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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1864-02-19

WATcAED.-We arc filled with trepida-
tion--we shall &c. US pair of magnfyins
spectacles and walking stick, and take
great heed to our steps hereafter, for the
basilisk eyes Of the editor of the Peru
Herald are fixed upon us. Nay more, we
have been under ii is surveillance for the
last two and half years Says that
watchful mentor:
We have watched the course Of that
sheet for the last two and half years ard
during that time We can safely say that we
have never seen enc genuine honest senti
ment uttered III favor Of prosecuting the
war Tor the preservation Of the Union by
its editor He never lets an opportunity
slip to injure the Union cause.
BY the Union cause" the editor means
the forcible destruction of slavery in viola
ting the constitution. OF course he is a
victim Of the monomania Of the day
known as y. .. B.--nlgger on the brain
The right place for him is the insane asyI-
UNI at Jacksonville.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1864-02-19
Farm for sale.

THE CLIFFORD GROVE FARM, CoFTAlNiSG q
CHH ACRES of Prairie land and 10 Acres OF TIM
OOO Der, situlied in The town Of Ea2ies 10 mics
from Ottawa and 10 niles from Tonica and Wenona,
is offered for sale at reasonable price, long tma
100 acres of said arm under cultivation 1t has
good two story house, granary, stables, &c, Win =
good orchard, ana all enclosed with fence would
make 4 capital stock farm. Enquire of
CHARLES eLIFFORD. en- the premises,
Eoi,9 -Erx. A SHERWOOD Ntiaxa
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1864-02-19

The DRAFr-The result of the draft, Or
dered last summer Tor 800, 900 men, fl cured
up to the last notch" shows IS, Goo ex'
empted for disability, $4,000 for other
causes, 1900 paid Communication, $4,000
procured substitutes, 1000 served-the
whole result being an addition Of about
$4,000 to the arny.
The result of tho Presidents last call
for 100000 men is already some 100000
actually enlisted, and the rest will proba-
bly, be forthcoming by the expiration Of
the time allowed It- ~. ~. 4.
Now what has Congress done IN view OF
this test of the two systems. Why, it has
adhered to the draft We have found
out, they virtually say, by actual trial that
the draft is the most expensive, the least
productive, the most irratating ana ex.
hausting of all the processes for recruitlng
our armies Therefore let US adhere to it.
What is power worth, unless we can vex
the people with it.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1864-02-19

FRIDAY, Feb. y, 1861
SUI? Scule. from the committee on Court
House and jail, reported correct the fol-
lowing accounts, which were accordingly
Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-05-04
VIVA, should Have Been Done

Ii Governor MoRroS. and the Western Gov
ernors who acted with him, had called for eighty
five thousand men to put in the corn fields and
aid the producing interests of those States gene
rally, he would have exhibited sagscity and
true regard for the common welfare which would
have entitled him to the highest need of praise.
There is estimating the good that the labor
OF twenty thousand men would have accom-
plshed, if they had been employed for
one hundred days in using the shovel and the
hoe-in producing instead of consuming. But
Governor MoRroS and his confederstes appear
more anxious TO destroy than create-thev seem
10 regard il a. exhibiting more wisdom and states
manship TO let the fields go TO waste than to raise
two spears of grass where but one grew before.
Waste and extravaganza appear to be tie order
of the day Economy. frugalty and thrift are no
longer commended aud practised. as in the purer
and better days OF the Reptile. Ii our women,
instead OF volunteering 10 take the places of men
who would enlist for the had associated
themselves together o. resist and overcome the
waste:ul and absurd extsvagance of the times.
their example in that regard would have been Of
great service in restoring virtue aud purity which
are the strength and glory OF nation. The
criminal extravaganza Of the people at the pres
ent time il without parallel. The resources of
the nation are being wasted in riotous living
and at time when retrenchment and re-
form should be the rule. This is a work
To which they should direct their attention and
energy, and for which they peculiarly fitted.
IL they desire to do good and accomplish real
benefit TO the nation. let them make war upon
the extravaganza which pervades every class of
society. for il is the cause of more demorsliza-
ton and crime than all other causes combined.
But enough. We only make these sugges-
tons to show what can be done and what should
be done by those who have personal or official
influence. and whose duty it Is to exert it for the
public good
Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-05-04
Military and PsIi,ical Affair. bou,
Warrington.

The intelligent and readable Washington cor
respondent OF the New York Journal of Com
nerce. under date of April 2osh. writes as fol.
lows IN regard to the condition of affairs in thst
city:
An E0glish officer nov here on visit yester
day asked an American friend il the cAvairymen
nov on guard IN tins city were specimens OF our
soldiersl The reply vas. "they are hot" where
upon the officer remarked u an glad OF IL for
q more filthy set OF men | ne, er stw This i
indeed h0miliaiIng, Snd the sari of discipline
which prevails among the troops quariered in
Arlington j. subject OF coustant remark
The only place where there seems to auy show
ol order or tdiness : about the private residence
OF Gen halleck on the Hights oi Georgetown.
where there are gsnteSl soldiers Slways guarding
the house irom-nOboiy knows what DANGER
and where At al sorts Of odd times A bugie !
perpetutlS footing tor the amusement of he
oots When Bgrnsides troops we're coming over
from Annapolis they spent one night near the
Agricultural College of MARYLAND and before
they resumed their ~aTlike march thew DESTROYED
shout tour miles Of poet and rail fencing And
MARYLAND y a Iowa State. aud our people are not
barbsriansi And Il i also said that where these
men encamped, after thew had gone the ground
vas covered with equipments which had been
Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-05-04

From the Frederick Md Citizen, Of April -.
We stated last week that IN spite of all the
fraudulent voting in Baltimore. sud in the coun-
Ties, that the vote for Convention was less than
one third OF the whole vote of the State. No
man OF sense will doubt that the number OF legal
voters in the States. by several thousand larger
now than il was in 1850. when 90 900 were
polled. According to the proclamation of Gov
ernor Bradford. announcing the result OF the
election, 81 .593 votes we're cast for eonven-
ton. ~ 5l4 ainst a convention. and l97 blanks
30 81 1913 votes, less than one-third of the whole
vote OF the State, have elected sixty one dele
gates, who. in the arrogance of power inspired
by Federal bayOnets. will undertake 20 assemble
IN convention. at the peoples expense and change
the organic law in its most vital features, in
direct opposition 20 the well-known sentiments
OF an overwhelming majority OF the people of
the State These men must anticipate the
adjustment of permanent military despotism.
aud the abolition of free representative govern
ment, or they could not wantonly outrage the
public opinion Of the State. Do they suppose
that 1t tree government is saved from the wreck
OF the Union. that they will not be remembered.
as long as they liveby he plundered and disfran-
chised ireemen of Marylandl If tree govern
ment remains. there will be an hereafter of infa-
my Tor them. from which they can escape ouly
by diSsraceiul oblivion.
Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-05-04

their capital best BY threatening Washington
They do not now tear any operations OF ours os
way OF the Peninsula They did anticipate much
trouble from that direction when Gen smith :
two corps were first sent down, because they ex-
pected that that officer would supersede Butler.
Bot nov that they understand that Butler Is to
be retained at the head OF that Department, they
have no apprehensiOns of any military operations
that may be undertaken therein
THE SENTENCE OF COLONEL FISH.
The court martial in the case Of Colonel Fish
has been in session for many weeks The ac-
cused has been defended by able counsel, and has
had every opportunity TO clear himself. but the
evidence in the case was overwhelming The
sentence, published in the World yesterday, is
light for such ofenses And vet. will il be be-
lieved when assert that in almost every instance
OF tyranny and maIleasance on the part OF Fish,
complaints were made to General Schenck, then
in command here. and the proofs in each case
(ihe same proofs that have now convicted aim)
laid before him, and that Schenck invariably re-
fused TO listen TO them TO interfereE Such Is
TIE TACT. 1t was the open boast OF Fish, when
ever he bad been found guilty of an act oil unu-
sual meanness or tyranny. that Schenck would
see him through: Scheuck would uphold him, or
Schenck had authorized him to do so and so.
And so Improved. For the only answer that the
outraged people OF Baltimore could get from
Scbenck was that he had full confidence In Col
Fish, and never interfered with him. / don't
suppose that Schenck knew the extent of Fish !
enormities- But If he had listened TO the com
plants, as was his duty, he would have known it.
UnOer the circumstances, il may well be ques
toned whether Schenck il not responsible for
Fsh's official conduct IL is certain that he
would be held To be responsible if he were not
such pet of the Administration. DRUID.
Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-05-04

koolshly and ~ickediy abandoned Surely such
ueediess havoc and w.sfe v ould not be per mtted
by officers Wh0 knew their duty.
Al Union League meeing which came of
last evening. person namej A. u. Scott made
the follo~ing interesting remarks: That Con-
gres-. instead OF passing gold bills % prevent
speculation. should At onee order the erection OF
scaffold- for hanging the brokers Of all street:
and NJ I II Gibbs said that the people OF
Tennessee 40 not know anything but Abraham
Lincoln," and that the only ticket worth talking
about Tor the coming contest i that sith A Lii.
coin for President, and A. Johnson for Vice
President. There were persons present. however,
who sad that they would prefer F Douglass for
Vice President In the meantime the InIeligen
Ger OF 20 dsy rerublshes the protest against Mr
Lincoln and the June Convention and there j.
great ferment all around OF account Of the ap-
parently domineering course Of that gentleman
IN regard 10 bis re election
The Federal troops now congregated the
soil Of Virginia no man has right 70 number 10
public, but az there a picket shot down in his
track short distance from the Chain Bridge
the other night. il is cause OF wonder how il j:
that rebel soldiers should be lowering about our
camps within sight of the national capital The
more We wonder. the more our wonder grows.
Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-05-04
- -
We'll pm,

The New Albany Ledger makes the following
point:
Ia an Ar, nc ecu urging the people to volunteer
unuer me Ilt. @"'ooo eAH OF Gov Morton, the In
ne cou'''', never has put forth one half its
more than one hand and ona s,n s' 80 .' ~
manufactures and Commerce h. sSs ~ ~
sehshnsss. while the rebels No. $50 ~; -
every limb loose, and every fibre .trDns ~ ,ba
necessity of success u"s ~ '"e
Wei u 'nls Is true, WHY is j, that the manu-
featuring states OF New England and the COM
mere'a - e''e s 81 New York, Phladeiuhia Pits
s,,nsr lii "ueh are behind in their quotas
a.. now lew 80 Hoops, are exempted from
-. - s.,r,t.., ~ hundred day men, and the
~, Ths missed missed upon the States of the
this part OF Indiana are mechanics down IN
swer to this question. 'us'! waiting an an
Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-05-04

Governor MoRroN made hundred days war
speech at Terre Haute on Monday night On
account of the denseness of the crowd, or ms
own. We do not know which. the editor Of the
Express. the Governors organ in that city. was
unable to hear and report it But be remarks
I'VE heard the speech spoken of A. a toierabIy
good one 90 reading this brief but telling
comment upon his effort. no doubt, His Excel
lency exclaimed. Save me from nv friends &"
They damn him with faint praise
Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-05-04

The New York Evening Post makes this
comment upon the proceedings OF Gen Banks
in Louisiana
We remarked the other dav upon the singular
proceedings OF General Banks in procuring an
election OF Stale officers before any constitutional
State had been organized. and in DENYING the
right OF suffrage TO the most loyal class OF the
State. which l. Al the same tine intellige and
wealthy. IL might have been added that MS
management OF the negro laborers has been no
less unfortunate He has reduced the multtudes
OF people made tree by the procla nation OF the
President. ~ a condition of seridOm which j.
hardly one degree removed from the system OF
slavery which before prevailed. The negroes are
much IN the power of the planters as they ever
were. with the single difference that the over
seers have been changed into provost marshAls >"
BY sndby. the people OF the north will have
ewes TO see and ears 10 hear on this subject
Lincoln has "amputated' the Constitution
wasted thousands OF northern lives snd expended
millions of northern money 10 reconstruct
Louisiana and 'emancpate" The negroes. In
The above extract. the Post give~ the net re
suit 81 the operation The new state J. a sham:
and tie negroes are slaves still with the provost
msrshals tor overseers
Thu ! not the fault Of .nks. however he
ha- faithfully obey ed oriers HIS work = Lin
coins work he could not make white men Of
negroes he found Il necessary TO govern them
And they are nc happier and no more tree a.
Federal seris, Than they were a. LOuslana slaves
lt j. better 10 leave them ~here se found them
LOUISIANA can csfe for them better aud cheaper
than Wisconsin or Massachusetts, Milwaukee
News
Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-05-04

a QUARTER OF a MILLION OF ENIGRANrs.-
The truth with regard TO emigration. this wear
has not been overstated. The probability now
Is that the highest estimates that have been made
are much too low. Reports received at Castle
Garden, from all parts of Europe. indicate $50
600 a. not far from the number that NAV be
looked for at this port this year If this be true
1864 Will be the second most remarkable wear for
emigration IN the annals of our history. Net
only villages. but whole counties in Ireland and
England, Will be emptied of their able-bodied
industrious populations Within the last two
months the excitement on the subject has been
intensified by the arrival of scores of AGENTS in
Ireland and England from this country. sent out
10 engage factory hands farmers mechanics. and
laborers of every description at prices which must
be irreSlsibly tempting TO the poorlv-reauited
peasants and drudges of the old country. The
dissemination OF pamphlets and circulars. and
the publication of articles from American news.
papers by Irish journals friendly 10 this country.
have also swelled the tide. Such is the unpre.
cedented demand for passages TO this country for
the next two months that we understand that
the packet lines here are selling no tckets for the
hliher voyage TO be used before the lst of ,July
next Ii IS pleasant to be able n state that the
class Of emigrants who are coming out are yery
superior, the majority of them being small farm.
ers or mechanics, who bring properly with them.
and are industrious, frugal. sober neonIe "
Y. Jour. OF Com.
Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-05-04
DIE D..

Yesterday at his residence in this city JONI BURGESS
aged 80 years.
Funeral services the residence Of his son. johnson
f. Burgess No. &C North Mississippi street, on Thurs
day half past O'Clock Friends Of the
family are invited TO attend.
Mr. BURGEss was an old citizen Of the State. he was
well known by all prominent Indianians. having been
for many years engaged tie hotel busess at Lafay-
cite and indianapolis. He was gentleman as land
lord treating his guests tn uniform courtesy aud con-
sideraion While he managed the old Wright House Or
Washington street. where Genns' Block stands be
was urquestionably the popular hotelier in the
city. He honest, kind. benevolent He was re-
spected as he sleeps now in peace.
Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-05-04
O. TX A ~ To-
VEGETABLE CARMINA ALIVE

1T HAS BEEN PROVED BEYOND ALL QUESTION
that r. Grants Vegetable Carmnstive is the most
pleasant safe and reliable remedy that has been
discovered for Camp Barrhes Cholera Morbus. Bloody
Flux and all ihoe disorders depending upon deranged
state OF the bowels.
Oie doses will relieve uneasine>s and gripping in
the stomach and bowels. and bottle will check the
most obstinate OF h onc Iiarrhea.
IL il pleasant the taste and beng prepared from
purely harmless roots end herbs peculiarly adapted to
fam IL and among children.
On the wrapper of each bottle will be found my fac
simile, without which j. genuine.
The pre- is Fifty Cents per bottle.
Manufactured only AT M laboratory, Fulton street
New York. JOHN b GRANT, ". ID.
J.F. SENoUR. Druggist No. Bates House Block, In
dianapols indiana. Wholesale Agent for the West 10
whom al orders should be- addressed
apr2I -dJm
Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-05-04

FUNHE TWO SMALLEST HUMAN BEINGS IN EXIST
il ence Com FOOTE-22 years o 4. = inches high.
and weighs 3 pounds he j. II inches shorter than
Tom Thumb and inches shorter aad seaIs older than
Barnum's <3u. 900 Mutt.
The whole world is challenged $4,000 TO produce
his equal IN age size weight education. thorough
scholar in German and English and his versatility Of
tai lat Comedian, Actor and Dancer, of the high
est order.
TIKI FAIRY QUEEN or THE WEST, sister Of Com.
FOOTE, is Il years cd, 81 inches hgh, and weighs IL
pounds The smallest matured Lady ever known; speaks
German and English; sings and dances
Thee wonderful Liiputians will be assisted by the
Female Character Dancer. Col. Small. "a trihe taller
than Com. Foote,) the Old Continental Vocalist, W. ID.
Franklin and ". Smith, together with the Young and
talented Vocalist and Pianist. Miss NJ {. Elinger. and
Prof q H. Brooks. the eminent Blind Pianist aud vio-
linSt.
GRAND MATINEE SATURDAY AFTERNOON, MAY
9Th, commencing O'clock for the accommodation of
school children; also matinee Tuesday Thursday
afternoons, May 10th and 18TH Tor the convenience OF
families and children who unable TO attend in the
evening Ladies to afternoon 25c Children I5c
Loors open at and "a p. NJ, entertainment 10 CON-
mence at 3 and y. NJ
Admission - and so
EGLlNGER q fOOCE,
Managers and PToprietors.
L. u. RUSSELL, Business Agent. my3-d9t
Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-05-04
A startling Exhibit.

startling Exhibit
A published statement Of the imports Of dry
good. and other articles at the port Of New York
for January. February and March, of this year.
onIr three months. and the exports Of domestic
produce Tor the same period. eIhbi, the follow
Ing results:
Dry Coos. .......'..' lbs
otl.r articles sites.lrs
.so,s7o,7.
To ascertain value In currency. add about IS
$685. ,sOs
Total amount. 4a.73. ,s7s
This value /. currency value, and 10 bring Il 70
gold value 70 compare Il with imports about
IS per cent should deducted, being sl4. s57 ,24o
sz.717,7sa
D~4oesed from th- inpors. in gold value. being
balance Of trace TO Be paid In gold.-- feo,S4O,1ls
sa2,7s7 Sci
These figures show startling result They
should be- well considered The balance OF
trade to be paid in gold for the first three months
Of the present year IS within fraction Of thirty
three millions of dollars How long could any
nation stand such drain upon its resources with.
out national bankruptcy And yet in the face OF
figures like these. and with the inevitable result
which must follow the present policy of the Gov
eminent and the individual exuavagance Of the
people not a thought il given to the matter by
those in authority. any effort made to remedy
the evil On the other hand five wise Western
Qov.r,ors 20 .dvapce scbemes of Dersonal no
grandzement have contracted with Mr.. LINCOLN.
on their own account. TO withdraw eighty FIVE
thousand men from the Northwestern Agricul
tural States, just at time when labor is most
needed TO put in the spring crops and tend and bar
vest the growing ones. without which the people
at home. the soldiers in the field. and of course
the government itself suffer And if we
raise no surplus produce Tor expectation we shall
Of course have nothing but gold paw the bal
ance Of trade against u. What then? Can il
be otherwise than bankruptcy general and indi-
vidual7
In view OF the present and prospective condi
ton Of affairs, of our most shgscious aud
successful merchants. decided Republican in
politics and literally responding to every call
upon him for public purposes, remarked to US,
yesterday. that he could the
policy Of the Western Governors voluntarily
Withdraw wing labor from their States just at this
period Some popnjays, however. who have mol
brains enough To- comprehend more than one idea
at time. make parade OF their LOYALTY by de-
claring that every business must be dropped but
war. Let that advice be followed and the means
Of prosecuting the war and the war itself would
soon drop out We advise such men to look al
the startling exhibit of the condition OF the ex-
ports ana imports Of the first three months oil
this year. given at the head of this article. and il
they have an idea above an oyster they cannot
fail to comprehend the road to ruin which the
present financial policy OF the country is last
. driving Us
Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-05-04
FOR SALE.

4 DOUBLE BRICK COTTAGE HOUSE. NO. l2s
" West south street. and a half stories high
three a kitchen. cen-nt~d CELLAR under each
with ci-rern and porch Possess on given immediae ~
Title good. For particul ct al 3. Logsns Grocery.
my3 div b. LOGAN.
Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-05-04
Flb ~ - n n n n ~
JAMES DUKE & CO.

EUOUSE no. lIs WEST WASHINGTON STREET
The house has II rooms, substantially built. will
cellars well ami ci,tern. and al necessary out -budr
good stable and buggy house The lot fronts 50 feet OF
Washington street, running back TO alley. Also s.
feet of OF the lot adjoining on Washington street run
ming lack To ALLY VIII be- sold separate or sltogethe
bargain If called for soon my3-d6t
Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-05-04

REBEL viKw oF TIN sITUAIIoS-HieH EsTG-
NATE GENIAL GRAST-So BATTLE TO BE
FoUGHT OF The RAPIDAS.
Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-05-04

Deducted from th- irnporss in gold value, being
balance Of trade TO be paid In gold .... $50 so, Z
Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-05-04

Iofsl amount -s--- --- tf-s'~Ff@t~
This value IL currency value, and 10 bring y 10
gold value. 70 compare Il with imports, about
IS per cent should deducted, being sl4. s57 40
Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-05-04
STATE ITEMS.

- The Circuit Court Of Putnam county just
closed. sentenced three thieves to the Jefferson
vile Pententiary