Bloomington Post, Volume 3, Number 7, Bloomington, Monroe County, 26 January 1838 — Page 3

THE POST,

BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA:

FRIDAY JANUARY 2, 183K.

THfi PEOPLE'S CANP.U ATE,

FOR PRESIDENT AN APPRENTICE WANTED. A boy of moral industrious habit?, who can read and write, will be taken at this oliicc to,ieurn the art of printing, if application be made immediAtely.

and Lafayette road. Mr. Sigleb. moved to amend

the bill so as to provide that no location shall divert

the road from Us present location between. Green-

castle and the National Road, which was determined in the negative yeas 19, nays 27.. : Mr. Sigleb.

then moved that the bill be indehnately postponed, ...i.r .i. -r. - : i

wiiiuii, unci uisiusaiuu, was ueciueu ui me negative. Mr. Thompson of L., moved to lay the bill on the table, which did not prevail. The several questions that have been taken, indicate pretty strongly that the bill, as it came from the House of Repreaenta'"vesjwill pass the Senate. Without expressing

any opinion upon the merits of its measure, it is but justice to Messrs. Thompson of L., Sigler, Dukxing and Tuley. (who feel aggrieved by. the decision of the Board of Internal improvement, and .by the bill which has passed the House,) to say that tiiey have done every thing in the compass of their

powea. to prevent the change in the character of

their work and the passage of the bill in its present shape; and we know that the respect felt for those

ge;. lemcri would induce the Senate to gratify their

wishes if their sense of duty would permit them to da so. We take this opportunity also to say that

there is no part of the state whose members have

stood up more fearlessly in favor of internal im

provement system than the members on the line of

the Je'ursonvule and Crawfordsville Road. (tjrl. S. The. amendment proposed by Mr. Sin

leron Wednesday was yesterdav asjain oilerred by I- 1 -11 TT " "

nun ana Tuevaiiea. ma. journal.

PHRENOLOGY. Mr. K. E. Bcuivns, a Practical rr:s.ctgi.si, h now in our town, ins! -iu ting a class of o or 30 gentlemen (composed of o.i r citizens, and students of U.e College) iu the science of Phi-etiology. Previous to making upl'iis clas he delivered Iwogirituitou lec'.ures to very large audiences in t'.ic College Hall upon the scienc , the lust of which we at

tended, and was much pleased with his declamation and the arguments which he set forth in favor of tho doctrine of Phrenology. At the leei'ire which wo attended, lie examined the heads of several rentlemeir, and so fa. a our knowledge jf il.cm extends, ho gave correct delineations of their c'uaraclers. Wc have also examined seve.al charts given 1)V Mr. 11. to persons with whom we have beuu accounted for a number of ytars and find tlicm to accord well w th then ;hara lit. We do not wish it understood that we are a firm believer in the doctrine of Phrenology, for we have bV-.towcd but little thought upon the subject and we therefore consider ourself incompetent to judge of 1s truth or absurdity. Wo do nil believe in falling in with any new doctrine until we hive fairly weighed the matter and watched its progress for some l!me. Our situation in relation to this new science rcmiiids us of some professors of religion, who fieipiWtvly doubt whether they possess any religion or not. At times wc arejnlmost ready to pronounce Phrenology a true doctrine; but ngnin something

checks us, and whispers do n it loo jpiTcipilutc. Jlut untVve hear better arguments tha.t broad assertion produced against the doctrine, we cannot say it Ufihe . It has produced a great exilement jnllus place, and a large majority of ou,- tct and most i:ttelligent citizens are firm believers in the

dortfinc and will devote considerable attention to thfe" science. If Phrenology holds out good, their ti ne and money will be well sjenl, bat should it turn out to be a' humbug, they will doi.Uless paydear for their whistle-.-Mr. Burhans is doing a cah business hero, and frcln' the best information that wn tviri rram, ho will makertcar three hundred dollars. Who would'n! be' a Phrenologist! Our cbluinns are open for any argurii: (we do not mcaii personal abuse) which may bo produced in favor or dgairist the doctrine of Phrenology. We have received the speech of the Hoh.'Saml. II. S.MYDTH, Representative from Clay couny, on the subject of making Spencer a point on the Jeffcrsonvillc and Crawfordsville road. As Mr. S. ha-s Inxn principally raised in this comity,' wc presume u speech from him will not h uuiute seating to most of our readers, and more especially to those w ho are personally acquainted with him. Taking thU into consideration, together with 'he sound and eloquent reasoning contained in it, wo ahull give it a place in our next. It is no ordinary pleasure for

US lO WIIIICSS 4"- 'ivjjiv.w ...v......0 ilistinguishment by one who ha3 bceh the companion of our boyhood. The New York' Legislature convened on the 2 -id inst. and elected for Sneaker of -the Uouse LurrRR URADWi,(Whig.) He received 98 votes and PrestKi.w, (Van Buren) 27,

IseiSlalurC, llir um iu nion.c ii)uiii.t;i a ijoiui

on the Jeffersonville and Crawfordsvine' road has

tossed l!h bonaes.

The bill to abolish public oxccutt&tM has been en

grossed for a third reading in the Senate. Our news from Canada will be found interesting. A serious difficulty between the Uniled States and (Ircat Britain is strongly expected.

Murder most ftntl. It is slated that a number of

respectable Agricultural Journals in the United States have hdvjsed the farmer to put to death all lussupor-anuated and useless horses and asses. As fo putting' to death the last named animals, we fctoxll ci.Ver our protest, on account of tfie gieat replied we virtisrlain for tha editor of the New AlbanyArgus. ' - SUMMARY. The wlwto.of the afternoon of Wednesday, in the Scnnte, as occupied in the consideration of the Jnll declaring that the improvement from JeOerson.-

vine to vTBwiorasviiie snouiu uo u ihuiuuiiilu ttfrnpike. Mr. TiioMrsoN of L. withdrew his amcntimcnt providing for a ehange inthe Madisoa

COMJIINICATI03SS.

"Why trembles thus my frame! What dire suggestions, conjured up at once, Iu liend-iike shapes, spread horror thro' my breast!'

It is true, C .itemplatus, that I am aiming at a

scat "on the hill tops ol knowlce." And aithoueh

time has marked but a'few short years, and the face

ot nature has been "ighted up but a lew tunes, by

the bland smiles ot spring, and succeeded by the

scorching rays of summer since my existence commc jCu surrounded by the ploasuresaod follies attendant on the thoughtlessness of youth, 1 have entered the broad nek's of literature, with a light

heart, full of anticipation: and although the coa

stands far in the dim vista, yet hope whispers "per severe." Such then being the object of i;iy umbt i i i. - i . i . i i ii i-. . ..

uou, i ii in u'jmomsueo mac i uouiti ms:cm to the adv ice of ago and experience to those who have

gone before me. For advice from such , sources

should be observed, as these courccs are ret clouded a i i i . ( i . i

py me ueiusions oi lancy, nor tne Dnsht imagery

of hope, bat rendered clear and dispassionate by the developments of time yet there are . persons who

arrogate to tnemselvs, although ues-itute ofexpe

rience, tne right to advise, and have the vanity to suppose that their self-important criticisms will be

acknowledged and obeyed . V hen such is the case

it may Ui more prudent to follow the dictates of our own judgment. I have ever in expressing my sentiments on any subject adhered to what 1 believed to bo the truth, and guided by this principle, not long since, I wrote a piece on the ePects of fame; my position has been disputed by Contcmplatus, a tcor!,':y ccntrilulor to the Post. This Scncx in experience has lavished advice and criticism with a profiLscncss, which uoutd indicate that in his own opinion at !ca!y he isabindanlly capable. However, 1 would merely remark, that it is nothing uncommon for a person to be mistaken respecting themff lvc.i. I will not say that his production is a poor weak thing, and that it bears evidence of having cmi-.iiated l"ic :n some boy of the grammar school, fur that might hurt the gentleman's feelings, and further, it might not be doing it justice . No, I rather conclude that the author has been successfully whipt through the "highways of literature," and knows, "A youth who hopes the Olympick fire to gain, All arts, must try and every toil sustain; The o tremes of heat and cold must often prove, And shun the weakening joys of wine and love." From the specimen of my friend's criiical lalcnis, I aai ol opinion they are unlimited, and I may sjy intuitive; - 'oonic call it gifts, and some new-light; A liberal art that costs no poius,

UI study, industry, or brains."

Never again do 1 expect to behold a production so fraught with literature; such a comprehensive

range of thought, exhibiting such a profound knowl

edge ol human nature; so much fire and force, tem

pered with such dignity! "Learned he must be, and can take nolo "Transcribe, collect, translate, and quote!

Perhaps, however, my friend would do well to

pay some attention to the cultivation of his natural

talents. Let him recollect that no literary excel

lence can be obtained without great labor. To arrive al eminence ho "must imbibe the steam of the

lamp whole nights,"a.id yield not to the enervating pleasures of luxury and indolence. Let him recol

lect that Cicero's eminence resulted not from his superior genius but his superior industry, It result

ed Irom that exertion, at once enthusiastic and per

severing, which we gaze at with admiration, but

which we have not the spi rit and energy to imitate '.. ilis critical acumen has discovered that my knowl

edge of the happiness which js derived front fame, springs from a false source Irom reading the fashionable novels of the day. My knowledge of histo

ry, I admit, is 'of no very great extent; yet it is not so limited, hut that I know he has not cited fair examples. Two of those persons he has named were famed for their tyranny, while the other was morally depraved, and ambitious of power, lam surprised that a profound historian should select his examples from among semi-barbarians. He might as well have referred us to him who burnt the Temple of Diana at Ephesus, so as to transmit his name, by tLi3 inglorious deed, to' after ages. This example weld have been as much to the point, as those he has giyeK If I have erred in my obmions relative to the happiness produced by, a great name, it is in cotmion with the greater part of mankind. I

judge from the actions of men and the motives, which i i . i . . I . ...u:u I

guiccu in; oi. iiit; gruuu uujcui which ineu uuve in view, is happiness; and although there are some examples which seem to prove the contrary, yet it

is only a difference in the speculative opinions of . :.-- . i ww

men, about tne way oi arriving ai nappmess. now often do we see men aiming at renown as the surest way to happiness? There, is a principle in the .nature of man, which urges him to exertion a wish to perform something worthv of remembrance, and to fix himself in the

memories of men so firm and indelible, that time and the grave cannot eradicate his name from the fair tablet of recoil action. . We're it not for1 this stimula

ting principle, man would be elevated but little

above other animals, vho are lost to memory long before their bones are consumed by the mildew of afew years. ... In endeavoring to maintain the position 1 have assumed, I do not contend that all .men who have "won a name," are happy. But! do assert that all men are happy who gain renown, when guided by virtue, and governed by philanthropy.:. There are other stimulants to action, as well as that ambition which springs from "a love of place and power." Was not Washington, Lafayette, Adams, and Madison happv? If the approvals of conscience, and a

knowledge of their having the confidence of a nation

of freemen, are sources of pleasure, they were hap-

py. i rue, tney, UKe tne rest ot mankind, nan to bear the misfortunes incident upon human nature,

ana inseparable Irom the lives ol the best ol men;

yet compare their situations withthoso who have to

bear disappointments, without .the gratification of

being esteemed and honored by a whole nation, and

I will be borne out in my assertion. Or on the oth

er hand compare them with Alexander, Caesar, or

Bonaparte; these men, urged by ambition,

"Waded through 6ea3 ot blood, and walked o cr

mountains Of slaughtered bodies, to immortal hopor." They "won names," but it would have been bet

ter for themselves and mankind, had not their: ac

tions formed a barrier and stayed the waves cf ob

livion. I stated in my former production, that those who gained a name through exertion prompted by a laudable ambition, were whorthy examples lor the emulation of the talented aud industrious, and I think my philosophy good, the opinion or the venerable Contemplatua to the contrary notwithstanding. JUNIOR.

U still wears the marks of the figure it once ruadt Tho' minus two legs it is standing witltal: For its invalid side is nailed to the wall. A trunk, portfolio and a few dusky books.

Consisting of Homer, Akenside, Brooks, r

An old volume of Shakspeare, another of ifoer

Comprise the whole surn.ofmv short cataloeuo !.. TL "j r 3

"ui suiy mee, aear lany, I must not forget One dear lov'd companion, That lingers here yet. i : Tis the echoing "ioi-d Of my, sadness and rni rth ; The only dear image, To cheer tne on curt!:. ' Yes thy magical tours To me are fjr, 'Tis my only companion , My good sha gun. Thou has lent thy sweet n?Us To soften the pain; ; ' A Of the bosom that pressed fh?e, Again, and again. And must I forget thee?

No, never forget, Thy i'iilin fes'jQi

To that of

?pan,-?cs,

"For the Blooming ton Post." MODERN EUROPE. A FOS2JI. (ADrRESSED TO DR. WM. C FOSTER.) All mind is canvass Earth a studio Mens' actions colors time an artist, rare In truth of outline, and tho skill to throw Expression upon canvass, and declare That which ail human genius must despair Of comprising in language or in thought, iz: the history of what men arc! So strange th6 colors on mine's canvass wrought, Man may not hope to note the half that mind hath sought. Vet it is well to glance into the past Note its strange changes and variety, i And count the lingering life-sands while they last, Ere they depart into eternity! Time is the mirror of our destiny 1 Ours is to glance within it, and bring forth From its long scroll of joy and misery A lesson for the future. Come forsooth, .. ,. , And smile upon our task, guide though cur pen, fair truth. France, once thy sons were champions in fight; Now they are famed for joy and jollity, And mirthful glee to while away the night, And fiddling, and songs and revelry. Away with it, tis fraught with misery! Up from thy third deep sleep of slavery, Up! for the ghosts of heroes, bid away,

rung banc thy mnn:r jsottyrrany. Up! fiom thy moiul death! up! and he free.

Shak? o-Tthe foe make bare thine own right arm,

gilERMlT.

HYMENEAL.

MA KRl ED On Thursday the 13th inst, by the ivev. R. ilav.ly, Mr. John Tipton Hog ess, to 'Miss Cuaclott Pa$ks, both of this county. - Wc'would just remark that the printer was not neglected, but received a due portion of the good things iwhich were served up on this occasion. The happy couple has oar best wishes and sincere praycisbr their luture pnoperity and happiness. Another Sub-Treasury Operation. At. this time, when the President or the United States and his adherents, in Congress, are striving to fasten the subtreasury system upon the country, it is of the utmost importance that its probable operation should be fairly understood. Men acquainted with the business transactions, of business men, canno:! be ignorant of us tendency io undermine official integrity, and place in jeopaidy the public money. With a view to illustrate this, the following statement is made. . Very early .in December, I S37, a Government draft on the Receiver of Public Monies at Wapakahnetta, Ohio, amount to about FORTY TUOUS NI) DOLLARS was DISHONORED, BY PROTEST, at tho Franklin Bank of Columbus. I do not undertake to give the particulars, but the protest took

I place. 1 he vox populi thus explained it: Some omcial men, iu Columbus, and pet haps, some unofi ficial men, were engaged, as a company, in specu

lating in government lands. Tliey wanted monev, and they invited tho Wapakahnetta Receiver to join them for a certain amount. He did so. The Franklio Bank furnished the funds, butiwokeda lien on the Receiver's Deposits. Hence the protest. Will the parties explain ? or will the people be hoodwinked by Governmental hugermuger? . Chw Gaz.

So sna-t !i dominion from tho oppressor's reach;

Up from imbecile ease up! upl and arm, Up from thy degradation! oh! how much How deeply hast thou sunk beneath the clutch Of Atheism, pois'ning thy heart's blood! But vain ihe appeal, thy maudlin car to touch, Bow'd as thou art beneath a Despots load, , Hugging pollution's chain kissing a tyrant's

England, we turn to thee, standing alone And peerless in thine own proud iajesty ! .. Thou towering up upon thine ocean throne, Molhei of nations mistress of the sea Encircled in the blue waves drapery, Each dashing high around thee its white crest, Land of ennobling song, we turn to thee; Who can pass thoughtless by the dust,,where rest Names dear to every heart, names breathed but to bo blest.

Nor would we pause alone o'er those that sleep, Meivthat have lived and died, and gave their name

And song in sweetest numbers to the deep, "Tho mighty deep of time." Theirs is a fame That will not perish it will live, and claim The praise of fair posterity, and rove As now o'er human hearts, low, sweet tho same. The same in peace, in fame, iu war, in love, Whilst men have tears to flow whilst men . have hearts to move. Yea, let them rest, theirs is a living shrine, Claiming the homage of posterity. More need by far, proud land, hast thou and thine For those that live, to claim our sympathy. Yea, thou hast need of it. Yet far, we say, Bo it, from us, in ihonght or wish to stand Twixt thee and thine in judgement -or portray Th sorrows more or less, (our, father land,) Than thine own deeds have won from fate's unsparing hand. Reform! there's none for thee. England, there's none ; In al the pages of thy destiny ; None, while o'er Erin's Isle a people groan Bow'd down in iron bondage.,. Are they free Who breathe but in the act of cursing thee? .

Still, should'st thou blindly rush upon thy doom, .

It needs no gut prophetic to foresee,

That the Volcano will burst forth full soon -

And sweep thy tottering throne to an ignoble tomb. (To b continued.) DOMICIL DOGGEREL- - TO MRS.

Now! since I am snugly ensconsed in my garret

Alonp; without even a puppy to share it, I'll give you a sketch of my sad habitation, And tdl its effects without exaggeration. . . You must know that my attic contains an old chair.

A table, a stand, and a cot which you'd swear v From its brickbat-like hardness, and dingy brown hue, ' Was the same used by Noah, and his family too. My table's ajp emblem of greatness decayedj '

; Annexation cf Texas to the Uni'e.L Slatct.inz QUESTION "Would the annexation of Texas to the i United States conduce to the interests of ihn for.

I merP was discussed on Saturday evening last, by ! the members of the Texa.-. Philosophies" Society.

i in ima pitice, aim ueciueu in mo negative. We j believe that, nine-tenths oftho Texians, though they j wore injaivor of annexation when jhey exnected an ; overwhelming force of invaders, have not'the least j disposition now to sacrifice their nationality and dear bought laurels, to become an insignificant and rod.' reiote link in the chain of Umted States. If we rejmain, in the language ol our Constitution Free, j Sovereign, awl Independent oi all nations, the tide of

uimgiawoii now nowing inio our country win soon uuabic us to carry our arms to the shores of Cala-foruia-Nacogdocluts (Texas) Chronicle. i Tfie Arkansas affray. In addition to the particulars given in our last, relative to the disgraceful homicide committed in the Arkansas. Legislature, we learn that tho Speaker, Mr. Wilson, had both of his arms nearly cut off by the Bowie Knife of his antagonist. Mr. Wilson has since been bailed inthe sum of five thousand dollars, .it is said that the deceased was very abusive towards the speaker in his remarks,' and was repeatedly called to order and warned to desist from his aspersions. Since this shameful occurrence, the House has very wisely expelled the late speaker, there being, however, four dissen ieut voices.

Louisville Cincinnati and Charleston EaU Road. The success of this great undertaking, (says the Columbia Telescope,) is now put beyond question. The banking privileges now conferred upon the company by three States would of themselves in time, euable it to build the road. .South Carolina howeverin a writ both liberal and wise, nas lent her credit, to enable the company to borrow, either in this country ioir in Europe, as much as two millions of dollars; a vj.Uiider thnso most proprttous circumstances, the Directors,Ve understand, intend to push their operations with energy and despatch. ; Thip Charleston Courier says: "The Deputation" of Cherokee lhdiani'arrived here on the 25th inst.,, in the steamer Santec, on their return from Florida' We learn from them that all hope of an amicable termination of the Seminole war, are at an end " for the present. At their iast interview with the chief Sam Jones, 1ns parting message to (general Jesup was, that "he might catch him if "he could," but , that having seized upon Oseola and tho other chiefs ' who accompanied him, in violation of a flaw of truce, h (8am Jones) would not trust him." Awful death. On Thursday last, a German named Jacob Scheiber, who worked in the soap factory of Mr.Shriver, in pid Town, met with a most horrible death.. Ha was stirring the contents of a larg(t vat of boiling soap, wJien by some accident his feet slipped and he pitched head foremost into the scalding liquid. -VVeb. got out he presented a shocking appearance, the skin being completely . scalded from his whole body. In this dreadful con diiion, he lingered out a few hours, and died in ' great agony. Baltimore Sun.

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