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War News of the Week.
TIE SITCATIOy.'

TIE SITUATION. y -
The main forces of the great army OF
the Union are thus posted. The army of
Gen. Hooker, operating against Richmond;
Hunter. army and Duponts feet, operat-
ing against Charleston; Banks, operating
on the lower Mississippi; Rosecrans, Bragg
in Middle Tennessee; Grant against Vicks-
burg; and Scho6eld, against Arkansas.
The business of the rebels is, to protect the
main points thus threatened, and they
have gone to work to do it in this way
The attack of Longstrest on Suffolk was
to draw forces from and weaken Hooker;
the attack on Foster, in n. T., was TO
compel the withdrawal of forces from
Hunter; the raid into western Virginia
was to weaken Burnside; the raid into
Kentucky to draw troops from Rosecrans;
that against Corihth to compel reinforce
ments from Grant; and the raid on Cape
Girardeau, to weaken Schofe!d. In all
these attempts the rebels have been EVIL
emily frustrated, the "ros;s having in each
case been able to protect themselves with
ont drawing on the main armies The
Union lines have thus proved to be im-
presnable; the great question to be u!ed
is, are the rebel lines equally 80.
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FAIRBANKS ScALEs-Hhaving learned
that in some cases. persons with whom we
have no connection whatever. hays been
travelling through the country represent
ing themselves as our agents, or as selling
scales made from Fairbanks patterns, &c,
We deem it proper to say that the genuine
Fairbanks scales are made only at Saint
Johnsbury, Vermont. where they have
been ma ie for thirty three years or more,
by Il I. Fairbanks j. Co, the original
inventors, and that others represented as
such are only limitations. If the agents
for such other scales have confidence ia
their merits, they would have no occasion
to resort to such means to sell them, or
avail themselves of a reputation which the
Messrs. Fairbanks have honestly earsed.
Al! our travelling agents will be turn,Abed
by Us with certificates of agency, which
they will be happy to show to purchasers
with whom they may not be personally
FAIRBANKS. GRLEHLEAF i CO.
Chicago, April 23d, 1868.
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SHEHIFF'S SAL Z.

RY virtue Of an Execution and Fee Bill issued out
ID Of the Clerks Office of the Circuit, Court of La
Sale County, and State Of Illinois, and to me
whereby am commanded to make the amount Of a
certain Judgment recently ohtane against Charles H.
susphen and wm H. W. Cushm n. in favor Of John,
sherman, Alison Ward, and John P Anthony. ex-
ecutors OF the last will and tessme mt Of Jacob
CIR ham, out of the lands, ten rments goods and at
tells o! the said William H. W. Cu>h man, have sviel
on the following property, to.wt The sou,h hair oil
the northeastsrter Of section uumh< nineteen 81
and the south half Of lot number 2 of the north
west quarter of said section Rsnbsr nineteen 1871 all
In township thrtv.six Ias moth. aud range number
three s east of the third principal meridian contain.
ing hundred snd tsenty sotes, mere or less, ex-
ceptng thererom eve In the southeast corner Of
said frst pannel tract-all in La Sale County ana
State Of iilinsis, tbs property OF William ID. w..
Cushman.
wherefore. according to said command, shall e1
pase for sale ut PUBLIC AUCTION, all the rEht pte
and interest of the above named william u. W. Cosn'
man in and to the above described proper'y. on noN
DAY the FOURTH Day Of M 1S6a at O'Clock
F. M a. the sou,hd OF the COuTt asnse IN CtAsa
Dated Ottawa, this t.snty s'Cn1n sss o. Aareh'
= ISL sarF q Ia Safe css~sy. Aafsoss.
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WESTERN VIRGINIA.

There was a tremendous scare in West
ern Virginia, reaching all the way to
Uniontown and Pittsburg, Pa, on Tuesday,
on accoun. of triaiHg rebel raid against
the Baltimore and Ohio r r. The rebel
cavalry, some 500 strong " debauched' up
on and took Morsantown, ten miles north
Of the railroad, whence the report spread
that they were 5000 strong, aud thaeaten-
ed Wheeling, Pittsburg, &c. &c. The
forces under Col. Mulligan got after them
and soon scattered them in all directions
They did no damage to the Railroad but
what was repaired in "a hours, and the
whole region is again rid of their presence
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MATrEsoN SALE AT SPRINGEIELD.-The
sale by the state Of the property of Gov.
Matteson, at Springfield on Tuesday, as
advertised in our columns for the last
weeks, is thus noticed in despatch to
the Chicago Times:
The sale of ex-Gov Matteson's proper
ty to day, by G. w. Shut, Master in Chan-
Gerry, realized $23SOO0 The amount Of
the Decree including interest and COSTS
was $780, 900, thus leaving q deficit of
ST 900, for which tho securities are pro-
pable amply good. Alexander Starne
Trustee for the State, bought all but about
$4,000 worth of the property. The splen.
did mansion and grounds in Sprin efield
which cost Gov. Matteson $4,000. sold
for $4,000. One hundred acres Of land
adjoining Chicago, brought $500 An acre
The property in Joliet realized $50 600;
in Quincy, S25,O 900; and IN Cairo 1000
The sale is the largest ever made in this
State and, all things considered, the trus-
tee had gotten most excellent bargains. !
understand he offered an advance of ten
per cent on his bid if the estate would re.
lin4u;sh their right of redemption, and
thus make the State actual owner of the
property. The State will not lose a dol
lar on account OF Gov Matterson, and NAV
congratulate herself that her is terest. are
so well cared for.
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GEN RoSENCRAHs.

There has been the usual heavy Skin
mishing in front of Rosencrans during
tho -eek, in several instances of which
our forces gained important advantages
such as, near Franklin, taking a camp of
$50 Texans prisoners; at McMinnevIlle
destroying the Railroad, dc.
For the las. few days, the reports have
been quite stronghold Bragg was advan-
cling to the attack and there is no doubt
but he has thrown some forces forward to
the north of Duck River; bat though it
is said he has been reinforced, 5000
from Mobile and Vicksburg, it is not be.
Iieved he will dare to attack Rosencraps
At Murfresboro. Gen. Rosncrans having
ordered number of rebel families III
Nashville to move south. they have all
pstitioned to come north, saying their
friends advise them to do SO as they are
starving in the south.
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The true distinction between the demo
cracy and the republican party Is, that the
former arc unconditional Union men
while the latter are not. This "point" il
brought out - distinctly in the following
"confabulation" between the Chicago Post
and Chicago Jonrndk, that we give bodily,
Il being impossible to present the case
more clearly:
UNCONSTITUTIONAL UxIoS MrN-The Post is
democratic paper; it is and has always
been for the prosecution of the war by all
the power that the government can COM
mand Wehave been for the employment
of all the men aud the use OF all the
money necessary to accomplish the sup
preston Of the Chicago Post
/ Upon which the Chicago Journal com.
NETS: f...-.,-...f5.
That's the kind Of talk we like to hear
from any man or any newspaper, whether
he or il be Democratic" or something
else--and SO long as they stick to that
profession in practice, we have no DISPOSE
favor Of the war against the rebellion, the
Post is not unconditionalIy so, for it says:
But while Democrats ins:s that tibet
war should 20 on for the enforcement of
the laws and tho constitution in all parts
of the country, and for the maintenance
of the Union in all its intsgrity-and
while they are opposed to any peace that
does not require the acknowledgment OF
the authority OF the constitution and an
unbroken Union-they are and ever will
be opposed to making the war q mere cover
for emancipation schemes"
And the Post regions:
We are not unconditional for war, but
weare unconditionally for the Union. Now
will the Journal say as much? Will it say
that If the Union can only be preserved
by abrogatinS the emancipation proclama
ton; by repeating SO much of the contis>
cation act as forfeits private property with
out previous judicial action; by repudiat-
ing the act dismembering the state of Vir-
ginia, and by restoring to the rebel states
and people all the rights which they
ought to have as loyal members of the
Union-would the journal be in favor of
adopting that policy? In other words,
would the journal sacrifice its feelings Of
hostility and vagrance:: against! slavery, to
save the Union? Is it in fact an uncon-
ditional Union paper?
We are free to confess that we are for
preserving this Union by any and all
necessary means that can be exercised
without the violation of the constitution.
We think the Union and the constitution
can only be preserved by preserving both.
If either be broken, then both are lost.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1863-05-02
FROM New ORLEANS

The advices from New Orleans indicate,
at length, considerable activity in Gen.
Banks department. There has been
some severe fighting in the "Opelousas
country" west of Baton Rouge and south
Of Red Rivera very rich country, from
which the rebels drew immense supplies
They had from ten to fifteen thousand
men in that region, with abundance of
steamboats,, artillery, &c. Gen Banks ap-
pears TO have pretty much cleaned them
out at all points and driven them across
the NJ ississippi- He had some hard fight
ing, generally coming off first best, and
has taken over 1900 prisoners, with vast
amount of property
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J. B PEcKH.s, Esq .Slr: The ladies' of
the Union Aid Society of West Ottawa.
East Utica, and South Walthan- wish TO
tender their thanks in this public manner
for the entertainment YOU and your ASSOC
GATES SO generously gave on the evening
of April 18th, for the benefit OF their
Society.
They were very much pleased with it
and thought, from the good attention and
applause Of the audience that all were
equally interested The ladies of the
Society appreciate your kindness and are
quite relieved by the tangible favor your
entertainment gave them. in dollars and
cents; and hope again to have the pleas
ure and benefit conferred upon them at
some not very distant time
Bv order of the Society,
l. D. ARMSTRONG, Secretary
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The LOYALTY OF Phrensy.

The discontinued and restless men who
have SO persistently pursued the President
witt, their exactions, their complaints, and
their MANAGES, seem to find il impossible
to receive aught that he does with patience
or to treat the simplest Of his declarations
with respect we will Not say with candor.
Whatever grounds of Iepreach they may
have supposed themselves to find in his
outgivinss, we had not expected that the
President very appropriate and impress
sive proclamation appointing day OF fast.
ing and prayer would furnish them acca-
sion for the expression of dissent and dis
appreciation. In this, however, it soems
We were mistaken.
1t will be remembered that the Presi
dent in his procla nation under this head
held the following language:
Let US, then, rest humbly in the hope
authorized by the Divine teachings, that
the united cry of the nation will be heard
on high, and answered with blessings, no
less than the pardon of our national sins,
suffering country to its former happy eondS-
ton ef unity peace"
Upon this the Boston Commonwealth
comments as follows:
1t is a cool assumption Of the President
that the pardon of our national sins has
any kind of connection with the restora.
ton of our country to its former happy
condition of unity and peace Our own
opinion is, that if God had resolved not to
pardon us at all, He would prove it by al
lowing the restoration Of that old unity
and peace That unity was crime; that
peace worse than war"
Our contemporary then proceeds to in
woke curse on the President and on all
who shall join him in prayingfor " res-
toration OF our now divided and suffering
country to its former happy condition of
unity and peace 1t says:
May the tongue be withered, ere it is
answered, that prayes for restoration of
that old state OF things from which God in
HIS mercy seems willing to rescue US
than which His fercest wrath could fiud
no more terrible doom for blind nation
led by blind rulers'
We suppose that if We were to join in
such maledictions We might establish a
cheap claim for Loyalty" as loyalty
seems to be understood now days by a
certain class of radical politicians who are
chiefly remarkable for the itch of abusing
every body that does not share with them
in their virtulence, whether as directed
against the President or against the "Con.
stitution as it is and the Union a. it was.
Nat InteH
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HaaKERs ARMY.

At length the announcement is authori-
tatively made, that Gen. Hooker has COM
menced a forward movement. In what
direction is not stated. and will proba.
bly, not be known, until we hear of some
heavy fighting His army, however, has
been crossing the Rarpahannock several
DAYS II miles below Fredericksburg and
since then, heavy firing has been heard
in the vicinity As the cavalry and a
pretty heavy force of infantry have for
several days been south of Warrenton, the
belief is that the real movement is towards
Gordonsville
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Ihdneery Notice

Ia Nalie County. rs County J.ns Term 1888
Joseph Pctiinger Alice P"stinger.-Rill isr Di-
vorcs.
A.Id-vit OF tire nnnresdence OF Alice Pottin.
ger. defendant above named having been fled In
the o;e OF iie Clrrk Of said Circui; Court OF said
county, Notice 10 hereby given he said Alice Pot.
finger, that said complansni aled his bill OF
comp in said Court the Chsucery side thereof
mons i-reupon issued out OF said Court against said
defendant, retaraabl- the secORd Monday OF June
next. 1853, IS il by Law required.
Now, unless you. the saiJ Alice Pottinger. sh all
personally be and appear before said Circuit Cour:
OF La Sale Comfy. the first day of the
thereof, 10 be holden at the Court House ia Ottawa
in said county, the second Monday OF Jnne 1898.
ana plead, ansser d-mur the said COM
painants i'll Of COMP amt the same and the matters
snd things therein charged stated. will be taken
as confessed, and a decree entered against you
cording 10 he prayer o. said bal.
A. y. MOORE. CLERK.
C. II. HOOK, DEPUTY.
GEORGE D. LApD. Compts Sois. 81.
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MASTERS SALE

MASTER : SALE
NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN, Tha. by virtue OF .
~ decree made and entered of record by the Cir
cult Court of La Sale County State Of hin the
February Term Of said Court, A. d. 1863, a in
cause then pending in SAID Court, the Chancery
side thereof, wherein William c. Richardson
plainant and Lucian p Sanger and Elizabeth T. So
his wife, defendants. shall. MONDAY, the
.ish dav of iIHiL a. D. 1863 between the hours of
nine O'Clock in the forenoon and sunset of said
day, OFF, for sale, at the south door the County
Court House in Ottawa, in said county, Public Auc
ton, and will then sell to the highest 'idder. the fol-
lowing described pa epeiy being the ordered by
said decree to be sold, that is say The half
of the southeast quarter and the south quarter
of the southeast arter of section number twenty-five
l2 jim township number thirty-one I'D morrill, range
three (3) o. the third principal meridian situate
II said county OF La Sa lie and State Of Illinois.
Terms OF sals-Cash. Z. A HOLLISTER, .-f
Muster in CAdncery.
Ottawa, Apri 9Th, A. d. 1864.
The above sale is adjourned to FRIDAY, NAY
Sth the hour OF IL O'Clock
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GES, BURNSIDE.

Gen. Burnside appears to be at Lonis-
vile. If his army is moving into East
Tennessee, it is doing SO very quietly, for
there is scarce a word in the dispatches
bout it. Gen B. reports, April 18th, to
Cea. Halleck successful affair at Celina,
OF 1900 was driven off with loss of SO
killed and the town and half million
worth Of rebel stores destroyed.
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GLExnowEH-1c can call spirits from the

GLESnowER-I can call spirits from the
vasvty deep
PEKcY.-Ay. so can J. or any other man
But will they come. when yeu CALI em ?"
-&eukspeare
Adopt this policy and 10 will Do in your
power To stamp armies est of the esr4iI.
LIMOS Will lead like hameirg giant into
the nfht f-Gov. Rates 10 tie President
rre negroes, and the rsads from Bos
ton Washington will sam with armed
men Gov. Andse,c. -
Thee times three fund I'D .L.f,..nd
men stands "a .o.auteea mon t,,a
:ssu",-- ofsuch proelamation.-HG. O.
Each man carrying Nc nGaksA".
paGHss 4,es,
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The DrFFERExcE-The democrats are

The DrFEEREycE.--The democrats are
Internationally for the constitution and
the Union. The republicans oppose both,
but are conditionally for the war-that is,
as long as it is prosecuted for the destruc.
ton of slavery. This is illustrated by tie
fact that. in the New Jersey legislature,
the democrats UNANIMOUSLY voted for,
" iile the republicans as unanemously
voted against the following resolution:
"A"aib be tt Resolysa, That we pledge from
this State cordial and united support TO
the Federal Government, in all its eons,i-
tutIonal efforts 10 maintain the integrity Of
this glorious Union"
In the Board Of supervisors Of this
county, last winter, the democrats and
republicans divided on exactly the same
question. The word constitutional was
tae obnoxious point to the republicans in
both cases
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SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA.

Gen. Longstreet's corps, with which our
troops at Suffolk had some serious en-
counters lately, has Withdrawn to a safer
distance from our troops and gunboats on
the Nansemond. and Norfolk and Suffolk
are no longer seriously threatened. The
Richmond papars are disguised with the
failure of LoLgstreet's demonstration in
that direction
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1863-05-02

SPECIAL ELECTION. Goverucr mas
ordered q special election in the represen-
tative district comprising the counties Of
Will and Gaunday, to all the vacancy oc.
casioned by the death of Hon. ]. W. New.
port. The s'ection ID; 10 take place on
1a.1rds. : Il 18Th Of Nay. :
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REDUCTION OF TIE AEMT.-The New
York papers publish a list Of thirty eight
regiments of the volunteers of that state
whose terms of service expire between the
Odd of April and the Goth of June
These troops are the two years and the
nine months volunteers. or these the
term of three regiments has already ex-
pred and two have left Hooker's army
and are now in New York The terms Of
nine other regiments expire by the 18th
Of May, and of fourteen more by the first
of June; the others will quit in June
This is large body of troops to with.
draw from Hooker's army, and does not
include the perhaps equal number of
Pennsylvania troops, whose term expires
in the same period. AS the government
with a full knowledge of the fact that sew.
enty or eighty regiments Of troops would
be discharged in April, May and June,
have made no provision for other troops
to take their place, we suppose that it is
Intended to Withdraw Hooker's army to
Washington and keep it there for the de-
Tense of that city And this is to be the
end of the campaign which. that it might
be active, vigorous and effective, was tax.
en- out Of McClellan's hands and placed
in Hooker's CHI. Post
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North CAROLINA.

Gen. Hill, who came so near ''gobbling'
Foster at Little Washington, is soundly
ure. Our troops new accupy Hills camp
ing ground at Washington, while Hill,
with his whole army, is moving towards
Richmond
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1863-05-02

The EMrIRE REAPER AND NowER-
This is the name of new reaper and
mower now being manufactured at the
Cushman foundery and machine shop in
this city by Cushman and Mason. The
machine is so different from, and claims so
many points Of superiority over all others,
that we have have deemed it of sufficient
Importance to our farmer readers, to name
them. '.-
The points are
That it is tbe cheapest machine sold in
the state
The lightest draught machine in the
world
The simplest of construction.
The lightes, machine ever built.
As perfect in In its work as any machine
can be.
The machine was tried by several pronli-
nent farmers in this vicinity last season
both as reaper and mower, and all bear
unqualified testimony to its excellence
We really believe our friend Levi Mason
has made hit in getting the monopoly Of
this machine for the state, and if it proves
q fortune to him, no one better deserves it.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1863-05-02

The DRAFr.-Lisutenant Colonel James
Cakes, Of the 4th Unitsd States cavalry,
has been assigned to duty al 'Spriig6eld.
Illinois, to sGperintend tho operations Of
the provost rnsrshals and boards Of an.
yolluent Of this state.
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The gest of the news from Europe b

The gest of the news from Europe by
the latest steamer is, that the new Eng
lish-rebel privateer Virginia, which has
gone to sea from a British port, to prey
upon our cammerce, is a formidable vessel
heavily armed. The Polish instruction
still RACES, the Russian Cars offer of am
nesty having been rejected. France,
England and Austria have taken sides
against Russia, and we shall not be sur
prised to hear of a general European war
in consequence.
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SPORTSMEy DEPOT!
unMAS MOORE

IMPORTER and manufacturer of Increase Twist Ri
IS and Shot Guns, of every description, Telescope
and Patent Muzzle Rifles Revolving Breech Cast Steel
Barrels Guide Starter, for hunting, and large
sortment of Revolv-rs. Colts Beas, Mathaten's Blunt
Syms', Allen Thurber's. Gentlemen will find at my
shop everything in my line give salts
faction all that favor with their patronage.
invite the old friends of II. P. BkrNKtk to give
call as he is Customers i'll always End him
his post. My shop is Main Street, the Fox
River Bridge.
Powder shot, Wads and Cups. Gunsl by the day.
iunrS THOMAS MOORE
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TEy DOLE.0S E;I.W.ED.

- THAYEp from tie subscriber, the fr.t Of April,
- one hay eols. years old, black man. and
is. bGc ceG. star ca Gle in the ior-h- AL the tip
OF tie al. Vas cut e. o. IL. BC ELL
ntr-s4 NAY 2 1864
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BREAD OR PEACE.

1t has not yet come to be question of
bread orpeace with us, but we are fast com
ing to it. If our Government can compel
a man with a family of children to fight
sor IT at 81 per month, it can compel, and
HuSs, those who stay at home and enjoy
their ease now, and VIII enjoy our freedom
when achieved, to feed the poor children
of poor fathers-the widows, whose odly
sons are fighting the battlee and enduring
TIE terrible hardships of the march and
camp. foedless, clothelcss and shoeless
Forbrarace will soon cease to be a virtue.
Our wives, and sisters and little ones are
crying for bread! Beware! lest they cry
for blood aksol!i We have had enough of
extortion and speculation; it is time the
strong aim Of the law was extended
The people will rise, sooner or later |!
There rae lamp posts and rope enough to
cure this woiee than treason. and the re-
medy will be supplied by an outraged PEG.
Pile (SigneO BRuTUs ii.
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CoSTRABANps There are now about FIVE
contrabane:s at Alexandria, va
Most OF them do not know what 10 do,
and the white people do not know what
to do with them.