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J. s. Assessors Notice.


AsssssoR's OFvIcs lHrkRSAL KEvESrK,
SIXTH ID rRIcr ILLINOIS
OTTAWA, september 9th, 1852 }
DPUBIIc notice is hereby given, .h.. hav. been
il appointed BY the President OF the United States,
Assessor for the Sixth District Of Illinois, iich COM
prses the counties OF La Salle Grundy. Kendall, Du
/ have appointed Mr A z. Grow my chief Assistant.
to whom myself all parties interested apply Tor
passed the last session Of Congress, and approved
July ls l.62, entitled An Act to provide Internal
Revenue supper. the Government and pay interest
on the public debt"
The District has been sub divided into Assessment
Divisions. The extent and number Of each division
and the of the Assessment Assessor for each will
be announced in the next issue OF this paper.
The annexed list of trad and profe sions are sub
obtain license Immediately. under penalty of hav
ing the amount Of tax for each license three
Assistant Assessor each division in which the trade
profession is sought to be prosecuted. The Assist
ant Assessors Of each division will their
respective Offices each day until tie first day of Octo
Der the purpose applications for license
and all rar,ie: interested must make application With
In that time Blank forms Of application may be OBJ
tanned Of the Assistant Assessors.
Apothecaries, elveO; auctisnsers. $40 90 bankers,
alleys, for each alley. $500 brewers. $50 90, for 500
barrels and less than 500 ssrrels So 0O; Bro
rant Srokers sa6 %; eas bro Lers slooO; circuses
S5oOO claim agsnss SO 90 coal oil dstillers, 5000
eoniee.ioners. o.e; dentists ~! 5000; ai..er; Of
than 500 barrels e2OO dstilers Of apples peach.
less than $50 barrs, ei2 80; for greater quantity
other dslillers eating houses, flv 90: .xh.
bons $l0o horse dealers $1,000; notels. according
to their Class from $500 to s9Oi0'; steamers ~"d
other vessels carrying passengers. s25Oo juxyiers
5000; lawyers. sos livery stable keepeIo 90
nanuisctursrs $iO0o patent agents. Sioes; PIN sn.
brskers sos pedars according to their class
$50 70 $50 90 photographer according to resep
from $lU.o0 to $500 physicians SLOW sS, "a or
spiritueus liquors, Of 600 barrels or s',, ,hsreof
each additional 500 arrels or fractional psn ,iouoIs
s2aoo, retail dealers. except o. $40 90 ssoV
$50 10 soap makers, $1,000 suLSSUn. stoh.c,oni.s
chsDdlers 1000; theatrea, *!oVw i,orors sSn0o
$40 90; Wholesale ds dealers: ex xse6 a..
whe'esSAe oe.'e' Fri L. WATERMAN.
I..sasor oC6A District OF Niaois
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1862-09-27

FNko McCLELLAS's ARxT.


Since the battle near Sharpsbu g (called
battle of Antietam) mentioned in our last.
there has been very little fighting on the
Potomac. The battle of Wednesday, at
its close in the evening, was nearly drawn
game. Mcclellan had gained some advan-
tases during the day and held them, but
was conscious that there must be a hard
Gght next day to make it decisive either
Is . victory or defeat. But next morning
the rebels had Withdrawn, thus acknow-
lodging their defeat About 10 o'clock
they sent in flag of truce asking for IL
hours to bury their dead, which were
zanted Instead of burying tLeir dead,
however, they basely used the II hours to
make their escape across the river, leaving
some 4,OOO of their dead on the field. On
Friday McClellan's army followed then, to
the river, arriving only in time to she'll
their rear guard and capture a part of
their small train.
Since then our army mas taken complete
possession of Williamsport, Harper's Fer
~, and the fords along the river, while the
rebels occupy the opposite bank. With
exception of occasional accommodating par
ties. no attempt has yet been made by
Mcclellan to cross His movements are
apparently dependent on other movements
now in progress in Virginia south Of the
rebels. but as to their nature, except that
they are important we have no intima-
ton. 1t is known that Sigel and Hintzel-
man, with large divisions, are somewhere
south and west of Bull Run mountain, but
that is all that is known to outsiders. The
rebels, meantime, appear to be slowly fall
in back from the Potomac towards Win
chester
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1862-09-27

TpE DrcrAroR.-Capt. Ericsson is to build
a monster iron clad vessel, OF immense
size and strength, to which he has given
the name of Dictator The Dictator will
10 larger than the Persia, and have thicker
and heavier armor than almost two oroi-
nav ;ron.clads The side armor will be of
the extraordinary dimensions Of tea and
q hal: feet thick-the wooden armor, or
lining, being four feet by SIX feet thick, up
and down 1t will take powerful ball to
spenetrate nearly fifteen feet of solid matter,
of which over ten we'll be iron.
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The Meeting of Abolition Governors 1t
Altoona, Pa.

The Meeting of Abolition Governors 1t
Altoona, Pa.
The meeting of "all the Governors of
the loyal states took place at Altoona On
Wednesday, and we have brief sketch Of
the first days proceedings. Gov. Morgan,
of New York, declined to attead, for the
reason that he had sent more troops in
to the field in proportion to population
than any other state under the hst calls"
This answer is meaningless except In con-
nection with the statement recently made
in New York by DR.. Bellows, who offers to
back it with proof, that the object of the
recent meeting of Governors at Provi-
dence, and now Of this meeting, was and is,
to Withhold troops from the field until they
can force certain political concessions from
the President. One of these is, tho re-
n,oval of Mcclellan from the head of the
army and the substitution Of Fremont in
his place, and this was the Grst resolution
the meeting discussed; and the second, to
demand the immediate issue of an Eman.
clpation Proclamation. The first demand
the governors will probably now abandon,
for the reason, as given by Gov. Tod, Of
Ohio, that the people would rise up en-
nsasss and repudiate it; and in the second
the President has, no daubt parposely, an.
ticipated them So the meeting, aside
from its factions object, will probably turn
out harmless.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1862-09-27

: 4
4 We are favored by a clerical gentleman
with the following first impression" Of
Owen Lovejoy, as he saw aud heard him
Immediately after his recent nomination
at Peoria.
was disappsinted l expected to see
lean, pale, intellectual man but q swar-
thy, somewhat Compliant man stool before
me. He certainly does not look very in
tellectual-not refined There is . kind
of cunning in his eye, but do not like
its expression. 1t is not . wise, serene,
and noble eye ] see nc brother in it; and
am disappointed. for Mr.. Lovejoy pro.
fessss the noblest philanthropy, and in
my Preconceived notions of him, 1 ex-
pected TO see a. enthusiastic, somewhat
wild, but honest eye. But was mistaken.
He has quite we'll disciplined eye, but
you see something there very far from
she gospel, ofwhich he was once preacher
II u not good He has hold Of ropes. oh;eh he
i trying to move s.g6shly and shre,Odly. Alas |!
for human pretension.
Who in . certain sense can not admire
IN honest statesman even though he be
ignorant an faaatical7 Therefore expect.
ed to see something even IN Lovejoy to
admire. But l didn's, unless it was in
some quite smart illustrations he employed
Yet they often left an unpleasant impress
sion.
Ills ,cit Is often quite lo,o and ;rreveyank
mean this criticism to bear upon the fact
that he processes to be christian man,
aud was once q christian minister-to
which latter fact he often refers quite flip
PANTY. An instance of unbecoming wit
10 in the following passage "Some people
saw that these rebels ought to 20 TO He'll,
but think if We will hang them, Gud
will take care of their future transporta-
ton The workings of his features, and
the position Of his body. gave u to under
stand that he thought he had said very
cunning thing. and expected the people TO
laugh. 1t was his manner of saying it,
that disguised While We hate rebellion,
it is our privilege to hate some other
things.
] listened in candor, to Mr. Lovejoy.
and came away Disguised 1t is unneces-
.ary to give you the details Of his speech ;
you can anticipate Impatienoe with a
Glow president, and eagernsss to destroy
slavery were manifest His speech was
di.j"nt~d and fragmensary, as is probably
usual with him. He said he expected to
be elected. and wanted to be- Would
rather give $500 to the soldiers aid society
(f that would elect him) than TO canvass
the district, DC.
Mr.. Lovsjoy is smart, egotistical and
fanatical, and was about to repeat
dish, but forbear.
Yours, TRrrH.
Galesburg, Sept Is, 1862
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Proverbs OF TIE BILLINGS FAMILY, Pa.
SERVED Bx JOSH BnLIsGs, EsQ-1f you
kant git gud cloaths and eddieaAiAn too.
git the cloaths
Saw how are ye? to everybody.
Kultivate modesty, but mind and keap
gud stock of impotence on hand.
If u argy, never git beat.
Bee charitable-thre sent pieces war
made on purpoae.
Don't take emmy bodys advise but your
owne
1t costs more to berry than to buy.
IF AMMAN Aattass yu. yu ken kalkerlate
that he's roGA. or ynEe Rtule.
Kepe both eyes open. t0t don't Gee morn
half you motifs.
n b-these AZ proverbs hsv staad for
morn hundred years, and haint gia ont
st-[Merry's 1useum.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1862-09-27
From KENTUCKY.

Cincinnati is still free from alarm, and
although large defensive force is still
kept there, no attack is really apprehend-
Cd. Kirby Smith is at Frankfort, ard all
his movements indicate a purpose to
unite with Bragg.
The excitement during the week has
been centred on Louisville We mention
cd in our last the defeat Of the rebels at
Munfordsville, which is at the crossing Of
Green river, south of Louisville, and thus
. key to the defence of that city. On
Tuesday the place was again attacked by a
large rebel force and defended until night,
but on Wednesday morning our garrison
of 1000 men found themselves surrounded
by Bragg's whole army of 40 900 men, and
surrendered. Bragg Immediately moved
towards Louisville, and on Wednesday
that city was in the utmost alarm. The
women and children were removed, and
every other preparation made for an i'm
mediate battle. Suddenly, however, Bragg
seemed to disappear. snd soon the cause
Of it WAS explained by the appearance of
Buell. He had come a flank movement
on Bragg. and that general taking the
alarm slid in the direction CT Bloomfield
The suppositlon now Is. that Buell. will
attach enough of the new regiments to
his aansy as ts make it strong enough to
bear down all opposition and s'as't in pur-
suit of Bragg, whfle that general, after
uniting all the rebel forces in Kentucky,
may make q stand and decide the fate Of
Kentucky, in pitched battle, but more
probably, will leave the state as precipitate-
~ rs he entered it.
There is no truth in the report that
Gen. Morgan has evacuated Cumberland
Gap. The report arose from the fact that
Gen. De Courcey, of Gen. Morgan's army,
made q sudden dash last week on Rich
mend, KY, and drove the rebels out of
the place. Gen. Morgan is still At the
gap, and in no fear Of being either starved
or driven out.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1862-09-27

GEx. Pors's RsPoRr.-The report pub.
lished in the papers . week ago and pur-
porting to be that Of Gen. Pope, Of the
recent operations in Virginia, although
written BY him, Was never made to the
var department - his report, nor publish.
81 by his authority. It found it, way
first .iato Tie New York Times, An next
day It appeared in the H.raM word for
word ~ the letter At one Of its war CORES
pondents from Washinstaal Gen. Pope
in speeah It Cinciapate, .diselimsd the
redort.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1862-09-27

Ayo1usa TnoclA,aAAos.-Under date. of
September 24th, the President .has issusd
. proelauation aAsoncinE Mat all AaslegAl
peaaticss-aneh - Aiaeourasiag enlist
msats, esaistAag AEafs, &o-wll .hssaaftsr
b tried aad Qnnishsdsby martial law; and
that The writ Of Aa1ass. corpus i Auxnspded
in respect 70 ~ pssssas arrested By uil,-
tary authority.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1862-09-27

During the conaagration OF Canton,
caused by the b0mbardment of tho Bril-
fish, the extensive medical warehouse of
our countryman, DR.. J. c. AVER of Lowell,
(the depot of his Cherry Pectoral and
Catharic RIls, for China) was totally de.
stroyed. de aow makes . demand upon
our GoyernueHt fer indemnity from the
loss of his property, and hence will grow
another nut to crack with Our elder
brother Johnny. Stick TO It Doctor; snd
If our Goyeroment nsiRtA;ns our rights
wherever your Pills are sold. We shall only
be unprotected On rtraots that are very
barren.-R<forme-, Trenton, w.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1862-09-27

SUPPLIES TO GEN. PoPE.-The subjoned
stateu,ant, in correction of an allegation re-
Gently put into currency against General
Mcclellan, corresponds with information
in our possession
1--WE have received numerous inquiries
on the subject of the accusations that Gen.
Mcclellan refused to toward supplies to
Pope, aud the recent appointment of the
General to the high command he now holds
seems not to have been sufficient to stop
,the circulation of the misstatement. We
have the best authority for declaring the
whole allegation untrue. Gen. Mcclellan
had forwarded all his cavalry toGen. Pope,
even to his own body guard, and sent for
ward tho Supplies with an infantry escort,
asking and expecting cavalry escort to
story was in the fact that he sent forward
the request for this cavalry, although the
supplies were actually in motion"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1862-09-27

A SrrcuLA1tso GEHIus-A policeman
who vas recently at Montreal says be saw
there several men who bad enlisted in Bos.
ton, snd. after getting their bounty, had
deserted. One man, who was stopping ct
. first class hotel, aud va 4psndine bis
money freely. boastsd that 10 obtained .
bounty feur times.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1862-09-27
MISSOURI.

Another rebel invasion from Arkansas,
led by HiHdman and Mcbride IS threaten
ed, and Gen. Sco6eiA is massing large
federal force at Springfield to Get them
Gen. Curtis has been assumed to the Com
mand of the D artment of NJ and
has ixed his head quarters at st. Lonis.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1862-09-27

APeerr4 Ex,EaMExr-Some person, with
an eve for the beautiful, Gays: "Yon can't
think what beautiful banging ssse may
b made by toe following simple process
Procure a large sized tufnip, cut opt the
inside, leaving . pretty thick wall around;
iii the cavity with earth, ard plant N 1t
some climbing vine or morning glory. Sus'
psnd the turnip. with cords ana in little
Time the vines illtwine around the strings,
aDd-she .turnip sproutins from below VIII
put forthalsasessa and stems that will turn
upwards and curl gracefully usound the
base. Try it.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1862-09-27
TO CONSERVATIVES

VVVHE Advertiser having been restored to health in
II = few weeks, by very simple remedy, after hav
ing suffered several years ~th severe ung affection.
and that dread disease, Consump'ion-is anxious to
make knosn his fellow sufferers the means Of
To all who desire H. he vii send copy Of the pre-
scription used Gree or chargr), with directions Tor
preparinz and Using the same. hich thew vii find 4
ersE Cuas COs-CxPTrns, ASTHMA, BRONCHITIS. &c.
The only object OF the adv-r' in Sending the pre-
scrpon a. the zf cted and spread n'orrnI
tios hi,h he conceiv-s be Invaluable. and he
hopes every sufferer will try his remedy as IL will cost
them nothing. and may prove a bles.ng
Parties fishing the prescription will please address
Rev EDWARD A. WILSON,
Williamsburg,
sep28-3n Kings County, New iork.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1862-09-27

JuDoE CAToH ON THE PEoLAxArrox-w.
find the following correspondence between
j. o. GLOVER, Esq, of this city, and Chief
JusticeCAros. in rhurdays Chicago Journal:
OrrAwA, Ill September a.
To J. D. Caton:
The Democratic Convention here lust
passed resolutions, by an almost unanimous
vote. oondemnlng the Presidents Procla-
nation.
(signed) 10 GLOVER
SPRrxoEIELD, September "a, 1862.
To J. o. Glover, Ottawa, ILL.,:
expected it Iregret the proclamation
40 an Ill advised measure. 1t is . tub
thrown to the Abolition whales, which NAV
endanger the whole ship 1t cannot
change the actual status Of one negro
from what it would be without it. It
weakens the hands and Jays an additional
burthen on the shoulders of those who
are exerting every energy to support the
Government in this war, to uphold and
rsetore the Constitution and to suppress
this rebellion.
May God in his mercy to our bleeding
country and endangered Constitution grant
that 1t may have no worse results.than to
meet the dlsapproval of Democrats in free
States, whose whole souls are engaged in
the prosecution Of this war They cannot
be drawn from this support. They will
prosecute this war with an undying energy,
while those who have extorted this unwise
measure from the President will be clamor.
ing loudly for peace by separation. seven
months hence you will see these words vim.
dictated
This couatry is ours to uphold and this
Government 10 ours to maintain, as much
Is they are those of the President, and al.
though he has done an unwi.e or uuiusti-
fable act, it will not warrant or induce US
to abandon. them. but stimulate US to great
er efforts to uphold aud vindicate such sa
cred interests. Whatever the AdminIstra-
ton may do, this people will defend and
uphold their Government ana country un-
til the Constitution shall be re establis. ed
over the whole land
Sgnedl J. D. CAros.
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SncciaI TOWN. Meeting,

a. uEREA, the Supervisor. Town CLERK, aad hree
NJ ,n,;r- of the together with Twelve Tree
,,,,a.r- %, the town Ottawa, have IN writing ned IN
,t.meut that II special town meeting 10
Us. 10 The interest OF said town, setting forth The
Office of ri,- me~ii"g
ia ,o.n OF ottawa are .Ieby notified o special
To.n Meeting will he Id at the usual place Of holding
Town meeting. III said Town Of ottawa, IN the !st day
OF October, D. 1862. al O'Clock in the Of
said day, for the pu, poses folio ing. to-wit.
To elect Justice the Peace to fill the vacancy in
that office caused by the resgnatoH OF Thomas Larkn,
pei the objects contained in said statement filed in
my office.
Given rnder my had Ottawa, this 10Th day of Sep
TENDER A.
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FROM TENNESSEE.

Gen. Grant did not await the arrival OF
P-ice with his 1000 rebels at Corinth,
hut hearing tina Price was near Juka,
crying to force HIS " " into Kentuc he
sent Ro<encr: rs cut o meet him. ard on
Sunday there Was a b title. Tine battle
lasted several fours, and ended n Price
making his escape after the loss of 1000
men, while our loss, killed and wounded,
was less than 100
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1862-09-27

ut Harpers Ferry before the recent dis
graceful surrender, was body of about
500 cavalry under Col. Voss, of illinois.
They, however, were not included in the
capitulation for reasons which Col. Voss
explains:
-GREsscAsrLE, Pa, Sept l6: 1862.
ave were shut in by the enemy at
Harper's Ferry, with 800 Illinois, New
York and Rhode Island cavalry, under
NV command. l cut my way through
Jackson's army, and arrived here yester-
day. with sixty wagons aud one hundred
prisoners captured on the way.
"A. Voss, Colonel"
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The Demeeratic Cenventis..

The convention of tho democracy of La
Sale county, convened in this city On
Wednesday, was very largely attended.
All but three or four Of the smaller and
remote towns were represented. Men
whom for years we had not seen at our
political gatherings were present, and all
seemed impressed with the conviction
that the time had como when the demo
cracy must again buckle on their armor
and assert and maintain their time honor.
ed principles. The times are out of joint.
Not only rebellion At the South il sweep
ing over the land like bosom of destruc.
ton: but radicalism at the North has
raised hideous front scarcely less mon
acing, and the dangers of the hour demand
that the conservative elements of the
nation must arouse and interpose An or
gained aud united front to resist the
rising tide of destructivsness.
The resolutions adopted by the conven.
ton are such as the democracy every
where cannot fail to endorse. They are
simply a plea for the supremacy Of the
constitution, warning and defiance to
rebels in arms, aud a protest against the
schemes of northern radicalism and de.
The nominations were of minor import
ance The convention aimed to place be-
fore the people unexeeptionable men, and
yet such as should be representative Of
their principles. WV. r. NILLGAH, for
Sheriff, and D. P. HArHEwAY, for Coroner.
are such men. They are democrats Of
the true and tried sort, who have never
faltered or wavered. They are outspoken,
patriotic war democrats.-democra Of
that class from whom Lincoln himself
has admitted the government receives q
warmer and more effective support than
from his own party. Mr.. Cullen, the op.
posing candidate for Sheriff, is known to
be q radical abolitionist His election will
BE a triumph Of that political element 1t
is fit, and we are rejoiced, that our candi-
date is opposed by such . man. We do
not believe the majority Of the people of
this county are radical abolitionists and
They can only vindicate them
selves from such reproach by eleeting
\ conservative war democrat over his
ultra abolition opponent
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1862-09-27

REPUBLICAN, CONGRESSIONAL CoxvxxryaS.-
The Republican Convention for the noni-
nation of a candidate for ,5Gis district, met
at Morris on "Wednesday. The opposing
candidates for nomination were B. c. Cook,
OF Ottawa, and Jesse o. Norton, of Joliet
1t soon became apparent that Norton Was
half q dozen ahead, whepest the Cook
delegates were not in the very best humor
Instead, however, of trying to pacify them,
we believe the Norton men tried the game
of bluff which offended the Cook dele
gates and they withdrew. The trouble
was about adopting platform before the
nomination, : point on which the conven.
tiOn was unquestionably against Norton,
as he is undertook to be . Browning re-
publican.
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Take Notice.

THE undersigned having determined to quit the bu
Il siuess in which they nov engaged, desire All
these who are in their debt forward Immediate
~ and discharge such Indebtedness. All notes ana
accounts NOT paid by first Of October VIII Dc gwen
into the hands of Squire Leavens for collecton.
Parties owing rs will save themselves expense Ano
ara tronbIe nv coming Tor Immediately ana pay
ing Us. "a
Ottawa, Sept. IL ls62