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Butter s.1.IiGYs ID.

Tle President Is :. Ia: hal mr. c-o:..,
to remove Gen. Bucier .-o-: command. lie
las been relieved" ..ad crIe-et = report =.
Lowell, Mass.,-equiva,sst - sending HIN
home. His failure ii the expedition against
Wilmington IS assigned IS the immediate
cause for his disgrace, but ii is said Grant
had insisted on his removal for some time, and
had this pretezt not presented Itself another
would have been found. The fact IS, Butler
never exhibited spark 0: military capacity
and would have been removed long ago, but for
the rare and astonishing talent Tor ingenious
brutality he exhibited in the government of
cities. and which, under the name Of lad
administrative ability" Lad made him the
idol Of malignant ;.bolitionism. When the
beastly passions excited by this bloody civil
strife shall have subsidized. the b.utaliiies Of
Butler in New Orleans and Norfolk will APP
pear in their true light, and then The name OF
a. Butler the Beast Will become the execra-
ton Of history.
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& On.TcsE.

E-i,ay ian G.-In the senate, the house
resolution to drop from the roll, unem. loyei-
officers II the army, was irGeinliy postron-
ed. NJ. Sherman introduced {. lengthy bill,
leyy;ng additiona! duties on tobacco. which
was referred to the finance committee. No
othc. business OF importance.
In the house, IL. kasson introduced 4
bill to repeal the duty On paper, which was
referred 10 the Was and Means Com nttee.
\ resolution Of thanks to Gen. Sherman WAS
passed. The greater part of the day was
spent in discussing the resolution to amend
the constitution so as 10 abolish slavery. No
vote was taken on il.
Jan. 1-Sena;e not in session. The house
again discussed al day the senate resolution
for an aIn.nIn ut t. the constitution i.bo!-
isAint slavery. NJ. Ashley gave notice that
lie would press a vote on the question on
Monday.
jan. 9.-In the senate, the proposition to
distribute the proceeds of the cotton captur
ed al Savannah among Shcr.nans soldiers
was Indefinitely postponed. The resc luton
to free the wives and children Of slaves enIis-
ted in the army was taken up and the day
spent Ia discussing !; without coming to
vote.
The house again spent the day in discus
sing the proposed amendment 10 the consti-
tuition to abolish slavery without coming TO q
vote
jan. love tind 10 Item worthy of note
the senate proco cdings to-day.
The house again discussed tie proposed
constitutional amendment.
Lta. ll.-The senate passed bill that no
person shall draw pension: 'yho is Oh the pay
roll Of the invalid corps. Alao q bin to ap
point :. Second Assistant Secretary Of War.
Tic bill t. repeal The reciprocity treaty with
Canada, was discussed until the Senate ad-
journed, without reaching vote on it.
The house spent the day on the constitu
,:onal amendment question.
jan. l2.-In the senate, the Judiciary com
mittee reported that the president could call
al Atra session OF congress without giving
any notice whatever. The committee on the
conduct OF the war were directed to inquire
iG:o the causes of TIE failure Of the eXpeIi-
ton against Wilmington. The resolution to
repeal the reciprocity treaty was adopted b.
vote of 81 10 5. IL the house, the C.scus-
sion OF the proposed constitutional amend
,nent abolishing slavery was continued.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1865-01-14

! The TRIBUNE OK THE NATIONAL FINANCES.
-" j. NJ" Dee Medin.) one Of the editors
OF the Chicago Tribune, writes from Wash
! ington to that paper series Of letters which
are beginning to attract attention from the
occasional startling and reckless character OF
their contents. Thus in that paper of We'd.
nesday is I. letter showing the desperate situa.
ton Of the national finances, and actually
iioreshadowiug and manufacturing reasons 10
justify the ,epudid!ion Of half the national
debt. We copy paragraph:
The public debt is piing up mountain
high and the country ceive in consideration
for lis bonds less than hall what i, promises
10 pay. II receives from money lenders. ON
| the average, Il cents of property and gives
lis obligation for q full dollar in coin, with
interest ulso III coin. For each four hundred
and forty millions of value received from
money lenders, the Government issues TO
them its bonds for one hundred millions r
deemable in specie and drawing sixty mil
lions of annual interest in coin, or about
fonrtecn per cent. OF the property actually
loaned. If ever there comes IL time when
national rep,:diation shall be seriously con-
teInplated this will be the cause o.. It. Dem
agogues may harrangue the tax payers IN be-
half Of regulating ii least half TIE National
debt, on the ground that the Government
never received but half value for it.
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War News OF the Week.

The daily news from the army OF the Poto-
mac is s.ereotyped as follows: x: x:
"The army of the Potomac dispatch con
sains no i'm Important news. There was consid-
erable firing on the Dutch Gap Cana; ves;er-
day
Sherrnan's forces, after . resting spree at
Savannah, are again in motion. They cross
ed the Savannah river on the 4th, moving
rorthward on the line OF the Savannah Il. r.
On the 9Th he drove the rebels out OF Har-
deeville, and on the 9th :. part Of his army
arrived 1t Grahamsvilie, while another por
ton arrived By steamers at Beaufort. His
present objective point appears 10 be Branch
vile, the junction of the Savannah K K. with
tie Augusta r. T.. Taking this point would
cut eff Charleston from communication with
Richmond and probably compel liz evacua-
ton. 4 report from Richmond states that
Lee is about to leave Beaursgard in COM
B nand ct Richmond and take a portion G his
army and march against Sherman in person.
Gen. Thomas having driven Heed across
tie Tennessee river i about transferring his
base TO that stream, the point selected being
PASSPORT, midway between Corinth and Chat
;anocga, where he can ope-atc easii. against
Alabama, or for The protection Of Eastern
Tennessee. Rood got out Of Tennessee with
less than 10000 men out Of $4,000 with
whom he entered 1t. He halted several days
at Corin.h after crossing the river, but finding
Thomas TOO close to his rear for comfort. has
passed down the Mobile and Ohio R. r.,
probably to Meridian.
The expedition under General Grier5on,
which left Memphis on the 2lst ultimo, des-
.royed the Mobile and Ohio Railroad from
Boonville to Egypt, and about thirty miles Of
the Mississippi Central Railroad; also large
quantity Of array rations, arms, ammunition
and stores. 4 sharp fight occurred al Egypt,
in which the Union forces were successful,
capturing 500 pFisoae-=. The rebel General
Gkolson wi.s killed. Tie expedition was q
signal success.
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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1865-01-14

DISTRESSING Academia distressing
accident occurred on the place of Mr.. Lewis
Woodward, in the town OF Verlniiion, in this
county on the 10Th ult. Mr. W butcher
ing, and had kept his son Frank-a lad Q
years old-.rom school that day to herd the
cattle. While about this, in the afternoon,
be rode up to the well for a drink Of water, and
dismounting, tied the halter about his body.
The horse seeing the dead animals that had
been butchered, took fright and ran of, drag
ging the boy some 80 rods, jumping fence
in ;ts Eight The child CT course was picked
up dead, his spine and arm broken, and head
G.ightluliy bruised.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1865-01-14

TROUBLES N CANADA.-The CanucI5s ap-
pear to have draf, troubles rs well rs some
other people. The colonial government has
ordered draft for some $4,000 men. The
men are merely 10 be enrolled and organized,
ready to be called OF; should there be need
for them. 1t IS represented 70 be little more
than the enrolment Of tie militia under our
culinary state militia laws Nevertheless,
50 fearful have tie Caaucks become o. b.
Ing torcei OF: To meet Yankee bullets, Tat
in seTera. coun::os ofLo~er Canada the O.
hcers charged with executing the militia
law were driven away by io,ce AID shock
ingly r.altreated.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1865-01-14

The official count of the vote for the new
State Officers IS as follows; Oglesbys ma
jority 3l.G115, Bross' majority 30,59s. No re-
port O: The vote of Johnson county FOR Lieu
tenant Governor was misunderstanding
Governor Bross' majority by nearly one thou
sand votes. For Secretary Of State, Tyndale,
100, l54, Turner, los. S:i3. yntaIc majority
l,32l; for Auditor, Miner l9g.23I, Hise.
l5S..2s, Miners majority 81 ,504: Treasurer,
Beyriege, l99.l99, Stone, los, ~, Beye-
ridges majority $l,io. tor Superintendent
of Public Instruction, BateInan. l9g,2s0.
Brook, ljS,,,l, Batcman's majority 81 ,503:
for Congressman from the State at large.
Moul,on, 100, go, Allen, I5s,.54, Noullons
majority Az.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1865-01-14

AProISTNESTs--Altho not vet inaugu-
rated, our new Governor appears already To
have made appointments. They thus
announced
Commissioners Of the Peniteutiary. \.
Sherman OF Chicago VIM. Hannah, Boom
ingtom and Mr.. Logan, of Viii .eside coun-
". Canal Commissioners. Sheridan Wait.
late Adju,ant General TO the Governor elect,
while Major General: Secretaries, Geo II.
Harlow and John II. Snyder. There are three
Bank Commissioners to be appointed, but
the Legislature may think proper to abolish
these Offices.
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The Bridge for The Northwestern Railway
over the Mississippi AT Clinton, Iowa, has
been finished and was formally opened on
Monday. This is the second bridge to span
the Father Of Waters, and gives Chicago two
roT-e, by 4. Z. across TIA: stream. Tie
opening" was made the occasion Of an oya-
ton al when. as usual, the leading railroad
men Of the west and the representative O.
the press we're present and drank Jer=og
Champaign.
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'iie n me- % 'i'' Ia 2-l-e oJnaty
NJ L2o.'I'y' =" nui >1'y "a - It
was was [.soiEe' IAat me oocieiy "oulH H"i l.
- D" ~ 9oclab'e lor 'he oehehI Of the he'.
T. ColHan' aa "neEprt ssl2n 81 our arpre-
cIa-'oI % MS ser, ICES on le--;-.i 81 or N9c'e-
y ~IN VI o1l ooI.'4'r2 ~ t-e Aei~a -ht HOS
p,'a!s: ~ me time OF the karlsruhe disaster
ny 'o,tnah Congregation closed Their place
o. worship Tor ssFera! weeks ,h;t he might
'i'ii oar suhering soldiers. and MAY are
the near Do'h IN me hospitals ana the
: iI'ona5 ''' nome INA, we're mac s-aH oy ms
Lh"fihs eA9F'' Oh LAT occasion. Ana he
'heic coi''aC'T' p-'eas5' "I-e !a29Fing
among me SEES Inc "oEnied, tue GEin+. and
tnt, dead when confined mn to hl- bed Tor
many week" alter rs return. Ills life Wa
almost des pare. u hv as friends, part Of:
the time ha"'nS ~ nope .. u.s .s-o'a rE. Al
Ter TIE severe battles ot july II 'front.' =. y.
laEt;., they coHsca,c" . his ay-eHrc again
for several w-e-'5. Tbs supporting their
pastor themselves ~ nearly ;hree months
while absent nom them ~ suffering with
disease contracted j. .1c hospitals. At.c-
lis return from atlanta, Ley consented 10
his entering orr service igr more than three
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TROUBLE IN THE CoSFEpEsAcY.-The Ric

TROUBLE IN THE CONFERENCE.-The Rich
mond Enquirer OF the 10th inst, announces
that call has been issued in the coniederacy
for convention of the states. with the pur-
pose of .'revolutionizing the revolution, depo-
sing Mr.. Davis, wiping out congress, appoint
ing a dictator, AID perhaps s-rrendering TO
the enemy
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1865-01-14

The potractcd libel suit in New York OF
Opdyke against Weed terminated on Tues
day by the Jury disagreeing. 4 majority OF
the jury, il is reported, were for awarding
OpdyAe six cents damages Tie parties sue
ceeded sp!endidiy in veutilating each others
characters affording Infinite amusement to
the public, while neither succeeded in prov
ing the other smach more corrupt politician
than himself
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SHsRsAs.-The Richmond Wig prints
te,.imony ron Savannah clergyman, Gen
eraI Wayne and General BeaureGari, t..as
the reported atrocities charged upon Sher-
mans army TT Mil.sdseviile are wholly IN
founded. The ladies Of Milledgeyille also
write that ne such violence VAS even at
t.Np,si.
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Gen Butler has been ordered to Washing.
ton, to testify before the congressional com.
mittee of investigation into the causes of the
failure at Wilmington.
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PApEa DEcL.XISG.--The movement in
Congress looking 20 & repeal Of The duty on
printing paper has caused sort of panic in
that article in the n. York market Des-
patches on Tuesday report sales at ISL cts.
per 10. Two weehs ago paper sold at 27cts.
The old price used 70 be s and . cts.
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Notice Of Firal Settlement.

Ia Sale County. " The People OF ths State OF
Illinois 70 all TO whom these presents nay come and esle
ciy 10 the Of kin heirs IT law and creditors Of
Harmon g. Ternp,eron deceased.
Whereas SYLNASCS tisOJh Administrator, Of said
estate or sIid deceasCi is DESTROYS .. rendering
account of bis proceeding. l. tir and making
"A final his administration, and for pur-
pose has mad" app c.s i: tl3 Coan.y Ccrs u Ia
Sale county aDresaii:
We, therefore require you 70 appear before sad Court AZ
the Court House in Ottawa Ia ai county Monday, the
thirteenth day OF February 4. $50, being d1y IL
the February Term, 1855 at ID o'clock IN the iore
OF said day, il you II % atraG lie ELai G..s
rnent Of said account
Dated this l4th day CT JaEusry,A. =. 1856.
:. W. RAYMOND, Clark.
Ian
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Hoy. WI. PITT FEssEyDES, present Secrc-
tary of the Treasury, 'sas on Tuesday elected
to the L. S. Senate by TIE legislature of
Maine. This seems to settle the question Of
his speedy resignation Of the Socretaryship
and retircmen. from Mr i.incOlu's cabinet
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RI office.

Ii persons knowing themselves indebted to me. by
"A note OF Look account requested To make iuInc-
di.te payment Although having closed .y business
IN the provision AMI Grocery trade siA months aI,
have made demand until produce could be made ayail
be. Your prompt attention VIII after ,y
days will have all my accounts ;fr with the officer for
collection Will be the Office of A Il. Smith Esq. on
the afternoon u saturdays. DAN =. IEEHI
Dee. q. lsGt-sW.
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Gen. Mcclellan will leave for Europe dur
ing the first week in February. He intends
70 be absent for two years.
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NJ A X r L r. d &,

In Deer Park, Ii Sale county H. Jan. 1st S65 Icy
Rev. S c. Caldwell, SIR. NATHANIEL COKE and Miss +
ADELINE TROUT.
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OLIVER C. GRAY, Attorney at Law, OF
" tawa Iincs Office for the present, with A b.
smith Esp opposite the old Office of the late firm Of Gray,
Avery X Bushnell.
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~ vert out and supported by the Sd division

~ vert out and supported by the Sd division
drove them back beyond Waynsboro.
AZ 10 o'clock q. H. We mOged out again on
what IS called the Hemishain road, ard
marched about I5,,miles during the day para
lei with the Savannah River. The rebel
cavalry were perfectly civil all day and made
no attempt to ,tlolest US. Fitzpatrick was sent
up the Z. r. in direction Of Augusta for the
purpose of threatening that place to draw OF
Wheeler from our rear while We were passing
through this open country, to reach the lower
swamps. We reached Lawsons Mill on
Beaver Dam Creek about 10 O'Clock at night
and encamped on large plantation just II
miles west of the river
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1865-01-14

" ANTED.-A Woman, Il Good House
w Keeper to do the work OF family of four persons.
must lie ty and capable in all respects. To such woman
apeTmaneut situation Gni good wages VIII be gwen
Enquire at this Office immediately.
IS65.
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Gov. YArss.-The following must be the

Gov. YArzs.-The following must be the
production Of Gov. Yates late private Secre-
tary, or some other toady equally AFFECT.
Nobody else would be shameless enough to
ply him with soft soap at rate so lavish and
reckless:
/" The friends Of Governor Yates are form
ing powerful combination for future politi-
cal purposes. Governor Yates Is to DE raj
lied around as the future candidate of the
Northwest for the Presidency His friends
now proclaim him as fully installed as the lie.
gitimate successor Of Douglas, and As a man
who's destiny in the future IS predetermined
BY his successful career hitherto
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Notice..

N NJ HALBER1'S notes and accounts placed in my
IL. hands for collection and must closed up ilnnedi-
ateiy. 1, hoped shat all indebted will the necessity
OF prompt attention. l. q. HALBERT.
n... y
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KOOks aud Stationery.
nONT forget tia; my stock OF School Books, Blank
Books Paper, and all oshCr things belonging to Book
~ - No. - ~ h ~ ~ II 6RIG6A
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FSTRAYED--Erom the subscriber, living
IL in Ottawa, in October last; snia, bright bay etud
colt, years old last spring, Vii. small. wiir
fOreheadNo other white about it'll black l.,,e and
aI-!ew white hairs ia tail lie is % the S,l:.soi breed
small heavy Was last the bottom nor Of
Feeder and south OF Cation Brush. 81. A liberal reward
will be paid ior information that will enable recover
said colt. WI. Di, IMPORT
Ottawa li-3~&
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ENROLMENT NOTICE.

All persons :orty-tNo years Of az. who have no
ben enrolled ty me, and d,ire to De- exempt from IT,,
draft when they become fOr,yyr without ~" r lc OF
going before the Board Joliet w please cal. IN,
Office Bilni. Is DTu. Stur' T. l." enrolled C. be
tween the hours o. o'clock :. -. and I'M.
PHiIo HARD, Enrolling Officer.
I i>G
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Farm For sale.

kA III + OF SsAtS.
n offer ~ private sal their arm known
a. the Coleman farm, situated on toYll Creek, On e
Gravel Road Fur mics soutl. of ottawa containing 10
scres all nader fence with good new dwelling Houses,
Ran two Wells CTii-, all excellent order.
Eno,ire Of either the Undersigned the f,a where
ono or the other Of at a.. times be found.
GEO ROCTCIIFE,
Dec 10 lS6i-lm- JOHN SANDERS.
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PHOTOGRAPH ALBUMS
FOR SALE CHE-iP. At
NcEkeisll@Y & Co.'S Gallery.

SUITABLE FOR HOLIDAY PRESENTS CALL AND
- them. TE,se GrIl PicUr,~. h,.tItiiii aAd
artistic hc La s!>uthc only place ia town T. ct
them. W. need not publish about other kinds oi IirtGrs
Photographs. ayotypes, &C. because l. known that Nc
henu"y 4 c. do take superior Pictures.
The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-08-03

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The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-08-03
The General EpIscoDsI convention.

The New York Times says in view of
the approaching general convention of
the Protestant Episcopal Church at
Philadelphia in September, Bishop Pot
ter, of that diocese, has addressed q
~fraternal letter to the Southern Bishops.
The most important portion of the let
ter is embraced in the subioined para
graph. Bishop Potter says
"I have correspondent on the subject with
The Bishops, and think myself authorized to
state that they sympatnise with me gener-
ally in the desire 10 zee The fullest represent
alton Of the churches from the South, and to
greet their brethren ia the Episcopste With
the kindliest feeling.
If this appeal should be responded
to by the Southern BishOpa, in the
spirit in which Il is made, the result,
politically as well as in a religious point
of view, will be of the grestest import
ance Opposition will doubtless be
made by a minority Of the Southern
churches. But there is no doubt Bish-
op Potter correctly interp-ets the feel
ing of the vast majority ofthe members
of his communion. They desire to set
an example Of peace and fraternal re-
gard And in doing 50 they do their
part both AZ members of the church
and citizens OF the republic.
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That there ara difficulties in the re-
alization Of such q plan, I shall De first
to admit but there are difficulties ia
81 plans. It is natural for men TO
struggle % avoid responsibility and 10
DRIFT upon the current trusting to fate;
but drifting also leads 70 difficulties, as
we who drilted into 8 war which has
cost hslf a million of Lives and untold
millions Of money, should not need to
be told and l agree with you, that
drifting viii probably decide this mat
ter against the black race, and involve
its destruction; while, BY leaving the
labor Of the South IN the hands Of 8
degraded caste, il entails upon the coun-
try the Worat material effects Of slavery,
and prevents that homogenity of insti-
buttons and m.nners, North and South,
which ] have said 1 believe 10 be the
only sure foundation Of permanent
peace
The Anglo-American and Africo-A.
merioan races, now stand face to face
upon the Southern soil 10 irreconcilia.
bic hostility. The few coIored men
whom We have among us, may be re
garded as the waits and strays of the
great body which is a nation in mum.
bers, ana in its isolation by mental and
physical characteristics. tits as a unit
that we must deal with them, and nc
paltering with the edges Of the Difficult
y viii avert the doom which all history
teaches us will follow q wrong solution