The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1863-08-15
From the Chicago Journal.
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An Echo From the Old world.
j Our SPECIAL Cores spon lent from London
under date OF July 10th, thus echoe
the thought OF loyal hearts this side The
= water .t.-
All hail Vicksturg! Hail TO Genera
| Grant! Hail, doubly hail, TO the galan
= heroes who have COTTON us the victory J.
The news of the fall of Nicksburg reach
ed this city early on Sunday morning i
spread like wildfire amongst the Iowa
Americans who went about con graduating
each other and the steadf,st ana true
friends who are scattered few and far be,
, tween amid our malignant and lying ira
ducers The news struck the rebels and
Heir -yymnathizeFs with CONSERVATION ano
dismay They would not beiie,c:t; Thai
Ficksburg had fallen and Lee had been
disas,rously driven back Why, it could
not be true Had not the Tines and Iele
, graph over and over again demonstrated
that neither of these things could happen
Had not all the Saturday papers but the
OJserer) followed suit? Why, these small
gospels had hardly been Swallowed with
morning coffee before the telegraph gave
hem the:lie. but it eouIdnt be true
The swelis at the clubs pronounced II
'pwepostewous The 'Rcbs declared it
of July But the grmaces OF the Monday
mornings 5 papers were the most !idlcu-
lous. ....... ....
The Tines almost ignores the fall 0.
Nicksburg and says Lees getting whipped
in Pennsylvania can ECt Le regarded as
a failure until ii vas kno"u what purpose
he went there for. The PyS: [miHietrl !al
orgau) finds it impossible TO foi,.l q JUS.
conception of the result in Pennsyl,
vani OF the capture OF Wick sburg We
krow nothing at present beyond the siEl
pie announcement Of the fact
/ The Teisgrofh frankly admits that The
7 darkest clouds hang over the prospects cf
the coniederdtes.
+" rae M1nuald IS led into the expression
; Of 8 feac that the fall Of Nick.turg mas
be true, but predicts disaster TO General
! Meade. That sheet, however, prCeiainis
: that n . suc!: incident as the loss Of .
I ba: lie or Of a stronghold can affect the is
! sue Of the war Sage conci1sioni ism
| 1t?
The ,Stqr and Nr7rs, however are exU,t
/ art, and tou''t whether the american
Minister himself ieels more real jov tnan
John Bright. Foster, Golden and other
. truly .pos'e Britou-, who stand out IL
bold relief from their country ymeu. and
have dared to4;bor and to hope Tor the
preservation OF the Union -...
The Scr AeralGs the gial tidngs thus
. WITH DEE psvorr syD GR.vtgCL. Eoy,
: we publish to-dly the news @. victories
/ that are the herali9 of happy peace.-
/ Seldom. If ever has il been tie lot of the
| Journalist 10 announce on the same sheet,
/ two events of such trancenacA. import
ance as the fail OF Nic.:sb~vg aai the le-
( treat Of Lee The glorious Fourth of July
/ has indeed received glorious celebration
/ In tens Of thousands OF Northern homes
: the birthday OF american freedom wa- lee
, ing kept with mr. led hope and f"-r--
! with blended memories Of Joy and sadness.
, OF pride and humiliation. TurougLout \ ew
I England aud the popBlous Nj iddle States,
! and tho vast NOrthwcst-in cities that
! date back from our own :.":o;c seven. teath
/ century. and in cities thai have s'rar- ~
! within the memory Of living m2n upon
he site OF world old forests or on virgin
! prar;es-aroupd tho Pilgrims R0ci., as.d
! in the gold sown strands @. the 1sc.Er-
citizens Of the great republic sDake with
( tre;lcio,Is lif,s. rs beneath the shade otiII
. rels twiaed with cyTras, o! Their i-;heI-
| legacy OF freedom, and Of the deadly z,rug-
! gle N which their own brothers and sous
, were wrestling FOR .Le preservation II that
! slcriC<IS hcr,ace--tnc onion. sacred aiIse z
! 70 liberty aud law They kney. ret that
on that very day the God Of their country
ard of their -ires--he GCi of Justice aUt
I of uercy-hac vouched to the commons
wealth q great Geliyerance, lie,
u be t.iaY k.Gl, however. that even the
/ legislative representation of En -'ai~l is
not IL the same illuminating position a.
some OF the organs OF English opinion.
How thankful may the House Of Com
mons be that Mr.. Roehuck wss sienced in
| time 9;oy, although he had never =
/ change of ca,-c-ing his motion, what pU.
/ ta,ions IA giIt Ah .,3t have dragged into
/ the nl.re? !. Is bad enough tiat even the
| glare of temporary success shodli have
sedrcei an Of free wo7..sii born into sym
! pathv W1ith tire treasCn. of siavel Cliprs.-
How much Uuise thai men Of political
mark among Us should be corDnl.t~d 20 the
recognition of a rebellion as hopeless as i
is infamous in object and spirit
"The DgiIy .N,acs also says The Fourth
Of July will hcnceforth be as memorable
in the military annals Of the American
Union as it already is in the political his
tory of the people -.
THE Confederate laan, like tue on
iederate army, was IN .us! Greet Giso. ane
fell to , per cent discount.
The news is generally regarded as the
beginning of the end OF the rebellion
The only hope of the Times appears to he
in what it terms the large ana powerful
minority leviled and Sftymatt-ai as c0Tyc--
he4is IN tie No IL and HeSt,' but winds UP
rs ieremisd; by the almost huplurotss
statement that it viii be iElpQcsiUie to
keep I'D interest in American. ai:ai.s, and
that mankind hereafter will avoid as
tpuch as possible, the duh routine OF
american news = THIS is the muliug Of
ckened so>si-s:cis. because its hvpe to
see our country orokeG up is fast fading
forever away. The loyal Americans are
talking about celebrating the glad tidnes /
from home with dinner They base al !
ready ioiued~fT n a congratulatoiy letter %
Gen. Grant and his heroic army.
SuIy the sIont;i of Federal Trfumphs.
Isoy splended record is this:
July 3 The victory at Gettysburg
Rebel loss in killed, wounded ana prison- .
ers $4,000 ..-.-..
July 4-Cap!ure of VIcksbgrg with 81
900 prisoners, 22O guns, ahd 'V''Vo - ''''i
arms
July, 4-VictoYv at Helena, Arkansas, ,
the rsbato las,ng ZOO titled, vorn4ee .
aud prisoners. -. .
Jnly 4-Rebel evacuation of fn!lahonla, /
as the result ofa series of contests IN which Z
The rebels loss was over Op't =, .....i.a T.
,fuly G-Defeat Of Stuart by Euloll 1t
Hanover. with loss of 1000 prisoners and .
two guns
July S.-Capture Of Port Hudson, 70f0 +
prisoners, ana numerous cannon and sugi.
ar:sls. rJar' -f-. o.I
July S-Successful cavalry engagement /
near Funkstown, Gen, Pleasanton cap |
turing 600 prisoners d +' '.- ttt.i.
July 9-Another victory by our cavalry |
under Buford and Fitzpatrick, at Boons> |
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