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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1863-07-04


We hare, on former occasion, drawn
attention to the anomaleus condition Of
Louisiana, and the subject deserves con.
tinual ventilation. For month or more
. committee ofplanters representing near.
~ every parish in the state has been at
New Orleans dancing attendance on Gov.
Shepiey and Gen. Banks, begging. not
that Louisiana shall be allowed to return
to the Union, for she never dbl and never
legally could vote herself out, but that she
shali be allowed to remain in the Union
with her former rights and privileges ~ .
state under the constitution unitnpaired.
The case Is thus stated BY the correspond
ent OF the n. Y. Tribune:
"The Louisiana planters, who are still
here, claiming to represent and to express
the wishes Of forty out Of Fifty parishes Of
the State, promise to restore Louisiana to
tho Unroh under her old constitution and
laws If the President will arcede to their
terms. In other ~ords, they propose to
bring back this reoel State rs q slave
State, the proclamation Of freedom to The
contrary Notwithstanding. There Is no
Weld to the wishes Of these shareholders.
| one of whom was once the master OF three
hundred black men"
We believe no lawyer Of auy intelll-
geMce, certainly mono but the crazest
Tiieon;an-has ever pretended to defend
the legality Of the emancipation proclama.
ton, except as war measure, designed to
weaken the rebels by taking or cnticing
from them their slaves. and NJ limited
wholly BY the necessity Of the case
Where, in o whole community or state
like Louisiana, the slave owners are, or all
desire TO be, loyal, there can certainly be
no necessity, a. there is no good sense o.
justice, in weakening them by taxing
away their slaves This is punIshing the
loyal for the sins Of the disaoyai. Yet the
Just demand-pay more, the undcubteo
constitutional right Of the loyal people o.
Louisiana is denied them; and why ?
Simply because our abolition sdministra'
ton. setting the constitution 1t defiance
is determined, that this Union shall neve,
be restored as it was, and the constitution
maintained, but shat both shall be de-
styoyed for the sake Of also destroying
slavery The case Of Louisiana present:
the issue squarely and broadly-shall thu
Union be restored and the constitution
maintained, or shall slavery be destroyed
Lincoln and his followers say, the war il
to destroy slaver, the democracy, tina
| a -. 20 ho nd in,
tain the constitution.
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laaAers.
For month past the whole New Eng
land coast haa been in . state Of excite
ment on account Of the Favages Of rebe!
craft called The Tacony, among the Yam
kee shipping. Some 40 fishing vessels
were burnt in two weeks, with any num-
her of merchant vessels. Old Rip Van
Wrinkle Wells was finally walked up and
sent half dozen of fleet steamers in pur.
suit; but without effect The ravages went
ON, and another feet was isent out Bos-
ton raised sos and also sent opt eeme
cruizers; but still without effect. Finally
the "Tacony" seemed suddenly to disaP-
pear. Then one evening fine revenue
cutter, the Caleb Cushing. lying in the
harbor Of Portland, strangly disappeared.
1t was evideat che had been cut out
stolen. The blood Of tho 4Portlanders
rose. They armed and equipped two feet
steamers and went in pursuit In few
hours they came in sight Of the aeeiag
cutter. An engagement was opened; the
stolea craft tried to fight at distance;
but the burning Portlanders crowded up
in spite Of shot and shell, determined 70
board. The pirates on the Cushisg saw
they were bound to be captured. aud
abandoning the Cushing, took to the boats
and set her on fire. But the fleeing boats
were overhaulcd and all taken prisoners
consisting Of the pirate, captain, mate
&c, and 20 men; as also the regular crew
OF the Cushing who had been taken pris-
oners with her. The pirates turned out
to be tho officers and crew Of the pirat e
'Tacony," that had created SUCH ooustsr'
patton.
How they had got of the Tacony, And
were finally nabbed within an inch OF
success in the dashing enterprize OF cut
ting out the Cushing, is thus explained
Capt Reed, Of the Tacony, had torner',
been an under officer on board the rebe
privateer Florida Last December. tn
Clearance, a tender Of the Florida. captures
the Tacony. and being stout. feet vessel
it was determined to convert her into
privateer, and she was turned over t.
Capt. Reed with crew Of 20 men. From
that day until month ago, she had 6ee'
a terror to the shipping along the eoas
from Florida to the gulf Of st. Lawrence
She had, however, been 80 often and 50
accurately described, that several week
ago, when so many Yankee cruizsrs 60
in pursuit Of her, the Capt. concluded
safest to abandon her and for this purpose
having captured fishins schoOner-th
Archer-he transferred all his traPs o.
board that vessel and committed The Ia
cony to the flames but not satisfied viii
the new arrangement, he conceived IN
} bold project of running int. Portland hal
Dor, intending to cut 90: one Of the Bosto
steamers and make his escape. lie hoist
ed the American Gag and boldly ran in
Here he found no Boston steamer indee
awaiting him, but what was better, tn
revenue cutter Caleb Cushing. She va
all ready for a cruize, we'll armed and pro
y,sioned for six months. The officers G
course we're all absent-nobody on boar
hut a dozen or so of the crew The
. were put in irons III . moment, steam wa
raised, and the pirates made out to 81
with their prize. A bold and dsshin
game-but just few minutes too tard
IN the execution, 30 be thus defeated b
the rronpt energy OF the Portland boys
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Jrsr so-The Chicago Journal appears
TO DO quite jubilant over An article it
copies from Jeff Davis organ in Richmond,
abusive Of the Northern Democracy. Says
the Journal:
at is the most bitter and contemptu-
Gus denunciation the northern copperheads
and peace men have yet received"
Exactly. The sarne Richmond paper
copies with infinite glee and gusto the
rawlings Of northern abolition fanatics like
the editor Of this Journal and all the other
Tribune, We remember. some six months
ago, this same Richmond paper bad an
article which the Journal did not copy, but
the substance of which was. that the great
danger threatening the ultimate triumph
Of tho Confeae1acy was. that the demo-
eracy of the southwest would become so
powerful in the elections rs to scare Lin
coin into withdrawing lis proclamation,
and then the northwestern soldiers 50 Ala
bama, Mississippi, &c, would sed4ee the
people into returning to the old Union.
jeff Davis knows we'll enough that, while
the southern people are united, they
can never be conquered. The nloven en:s
of the northern Democracy. therefore,
which look to the division Of the southern
people, are in their estimation the most
dangerous and execrable imaginable. No
wonder they denernce them. But the
radicals are exactly to their liking We
have no doubt. we're 1t necessary and prac
ticable, the Confederate congress would
cheerfully vote an appropriation to keep
Wendell Phillips and Parson Tilton on
their pins, and TO double the circulation
of the Big and Little TiJunes.
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Destruction OF THE COLUMBIA (Pa,)
BRIDGE-As an evidence of the .nnieason-
ing nature of the scare into which the
rebels have thrown Pennsylvania, may he
nutsd the destruction of the Columbia
bridge. There was SMALL fo'ce of Penn,
-ssalvsn,a militia at Wrightsvills. at the
west end Of the bridge. A small force Of
rebel cavaky approached them, upon
which they fired few shots and fed
across the bridge, and, to prevent the
rebels from following burnt the bridge.
The bridge was about $500 feet -iE length,
covered with slate and closely weather,
boarded an both sides. Twenty FIVE men
with o couple of six Founders At one end
Of it, could have kept Lees whole army
from crossing that bridge.
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The accounts By way Of New Orlsans,
show that on the 18th ult, Gen. Banks
made heavy assaklt; in which he was
repulsed with q luss Of 700 men. Subse-
quently the rebels made sevefai dsspe!ate
attempts to ctt their way odt, in cacn OF
which they we're driven back WIN 'elIs
bile loss Ranks is now making his APP
nroacbes bv sspt,ins and mining, and -
rarv Confident the place must fall, ike
Vicksburs, "in a very few days
nenshaW's battery.
Tb;, battery, in which our citizent feel
20 deep an interest, has thus far received
less attention in our home papers than II
deserves. We are kindly permitted by
some friends to give the substance OF seve'
raj private letters lately received from
members of the battery, from which
weary clear idea of Its present condition.
&c, may be gathered.
The Battery has again received march
ing orders, and is now on its way towards
Cumberland Gap The health Of the men
is good The military condition OF tho
company may be inferred from the follow
ing fact. A letter from person holding
an officinl position in the battery states,
that the last official report Of Zen. Judah's
Division Ito which Iaenshaws Battery be-
longs) reports Henshaw's Battery a most
superior artillery company, both as to drill
and discipline; that there were then At
Glasgow, regiments Of infantry. Cavalry,
and artillery companies, which had been
in the field longer than Henshaws battery
had been recruited, aud yet none of them
were capable Of taking the position in the
| field that could be taken by this battery.
The report attributes this disparity to the
| negligence Of officers.
As an illustration of the military condi'
ton preserved in Heashaws Battery, the
following extract from . letter written BY
Thomas Hickling member Of the battery
will be Of interest 1t describes the camp
from which they have just been ordered
We have been moving our tents, horses
and guns to more level piece of ground
and arranging them in apple-pie order
Every tent, gun, caisson, the picket fol
l
the horses and all, ia = perfect line. which
takes up three or four acres of ground.
wish that you could see it. Tho captain
ordered US all to FIJI up the holes, and cut
down the tree stumps, and sod the bar'
places, and pick off every straw and leaf
1t really looks SO clean and comfortable
that it makes me feel proud when AM
stranger comes 70 look at as. Las
Thursday We had geaeral review and in
spection, the first ever witnessed. Il
was grand sight to see all the troops
drawn up To morrow We are to be IN
spected again, bag .and baggage. Well,
am prepared for it, for have everything
clean and in o:der."
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War News of the Week.
THE WARM PENNSYLVANIA.

THE WAR IN PENNSYLVANIA.
OF course all attention during the week
has been riveted upon the movements
in PENNSYLVANIA and Maryland. The tel
egraphio reports are exceedingly copious,
but the substance can be given in few
words. Gen. Lee has crossed the Potomac
v it'll lis whole army, and steadily moved
into Pennsylvania by way OF the valley Oh
Boousboro, Hagarstowu and Chambers
burg, where he has also gone himself his
tesdouarters being between Chambers
burg and Gettysburg. Eweii' VINO lea the
advance, and Longstreets corps hao gone
nc far north as Carlisle, pushing their
cavalry. supported by infantry, to within
tbrs. miles of Harrisburg; also making
dash on Wrightsville. opposite Columbia,
driving the Federal force left between
York and Harrisburg to guard the rail-
read. tefore them in such paaic, that
after they had got safely across the Column
b;a bridge, they foolishly destroyed that
u,ble structure Gen. Early, of Long
rtreet's corps, also took possession of Han.
over junction and York, levying a contri-
aption of 100000 on the latter city, and
DESTROYING the Northern Central Railroad
To within 20 miles of Baltimore.
As to what our army was doing all this
time, however, the dispatches are very
silent, except that e Hooker Is very
active, ;, Hooker is moving with great
promptitude," &c, until Sunday, the
2Sth, when the startling dispatch comes
that General Hooker has been relieved
and General Mead put in his place
After that, we learn that our army is north
of Baltimore, moving towards Lee, and
that a battle is Imminent, &c. With this
news also comes the other, that Lee is con-
centrating his army; that the rebels nave
suddenly left Catlisle, York, &c, and are
moving southwark towards Gettysburg
and Yesterday comes the most important
of all, that Meade and Lee have met some
where between Gettysburg and Chambers
burg, and that great battle was in pro,
gress, commencing on Wednesday morn
ing The battle was opened between Rey
nolds' and Howard 5 corps on our side, ard
the corps of Longstreet and Hill on the
rebel side. The lighting was severe and
losses heavy on both sides, Maj. Gen. Rey
nolds being among the killed on our side
Sickles,' Slocums. and other corps on ouI
side were rapidly moving up to the con.
tiict, while Lee also was brlasing up all his
men as rapidly as possible. The contiic,
may last several days aud must be terrible
the issue involving the salvation of Lees
army on the one side, or expulsion from
Baltimore and Washington on the other.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1863-07-04
From KENTUCKY.

The Louisville papers insist that 8
formidable rebe! invasion of Kentucky is
still threatened-that 1900 rebels under
Pegram and Humphrey Marshall are ad-
vancing through Cr:alJerisnd and Walker S
Gap. John Morga., is also operating IN
southern Kentucky. aHd stout POO of his
men having crossed the Cumberland be-
yond Somerset wore caught by a rise in
the river and gobbled up The Rich
mond papers mention quite battle on the
22d at Big Creek Gap, Tenn, between
BuckEer AMI Burnside, in which neither
side appears to have had much advantage,
but Buckner fell fack to cover Knoxville.
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War nooxxs &zuoxsp.-The way of II
WAS this. Aletter from Maryland Heights,
dated June 2Sth, says:
I'VE were visited here yesterday BY
Gen. Hooker, accompanied by Brigadier
General Warren. The object OF the visit
WAS to inquire into the propriety Of Colo.
mol Heynolds, our able engineer, and asked
him what the object was in holding the
Heights. the Colonel replied he had Of
ten asked the same question. and never
cot = satisfactory answer. Hooker then
issued an order that the place should be
evacuated by seven o'clock the next morn
ine. that such guns as could not be taken
away should be destroyed, and the stores
removed. Immediately afterwards he IN.
formed General Halleck of what he had
done, whereupon he received dispatch
countermanding the order and saying the
forti6cstious had cost too much TO be CIV
en- up, unless under the most urgent ne
cesstty. He considered Harpers Ferry to
be the key to the present and future oper'
atoms OF the Army Of the Potomac
Hooker's comment upon this was ratural
euous oh. "What 10 the use Of holding on to
the key after the door is smashed p
While on his way back from here, he re-
ceived an order from Washington, remov'
ing him from command, and placing Gen.
Ne ade in his stead
SO Hooker, instead of voluntarily re-
signind, was punched out as unceremon'
ously - if he had been an interloper.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1863-07-04

APEIxcELY BHygrAcrIoS.-A.I l. Stewart,
ESQ. the Merchant Prince Of New York.
has made . regal donation to the poor OF
Ireland The ship Mary Edison, captain
Nickerson. which sailed from New York
on the Eth Of May. was chartered by Mr-
s for $1,000 for the round trip. Her car.
20 of corn aad provisions cost S2o,ooo and
she is to brin; back free OF COS; to hem
from $50 to 20D men and women between
the ages Of 10 and 80 years, who may de-
.ire 10 seek a new home here. We know
Of no instance where one individual has
done an act of charity So like the nIuniti-
csacs Of royalty.-.N,r Bedford Mercury.
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Tue $50 SrRsxGFIEtb REsoLUS1ox.-We
are unable,to -see'the Sense Of swrsngling,
ascertain Democratic papers do. over the
23d resolution adopted at the late mass
meeting ct Springfield. Gen. singleton, to
whom the authorship. Of 'the resolution is
attributed, admits that it was wholly enas.
culated IN the committee, and not even
then adopted: that it Was opposed by
Col Richardson, q. C. Allen, SIS. Marshall,
Col. Dickey, de-, and not intended TO be
read among the resolutions reportessito the
meeting. As the resolution finally was
'reaa and adopted it is without point, un-
less interpreted to mean opposition. only to
an e6ensise war against the constitution
and Union in which all Democrats GER
tainly can he artily concur. If, rs papers
like the Alton Dcmoerat and. Chicago Post
the resolution means that hostil-
ity on the part of the North to, the rebels
in arms should Immediately and Totally
cease, then it would stand about thus:
That We are opposed to the further prose
cution- of this war, but are not in favor of
peace until the rebels acknowledge the
authority of tho rosstitutioa, aad the.
Union is restored Shch aninterpefa&iaa
g axes 1t nonsense.
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This don't look much like intending 10
stay. A Mondays despatch from FEEDER
isk, Nd, says:
Immense rebel trains Of wagons have
returned across tho Potomac from the.ysl.
LEV Of Boonesboro; loaded with all sorts Of
foods gathered. They have made Charles.
tor, six miles from Harpers Ferry, the
depot Of these stolen eooda The wagons,
after unloading u that lace, return aeaid
to Pen nsylvaniA ssssc -,
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1863-07-04

Col. WV. R. MosRIsox. member Of Co..
eress elect, formerly Colonel of the 10th
Illinois regiment and severely wounded
in the battle at Fort Donelson, has bean
selected by the democratic stz:e .c0n,n,it-
tee to superintend the expenditure Of the
fund, now reaching some 1000, contrib
uted by the democracy Of this state for
the relief Of the sick and wounded Illinois
soldiers. Ne know Col. Morrison WE'LL
A more .honset IMAM never bseathed.--
There.ui!l be no chartering of steamboats,
and Belle Reynolds pleasure trip under
his superintendeuee.
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From TENNESSEE.

On TuesdaT, the 23l ult. Gen. Rose
Grams army having all in readiness. com
menced forward movement upon Bragg,
who occupied a strong position in the
Gaps and mountains between Murfrees-
boro and Tullahoma On the oath, amid
a heavy rain storm, the enemy was en-
countered in various positions but gave
way after but little fighting. Hooker's.
Walkers, Iloovers, and other important
Gaps were successfully taken, and the inn
portant points of Shelbyville and Man
chester occupied hy our troops. The
enemy fell back in great haste and some
trepidation upon Tullahoma. The rains
We're so continuous and heavy that our
army was unable to follow fast enough to
damage them. In what fighting did
take place. our whole loss was less than
800. while that of the rebels was double
the number liz prisohefs alone. Rosecrans
is ncw IL frort Of Tul!ahOma, where. as
soon as the rains cease, it is expected an
other great battle viii take place at once,
unless Bragg runs, which seems probe bic.
His next and only other ditch" is Chat
tanooga, in which, within a week, doubt
less Rosecrans will have him pennet.
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DEATH OF REAR ApxiRAl Foors.-Resr
Admiral AxDRnw Hull. FoorE Of, the u. s.
Navy, died atNew York on Friday evening
last Fur -seme days his life had been
despairsa Of. SO that the announcement Of
his death did net take the country by sur.
prise, though producing universal feed.
ing Of sorrow.
Admiral :Eoote, was the son of Sam.
uel "A. Foote, fornerly Governor of Con.
necticut, and was born in New Haven,
Septemberl2, 1906. He entered the navy
an 1922, and -continnel in the service u.-
til his death. He was chief Sct>r lin
soms of the most stirring and bfilliaut
events Of our nafaa history. He was.A
man of sposlsss personal character, Al
eminent for his piety ~ his bravery-ho
less exemplary - . sChrjstiaa Than =. =
patr,ot We shall shdeavor % rive a
more sxtsadsl sketoh Of tho life Of this
great and good nan in ear NEXT
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FROM PoRr IiCbsoS.

The report, which came from Vicks.
burg few days ago, THAI Port Hudson had
surrsndered with 5000 men, was prema.
ture, and although not positively ooasr.>
dicted, is not confirmed hy later ad-icas
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1863-07-04

Pkoxorroxs. following promotions
have lately hesu made in the old Illinois
'"-'-S
18th Regiment:
Lieut. Col. James H. Coates, Colonel,
vice Nevius, killed in battle.
Maj. Lloyd D. Waddell, Lieutssant Co.
lionel.
Capt. Geo G. Mckee, Major. :.
Lieut. Henry II. Dean, Adjuhnt, vice
Diokey, promoted.
ID Lieut. o. C. Towne, LIST Lieutenant
Go. D. vice Dean, preDoted.
Sergt Ira Bedden, I'd Lieutenant Co. I,
vice Tsggart, resigned.
SergtsGeo II. Shaw, I'd Lieutenant Co. ].
The following hsve been made in the
10th regiment:
Lieut. VIM Strawn, Capt Co F., vice
McKernan, resigned.
ID Lieut. John c. Lindsey, LIST Lieut..
Co. y.
seret Austin v. Mitchell, I'd Lieut.
Co. F.
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The preparations Cor celebrating tho 9Th
Of July 1t Princeton were discontinued in
consequence Of the appearance Of the
small pox In the imn,e liiats vicinity e
the city"
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FIoa NICKsBURGH.

The same stereotyped news, that every.
thing is progressing fayOrably, and the
rebels must seen surrender, comes from
Vicksburg, with a few variations. Gen.
Johnston has strangely disappeared from
the Big Black, the puzzle being where he
has gone to. Besides the daily lombard
ment, and continuous pop, pop, of the
sharpshooters, on the 25th ult, scene a
little more exciting took place in front Of
Gen Logan's Division. On that day Gen.
l.. exploded a mine under fort in his
front, blowing avery one side A fierce
struggle thea took place for possession.
aud our boys held it at night, but the reb
els rad evidently not given up the purpose
10 renew the struggle. In this affair our
loss was 800 IN killed and wounded: the
enemy sioss was much heavier A rebel
messenger from Vicksburs had been cam
tured. on whom was found ,,umber Fs
letters as we'll as a message from Pemba--
ton to Johnston. This message states IN az
the former, unless relieved in ten DAYS
will be obliged 20 surrender. Some of the
letters were from high rebel officers to
their friends, which speak despondinely
Of the situation. But rs other letters nave
marks of being intended for or eyes, not
much reliance was placed on them
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GEE MEADE, who succeeds Gen. Hooker
in commaed Of the Army Of tho Potomac,
was, At the breaking out of the war. q
Captain of Typographical Engineers, IN
charge OF the Lake Survey, with hisihead'
quarters ut Detroit The date Of his orr
cinai com mission was the lst OF July 1889
lie was born in Spain while his parents
were residents in that country on pubic
business, and is abou. ~ years ofage. he
is modest, unassumins gentleman and .
thorough military scholar. He was with
Mcclellan, as q corps commander, on the
Peninsula and in Maryland, and was Sc
verely wounded, We believe, at Antietam
lie was formerly conservative in his polit-
ical opinions. and, we have no doubt, Is 80
vet Certain We are that he is not. and
never will be, an abolitionist. We should
have great confidence in his ability to ex-
ecute any duty he should deliberately
undertake. and we have yet to be convinc'
ed that he has deliberately undertaken
the command of the Army of the Poto-
mac As a corps commander We kno" he
excels we fear he has not the intellectual
yras, TO cope with Lee and vancouver
hundred thousand Iren. Still, IT IS not
impossible that he may develop extraord''
nary qualities -Chieayo Times.