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Iron GES. GRANIs Army.

Gen. Grant has come to a halt in his
forward movement against the rebels in
Central Mississippi. His army is concen-
trated at Grand Junction and Holly
Springs, where he is gathering immense
supplies. The rebels are fortifying at
Jackson, Miss, where Grants next battle
will probably take place. 1t is supposed
he is awaiting the movements of General
McClernand's Expedition, which is now
gathering at Memphis. That, it is stated,
will not be fully ready before the middle
OF next month
About 10000 troops have passed down
the river as part of this expedition, dur
ing the past week. Gen. steeles army,
which had been in Southeastern Missouri,
has returned to Helena. Gen. Pope has
been ordered to St Louis from st. Paul !;
prohGilly to relieve Gen. Curtis
Gen. robert Anderson has been ordered
10 command the cities Of Covington and
Newport, and is expected to arrive next
week
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Tie Price OF Newspapers.

The Brookport Rcpubli hasthe following
IN referente to the increase of the price oil
newspapers
Most of the tho large daily papers in
Western New York have advanced the
prIce of issues An editor of leadin g
New York daily informed US las, week
that the publishers in that city would soon
followsuit Many of the country journals
arc also published at increased prices
The advance is caused mainly by the adj
vance in printing stock.
The Traveller says:
Printing materials of ali kinds have very
materially advanced since the commences
inent of the war. On some articles of
prime necessity to the printer the advance
Is fully equal TO thirty per cent. Ia ad-
dstion to this the Government take. them
three per cent on the paper they use, three
per cent. upon their advertisements, and
three per cent upon their income, if they
are fortunate enough TO have any
The New York Commercial ha, these
remarks on the paper trade
Within the past'week the paper trade
has bcen characterized by very sudden.
and to some extent unlocked for rise in
the price ct stock. Manufacturers. antici-
pating that the upward tendency will con-
time for some time, even until it reaches
fifty per cent, are taking no new orders
from dealers. but hold on to the present
stock. hoping TO throw 1t into the market
by and. by, then the increase in its price
shall have attained its extreme ascendancy.
The increase in the price, as IT stands at
present. is about twenty five or thirty per
cent, and as the market Is not surfeited
with sufficient material to enable dealers
to respond promptly to the demands of
consumers for very long period, it is an
tcipated that some embarrassment will be
felt by the last named class, who are
directly interested in the use of paper
Cotton waste, heretofore an almost in
dspensable ingredient it the manufacture
of paper, has almost entirely disappeared
from the market, and the chemicals used
in preparing and finishing the article COM
mand higher prices than formerly on ac-
count o. the tariff -est
Manufacturers are turning their atten-
ton to the wholesale Sl,anufacture Of writ
ing paper, of every description, out of
straw, and we may therefore expect to see
the material rcducedin quality at an early
day. Paper is almost as necessary an arti.
Gle for common use as clothing, and news.
papers must be published-if not on ,ohite
PAPER, on that which is the nearest that
color which tho market can afford
Many of the New England paper manu-
facturers appear to be filed with gloomiest
forebodings. The market is bare of stock,
foreign and domestic. They say: The
question is not what advance newspaper
publishers will, have to subrnat TO, but
whether they, can get . supiglat all :! This
being the evil, 1t is evident that all news
paper publishers Will soon be compelled
to increase their subscription prices; penny
papers will be sold At two cents, and all
Two cent papers at three.-Baston paper
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1862-11-22
is lie 4 SecessionIsts

Says the New York Erening Post
IT. 4. Hendricks, of Indiana, who as
pires 80 succeed Jesse D. Bright in the
Senate of the United States, is secession
ist of the first water. In a speech made
By him last yeas he said
80 The first and highest interest of the
Northwest is i'll the restoration and pre-
seryaticn OF tho Union upon the basis of
tie constitution, and the deep devotion of
her democracy 10 the cause of the Union
is shown ~ its fidelity in the past but if
the failure and folly and wickedness Of
the party in power render 4 Union impos-
sible then the mighty Northwest must
take care of herself a cd her own interests.
She must not allow the arts and finesse Of
New England TO despoil her Of her richest
commerce and trade, and 20 render her
labor wholly subservient t. an eastern sec
tional and selfish policy-eastern lust of
power commerce, and gain.
We do not precisely see how this makes
Mr.. Hendricks secessionis, of tr'e IRIS
water, or any other water 1t is difficult
for one to express attachment to tie
Union more strongly than he expresses it
in this extract Beyond that if the failure
and folly and wickeduess Of the party in
power shall render Union impossible, he
simply proposes that the Northwest shall
take care OF herself and her own interests.
in other words. If New England fanatieism
shall succeed in permanently dividing the
Union, he proposes that the Northwest
shall not settld down into playing the part
of tail TO the New England kite
If that be treason, abo.tionisEl will have
to make the most CT it.
1t would have boon great remedy foy
New England faHaticIsn if it had been
long ago understood that, if the old Union
should be broken up. New England sec
tional interests, which have had such ex-
traordinary protection in the Union, would
be left out in the cold in future combI.a.
tons.
Mr.. Hendricks uttered the unmistaka-
BILE voica of the Northwest. That voice is
Cor the old Union so long as there shall be
the remotest hore of its restoration but
if New England fanaticism and folly and
wickedness shall make restoration impos-
sible the Northwest will take care of her.
self and her own interests-Chi Times
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BURNsIpE-It was handsom in Burnside,

BURNsIDE.-It was handsom in Burnside,
and no less reproof to the administration,
when he took the place from which Nc
Clellan had been degraded, to boast in his
address to the army, that he had been
identified 'cHh them in their feeling of res
pect and esteem for Gen. Mcclellan" -
This proves two things: that the army
entertained a profound respect and esteem
for Mcclellan; and that, in spite Of tine
attemps of the Government to disgrace
him. the mer by whom he is displaced,
finds its the shortest road to their affec-
tons by boasting that he showed with
them that respect and esteem.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1862-11-22

Mas BKiNsNADE-fheNes. y ork papers,
ing war news, have been pretty lively in
ventilating the case Of MIS-. .Brinsa.aee.
This lady had come to New York from
New Orleans on pass from Gen. Butler
Her relations had all either fled from or
been driven out of New Orleans, and she
came to NeS Z ok to reside with a broth
er an6 ether relatives. AS she arrived in
New Y ork, and befo;e-she found her rela-
tives, she was peunced upon 'by Provost
Marshal Kennedy, who withous any au-
thority, and without charging her with
anv offence, arrested her and locked her
II, for six weeks in one Of the filthy city
station houses. Her situation finally be-
came known to her relatives, and, by
strepzars exertiens, they got the case be-
fore tie authorities a. Washington, and
.he iady was ,reIaased-or, as the phrase
eoss-was honozaaiy discharged.
TIC cese of Mrs. o. was no more outrage
Gus and tyranical. tbar.is that of hundreds
of other. who haye in lake manner been
arrested without authority and imprisoned
under the babeas corpus proclamation and
the brutal order of the Secretary Of War
accompanying it. The only difference is,
that, Mrs. .. happening 10 be lady, and
the affair occurring in New York City, the
500. newspsner reporters Of that city got
hold Of IL, -aSs gave it .notoriety. The
suspension OF the writ of'asdeAs corpus is
.beut done for in New York
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The Chicago Journal dominates, or rather
predicts the nomination OF, Gov SEYMOUR
for the Presidency in 1864 The Journal
we believe, with the abolition press gene.
rally before the recent election, agreed
that the supporters of Gov. Seymour were
little better than secessionists, and that
Gov. s. himself was prince of secession
lists and tories. Since the election, how
ever, like the rest of the papers referred
to, the Journal is disposed to look more
favorably on Gov s., and seems even to
regard his probable election to the Presi-
dency with complaceney. That the Jour.
nal, and the radical press generally, have
good reason for forming, in their cooler
moments, Smore favorable estimate OF
the loyalty Of Gov. S. and the party that
supports him, will be apparent, we think,
from the following extract from the Go.
vernor's Brooklyn speech, which, to our
mind, states the present exact position of
the democratic party, and which we hold
is infinitely more loyal than is the position
of that party who MAINTAIN that, during
the war, the constitution is or ought to be
suspended
~ mean to be most explicit and out.
spoken in all that have to saw. shrink
from no question; seek to grapple with
every problem involved in our present
position. If the people of this State shall
see fit again to place me in the Executiey
ohoi | ysh W, Al e.,
Outstanding on their part Of I'll my views
ana all my purposes. ] recOg-
Mise and accept the fact that at this mo.
ment the destinies, the honor, aud the
glory of our country hang poised upon the
conflict in the battlefield i recognise the
fact now that, whether we would have had
war or not, it exists i'm all its vast proper.
tons in our land; and | recognise the
fact now that it is the duty of every man
who loves his country-of every true man
who would stand by its inst;utions-to
see now that the whole measure of his
influence and all the weight of his power
are thrown in that battle field on the side
of the flag of our Union. We
are not only in favor of a Thorough war
policy, but, we propose to bring this war
to speedy and successful conclusion.
They (the rebels) have not con-
tented themselves with the ballot, but
have chosen the bayonet and the bullet
10 settle the question. Then with the BAY
onet and the bullet we must meet them.
We did not want this war, bat the men of
the south made the bayonet and sword
the arbiters Of their doctrins, and, so far
as the present is concerned, the sword
must be the arbter, and by it, with our
own strong arms, we will strike vigorous
blows for the life of the Constitution and
the Flag. | wish that my voice could be
heard throughout every Southern State
would say, mistake not the conservative
.riumphs of the North. Listen not to the
teachings Of those who say that we are not
rue to the Union, true to the Constitution.
Therefore we tell you and the
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1862-11-22
War News of the Week.
TIE WAR VIRGINIA.


The week has been spent in Virginia on
both sides in maneuvrin:. Burnside, af-
ter dividing his army into three grand
corps, to be commanded respectively by
Sumner, Franklin and Hooker, Sigel to
command the reserve, submitted his plan
ION Monday to the Cabinet at Washing
ton, where it is presumed it was approved
That plan, from subsequent movements,
appears to have involved a complete
change of bass, as the army since Monday
have talssz up the line of march from
Warrenten down the valley of the Kappa
hammock to fredericksburg. At this point
there is easy communication with the
Potomac at Aqua Creek, ard of course it
is selected as base Oh account Of supe-
perior convenience for obtaining supplies
From Fredericksburg there is direct
railroad line to Richuond, distance about
65 miles
The rebels have maintained a show of
strength in our front, between Culpepper
and Gordonsyille, while jackson has kept
around Winchester, playing his old game
of falling on our rear. Since Burnside has
moved towards Fredericksburg, however,
the rebels seem to have determined to fall
back rapidly upon Richmond, and meet
the federal army in their old entreDch-
ments. The main part of Lees army is
already reported to have entered Rich
mond, while only Jackson's and Hills
corps, and Stewards cavalry remain be-
hind to watch and harrass Burnside.
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4 Fol- midable La nd :. Msnitor.,

Mr.. Redstone, OF indianapolis, proposes
to build, for government, nine Land
Monitors" or "engines of war" to cost
5000 apiece, to weigh 1880 pounds each,
rs horse engine ana all, with coal, water,
ammunition, knives, DO, including the
above weight. Each to be handled BY
men; to discharge from each 10000 shots
in half an hour; to be capable Of running
twenty miles an hour over any grade less
than forty-fivs deg ito be perfectly man
ageable in turning, climbing or descend
ing; to clear more distractions from artil.
lery roads than five hundre men to reap
the rebels clear by divisions; to resist
canister, grape and small shot. The in.
vcntor, Mr.. Redstone) says: az propose
to engineer the advance car myself; to
risk all the government can risk-my life
each man in the nation can only do this.
also propose to furnish patterns Of the
engine, free Of cost o. our plan Now, if
any doubt of my ability to accomplish the
above, refer them to what have accom-
plished in mechanical invention. II any
doubt of my sincerity, can only answer
have toe deep sympathy for the cause OF
my country to propoae anything am not
willing to execute.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1862-11-22
The most lauehable circumstance CON-

The most laughable circumstance con-
nected with the recent democratic victo-
ries, is the sudden change in the tone Of
the abolition organs towards the democracy.
Before the election the democrats were
tories and sympathizers with JEFF. Davis /;
after the election, the ISibunes say the
vote means dissatisfaction with the con-
duct of the war, and demand for more
vigor. The tories and secsssioaists' de.
mand that the war against the tories and
secessionists shall be prosecuted with more
vigorl It's clear enough, there's lie out
somewhere.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1862-11-22
From PoRr ROYAL AND THE GUILE.

There has been frost at Beaufort, 30 that
all further fear of yellow fever is dismissed.
The Savannah Republican of the 18th
states that our gunboats had entirely de.
stroyed the town of St Msrys, Ga. They
attempted to land and wererepulsed, upon
which they sheiled the town.
1t is announced that an attack will soon
be made upon Charleston. Beauregard
has ordered the noncombatants to leave,
and declares the city sill never surrender,
but if oserpowered, will be made a second
Moscow
Mobile is also trembling in apprehension
OF an attack.
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The publishers of the st. Louis RepuL

The publishers of the st. Louis RepuJH
car, in order'so be able to supply the de-
nand for their paper, are now obliged to
have the forms stereotyped One Hoe
Press, printing 500 copies All hour, was no
longer able to kee. up with the demand.
By the stereotyping process, the forms
after being set up once, .oan be rapidly
duplicated, SO that the same issue can be
printed simultaneously OH two .or three
different presses. The Republican :isrs the
largest form that was ever successfully
stereotyped. It's the most influential paper
published west of the mountains, and
being conservative, loyal, and truly
Uuion Sheet, its great influence is welded
Oh the right side.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1862-11-22

MARTIN VAN BUKEN's WILL.-The will of
President Van Buren, has been admitted
to probate at Hudson. 1t is dated Janua-
ry 18th. 1860, and commences as follows
!, Martin Van Buren,, of the town of
hinaerhook, county ofColumbia, and State
OF New York, heretofore Governor Of the
Sta!e' ana more recently President of the
oni.eo ota!es' but TO. the last and happi-
est years OF my lie faSmer in my native
lowing to be my las. will and tesla.
ment," &c.
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Special Town Meeting.

w HEREAS, the Supervisor, Town Clerk, nd three
Justices OF the Peace. together with twelve
holders OF the town OF Ottawa have in writing filed
my ONCE statement that special town meeting is
necessary to the interest o said town. setting forth the
object OF the meeting.
Now therefore, the legal voters Of said Ota-
wa are 'efeby notified that special Town Meeting will
be held at the usual place OF holding Town meetings in
said Town Of Ottawa the ;st day Of December,
49, at O'Clock in the forenoon Of said day for the
purposes following, to-wit:
To oil the vacancy in the office OF Justice of the
Peace caused by the death OF J. T. Ford ESQ.,. being
ths object contained in the said led in my
of6Se.
Given under my hand this goth day Of November
A. D. l962 =. p. BROWER. Torn fY~lE
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1862-11-22
SIXTH DisrRIer.-The following are til
official figures of the election for Congress
in the Sixth District

81 have but one word more, my friends
to say" was the concluding sentence of
McClellan's speech at Trenton: cit is to
advise you. while your soldiers are fighting
in the field, to see that the war is prose-
cuted for its proper objects-the preserva.
ton Of the Union and constitution, and
the maintenance of your nationality and
your rights as citizens" Let these be the
watchwords of the democracy.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1862-11-22

The difference between the majority of
Mr. Allen and that of Mr.. Starne is ac-
counted for rs follows: la jackson county
where Mr.. Starne had a majority of Sll,
the vote on Congressman is not given; and
in the counties OF Pope and Ogle, Aliens
vote appears in the table--whether through
errors in the figures or by the throwing
out of votes-as Ola less than the num-
Der cast for Starne; while Ingersoll's vote
appears about equal with that on the rest
Of the republican ticket.
Out Of l02 counties, II elected demo
cratic Sheriffs and county officers, show
ing that over two thirds of the counties
in the State are democratic
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1862-11-22

GENERAL BURSsIDE.-A correspondent of
the National IntetHgencer states that General
Burnside was born at Liberty. Indiana, of
Scottish parents, his father being some
what. of the Davie Deans school. but want.
ing its nloroseness and sectarirn bitterness
He inherits much OF the deeprooted reli.
gious conviction, caution and determine
ton 50 eq,insntly peculiar to the " sons of
Scotia"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1862-11-22

us. SESAroR-One of the first duties
of ti,e.n new legislature of this state will be
the election ofasU. s. Senator to gil the
unexpired vacancy oaused by the death of
Stephen A. Douglas. Several papers have
already proposed the name of Hen. Nv. A
Richardson for the position, while others
have named Jas. c. Allen, Judge Cation,
and Col T. Lyle Dickey. Any one of
them would suit u.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1862-11-22

Result OF .FxiGHI-A young husband
at Syracuse, N. ", thought he would
frighten his wife the other day, for the
fun of the thing He got under the bed
just before she was going to her room to
dress, and suddenly reached out his hand
and took hold of her;leg The fright was
SO great that she altered one loud shrek
aud fell seaseless to the floor, and it is
thought, if she does net die, she will be q
maniac for life
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TO CONSERVATIVES

FINHE Advertiser, having been restored to hs.I,h -
l. a few weeks by a very simple remedy after hav
ing suffered several years with lung affection
and that dread disease, Consumpfion-is anxiop, 10
make known to his fellow sufferers the cur,
To allwho desire it, he will send a copy Of the pre-
scription used Gree Of charge with directions for
preparing and using the same, which they will End
sukE CrhE FOR CONSUMPTION, AsTHNA, BkoycBrTrs &c
fhe only object OF the advertiser in sending the pre-
scription is TO benefit the and spread
tion which he conceives to be invaluable, and he
hopes every sufferer will try his remedy, it will co 81
them nothing. and may prove a blessing
Parties wishing the prescription will please address
Rev. EDWARD A. WILSON
..... Williamsburg,
sePzS-Sm Kings County, New York.
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DEIIvERAScE OF EASTERN TENNESSEE.

D!-l.l' ERANck OF EASTERN 1ESSESSEk
The army of Gen. Morgan, which made
such remarkably successful retreat from
Cumberland Gap to the Ohio river several
weeks ago, and which has since been op-
Grating against the rebel guerillas in West
ern Virginia, is on its way to East Tennes-
see, ria Louisville and Bowling Green. 1t
passed down the Ohio from Cincinnati to
Louisville yesterday. 1t is probable that
this army will march directly for Knox
vile and cooperate with Rosecrans in
cleaning the rebels out of East Tennessee.
Parson Brownlow and other prominent
East Tennessee exiles were at Louisville
yesterday, and will probably accompany
the army that is about to deliver that long
and sorely oppressed region from the mer-
CHESS clutches of Jeff Davis yandals.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1862-11-22

1t appears the arrest Of several mem.
Der. of McClellan's staff, for which the
telegraph could give no reason, resulted
from remarks made hv them uncompl,-
mentary 10 the President because. of the
removal and, besides, they left the field
without leave from the Secretary of War,
although ordered by Mcclellan.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1862-11-22

A BosroN ScARE-The Bo.tonians are
laboring under big scare. The iron clad
privateer Alabama has been within 200
miles of that city, and could have run in
and battered it down for all the defences
there are around it, They have sent q
committee to Washington about it, and
the President has promised them an iron
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1862-11-22
From NASHVILLE.

The advance divisions of Rosecrans
army left Nashville on Monday in the
direction of Chattanooga. Gen. r. himself,
with the main body, started on Wednes-
day. The rebels are concentrating at
Chattanooga, and doubtless at that point
the next great battle will take place
Some feeel accounts say Bragg's army has
been reinforced from Richmond: and is
300 900 strong
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1862-11-22
NORTH CAROLINA.

Gen. Fosters movement in the direction
of " eldon is now said to have been simply
a Reconnaissance in force" Hepenetrated
as far as Hamilton, and then, the object
of the expedition being accomplished
returned to Newborn.
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" EsTERS VIRGINIA.

Gen. Cox, after driving the rebels out Of
Western Virginia pursuing them to within
40 miles of Staunton, has fallen bach to
Gauley, where he is preparing to so into
winter quarters.
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