Crawfordsville Review, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 23 February 1856 — Page 2
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RiAW FOBDSVILLE, Saturday Morning, Feb. 23, 1856.
rKINTKD AND PUBLISHED EVERY SATUKDAY MORNING BY CnARLES
II. BOWEN.
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XW We wish it distinctly understood, that we have now tho BEST and the LAHOEST assortment of WEW nnd TANCY JoBTvPEover brouphtto this place. Wo insist on those wishing work done to call up. and wo will show them our assortment of typs. cuts, Ac. We havo (rot them and no mistake. Work done ou short notice, and on roasonablc terms.
Agents for the Review.
E. W. CARII.U.S. Newspaper Ad vertisinp Asrent. Evans1Buildintr. N. W. corner of Third and Walnut Streets. Philadelphia, Pa.
S. H. PABVIN. South East corner Columbia and Main streets. Cincinnati, Ohio is our Agent to procure advertisements.
V. B. PALMER, U...S. Advertising Agent, New York.
For President in 1856,
JESSE D. BRIGHT,
•abject to the decision of the Democratic National Convention.
Democratic Nominations.
For Governor, 4:
ASIIBEL P. WILLARD, of Whito. For Lieut. Governor, JOHN C. WALKER, of Lnporta.
For Secretary of State,
DANIEL MoCLURE, of Morgan. For Auditor of State, JOHN W. DODD, of Grant.
For Treasurer of State,
A QUILL A JONES, of Bartholomew. For Attorney General, JOSEPH E. ilcDONALD, of Montgomery.
For Superintendent of Public Instruction, WILLI Ait C. LARRABEE, of Putnam. For Clerk of Supreme Court,
WILLIAM B. BEACII, of Boone. For Reporter of Decisions of Supreme Court. GORDON TANNER, of Jackson.
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS. A A N IT S at or a ATA IN P. irOYKY. Electors. 1ST Dist*— WILLIAM F. PAKKOTT, 2d Dist.—SIMKON K. WOLKI:, 8d 1)Ist.— SAMvKI. W. SHOKT, (th IVist..—1"). JONKP, 6th Dist.—EHMVND .TOUNSOX, fith Dist.—MAmix M. RAT, 7th Dist.— JAMKS M. IIANNA, 8th Dist.— JAMES S. MCCLELLAND, 9tli Dist.—(huMirrs EVEHTS, 10th Dist.- E. 1". RAVUALL, 11th Dist.—S. S. MICKLE,
FUSION PLATFORM.
"Abolitionists to role America." "Let the Union slide!"
Watchword for the Campaign:
'OCT* "Put none but NIGGERS on guard
LASS.
TO-NIGBT^cOQ—Fred. Doug-
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The contributors are the best writers in each department. We can imagine no reading to well adapted at once to liberalize and to inform, to discipline and excite the mind, that of these leading periodicals. The +Edinburgh Review continues to furnish the most brilliant critical and biographical essays th® Quarterly is th® ablest conservative journal extant th® Westminster the cleverest advocate of liberalism the Aorth
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4 ed commentary as richly as ever. Versed in the contents of these unrivalled journals, the intelligent reader is prepared to discuss the werits of the last famous book, and the mooted point in politics and science he is provided with fresh and seasonable intellectual Aliment, and "posted up" in the signs of the limes, in the world of thought. Those who design to lay in a stock of intellectual pleasure and profit for the coming mmmer, will do well to subscribe to them.
/y We shall in future pay strict attention to the markets. Our report this week
in another column baa been carefully re- hundred thousand Irish-American bayo^rised, and eorrect.
may be relied upon as being
JtyTcams are still crossing the Potomac at Alexandria and Washington.
KNOW XOTHIXGISM AND TEMPERANCE TO BE IGNORED BY THE FUSIONISTS.
One of the Fusion members of Congress writes to oat of the Fusion editors as follows: "The great battle of freedom will be fought in the Presidential election for members of Congress in the free States. The question should be freedom or slavery, without the intervention of side issues of doubtful expediency, and many think wrong in principle and dangerous in platform should embrac® all without regard to birth-place or religion."
That is to say, "abolitionism" must be the only issue. Stand aside, ye "Temperance" men. Stt.nd aside, ye of the "American party." Wait awhile, till we Abolitionists have carried our points, ,and then you may "intervene your side issues."— This talk does not sound much like that heard in the Fusion camp in 1834. Well, so be it. If they wish to make that issue we are prepared to meet them.
MAGNIFICENT LINE OF RAILWAY.—The Portland State of Maine says that by the end of this year there will be ft continuous line of railway from the Atlantic Ocean at Portland to Iowa City, a distance of 1,436 miles, making the most magnificent line of railroad on the globe.
j^"The gentleman who kissed a lady's "snowy brow," caught a severe cold, and has been laid up ever since.
iC^TThe Miller doctrine is spreading in Maine. There are thousands who believe the world will be burnt up next spring.
THE BIRTH OF DIMPLE.—A pretty idea is enveloped in the following petite pair of poetic dimples
Cupid, near a crudlc creeping, Saw an infant gently sleeping Tho rose that blushed upon its choek Seemed a birth divine to speak.
To ascertain if earth or heaven To mortals this fair form had given, He, tho little urchin simple, Touched its cheek and left a dimple.
It is stated that Doesticks is engaged in writing a burlesque of 3,000 lines on Hia: watha.—Ex. £3T It will be a wonder if it does not prove a burlesque on "Doesticks."
PEOPLE'S EXPRESS.
We are highly gratified to learn that the above valuable auxiliary to the business community of New Albany, is flourishing finely.
Having long known the gentlemen, now interested in this Express, and it being a HOME INSTITUTION, we fully expected that their known probity, ability, and indomitable energy would soon placc it in the foremost rank. In this we have not been disappointed, for they have already won from a discriminating public a large share of patronage by the uniform fairness and punctuality with which they despatch all business entrusted to them.
The People's Express have, under the Superintendence of our worthy townsman, Capt. Chas. Van Duscn, already extended their lines, so that they are now sending messengers through daily from this city to Chicago, Cincinnati, and Indianapolis— from Cincinnati direct via Indianapolis to Chicago and intermediate points.
We learn that they have opened offices in Cincinnati and Indianapolis for the accommodation of their patrons, and the strictest supervision is exercised by the proprietors, each giving his individual attention to the business. We hope the People's Express will continue to flourish and to extend its sphere of usefulness. To it we are often indebted for the very latest files of papers—doubly valuable now, that the rivers are frozen and the steamboats icebound.—Xetc Albany Ledger.
WARDENS OPERA TROUPE. This talented company of performers were greeted with an immense audience on last Tuesday and Wednesday evenings.— They could have drawn crowded houses for a week had they remained with us.— The "railroad galope" is decidedly the greatest invention of the day, and is alone worth the price of admission. I
(ttr The following compliment to Gen. Lan®, is taken from the report of the proceedings of the Concord, N. II. Convention, as published in the Washington Union: "The gallant Gen. Lane then appeared, and was enthusiastically received. He spoke for nearly halfan hour, very satisfactorily to the audience. His direct, honest, manly style, and his candid yet earnest manner, so characteristic of the man, as well as the truthfulness of his sentiments, found a response in the heart of every honest man, and the cheers which followed, as the old hero took his seat, were as well deserved as they were heartily given."
0^7~Tlie Irish citizens of Cincinnati turned out on Thursday last to congratulate the members of the Irish Aid Society who have recently been tried as filibusters, on their honorable acquittal. Incase of a war between England and the United States one
nets were promised for the conquest of Ireland.
O^rGreeley, has been Washington City.
Tfajf-icating is
For the Review.
CRAWFORDSVILLE, Feb. 16th, 1856. Mr. BOWEN: The Temperance Convention of this county has just closed its proceedings. There were some things said and done there which perhaps will not be entered upon its journal, but which I feel it to be my right and duty to present to the public view.
No man shall villify me Without rebuke, nor publish a lie against me, and escape the infamy which in the eye of every good man is attached to such an act. There is no propriety in this thing of dragging my name, or the name of any other private individual on all occasions into public notice. I am not a public man, nor public property. I levy no exactions upon the public in any manner, farther than those which grow out of my business transactions as a quiet and unpretending citizen. Whence, then, this right to assail me at all opportunities, and for all purposes? I have endured these things quietly until my patience is worn out. It is my resolve now to make a reply, and that reply shall be bitter because truthful. Dr. R. T. BROWN is the man to whom I wish to pay my respects—a man who is well known and universally despised—a creature who in his character exhibits one grand sum total of all that is disgusting in vanity, obstinate in ignorance, and sham in religion—a singular geological conglomeration in human state of squalidity and hypocrisy, largely amalgamated with that class of the brute creation tritely called the Ass.
But I will not waste epithets—they arc rendered more than useless by the facts.r— This man has been his worst abuser. The worBt things that can be said of him, will be to tell what he has done, and the more accurately the naked items are detailed, the more severe the history will be. If I am put to farther trouble I will bring out some
things which I think will amply serve to!Ia-r^
show how poorly fortified the character and standing of this very creature is, who makes such frequent and unsparing attacks.— Here I wish merely to notice some things that were said of me in the Convention.— I was charged with having refused to sell a certain man a quantity of liquor demanded for legal purposes without cause. This is a direct falsehood, and Brown knew it when he uttered it. Laughlen is the individual referred to. Mr. Laugalen came to me while County Agent under the Fusion, Abolition, Know Nothing temperance law, and as he refused to comply with the re-
pretty well known as orthodox on tho sub-
ject of temperance, was standing by when this interview took place, and will, I think, testify that I did nothing more than my duty as enjoined upon me by the law cf the State, which I could not and would not violate. If this individual, Brown, wants to investigate that matter further, he can have that pleasure whenever and wherever he may select.
Again, he accused me of dishonesty in the insinuation that my liquors froze, owing, as I suppose he intended as to infer to mixture with water on my part. I know of no instance of the kind, nor does any one else know of any such case. There was one little thing that happened in the county however, which I will just mention. A farmer sent a supposed friend to get some brandy for medicinal purposes I trusted to the man's candor and honesty, and gave him the liquor desired. On his way home he drank most of the quantity in his care, and to make the amount hold out, he made up the deficiency of what he had consumed by adulteration. This is the case Dr. Brown referred to. Perhaps the public would like to know the rest of tho story.— Brown did not and dared not tell it all he withheld the fact that this honest, trusty vounc o-entleman, was a member of his own v? treasonable, bankrupi, sunken, Fusion, Abolition, Know Nothing remnant. This I am also ready to prove if called upon to do so. Mr. Brown was particularly exercised all through his remarks His whole speech however, if it had any meaning and weight at all—and the amount was exceedingly small—was all against the law and the agency. That measure teas an outrage, and there is not a man that wishes to preserve to himself the reputation of common sense, that will now deny it. It was a standing insult to every man in the county. Why did Laughlen turn away in wrath?— Because he was insulted. Who insulted him? Not me, I had no discretion in the matter, I simply asked him a question which the law made it necessary for me to ask.— What was that question? I only wished to know if he was a sober man and a fit person to sell too, as the Statute required. This I could not evade. Then this insult was couched in the law. Who made the law? This man, Dr. R. T. Brown, had in his own opinion a great deal to do with it. He has boasted of it. Then if we can put any confidence in his own admission it was this msn who insulted Laughlen, not me.
I was always opposed to the law, I am op
posed to it now, and to'the last of my breath I will resist it and the political claims of all who advocate such laws. Now,let the gentleman digest this deduction as best he can. The truth is, the people the sovereign people, now feel and know they have been outraged. In the late elections they threw off the yoke—they have dashed it on the ground to remain there forever. But this is not all, some certain necks have been broken, and although this fellow, Brown, is the remotest of the remote from public favor and public elevation, still his vanity
spits out his chagrin on the heads of his
son of standing and true self-respect despis es him. There is no use then of giving the public any further information on the subject aq,d as for Brown himself, no one could expect to reach one of such coarse and brutal sensibilities by common means.
rect it in another. Very Respectfully, R. II. CRAIG.
many of his brethren, loud mouthed his
to think him insane. Probably he is, but
like Hamlet, there's method in his madness. We understand that tho fellow
aPPointed
ff
is
Graham, charged with stealing one hundred and forty-six dollars from Derfrees & Smith, and fifteen dollars from Mrs. Yunt, living a few miles from town. As he has an examination this afternoon, wo forbear
quisitions which that enormous law impos-j insane. This is the most charitable con- much pleased at our engineers being so cd, I did refuse to give him the liquor he faction that can be given to his singular successful under water. asked for. Mr. Johnston, a man who
procedure. Particulars in our next."
iCST"A great State Convention of the DcDcracy of New Hai
mocracy of New Hampshire, was holden at
Concord, on the 7th inst. Although the
rw„„l
nst.
ed
The ox-goad is the only thing that would which was not blown in by them on the warm his hide, and I do not want to attach 21st, and two in the side wall of the basin, disgrace to myself, by an attempt to cor- adjoining our charges. The demolition of
denunciations of the "old line whiskey, pro- engineers had examined the debris, the forligamy party." His brother Templars seem
Although the
persons. Many eminent public men, from all parts of the Union, were present, among whom were Hons. S. B. Miller, of Califor
nia, Howell Cobb, of Georgia, James S. Orr, of South Carolina, Gen. Joseph Lane,
of Oregon, Governor Wells, and several
other distinguished citizens of New Ilamp-
shirc and of Massachusetts. All the great topics of the day were thoroughly
and ably discussed, and the strongest demonstrations were given, that the people of
the Granite State are fully aroused to do battle in the cause of Democracy with a
full hope ofsucccss.
Owing to circumstances over which
have no control, and also the prevalence of
the yellow fever at Natchez, I have con-
eluded to defer my professional visit to the
part of the Mississippi river has been in a Srcat.
congealed state, rendering it utterly impos-
to the conclusion to try a pair of skates and
work mr way to the scene of my future ?el1
as to mv future movements. I will also
sav that I may at all times be found at my
SAFETY OF TIIE PACIFIC. PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 19. The report relative to the safety of the Pacific appears to have but little foundation. It has been traced to a private letter received at Halifax by the Canada, dated January 28, containing the following paragraphs:
THE WANTONNESS OF WAR. The allied forces at Sebastopol are engaged it appears in destroying the costly docks at Sebastopol.
mer
Th* following letter to the London News dated Jan. 1st will give some idea of the ungracious work:
It had been the intention of our engineers to blow in a portion of the English half of the docks last Saturday, but owing to the prevalence of water all could not be got ready for that purpose before yesterday afternoon. It was at 6 minutes to 1 that the drum was beaten by the French sapper for the 39 French and 4 English engineers to
.... light th®ir port-fires. In 6£ minutes after-
IS sufficient to stimulate him in the belief wards the charges in th" side and bottom that he has been cast down, and he now
(of
neighbors l,is only relief. I'TK^^TS If" ™T ... and behind the steps leading down to the But I will not extend these remarks fur- (joct blew up. These three charges shook ther now, no good can result from them.— the ground all round terribly, and propellEverybody knows Brown, and every per-
the. French east dock exploded almost
simultaneously-
Shortly afterwards the
large stones perpendicularly up in the air to the height of at least 900 feet. In 94- minutes the English charges exploded causing a very neat demolition of half the side wall of the basin but the powder was, I think, run a little too fine. After the smoke had cleared away, it was evident that four of the French charges being two in the entrance pier to their west dock,
jthe French east dock was complete, Th# quantity of powder expended in blowing up this dock alone was lO.OOOlbs, .with 33 charges in all. The 12 side charges were each 5001bs. Behind the steps leadintr down to the bottom of the dock
A LATTER DAY SAINT IN LIMBO. It will be seen by the following which there were one charge of l,000lbs and two we clip from the Lafayette Courier, that a of 500lbs of powder each. The remaining! toward it to ofter any assistance, as corn" Templar of that city has been arrested for charges, I mean those under the docks and mon in all other cases, it is thoroughly unstealing. We presume that he was like
flo°dg"te-
*1. 1 After the Russians had fired a few badly-
aimed she]|g and the French flnd Eng]
not gone off- After tlie
was a regu- the Jeft side of the large basin, even to the
delegate to the Abolition, gates, were completely destroyed. SirW \T
it r» 1 1 1 .... M! 1 ~1 1
giving any of the rumors afloat, or any other fortnight the whole of the Sebastopol comments until the facts are brought out in docks will be totally worthless for any purthe examination. His friends suppose him pose whatever. The French appears to be
Know Nothing, Black Republican, Prohibi- Codrington now asked Colonel Lloyed how est consideration for each other, as well as tory Liquor Law Convention, which came
he
th°
rfv
!t
Wluld
R,,preS[f„tativeSi 1C,,8._(
weather was very inclement, it having Mister Silas Hifr_rins, who was lately
ear
For the Crav.-forlsville lloview. A CARD.
catl0n and
greatness, but after mature deliberation and also the advice of my numerous friends, have finally decided to remain in the delightful village of Crawfordsville until there is abetter opening at the South than at this present writing. In publishing this, mv card, I have been induced 60 to do that my ,-r numerous friends may be perfectly satisfied ^.
th,s
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room, immediately back of McDonald & the memory of b. Iliggins who is dead, and Willson's office. B. W. HANNA
LIVERPOOL, Jan. 28.
The weather has been very severe duing the past week. The Pacific was obliged to put into the Shannon river on her way out of the channel. And the Royal Charaer, the Austrian steamer, was forced to put back to Plymotb.
There can of course be little reliance placed on such a report in the absence of any reference to the Pacific by the five days later advices bv tho Csnids.
4
again fired the four charges that had
lflJ"se
of a few
min-
utes, these exploded, and thus the west and east docks of the French half, together with
b«before
"urLen-
0" ycsterda7- I torn of their east dock? The answer was. at stake at all times, and more especially in "A young man, a carpenter and joiner, "As soon as Mr. Deen, who has charge of the more dangerous houses. The propriemember of the Temple of Honor in this the voltaic batteries is ready." In the bot- tors of the various gunpowder mills all discity, and who has been esteemed by all torn of the dock were ten charges, each of play the same consideration for each other, who were acquainted with him as an hon- 162lbs. At 20 minutes past 5 o'clock eight and whenever any improvement tending a a a a a evening, and committed to jail, by Esq. quite sufficient completely to destroy the bottom of this dock. Our centre dock, which in all probability will have its bottom blown up to-morrow evening1, is 236 feet long, and the west dock is 233 feet.—
There is every reason to expect that in an-
FUNERAL EULOGY.
As delivered in the Florida House of
for
gmeers would be ready to blowup the bot- ger to the lives of others, and of property
Vcrlatim.)
Mr sir_ our ciliicn
snowed nearly all day, the assemblage was member of this legislature, is dead, and he to meet in convention to deliberate on that very large, numbering six or eight thousand died yesterday in the forenoon. He had course of action best calculated to make efthe browncheturs, and was an uncommon
individual. His character was good up to the time of his death, and he never lost his voice. He was fifty-six years old and was taken sick before he died at his boarding-
a a a a
]y part of his life had a father and moth
er. He was an officer in our Statu militia since the last war, and was brave and po-
sa^utes-
Sir Ml ter
inSton
Constitution and he was indeed a
and
2ood
m.a"-
LIFE IN A POWDER MILL*. DICKENS thus describes a visit to the powder mill of Hounslow, near London:
In this silent region, amid whose ninetyseven work places no human voices ever breaks upon the ear, and wbera indeed no human form is seen, except in the isolated house in which his allotted task is performed, there are upward of two hundred and fifty work people. They are a peculiar race, not of course by nature, in most cases, but by the habit of years. The circumstances of momentary destruction in which they live, added to the most stringent and necessary regulation, have subdued their minds and feelings to the condition of their hire. There is seldom any need to enforce these regulations. Some terrific explosion here, or in works of a similar kind elsewhere, leaves a fixed mark in their memories, and acts as a constant warning.
Here no shadows of a practical joke or caper of animal spirits ever transpires—no witticism, no chafiing, or slang. A laugh is never heard a smile seldom seen. Even the work is carried on by the men with as few words as possible, and these uttered in a low tone. Not that.anybody fancies that mere sound will awaken "the spirit of combustion or cause an explosion to take plaee, but their feelings are always'kept subdued. If one man wishes to communicate anything to another, or ask for anything from somebody at short distance, he must go there he is never permitted to shout or call out.
There is a particular reason for this last regulation. Amid all this silence whenever a shout does occur, everybody knows that some imminent danger is expected the next moment and all rush away headlong from the direction of the shout. As to running
»™«ged about 1 lOlbs each, derstood that none can be afforded.
An accident here is immediate and beyond remedy. If the shouting be continued for some time (for a man might bo drowning in a liver) that might cause on© or two of the boldest to return but this would be a very rare occurrence. It is by no means to be inferred that the men aro selfish and insensible to the perils of each other on the contrary they have the great-
employers, and think of the dan-
to lessen danger is made by one, it is im&. mediately communicated to all others.— The wages of the men are good, and tho hours very short no artificial lights are ever used in the work. They leave the mills at half pabt three o'clock in the winter and summer.
DUTY or THE Willti I'AItTV. It is very justly remarked by a writer in the Baltimore American, signing himself "An old line Whig," that the condition of political parties ami of political affairs renders necessarj\ on the part of the Whigs, a serious consideration of the course proper to be tnken by them in ^proaching political arrangements affecting the highest interests of the country. The same writer
ggins, wno was i.ueiy a calls on thcold-line Whig party of Maryland
house, where board can be had at one sev- the suggestion of the writer will be hearti-enty-fiye a week, washing and lights inclu l-1 ]y and promptly responded to by the ever-
lite, and his uncle, Timothy Iliggins, belonged to the revolutionary war, and was commissioned asleftenant by Genera! Washington first President and commander in chief of the army and navy of the United States, who died at Mount Vernon deeply lamented by a large circle of friends on the 14th of December 1799 or thereabouts, and shall have nominated their
was buried after his death with military honors, and several guns was bust in firing
Speaker, Sir, General Wash-
Presiatd
South. This winter has been an unusually sandhedrum and political meeting that forsevere one, so much so that the Ohio and
over the
med our
great continuel
ust
eacc and us In
sible for steamboats to navigate those great country and tho' he was in favor of the thoroughfares. At one time I almost came
Ln.lted
7?!"'
beart of his
States Bank he was a friend of edi-
^r°ra what he saiJ in his fare-
addrffS
1
.h''lVC ^,1 A
have voted for the tariff of 1846 if he had
been alive and hadn't died some time beforehand. His death was considered at the time as rather premature on account of its being bro't on by an ordney cold,
Now, Sir, Mister Speaker, such being the character of General Washington, I motion
a we are cra
P®
ar un arm 0
l?g«l«ture. and adjourn t.ll tomorrow
"g
d,ed of the
forenoon.
as an emblem of our respects for
browncretures yesterday in the
INFORMATION* WANTED, Of a family who once resided near or in Crawfordsville, named Pearce, who left Fayette county, Pennsylvania, some years ago. The object in finding them is that they may receive their portion of an estate left here at Uniontown to the heirs of Mrs. Pearce, whose maiden name was McLean. If any of the family are living in Crawfordsville and will write me, I will furnish them with such information as may be necessary to enable them to get their legacy which is in waiting for them.
ARMSTRONG HADDER, P. M., Uniontown, Fayette county, Pennsylvania.
/3T The average of cold in New:rY9rk city for the January just past is grater thtio it has been for the last scver.'v v.-ars.
fectual their votes in sustaining the fundamental prinriples of the Government, in preserving the Union and repressing secturianisrn. We are glad to see public nttcntion drawn to this subject, and we hope that
patriotic Whigs of Maryland, and taken up throughout the Union. The responsibilities of the Whig conservatives of tho country are becoming deeply nnd critically important, and they must meet and ndeem them with unwavering fidelity and determination.—Xalionul In'dligencer.
The New York Commercial Advertiser proposes a Convention of the National? Whigs, to be held after the othrr parties
candidates for
President, when the representatives of tho party delegated for this special purpose, miy determine what course to pursue in thoj coming contest.
The Commercial Advertiser says: It is quite probable that our only means of making ourselves felt in the next Presidential compaign will be a balance-of-pow-cr party. If we can do nothing else, wo can give our strength to the best man put up by our opponents. In all human probability the contest will be mainly between the Democrats and Know Nothings. The defeat of the Republicans in this State last fall has manifestly checked and discouraged them with respect to the Presidential canvas and they have greatly weakened their moral power in the country and in this State by the course they have pursued to gain the appearance of supremacy in Congress and in the State Legislature. They arc at a loss upon whom to decide as their standard bearer in the campaign, if indeed they have yet determined to enter into the conflict under their own banner. We have no idea they can muster any very encouraging support to whatever "man they may select. Their glory is departed, if glory ever belonged to them,—and they have not a chance of success.
JtSrEight splendid blooded horses, belonging to Messrs Dalton and Gilbert, of MaysviUe, Ky., passed through this city yesterday, en-route for Indianapolis.— Among the number is the noted "Young Gray Eagle."—C'in Cam., 12th.
SCENE UPOS A STEAMBOAT.—Captain (awfully riled.) "How came you to turn in there with your boots on?" Backwoodsman (who had just woke up.) "Why, do yo'.i want a feller to turu in here nmonc these varuiiDts barefoo'ed?'.'