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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1861-10-25
Missouri

The conclusion of the cabinet at Wash
the whole matter to the President, who
will investigate and decide.
The, last we hear Of Fremont he is at
Warsaw, Oh the Usage Gen. Siegel's d.
vision had crossed, and Fremont was
building q pontoon bridge to cross with
the rest Of his array. This wa . week
apo Gen. Hunter with his division was
still at Upton. Price, on the other hand
was running as fast as possible towards
Arkansas, having passed Greenfield, ia
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1861-10-25

THERE is now unbroken communication
by telegraph from the Atlantic to Salt
Lake City. The wires reached the latter
city on the 18th inst, when Brigham
Young was invited to send the first dis
patch over the lines, which he did in the
following handsome and patriotic style:
GREAT SALT LAKE CRY, Oct 1S.
To the Hon. j. H. Wade, President Pacific Telegraph
Company, Cyecelnnd, Ohio:
SIR: Permit me to congratulate you
upon the completion of the Overland Tel
egraph Line, west, to this city; to com.
mend the energy displayed by yourself
and associates in the rapid and successful
prosecution of a work so beneficial, and to
express the wish that its use may ever
tend to promote the true interests of the
dwellers upon both the Atlantic aud Pa.
cifc slopes of our continent Utah has
not seeded. but is firm for the Constitu.
ton and laws of our once happy country,
and is warmly interested in successful en-.
terprises as the one so far completed.
(Signed) BIcnAM Yorxc.
Hon. w. A Richardson received, on
Tuesday, from Washington, the appoint
ment of Brigadier General 1t is uncer-
tain whether he will accept the position.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1861-10-25
KENTUCKY.

The position in Kentucky has not
materially changed since our last Pillow
and Polk are still at Columbus, on the
Mississippi river. with from 10000 to
10000 men. Paducah remains quiet
Buckner, at Bowling Green, is said to have
10000 men, and to be receiving forces
from Virginia Gen. Sherman is in trent
of him, but not with sufficient force to
attack, and is rapidly receiving large ac
cessions to his army. There are about
1000 Federal troops at Camp Dick Rob-
insoD, and 10 miles further on, at Rock
Castle Creek, in Laurel County, Gen Gar
rard is encamped with 200 troops. On
Monday Gen Garrard obtained informa-
ton that Zollicoffer was marching to attack
him with force OF from six to ten thou
sand men, and he at once sent to camp
Dick Robinson for help. On Tuesday Zol-
licoffer arrived. lie made three different
attacks during the day, but was each time
repulsed. On Tuesday evening Gen Gar
rard was reinforced, but beyond that we
have no report His loss on Tuesday was
4 killed and 20 wounded. There is no
fear of his safety
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1861-10-25

WESTERN ARMoRY.-A recent despatch
from Washington, in reference to efforts
there for authority to raise more troops in
Illinois, winds up with the following:
The Illinoisans are also pressing the
claim of Chicago for the western armory"
Our neishbors at Rock Island are Justly
sensitive on this subject, and protest
against the use of the telegraph to iniure
the pretensions Of their city in such a
sinister way. The Aryus has long article
on the subject saying,
That story is Chicago humbus-ap
invention of some interested wire puller
1t 1t had read " Tile Chinqcans are" &c
1t would probably have been true But
we de"y, most emphatically, that any Hi.
hoisahs or any newspaper of any promi.
nence or influence, outside of Chica,o iS
in favor OF the location of the NATIONAL
arnory at that place.
The .4ryus also AYERS, that no: only Gov
Yates and our State officers, but our entire
delegation in Congress, with the exception
of Mr.. Arnold, and nearly all the members
of the legislature, have expressed prefer
ence for Rock Island over Chicago as the
location of the proposed armory. We
have no doubt if the matter were left to
the people of this State, the vote would be
ten to one IN favor Of Rock Island.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1861-10-25
Banking Law.

1t should be borne in mind that there
is a gerenal Banking Law to be voted on
by the people at this election. The law is
specious!y headed "An act to authorize
banking on specie basis" The law has
not been printed and circulated as it ought
to have been-indeed we are not aware
that it has yet been published officially at
all The general verdict Of those who
have examined it, however, appears to be
that it is q worse law than the present
one, which is bad enough in all conscience.
John Wentworth, in late speech, pro-
nounced it the most rabid wildcat CONGO IN
he had ever heard Of The better way Is
to vote it down. We understand that not
to vote at all is not vote agrfnst the bill,
but half vote for it. So it is better to
vote against it, and not let it go by default.
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objects of the war" is worse than bias.
phemy. ss r's.- e.
The man who would proclaim immediate,
unconditional emancipation to the slaves
of the South, with the idea of lettering
their condition or of benefitting the coun-
try, is mad. No one pretends that the
slaves are fit for freedom, or more capable.
as a mass, of taking care of themselves,
than infants. The proposition to overcome
the South by first turning loose upon them
with fire and sword such population,
and then to leaye them there free, is no
more nor less than to exterminate the
whole white population of the South and
turn her fair fields over to the ignorant.
besotted, and more than half savage negro.
That our rulers will ever seriously con
sider such proposition we have no great
fear; but the open advocacy of il even by
the 7ii6unes is not without it's evils unon
thousands in the slave States, who would
otherwise be ardent soldiers for the Union
the very thought acts as a nightmare. and
paralyses their arm And thousands more.
in the free States, earnest, devoted Union
men, contemplating the horrors of such a
proposition, and imagining they see in the
tendency of things likelihood of its adop.
ton, the patriotic blood in their veins
becomes chilled, and they are tempted to
throw down their arms. The men in the
North are far from few, indeed, who would
not say at once, as between such horrors
and disunion, by all means give us the
latter. The advocates of this diabolical
scheme are thus hand-ingloye with the
rebels in bringing about what has been
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-09-06

There has been great deal written
against Secretary CAMERON, but now and
then good word is said of him. His ene-
mics, as far as we have seen, do not bring
specific charges against him, but deal in
generalities. A correspondent of the New
York Tribune writes that he gives night
and day to the service of his country, and
adds :" The history of his departmental
labors will triumphantly refute the traitor
GUS and prejudiced assaults upon his admin.
istration of the most important branch oil
the Government. He has borne the weight
of departmental business one hundred
times greater than ever rested on any of bis
predecessors. The contracts made by him
will defy the most unfriendly scrutiny, in
regard to administrative economy and disin.
terestedness of relation. The ignorant i'm.
patience which criticises his action, would
be hushed into silence, if not respect, if il
knew that the Secretary, besides recreating
War Department, equal to the wants o.
half continent in civil war, had in foul
months placed in the field a perfectly equip.
ped army of four hundred thousand men,
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Kentucky.

The Louisville (RebeD Courier, says Gov.
MAaoFFIN will not be impeached and dis
placed by the Kentucky Legislature, be-
cause the Unionists have not the requisite
two-thirds in the Senate. The Senate is
composed of thirty eight members, of whom
nineteen are hold over members. Of these,
eleven are secessionists and eight Unionists.
OF the Senators just elected, three are Sc
cessionists and sixteen Unionists. The Union
majority is therefore only ten-two short OF
the requisite two~thirds. 3
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-09-06
Measures 60 be Taken 70 Raise tho
Quota Of Men from Minnesova, f0r the

-
The Governor, in anticipation. of being
called on to raise the quota Of the State Of
Minnesota Of the Eve hundred thousand men
authorised to be raised at the late session Of
Congress, has written to the War Depart.
hent, proposing at once to commence the
work, in the belief that the whole number
demanded may be got ready for service be-
fore the close of navigation.
The quota of Minnesota of the 100000
men, is about 5000; the Governor proposes
to raise now three regiments Of infantry lin
Guiding the First) for the field; one COM
pany of cavalry tor the field; one company
of sbarp-shooters for the field one company
of artillery for the field; and four compan-
les OF Home Guards, one to be cavalry, for
duty in garrisoning the frontier forts.
1.-THE Government desires this force to
be raised, proclamation will be issued
giving reasonable time for the regiments
and companies to be filled up by volunteers /;
at the expiration of which, if they are not
filled, each county will be called upon to
raise its quota by draft or otherwise, ac-
cording to its population.
1t is we'll for our people to look this matt
ter full in the face, and allow no shrinking
from the responsibilities thrown upon us as
loyal State of the Union. The necessity
for sustaining the government with men
and money, is imperative, and cannot be
made contingent on the impulses of patriot.
ism, which are sometimes transient in their
nature and unreliable in their operation.
We all feel that period has nearly arrived
when the National and State Governments
must assert their right to command the SER
vices of every citizen to suppress the rebel>
lion.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-09-06
Thorough Work.

The frequent arrests of suspected persons,
the suppression OF disloyalj journals, the dis
continuance of mail routes and post offices,
the embargo placed upon newspapers and
correspondents relative to the publication
of news concerning the movements of the
army, the strict discipline introduced by
MCCLELLAN, and initiated by other COM
manders-all 60 to show that at last the
Government has not only come. to the point
of realizing the formidable character of the
rebellion, but have hit upon the true means
of suppressing it. Treason has hitherto
been treated delicately, with gloved hands
we are glad, at last, to see it taken hold of
roughly, and bound in letters. When it
comes to be thoroughly understood that dis.
loyalty must subject its wearer to public
punishment, and those who wear even the
appearance of disloyalty, to government es.
pionage, treason and its apologists will dis.
appear from the loyal States. Thorough
work is the shortest work in rebellions; and
the Government seems to be acting strictly
and efficiently up to this fact.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-09-06

"THE SOUTHERN STEAMBoATMEN's AssO-
cIArIoN."-A number of steamboatmen oil
Memphis have formed themselves into an
association which bears the foregoing name.
Their statement of the reasons which have
impelled them to form this organization,
abounds in such trite phrases as "ruthless at.
temptof the North to subjugate the South -
"barbaric cruelty" "hirelings," tyranny
&c. Those who may become members are
those who are owners of, or those interested
in, steamboating on the Mississippi or its
tributaries, whose business is connected
with Memphis, who bear good moral char
acters, and who can produce satisfactory
evidence of their loyalty to the South in
her struggle for independence" The MEM
bers solemnly pledge themselves to re.
port to the executive committee all
steamboatmen who are disloyal to the
South, and in every other way to pro-
mote their own interests by promot-
ing those of the Memphis Steamboatmen's
Association. Loyal steamboatmen in
Louisville, st. Louis and elsewhere on the
Mississippi, are requested to form similar
organizations"
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Rebels Frightened.
from the New Orleans Delta, 18th,

From the New Orleans Delta, 18th,
The parish of St. Mary is the wealthiest
part of the coast from Key West to the
Rio Ggande and of this the people of the
North are we'll assured. Gen. Scott knows
it, as be has been in the parish Gen. Pat
terson knows it, for he is acquainted with
every plantation in the parish, and its value
and thousands of merchants, captains of
vessels, and sailors know every little bayou
and plantation road, and know how to pilot
the enemy to the back door of every mans
house in the parish so let us not deIude
ourselves with the vain hope that the ene-
my are not aware of our weak and exposed
condition. They know our condition bet
ter than we know it ourselves, and are pre-
pairing to avail themselves of their knOwl-
edge.
We will certainly be visited during the
coming winter, and we cannot escape vast
destruction of life and property unless we
set about preparing proper defences at
once, and vigorously, too.
Let any man acquainted with the parish
think a moment, and be will recollect sew
eral points along the coast where force of
one hundred to five hundred men could, by
landing early in the night, and by brisk
movement, be upon the Teche by midnight,
and before force could be rallied to meet
them, millions OF dollars worth property
could be pillaged, destroyed, burned or car,
ried away, and daylight would find the in-
vaders on their way back to their vessels.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-09-06
The State Prisoners.

Yhe number of State prisoners is getting
respectable. There are now some twenty
confined in Fort Lafayette, New York har.
Dor. Their names are:
Charles Howard, William Gatchell, Charles
Kinds and John w. Davis, of the Baltimore
Police Commission.
Messrs. Alvey, Lyon and Smith, Baltimore
conspirators.
Robert Muir, bearer of dispatches.
Thomas s. Serrell, negotiator of Confederate
bonds in Europe.
Charles Kopperan, who was Major of Mis-
sissippi troops at Bull Run.
Pierce Butler, rebel informer.
Louis d. Bebian, bearer of dispatches.
Samuel Akin, of Sloat's Sewing Machine
Company, for purchasing army supplies at the
North.
Charles 81. Tyler, officer at Bull Run.
j. G.. Berret, Mayor of Washington.
There are also some prisoners at Fort
Hamilton, New York. Among them two
officers of the Navy, who threw up their
commissions last week to serve the Confed
eracy. Fort McHenry, Baltimore, has an.
other lot, the principal one of whom is
Marshal Kane.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-09-06
Cavalry and Sharp.ShOOters Accepted
from Minnesota.

The Governor has received dispatch
from the War Department at Washington,
accepting his tender of company of cav
airy and company of sharp~shooters.
The cavalry company is to be composed
of veteran troopers, mostly Germans, of
which sufficient number to form COM
pany have signifed their willingness to en-.
list. Mr.. AUGUST MATTHIAS, of this city,
has been active in canvassing the State for
the right kind of men, and will probably
have commission when the company is
organized. The only difficulty now appre~
hended is that of getting an experienced
cavalry officer to take the Captaincy of the
company, and prepare it for effective SER
vice in the field.
The company OF sharp-snoo1ers rendered
and accepted, is to be composed principally
of men who have responded to the cal of
Captain PETELER, of An0ka, for the forma-
ton of such company. Tests of skill in
the use of the rifle will be required similar
to those adopted by Mr.. BERDAN, in select
ing men for his regiment.
No details were received by the Governor
in regard to the mastering in and equip
ment of these two companies, but they will
probably be transmitted in few days. In
the meantime, let the old troopers and ex.
pert rihemen be ready to "fall in"
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=
The whole population OF Virginia in 1861
was 1,593,199, including 495.S26 slaves,
leaving white population of 1,O97,373.
There are only 6,238 slaves in the thirty
eight counties embraced in the new State
of Kanawha, so that in losing this popula-
ton of 2S1, 7S6, Virginia loses about one
fourth of her white inhabitants. As there
are number of other counties that will be
sure to come into the new State if the Fed
eral Government affords their people suffi.
Gent protection, the loss will soon be still
greater. Moreover, the territory of Ka.
nawha, including the fine valley of that
name, and the fertile region along the Ohio,
is as fine as any in the State, and in the de-
cade between 1850 and 1860 population in
creased there more rapidly than in any
other part of Virginia.
The ordinance provides that the new
State shall assume her due share of the pub
lie debt of Virginia. The responsibilities
to be assumed are defined 10 the ninth Sec
ton /:
THE DEBT.
Sec. 9. Said new State shall take upon it.
self just proportion of the public debt of the
Commonwealth of Virginia prior to the lst day
of January, 1861, to be ascertained by charg-
ing to it all State expenditures within the linn.
its thereof, and just proportion of the ordinary
expenses of the State government since any
part of said debt was contracted, and deduct
ing therefrom the moneys paid into the Treas.
ury of the Commonwealth from the counties
included within the said new State within the
same period. All private rights and interests
in lands within the proposed State, derived
from the laws of Virginia prior to such separa.
laws of the proposed State, and shall be deter
mined by the laws now existing in the State
of Virginia,
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Respect to the Memory of General
Lyon.

The citizens OF Eastford, Conn.,, held a
meeting on Saturday afternoon in the
Methodist Church, in that place, to arrange
for the proper reception and burial of the
remains of Gen. LYON, who was killed in
the battle of Wilson's Greek, Mo-, on the
10th inst Committees were appointed to
procure the presence of GALusHA A. Grow
at the funeral, if possible, and to make ar
rangements for the event. The following
resolutions were passed:
Whereas, We have heard with great sorrow
of the death of Brigadier General Lyon, who
fell while bravely leading his troops in the late
Resolved, That we deeply deplore the LOGS
our country has sustained in the untimsIy
death of SO gallant and patriotic soldier and
skillful commander, whose late achievements
were SO full Of promise for the. future ia ahel.
Resolved, That as his fellow.t6wnsme;ni.1w while
we mourn our loss, we rejoice that we have
his birth'spOt among US to cheer US in stead.
fast devotion to our country; and we trust his
grave among US will be the spot where future
generations will gather, and be inspired with
noble emulation of his, and the virtues of Sher-
man, Trumbull, Putnam, and others who have
arisen in this State, defenders of their coun.
try's flag and supporters of its government.
Resolved, That we sympathize with the
family who have lost brother, but whose
name the nation honors.
Resolved. That we deem it eminently proper
that we should pay our respects to his re-
mains and, as his grave is to be among us,
we, his fellow-townsmen, will take the proper
measures to signify our appreciation of his
worth.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-09-06

The Little Rock True Democrat, of the
I'D, learns that the Missouri State troops,
under command Of Price, left Springfield
for Camp Haller on the 16th,and that Ben.
McCulloch and force bad gone to Camp
Scott. .'s..,
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-09-06

-Lynchburg papers say it IS impossible
to forward all the freight passing to vir-
ginia from the West and South, a large DOR.
ton OF which is daily shipped by the James
river and Kanawha canal.
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In another place will be found two arti-
Giles we'll worthy of careful attention. One
is from the New York Times showing the
inevitable financial ruin impending the
South; and the other tacit confession oil
the fact by the Richmond Enquirer. A just
appreciation OF the financial situation of the
two sections, which is really the vital ques-
ton in the contest, will 60 far to reassure
those who are subject to depression from
temporary reverses in our military opera
tions. ,
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-09-06

The investigation of the Potter Com.
mittee, it is said, has resulted in reporting
fully two hundred employees in the several
departments at Washington as persons wlo
cannot be relied upon as loyal to the Gov
eminent. .Es6s
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THE WEEKLY PIONEER AND DEMOCRAT.
The nav sssse Of Kan.wh..

The counties included in the boundaries
Of the new State Of Kanawba Western
Virginia. has population, according to
the census Of 1860, Of 28l ,786, as follows |:
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The Memphis Appeal's Richmon,

The Memphis appeals Richmond corr
respondent says there is much sickness
among the Confederate troops in the neigh
borhood of Manassas, that the water is full
OF Virginia red mud, and ice extremely
scarce at ten cents per pound.