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and Mr.. Mead, with nothing to recommend
him but being capable and honest, and hav-
ing served faithfully three years as a c. mmon
soldier. Trlfing recommendations truly IN
such body as this
The present incumbent was nominated for
county surveyor and a very worthy ma n, as
he now holds two Offices IN addition to being
county surveyor. -,
This brought the closing scene. When
the spols were divided and the civil once
more triumphant over the military, THE as
sembage dispersed, without even saving one
word in regard to the negro or the white man.
The chairman pronounced the con"ention
at an end, and qui lily stole out of the chair
The delegates looked at each other III an
amiable manner, the eye Of one here and
there giving sly wink at friend as much
to saw our ticket will have nice time at the
polls. Some feared the soldiers would hardly
be satisfied at their conduct. The candid
ates themselves looked sad and disappointed
Notwithstanding their saccess, and seemingly
dread the gallant charge the old veterans of
the army will make ON election day, and
completely rout this hypocri,icial cbnclave
of office holders One consolation all had.
that The two chaplains on the ticket will be Of
some service after the ''bovs IN blue" beat the
| '.lonc roll'' and send each to their holes
wiser and better men. DEER PARK.
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"LoYALTY. There is no word in the
English language more absurd in these days
than tie word loyalty" Daring the reign
Of George LII. Junius wrote: 8 Loyalty in
the heart aud understanding Of an English.
man is rational attachment TO the guardian
Of the laws, whoever be may be- In these
days Loyalty" consists rather in an irration-
al attachment to those who trampe the laws
,der foot. If democrats protest against IL
legal trials by cour martial for civil offences.
they are denouncea as ''disoyal" If they
protes; against wholesale breaches of the law
in Kentucky to carry the election, they are
" disloyal.' Any protest against any whole
sale violation of law By our /" rulers, is dis
LOYAL"
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RI. "a. sp1,.u s;.r she Negro.

The Springfield, Mass: Republican, an
organ of the party Of that name, ccniesses
itself convert to the views II Gen. Cox, OF
Ohio, against negro suffrage at the South,
ard in favor Of separating the races. As to
negro suffrage, il SAYS '.'1hat i; could only
be done by sheer brute force, if attempted
now, Is manifested from the state of popular
opinion upon the subject, in the North as
well as the South
1t sees mo insurhountab!e physical ojsta
Gle in the way of separation Of the races
but as 10 locating them in South Carolina,
Florida and one or two other states, as has
been proposed, first excluding the whites, it
coniesses itself staggered at few legal
obstacles" decidedly formidable. As. for
instance, "The General Government has no
rower to compel the white people of any
Sta te to sell their lands and emf CRATE; nor
will any one o. the States named
assent to do it" The Rpublicaa forgets
that Stanton is still Secretary of War. Why
could he not issue al q" order" that would
meet the difficulty2 Another :. obstacle
the Republican fore>ees, is that "if it could
be done, it does not get rii of the difficulties
growing ont of the antpnthies of race, but
merely presents them in a new form. Ii will
be quite rs distastelul to white men to sit in
Congress with black Senators and Rcpresen-
tltives froln the black states Of the Union, as
to meet them terms of qlality at the
polls
From all which it is evident that the Re.
pubicans are in as serious a dilemma, with
as the man was who drew the elephant in "a
Il. ~.
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We copy the following from the La Sale
Press 1t is no less truthful than it is genor
Gus and creditabe to the head and heart of
Mr.. Webster, the eli:or, who is one OF the
''sal; OF the earth =
ASpTHER CANDIDATE FOR THEAsURER-
Capt. NOSES OsHis, " Ottawa, announces
himself as the Union Soldiers Candidate for
the Office OF County Treasurer at the Fall
election. Capt. Osman is an old resident of
La Sale County, having EN- grated to these
parts from Pennsylvania some twenty or
twenty five years ago, when he was quite
young, and therefore is well acquainted with
| tn : history of our County and its people a.
any in it. He is an old soldier of the Mexi-
can War, and vas at Buena Vista and other
hard fought battles on Mexican soil under
old lack, and afterwards .'revelied in t..
| Halls of the MonteZumaS' with our victori,
ous boys under Scott. He went into the late
War for the Union, upon the organization o.
the l04th Regiment in this Comfy, AS FRS
Lieutenant of Company A. and won his ful
share of the renown which belongs to thai
regiment Capt y. was formerly moderat,
democrat. but always a ioar democrat ant
there Is 80 better patriot or stronger Unioi
man III tie County. IA a soldier VINO ha
proved his devotion to hi; country On tn,
bloody hattie fields Of two wars, he. certa, nj
has claims upon the gratitude Of the people
which even the bitterest aud narrowes
partisan cannot well ignore.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1865-08-26

0HIo.-The Republican papers are parad-
ing the proceedings Of a little gathering OF
seni-secessIonist at Columbus, a week or two
ago, composed of some p persons with Long
and Csrrv at their head as the proceeding Of;
convention of the democracy Of OHIO. Tie
character Of these proceedings may be infer,
red from the fact that even Na!landigham
was denounced kv that 20 -vention as semi,
abolitionist.
The Ohio democratic state convention. was
held at Columbus Oh Thursday. Vallandig
ham was the temporary chairman, and Judge
Rufus Ranney permanent. president. The
following nominations were made For gov
ernor. General George ". Morgan for lieu
tenant governor, William Long; for treasur-
er, George Spencer; for supreme judges, VAN
Trump llong terml and Thomas NJ. Key
tshort tarml for attorney general, David VI.
Wilson; for school commissioner. H. II.
Barney; for member of the board Of public
works, 4. Besel; for clerk of the supreme
court, Charles Daner.
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The statement Of the Depart nent Of Az
ricutdre ut Washington, which has just been
issued, shows the following decrease of crop
OF 1860 from those of 1861: Crops of 1864,
bushels, 100. 1895, 723 estimates for 1859
bushels l2i,454, l25: decrease, 25,24l sos
bushels The loss is as follows: In New
England and the middle states, 657,3s3
bushels: IN Maryland and Delaware, ! 49,
1870, i'll the Western and Northwestern
states, 25,s64,74l total 24.24l SOS. Al
other crops, particularly corn and potatoes,
are most promising
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ComDIaints of the Soldiers.

MEs.Rs. OsMAN & HApEMAN Some cop
perheads and soldier haters are disposed TO
frd fault because the late convention of
loyai, soldier loving, Union-saving patriots
did not put in nomination some of the capa-
bic .boys in blue" That is a figure of
speech, but your readers will understand it.
few words will set you and all your
Reasonable readers right on this very intricate
subject. Unreasonable men, who think that
man, ''honest and capable, who has served
fonr years in the army. exposing himself to
death to save The cosn,ty. ought TO be pre-
ferred to an honest and capable man, who
has exposed himself TO the success Of his
own private business. Such unreasonable
men, Of course, you will not expect me to
satisfy.
There are two reasons why the SCARED
veteran or his friends ought not to have ex
pecied much from the late Republican con
yeu,iol.
/, was made up OF men, or at least control
led by men. who have devoted the last four
years wholly TO the soldier. They have talk
ed about him-they have called him every
nuble name: they have fought the copper
heads most desperately for lin, they have
made their money and paid taxes 10 furnish
him the choicest ratious They have contrib
uted To the Sanitary and Christian Commits
sIrns They have done all this for the soldier;
and now, TO ask them to give them also the
Offices, this YOU see is the night ofinrratitude.
But, Messrs Editors, this is not all. The
soldier Is foolish, as aell Us ungra'eful, that
asks for an Office at the ha"d- ol men who
have suffered 50 much for him al ready.
\ man must ask for offices when he Is
popular. Two year. ago, when these men
were almost bleed < and diving !, have the
poor soldier, ''ihe citizen soldier, ''ihe
citizen who bad gone 10 fight for his country
have the privilege of voting in camp. An :
had these soldiers come HON tae'-, they
could have hag any Office upon the asking.
Foolish men! They stayed down South
Till their popularity pas I'd ava VIII. Cal
kins, Capt LOdg~ and Capt u athrap spent
their time in the ) amy South. iay round ia
the cooling shade OF Richmond. Macon. An.
dersynyilIe, Columbia. and charlie ton -
Hapeman. Wilmer. NeClanI ahan. Old
Steve Nose. aud manv more I COX 4 pleas.
ant trip IN Chicamau.i. hene>s " aud Peach
Tree Greek, or lay around in trenches ard
rife pits before Atlanta. or wta; on a little
excursion with Sherman from Atlanta to the
sea
Here sirs. you have one ot tie pest Of
reasons WHY thee weather beaten war
riors ought 10 expcc; uothin L Just noe
Jtrst at this thur They Shout r. have been
on hand when ihey were pop lar \ man
that has l-'e' IL the war toar years ard has
! not learned tint. What sDr1 Of co MY officer
do you think be would make
Ii hesc considerations mr. no; PERFECTLY
satisfactory, | clear r;y Skin II wash Any
hands-fpr they are the best that | can furs-
i,h. Hoping they may prove emnsntly sat
Isiactory 70 Won, YOUR numerous readers, aud
! especially 10 any man that has pcried his
HE for the country, very respectfully sub
scribe myself,
THg TRUs FrIgvp OF Tnf SOLDIER,
WAY DowN N TIE South.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1865-08-26

The military po:er,' among other eccen-
trcties, it seems has also taken upon itself
the business prescribing formula to be
used by clergymen in solemnizing the rite OF
marriage of ''colored pussons'' at the south
After reciting the words usually deemed APP
propriate on such occasions, the style now is
for the parson to add: ''Ih accordance with
TIE ordinance of Col, and by the authority
octhe United States Of America, pronounce
you man and wife As to white trash, il
don't matter how they are spliced hut "color.
ed persons must be married sin accordance
with the ordinance of God, and by he aulbo-.
ty Of the United States of America"
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Choncery Notice.

CHuRceFy NOTICE..
STATE OF ILLINOIS, - Circuit Court Ia Sale Co.,
la SALE COUNTY, Novmtrr Term. lS65.
John F. Dunham Daniel q. Smith, Sel,ra A. BuckIin
Florence Smith, franklin Smith, and Catherine smith,
In Chtncery.
Affidavit of the nOnresiience Of Serl A. kiln Flor
ence Smith. Franklin Smith, and Catherine Smith. de-
ieulanis above named having been in tia office :the
clerk of said circuit Of La Sale couaty
hereby given to the said Sehra A. uckn. Florence Smith
Franklin Smith, and Catherine Smith, that said complain
filed his bill Of complaint in Sid court, the chan
side thereof the 18th day of August 1865 and thai
thereupon issued cut OF said Court against
said defendants. rcfurnaldc the first Monday OF No
vember next, 1865, as 10y law required
Now, unless YOU. the said Sebra A. Buckin, Florence
Smith, Franklin smith, and Catherine Smith shall per
souay be and appear before sad Circuit Court Sf l., Sale
county the FIRST day @ the next term thereof to be
holder in Ctawa, in said ty. the first Mnia, OF
November 1868 and plead, denur TO s,d com
lainants' bill of complaint the same and the matters
ani things therein charged nd stated will he taken as
confessed and decree entered against you, according to
lie prsyer of said Till. HERMAN SILVER
Dated Aug. % CIV Clerk.
Brow
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1865-08-26

IowA.-The Republican state convention
of Iowa haring pronounced in favor of fore
ing negro suffrage on the south by military
pressure, the soldiers of that state, who have
seen the negro at his home, rebelled against
such d programme, ard have called con.
Venton to nominate anti-negro suffrage
can iida'es Of their own. The convention
on Wednesday, evening. nominated Colonel
Thomas Il. Benton, Jr., for governor Colo
mel S G. Eananda for lieutenant governor
'olone! II. ii. Trimbe for supreme judge
and Captain J.W. Sonnet. for superintendent
OF public instruction. All are republican:
except Trilnble.
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Republican Convention.

The Republican County Convention came
of last Tuesday, and the great battle for the
spoils resulted in giving them, SO far as this
convention could Go It, to the following pat
riots:
County Clerk-Col. A. B. Moore
County Tieusurer-Wm. E. Beck.
county Judge-P. X. Leland.
School Commiss.oner-J. II. Day.
The proceedings of the convention are So
well delineated by our correspondent g Deer
Park" who was al eye witness, that we shall
make no attempt to improve on his sketch.
The great feature of the affair was, un.
questionably, the slaughter of the soldiers in
the list of candidates for nomination, among
whom,were men like Adj. Stevens, 1t. Calkins,
Mr.. Mead, Mr. Ludiugton, &c. As to actual
qualifications and personal worth, the candi-
dates nominated have certainly M advantage
over men like these; yetthey were slaughter
ed without ceremony or mercy.
1t is ridiculous to claim Col. Moore as a
IS ,ldier. He was an 50 officer a few months,
and was roisy enough IN the convention in
proclaim:ng the everlastil debt which the
people owe to the rot!icers' and soldiers of
the war, but when one particular officer was
paid, TIE sebt in his estimation was full can
celled.
Mr.. Beck drops all pretence of having
been soldier, but goes in strong on his
"loyalty'' He was active in making speech
es TO have others enlist and contribute to the
Sanitary Commission he was willing to sac
riice the money ard lives of not only his
wife's relations, but Of all his friends and
neighbors to promote the war. But though
an able-bodied man, and urged often enough
10 90 himself, he couldn't see it in those
lamps.
We're we to speak Of Mr.. Day, we should be
obliged to repeat the above nearly word tor
word.
To Mr.. Leland. for County Judge, we make
no objection. He is no brawling POLITICIAN
attends to his duties faithfully, and Will proba,
bly, have no opposition.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1865-08-26

\ CRIMELEss CorHrY.-In a Dublin pa
FER before Us, we notice the following item
DoSEGA AssIzEs.-Y esterday the ASHES
for the county Donegal commenced at Ltford
when the criminal calendar was found to be
IA blank.
TIE county Donegal has a population
larger than Cook county, Ill. In three years,
the same paper remarks, there was but one
trial for homicide, and in that case there, was
/ no conviction. 1t has been the fashion with
certain politicians in this country TO repre-
sent the Irish peculiarly given to Law
breaking. We doubt, however, whether, it
the most virtuous corner of New England, q
district with half million Of opuation car
/ be picked out with record equal to Donegal
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1865-08-26

j. W. BRowSE, Esq, of Earlvi!le, desires
us to say tina: he was not the author of the
article which appeared in the FREE TRADER
week or two ago, under the caption, 'Poli-
CT OF the Democratic Party The fact ,ba,
the article was dated at 8 Earl.ille," has laid
him open to the suspicion of being the au-
thor. Mr.. 3. does not desire to be held re
sponsible for I" such trash,; which lie saws is
anti-democratic in spirit and letter, and
ought to be repudiatcd by every democrat"
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Gnnrer1l Nufire.

STATE OF ILLINOiS. Circuit Court OF l., Sale
Ia SALE CoUsTT. county, Nov. Term IS6S.
MARY y. Il,rie Benjamin r. Ityie.--In chsnceEy.
Affidavit of the nol-resilrnce Of Benjamin r. HYDE
defendant above named having been filed in the Office ui
the Clerk of the Circuit Court L. Sle county No
tce Is hereby given the said Benjamin r. HYDE that
said complainant filed her ill of complaint in said Court
the clrcey sie therefor the Eth day Of August 1865
and that threupon issusei out Of said Court
against the said defendant returnabe ON the first Monday
in November next, 1885, as 10y law required.
Now unless YOU the sud benjamin T. HYDE. shall
sonaly h- and appear before si Circuit Court of In
Sale county the FIRST day of the next term thereo: TO
be holden ottawa, in said county the rst Monday
in November, lS65. and plead demur, thu
complaininis bill OF complaint the same. end the
tiers amp things Therein charged and stated will be taken
confessed and decree entered against You. according
20 the prayer of said bill. HERMAN SILVER
Dated Aug. 49, '65-iw Clerk
j. W. Browne, eomplanants sol.
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The trial of Wertz, the Ardersonville pris.
on keeper, at Washington, will be fiat out.
mere can be no fair investigation of the bru.
tai treatment of the Union prisoners at An.
dersohVii'e' ard the causes of it, which will
not prove Stanton ten times more guilty than
Capt. Wertz. Un ess the cour. can he so ar
ranged, and he Evidence so manipulated and
smothered beforehad as 10 CONCEAL all the es
sential facts in The case, Stanton will neve,
let the trial 60 on.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1865-08-26

The State of Maine Democratic Conyen-
ton has stirred up the privileged shoddy>
ties at the east TO fearful extent by declar.
ing IN favor of taxing government bonds.
Auditor Miner, of this sta.e, declared in favor
of the same ''enormity' in his instructions to
assessors month or two ago, and the comp
troiler off New York took the same ground.
The Chicago Republican, however, denounc.
es the movement as rank treason.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1865-08-26

DR.. John ". Hughes, of Cleveland, O.
shot and Instantly killed a woman-Tamsev
Parsons-at Bedford, o., last week He
was married 10 her once, but she found out
tina; he haf! a'.oiher wife aud had him arrest
ed for bigamy. He sen, his iegel wife off,
and tried to get the other one to live with
him. and shot her because she refused
Hughes laid be killed her tout of pure
love" Most women would prefer to have
love dilu led, if that is the effect OF i, in
lis pure S ate.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1865-08-26

g1NR c-yartnershp, heretorc existing between Geo.
Butt chs T. kingsbury in the photograph business
ottawa has been this day dissolved 10y mutual consent
The business VIII lie continued by Geo Butt parties
indebted 10 the firm. will please pay him, and all having
claims against the firm will present the to him.
should Ice happy NIL old customers, and as
many ONES will favor with call All possible
pains will lie taken to give satisfaction Please call ex-
amin my work and prices. GEO. BUTT.
% tN
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Double and single Shot Guns Target and
HGu;ins Rites. >miN Il Uessya s, Colts
and Sharps, with every other patent repeat
Ing Pistol Game and Shot Bags Pow
der and Shot tlasks. Best sporting and
blasting powder and fuse. shot. lead, per
cussinu caps. cartridges. wadS. with every
variety OF sporting goods Jobbng done
on short notice and all work warranted.
We aI-o Stencil Plai~s Cattle Brands and e.; up
order Ofi ial , and presses Of every variety aud de-
sign.
Shop -as, end Of jefferson ST. Ottawa III Sign Of t!.
BIZ Gun. II. 2. BRUSkER
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Very DIsLoYAL" MovEMENT.---Jay
CO Ike Co., of Philadelphia, Rev. G. W.
Samson, OF Columbia college, aad other lead
ing capitalists and divines Of the north, have
started subscription toendow an institution
- educate the INDECENT children Of confede.
rate soldiers killed IN the war;
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VUyE Payers of the city of Ottawa are notified
the book Is now in the hands of the
The time Tor the payment of taxcs being short the
immediate attention Of all concerned. My office will he
with o. Lvens, Esq, where shall be happy all
interested r. W. osborn,
aug. 10, 65-iw CITY fSzector.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1865-08-26

4 The PONTIAC SENTINEL has been revived
enlarged and improved, and is now publish
ed by OFF old friend JAMES Stout, formerly
OF Ottawa, and II. S. DECKER. 1t is oil
course ''loyal to the core" -
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National City Bank Of Ottawa.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Office Of C1mJSroii,r IF tie Currency,
-.

Office Of CaaJiroiier IF TIE Currency,
WASHINGTON, July 18th, 1865.
WHEREAS, BY satisfactory eyien,e presented 10 tho
undersigned il has bee made appear that the Nation
al City pdnk of OTTAWA, in the City of Ottawa, in the
cou,,ty La Sale aud Illinois has duly or
gsnzej under AMI according To tho requirements Of the
Act Of Congress, entitled An - provide Na,ioaa
Currency, scnru'i by pledge OF United States Jonds
and 10 Ji he r the circulation and redemption Thereof
APPROVED june > 1854 AMI has complied with al, the pro-
visions of said act required he complied with before
mencIng the business Ban ing under said act.
Now therefore, l. Freeman Clark. Comptroller Of the
currency, do hereby certify that the National City Bank
CT Ottawa, IN the city Ottawa in the county l..
Sale and OF Illinois i authorized the
business of Banking under the act Aforesaid
~ In testimony whereof. witness my hand
Seal OF the and seal -. Office this eihteeth day vi
Conptr, Her July 1875
Of Currency FREEMAN CLARKE
S Comptroller OF ths Currency"
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Thus within space OF less than 100 DAYS.
in New York alone, frarGs and robberies, by
trusted financial agents We been brought to
light amounting to over S6,000.OOO No
wonder every body in that region is losing
confidence in man and burglar proof iron
safes are fearfully in demand
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1865-08-26

The damage to the Illinois aid Michigan
Canal by the late storm was SO far repaired
on Monday that boats. drawing 4 feet
i"ches of water, could pass from Chicago to
La Sale.