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"Our great and ever-presnt, all-con
trolling purpose, said Senator Harris oil
New York, in the senate the other dav, "
should he the restoration-the full com.
plete, and enduring restoration of the
Union-every section, state and territory
returning to its own proper place in our
great national system, and all again NOV.
ing on, as in times past, each in its own APP.
propriate sphere, in unity anG harmony, to
the accomplishment of a glorious destiny"
Senator Harris is the successor of Mr..
Seward in the senate, and though republi-
can, appears to be true to constitution, by
whose authority he holds a seat in congress
Were all republicans like Senators Harris,
Collamer, Cowan and Browning, there
would be no fear for our country-Galcna
Courier.
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CosGREss.-Beyond the progress of the
tax bill, which was returned to the house
from the Senate with 400 amendments,
the proceedings of Congress afford scarcely
an item. The tax bill was referred to a
committee of conference, who promise to
report next week, when it is thought the
bill will pass. A motion to fix day for
ad ourh,nent was not entertained, the de.
termination being expressed to remain in
session until something decisive occurs at
Richmond
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WHAT IS HEAT LIGHTNING ?-Professol

WHAT IS HEAT LIGHTNING ?-Professor
Henry thus answers this instructive CUES
ton:
The flashes of lightning often observed
on summer evening, unaccompanied by
thunder, and popularl know as heat lish t.
ming" are merely the hight from discharges
of electricity from an ordinary thunder
cloud beneath the horizon of the observer,
reflected from clouds, or perhaps from the
air itself, os ia the case 70 twilight A tel
egraph operator satisfied himself on this
point by asking information from distant
operator during the appearance of this
phenomenon, and he learned that they
proceeded from a thunder storm then
raging two hundred and fifty miles east
ward of his place of observation.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1862-06-21
The Wav Il Runs.

A glance at the full returns from several
towns in this county as we'll rs other
localities, Of the vote on the New Coostitu-
ton, reveals the fact that, whatever may
be the fate Of the New Constitution before
the PEOPLE, the negro clauses are voted up
by tremendous majorities. Although this
county gives 300 against the new consti-
tuition, there is probably majority in
favor Of the clause for the exclusion OF
negroes, and on the question of right OF
suffrage and holding Office, the vote is
nearly unanimous.
! u There is something about this that is
instructive In 1S4S, when the same negro
exclusion clause was submitted to the
people, although this county was then
largely democratic, and gave a large ma
jority for the rev constitution then sub
mitted, it gave large majority against ex-
Guiding negroes. Now the county Is large
ly republican, AID, as Owen Lovejoy says,
broke out all over with abolitionism like
the smallpox; yet it votes for excluding
the negro.
1t is accounted for on the philosophy Of
the bugbear, which is formidable only
while at distance and unencountered-
1t is the dreary nature of aboltionism
and all that insane sort of faLaticism to
be violently exercised only about that of
which least is known or realized The
| negro in Ottawa and the negro in Bara-
boola Cha are very different creatures
indeed. Nothing to the diseased imagi
nation Of the fanatic can be more shocking
| than the idea of poor negro being de-
graded below q white man and held in
slavery in South Carolina; at that distance
the swarthy, dusky son of Ham is an
object truly enchanting; and although the
climate is exactly adapted to him, and he
is fat, jovial and wallowing IN grease from
easy living northern sympathy cannot but
overflow in steams for his miserable, de-
grated condition; but the negro in Ottawa
bah; the nasty black thievish brute! we
want none of them. This is the very in
carnation Of the spirit OF abolitionism.-
That caste prejudice-that involuntary
disgust which so many northern people
feel for the negro, and which is more
really CALLING and oppressive to him than
all his chains and slavery, increases almost
exactly in the same ratio that in going
northward you find abolition fanaticism
intensified and the negro scarce In the
south the feeling is almost unknown.
If this philosophy i. not correct. then
we can account for this overwhelming
antinegro vote only on one other ground
and that is, the disgust with which the
people are becoming imbued with this
whole negro business. Aboli,ionism IN
Congress has become SO shameless and
rampant, Of late, that the people have made
up their minds to put stop to it. The
new constitution, although presenting the
question in an imperfect shape, yet offered
al Opportunity to give vent 20 the feeling;
| and taking the vote in this light as an in
! dex, what fearful reckoning may not
republican abolitionism well look forward
to when the people get another chance
at them at the polls
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EARLyILLE, June 10th, 1862

Nm. Osman, Esq.
DEAR SIR-Yesterday was day of more
than ordinary interest to the citizens of
Earlville and surrounding country The
largest concourse of people ever assembled
on funeral occasion, collected at the
residence of Mr.. Samuel o Carter, at 2
o'clock p m to attend the funeral services
of Orderly Sergeant John I. Carter, COM
pany D. SD regt Ill. Vol, who died in
camp near Corinth, May 9th, 1862, aged
90 years. His father, Mr.. Samuel O. Car
ter, au old and much respected citizen,
emigrated to this State and settled on Big
Indian Creek, in this county, in the year
1885, where he still resides. He has
raised a family of four sons, two of whom
he has given to the defence of his country
One of them, Joel Carter, is now serving
as orderly Sergeant in company 1, 4th ILL.,
Cavalry. AS soon as the death OF the
| subject of this notice reached this place,
the necessary steps were Immediately
| taken to have his remains brought here
for interment They arrived on Saturday
morning, and were escorted by military
company and citizens of Earlville to the
residence OF his father, where they re-
manned until yesterday afternoon. The
deceased was greatly beloved by all who
knew him. lie possessed in an eminent
degree those qualities which make brave
soldier, and he illustrated those qualities
in the battle of Lexington. under the
brave Col. Mullgan, and before Corinth
under Col. CusLman. The testimony both
OF his officers and companions in arms is.
that Sergeant Carter was brave and
| courageous officer and soldier The pre-
sence Of near 1000 people at his funeral
yesterday. testified both the respect which
they have for the deceased and the strong
hold he had upon the affections of all in
the community. The Rev. John Ustick
officiated upon the, and as usual interested
his large audience in the delivery of
very able highly patriotic and appropriate
discourse. Yours, truly,
WM r. HAIGHr.
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Nev financial Movements.

A letter from Secretary Chase to the
finance committee Of the lower House OF
Congress is published in which he urges
the issue of $50. 600, 900 additional demand
treasury notes, and argues deliberately in
favor Of making a portion of them of 4
smaller denomination than S. The
finance committee of the house have adopt.
ed all his suggestions but the last and re-
ported bills accordingly, which will doubt
less pass. By these bills, the issue OF
$3.50, OOO, 900 of additional demand notes ID
authorized. They are to be legal tender
and to..be received for anything but Custom
House dues and interest on loans;
The whole amount authorized by previ
Gus laws is sl5OOOO,OOO. OF these, $50,
600, 600 aae receivable for customs. Nearly
the whole issue of 100000, tie Secre
tary considers as Withdrawn from circula
ton, being held by banks, ETC., at a premi
UNI, The Treasury must depend, therefore
very much on the other 100000. 900 con
vertible into stock, and the deposits that
have been hitherto made with the Assist
and Treasures. The bill Of Mr. Steven.
authorizes deposits 10 the amount of 500,
OOO,O more at rate not exceeding five
per cent, provided that one third OF these
deposits shall always be kept in the Treas
ury::to redeme the deposits. The Secretary
estimates 10000 600 as probably to oe re
ceived on eeposit in addition to the $50,
600, 000already received-the limit allowed
by law. He does not propose at present
to raise the rate of interests above foul
per cent, unless-which he thinks will moi
be the case-circumstances make it nee
essaro. At present, he thinks he can 90
tain deposits at four per cent He coz
siders the United States Treasury, under
this system, as the best of savengs' banks
Doubtless treasury notes are better
circulating midium for the country than
the notes Of the two or three thousa nd
about most of which the people know little
or nothing But the trouble is, that while
congress is, by the issue Of this enormous
new batch of paper, adding milliong to the
circulation fof this country, money, the
banks instead of withdrawing a like
amount Of their paper to make room fol
it. are also issuing more paper This is a
startling fact The end is inevitable
enormous infation-a revultion-pauic-
and such another financial crash Us this
country has seen but once or twice in its
history.
1t is well known that Chase, Stevens
and all our present government financial
meanagers, are old wings, who still cling
to the exploded paper money theories OF
that party. The conviction that they are
full bent on rushing this country into an
other fearful vortex of financial disaster is
inevitable to any intelligent mind that
watches the drift of their measures
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.v Henry Ward Raccher :,

Rev. Henry Ward Beccher. in the
course of his sermon at the Plymouth
church, Sunday night, made an eloquent
plea for newspapers, speaking of them as
one of the most potent elements of our
civilization. "There is" said he, "a com
mon vulgar objection about newspapers
that they lie SO: they don't lie any more
than you do. Man is naturally a lying
creature Truth is gift from Heaven.
and very few of US possess it before we get
there The newspaper gives both facts
anG rumors, and they would be blamed if
they did not do So 1t is for the reader to
judge of these rumors. The last economy
should be IN regard 10 newspapers. II is
better to depIive the body OF some ribbon
or jewel or garment than to deprive the
mind of its sustenance"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1862-06-21

British REyIEws.-The four British lie.
views and Blackwood's Magazine, repub.
lished by Leonard Scott Il Co, 20 Fulton
st, New York, all commence new volumns
@ith the July numbers, so that the pres.
@;lt Is i favorable time to subscribe We
know of no periodical publications in this
or any country that furnish as good class
of reading. and in as large amount as
these, at the same cost. The four Re
views aSd Blackwood are sent ooe ear
for $40, which is about third their cost
il England.
Following are the contents of the North
British Reviews for May:
!. The Church of England Respondent
This is an admirable summary of the
various replies made by church Of England
n,an to the famous " Essays and Reviews"
= Geological changes in Historic Times :;
;. Recent IIomeric Critics and Transla.
tors: 3 The Concentration Of 1862; 5.
Early Poetry of ny'and and Scotland; g.
Present Movement among the French
Clergy; Z. Lunacy Legislation; s. Sir G.
C. Lewis on the Astronomy o: the An.
clients; 3. Poems and Works of Mrs.
Browning 10. Our Colonies.
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Vote OIL the New Constitution.

The confidence in the adoption of the
new constitution, inspire by the reception
of the earliest returns. from Chicago,
Joliet, Peoria, DC, is slightly impaired
by the complexion OF the returns received
from different quarters yesterday The
vote in the N.rtheru counties against it is
larger than the first returns seemed to
indicate, while from the middle and
Southern counties the fe~ returns indi-
cate smaller majorities tkac we're antici
paied.
We give the reported majorit,es from
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1862-06-21

Miss NANCYIsM at Washington has re-
ceived another unpleasant setting down.
1t turns out that the order of Gov. Stanley
OF North Carolina, closing certain negro
schools and about which Mr.. Sumner and
sundry other old ladies in pants were so
greatly agitated, was no order at all. Mr..
Collyer, whe had the charge of these
schools, it appears had a conversation with
Gov Stanley, vino informed him that
when the laws of North Carolina wer.
again enforced under federal auspices, he
saw 40 chance of keeping up the schools.
as those laws forbade them. Thereupon
Dr. Co}lyer 1T once proclaims himself a
martyr, shuts up his schools, and posts OF
10. Washington. Gov. Stanley protests he
had no thought Of closing the schools
himself
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1862-06-21

At recent farmer convention it was
stated that cider would keep sweet indef-
nately, and improved by rye, by strainins
it through sand, putting in about two
pounds OF fresh beef to the barrel, and
bunsing tight. Another method which
had been ucGessfully tried was the dis.
solving of half a pound of American ISM
glass by heat in gallon of cider, then
adding half o pound of mustard seed and
gallon of spirits; the whole to be joined
to fortyfour gallons of cider, and kept
from air.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1862-06-21

There has been great change Of senti-
ment amongst the laboring classes of New
Orleans in favor of the Union aud hundeds
have already enlisted in the Federal army.
The weather SO far has been unusually
cool which is favorable to the health of
our troops.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1862-06-21

Vanity Fair has a comical picture of
Governor Andrews School for the Massa-
chusetts Soldier" 1t represents the dou-
ghty Governor, spectacles on, in the act of
acknowledgement on the constitu-
ton, and finging up his plumed cooked
hat, with" Now. boys, three hearty
cheers; two for the niger, and one for
the Union" It's capital-and as just as
it is good.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1862-06-21

FGoTEsrED.-The following telegraph des-
patch appeared in the Chicago Times Of
Thursday:
OTTAWA. June 1s
The bills Of the City Bank Of Ottawa
were protested yesterday for refusal to
pay coin The bank would pay coin at 5
per cent premium or Treasury notes.
We Learn CT inquiry that the statement
IS Substantially true. Ten dollars of the
bills OF III" City Bank were presented at
the counter for redemption. and the bank
rendered in response u 8 demand trea-
sury notes. which were refused and the
bills protested. The question now goes
before the Auditor, FOR decision, whethe+
ihe tender .sas sufficient or not If he
.iae-a@s IL WAS not. ard that the law of
Congress making United States Treasury
Notes legal tender is a nuiltv. wliy
then the City Bank must paw the
specie The Government itself having
suspended specie payment. all the banks
Of the cou:.try have followed suit, and,
acror'lin. to Secretary Chase's recent cir
cular a"e boarding the demand treasury
notes to redeem their paper with. and
:ndecd, it is notorious, neither the eastern
or western banks redeem liz anything else
So fur rs the City Bank Is Concerned as
oar banking law says nothing about specie.
tn, saws lawful money of tie United
Stat"-,' beyond following in the train of
al other hanks, its only Object, it would
seem, could have been TO test the legal
question as to the suf;iciency of the
tender, for that bank, according to the
return of the Auditor, has but trifle over
s. 100 in circulation, secured by $1,000
Illinois ssocks gOrth now l03c on the
dollar, to say nothing Of some $4,000
specie in its vaults.
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TRUSTEE SALE-Wb creas. dc


L fault has been made in the paymen: of two GER
A. D. 1859, made by Daniel d. Guil-s. and Mont. ;.
ed a certain Ind.ntur- of Trust, bearing date the
Goth day Of Februry, Is g. executed and delivered by
said Daniel d. Gres. md Amanda NJ. Guile. his
wife the undersigned, Evert Van Buren, and JOSEPH.
+. Gary tor the conveyance OF The premises herein
described, which said nd-pture is recorded in
book g. 1870. II and 1872 in the Office the
Recorder of La Sale County, in the State OF Illinois, on
the tenth day OF March, 1859.
And where. $, application as been made BY the
legal holder CT sYid notes to sell said premises &C.
cordance with the provision of said lndentu of
Trust.
Now, therefore. public notice is hereby given that
in pursuance of such application, and by virtue
power in by such Indenuie of Trust vested WILL
Wednesday, The I'd day Of July 1862, 10 o'clock in
the forenoon Il that day. sell public auction the
said premises herein described to The highest bidder
all the right title. and interest Daniel D. Guiles
Amanda NJ Guilcs, his wife. tn foowling real estate
described to wit the south twenty feet of north
seventy feet. OF the seventyve the east
ninety feet OF lot number in Block nine of
the west addition TO tie town OF Mendoza county
OF La Sale, aforesaid being the premises which
sands the hardware store occupied by said DsneI ID
Gules assignee of said Address and Chambers, and
lately occupied such hardwar by said Address
Chambers, and E the right, title and equity of re-
demption of said Daniel d. Gues and Amanda NJ
his wife, their heirs and assigns.
EXERT vANBUREN,
JOSEPH L. GARY.
Dated June 2lst 1862. f44.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1862-06-21

The preparations tor the Worlds Horse
Fair in Chicago this fall are being made on
a scale commensurate with the magnitude
of the affair 1t will doubtless be a SPLEEN.
did exhibition ofthe equine reace, one that
will call together great crowd Of visitors.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1862-06-21

WELL SAID.-The albany Journal cleverly
says that we owe debt of gratitude to
Hollins. He gave us the idea of the
Ram We adopted it, improved uron it,
and used it to butt out the brains of the
inventor"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1862-06-21

The Hon. PIERRE SouLE OF La, arrived
at New York on Wednesday. a prisoner
% war arrested by order of Gen. Butler.
Although Mr.. Sou e had been one of the
last /" yield to the secession madness IN
y Orleans. ii is said, since he attached his
fortunes to the rotten confederacy he has
hesa anon. tao most rabid and unreIert
ing IN his oppositinq &c the old Union
Gen Batter causiss him Matching treason
under his very nose, and had no recourse
but to ship him north
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1862-06-21

PAYING ExPxEsEs-Gen. Mitchell has
captured cotton enough to pay running
expenses Of the one hundred and twenty
miles of the Memphis and Charleston rail.
road in his possession, for six months
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1862-06-21

STATE NORMAL USIvsRsIry-The present
school year of shis institution will end on
tridar. june 9th, and the fall term will
commence on Monday. Sept slh The
annual examination of the Normal De.
Jariincnt will commence OH Monday. June
2}d. and last four DAYS These facts ~.
obtain from @ circular from the institution.
a 81 give them. publicity for the reason
;lar they sIighily change the arrange
meut heretofore
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1862-06-21

Vanity FAIR says:
How beautiful it was that Cincinnati,
the city of pork, should offer tribute Of
eggs to Wendell Phillips, the advocate Of
Ham, or at least the descendants Of Ham"
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MORTGAGE SALE.-Whercas

III YIN i NANf ga LEV upfcaS,
" Richard Couchn OF th- UNITY 81 Ia Sale in the
state Of Illinois. did the ith day OF February a
1872 hy his certain Mortgage deed OF that date which
Is recorded in the Recorders office. in and for sad
county. in Book No s. commencing page $751; con
wy 10 one julia Butler the following described real
estate, situated in said county: The half
north cas-; quarter OF section No. C22D
township thirty t3i-) north Of range No. =,
cast Of the third principal meridian tn. pay
mcnt OF certain prorisSory note, in said deed
bed. for rh- of two hun bred dollars given
by the said Richard Coughiin the said Jul. Batter
of even date therswth. and due and payable in one
We from the date thereof.
And Whereas the said Julia Butler has duly assign.
ed said and ortgsge to the undersigned Jane
Cooper. aud whereas said note is due and imp
Now, therefor. pubiic notice is hereby given all
persons interested herein. that the said Cooper
by virtue of the authority in her vested BY said deed
and the assignment thereof ~li. tine 2Sth day of
July. A 1872. between the hour. of 10 o'clock A. H.
and o'clock P. OF said day. sell said premises
public auction she hghes. bidder for cash,
south door o: the Court Hoase in the city of Ottawa in
said county, for the satisfaction OF said note interest
and deed will be gwen the purchaser i'm
media;ely after the sale.
JANE COOPER,
d. F, CAMERON. Sol. assignee.
June 18th. 1862. ii-5~.
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BEACgEcAsp--Like some OF our own
generals OF triliiaut reputation before trial,
the star of E-auregard, since the little
affair AT Corinth. appears abe on the wane.
L.,Ese numbers of Southern papers have
c,r.Ii,"nced pitching into him, and treat
him with tle utmost contempt His pres
tige and influence have probably passed
away.
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La Sale County.

The following are the reported MAORI.
ties from sil the towns in this county
excep. one. The vote on the Bank article,
negro clauses, and congressional appor
tionr,ent are generally more favorable
than on the Constitution itself The
official resurns will probably bc opened to-
dav-of course too late for this week $
,,aper