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| iady's servant invariably, when ac-
cused of breaking anything, replied:
Sure, ma m. it was crackit before :"
and one day, when little Henry fell
down stairs and his mother 81 outed,
"Oh, boy, is your head broker" mo,
no, mother" said the young genius,
g it was crackit before"
Mr.. Alexander, In a memoir pre-
fixed to recently published volume of
essays by the late Alexander Smith,
tells two or three very capital Scotch
anecdotes of Hugh Macdonald. close
friend of the poet. Macdonald. with
the warmest affection for Smith as a
man, combined a resolute contempt
for him as poet, b which he never
hesitated to give the very broadcast
bD0ric expression:
/ like ye weel, Sandy" he would
say, IAN that ye weel ken; but as
for yer poetry, as ye caa t, sac help me
God. / max but little OF. 1t may be
poetry !, I'm no. sayin' it Is ma; the
creetics say it's poetry, an nae doot
they suld ken; but it's no my kind o.
poetry. Jist blather o Draw words,
to my mind, an bit whirly-Whas they
either head or tail OF"
A great many ingenious minds ap
pear to have been much exercised by
Archbishop Whately's riddle as to
who FIRST heard the sound of boots
suggested reply that 7
He heard it hrst who went before
Two pairs of soles AID 'eels.
Here are two comments on the an
swer from the Pail nall Gazette:
$50 AS Father Noah knew well how
EC Fish out of water feel,
1t seems most likely that the Ark
Held nefthtT sole nor eel
Think yet again II Will b. seen,
It'll wa or out and none within
81 A 6Ootless errand 'twous q have been
For soles or cells 10 enter m 1876
COME Down we we're much
amused, the other day. by an auee
dote of certain Secretary of Gov
ernor, several removes back from the
present Chief Magistrate of the EN-
pire State. Like most sab-ofhcials,
to whom some pressing final pro-
cess is committed. he had an itching
palm, while, at the same time, il
would not be exactly safe TO show his
hand too openly. On one occasion
he had, for the third time, been
waited upon by an impatient party, in
terested in two important bills which
had passed the Legislature, and, with
sundry others, were awaiting the Gov
ernor's signature.
Did you place my bills before His
Excellency?" asked the party of the
Secretary.
N-n-not yet" said he Che had
slight impediment in his speedy;
"n-not quite yet; the G-g-over-
nor's very busy. BY the bly,,
What was the n-name of the
nl--11aA-.--Al7A rss. i--A--a t---Aras-
Wnen our Saviour was W-walking
along that w-Way2"
Oh. you mean Zaccheuc?''
Ye-es; that's the man. Well,
do you r--reeollect what was s--said
TO him r. So
. Certainly: Zaccheus, come
down r
"Ex-a actly; ye-es, Come
doaoaF was thinking of that ye-
esterday, when you c-called, but
c-couldn' t irem-membe Der the namer'
The hint was taken; the party
" came doa0R accordingly; and when
be Dext called his signed bills were
ready for him.
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TOBACCO SCREWS, &C., &C.,

Insazsrs II steam 5uages, Gum Beltlng,
18th, &e., at Manufacturer Prices. asa :
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RETIRING Done at Short Notice

%orkEasn sent to all parts 20 at mp work
a Repair Boilers and Machinery -
EEgw ALI orders wifleeoeIve our fndtvtdu-
haM4tentaDn, and WILDE pro IL Hued on
gRe most reaaOnabiet erns.
nHaoe and Foundery on the Cana corner
aWImGl8 Street oct6-d1y=T
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0lncULAR sAW M.LLs,

an KINGS OF Machinery appertalninz to
Railroads, m
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HUMOROUS.

whats the matter, my dearl said
a wife to her husband. who had sat
for half an hour with his face buried
in his hands, apparently in great
tribuIation. "Oh, | don't know"
said he, 81 have felt like fool all
day" We'll" replied the wife, con
solingly. am afraid you will never
get any better; you look the very pic
ture Of what you feel. bayl-aa -f-
A young man asked an old gentle
man for his daughter. in marriages.
The answer was, !" Go into the or
chard and bring in y number of ap-
pies. Give me one half of the whole
number, and the mother aOne-half OF
the balance and half an apple over,
and to the daughter one-half OF the
remainder and half an apple over,
and have one left for yourself without
cutting an apple, and then # she IS
willing You can have her" He solved
the question, and how many did be
bring? = 2 - ri 4gt ~
John BunyaIn1, while in Bedford
jail was called upon by Quaker,
DESTROYS of making a convert of him.
" Friend John,I have come to thee
with message from the Lord, and
after having searched for thee in all
the prisons 10 England, l am glad
that I have found thee at last. = I" If
the Lord lad sent you returned
Bunyan, you need not have taken
so much pains to find me out; for the
Lord knows I have been here for
twelve years.
r. The latest invention is said to be
ink made from India rubber It has
been suggested that writers inclined
to 9 stretch story will make use
of the article Sgi5s as .-aaJH
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ration de notre gouvernement
c'est aussi pour la restauration de
notre race (Bruyantes acclama
tlons); c'est pour empecher le peu.
pie de notre race d'etre exile dc
son pays, exile du gouvernement
quill a forme ct cree pour lui ct
pour sa post6rit6, ct pour Tempe
cher d'etre expuls6 ou foul6 sous
les pieds dune race inferieure ct
a demi barbara. (Applaudisse-
ments.)
Dams cette lutte nous aurons
La sympathie de tout homme digne
d'appartenir a la race blanche.
Quel peuple civilise SUR la terre
refuserait d'associer avec lui dams
tous ses droits, honneurs ct digni-
ties, des hommes tells que Lee ct
Johnstons (Une voix: aucun,
aucun) quel pays civilis6 sur la
terre refuserait d'honorer ceux
qui, combattant pour une cause
erronee, Sc sont n6anmoins dis
tlngues par une bravoure qui ma
Jamals etc surpass6e. Applaudis-
sements Dams cette lutte, pour
laquelle on cherche a les priver de
leur franchise ct a les exiler de
leurs pays, ills Sc sont montr6s
dignes d'etre nos pairs. IA ces
mots, il y eu un silence signif-
catif, suivi d'applaudissements re-
primes ct de fables acclamations7
Mes chers concitoyens, je mai
pas Pintention de faire une Tongue
harangue, mails je veux simple
ment vous exprimer ma gratitude
pour lie grand honneur qui ma etc
falt, ct maintenant, du fond de
mon ceur, je r6itere les mots de
remerclements qui sont tombGs
de mes levres au commencement
de cette allOcutiOn,
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legislation inconstitutionnelle, revolution
nalre ct tyrannique, appuyee par des baion
nettes, ce regime est le resultat de la frau
de- du mensonge ct de l'hypocrisie, ct s.
nous sommes forces de le subir, nous ne le
reconnaItrons jamais CONNIE un regime le.
gal nj CONNIE un regime sanctionne par Ia
volonte du peuple.
LIE commandant militaire laisse la Loui.
sane entire les mains d'autorite d'Etat, elus
grace un enlightenment ct d des votes
1raaduieux ct qui ne representent pas plus
les veux ct les besoins de la population de
couleur gu ills ne representent la volonte de
la population blanche. Contre CO pouvoir
usurpateur, la majorite du peuple de Get E..
tat est presque sans defense. puisque 81
ellie Voulalt lie renverser ellie serait seule ex-
posee a lie voir retablir par les meme ba.
.yonnettes qui 'ont cree. Mais 81 bien pri.
ses gu aient etc les precautions l'aide des.
quelles on espere enchainer la volonte de
La population louisianaise, elles seront i'm
pulssantes maintenir au pouvoir une fac
tion qui ma pas de racine dams lie pays.
Nous sommes loin de regretter le regime
milltaire; mais nous ne pouvons accueillir a.
vee Joie inauguration du pseudo-gouver-
nement qui lui suecede. Nous attendons
avec confance lie jour de la restauration de
la souverainete du peuple, dams toute sa
plenitude ct dams toute sa purete, pareeque
nous savons quill ny nj force nj fraude
qui puisse prevaloir contre lie droit.
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lie demon domestiquc dams l'interieu1
conjugal Sc nornme: acariatrese de caracte
re, vulgarite de langage, durete de senti.
ments, ct surtout, despotisnne hautain pre-
tendant regenter tout par rinsolente apos.
trophe: Je veuxs L'ange de la paix ct du
foyer s'appelle: douceur, bonte, manieres
delieates, langage respectueux, elevation
de sentiments, generosite d'action ct liber-
te mutuelle, basee sur la tendresse ct la con-
fanee. La femme ne doit pas etre un es-
clave nj phomme un maitre.
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MACHINES A FAUCHER

T. me suis assure de Penvoi dun lot
% de Machines q Faucher, parmi les
quels Il sen trouve qui peuvent etre mues
par un seul cheval. Aussi, ui1e machine
patentee pour aiguiser ces Machines.
Je vendrai ces Machines (qui sont les
me,leures connues) a beaucoup meilleur
marche qu'elles ne sc vendent a Ia Non.
ve1le- Orleans. r. e. compton r. M"
opeiousas, Ii Juliet 1868.
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a. WI S

4 public est par le present aver,i que
IL WI certains malheurs inevitables ct
lmprevus, toutes les affaires de O. Hinc.
kley Il fills sont suspendues.
NJ. NJ. Kenison prehdra la direction des
aftaires jusqu'a nouvel ordre, ct toutes les
affaires seront reglees par o. s. HinckIey.
Washington. NJ. Kenison aura egale-
ment la direction des affares concernant
lie steamer Annie Wagley.
Remerciant le public de l'encourage-
ment quill lui a accorde jusqu'a aujour-
d'hul, il en- solllcite la continuation.
NJ. KENISON.
O. s. HINCKLEY,
Washington l3 JUN 1865. I'm
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L. On donnG de nombreuses defni.
tons de Famonr, nais il etait destib6
ure miss q EN- faire le demon brement lie
plus donx de toas les alnours, dit ID blonde
flle q Albion, c'est celui dune mere le
plus durable, celui dun frere le plus
fort, celui dune femme IL plus cher,
celui dun honme, le plus doux, le Mus
durable. l. plus fort ct Plus cher, celui I.
de h parure
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EIecteuax-s de District
Les choix de la Democratic.

Les cnO11 Ue la UeMgCTaClG.
Nous plaeons aujourd'hui en- tete de
nos COLONIES les noms des elus de La Con-
vention Rationale Democratique pour
President ct Vice President des Etats-
Unis. ii est inutile pour nous de recon-
mander au peuple ces deux citoyens emf
nents. Les extraits que nous nous pro-
posons de faire de temps autres, feront
mieux connaftre les avantages personnels
de nos eandidats, les favoris de la Demo
cratic Conservative.
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CheVal EpaVe.
4 vENDRE 4 / 'AnIhBL

|TNE EXCELLENTE RESIDENCE.
" situee sur larue de rUnion, pres de
Ia demeure de M. Yves D'Avy, a Opelou-
sas, CONSTANT en- un arpent de terre, une
maison de residence spacieuse ct commo.
de, cuisine, depense, jardin, verger &c.
Plus, quatre terrains faisant face a la GRO.
priete principale.
Four lie prlx ct autres particularifes, s'a-
dresser NJ. Yves D'Avy, Opelousas, ou
NJ. j. L. Couret, proprietaire. No. 81
rue Cont, Nile. Orleans. F50f
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ETAT DE La LOUISIANA

Cour do District, St. Landry.-No. 1oe53
SUCCESSION D'ALPHoNsE CoULo.
ENTIENNE cOULO, de la paroisse 81, Ian.
IL dry, Administrateur de la succession de fe,
AIphonse Cculo, decide, dernierement de Ia
pafossse st. Landry, ayant enregistre un Tablean
ae distribution ct Reglement Final de Ia sueces-
sion susdite, accompagne dune petition deman.
dant phomologation d'icelui Eft attendu au'il
etc TAFT droit Ia demande de la1ite petition
par un erdre de Ia Cour en- date du "a JUN 1868; );
En- consequence, avis est par lie present donne
aux lnteresses dams cette succession, davoir 4
lafe opposition, 81 aucune lis ont, par ecrit. 4
mon onreau, dams la vile dtopelousas, dams les
trente Ionrs qui suivront la date du prssent avis
pourquoi ledit Tableau ne serait pas annrouyS
ct homologus. rAdministrateur decharge de-
toute responsibilities ulterieure ct son obli9at;on
caneellee. A, GARRIcI1ES go
opelousas, Juliet 1865.
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AGENCE POURL LES
Bandes en- fer pour Pemballage.


NOUs ofrons au public nos bandes en-
~ fer pour remballage du cotton &C.,
lesquelles sont aujourd'hui universelle-
ment adoptees A la suite dune Tongue
experience dams oette branche. nous SOM
mes arrives a Ia conclusion que c'est une
amelioration patente ct durable, ct nous
avons pris des arrangements qui nous
permettent de satisfaire toutes les de-
mandes qui nous seront envoyees, ct en-
outre de nos celebres bandes en- fer, nous
pourron aussi remplir les ordres pour
nos autres cercles dit "Self Fastening
Buckle Holdfast, and Buttoa Tie" tous
fats du meilleur fer anglais, ct les Ger
eles etant de toutes les dimensions YOU
lues, que nous fournirons aux habitants
on aux commereants aux prix les Plus
moderes.
nj. ]. j. MeCemb, Finventeur de Par
row Tie eontinuera demeurer a Liver
pool, Sc devouant personnellemeIt a Get
tie branche d'afaires, ayant sur les lieux
des avantages qui lui permettent de fa-
briquer ees articles aux prix les plus bas,
MI. James H. Houston, notre agent a
Opelousas, en- aura CONSIGNMENT en- main
sujet aux commandes de ceux aui uour-
ront en- avoir besoin pour METRE en- bal
les le cotton, la laine, lie foin &c.
H. T. BARTLETT. agent general
No. 43 rue Carondelet.
Ill JuiI.-5 NILE. ORLEANS.
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O. NJ. x, ancien agent de change, Sc
trouvait dams son salon avec son neveu
jeune homme de vingt ans, qui Went de
terminer ses etudes en- province, o1 habite
sa famille.
&c salon est orne de toiles dun grand
prix ct de quelques portraits de famiile
LIE jeune homme s'extasiait devant lie
portrait dune jeune file, fraiche CONNIE
une rose Z; une de ces tetes qu'on ne volt
guere que sur la toile GU dams un reve.
Sur ces entrefaites, entire la grand mere
de NJ. x, une petite vieille vontee par
l'age, aux rides multiples, aux joues dechar-
nees, terreuses, presque en- decomposition
NJ. x. jouait avec lie gland de sa robe
de chambre. Sc tournant negligemment
vers son neveu:
-Veux-tu, dit-il voir roriginal du por-
trait qui excite 81 vivement ton admiration?
oh! mon onclc! fit lie jeune homme
avec exatation.
lie VOLTA, dit NJ x, montrant sa grand
mere.
On dit que lie jeuqs homme, si cruelle-
ment desillusionne, est parti lie jour meme
pour sa province.
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I'm vertu DUN ordre de Honorable
- La Cour du Huitiame District Judi
claire de PEtat de la Louisiana, siegeant
dams, ct pour la Paroisse st. Landry, le
public est par le present averti quill sera
vendu en- vente publique, au plus offrant
ct dernier encherisseur, par le soussigne
administrator, ou par rintermediaire
dun Encanteur dtiment commissioner. q
La residence du soussigne, la Coulee
Croche, EN- eette Paroisse,
LIE Samedi s Aout proclaim,
les proprietes suivantes, dependant de
ladite succession, savoir:
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q Pour de la matiere lire, voyez
la derniere page.
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Representation attrayante
oFFERTE PAR LES
Danes ct Messieurs d'Opelousas


TEUR.
Nous avons etc prize d'annoncer que le
Vendredi "a courant, une exhibition tres
attrayante compos9e de musique vocale
ct instrumental, tab1eaux, ainsi que
d'autres representations int6ressantes ct
decirconstance, sera donnee an Theatre
des Varieties, . 0pelousaa.
La recette de La soir6e sera appliauge
arachat dun Orgue pour rEglise Epis-
cole de notre vile, nm objet qui se recon-
mande D Encouragement dun public g6-
nereux ct appr6ciateur. de quelque reli-
gion quill soft.
Entr6e, 30 cents. On pourra obtenir
des tickets chez le Capt. May, ct aux ma
gasins de NM. Bloch & Dupre, Z. Phil
lips ct Solomon Loeb.
-..~-~-~1--~-~.~ A
BHy y aujourd'hui, d La Nonvelle-
Orleans, une grande assemble de la De-
mocratie de rEtat, pour RATHER les nonai-
nations de Ia Convention de New York
pour President ct Yice-Pr1sident.
DNoubliez pas que c'est Mardi pro-
chain que NM. Bloch q Dupre commen-
cent la yente . al'encan de leurs narchan-
discs, D leut magasin en- notre vile.
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-Du choix de nos amis. CONNIE des gotlts
de notre cnur, depend notre sort.
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DECEDE,-En cette vile, lie 10 cou-
rant, EDMOND c. DUPRE, age d'envi-
ron a. ans.
-En cette Paroisse, lie meme jour,
BENJAMIN L. OLIVER, age de 81 ans.
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pENDEz VIs1TE a NJ. Phillips dams
~ Ie courant de Ia semaine prochaine
On pourra y faire de bon marches en- mar.
ehandlses seches, chaussure grocerie, &c.
pres de chez NJ. Ealer horIoger. rue Main.
Orefousas II Ioin 1868 3tf
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I'm Commissaire des Etats- Unis Tue
Dams un Combat de Rue.-Vers 6 heures
jeudi soir, immediatement au-dessus du
Wharf central de la Passe-C Christian, il Y
a eu une rencontre entire NJ. S. K May
ers, editeur du Handsboro Democrat, ct
NJ. BENZ. Fl. Orr, commissaire des Etats-
Unis, ct son fills. M. Mayors recu une
blessure dams les chairs au bras gauche
ct Orr etc mortellement blesse au cote
ct expire une demi~ heure apres. May
ers s'est servi dun fusil deux coups ct
Orr dun pistolet. NJ. Mayors await etc
menace d'etre assassine ce matin meme
ut Pom suppose que la dificulte est venue
de h.-Abeille.
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GRANDE AssEMBLEE DE
RATIFICATION
EFT
BA n. =. .ECU1E1

Tous ceux qri sont en- favour
des Candidats de la Democratic
pour President ct Vice-Pr6sident
das Etats-Unis, sont invites, sans
distinction de race on de couleur,
aun grand Barbecue qui sera dom
ne en- Ia Vile d'opelousas, lie sa-
medi Ter Aonf proclaim.
L'assemblee sera harangu6e par
DIES Orateurs des deux races.
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Vente PaRbEiQue.

VGEkGG PdEUKEqI1Gs
Succession de LOrrens Daniman.
INN vertu dun ordre enanant de Pho
- norable la Cour du Huitieme Dis
trict judiciaire de pEtat de La Louisiana,
siegeant dams ct pour la Paroisse st. Lam
dry, lie public est averti quill sera vendu
en- yente publique, au plus offrant ct der
nier ench6risseur, par lie soussigne Cura-
teur ou par rintermediaire dun Encan-
teur dnment commissioner, d la derniere
residence du defunt, en- la vile de Wash
ington, en- eette Paroisse,
LIE Jeudi 80 Juliet courant, 1868,
les proprietes mobilieres suivantes, de-
pendant de la succession vacante dudit
feu Lorrens Daniman, DECIDE, q sayoir:
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90V PN-HA Ct un. lot Ue
MEUBIES DE MAJSON

CoND1rIoNs:-Les prophecies MOBILIZE
res seront vendpes po1r du compliant.
payable sur le champ, sur livraison.-La
ee[re sera payable a un ct deux ans de
credls, eompter du Ter Avril dernier:-
laeqasreur fournissant ses obligations
aSes g. caution solidaire a La satisfaction de
ladmlnlstrateur, payables son ordre ct
au donleile de John F. Smith, au Grand
Cofeau; ct en- outre, la terre demeurant
speclalement hypothequee la succession
Jusqu' 'au Placement final tant du principal
que des interets.
PIERRE d. RICHARD.
Administrators.
Opelousas Juliet 1863.
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COURIER DES OPELOUSAS,
CANDEDATURE
De In Democratic Rationale.
POUR PRESIDENT:
HORATIO SEYMOUR.
DE NETWORK.
POUR vICE-PREsIDENT:
GEN. FRANCIS p. BLAIR,
DIT MISS0TTRT
OPEL OU SAs:
SAMEDI matin, !: 1S JULIET 1863.

EHecteurs pour l'Etat EN- general:
ROBERT G. WICKLIFFEx
d'Ouest Feliciana
ISIAH GARRETT,
de Ouaehita
SUBSTITUTES:
JAMES P. FRERET, de Jefferson.
JUICE G.. N. LEA, d'Orleans
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1868-02-15
OTTAWA FREE TRADER: SATURDAY, FEBRUARY Is, 1868
Sidney Breese and the Presidency.

Sidney Breese and the Presidency. 7
The feeling in favor of Judge Breese for the
Presidency is undoubtedly increasing in the
west. We take the following from the "St.
Louis Dispatch of the 9th inst:
JUDGE BREEsE OF lLLINOls.-The mention
of the name of Sidney Breese of illinois, in con-
"nection with the Democratic nominatien for
"ths Presidency, meets with kindly responsein
" Missouri. Judge Breese resides tn Carlyle, in
" Southern Illinois, few hours ride from st.
(" Louis, and in his frequent visits to st. Louis,
has become intimately known to our citizens,
"who esteem him for his personal worth, and ad-
"mire him for his acknowledged great abilities.
"He is solid man of graniet character, robust in
person, and sound and sterling IN principle.
" He was ono of the U. S. Senator's from Illinois
"till 1850, and though young at the me,lacquit-
led himself with marked credit in controversies,
in which Webster, CLAY, Calhoun and Douglas
b" were the participants. Since his retirement
" from the Senate, he has served rs Circuit Judge
i'm the Carlyle judicial district, and gained the
reputation of being one Of the ablest and purest
jurists in the country. His infeIible devotion
to the axioms Of the Constitution the principles
" of free government, and the Individual liberty
"of the citizen, has endeared him to the Democ.
"racy of his State, and marked him as leader
I" on whom they might rely in An hour OF trial.
"Singularly enough Judge Breess has never. we
"believe. been maligned rs q "rebel," or Sop
"psrhead' bv his party opponents-his unques-
"tioned patriotism and his eminent personal vir-
"tues shielding him from these epithets heaped
recklessly upon many other eminent and re-
spected statesmen of the land.
"Of late, the Illinois Democrats have directed
"their attention to Judge Breese with some sig
niicance, and he is mentioned as a candidate
"who possesses eminent availability, together
:" with the sterling principle which is not. unfor-
L" tunatsly. the invariable concomitant of availa-
"bility. Under any circumstances, he will find
"tho Democracy Of Missouri his steadfast friends.
&" There is no one, we believe whom they would
"more heartily support.
The "Dipoteh" might have added that
Judge Breese is now, for the second time, one
of the Justices of the Supreme Court Of this
State, and the present Chief Justice. In that
capacity he has achieved commanding pos
ition, taking place in the first rank Of Amer.
iQsn jurists.
Us gentleman, scholar, jurist and a
statesman, Illinois is proud of SIDNEY BREEsE
and it will be fortunate if the country shall
testify its appreciation of his exalted character
by electing to the Chief Magistracy Of the Ma
ton man SO eminently fitted for that distin
guished position.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1868-02-15
The Eqalization Law.

The Supreme Court of this State now in
session At Springfield, on Monday, gave its de-
csion in the case raised by the Board of SUI
pcryisors OF Cook county, involving the con
stitutionality of the law Of the last Legisa
ture creating Board OF Equalization. The
Supreme Court oyerruc the decision of the
Clerk Of the Board of Supervisors OF Cook
county as to the constitutionaiity Of that law,
and issue percmptory nasdamVs to him, di-
recting him TO extend the. State taxes of Cook
county Mt .hc increased rate of assessment fix
ed by the Board OF Equalization. OF course
the same decision applies to LaSalle county,
where, instead of having but "a per cent add
ed to our assessment, the addition is, we be-
lieye, 30 per cent SO this effort to escape one
Of the screws b. which taxes are wrung ont
Of the people, has failed.
p. S.-Sincc the above was written we no.
tice by late" dispatch from Springfield, that
the Supreme Court does not decide the equal
ization law of the last Legislature to be ccnsti-
tutional. The decision is, only, that the clerk
of the Board of Supervisors is not the proper
person to raise the question