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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1868-12-26
Ottawa Free Trader.
The Oldest Paper in the COunty--The
Largest Paper in the COuRty-And
Has she Largest Circulation.
PROSPECTUS FOR 1869.

THE OTTAWA FREE TRADER, til o LIST Of January
aSeo will celebrate Goth New Year 1t will do so with
enlarged resources aud rsdoubed determination to make
itself worthy Of the support of its patrons than
A political and local journal it points with pride ts its
past record Started in the midst Of the "hard cider"
pagn Of $780, rising above the msreous excitement of
the day, it launched its bark conservative democratic
Journal taking the consasn for its guide, and the fathers
Of the Democratic party its Interpreters. Through
and shuein deatbelevng the foundat ion
principles Of the DSnocaic party eternal truth.
the FREE TRADER has swerved from trisghrward
honest and consistent support Of Democratic principles
Democratic aud Democratic men, In tho future
~ in the past tho FAIR TRADER will battle for these great
principles resisting the innovations of fanatics and seeking
to defend those great principles of constitutions liberty for
which the Democratic party is battling.
A NEWSPAPER the FREE TRADER will spare no labor or
pains to give its resders each accurate and
- its limit will permit full of all current foreign
and domestic news.
To LEGAL DEPARTMENT promise to give increased
attention. Ever wachul the FREE TRADE has been Of
matters Of immediate home ,aeres we shall strive a. of
those whose home aud for the balance Of this life
fixed in this community regard and pros
perty than ever deserving our Arst and most
earnest
With the rising ercial and financial Importance Of
city skA strive than ever to keep pace
with Its and commercial
During the nearly thirty years the senior editor
been connected with the FREE TRADER he abored with
single purpose Of making 1t such local city sad county
paper asbe region which drew support deserved
He claims have worked harder his vocation than most
mento have lived pudenty and cay yet to hay.
laid by little nothing Tor ~ rainy day. dsvong his every
Spars dollar like doting parent upon eolzed son.
the identifying, improvement aud rendering deserving
Unpopular favor and support Of the FRA IRA Ssch
shall be hia ambition still and whether his IT,
ture shall greater less IL for the public to
decide.
The Tsaxs Of the FRss TsADER, will BE- - heretofore
For enc year, in advance. ............. SEQ
For six nsnths ....... :. 100
For three " .............. 81
We have club rates. but allsw heretofore liberal
percentage to sasssrs.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1868-12-26

On Sunday evening dec. 20) a negro, at
Des Mones. lows, was married to 4 white
gir.. Now although. st the last election,
Iowa hy an overwhelming majority, endo rsed
negro equality, yet the people don't seem to
to take kindly to the natural working Of the
new dispensation; for 60 it vas, that whom the
Indignant, parent Of the ,nsiden ascertsined
the fact Of her marriage to u "nigger," lie had
the IMAM and br0ther" arrested while in bed
with his wife and carried to Jail, on = charge
Of perjury, the negro having sworn that the
girl was eighteen, while the parent assever-
ates she is not. What is singular, in region
so devoted to the ''great moral idea" Of un-
iversal brotherhood, the affair created great
sensation and thsre was even some talk of
lynchlng the trother Of '.de fashionable color"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1868-12-26
Tho Public Lands.

The government holds fifteen thousand mill
don acres Of land now. That ought to bs worth
enough to pay the national debt.-Er.
A pregnant fact. There has, perhaps, no
part of the wealth of this government-not
even its treasure amid all the corruptiens of
the great civil wsr-been so foolishly and
recklessly wasted, as its immense landed do
main. Starting at first with . slow and
guarded sale, then suddenly stimulating sales
by great reduction in prices until the treas
ury SO overlooked with money that it had to
be given away, the policy was finally adopted
Of dispensing with the formality Of sale, and
giving the lands away outright. That has,
N reality, for the last half dozen years, sub
stantially been the policy of eur government
with reference to the public lands Where
they have not been given to the settlers, they
have been given to the states or to the Indi-
ans, or to railroad corporations or canal COM
panies, real or fictitious.
1t is because the idea is really too sensible .
one to have penetrated the Uranium of any Of
our national Legislators, or it is because the
giving away Of public lands involves such
splendid lobby fees that they cannot afford to
lose then,-or what is the reason, that some
OF our solons at Washington have never Civ
en- serious entertainment to the thought that,
with very little brain labor, plan could be
devised by which the public lands could be
made ut once to assume the entire payment OF
our enormous national debt For all the
good the public lands are now to tina national
treasury, they might AS well be declared COM
mon property like the wind ON the open sen
There is chance for some Congressman To
make himself dangerous candidate for the
Presidency at some future day, by taking up
this land business, aud liza king it the means
of lifting from the shoulders of the American
people, by vote of congress in one day, the
entire burden. at once and forever, of that
incumbus on the nations prosperity, her enor-
nous public debt.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1868-12-26

The time for taking the benefit of the Bank
rupt law ends with the 31st day of December,
1868, and it is hardly likely that it will be
again extended. Applicants after the date
named must pay fifty cents on the dollar
Every unfortunate debtor, therefore, who de-
sires to start life anew, must act promptly and
have his application fled before the LIST Of
anuary
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1868-12-26

General Gushing is now On his way to Spain
on special mission from Secretary Seward. 1t
is said that he is authorized to open negotiations
for the purchase Of Cuba, and will make every
effort to accomplish it before tho expiration Of
the present Observation-Disclosures Herald
Gen. Cushing has taken somewhat round
about way to get to Spain, as he has just been
heard of at Panama as en- route for Bogota.
But undoubtedly the Herald knows.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1868-12-26
The WEEKLY LEADER il a spleadidlv an.

The WEEKLY LEADER is spleadidly ap-
pearing 10 column newspaper which comes to
US from Bloomington, as rosuscitation of the
late Bloomington Journal The L<adey il
published by ScIBIRD & WATERS, is Republi-
can In politics. and ably edited. Pity It il
not democratic paper There is no better
opening in the state for good democratic
paper than Bloomington.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1868-12-26

Dupsgs county is in broil ever The removal
Of the county seat. A vote was taken % it, ~.
movL from Nspsrviile to Wheaton, sad both
towns claim 70 have carried H. On Tuesday
night, the Whsatonitss wsat 70 Napsrvills, sad
stsls the records, carrying thssn 70 WAAtda,
whsreuPoa the other party we're highly iadig.
nant, and threaten war.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1868-12-26
Morton on Specie Payment.

We gave in our last weeks synopsis of the
proceedings of congress, the points of Senator
Morton's ill to bring about specie payment
by the government and the banks within the
next 80 months. Since then the Globe has
published the speech of senator Norton, de-
livered in the Senate on Wednesday Of last
week, in advocacy Of his scheme. The speech
is certainly an able. one; but it il stronger in
pulling down opposing schemes than in build
ing up his own. Its first weakness, in the ad-
vocacy of his own scheme, consists in the in
accuracy, if not downright perversion of his
figures. Senator Morton assumes that the to-
tai amount of government notes to be redeem
ed is 1856, 100000. Now this is exactly the
sum given by the Secretary of the Treasury
in his last report Of the greenbacks in circu-
latsn, but it is exclusive of some $33, goo, 900,
of Fractional currency, and $6o,0OO,O0o, of 8
per cents held by the banks and which are
convertible at pleasure into greenbacks. So,
instead of $956,OOo,000 of notes to redeem
the government will have, in round figures
S450,OOO,OOO to redeem. And this amount of
paper Mr. Merton proposes to commence re-
deeming on the Let of July, 1871, by the fol-
lowing amounts of gold:
o. Now in Treasury. $50 ,OOO, 600
Accruing surplus for 1862. goo, GOO GOO
% $780,. so 900, 900
@ g 1871. rs ,000, 900
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1868-12-26

AZ 'Chrissisn Temperance Csnvsatioa hold
t<hs ''Hdb" the ether day. ssnstor He.ry VIII.
con said that "during the past ten years he had
Travelled ten thousand miles. but he had nowhere
seen - much druuksnass ~ in Mass schusetts."
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1868-12-26
to work the newly discovered oil we'll at Oaxacs
which is now running from $50 to 500 barrels q
Panama.

Panama.
The steamer Arizona, from New York. arrived
at Aspinwall, Dec. % having on board the Hon
Caleb Cushing and suite, and left Immediately,
on the route for Bogota. The Panama Star.
speaking of the mission of Mr.. Gushing, SAYS:
We are disposed to believe the ostensible object
of Mr. Cushing's mission is in reference to the
much talked-of isthmus canal but behiua that
must be something more important than the
mere obtaining of a grant for the purpose of nm
dertaking it. 1t is probable the United States
government does not feel disposed to spend hum
dreds Of millions in building canal through this
isthmus on q mere charter from the government
of Bogota, and it may have sent Mr. Cushing out
to ascertain what the prospect is of the general
government being able to hold the isthmus and
fulfil its part of the contract, should the people
of this state be disposed to dispute the Justice of
the nation appropriating to itself whatever ma.
terial benefit, in the way of subsidies, &C., there
is to be derived from such concessions"
China.
An arrival at San Francisco on the 22d, brings
Hong Kong dates TO Nov. 10Th.
Serious disturbances have broken out in north.
| ern China Gen. Ting having raised the banner
of rebellion and gathered around him many dis.
orderly bands.
The First Protestant church in Central China
was dedicated at Hankow, by the bishop OF Vic
toria, en- Nov. Z.
The troubles between the Chinese and foreign.
ers at Formosa are assuming serious aspect
Two gunboats have been sent to protect the
latter.
The English feet, including the Rodeny Ri.
haldo, Slaney, and Yearus, reached Nankin on
Nov s. The next day British Counsel Medhurst,
with guard of marines, called On the viceroy
and demanded full reparation for the insults Of.
fered to missionaries at Yang-Chow. The vice
roy, proposing delay for discussion, was in.
formed that, if he did not comply by o'clock,
T. NJ, of that day, the Chinese gunboat anchored
off Nankin, would be seized; whereupon he i'm.
msdiately complied with all the demands. Three
hundred men were sent to Yang-Chow to de-
grade and punish the literati. The Chinese gun
boat Cher-Kiang has an English officer aboard
| who will surrender her to the Chinese officials
upon compliance with all the demands The fleet
| then returned to Shanghai.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1868-12-26

At Peoria, on the 10Th inst, . man named
Niesman wac drowned in the lake. He was prob
ably intoxicated, As he was found hanging ever
the edge Of the boat with his head in the water.
On the same day, alittls girl skating on the
at Peoria. got into hole, and Wa also drown.
cd. The body was recovered ,N@
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1868-12-26
$195,OOO,0OO


deeming on presentation, Mr.. Morton proposes
to borrow on 40 year bonds for what they will
fetch in the market.
But as Mr.. Morton has underestimate the
amount of notes to be redeemed, Sc he over
estimated his supply of gold to redeem them
with. Instead Of $4,000, 900 in the Treasury
on the LIST Of January, the Secretary counts
on but about s5OOOO,OOO; while his report
shows that the gold sales, during the past
two years, which cover Mr.. Morton's "accu-
mutations" have in no year reached 100000
900. So here is reduction of $55, 10000 at
the other end Of his figures. In Short he will
have but $14O00O,0oO to redeem $3.50, 900 900
with, instead of $195, OOO, 900 to redeem $780,
900, 900.
But further-Mr. Morton makes no allow
snce for the effect on the gold market of this
boarding gold for two and half years by the
government aud for the further boarding by
the banks which his bill involves. Long be-
fore his time to commence redeeming comes
gold, under his scheme, will have become 50
scarce and have reached such prices, that the
present animal surplus will have become
stranger to the Treasury.
Then contemplate the expense the whole
scheme involves. BY January, 1872. all the
notes of the government may safely be as
sumed to have been presented for redemption.
Government has paid out its $40, 100000 and
lacks $310 100000 Of having enough. Hgov-
ernmeut bonds, under all this process, should
keep up to their present value,|the government
must then sell, at 70 cts. on the dollar about
$3.50, 100000 Of 8 per cent. 40 year bonds to
get the gold. Here is An addition of just
$3.50, 600, 900 to tbs debt, to take up $3.50 eO0,.
600 of non interest paying debt.
Then, it 10 pslpsble that net dollar OF
these notes, thus redeemed, can again be is
sued, for they would return to the treasury like
water down hill, and that would involve the is.
sue gilmore bonds 10 buy gold, and additions ia
the national debt adj nfsisSm. And il none Of
these government netes can be re-issued, and
the National banks, which are now also re.
deeming gold, are also obliged to retain their
paper in their vaults-whst provision does
Gov. Morton make for the fearful contraction
OF the currency that al this involvesi None
whatever On the contrary, he cyphsss out,
in the most uncomprsheasible way, that there
will be no contraction.
Mr.. Nortons 10 conceded to be the most
sensible scheme that has yet been presented to
Congress to bring about specie payment, and
it, palpable inadequscy to such consumma-
tion, is only an additional evidence of the ab-
surdity of all this talk of forcing specie pay.
ment without FIRST bringing the credit of the
government up to par. When U. s. bond il
worth its face in gold in the markets of the
world, then We will hace specie psyment!n
matter what congress may have enacted On
the subject; and until such is the value of U.
8. bonds, no legislstion Of congress and all
the states combined can force specie payment.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1868-12-26

The arrival Of Gen. Rosecrans, accompanied BY
Gsa. Stuart a. the City Of Mexico On Dec. "a il
announced. They were cordially received y
hsgovsrnmsnt hss exempted gold miass from
taxation. The Califsrnia company l. preparing
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1868-12-26

The Chinese aud negroes are numbering each
othsr ,nerrily in Cuba.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1868-12-26

It seems 10 b agreed that formidable insur.
rsctisn does exist in Cuba, and that 1t has the
ympatAiss Of and is largely supported BY the
great mass Of the native population. All the
journals, however. being under . rigid censor.
ship, ore almost totally silent on affairs in tho
iasurrestioaary districts. The success Of the in.
ssrrsctioa 10 believed to be entirely dependent
on the maintenance Of peace or war in Spain. II
Spain can settle down quietly into strong mon.
archy, she will maintain her hold on Cuba 9th.
srwiss the insurrsetion will succeed, and Cuba
viii either become Independent or part of tho
United States. f''H
The troops from Spain have commenced to ar.
rive. Gen Espinar with $50 soldiers arrived on
the 1ssh. Az fast ~ they arrive, shsy are for.
wstdsd 70 The iasurrsctieaary districts. til |.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1868-12-26

The recent eruption of Mount Etna rapidly
subsidsd, and the volcaao has shown little sim
of activity for the last two weeks. r :I.. (
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1868-12-26

N LINCHINV Inh MENU bNOzHkRos
Secretary Seward denies that any pledge was
given by our government to the authorities Of
Canada that the Renos should b protected
from the violence Of the citizens Of Iadisaa.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-08-27
A Sensible View.

A Radical meeting was lately
held at Brooklyn, which was large
iy attended. Speeches were
made by such men as Horace
Greedy, himself among the num-
Der, and general opening of the
campaign was inaugurated in that
city. Among the resolutions a.
dopted we find the following:
ResolUed, That the denial of
the political right of suffrage to
any class OF citizens in this coun-
try, except for moral Disqualified
tons, is totally inconsistent with
the theory of our Government, al
SO totally inconsistent with a
wholesome and harmonious ad-
minis.ration of that Government,
that such denial puts the stamp
of degradation upon the prescribed
class, makes them aliens and out
casts, deprives them of all civil
rights even, except such as may
be accorded them by the grace of
their superiors, and reduces them
from the very necessity of the
case to condition of virtual if
not nominal slavery.
We hold therefore impartial
suffrage to be a cardinal principle
of our Government, and that it
should not be withheld from any
class except for crime. Progress
and development for all men, e.
quail political rights and privileges
among all men, constitute the po-
litics and religion of the Republi-
can party.
Such doctrines as those enuncia-
ted in this resolution, are wise and
truly republican. Were it adop-
ted and faithfully carried into ex-
ecution in Tennessee, the evils
now cursing our land and people
would disappear, and prosperity
again return to bless. Our Gener-
al Assembly would de q just deed,
and place itself in more enviable
light than it now occupies in the
estimation of the world, by en-
dorsing this sentiment and taking
steps to enfranchise the now dis
franchised masses of our people.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-08-27

A fearful and extraordinary ac-
cidentoccurred at the Chicago tun-
mel one day last week. A man
was transfixed in the fieshy part
of the arm by hook attached to
the boom of a steam derrick. Sus-
pended in this manner, he was
slowly swung around in q circuit of
some sixty yards. The machine
ry stopped, leaving him suspended
over dam which was fifty feet be-
low the derrick platform. The
hook then gradually ripped the
arm up to the very wrist where
the flesh was too thin to hold, and
the man fell to the bottom of the
dam. tits barely po iss;s'e .ss. he
will survive. ~
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-08-27

new IiiuClpl0.
1T is entirely different in principle and ac-
IL ton from any row in use, and has every
desirable advantage. viz: fFs1e
list. IT is light, clean and easy; no pressure
on the back, with motion inward and upward.
End. 1t has no Springs or Iron Bands, thus
avoiding all injurious pressure on the back, at
the same time, supporting the Abdomen, and re-
lieving the aperture of all undue weight.
Ord. The button is so formed that the pres
sure is equal on all parts of the hernial aper-
ture, without infringing on the spermatic cord.
4th. The composition of which the button
is made, renders it impervious to perspiraton,
and produces rapid absorption of the deposits
in the subcntaneous cellular tissue, which per-
mits the B,rrI,,.N to act Immediately upon the
tendinous canal. thus effectually closing TN
neck and obliterating the HERNIAL Sac by
adhesive Inflammation:
9Th. isas comfortable night or dav ,as glove
9th. 1t adapta itself to any losition; can be
applied at any age; cannot be thrown out of
place, nor can the intestine be forced down by
any strain or movement
7th. 1t is not complicated, and cannot get
ont of order. f
This instrument is confidently recommend
ed to the public, knowing that it issuperior to
any now iu use. 1t has beeu tried by suffi-
cient numbers to prove its superiority over all
others, both for the COMFORT and CUBE of the
wearer.
Tbs instrument is recommended BY the lead
ing surgeons and physicians throughout the
country, for the cen tain relief and cure of Hernia.
1t is recommended by patients who have
tried the various Spring Trusses" for years,
without obtaining relief, and have been cured
by this Truss. Certificates from well known
parties in Nashville can be seen at this Office.
Ladies will be waited on at their homes.
As no two cases of Hernia are alike, it is
necessary to have personal examination, and
an instrument made to suit the peculiarities
of each case. / also manufacture Ladies'
supporter, giving strength and certain re-
lief in weak back and falling OF the womb.
Shoulder Braces made to order.
All communications should be addressed
with stamp)to w. II. P. JONES.
Manufacturer and General Agent. Office,
northwest corner College and Union streets,
upstairs, Nashville, Tenn. it1y9
OF Call on Drs. McElrOy a. Hester
for further information.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-08-27

It's said that Orville Grant, of
Chicago, refuses to vote for his
brother, the General, considering
him unfit, by his character and
habits, to occupy the Presidential
chair. He lately presented the
Democratic Club with 81, 900, and
on being demonstrated with by a
clergyman, for not bestowing the
money upon a church, replied that
upon careful consideration of the
state of the country, and the char
acter of the two candidates, he
rather thought he ought to have
doubled the present to the Demo.
cratic Club! =
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-08-27

A Justice in Wright county,
Mimi, in case of an assault, of
which he had no jurisdiction save
to commit the prisoner, has recent
ly rendered the following decision:
s'That defendant give his note, at
ninety days, for costs of suit and
S75-the latter to be equally d.
yided between school districts Nos.
I and 6 and the Lutheran Church.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-08-27
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them more durable than any pen now before
the public.
Sent postpaid to any address for rs cents
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Orders containing money for the same sent
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Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-08-27

az z again offer our services to the Gotten
w Planters generally to STORE and
SELL THEIR COTTON. We can give no
other pledge than to refer to the sales, and the
promptness with which returns were made
through the past difficult season, n
Our MR.. ALLEN having conducted the
entire sales, since February last, which las Civ
en- such universal satisfaction, (the constant
downward tendency of the market during the
season, was, in almost every instance, anticipa-
ted and the Planter saved by the untiring
vigilance on bis part. 81
We will be found at the same place with
full corps of workers, ready and polite to all
our customers.
The Cotton Clerk, Mr.. JOHN w. MOSBY,
who has great experience in this very impoi-
tant branch OF our business, is at his post. i
GEO. c. ALLEN d CO.,
Successors to j. Il. McAhster d Coz
Corner Of College and Broad Streets,
Nashville, Tenn.
ROPE, BAGGING AND IRON TIES,
On hand. which will be furnished, and Cash
advances made On Cotton, if desired by our
customers.
No charge for money advanced to pay tax
on Cotton. except Bank Interest. si5I
sept5-tf GEO. C. ALLEN & co. +