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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1866-09-01
The State Ticker,

The nomination of Col. 7 LYLE DIcKEY,
by the convention at Springfield On Wedne,-
daT, for Congressman At largo, L. a fact We
announce with peculiar pleasure. Even the
Chicago Rspat,tcQs admits that the nomina>
ton wa, Jrdiciols." and that Col. D.ckey
has an honorable record"
He has all that We have known Colonel
Dickey for twenty-five years; VIC have
known him during All that time a. one OF the
leading lawyers Of the state; AWAY. active
IN has profession out>spoken, decided, ac.
tive, and manly ~ politician: vet. while
always ready to help his friend. to office.
never asking Office for himself Never was a
man or politician more SINGULAR, unselG,h.
When ths war with Mexico broke out In
i8i6, Gel. Dickey abandoned q I.crst,v.
F'0f777-or' raised company, aud marched
f'r the Rio Grande, until, ~atiu. throu n
the s~amps Of Texas, disease overlook him
and compelled him to return. When, in
1861, his country again called fo- ,oldi.r., h..
raised the Fourth Regiment 0. Illinois Cav
airy, and the world knows It va. one Of III.
hnest and best appointed in the service
Engaged for three years in active service in
tennessee, Il made its mark in manv a hot
engagement. During most OF this time Col
ID. was the close, intimate, bosom friend O.
Gen GRAFT, Who made hin hi. chief Of cav
alry, position he filed with marked ability.
until failing health compelled hiru 10 retire
from the service.
4 comparison between Col. Dickey and
his opponent-Logan-on the score Of man.
hood, would indeed b. "odious." The one
Is all that Is lofty, noble and .encrous-the
other IS Justly characterized by hi, well
earned soubriques, "Dirty Work" We neeI
pursue the comparison no further
Col. JEssu j. PHILLIPS, the nominee for
state treasurer, WIS also a solder. aai J.,,
Egypt while Logan was plotting treason. a..
AaJor Of the glorious oh H. Iuf,.try. . ~,i-
Inent OF which he rose to lee the colonel
Him also the Chicago Il publican endorses
as "a brave. and efficient officer"
Col. j. NJ. CEEEs, the nominee for school
commissioners, Is another ''copperhesd' who
LETT Egypt al the head Of company 20 & -ht
John \. Losan's 'fri-nd,' whom he per
suaded to 10 n the rebel army. He rose to
be Colonel of the s7,a Ill. Regiment. and
came out of the war ~ith splendid 20, or,
Such Is our ticket-sUch are our standard
bearers. With a platform that i. i-rpre.na,
5ie-a cause no less holy than Il. m1i,,,>
nance OF constitutional liberty in thu. cour.
trF, can we-dare We contemplate speh q
calamity az defeat at the polls?
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Democratic State Conventd on.

The Democratic State Convention at
Springfield, on Wednesday, according to the
telegraph report was one Of the largeE and
most enthusiastic bodies of the kind that Las
met in this state in number of years. Every
county waa represented.
The delegates met in the represe htalive
Hall at o'clock, and effected teul porary
organization by ling the hon. ". 4 Rich>
ardson to the chair. The various cd mmIt~
tees on organisation, credentials, &c( were
appointed, when the convention adiouf ned TO
O'Clock.
On re>assembling at o'clock, the commits
tee on organization presented the name Of
Gen. j. 4. McClernand for President of the
convention, with vice President aud Secre-
tary from each congressional district. The
officers thus proposed were unanimously
elected.
Af.er the transaction OF some formal bus
mess, the convention proceeded 10 nominate
a candidate for congressman at large. Three
names were presented Z. Lyle Dickey,
Thos j. Turner. and w W. O'Brien. On
the Informal ballot Dickey had 200 votes,
| Turner 10, o Brien 10. The name Of Mr.
| Turner was then withdrawn, and on the first
formal ballot Col. Dickey was nominated BY
81 vote against 90 Tor O'Brien.
Jesse J. Philips, Of Montgomery co., vas
nominated by acclamaji5n Tor State TreasU. .
-er; and
Col. J. NJ. Crebs, Of White CO., was ncmi-
mated by accam.tiOn tof superinteuIeu. Of
public instruction..
Tie following resolutions were adopted:
That the claim Of the laboring men for a
reduction Of tim- OF labor. so far as the sub
jet lies within the scope OF legislation should
merit the attention and favorable ,ous.t-ra-
ton OF our legislative bodies, 81 vel. as OflLe
Executive departments.
That the revenue Of the government should
be derived by equal taxation upon property
/ IN proportion 10 Is value and tat 10 pc
. cies OF property, not used for religious aud
. educational purposes, and no class II per
sCI7 should be exempt from their last share
of the gaui.c burdens, or receive speclal ia
VS. and privileges % h, Ir.~rY and Impoy-
crishmcu: ci The cnmmuajrr ~ larre
That the LEGAL T. 1ac- note. OF the United
Sta.rs are cheaper, .tie- and letter c.rrsu-
c. than the bills of ,ae So caUeI national
banks, aud Should bc sui 'itutel therefor as
soon - il caa lie done without Injustice or
injury.
That any and al attempts of ary European
power 10 impose ou any portion gi Tie luLa~
J..ac.s OF This continent form 20. govern,
,ueIt or ru.ers 10 which th,y do no, freely
consent. should be condemned aud opposed.
That the -y:apaJa.as " the Democrats aa1
Conservatives Of i,lngl, are with rse people
% ireland. and With Ire yp1ra- seI o. every
other nationality; and $50 aare t-tt az an
ear, day tley faav obtain redress IL tt-fr
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The County Convention.

me-
The proceedings of the Democratic county
convention, which met in this city on Mons
day, will be found in another column. Per-
hays it is a misnomer to call it democrat
ic" conveution-"National Union" would he
better, as ii was com posed of men who, until
recently, entertained widely differen, political
views. All, however, cordially unite IN sup>
porting the policy" Of President Johnson,
involving the right of all the states, under
the constitution, to representation in con-
gress. Owing to the short space that inter,
vened between the calling of the convention
and the day It was held, and also to the fact
that there was no strife about candidates for
Nomination, the attendance was somewhat
smaller than usual. All the larger towns,
however, were fully represented.
The resolutions, though brief Are TO the
point, and express all that VA, necessary to
be said. They cover the salient peints OF
the pending political contest, and afford 3
footholG upon which all but the more biso;ei
radicals can very comfortably stand.
The nomination of Mr.. Coesweil. for
sheriff, though unsough. By him. was one
eminen.ly ft to be made. Mr.. c. is a man
OF well known ability and No. l business
qualifications. As a soldier, he served his
three years in the war at the head of bait
terry which ha. given his name an honorable
place in the history of the war. 1t vas in the
bloody melee at Jackson, and with Sherman
at the storming of Mission Ridge, as we'll as
IN numerous minor engagements. The truth
Is, the Office will be more honored than the
candidate BY the election of Mr.. CogsweiI as
sheriff. His qualifications fl him for q much
higher position.
To DR.. Jackson, Of Seneca, as candidate
for coroner, of course no objection can he
made. He was for . year or Two 4 resident
practitioner in this city, ss partner Of DIR.
Coles, and by the straight forward, upright
manliuess Of his character won the universal
confidence aud esteem Of our people.
1t is good sign for the Democracy of La
Sale county when the delegate,to our coun-
iy convention come together imbued with SO
thorough q confidence that the ticket the,
shall nominate will be elected, snt vet come
unembarras,ed by and uncommlted to par
ticular candidates. They had the whole field
- choose from, and made exactly tue selec-
ton which, upon full COMPARISON of views,
was regarded as the best, The elements
in The county are right for success; radical
ism Is al discount; all it need. is for the
20 ~ Il
polls, and a victory is Certain.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1866-09-01
The Presidential TOur.

The President, accompanied by Secretary
Seward, Gen. Grant, Gen. Mead, Admiral
Farrigut, and various other dIgnitaries left
Washington on Tuesday. or trip to Chicago,
to be present and participate in the ceremo-
MES OF laying the corner stone of the Doug
las Monument on the 9th of Sept. 1t Is
also probable that the President, on the 7lh
or sth, will will continue his journey TO
Peoria and assist the Masonic fraternity in
laying the corner stone of the Soldiers
Monument in that city. IN that case, the
President viii pass through Ottawa, and
doubtless due preparation VIII be made TO
give him and the distinguished patriots with
him all appropriate greeting as he passes our
city.
We have accounts Of the Presidential tour
Is far as West Point, where tie party arrived
on Thursday.
The first grand reception was at Baltimore,
where the President was received and al,
dressed by the Mayor, and where the whole
population seemed 10 have turned o., to
greet him. No man-not even Gen. Wash
ington-couli have hal more enthusiastic
reception than was accorded to President
Johnson in Baitlr:oFe.
At Phila iePaia the radical city authorities
retusedt TO give him an official reception but
their lack OF courtesy was tIlly redeemed by
the spontaneous action Of the people. Again
the whole population appeared to have turn.
e ont 10 greet and honor our patriotic Chief
Magistrate.
On Wednesday the President and party
proceeded to New York, arriving al o clock
7. Y. Here he was received by the " iyor
and City Council in BODY, AID The en,hu.
siasna Of the people seemed to exceed, il pos
sibie, that manifested at Baltimore and
Philadelphia. The trip on Thursday TO West
Point being by steamer, was Of course less
ostentati1u,. Bat at every point where the
people had an opportunity, they ver. alike
eager to manifest i'll every way their respect
and admiration tor the Office aud the man.
The President, 1t is presumed. will no,
spend over three or four DAYS in Illinois.
when-unl-s, he accepts Az urgent invitation
to visit Wiscousin-he will. return to Wash
ington by way OF Indianapolis, Cincinnati,
Pittsburgh, &c.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1866-09-01

"CHIcAdo MUSICAL REvGEr H. NJ nic.
GINS the Intensive II usic dealer and publish
er Ill Chicago, has commenced the publication
OF d very neat little monthly of quarto
pages, with the above title, at - cts. per
annuin. We find il il a great deal Of read
ing that cannot fail to prove attractive to
persons Interested in the progress and study
Of music, and also two pages of good music.
Is each il sue is to contain the same amount
of choice music, the publication at rs cts. =
year is Oh Zap enough in al! conscience for
the music alone
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1866-09-01
The Cons.Itu ,Iona1 Amendment

There is really but one section CT the five
in the constitutional amendment submitted
by the late congress that amounts TO anything,
and that is the section which proposes q
change Of the bab BIS of representation. The
argument is, that under the constitution as
it stands, the south, by the emancipation Of
the negroes, will gain in their representation
in con gress So At is proposed, rot to reduce
the re presentation of the south in congress
outright, but to reduce it in case they refuse
to let the negro vote In other words, the
south is to be puh ished by diminished rep
resentation in congress for their opposition 10
negro suffrage.
Now how much viii me south gain in rep.
rcseutation by leaving the constitutional
provision as it is Under the last apportion>
ment the southern states had IS members.
on a population of IL, 000,O00 three ffths
only of their slaves being counted, to the north
1876 members, with population of l9, 900,
600. Tie increase Of population at the south
black aud white, for The last decade, was at
the rate Of about % per cent; and of the
north at the rate of 60 per cent. Take these
figures as basis, and =: the next apportiou
r'ent, IN 1870, the population Of the south
Viii BE-, in round numbers, 100000
u. the nOg,l, gJ,000.O3O
Leaving the number Of representatives in
congress the same ~ now (2fl,) aud by the
next appointment the south will have 50
members, q loss Of ,, aud the north Will have
lGl-a gain Of five.
Bot these figures By no meaug show the
actual advantage OF the north in the new ap-
p0rtionment. 1t IS admitted that the negro
population Of the south has been reduced at
least a million by the war, and instead Of The
aggregate gain Of the south during the press
cut decade being 80 per cent, or four mill ,
ions she viii do Wei TO hold her own. On
the contrary, no one question, bat the north.
in spite OF the war, viii. "a, he cad Of the
deca lie, show her usual rate Of increase Of G3
per cent The app,r..oa:nent in 1870, then.
under the constitution a. il stands, will show
representation in the south Of probably ho,
more tha" 70-a loss Of -, and northern
approximation Of III, gain Of 10.
This is the whole up,hot Of the great ado
about the south gaining such an immense
repre- eH,a ton in. congress unless the cgus,i-
tu'ioa.i amendment j, adopted
The south j, ,o be punished By diminished
representation for non-yoting population.
then We insist /: j, just TIA; New England
should in Ike manner be punished tor the like
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1866-09-01
Illinois State Seu1,-

II Is about reduced 10 certainty that The
conservatives viii have majority IN he mex,
Illinois state senate. The senas CONSIST, of
- members. OF these one half !. elected
every two years. Tbi, fall there VII b. t.al,.
regular members to elect. and two yacanc;e.
T. I'LL. The districts to elect are The 9th. y. "
represented by Mr.. Worcester, democrat. and
W. ch VIII return democrat 7th-Vsude~
reer, dem, which viii return likewise 9th
Peters. T1A.cal. doubtful I3th-SchoSeIl
viii return democrat; ,i5th-Mason, viii do
likewise l6th-Lindsay, ditto; I9-AHen
rad, viii return a radical; 20lh-Ricbarl.
disunion rad, will return another: 22d-
Adams, dis. rad, ditto 23d-Lansing, rad.
AID 25th-Ward, rad, both ditto. The va
cant districts are 3d-Gresn elected .yudve
Will return a denocrat. and lQth-Fupk. rcd
from which a radical may be expected The
Senators holding over may be classified thus.
"estcott, Rely, Hunter. Cohres. L Melons
nell, democrats-s; Green, Melcalf and
Eastman1 conserVatives-3; Strain, Bush.
nsil, Mack, and Webster, radicals. OF
these S at least are opposed to the reelection
OF Trumbuil; and to these certainly FIVE more
with chance for sixth democrat or conser-
Tatives viii be elected, giving the conserva>
ties certain majority of one and perhaps
Of IN the senate.
The indications are strongly IN favor Of
decided Conservative majority in the lower
house OF the legislature, SO that the political
days OF Lyma1 Trumonll, until be turns an,
o.asT political somers lult, may be regarded as
numbered.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1866-09-01

LIE NAILID-The f.vorite electioueerin-
dodge with the radicals Just now j., to get
Up enormous stores about ill-treatment of
| mon men and negroes a. the South T. ,erv
radical paper Won open has an anonyrngus
letter OF t~J from the Spa,h, written At the
North telling some mOn,trou. story shout
'res'-l persecution Of Union men" awav
down IN Mississippi, Texas, or some such
pace. Recently the. Nv YORK 7rtJune
-cIturet to connect tie respectable Lame Of
Gen. John u. Palmer, now Ia command 8
the Department Of North Carolina, with q
story o! this sort from that state; but, unfor-
tunate!y, it fell under the Generals eve. and
h. had TOO much honor, ultra radical a. h.
i, rot to conr.dct i; at once. IN a note 70
lie 7iiLsae he SAYS:
! d'i Mt "report' that sthe reconstructed
openly and deGantly insult Union officer. in
The streets. l saS no disposition on the
part OF any respectable person in Raleigh 10
act di.coTrteoa,iy toward Union officers for
myself, | have 10 acknowledge many act. OF
the most oslI-iug hiudncs.
II y my belief too. tha. the freed peor,e
Of All Glasses are "a kindly irea'ed IN Central
North Carolina a. they are ia any portion OF
The late slave states.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1866-09-01

DEATH or DIAN RICHvoSD.-Dcax f.rcH-
soyD, President Of the New York Central
Railroad Company, aud an eminent Demos
cratic politician Of that slate, led IL Ne.
1ork city on Sunday evening last, Aug. 10Th
Few men In this country hive eNer;ei a
wider or more controlling political Influence
than Dean Richmond, though he Was a mar
of limited education. Casting his FIST vote
for Andrea jackson, he never, al single
election from tlat dav forth, failed 10 vote
.he -traigh'sst Democratic ticket. Thofrh
he made AID unmads perhaps more officers
IN his day than ANY other man IN the Coun.
try, he never could he prevailed upon t. t.ke
c.hce himself; and never during his whole
Active life, held 81 gle ofici,l position un>
der the State OF National Government By
his political opponent, he WIS mali-nei a.
great wire. Vul'er sud political trio. s;er. vet
his intimate friends knew. and !, Wa, thu.
source Of his graf Influence. that IN politics.
as IN business matters, Their. never was.
man who, Whatever may have been hi.
errors Of Judgment, Was more severely and
.terniy honest. lie was native Of Wood
stock, VI, and was So wears CID.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1866-09-01

IpG an act Of Congress approved Iule 18TH and which
I'D now in iurce new pensions granted 10 persons
wounded IN the sery'.e Of tleir country, follows:
50. per month t. those who have lost the Lsa Of both
tct hands, been permanently and totally dsa-
tie IN the same, or otherwise permanently and totally
disabi a. - render them helpless nearly
require constant personal all and attention $50 month
10 persons who have lost both feet hand and
loot OF been permanently disabled in the same other
WISE disabled 10 he Hcapaciiate for performing
manual labor, but much require constant per-
s"na aid and attention. SS month 70 those who have
lost hand foot brep totally dispbled in the
same otherwise disabled render their disability
To- perform manual labor Equivalent to tie loss Of hand
and foot.
ny another Of Congress, approved March 81, 1856
The pension laws else amended include in tho
list of those o. pensions granted under certain
circumstances the orphan brother brothers, as well a.
sister or sisters under 10 years of and the father and
mother o. deceased aictGs and other persons named in
the former pension acts.
Apnlicdti0us pensions, under the above new acts
made by the uII}cregnsd Fees moderate, and plyabs
only ut success WALKER & BROW Err
july u. 'O'i-tl Metropolitan Block Ottawa Ill
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E5s.ld ON,

The head Of Lewis Ellsworth. collector of
Internal Revenue for the 9th District of H..
Is in the ba.ke:. snd Capt. Abel Longworth.
of Joliet. i, appointed in hi. place. The. sole
cause of Mr.. Eii,xOrth's removal, We have no
doubt, is his adhesion to r.,dicalisrn and re-
tusal 20 support the government, ~ which
the radicals taught u. 50 carefully and feels
ingiy, g few year. ago, was mean. the Pre,i
dent. Mr.. +. no longer supporting the gov
ernment, was, according to radical logic, "a
year or two sso,) q rebel, aud Consequently
was most rightecs,iy removed.
Capt. Long~orth, on the other hand Who,
both at bone aad III The field, had supported
the government while Mr. Lincoln Va, he
government did not cease 10 do So when
Andrew Johnson became the government"
consequently he l. most righte0u.lv rewarded
oy o!iice. The President IS RI. mt in Gust
ing ''rebels' from Office. Let the govern
uent be administered By "loyal" men
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1866-09-01

A little girl, near Milton, Pa, was sent to
the fields few days since, to carry lunch to
the field hands. Remaining away longer
than was necessary, search was made for her
when she was found strangled to death BY a
black snake. The reptile had coiled itself
several times about her neck and had to be
cut in two before he would release dis hold.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1866-09-01
An E.sEcciUal vY0Tssa uec,icine.
glrnAEss-- ECrEssitssGn Qosl,Effn.

o. Worm LltangcrS. Much sickness. undoubtedly
with children ami adults attributed TO other causes, ;;
occ:-siOued ny The 'Ncrmi.uSe Comtts, al-gu-
eectUal in dcstoyiE DO pos ible injury
most delicate child Tis valuable mi natiO has
been successfully used y physicians, and found II be safe
and sure ia tFactatus worms, - hurtiui % children
CniTd tJrtng ll7gS require immediate attention, rs
neglect Of the trouble often prolonged sickness
N'mp'.EsS ?f Horns "a Chii1sgI overlooked
Worms Ia the stomach and bowels cause irritation, viii, II
can be removed only Icy the Of q remedy. The
continuation Of insTe Uts used IN nki Browns ~ er-
irge C"nits Is such Is 20 give the best possible effect
with safety.
CURTIS & BROWN Proprietcrs New YORK. Sold by
all Dealers IN Meacin at - cents box.
Juno 'U6-lY
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Yoyd'A NEcaIcated Cream.

The most pleasant and surest cure for Itch,
Scratches, letter, Prurigo, and Pimples, ever
placed before the public. It is not a greasy
ointment, VIII not stain the clothing, is per
iectly harmless, ana is as finely Ruined as
any toilet article in use Try it once and be
convinced. For sale by E. i. Gricgs.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1866-09-01

Editorial CoNvENTIoS.-A convention of
thos<siEsor. Of Central and Southern IIliuoi.
meets at Decaturon Wednesday next. Sept.
9th. W. are indebted to the committee Of
arrsn eenents for an invation 10 be present
On that occasion, and regret that pressing
business engagements place it out of our
power 20 accept We must do as the farmer
did whS was summoned as a xitnes. n one
Of our courts, buE va. unable to attend-we
must send hand Father Perkins, of the
Ottawa Republican, attend. all convention.
OF this or any other sort We beg leave to
deputiss him as on, representative az Deca,
tur. He Is heavy on editorial courle4r =
and can favor the convention with s.n edifyine-
discourse on that subject.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1866-09-01

a MUDDLs.-Hsnry J. Raymond, chair
man OF the Republican National Committee,
has called q meeting OF that committee in
New York on the 81 of September. Other
members Of the committee. who regard Mr..
t. IS a renegade, have called q meeting on
The same day in PhisdeI, hia /, promises
10 be q nice middle. Raymond says he
stands on the. Baltimore platform, has never
resigned CT been removed, and asks what the
balance of the committee expect to do about
il?
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1866-09-01

notice. herebt sis n ti.at by vr,gA os derre'sl
~ order Of The O. untr Court Of Ia Sallc county
lo4 entered OF reco rl Jun. OF sail c4~t . L.
1866 shall cHposi - public auction tie following d.
scribcd real estate tb wit Tie half Of the af
southeast quarter Of section No thirty three 10
township no thIrty-fuy Is 3, range three s. east Of sd
Pm 10 the highest and sest bidder ii sre.or
YSrras If ,Ss-Ohe third cash in hand; third in
four months and balance - cgAc months, secured by
nortg'ge the prirnises.
sale take place. at O'Clock NJ Of Thursday. the
sTh OF September next south door Of the
in Ottawa ELIZA HOBAN, Guardian, &c.
AuE;. %. \. q. 1851.
81. HNELL Avgdr. Attorneys. wv
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1866-09-01

It appetEs that the blue laws are still en-
forced in Fome parts of Connecticut. Ralph
oomers, 4t Preston, cripple, was lately
fined 81 and costs for swearing a, some small
boys who Knocked his iniirmity, and an old
man at Waterbury was fined 81 and costs a
few days 4lnce for working in his hay.seld ON
Sunday.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1866-09-01

David G. Burnett and O. N. Roberts have
been elected United States Senators by the
Texas Legislature. Burnett was at one time
President of the Republic, before anuexa-
lion.