The Wabash Courier, Volume 9, Number 16, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 23 December 1840 — Page 2

THE WABASH COURIER.

Terre-Haute, Jnd.

WEDNESDAY MOIWlWG/DBCEMBgng^WO.

We are authorized to announce B. M. HARRISON, JGss. a candidate for re-elcction to tbs office of Mayor of Terre-Haute-gy We are also requested to annoance Z.C. HOVEY, Esq. aa a.candidal* for (he same office. frrWe are authoriaed to announce NATHANIEL P. cHNNlNGHAM, Eaq. aa a candidate lor the same office. (tr W« are authorised to annoance JOS. COOPER, Eaq. as a candidate for the same office. r» We are authorised to annoance L. B. Hchble. and Rosest Waaaar as canriidaiwi for Council in the 3d Ward, at tb? approaching Section.

XT For the purpose of supplying subscribers on the Northern. Fonthern, and Vaodalia routes, with the Preside/it's M«**»ge by Tucaday'a tri-weekly mails, we pat the Courier to press on fttonday evening snd therefore bad little time to write editorial or make comments.

FCJR Wa are indebted to O. H. Smith, Esq., of the U. State* 8cnate, snd to Mr. Phofttt.of the House, for pamphlet copies of the President^ Message by Friday night's mail. The same mail brought as the Baltimore

American" and Filet," and tbe Indiana Journal, containing the Metsago. W" SOMT McPhmso* Berrikx, Esq., Whig, has been elected by the legislature ot Georgia a Senator in Congress from that State, for six years from the 4th day of March next, when Mr. Lumpkin's term of service will have expired. He was a member of Geo- Jackson's first Cabinet.

SJ*On the 2d inst., Leti Woodbo«t. Esq.. now Secretary of the Treasury, was elected a Senator in Congress from the State of New Hampshire, for the term of six yeajs from the 4tb of March next, in place of Mr. Hubbard, whose term of service wfH then expire.

ABOLITION AGAIN IN CONGRESS! Johm Q. Aimms has again introduced into the House, a resolution to rescind the resolution of last session laying abduion petitions on the table without rending. He maintains that it is a violation of the Constitution of the United Ststrs: The resolution to rescind was laid on the tuble—aysa 82, noes 56.

^(XRWlW^MAJORITY.

The precise vote for Corwin and Shannon has been at length ascertained, and is officially announced, as follows:

Thos. Corwin, 143,441 Wilson Shannon, J29,?I2—Msj. 16,129. Thfrew?rc eight scattering votes cast /or persona not

candidates-

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Meredith has commenced the publi

cation of a new paper in Centreville, in Wayne county, called tho Wayne County Record." It is neatly printed ond well edited but. as there is already an excellent Whig paper published in that town, and another in Richmond, in the same county, we apprehend Mr. M. will find it an unprofitable business, unless the people in Old Wayne are extremely liberal. There are too many papers wow published in this State.

JW The Philadelphia American Sentinel remarks, as a discreditable fact, considering the embarrassments of the times, thai a fashionable dandy tailor from Paris lately arrived there, and, after spending a few days, returned to France with three hundred orders for suits of fashionable clothing! The 8eminel asks, with much point, how many of our suffering poor would have found profitable employment in making up our own fabric* to that extent f"

O^rTho largest vote given in any State at the late Presidential election, in proportion to the population, wns in New Hampshire, which according to the lata census, cast one vote for every four and four-fifths of its inhabitants! Will tho Van Duien Editors argue from this, that the late election in the Granit^Stnte has been dccided by the rascality,fFIbery. and corruption of the British WhigsT As N. Hampshire is one of The most thorough-going Van Buren States in the Union, it behoves the advocates of pui lluren honor, honesty and purity in elections, to account for this fxtrnordinary vote, or elso hereafter hold their poacc about bribery, frauds, Sic. \V,e believe the election in no other State hasjApented, or can present, so suspicious a re^p

O^-Thc Charleston Courier states that Jno. C. Cai.hofn, Esq. has been unmdmously reelected a Senator in Congress by the Legislature of i^outh Carolina.

O-The Senateoi Vireinia, by a vote of 16 to 16. has rejected the resolution from the lower House which fix«T Monday, the 14th inst- for the election of an U. S. Senator. _____ 0"Congrcs« did not sit on the lhh ami 12th. both Housmi having adjourned over from Thursday till Monday, the 14th instant.

QO"*The election of a member of Congress for the Oxford District in Maine has attain failed. The votes for the opposing candidates are nourlv equal, and the scattering votes are, so far 575. 03-Mr. CoLQtnrr, a rirembor of the pros* ent Congress from Georgia, has resigned his sent in that body. He was elected asn Whig, turned Locofoco and as a candidate for re-d-ec tion was defeated.

ILLINOIS U. a SENATOR. The Legislature of Illinois, on Wednesday last, the 10th inst. elected Saml. McRoierts, Ksq. of Danville. Senator iti Congress, to serve six years from tbe 4th of March next.

We leara from the Springfield Register, that in the Van Buren Caucus, for the nomination of a candidate.M r. McRobcrts received, on the first ballot,26, Sidney Breese'21, Thea. W. Smith 9, Ed. D. Taylor 9, and^jenttering on the 2d ballot, tho vote stood WcR. 41, Breoeo 81. and Smith 1. On the first ballot the vote stood as follows, there being three Whi^f members absent, (Mr. Collom of the Senate and Bennett and Francis of the House,)

Tt 50 I

For Stmsri Cyrus Edwards E D. Baker, Those who voted for Mr. McRosskts _. tf*e$—l— M«sr* Al Isn Evan*. FesjnsB, Gastoo Gntewood. Gibbs, Mucker, hams, Hermfon, Houston, Hunusr.James, Johostoa.MwrMey.Moow. Ntonally, Parrish, PMtnoa. Ralsten, R^airiaon, Siocumb, Snvder, Stadden, Warren. W bits, Wood.

Of tke Horn—if Krrrttemtottttt— Mrsirs. AN^Hadwine, Bunctt, BenUey, BisseJI. BIaekman, Sm^ Carpenter, Cavarly, Courtright. Cmia, Dodgs, Uwliana, Dongfcerry* Dunlap, Knalsk, Green, Hsnkios. Hicks. Humphrev, Kelly. Kiwfcell,. Lmter, Ix«an, McC1ernai»d mnt*. Mi

McClurken.

tt% Sltepl^T

Wheeler. Whits. W«k»n, WW, Mr. Spnker-H. Those who voted tor Mr EowAam Of U* Baker, ChurchilU Davwfeon, Fithian, Hamlin, Harrison. Heory. Killpstriek, Lmls, Mooroe. Roes, Sar^wt, Stapp.

Of ti# Ammt Ante, Bailey. BrownofSa«r«B«n, llmwtt of Vermillioo, Caoady. CW»fS.,5olt' DarneilW, D««y, Drammond. ^wiwoa^ fVMnaa. Funk. Gillw^ie, Grid ley. llartliR, H«mmm B«^ Lto-1 coin. MeimJIiairi, Mi

Public M«»wy« at DanvHte, 111., and is. at thw In the ratas of letter posttage-^an ofeiect hi^Uy

Urarid*»ew,sljo^tIi^ ia««t

vioknt and prewcriptive partisan. The fad (un of tbs gantry. Bat ha»«p ww iato^powar aa» Jt, procuS,*.«o»rtL,.kmmor.1 oflbcj Poatrs»R«tcr« at, rteflfiw, Ccorjctewo

TO THE WHIG VOTERS or tor SECOND CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT. The undersigned, now at Indianapolis, would respectfully 0&r few soggeetions for your serious consideratlon. I We bave jost passed through an exciting and wellwill has signally xecntivt power.— copied voice ncs been neara in tones as cheering to our friends as it has*becn disastrous to Ute retiring

Administration. Under theas'oirrcitastancee, what is our duty lot'the future? It is plain,, and mav be recited in iew'Words: Keep together- co.isitit tax watt or A imjositt O:, otnt FBitats—do notbuig to forfeit liie good opinion of the generoos People t^rwhdm the victory hasfceen achieved. They arc the source of political power, and their wishes shouM govern.

On lhe4ih day of March, 1841, the new Administration will go into power at Washington. At its head, we shall have tbe veteran Chief of the West, a man whose whole life has been devoted to his country. He goes into office with a larger share of the popular suffrage than any of his predecessors, and with a mind imbued by a deepseose of his obligations to the People.— No private grids, nor private resentments, accompany him into that exalted station. Mr.

Ykb Boat*, on hts

retirement, leaves to his successor a fearful legacy of national embarrassment, an empty treasury, disordered finance, and prostrate commerce. The Nation feels it—the People (eel it—its evidenced are all arcund and about us. How are these evils to be remedied

By electing men to Congress who are known to fee hdstiletothe course of policy pursued by the singular party which has ruled and ruined the country during tho last fouryeare! The new President, unaided by wise councils, can effect nothing, for be is but one arm of the great redeeming power on which you must rely. Having secured, by your patriotic exeritions, an honest Executive, you should now look, without delay, to the •lection of a member of Congress who will reflect your sentiments.

Indiana elects seven members of Congress in August next. You of the Second Congressional District osb of that number. The power is with you, to be used as you think proper. Concentrate it, and you triumphdivide, ana you are again ot the mercy of your litel vanquished foe.

The counties comprising the District have many citizeaentorn-the People would delight to honor. We dceireTo undervalue the just pretensions of no man, nor to cast a reprrmch upon him. But divisions should, and

(tha Penile will say,) MCST, be avoided. Our Van Buren friends will, at the proper time, select from their own ranks, some gentleinnti distinguished for his talent* and devotion to titub principles. We, as Whigs, desire to see our brethren exercise a similar right, on their own behali. to enable tis to meet the Van Buren party on the broad ground of public policy. How shall this he effected I#ri us suggest a plan for your consideration.

A DISTRICT CONVENTION, to be neld early in the Spring, is, in our opinion, the means most likely to secure unity of sentiment and action in the Whig ranks. This Convention, if deemed expedient, should be held as early as the 20th of Match, at some central point of the District, to be designated hereafter.

In proposing this measure, we look to the experience of the past. Our success, during the last twelve months must convince us that what has been effective heretofore. wiH, under wise councils, lead us again to victory. t« 'n«»mhcr. 1839. the Harrisburgh Conyentiou brougui Ucfpre the American People the names of HARBISON and TYLER, for the I wo highest offices in their gift. The People of the States organized, in Convention, to respond. State and county officers, and Senators and Representatives, were nominated in a Bimiiar manner. Fellow-citizens, the results are before you.!— Nineteen States of the Union have declared for your candidates, and the Whig Banner, inscribed with the undying principles of our cause, now float on the Capitols" of so many regenerated Republics.

This plan, to be effective, must be general, and should embody a full representation of the People. Delegates should be chosen to the Convention, not as the partixan# of individuals, but as friends of the

THE PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE. FROM THB BALTIMORE AMI RICAN. IT is no doubt natural that Mr.

WNow,

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CAUSE in which the Whig party is engaged. In times of great political excitement, like the present, men are but bubbles, to be lost in the mighty tides of a Nations struggles. Those Whigs who have done well in the late contest—(and who has not? —will have a rich reward in the reflection, that they contributed their share to swell the mighty torrent of political redemption, which, hut yesterday, rafted on its bosom the PATRIOT Soi.DIE* or TUB WEST. If thisself-sacrificing spirit shall prevail to an extent commensurate with the stake at issue, the Second District will secure a Representative who can maintain her principles, reflect her opinions, and defend bcr rights in ihe Councils of ihe Union*

To attain these desirable ends, we would recommend to our political brethren of the different counties and townships, the propriety of a free interchange of opinion, and the adoption of such means as will best ensure a general uason of the VVhig party at the approaching election. It is the biiMResB of the People, and should engage their early attention.

R. N CARNAL, JAMI5S FARRINGTON, SAML. JUDAIL JOS. S. JENCKES, W. C. CHII.BSL THOS. DOWLING, J. M. COLMAN, B.CHAMPF.R, DANL.HARRAH, RH.8«YDTH, J. 8. FKEBMAN, G.CLARK, A. HOUGHTON. H. HAMER, Indianapolis. DEC. 16. 1840. [The above camc to hand after our paper was ready •or press. The obvious importance of its suggestions must commend it to the attention of every Whig in the District. We only require union and concert of action to insure success, and what better mode of attaining those desirable requisites, than by a fair representation of those interested, in a District Convention? What say you, friends Caddington, BurnB and Terry?]

case, would uot infer from the language of the Message that the President and his policy nad Been On the subject of a Bankrupt Bill nothing is said

defeated.

although during the last session of Congress a wrong interest was manifested in such a measure, and ltwes pretty generally believed that the matter would be Drought prominently forward again at tiif present see„on. This is a subject with which partisan feelings need have nothing to do—we arespeakutf cf a gwieral, uniform Bankrupt liill for the benefit and reliet of individuals, withoat reference to State corporations which we subiect to special laws, snd which cauoot remove from one State to another ft will. Upon what topic could the Preaident have spake a with more propriety? He could sot have beea ignorant of the deep interest which is Wt in it it every P«rt of the cuaouy, nor am there be any question of the constitutionality of ssch a law If tbe direct and unequivocal language of toe constitution can confer power.

Again, we have in tbe M«s«g« no stages! ions toncnan increase of revenue. The Prandent seems wholly occupied on thefinsncial topic in ukmgcredit to mm self lor saving conducted the Government through tel four years term without contracting i' iwiiisrdebt He had the hcnefitol a surplua of more thantwen ty million*—five millions annually—to »j nothmg of toe issues of Tree wiry note*-yet he has exhausted all this, tM»th«r with the wduiar* revesnee of the uovemmeot, sod be goer out of office leaving the cwntiy in debt—whether 'permanent" or not, remains hereafter to he seen. If lor the last four yea*sU» annual rathe Government have been losdcauats to the ty millions would not

to much so that twenty

meale tlw deficiency—perhaps we may mj thirty miUkS-Lw is it likaly U»|t there will heiwwatts onou^tifor the ceding ysart Has Mr. Van B*»rnop«aed any »ew source at sufyly.whichhe himself Moot the b^cfit of, bat from which afresh streaxa is now to

coming veart Has Mr. Van Bow opsa Nirce ot supply, which he himself bad

wre but from which a frwfe sireaxn is now

^Mr^wJSbiryffilrwl test winter that tho mewne o| ike. Treasury was tosu&cient meet tb*r«*alar demands opoait and he stated paiatedly tlie only rwmampd in the wav of a remedy. alternatives tbat remained in the way These ware direct taxntwn,or aa tuueay ofdmreaapon imported arudes. Are the wao*ws of tbs^ Trsswy »«re eboadaat ocm than tbat tbe Post-

Here isoasseataacaia th* "It W:

min wuEoaa cJaiow to any ot char

FBGX THE KATMXiL IXTELLMEWCXS*

Eut

VAN BUREN. his last

Annual Address to Congress, should seek vindicate the policy upon which his Administration lias been based. II he had done this in an ingenuous manner, if he had shown-himself mindful of the tact that he waschosen to be the President of a great people rather than the official leader of a party, and under the proper reeling of such responsibility had adverted to the re»nt expression of the popular will condemning his policy, no on3 would object to his retaining still his individual opinions or to a respectful defenceot" them. But throughout ihe financial discussions of the Message the individual predominates the great njfictal character is seen no

in this country, poltticaTly speaking, no man in his own personality is any thing except a voter. If Mr- Van Buren had obtained the sanction of the people to his principles, importance would have attached to them not because they were it* principles, but because of the people's adoption of them. That mnction having been withheld, it shows a want of deforeacc to the sovereign authority ol the land to labour at a vindication of what haa been utterly repudiated. Did it not occur to the President, when he was endeavoring to argue the Sub-Treasury into good repute, that that point was past arguing fori Yet Tie never alludes to the fact: a stranger, unacquainted with the circumstances of the

nut, with our unfeigned approbation of so much ot the Message ascoocerns oar Foreign Relation*, we are afraid that our praise of thtsStatePaper most end. Tbe remainder of it, with the exception of a recommendation concerning tbe suppression ot the trade carried on from the United States with tbe African slave factories, and the allusions to the Florida War and the Exploring Expedition, is in fact neither mew j^or less than an elaborate defence of the odCUrw of the ptraent and hist Administration in reference to tl* carrenMr sub-trra-Sbry, hdrtl-money,and other questions, n|i which, in the concrete. tf»# tribunal of the Pcoplej'®*s but just now pronomxKid jatfgment. not by a majority of votes merely, but in a voice. tbe thunders of wMch are even yet reverberating amor.g thc distant moQBta.ins

A review of this essay upaii the pfldiitcs of the day wont# ofcourse require more trtwe afid space than at a moment's warning we can devote to it. 1 undertaken it must be hereafter, at greater leisure. There are one or two points, however, which we will not permit, even now, to pass unheeded.

In the first place, when tbe President, speaking tbe reduction of the public revenue, (the result, aa every body knows, of the mischievous measures of the preceding Administration and liis own,) contfnstulstes

Not one dollar has the present Administration had to Hardy 497 pay on this account. Undera discreet administration HarrUon 828 of its aflasrs, then, instead of leaving behind it debts to Henrico 445 the amount of many millions, (Treasury Notes and Henry

unpaid demands upon the Government,) the present Isle of Wight 86 Administration ought (taking the Administration of la&es city *. .141 Mr. Adams as a rule} to leave in the Treasury, instead Jefferson 667 of the estimated balanco of a niillion and a half, at least Jackson 258 forty millions of dollars. Kanawha 827

Of another feature, of this portion of the Message we King &. Queen 282 shall forbear, out of the respect dtie to the station of King George 168 itsauthor, to speak in the language which in our opinion, it deserves. We refer to the intimation that "the pretext which this relation" [the State debts to foreigners] "affords to foreigners to scrutinize the management of our domestic offairs, if not actually to intermeddle with them, presents a subject for earnest attention, not to say of serious alarm." This propitiation to the genius of Locofocoism, at the expense of the National character, is utterly beneath the dignity of the Presidential office.

We had intended to remark upon the interference with the concetnt of the States, begun in the Executive communications of last year, continued in the Message now before us, and the repetition, with variations, of the doctrine, peculiar to this Administration, tbat the People except too mw] from the Government when they expect the Government to do any thing for their benefit but we must leave there topics to another time, if not to other hands.

There is one statement «f the Message, however, which we must take the time necessary to controvert. Wedeny that "a National Bank was repudiated by the framersofthe Constitution as incompatible with the rights of the States and the People"—the same persons having, indeed, whilst in in theCongress of the old Confederation themselves established a National Bank.— And we assert that if, as the Message says, a National Bank has from the beginning been regarded "by large portions of our fellow-citizens" as unconstitutional, it has been regarded in a very different light by larger

ortions of our fellow-citizens, who have not only onco twice established such an institution, and afterwards sustained and upheld it by their votes.

Latp:R

FROM

EXICO.

Retreat of the Xenopluons—Slaughter of the Murderers^—and Escape of the Texian Patriots.

Since our publication of yesterday, in which the accounts from our correspondent at-Mata-moras left more than 100 young Tcxians nt Saltillo, about to be sacrificed at the shrine of cowardice, we have conversed with a passenger from Texas by the New York, Mr. Ed. Dwyer, of San Antonio, who has communicated to us some new and heart cheering facts Mr. D. was only six days from San Antonio to Houston, and" on the journe)' |)U| un at a house where Col. Jordan (the commander of the 114 Texi»n» whom the Moxicwis had planned to murder) had just stopped before for refreshment. Mr. Dwyer learned and has no doubt of the correctness of the information, that when the Texians became convinced of the intentions and treachery of the Mexicans, they retired by themselves to a walled enclosure in the vicinity, determined to face the worst. At this time the citizens of the place considering the contest at an end, opened (heir houses and shops and gave the soldiers whater ihey wished to e*t and drink. The consequence was, that the bulk of them got beastly drunk and in this situation they were ordered by their commander to attack the outlaws (as the Texians were termed.)— The battle commenced abont 2 p. m. and lasted near 6 hours. The Texians were well protected from the fire of the assailants—and were moreover well armed, nnd abundantly supplied with ammunition. The result was that the ignorant and intoxicated cowards who assailed them, incapable of inflicting injury, were slaughtered, on nil hands. At this juncture the besieged sallied forth and captured three pieces of artillery, which they turtied upon the enemy, and mowed them down like grass. More than FOUR HUNDRED of the treacherous foes wero left lifeless on the ground on that night, by this small branch of tho Angolo-Saxon race.

The Texians, having cleared tho field, supplied themselves with apparel (of which they were much in want) and other spoils of victory, and commenced their march homeward, and pursued their way without molestation-— having lost only four companions killed in the fight, and one wno died from disease.

W&copy the following from the Cincinnati Republican. We have no doubt that it slates correctly what Gen. Harrison said at Versailles, and that our highly respectable informaot was mistaken:—Lou. Jour•

GEN. HARRISON AT VERSAILLES, KYThe Louisville Journal, cpon the authority of a correspondent, who was present at tbe dinner given to Gen. Harrison at Versailles, is under a misapprehension as to ihe character of hie remarks connected with the toast in honor o« Mr. Clay. Tbedeclaranoa tlmt Gen. Harrison said "he considered Mr- Clay the fittest mao in the nation for the Presidency," and tbat hehmwslf would resign the office, on biaamval at Washington were it possible for him, by so doing, toeoafcr immi the distinguished Keotuckian." is not warranted "by any thing h« said upon that occasion- He stated that for many years it bid been bisdesire. and tbe object of ins efforts, to place Mr. Clay in tbe Presidency. He P""ed a high enlogium on his character, and remarked, at tbe coticlusoo of bis speed), that the result of the election having vindicated ins own character from cainmnke with which be had been assailed—he reaffirmed what he had said on other occasions, that be wottki

•tatty, so far as hwown fadings wen oooeern«d, n»aim nia o&co at the eod of tbnr years, and evan at the •od of one

year. la

all this heerprcwednq

rentarks,

Clerk of

V1RG INI A—OFFICIAL.

Aocotnac Albuoarle

Amelia Amherst Angmtft. Baih 1 -Bedford

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Campbell iroline

Carol Charles city Charlotte 318 Chesterfield 298 Culpepper 351 Cumberland 262

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ihe country thai the Government, notwithstanding Diltwiddie 302 the "large extraordinary expenses growing out of past Elizabeth city 141 -tmnsacuena." has not been broog^aoa «tind-*ritl, lie f&tex W1 entirely overlooks a fact which is fatal to the claim Fairfax .,mt 366 which he sets up for the Executive of a successful ad- Fauquier 683 ministration of the Government for the last four years, Fayette 199 in reference to its fiscal affairs. The fact to which we Fluvanna 334 refer is, that, before Mr. Van BtntEjr*S Administration Floyd 143 began, the old public debt of the United States had Franklin 569 been entirely paid off, and the revenue released from Frederick 75* the heavy annual demand for payment of interest and '.Giles 226 redemption of principal of that debt, which, in the pre- Gloucester 247 ceding Administrations, consumed nearly one half) Grajson 455 of the vhcle Ttvevue of the United Statei. The pav- Goochland 120 ment on account of the debt, for example, during the Greenbriar M8 four years'administration of President ^DA*s, amouu- Greenville 10 ted to fifty-five millions of dollars, or an average of Greene 62 more than eleven millions of dollars a year and, dur- Halifax .422 iner the eight years of President Jackson, to sixtyfoar Hampshire .729 millions of dollars, or eight millions dollars ayer r. Hanover 450

311

King William Lancaster i7t Lee 275. Lew is 386 Logan 136 Loudon 1269 Louisa 375 Lunenburg 228 Madison 53 Matthews .V 180 ]VIason 405 Mecklenburg 319 Mercer 1^6

Monongalia 681 Marshall 458 Monroe 408 Montgomery 338

Princess Ann 402 Prince George 1»4 Prince William 167 Randolph 450 Rabpahannock 318 Rockbridge 635 Richmond city 58u Richmond oo. 177 Rockingham Russell Roanoke Snntt Sircr.fi ndoah Smvth Southampton Spoitsylvania Stafford Slurry Sussex Tazewell Tvler Washington' Westmoreland Wood Wythe Warwick Warren Williamsburg York

256 264 159 282 102 259 378 35fr 265 95, 109 113 325 364 S62 513 279 92 110 83 192

41,405

Van Buren'a maj.

Counties Audrain Barry Benton,^ Boon Buchanan, Callaway,

Lafayette, Lewis, Lincoln. Linn, Jjvingston, Madison, Marion,

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which woofd bear upon tbe soccawon If tbe oomisooodent of tbe Journal had attended carefully te Gea. Ha!tkwB*s

tie would have recollected tbe

peered aliaatoa be mad* to tbe

M'Doffie

sabserweacy

Preswent, 1836. Wkiu.

LOUISIANA Har. B. 40 173 2681 252 69 133

Counties, ffiguetnins St. Bernard Orleans JeQerson St.Charles St. John tbe Baptist St. James Ascension Assumption I^afoorche tnt*r 538 Terrebonne 313 Iberville 204 W.Bat'n Rouge 183 EL BAT'n Rouge 324 E. Feliciaoa 360 W. Feliciaaa 253 8t. Helena Livingston Washing toQ

Mr.

to Mr. Cad boon in contrast withfcrrf own con-

dsct oooseatiag to be tbe rival of Mt- Clay, for tba

BTbe*«ditor of the Joerna! eookl never have reflet ted apoo the statement of hia unenpuwdwl atoba wwM bave beea ooavtoced be was antsiaken. tad be woosa not have penned the

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from wbicb we make

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oar knowledge o4 GOT- Har-

rieon'a invmriaWe deciuaitonpin reiatiow to ihesooceaai«a aad »*sn cbatataer) when we tet rad rrtnarka We dawnwaad, bawever. aot wftr ta till aeeM aaeereaia what was tbe tree «ate at

dMcaaa. We {cairn from the Cincinnati Qntmicte, thai

Gen.

Harriaoo baa resigaed hta office

ti Comaaoo

tv, and that W

potnlcd by IUC

Pleas of Hamilton couo-!

Piarr, Eaq.,

Court,

478 477 219 317 103 31 245 332 243 353 251 2 4 2 241 216 102 138 168 1 J. 161 79 38 130 230 176 429 363 129 136 52 300 ,14 242 348 530 231 518 159 254 177 126 50 377 67 232 371 212 102

new county 183 732 3% 407 268 386 285 137 246 601 2ti7 246 238 213 49 253 109 4 400 269 113 152 497 228 199 275 148 52 61 185 93 76 62 330 144 243 57 157 935 254 110 458 132 202 32 307 64 131 204 170 ,206 420 new county 62 96 309 681

462 423 261 145 259 237 478 298 156 24 300 190 J20 287 235 528 000 468 616 210 210 161 464 262 361 274: 237 393 321 300 528 176 151 1444 298 255.. 444 1218. 305 372 368 295 195 847 486 438 6251 81 302' 4743 300 7 12 42,818 41 405

lb ui Nelson 404 Norfolk county 561 Norfolk bor'gh 529 New Kent 198 Northampton 334 Northumber'nd 18J 132 173 922 231 45 83 389 876. 107 176 142 3V6

Nottoway Nicholass Ohio Orange, Pago Patrick Pendleton Pittsvlvania Pecahontas Pcwhatan Pulaski Preston

222 358 163 389 46 100 185 76 118 249 320 ,,173 234 98 108 57 284 6 77 185 70 174 119 53 536 239 217 386 18 247 177 294 217 282 641 529 28 85 161 176 new county 156 300 183 1 2 5 216 873 195 56 71 354 96 232 293 160 171 196 408 379 455 138 115 108 129 792 9 385

new county 316 735 229 1H2 2b2 •J78 108 213 259 223 608 52 249 369 5 163 4 3 30,503 23,382

10 52 76

185 207 148 41 46 2 143 70 150 .315 112 41 56 68 57

23,382

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MISSOURI—OFFICIA V. B. Har. Counties. 122 436 501 500 1128 626

182 39t 457 268 962 S64 206 694 154 264 552 636 431 901 711 321 374 475 602 543 235 487 475 534

7,121

VB.

132 98 150

Har. 815 344 169 374 21 163 178 451 319 156 732 241

Monroe, Montgomery. Morgan, Macon, Miller, N. Madrid, Newton, Platte, Perry, Petus, Pike, Polk, Puluski." Randolph, Ralls, Ray,

261 494 500 317 194 630 960 339 264 746 860 729 405 335 563 325 421 199

1112

340 881 455 lit 246 649 137 348 240 240 778 133 170 35* 136 171 753 457 298 225 500 542 462 93 249 157 827

Cape Girardeau, 764 Carroll, Chariton Clay, Cfmton, Cole, Crawford, Clark, Cooper. Calawetl. Daviess, Franklin. Gasconade, urcese. Howard, Jackson, Jefferson, Johnson,

5'6

Ripley, Rives, St. Francis,

299

221 170

St. Genevieve, 222

St. Charles, St. Louis, Saline, Scott, Shelby, Stoddard, Taney, Van Barert, Warren, Washington, Wayne,

459

1874 322 500 226 308 258 360 348 £14

Sll

No returns. Harrison^ maj.,

29,76023.016 23,016 6,744 tnajy

-OFFICIAL. (bounties. SF.Tamtntfiy Point Coapeo St. Martin St.Mary Lafayette* St.Undry^T

250 91

1748 86 33

Har. V.B. 201 147 463 908

45 37

IMPORTANT FROM LLUNOIA A MIL providing for the payment of tbe Janoaey tatenat oa DTC State loans of Illinois, passed both HEW*OF

tbe

139 103 87

Calcaisica Avoyelles

379 218 389

172 127 150

836 434 250 475 667 610

218 340 44 20 182 84 308 430 286 2?8 207 134

205 382

Rapides Natchitoches and Caddo Claiborne* Ouachita Union Caldwell* Catahanla Concordia Madsoa Cantrill

243 74

130

259 269 147 96

231 113 111 111

11.296 7,596

T.,596

Legislature on Toeaday 15th inst. In tbe

floose by 52 to 35—in tbe Senate 21 to 17. Tbe Bill aotbonses tbe Fund Commissiooers to hypothecate any amount of State Bonds, not exceeding »*»,000. to RATE MAE? to pay tbe interest oa tba Internal Impioeemeot loan falling dae laa. 1,1841—tbe loananot bear a higher interest tban 7 percent., aad

deemable any TIME before 1843-

re SfMC Ready.

NRHE sobaenber. hereby ic^CM*IR«IAO»jieviaf 1 aasnnHrd aowaats. to call aodadjwt tbeaame. rujL Sitm&t, Scn. gad 01 KHM 4M*

W«» S E»TB»«F AS," taken for balances. »J. V*

CK^RK pr»tan~ I54P I*-3T, 'I

KENTUCKY.

Wa are indebted to a friend lit Frankfort for a pamphlet copy of Governor Letcher^ Message to the Legislature of Kentucky. It is of medium length, and occupied chiefly with a statement of the pecuniary condiiion of the Commonwealth. As we understand it, this condition is none of the best, though Gov. Letcher is in no respect alarmed as to the ability of the Commonwealth to meet all her engagements and sustain her credit.

The^expenses of tbe State Government for the year ending ou the 10th of October last, exceeded the revenue collected and paid into tho Treasury—how much, we are not told and it is estimated by the second Auditor, that the receipts of the ensuing year will fall short of the expenditures about 917,000. The Governor suggests to the Legislature the propria ty of adopttng some measure by which the recurrence of this may be prevented, withoat resorting to loans. The Kentucky State ta^ is one mill on the dollar.

The Lexington and Ohio Railroad Company is represented as in an unpromising condition. It has failed to pay the several instalments of interest due on its present debt, and the State, its surety, has had to advance the amount to preserve its faith. The Governor has made aldose examination of the pocuniary affaire of the Company, and is of opinion that its whole debt, principal and interest,will have to be borne by the Treasury, and that it will never be able even to reimburse the amount already advanced by the State as its surety. As the only resource, the Governor recommends that immediate steps be taken to sell tho road, and thereby indemnify thte State for what she is liuble, as well as for what she has already paid.

The money borrowed by the State for Internal Improvement purposes, and for which bonds have been issued, amounts to $8,710,500, less $919,500, the amount held by the Board of Education, and $20,000 held by the Commissioners of tho SinkingFund, which are considered debts due from the State to the State. This leaves the sum of $2,783,000, as the exact amount of the public debt, for which bonds havo been executed. To meet this debt, there is an accumulated fund, of stock in the several banks of the Stale, of $997,400, (exclusive of 2,000,000 of other bank stock,) which subtracted from the actual debt, leaves the sum of $1,785,600. For the payment of the principal of this no provision has yet been made by the Legisln»ure.— The total issue of State bonds under the act of February last, is $999,000, being 501,000 less than was authorized.

This view of the financial condition of Kentucky demonstrates to Governor Letcher, that the State has not so rashly and improvidently run into debt, as was apprehended that the actual amount of existing debt, if properly managed, is far from being alarming or burthensome in itself, or in comparison with the debts of other States and that the Slate, in the useful, solid, and permanent improvements which have been completed, or are in progress of completion, has, "in some degree," realized an equivalent for whatever of bonds it may have issued or money expended. Still, ho regards it as wise and discreet to avoid in future, as far as possible, any increase on the present public debt ffnd recommends the suspension, till a time of greater prosperity, of such portions of the nubhc works as will admit of postponement without serious detriment to the interests of the State.

Governor Letcher favors a distribution of the proceeds of the Public Lands %mong the States, and thinks we shall never witness another season of pecuniary prosperity in this country till we havo a National Bank.

He concludes his Message with a recommendation to the Legislature to provide by law for an earlier election of members ofCongress, than that at present established,to meet the possible contingency of a called session after the inauguration of President Harrison.

"NORTH CAROLINA.

Gov. Dudley's message.—This document enters upon the subject of the currency, and reviews the several steps of the General Government by which the Bank of the United States was destroyed and another system es-

that the currency of the country, no matter. of what it consists, must bo the medium of ex15 change, and is as essential to trade and com-

merce with the States as the circulation of'

central power as the other is to flow from the

VjlullA

284

of the currency, be it what it may, and, it ao

applied, are valuable but their intrinsic value is of small consideration compared to tlie advantages of bank notes, checks, and bnis of exchange. What power should apply this regulator? Certainly the United Statea, for none other can.

The banking capital of the Stale of North Carolina amounts to about three millions two hundred afid fifty thousand doHarfl The issues of the bank at this time amount to about one half of their capital. As a penalty for discontinuing specie payments, they are liable to the demand of twelve percent interest on their notes. It is throught that the interests of tho State require an increase of tbe banking capital, since, for the want of a larger circulation, the notes of the banks of other Sta-

tes are getting into use, and wealthy iodivi76! diuab bave opportunities forexacting usurious interest on loans which the banks would make at six per cent.

In recapitulating tlie etfStitS of bis administration, Gov. Dudley refers to the compeltion of the new Capitol, a splendid edfiice.the construction of two railroads, the establishment

of common

3,700

the swamp lands, aa forming a new and hon. orable era in the history of the State to which her citizens may point with pleasure ana pride

TBhRE-HaUTE retail Provisions: $ c» Beef, ib. *00.4 to 6

Pork, da 5 Lard, do 9 10 Bauer, do

Cheese, do 10 1» 15gas. das. 10 2 BSDS, BOF 75 Potatoes, do |^«chea,dhed 1.50 2 00 Annies do 75 1 00 Ctmabesriea^.1JO 2 00 Hams, LB. 10 13 Shoulders, do 7 8 Brm4 Stuff:

to b«

,u~(,

heart. Gold and silver are tests of the, value I LIQUORS, Ac., end, in short,every thing ussjly found 233 69 41 206 342 579 57

two ranroaos, INO promptly, schoolij and the reclamation

MARKETcts. baa. 62 to 75 do 16 18 do 18 do 50 62 do 50 62

Grain: Wheat, Oats.

Corn, Barley, Rye. Hides:

IS If

Siaogbter.lb. Dry. do Caifekias, do Sundries: Salt. bbl- 4 50

Fio«. HW. 5 5 Corn meal,BAS 37 50

Wood, sard, 1J0 Wool.

Ib.

Coal, BNAFA. 10 Flanid,

lb.

Hay, toa, 54)0-

COMMERCIAI, RECORD,

BALTIMORE MARKET, D*c- 12. CATTLE—Price® ranging from $2,75 a #3,25 live weight, or $5,50 ft $6,50 per 100 lbs. nett.

HOGS.—The price of Live Hogs vanes from $6 for stricilr pr'inedowa to $5*50 for ibottof inferior quality. to

UR.- City Mill* Flour, $4,81 *, Sutft^iutniut Flour $4.75

WHEAT.—On Tuesday sales of Pennsylvania wheats were made at 97 a 100 cents, and yesterday a parcel of red was sold at 95 cents. Ma. reds CO a 65 cents.

CORN.—New Md. 48 cents. To day sales of sew Md. white are making at 46 a 47 cent*. -«. j- f*y (1.47*5.—31 a 52 cents.

SORK.—The supply of killed Hogs has not been quite so large this week as last, and for the same qualities rather higher prices have been obtained. We now auote the range from i5.25 to $5,75 per 100 lb*, according to quality. A sale of a parcel not ofstrictly prim* quality bat a good article was made this morning at $5,31 i. Tha principal salea are at a price ranging from $5.25 to $5.50, and we wonld remark that tohntg $5.75 the quality must be strictly prime and suitable tor family nee.

PROVISIONS.—New Mess Pork at $18 and Prim* or the same description at $14,50. Tlie last sale ol old Mess waa at $15 50 cash. Mess Beef is held at $13 No. 1 at $11 and Prime at $9.

CINCINNATI MARJKRTS, DEC. 14. Floor from boats, $3,50. Whisky from boats, 17*. Bacon from store, hog round, 9c. HatnK, 11 a 13c. side*. 9 a 9* Shoulders, 7 a 7*. Pork, Mess. $17 Clear, $174 Lard, No. 1. 101 a 11c. Wheat, new, per bushel, 53e. do old 63c. Corn Meal, 31 a 371 Corn, in ear. 35c. Oats. 16 a 18c. Flaxseed Oil, per gal. 65 a 70c Flaxseed, per bush. 631 Rye, 43 a 50.

PITTSBURGH MARKET, DEC. 10. The river remains open with a sufficiency of water for good boats, and the weather is mild with indications of rain. The closing of the canals has made a few alterations in oar list of prices, which we note below.

Flour remains at $3 a 3 12. Wheat.—There is little Wheat coming in. The millers are giving 55 cts. for a goo article. It may bo quoted at from 50 a 65 cis per bushel.

Oats are selling at 30 cts. Rye at 35 eta. Barley.— The brewers are giving 35 cts cash for Barley, ana 40 cts nt six months.

Pork.—-Hogs weighing 200 lbe and upwards, will command $4 50, and under, $4 35. Cattle, $3 to 5 per cwt.

ALEXANDRIA MARKET, DEC. 7. Floor, $4 S3 Wheat.red.95cis white. $] 05 Rye 55 cts Corn, 44 a 45 cts Onis, 35 32 ots Flaxseed 75 cts Wagon Pork, $5a 5 12.

TO LBT,

p^OR one or more years, a small FARM on the

Bowling-Green road possession will be given 1st March n^xt. For terms apply to Dec. 23-3t*. Geo. HUSSEY, Agent.

NOTICE.

HE PARTNERSHIP heretofore existing between the subscribers under the firm ol Cv &, H. Rose &. Co., lias been dissolved by mutual consent. All persons indebted to tliu late firm are requested to makepayment to H. Hose, who isautlioriscd to settle i|H the busiuctt.

Dec. 23,18tO-3t

ALL

Des. 19, 1840-lMf.

tablished—the first mea?ure having cuood fi- {^2: nancial evils which th6 tatter has been unaulo ntircfmscd at any establishment on the Wmtashf\" r\ irt io.4n #$' to remedy. "What good can result," says the Message, "from the withdrawal of governmental connexion, in all its fiscal operations, from the banks, and leaving the Slates tore-1 gulate the curiency among themselves as best they may 1 It is like separating the head from the body, and expecting their joint func196 tions to be continued.' Again it is declared

blood is to the animal existence,nnd asneces- rpHEsubscriber hasreturned from thesoath, with a 586 sary to a healthy state to be regulated by

C. ROSE, H.ROSE,

W. ROBBINS.

persons indebted to the Inte firm of C. •& H. Rose St, Co., are requested to call snd settle their accounts without delay. The goods on hand will ba S«ld low for Cusli. II. ROSE.

Tcrre-Haute, Dec. 23-tf NOTIOK.

CHRISTENIA

RYCKMAN, my wife, has left my

bed and board, without any just or provocation. I lorbid any person harboring or trusting her in any way on my account, for I will not lie accountable lor any debts contracted by her from this date.

BETHUEL RYCKMAK-

Otter Creek Thp, Is-, Dec. 23, .840-16 3t SUGAR & MOLASSES. flhcls Sugar, O 10 Bbls 10 Bbis Mo'asses

A prime article for sale low, by L1NDLEY, BROWN &. EARLY. Terre Haute, D-c. 19, 1840-15tf.

FI8IJ.

ECEIVF.D per steamer Gem, on consignment, I 15 Bbls Trout, 4 White,^3 hall do., 2 Sis&swit. For sale low, by

LINDLEY, BROWN & EARLY.

WOOI.eSTYAHN.

quantity of good Woolen Yarn, white and mixed. Also, a superior article of Cotton Batting, just received per steam boat Tuscutnbia.

Doo 19-tf.

G. W. LANGWORTHY.

FOOLSCAPaPAPRKjSuitiibleforApril

printing blanks

&c and ol verjr gooa quality, for sule on accommodating terms,at this Offict. 4, 1840.

MKI)1C*L NOTICE.

DR.

M. P- HOVV ARD, a grsduate oftlicl'niversily of Maryland, haslooateu himselfat Mrs.Cui*:*ihgham's. nosr Williamstown. Clay County, where h® will alleud to all prolessional duties. Dec. l2-Jl-3ni.

NOTICE.

CX*

I W. LANGWORTHY having formed a connection in business with Ja*. if Crosby, of New York, would respectfully inform lus customers that he is now in receipt of an extensive assortment of NEW GOODS, recently purchased by his partner in N. York, which he will sell at prices unprecedented for cheapness, for Cssh only. He hss also made arrangements lor rc.

Terre-Haute. Dec. 12. 1840.-14*if. MERINOES. "C*RENCH, English and German Merinoes. of sit qualities and colors. Selling at reduced prices.

Dec. 12,.14-it. G. W. LANGWORTHY.

ALAPACA CI/OTH.

ALadie's

new and rich article of Fig'd Alapaca Cloth for Cloaks snd Dresses. Also, Mouselein do Lnines, Taglionas, Rich English, French and American Prints snd Ginghams.

Dec. 12,1840 -14-tf G. W. LANGWORTHY.

ivjB n* a iiocEa oVMStOJY STOUEt

general and complete assortment of Gxocxries of

Vla|every description, consisting of

TfJAS, SUGAR, COFFEE, WINKS, BKAJ

TfcAs

SUGAR,COFFEE, WINES, BRANDIES,

LIQUORS, &,e., snd, in short,every thing usslly

L. it mnv nnd if oo in a Grocery and Provision Store all of which he will

tjje moat

any

accommodating terms, snd as low

other similar establishment on the Wabash. Hia Woreissitoated on National Road street directdy opposite his old stand, and one door West of McGregor's Iron store. He invites his friends and the public gen erally to call and examine his stock.

Mann Sl West fall'sCoffee Hous*. Imitations of Wodd or Marble dons with

and despatch. Tcrre-Haute. Pec. 12-14-tf. MULES FOR #ALE.

SEVENTEENIsrgest

Terre-Haute, Dec. 12,1840.-14-6w-

HENRY BRASHER.

Terw?-Haute, March 14. L«40-27-t£

COPARTNERSHIP NOTICE.

WM.

RAM AGE &. R. N. HUDSON, having connected themselves In the

HOUSE SIGN St ORNAMENTAL PAINTING business, are now prepared to do such work in ail its various branches

in the

OW STANDI two DOORS south of

neatness

four year old MULES. They ars

some of the raised in this State.

They

be sold on reasonable terms, by application to the sobscribsr* living on his farm. W miles north-wtst of towo, or to WM. EARLY. Esq. in Tsrre-Hsute.

R&e li. u-tf MARTIN BURKE. SETTLa UP. rr HE SUHWWIW takes this method of informltlg those indebted to him. on account of the old arm LINDLEY, PATTERSON 6l REA, tbat he haa left their accounts with NATHAN'L CUNNINGHAM far settlement «nd, as longer indulgence cannot ba concerned

given, be trusts

will

will see

all!

tbs necessity of

WM. LINDLEY.

BILLIARD TABLE.

Fsabstantial

)R SALE, A first rate Billiard Table, plain bat with every thing complete appertainTetms moderate. Address L. L. WATtoo it.

Viaoennes, Indiana. Dec. 12,-14-6t. BROADWAY HOUSE,

Viitcennes, Ind.

THIS establishment has undergone a tborongh repair, and haa been fitted ap hi a aeat style, with entirely new furniture, and is now open for the accommodation cf Travellers and Boarders. Tbe rooms ar®

large and pleasant, and it is situated in the most pleaaaat part of tha town, and near the

Middle

Fernr.

TO* subscriber having taken the sboye stand for term of years, will make tbe cars of it bis

entire

00 nasa, and he assures his friends and tbe public, that nothitijg will be wanting on bis psrt, to givs entire

baii-

sstts-

e. w. TCXBi'»r,