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Patriotic Letter.

The Hon. w. A. Richardson has written
the following letter in reply to request
10 give his "yiews as democrat and pat
riot touching the cause and remedy OF the
present calamities of the country.
QUlycY, Sept 3, 1851.
DEAR Sri am in receipt of your favor
of this date, and in reply thereto, have to-
saw. the difficulties of our country are such
as to leave but little hope (indeed | see
money of a PEACEFUL adjustment Of them1
/ was among those who hoped that civil
war would be avoided by compromise \
think compromise could have been made
without national or individual dlShonorI
But the time for compromise Is gone, and
W. must adapt our action to things as they
are, and act upon realities 1t Is the duty
Of all good citizens to support the consti
tut on, rs that is the bond OF the Union OF
the States Preserve the constitution, and
the Union IS perpetual Overthrow thP
constitution, and the Union is destroyed
For one ! would not consent to dissolu-
ton of the Union, or consider terms OF
separation" With those III rebellion
against tho government, have no com
promise to make-no terms to offer, other
than an unconditional submission by them
to the Union, the constitution and the
laws"
To maintain the constitution, and for
nothing else am for n vigorous prosecu-
ton of the war until all the people in all
the States shall submit to them. For this
purpose, and no other. / am ready and
willing to give the President all the men
and money he may require. Civilization
and Christianity demand that we should
| accompany the sword with propositions OF
eace Let that proposition be, submit to
| the g. Union, the constitution, and the laws.
| The Fl eedom of speech" and the :" free
dom of the press" are guaranteed by the
constitution to every American freeman,
and when have declared for the consti-
/ tuition | have declared for each and all OF
the provisione in favor Of the same.
Planting ourselves firmly upon the con.
stitution, the Union and the laws, we in
vte the cooperation of all who are for
them and it is our duty to resist all who
oppose them We know the fact to be,
that there are those who are for the pros
ecution of the war for other purposes than
the maintenance of the constitution. Let
them take the responsibility of dividing
the sentiment and action Of our people, if
it should be divided ain opposed to all
unions of parties, where the basis Of that
union is spoils. ! am in favor Of a union
upon the constitution, the Union and the
laws. A union upon this basis will save
the government. A union for spoils would
aid in It's destruction
| nope you will excuse this hastily writ
ten reply to your inquiries. ! have given
you my views frankly, at least, if not in
good style or taste.
/ am truly your friend
Hon C. y. WAEREN. W. A. RICHARDSON
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WORM AS MUCH AS 4 NICTCRY- The
horrible outrage on the Hannibal and s..
Joseph Il. r, BY which over 100 innocent
men, women and children were either kill
ell or seriously injured, has done more to
strengthen the Union cause in Missouri
than victory over Price and Rains could
have done That it was the diabol:cal
work of the secessionists no one pretends
to deny. The utmost Indignation is ex
pressed by all parties in 81. Louis against
the perpetrators and hundreds of seces-
si)uists have come forward and volunteer
ed to aid in arresting the criminals and
bringing them to the gallows.
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Illinois Regiments.

We find in the Springfield correspond
cnce of tho Chicago Times the following
list of the numbers and names of Colonies
of the Illinois regiments now in the field:
Seventh-CoIonel John Cook;
Eighth-Colonel r. j. Oglesby;
Ninth-Colonel E. a. Paine;
Tenth-Colonel James d. Morgan;
Eleyenth-Colonel-W H. l.. Wallace;
Tweifth-Colonel j ohn McArthur;
Thirteenth-Colonel John b. Wyman;
Fourtcetl,-Colcnel J. N. Palmer;
Fifteenth-Colonel Thomas j. Turner;
Sixteenth-Colonel Robert f. Smith;
Severtcenth-Colonel l.. F. Ross;
Eighteenth-Colonel NJ. X. Lawler;
observation-disclosures B. Turchin;
Twentisth-Colonel c. G. Marsh;
Twenty-frst-Col j. W. S Alexander.
Twenty second-Colonel Henry Dough-
erty;
Twenty -third-Mulligans Brigade;
Twenty. fourth Colonel Fred. Hecker;
cnty-Gfth-Colonel w. n. Coler;
Twenty sixth-Colonel j. NJ. LOOMS
Twenty seventh-Cololel n. B. Buford ;
Twenty eig hth-Bolonel VIM kellogg; ;
Observation-Disclosures. Jas s. Reardson;
Thirtieth-Colonel P B. Fouke;
Thirty -frst-Colonel John A. Logan;
Thirty second-Colonel John Logan;
Thirty -third-Colonel G. +. Hovey
Thirty fourth-Colonel E. n. Kirk
Thirty -tifth-Colonel q. A Smith;
irtv-sixth-Colonel Nicholas Greusel !;
Thirty -seventh-Colonel julius White /;
Thirty ,eighth-Colonel W. p Carlin,
Thirty ninth-Colonel Austin Light;
Fortieth-Colenel S. q. Hicks;
Forty Colonel Isaac G. Pugh;
Forty second-Colonel w. II. Webb;
orty-third-Colonel Julius Ruth;
Forty fourth-Colonel e. Knoblesdorif
Besides these, several regiments of the
new t.. irteen are to be organized, and the
following Colels have regiments IN process
of formation:
B. C. Cook; William r. Morrison j. C.
Phillips Adams and Hancock Regiment,
Colonel Winslow.
Also, Colonies Dickey ahd Earnsworth
are raising cavalry regiments
About ten thousand Illinoisans are in
regiments Of Missouri and other States.
Colonel Baylors eleventh Missouri) regi-
ment is composed entirely of lllinoisans.
We have about sixty thousand men in
the field, or preparing for service.
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War News Of the Week.

All eyes are now directed to Washing
ton, and expectation is on tip-toe for IL
dipgs Of great battle that will probably
decide the fate of this republic 1t would
b impossible to give anything like an IN
tel isib,s account of the situation OF the
armies OF friend or foe in and around
Washington. This however Is apparent
THAT at least three-fourths OF the entire
ACCESSION force is encamped directly in
float of Washington, their outposts so neal
that exchange of shots takes place daily
b tween the Confederate and Union pick
els: and that according to all human
reasoning, two armies like that of Beau
regard and that of Scott, cannot much
longer remain in such close proximity
without a general engagement. The rebe
.-r,v ). ...;I 10 number 10000 men Wei
equipped, stationed all along the fotomae
from Lsesburg to below Alexandria
What McClellan's force is no one knows
the estimate varying from 100000 to 49,,
900 men. Yet while we know nothing of
his strength, every despatch brings assur-
auces that he is prepared at all points and
Washington is in no danger.
With the opposing armies in such close
proximity, it is natural that frequent and
serious skirmishing should take place;
and such is the fact. The dispatches
every evening report heavy firing today
at the Stone Bridge" or at Balls Cross
Roads, &c. &c. Some of these skirmishes
would in Missouri be called battles. Thus
on Wednesday Col Stevens with 1000
men went to reconnoiter across the Chain
B-idge All the way to Lewisville,
miles, they drove the enemys pIckets
before them, and having completed the II
Q rand, were turning back, when 90, 0
f.bels, with cavalry and battery, ap-
reached them The bs ttery opened with
shell, when our hattery replied and drove
-nem into the woods, and one account
They then wa-tsd for the rebels 10 come
out, but they failed TO rc arrcar and our
men returned homo Mkt morning Nc
Clellan sent out another expedition, who
drove the enemy from Halls Hill. with a
los. Of T. killed on orr side And 20 the
work goes on day after day. Il General
action along the whole line liable 10 break
out at any hour
From Leesburg tn. enemy have been
lining the opposite banks Of the Potomac
apparently making effort to cross,
while Gen Banks follows and checks their
movements from the o! posi:e side, With
out pushing heavy column first into
Maryland north of Washington, any at
tempt to take the city would look Ike
sheer desperation. while Banks IS quite
confident they never can cross in the face
OF his army
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W EsTEEN NIRGISIA.

Gen Rosencrans is far from being idle
in Western Virginia. On Tuesday, he
found that Floyd. the secession command
err was entrenched with $500 men and 10
field pieces, near Summerville, on the top
of the mountain at Carricks Ferry, on
the west side of Gauley river. The rear
and extreme of both TANKS were inacces-
sible, and the front was masked by heavy
forest and close jungle. Rossncrans deter
mined az once that he must be routed !;
and pushed forward his regiments The
SIGHT lasted all afternoon with varying
fall, when darkness compelled the recall
of our troops, and the men lay On their
Ems, within o short distance Of the enc
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A COMMITTEE IL SCHooI.-We have the
following good one from an authentic
source q sub committee of school b oaid
not thousand miles from the city of
Lynn were examining class in a primary
school One Of the committee undertook
to sharpen their wits propounding the fol-
lowing question If had mince pie
and should give two twelfthe to John, two
twelfths to Isaac, two twelfths to Harry,
and should keep half the PIE myself, what
would there be left7
There was profound study among the
scholars, but finally one lad held up his
hand as a signal that he was ready to an
swes.
Well: sir, what would be left? Speak
up loud SO that all can hear" said the
committee man.
d" The plate, shouted tho hopeful fellow
The committee man turned red in the face
while other members roared aloud. That
boy was excused from answering any
more questions Il Boston Journal
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The energy, activity, and management
Of Gen Wool at Fortress Monroe are the
subject of highest praise in military circles
at Washington. Two new expeditions to
Southern ports have been fitted out from
Old Point, their exact destination Of course
unknown. The CONSERVATION of the rebels
of North Carolina at the success of the
Hatteras expedition is said to be intense
A number of North Carolina regiments
have b en- ordered home from Virginia to
protect their own State, while it is conf
IDENTIFY stated similar movements are
threatened among the South Carolina and
Georgia troops.
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my, each ready to assume the contest next
morning. Floyd fed during the night,
and sank the boats in the river, and de-
strored the temporary bridge which he
had made when he first occupied the po-
sition. The turbulence and depth of the
river. and the exhaustion Of the troops,
made it impossible to follow him. He
left his camp cquipage, wagons, horses,
large quantities of ammunition, and fifty
head of cattle.
Our loss Is - killed and about 10
weunded-cenersliy fest, wounds The
rebel loss is not ascertained; they carried
their dead and wounded with ti.em-but
it was certainly serious.
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LOTIsyILLR, september 81, INTI-
ROGER W. IAHsoY-.Sr: Yours Of tie
ID inst is received You sought redress
Cor the very articles you complain of by
publishing a scurrilous pamphlet, and, if
you demand any more redress you
may get it in the same way or IN any 9TH
er way you can ! shall not appoint q
time and place" for meeting You, for |
wouldn't 20 two steps to meet or avoid
you a. for killing you, ,hiuk that
have done that eiiectually already, and l
don't cure to waste powder and lead upon
a carcass. They can be put to better use
these rebellious times specifically.
GEO D PRENTICE
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PRIyATERRS.

The two most mischievous of the seces-
sion privateers, the jeff Davis and Stump
ter, have been wrecked, the former on the
Florida coast, and the latter on the Long
STAND of Trinidad Tho blockading
gu ldron has been so largely increased If
late and so many Of the small bays and
ss.raries along the Southern coast, in
which the pirates found an easy refuge
nave been lately closed, that, with the
Davis and Supter out of the way, the
II a,iug business is nearly done for.
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For the Free Trade.
A Fable.

A Fable
lfr. Editor "A mother had two children
---one sweet little girl, the other an ac-
tive, mischiefloving boy.
Now it happened that the little girl was
very sick, and the boy persisted in giving
her improper food, thereby endauger
his sisters life, when the mother called
him to her and said, My son, if you give
your sister candy, nuts and cake, she will
grow much worse, and then | shall-caN
yoa naughtg boy, and you will deserre to be
punished.
NARRATIVE MoRAL--The meeting ut the
Court House last week resolved-that the
traitors in our midst who are giving
aid and comfort to the enemy deserve
the scorn and contempt OF this COM
munity-in other words were very naughty
boys! Want to know? Do tell! How very
severe that was. Was not the originator
of that resolution land those who adopted
it) afraid of hurting some ones feelings!
SO it seems to me, and agree with them.
/ would not injure the blessed traitors, not
hurt hair of their heads. Oh, no, by no
means; but | would have said, had | writ
ten the resolution" we will suspend all
intercourse with sucn damnable traitors;
we will seek their conviction by lawful
means; or, failing in that, We will hang
them to the nearest lamp post.
OLD FoGY.
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FROM CAIRO.

The only item of interest we have from
the gunboats Concstoga and Lexington,
accommodating down the Mississippi river,
ca in contact with battery OF sixteen
guns 1t Lucas bend, on the Missouri she
AMI two rebel gun-boats- They silcnced
the battery on shore, disabled the rebel
gunboat Yankee, and would have cap.
tured her had she not been supported by
batteries on the Kentucky shore, near
Columbus One man on the Conestoga
was slightly injured.
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y : V.I IIIsHN
Hon c. \. WAEREN. W. A. RIcuARDsc
The Oil Wells OF Pennsylvania---Cur
SprOutinG Phenomena.

The Oil Wells OF Pennsylvauia---Curio
SproutinG Phenomena.
\ correspondent of the United States
RGiiroad and Mining Register writing from
Oil Creek, Pa, gives some very interesting
information respecting the oil wells and
the nature Of the rock in which they are
found lie states tina. the yield from the
wells has greatly decreased, and that the
oil well region, for practical working il Of
very limited extent He says:
Along the banks OF the Allegheny. for
five or six miles above the mouth Of OIL
Creek, and at q point some three miles
below Franklin, operations have been and
continue quite success ful, so that these
may be counted among the reliable sources
of supply. Beyond them, the Alleghany
river, for profitable oil production, may be
cons .dered dry
Tho oil in most or tie wells IS found in
series Of sandstone rocks, which are
usually met with 1T about 100 feet below
the surface, and the pockets of oil are To-
Gated in fractures In many borings, no
o | has been fourd; while in adjacent
drill.ngs, which have been pierced into
vertical fractures. large quantities have
leen obtained. Many wells which once
yielded twenty barrels FER day are now
dry. The usual depth of working the
wells is 200 feet, but the oil IS obtained at
various depths. After drilling down 200
feet, a ma o. shalcs 100 feet in thickness
is encountered, in which no oil OF any ac-
count Is obta ne l. At about 325 feet in
depth, there is about 40 feet of white
sandstone, near the top of which " sIr ut
ing wells are found. This Is the sc ond
oil yielding strata. After passing through
this rock, another mass Of shales and fine
cay are met with; and at $50 feet in
&c 9TH another stratum of sandstone.
VIII ca forms the third oil bearing series
Here the big sprouting wells are found
the ~.ield of which is from ten to two
hundred barrels per day. These sprouting
" ellis are curio sites; they are genuine
land whales, and twice as oily as their
rival Sc, monsss The sprouting is
caused by compressed gas, and the flow
is periodical one we'll will flow for FIVE
minutes with intervals of ten. Its neigh
Dor will flow once an hour; while one
flows four times, and another six times, in
rwenty-four hours. Again, the ten-minute
well will change to a regular tisw of three
or four hours duration Most of them
grow gradually less vigorous, and diminish
in yield until they finally cease; but some
OF them stop suddenly.
They are curious objects of contempla-
ton, and present fruitful subject for the
invt stigation of those who are fond of
deep studies.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1861-09-14

There have been since the organization
of the Federal Government eleven at
tempts made to resist its authority. The
first was made III 1872 and was conspi-
racy OF some of the officers of the Federal
army to consolidate the thirteen States
into one, and confer the supreme power on
Washington. The second was in 1857,
called "Shay's Instruction. in Massa-
chusetts. The third was in 1894, popular
" called The Whiskey Instruction Of
Pennsylvania" The fourth instance was
in 1914, by the Hartford Convention Fed
eralists. The fifth, on which occasion the
different sections of the Union came into
collisi, n, was in 1920, under the admins
tration of President Monroe and occurred
on the question OF the admission of Mis-
sou into the Union. The sixth was q
coils on between the Legislature of Geor-
gi:. and the Federal Government in re-
gard to certain lands given by the 10 ter
to the Creek Indians The seventh was
in 1890 with the Cherokees in &c rgi l.
The eigh, Ii was the memorable nullify ing
ordinance of South Can DINA in 1882 The
ninth was in lS42, and occurred in Rhode
Island, between the Suffrage Associa-
ton and the State authorities. The
tenth was in 1856, on the part of the Nor
mons, who resisted the Federal authority
The eleventh is the present attempt at
secession
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S,fDcryisuEs.

The Board of Supervisors met pursuant
to law at the Court House in this city ON
Monday, and remained in session until
Wednesday morning, when an adjourn
ment over was carried to next Monday.
Beyond allowing few claims, there was
really no business done, although a good
deal was cut out and rr pared for next
week. The adj ournment over was effected
to accom- modate large number of the
members OF the board, who desired to
attend the State Fair at Chicago
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AN HONEST POSTMASTER AT THE SouTu.-
The late Postmaster at New Orleans, J. l..
Rlddell, has set an sxarlple of honesty and
loyalty rarely found among the officers of
the government in tho rebel States. He
has paid promptly every draft drawn upon
him by the Posteffice Department, even
those drawn subsequently, to the secession
of Louisiana; and as late as August Is, he
forwarded through Adams EXPIRES his &C
counts, all perfectly squared up.
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ELoQEXcE OF THE TELEGRAPn-In a new

ELoQEHcE OF THE TELEGRAPH.-In a new
edition of the Telegraph Manuel" by I.
7. Shatiner, of Kentucky, just issued in
London, there occurs the following elo
quent passage respecting telegraphing by
sound =" OF all the mysterious agencies
of the electric telegraph there is nothing
else SO marvellous as receiving Intelligence
by sound. The apparatus speaks Ian
guage, Geographic langu ge, as distinct
III tone and articulation as belongs to any
one. The sound that makes the letter Is
as defined in one as it is in the other
The operator sits in his room, perhaps
some ten feet from his apparatus, and he
hears a conversation held by two Others
hundreds of miles distant, and perhaps
the parties conversing are equally far
apart. He hears every word; he laughs
with them in their merriment, or perhaps
sympathizes with their bereavement The
lightning speaks and holds converse with
man. What can be more sublime 2
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A Col oxEL-The Hon. William kellogg.
the member of Congress from the 4th dis
'rict of this state, has been appointed to,
and has accepted, the office of colonel of
the 18th Illinois regiment, now stationed
at Thebes
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1861-09-14

AProrSTMENr.-We observe that Z. W.
McComas, Esq, formerly Lieut.. Governor
of Virginia and until lately editor of the
Chicago Times, has been appointed Quar-
termaster in the army under General Ere
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FIRE AT PERU-We learn by the Herald
that fire broke out on Sunday in a frame
building between the National Hotel and
the Odd Fellows Block, Peru, destroying
that and three or four adjoining buildings,
with lot of other valuable property in
Guiding the printing materials of the
"Union' printing Office, valued at $4,000
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~auY undersigned the Democratic Committee OF la
sale County respectfully request that the Demo-
cratic of the several WINS N the county
- :, ,be usu.I pIacrs holding elections Sa'ur-
A. ~. DIST day ofSepteuber nsNt. from to ocloch
~ for the purpose Of appointing d-iesa'ss To me
C.,,,x Convention. ottawa Thursday the
..,t 81 September. transact such business as may
con. before the convention
The. oINsw ne towns will be entitfsd 70 'hs REMOVING
number Of Delegates so
Adam. ., Alien =, Bruc. 9, Rrsokhe.d pas, ON y
n, or Park 2, Din mick Eden = feEie .irI -
r;S.. . Pr-,do,l ?. Grana RI p;ds ?. Grove and =
H.u.2 la lie s, Lane 2 II: illus .. Me-Iden
Nilsson ?, Mendoza s. Worthwhile ., ophir = os.gs y
Os,.v. Peru5 Rutland 3. Serena = South ottA~a =
TOY Grove Q. Utica 2 Vsrmllion =. Wa than =
nrCEYy wM DARKER,
:, W sawSIRONG C X POTTER
M.COHNICK GEBELFUED.
Central Committee,
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JEFS. DAVIS.

ihs reports of the death of jeff Davis
re fully contradicted, while on the other
hand, the best accounts now say, he has
fully recovered from his late serious i'll
ness. and is about to take command Of the
arIy before Washington il person.
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PRETTY Observation-Disclosures, here is the
description Of beautiful ornament: If an
acorn be suspended by piece of thread
within half an inch of the surface Of
some water, contained in a hyacinth glass
and so permitted to remain hithout being
disturbed, it will in few months burst
and throw a root down into the water,
and shoot upward its tapering stem with
beautiful little green leaves A young oak
tree growing in this way on the mantle
shelf of room lisa very interesting object.
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EannI .NetfL.ra enf

STATE OF ILLINOIS, County Of La SfUe, ss.: Tie
Ieopte Of The Stdte Of Illinois, TO all 10 usO7a these
presents may eOEae, ami esecidNY to the NEAT Of kim
heirs-dttdsc, and creditors Of job Bruce decd:
w HEREaS Martin Bruce, administrator OF the Is
w tate Of John Bruce, de ceased, DESTROYS OF
rendering Of his proceedings in the admin
israjion Of said estate and having final settlement
and for that purpose has made application to the
county court of said county, for a citation be d.
ected all those who be Interested in said
We, therefore hereby require you to appear before
said court at the Court House in OTTAWA in said
county, the third Monday. (beBg the 2ls. day. of
October next, at ten o'clock =. NJ II you iti 10
attend the final settlement Of said account.
In testimony whereof, Phlo Lndley Clerk Of said
court. has heTeuuo set his hand and affixed tn. seal
Of said Ottawa, the 9th day OF September
lS6l
PiILO LINDLEY Clerk.
7. J. Crawford Dep'y,