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4 NATIONAL CONVENTION TO
MEET AT OTTAWA.

One "JoHy w MlHax, Sec ~ has for
varied US printed slip, requesting its in.
sertion in the FREE TRADER, containing the
following call Of a convention of the " True
Democracy at Ottawa, on the 18th Of
August next:
Ia al Uhsne Il may concern,
Notice is hereby given that there will be
a National Convention of tho True Demo
crazy he'd in the city OF Ottawa Illinois
on Wednesday the lTth day of August, A.
D. 1864, a. the hour Of 10 clock 4. 81
for the purpose of Nominating candidates
for President and Vice President Of the
! United States, and for the transaction of
such other business as may come before
said Convention.
BY order Of the National Executive
Committee. JoHx W. MAHAS, Sec.
Lexington, Illinois, Feb. ~ 1854
We confess, however, notwithstanding
| We have tried to pay some attention for
upwards of several years past to current
political movements, our inability to iden.
tify this great national political organiza>
ton under such a captivating name. We
remember, some four years ago, party
l
diaate for President against Lincoln, and
our own townsman John Hossa.k against
Dick. Yates, but that was wing of the
| old abolition party, who sloughed of frem
the main stem on the ground that tn e
abolitionism Of Lincoln, Haulin, Dick
Yates, &c was too weak f,r their stomachs
1t is certainly not conceivable that the
same party ratain their organization, and
still refuse to affiliate with the main stem
for such reason. II the aoolitionsm Of
Lincoln, Yates, Hamlin, Sumner, DC, &c,
is not strong enough for their stomachs
nor, in the name of prus.ic acid, aqua
fertis, and all the other horrld compounds
Macbeth's wi.ches ever dreamed of. what
would they haze?
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1864-03-05

jeff Davis, it seems, is trying to closely
initiate Lincoln. When Halleck fzI'ed out
SO ingloriously in his Corinth campaign
he was Immediately ordered to Washing
ton. to be duly reprimeded, Of course, was
the general suppositon; but far from it
it was to reward him with the chief con-
nand.
30 when Bragg fzzied out at Missionary
Ridge he was at once relieved Of his CON,
mana and ordered to Richmeni. All re.
beldom rejoiced in the belief that he was
to be punished for his bluaders. Not Sc.
JeH. Davis has made him General in
chief just as Halleck is to. Liucola. The
rebel papers are severe enough on this
raising Bragg oyer Lee.
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Ex.PRrsrpEyr FILLMORE has fallen in

Ex-PREsIDENr FILLMORE has fallen into
disgrace, aud is denounced from one end
of the country to the other by the "loy-
al press as 'coppsrhead.' traitor" &r.
The sufficient reason for it all is, that he
made speech before Soldiers Aid Soci-
ETY. IN Buffalo q week ago, in which be
said, abiding to the present war:
1t is clear that much must be forgiven,
if not forgotten, on both sides, before this
Union can ever be restored and, therefore.
it Is to be hoped that all unnecessary acts
of cruelty, or wanton destruction OF private
property, or insult, or insolsnce in trium nh
ing over fallen foe. should be avoided; for
al such acts only fire the heart of our adj
vssary with resentment and revenge, and
thus pretract the war, increase its horrors,
and leave a sting which will render reunion
more difficult. if not impossible"
Except few other words, urging a viz.
ereus prosecution Of the war, this is all
Ex>rres. F. said on the subject. But of
course it was enough. What ask psopls
engaged in the interests Of GOD and hu
mainly" to forget and forgive" to restrain
themselves from committing unnecessary
acts of cruelty" aud abstain from the
'wanton destruction Of private property
Preposteross.
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1T. GEN. GRANT.

The bill revivinS the grade of 1t. Con-
sral in the army passed both houses of
Congress on Saturday, was approved by
the President, and immediately thereupon
the name Of Gen. Grant sent to the Sen.
ate as the Soldier worthy to bear the hoa-
or; and the Senate has confirmed the
appointment This raises Gen. 6. peg
above all the other Generals in the :rny,
and may possibly result in his transfer to
Washington.
Gen. GIANT participated in twelve of the
principle battles in Mexico, beginning with
Palo Alto, and ending with the city Of
Mexico. Soon after the close of the Mex.
lean war he resigned: and for several years
kept hide and leather store in Galena.
At the commencement of the present war,
he as Colonel of u volunteer regiment, war
soon made brigadier, fought his first bat
tie at Belmont, and since then has COM
mande6 in some Is other battles.
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GES. MEADE.-A cru 'ade has bee COM
Senator Wilkinson, Of Minnesota, stated,
in speech in the Senate on Wednesday,
that on the morning of the battle Of Get
tysburs, Gen. Meade issued an order for
the retreat Of the whole army, and that
but fer the enemy's early attack upon one
part Of our line the order would have been
carried into execution. It is understood til e
statement was based on evidence that had
just been given by Gen. Sickles before
the Committee on Conduct of the War
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The CHASE LINCOLN lNBRoGLIo i he
Washington Correspondence Of the Chicago
Tribune Of Thursday contains the blowing
additional chapter IN the war for the sue
cension now rag ing so .iercely between
Chase and Lincoln
An interesting correspondece has taken
place between Secretary Chase and PIesi-
dent Lincoln on the subject of the Pomeroy
circular.
Some days since Chase sent note to the
President, saying he had not seen Pome-
rays circular, until it was published, and
that he di.approved oft; but nevertheless.
at the solicitation of friends, ne stood in
the attitude Of candidate for the Pres
dency, and he submitted to Mr.. Lincoln
the question whether such attitude was
Incompatible with his relations as a mem
Der of the Cabinet.
The President replied ne had not seen
POmeroys circular at all and as to W beth.
er Chases candidacy was incompatible
with his position as a member OF the Cab
met, that was question for him Chase
to decide
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A Massachusetts, Paper on the Intrigue.
Against Mcclellan.

The Boston Courier, in the following an
ecdoies, throws some light on the blood
stained intrigue to which the army's and
the nations cause was sacrificed:
We do not believe it possible to add to
the words. of Gen. Mcclellan but we de-
sire to put on record a conversation report
ed to US: on the best authority, more than
year age, as having then recently occur
red between leading politician of New
England State and the Secretary Of War,
Said the Secretary:
Gen. Mcclellan is getting too popular we
shall have to check him.
You will have to check him very quick
then, or he will get into Richmond, re-
sponded his interlocutor
"Oh, he can't do that, he has not me-, enough;
and we don't intend to send him any more, was
the answer of the Secretary.
Well might he be, shortly afterwards,
charged to the face by the men whom he
thus sought TO destroy, with doing his
best to sacrifice the army"
To further illustrate the satanic policy
which led to such course on the part of
the republican leaders, we give another
scrap Of conversation, which. by chance,
once fell upon the ears Of q most trust
worthy friend Of our own. in q place of
public resort, from whose lips as repeated
to US now again. we give it. Said a repub.
lican to a radical politician, and this &C.
CURED shortly after the first evidence was
made public, showing that McClel ans
failure was owing to Nc Dowells being pre-
vented from cooperating in the attack up.
on Richmond:
at appears to me that the President or
Mr. Stanton was to blame in not carrying
out the plan of the campaign as agreed
upon with Mcclellan Had that been
done l believe we should have had Rich
mond"
"You will sometime recognize the truth !,
if not now" said the other, THAT II is Bet
ter xxvEs 10 take Richmond th.se to have Mcs
Clellan fer our merit President. as, he surely
you'd Be il. his campaign had succeeded"
This Is the spirit Of sadicalism in power.
Such are tho men who now sway the Ass.
tiujss Of the rspub3io s1@9 49,
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.SELEEIEE & NILE

10y virtue Of speciai Execution issred out d;
1 } u. Clerks once C: the Circuit Court 0. l.,
Sale County, and % III nois, and TO me directed
whereby Am commanded 20 make tire sIoGn: 81 a
certain judgment recently obtaIa-d aga iBsi MEL
freeman TIA fzyer o. James ssyi.s Of the landE,
tenement goods chat,-s 81 the said Daniel Free
have ed on The following pTei-Tiy 10 WI.
E-ss half OF the southwest quarter Of ssciion thirty
t0.) tOsn.hp thirrytTo (32l north. rang i've, 90
of N. lhFG principal meridian, Ia sale county
Illinois.
Therefore ascending - said command. ,haii =
pose !ei sale PU B!C AUCTION all The right, :; 9,
and inief CT The above sau-d Daniel Freeman 10
And 10 it= above descTb.d properly On Saturday E
95th DAY o, March. is5s =: o'clock L. NJ, .; .
8 u'h door c. The CeGri House u o.;srs, La Sale
county. Illinois.
Dai.d Of C,.a.a, This 81 day .. March, 1884
WILLIAM 4 MILLIGAS,
S.NIro or Ld s Hs County.
Per d BEr-H pepa.y.
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The Navy AND ITS FAILUgss.-Ws find
me following in Thursdays Chicago Int
me:
The second batch q monitor, are likely
to prove failures The Canonicus, bull, a..
Boston, has made a second trial TRIP. ana :
is certain that al. Ericsson's new gun car
rage will rot operate Tho nine new
vessels nj. have it, and will have TO be de-
laysd for extensive and costly alterations
before they can be used The new western
icon-c clad Tuscurnbia which cost a quarter
of n million, and OF which there have been
great expectations, has been Rugged, bent
ont OF shape by her own weight, at ST.
Louis, and is considered ruined
The Boston Commercial Bulletin biames
the mercha IS for not building swift
feet Of their own. Ii says il was evident
six months after the war commenced tina;
the navy department did not know what
was wanted while the merchants did. and
had they built t'yenty swift slocps OF wa
like tho Hartford. they would have pro
tectsi commerce, driven the pirates frcrn
from the seas,aUd earned gratitude ard
recempense tic,n the people and the Gov
ernnent
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1864-03-05

SECRETARY or STArE-A few weeks ago
we mentioned the fac: tina. the Lacon In
t.t,genctr urged the nomination rf Judge
WEAp of Peoria, as the next democratic
candidate for Governor of this state. A
gain we observe tina. the Jacksonville Se',
tinel urges the nomination Of WM A TuE-
KEY, ESQ. Of Springfield, By the democratic
convention for Secretary OF State. A. we
said Of Judge Wead, 30 we can say with
eaua, truth of Mr. 7, that while we can
vouch for his eminent fitness for the of
fee, his tried and s,erlia: democracy
nothing would give us more pleasure than
either in the case Of their nomination.
The Seminal speaks thus Of Mr.. Turn.y:
Mr. Turney Is decidedly one OF the most
popular men OF the state, and none WIZ
know him will deny that there are few, If
any, public men in the state better qualified
for the position OF Secretary Of State. Al
though known to be g firm democrat, Mr..
Turney has been twice elected TO his pres
ent position as Clerk Of tho supreme
Court Tor the Southern District, almost
without opposition. TINS success i. justly
due to his fai thful and industrious rer,
formance of.his public duties, and his IN
varying open, manly and courteou. bear
ing towards both political friends ard op-
ponents.
Although Mr. Turney has for several
years been u resident ofSpringfeld, yet he
was elected to his present position while a
resident of this city, and here-his old
home-hs has many warm and devoted
friends. In view of Mr.. Turney's personal
popularity throughout the state, and his
acknowledged ability to fill the position
with distinguished honor to himself and
usefulness to the state, we think the state
convention can make ne better nomination
for the Office Of Secretary of State
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1864-03-05

HARD OK BRABES.-Braden, Of the Jol
let Republican, few weeks ago, asked
through his paper, in pretty big letters, this
question:
"Have we representative in Congress y
''In due course of time" the answer
came from Washington in the following
unmistakable English:
"Horatie n Marsh has been appointed
postmaster at Joliet, vics Joseph L. Braden
removed.
We suspect Braden is pretty we'll salts.
fed, by this time, that Hon Jesse Q. Nor
ton, whether over faithful or not to bis
duties ia congress, is at least "alivs and
kicking" somewhere around Washington.
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NOTICE Is hereby given, tia; By Y.r:as OF ecre.
" made and catered 0! record by The Cr-Git Court
% La Lse County state of lin5i-, q; The Feb
= Of SAL Court, 1854. n Srt~.a cause Tea
pending said Court. Ias cE-n-=Ty s4le thereof,
wherein Jacob Prtti:. vas comp'aIe.Gt. and JJht.
Thompson N4rgar rhDnPs II John ". Th5mP.5s 4
I.o.Has T1omps we're jrfcadanis. .haN. Monday
the s'h day Of M.TCa- 1854. between tie a5ar. II
.0'cGck ia tbs forenoon and sunset 81 sad CAV, or
!OI sae. :: ie south coor % ~. county court 10
Otars IN said courty pGl'jc suc; ioE, ari " then
sell - lie highest oder, .ar folio ing proSery being
the same ordered hy sai degree to D. sold. Ih.:
The fras;i- nal half OF the sou.heAs
md the fractional bar or The southwest; quarter
o. section Number t1irty three, (S3) number
IA = go so-ih offnIiln dairy line ort 81
range humber four q OF third prin pai ia
in saii County % l., Ssiis ant STATE o Illinois. srt
contain us huadrei and six aud 800 Acres,
according TO the Cnted Sss.es surrey thereof Terms
O. sale Cash. l.. \. H0LLISrE2.
Ottawa. II. r-h :. IS5:-3v n t,.er ~ Cl5.cS~y.
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TROUBLE WITH FnAScE-A Washington
despatch, Feb 29, says:


Highly important adYices reached the
Navy DepsrI mep: from to-day cur Pacific
squadron 70 the effect that, during he lat
ter Part Of January. two French frisstes en-
ter the port Of Acapulco, Mexico, the coal
Ing station for the San Franci-coe and Pana
am tteamrs. and proceed TO overhaul
things generally, Threatening bonbardneRt
of the town If RESISTANCE " as offered. They
examined American vessels in port and
caused much CONSERVATION among other
neutrais The affair i. regarded as : very
strange If no: hish-handed proceeding and
may lead 20 considerable trouble.
The election in Louisiana for Governor
&c, ordered by Gen Banks, resulted, Of
course, in the election of the ultra o to.itiou
ticket, by about 100 majority. Abou.
5000 votes were polled.
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p%A Mormon preacher lately said: 81
have forty eight children, and have rea>
soa to hope that Heaven Will vcuchsafe me
q good many more. Before hundred
years, my direct descendants will exceed
il number the population in the State OF
New York, which consists Of faur nillisn
noulA"
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The "Irreprsssibls Conflict is at work
among the republicans, end Poor Old Abe
il bound to 20 under 1t matters very H..
Tie, to u. Who they nominate-ths people
hsVe beeoas sick Of their rule and will
restore the government to the hands Of
The gssd old democratic party, and thus
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1864-03-05

CsRREcfIox.-InSu Sup. Gilmans report, III
the Supervisors proceedings As publish two
weeks ago, the town Of Eagle is down as
having received over $500 for the relief Of
.sldiers families This was an errsr 1t
should have been the town OF Earl. The
patriotic town Of Eagle though fully rep
resented in the army, takes care of its
eva soldiers families.
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TRAVELS AND ADVENTURES

d.. KaDcs Arctic ESplora tfans..-... SvoIs.
Livingtton's lea Barth's Afric'.
Walter Cston travel
B.r lar Aelv e's TraN H.. ........... vols.
b. .aylors Travels.
Carr. .dayne Reeds Aiven ures,. vols.
- Mile EUtc,'-'' Cr' scant and the Gross"
=. Dust and Foam Waikna."
Kit Carsou's Adventures.
Washington and his Generals.
Napoleon and his Marshals.
Daniel Boone"-. Beckwourth's Adve INJURIES"
Wild Scenes OF Hunters Life
Tales OF Southern Border. Rangers and Rssa
lators."
Indian Wars-HuEting Adventures
biographies. &c, &c
Besides a great variety Of Miscellaneous works. All
Popular Books added to my Library fast rs
p, blished.
One Dollar Pays for Four Months. Books exchanged
as oftsn yen wish. THUS. ORION.
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Cuxlous-Acceunts from Charlston a
week ago mentioned the dsstruction of the
Housatonic. fedora! supply boat, by the
rebel torpedo bsatJeff Da'is.'G Charleston
papers of the next ten days reported her
as having sunk during a storm, and it was
so telegraphed to Richmond. The fact
that she had been sunk by rebel torpedo
boat was evidently not known at Charles
ton for ten days sitter, from which it may
be concluded that the Davis went to the
bottom with all hands on bca,d.
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.N2.ile lar Esurt .Sgl,r.,,..

Ii .SfAs C0H-fy. Til. peop'e o: .hs State CT
iaos 20 al! 10 whom these presents may come, and
especially TO the next Of Kin, heirs Law, and creditors
o. Jaco Durham, deceased.
Whereas Hiram VIII Executor OF the la; vii! and
IestAHss o. sid - desirous o! rendering
account o. lis proceedings such Executor, and
msAing = final settlement Of his administrator, and
for u a. purpose has sie pplcl zion in she County
Courl Of La Sale County Aforesaid
We, h-refore. require yol slp.ar before said
c .rt, 81 the CouT. House in Ottawa, said county
te May Term thereof, Wednesday, the st day
or june mex, iSji 10 O'Clock in the forenoon
said day. II t 20 attend the On al settle u
said account.
Dated tbis 4th day o. March. A. D. 1864.
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D@ There is . loan society At Paris
which loans money to worthy poor people,
and takes no security At all. save the yer.
bal assertion of two Of the borrower
friends that he is An honorable man. The
society does large and successful business,
rarely having Q "bad debt"
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United states In,crnal Revenue
Annual Turss for 1864

annual 1OTfS Ioy iCOf
fhe attention OF Taxpayers is hereby called TO .
pr DIVISIONS OF the United States Excise Law relative
to the assessment; OF an nual taxes.
by the sixth ssct Of the OF July J. lsos, II -
made therdny o. all persons, part ersirs, firms AS.
sOcations or corporations ae liable TO any ANNA
duty ,licenst. or TAX, FIksr MONDAY
MAY IL EACH rsAs~io make II lit or turn to hs
A. ssstant Assessor OF tie District WHARF ted OF
the amount OF annual iucorl. the articles or Objects
chnrg with special tax. and the business or ecu
pa;ioa liable to pay any license.
Every person who sha fail make such retirn ~
the day specif will be liable to be assessed by the
Assessor accordin; the best Information which lie
can obi ain and in such as the Assessor is repaired
10 add fifty per centun he amount OF the ii,
such list.
Every person who Shal d oliver - an Assessor any
false or fraudulent list statement, vita intent to
cvade the valuation or enumeration egnred by law
is subject to a a. OF Eve hui dred doliars and IN
such case the list will be made ont by the Assessor OF
Assistant Assessor and from the SAii atioh ana eSn
nera,on 50 made there can be no appeal
Payment of the annual taxes, except those LOT IL
censes will not be emanded until she thrt'sti IA!
, OF June. "
The appropriate blanks which to Esks return
all necessary inform tiou, viii be oJ
the Assistant Assessors for the several DIVISIONS u
whom returns should be delivered or Re ors the
erst Monday in May, at his Office.
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HAVE WE A BOOK STORE
AMONG Isl

Ny Book Store, esiahishsd eight years age, STILL
LIVES, sEG ocsf,
al The SckcH Pocis ISra in tic Copn.y.
DON'T .UN ALL OVER town TO FIND BOOKS, But
conn RIGHT TO Ny BOOK STORE,
OpDes,ft IL. .HonSion House,
AE0 YOU VIII FIND uRAT Y0C WANT.
50 Goed a, tie Best and Chssp q. he Cisops>t.I
Nov ST. isss, rHos. ORION
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These clergymsA are certainly censura,
BILE, says the Louisville Journal whs refuse
to pray for Mr. Lincoln. We ought all to
pray for the poor and he is q mighty psor
president.
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. CASES Georges Bark c. u Fish-a genuine article
y laLge and fat, just recriv ii and for sails by
Jan l6, 1854 SW CHEEvER.
TWENTY-FIVE Bbls 4 4 Portland Brown Lugar Tor
Il by w CHEEvER.
January 16, 1864 III 49, f1-
Il for ~ W CHEEVER.
January 16, 1884 -
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HORSES FOR SALE.
A the Army Barn. Enquire Of
IA Feb. IS. n. G. THoRNE.
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Scientific Gardening.
FOR SALE.

A FIN E STALLION.
II years old this spring, Is high
and weighs 400 lbs. lie Ii . beautiful Stra wberry
Roam, closely built with fine limbs and good square
action.
Ne sired by improved Morgan Horse, and dam by
May Duke. Will be sold on reasonable terms time,
II desired with good security. JOHN YOCUM,
febl8-6WH Farm Ridge, La Sale Co.
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March 5th. g.. q. S. Assessor, ga Dist'Ict. ~

TEIHE Partnership heretofore existing between Root
i V. iLpson Thomas Spencer, under theI name
style of Simpson SpsRcrr. is this day os.ovta
by mutual Ttomus Spencer ID authorized to
colec. Nil dues OF this late firm.
ROBT. z. SIMPSON,
THOMAS SPENCER.
Ottawa, Febrdary 81, 1861
The business will be cont nued by Thomas Spencer.
All orders the Bakery viii be promptly attend
cd to fsm5 3w
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A11SS BASSETT vii open her class forinstruction
Xk b painting, On fuesdays FEB. -, N the rear
bo0esnsaS Of The Baptist oh1rrh. hb1eeRs
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PASSAGE FROM Or TO THE
OLD COUNTRY
Black Star Line OF Liverpool
Packets, or by stem aaers.

Sailing from Lveapooi the LIST, Sth, 10th ans 2atn
of each month.
From New York every tenth day.
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Parties to send for their friends from the
Old Country can have them brought out without delay
bv the Original Bact Star Line Of first class packet
ships or by Steamers from Liverpool, and Remittances
made TO them at the lowest rates, application to
Z u E.4s DANL G. o'KANE, agent.
January go, lS64-3m Ottawa, ILL.,