eli vacancies occasioned by The resigns
tioDsof Thomas Corwin and John Sherman,
takes place TO day. In the Seventh District,
Hon. Aaron Harlan, who has heretofore
served that district in Congress, has been
nominated by the Republican Convention.
His opponent is Richard s. Harrison, of
Madison County, also a Republican of what
is known as the conservative school, a mem
Der, at present Of the Ohio Senate, who
m out as an independent candidate. Mr..
Harrison is an able man, and is regarded by
ibote who have observed his course as we'll
qualified to I'LL the place to which he aspires.
In the Thirteenth District the candidates
are General VIM. Mclaughlin, Democrat,
end Hon. s. T.. Worcester, Republican.
Gen. Mclaughlin is now serving as Captain
in the First or Second Ohio Regiment; Mr..
Worcester is Judge of the Court of Common
Pleas in one of the northern Districts of the
State. Both are respectable and patriotic
gentlemen, and either, if elected, may be
relied upon to give jealous and faithful sup
polt TO the Government.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-05-28

hspseats elat Psisstsers fitted out at New
Orleans are capturing IS prizes vessels bound
TO that pott viii esreOes. This business Of
roebirg tbcse who ore coming to furnish
them with supplies Of necessary things is q
new style Of proceeding, and seems to have
been entered upon-as i, indeed, the case
with The most Of the Confederate enter
~prizes-with a view 70 blacken their "
reputation ss fast and as efFsctuaIly as posi-
bic. They might in such cases, at least
Fave adopted the San. Weller plan, and, in
stead Of robbery, waited until the vessels ar
rived. and then done the owners out of ship
and cargo. The prominent idea Of these
traitors appears 10 be 70 do something to
convince themselves that they are q very
terrible and wsrlike people; and as the only
Eay open for them is by stealing, they steal.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-05-28

THAT Two-HUNDRBD THOUSAND MusKET
Story DISPOSED OF.-The Montgomery Ala.
Aduertiser thus effectually disposes of the
rumors, to the effect that a number of arms
had been received South. 1t sayS:t
A report has been put in circulation, and
very generally copied, that a dispatch had
been received at the War Department, stating
that q vessel had arrived at Neg Orleans
with two hundred thousand muskets on
board. In course of travel fifty thousand
guns and a large quantity of munitions of
war and army stores were added to the story.
There are some objections to this;
Imprimis, two hundred thousand stand Of
arms would weigh about seventeen hundred
tuns, too much for one ship to carry, Sec
ondly, it is difficult to determine any place
in England where so many guns could be
bought. Thirdly, the port Of New Orleans is
blockaded. Fourthly, it is too good to be
true. Filthy, 10 such dispatch has been
received at the War Department. 1t may be
possible that q few guns have been received,
but the errors in the above are too palpable
to pass unnoticed.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-05-28

Taking Care of the Noble Young Patriots.
j. s. McFarlane, M. D., in a letter to the
New Orleans Delta, recommends the enlist
ment of the free colored population in the
South in the army of the Confederscy-not
only as soldiers, but as sappers and miners,
teamsters, auxiliaries and assistants to the
army, to perform camp duty. He says:
"If the Congress of the Confederate States
were to pass an act authorizing or instruct
ing each command to enlist at the public ex-
pense a corps Of free colored men, to form an
integral portion of the army, adequate in
number to perform fatigue duty, to provide
wood and water, to pitch tents, cook, &C.
say one to each mess-it would, during the
approaching summer campaign, add greatly
to the effectiveness of our troops, and be
vastly instrumentalin preserving their health,
while it would add UNNECESSARILY to their
comfort and contentment."
"Thus-he ~adds-during the burning
heats of summer, our noble young patriots
would be protected from exposure, and have
more time to acquire a knowledge of their
profession"
Vanity Fair has worked up a similar idea,
and presents, pictorially, a noble young
| patriot, with breastwork Of two burly COL
o1ed, persons, not over satisfied with their
position, protecting him from exposure to
some thing different from the ardent kisses
of a Southern sun, to wit; a storm of North
ern hail stones.
These noble young patriots will undoubt-
eddy make excellent soldiers, if they can but
have a negro apiece to do fatigue duty, pitch
tents, tote water, cook, wash, iron, make up
their beds, and enable them to save Their
delicate compilations from furnishing from
exposure; and if the Confederate Congress
has only the wisdom to follow the advice Of
J.. s.. McFsrlane, NJ. D., an abundant crop Of
heroes may be expected.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-05-28
P.....ssllss-IIs 6iseoarsEemsn,.


1t will be the duty Of our Government,
which does moi, like Great Britain, recognize
the ConIederaey as a baIigersnt to hang all
those who, under commissions from Mont
gOmery, are caught committing depredations
upon our commercial marine on the high
seas. 1t is permitted, by the rules Of war, TO
regard them as pirates; and as pirates they
win undoubtedly be treated.
The British Government has forbidden its
subjects, By proclamation, to act under pri-
watering commissions from either party to
me war, and putting them out Of its protec-
ton, in case they embark in it. This, in
3 ease Of disobedience, makes them outlaws.
and exposes them TO the same penalties that,
in like eases, attach to the Confederates. It
win be the duty Of this Government to treat
: them IN The same manner. :
Il is not probable that any of the respect
able European powers will knowingly per-
mit the fitting out Of priyateers in their
ports, either BY their own subjects to depre.
date upon our commerce, or by others, or
4 wiz be inelined 10 extend their protection
10 such Of their subjects as are captured
while engaged in that business. This will
make pfivateeriDg, with q blockade Of the
CODfedeEnte ports, a business of considerable
personal risk, without corresponding profit.
Without the means Of taking their pfizes
into . port o. the country from which they
-neoaiEe their commissions for condemnation.
phyatsersi will be driven to the A~ltsrnA-
tive to sbAndon the trade, oHplunder their
captures at seA-in which case, they become
pirates, and liable to All the penalties which
the laws Of nations attach 70 the crime o.
piracy not aHeEI pleasant prospect cor.
tAinly.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-05-28
Geosrapby Of Norfolk and Vicinity.

Geography of Norfolk and Vicinity.
? Although the story Of the capture of the
rebel batteries at Sewall's Point turns out to
DO untrue, yet as it is probable there will be
military operations before long, in that quar-.
ter, a descriptive sketch of the locality and
its surroundings will not be out of place.
The design Of the batteries at Sewalps Point
is 10 protect Norfolk, by guarding the only
approach by water to that city.
Norfolk is situated upon the right bank of
Elizabeth River, eight miles from its mouth,
with Gosport, the place of the receutly-de-
stroyed Maynard, upon the opposite side
of the stream. Elizabeth River runs North
waIdly, and enters Hampton Roads. Hamp-
ton Roads is an estuary or arm of the sea,
through which James River, running East
waIdly, discharges itself into Chesapeake
Bay, near the entrance of the latter, into the
ocean. Upon Old Point Comfort which
projects into Hampton Roads from the
North, is Fortress Monroe; and nearly op
posite to this, about FIVE miles distant, is
SeweI1s Point, made by the entrance of
3 Elizabeth River into the Roads. Further
eastwaIdly, and upon the same side, is Fort
Calhoun. Vessels bound for Norfolk must,
therefore, pass Sewells Point, and be ex-
posed to the FIRE of its batteries; and these
must be taken as a preliminary step to the
occupation of the city.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-05-28

The Confederate aud the N~atloaai Princi
p~Ics-haects Of Compromiac.
The New York Methodist speaking of the
almost ludicrous ignorance Of the Eaglish
Of the real nature Of our Government gives
for an example that even the Ediab,sg Re-
vieto, in an article on the election Of Rtesi
dent Lincoln and its consequences, takes for
granted the Secessionist theory Of the struct-
ure Of eur Government, without so much as
revealing a suspicion that the theory is
recent in its origin, and contrary to the
whole current Of our national traditions
The Government Of the United States is
the result or a compromise between the ad-
vocates Of Consolidation and Of 0onfedera-
ton II is consequently neither distinctly
the one nor the other. What It really is,
has always been an open questions as any
one can learn who reads the reports of
the debates in the several State Conventions
upon the adoption Of the Constitution
The State Rights doctrine, which is the
foundation Of 1.-THE Secessionist theory" is
as old as that instrument-older. The fears
of American statesmen of the dissolution Of
the Union began with the Union. The
efforts Of American statesmen have always
been directed to one end-to save the Union.
The universal protested motive of all party
action has been to preserve the Union. The
farewell address of the first President was d
homily against disunion.
Whether the Constitution is a national
bond, or a league between States, is not so
much matter of fact as Of construction. A
good pTimG faeis case could always be made
upon either side. We say that ours is an iu-
dependent nation but we say, also, that 1t
is made up Of Independent States-a patent
i%ueompatibility. Our Technology all savors
Of federation" United States" Federal
Government" In the North these have
been used in a conventional in the South in
a literal sense. A foreigner would, of course,
take us at our word, and suppose that United
States meant literally States united, and
Federal Government a c~onfederacy.
The truth is, our nation was spoiled in the
making-spoiled by compromise. The South
had one idea, the North another. To avoid
a separation then, the trainers of the Con-
s~titution "split the difference" and made a
government suited to the genius of neither
part. We have, therefore, never had more
than the form of a national polity. Local
jealousies have always kept it impotent. 1t
never had a fixed policy, and never can
have; and this primary defect is the ulti-
mate cause of Secession. The tendency of
the elements to escape from these artificial,
and to adjust themselves according TO their
natural relations, is irradicable; and will, in
the evsnt-however the present struggle
may acknowledgement.