Crawfordsville Weekly Journal, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 13 April 1854 — Page 2

THE JOURNAL

CRAWFORDSVILLE, INDIANA.

Thursday morning, April 13,185-1.

DCTWM. P. RAMEY, is an authorized Agent for the MONTGOMERY JOURNAL. He will take subscriptions, receive money, and give receipts.

TO ANDREW J. SNYDER.

NUMUER III.

DEAR SIR :—In concluding my last I alluded to sundry individuals in our county who have contracted the habits of intemperance, who are gliding rupon that rapid current which is swiftly and surely bearing them on to physical suffering, moral degredation, mental stupor &- the drunkard's grave. Since then another week has passed Avhich has but strengthened these habits and brought them so much nearer the last scene in life's fearful drama. Over some of these you exert a mighty influence which must tell upon them for weal or for woe and what, sir, let me ask, have you done during the past week to check these evil habits With whom have you

plead to desist from the use of these drinks you know are destroying both eoul and body What has been the influence of your language and your example upon the young and rising generation These are questions* which the excitement and business of the present may keep out from your mind, but the time is rapidly coming when they will gather about you like dark and overshadowing clouds, and there they will rest and no earthly power can remove them, rest they will upon your eoul like a mountain weight pressing it down, down to the lowest depths of mental anguish,

Instead of exerting your influence to stay the tide of intemperance, to sooth the sorrows of its unfortunate victims instead of using the powers which God has given you to elevate, purify and ennoble the character of our fellow citizens, to banish from our land the death-dealing traffic of rum instead of exerting your influence to persuade the youth of our country to resist the destructive fascinations of the tempting bowl, to stand from under the tyranical, crushing yoke of intoxicating drinks, you have lifted your voice and lent your influence in favor of that business which is built upon the crushed and bleeding hearts of widows and orphans which is sustained by means that should go to feed and clothe the innocent, suffering families of the inebriate a business, which, if unrestrained would convert thi3 world into a wide waste of darkness, desolation and death a business on which rests the curse of heaven, the maledictions of earth, and from which can spring no good lor the life that now is or that which is to be.

If your position be true, then it must follow that every family would be made happier and more comfortable by the use of intoxicating drinks. Now let us lake two families in your own neighborhood, the one consisting of father, mother, sons and daughters, all of whom abstain from the use of ardent spirits— they are never seen packing home a jug of liquor, never enter the dram shop if you wished to elevate their morals, increase their liberties, promote their happiness, their temporal and eternal welfare, would you advise them to purchase whiskey from the distil, ery or visit the dram shop as a means to secure this end? Let the response come from your inmost soul, and not from the love of dollars and cents.

The other family is also composed of father, mother, brothers and sisters, all of whom are temperate and industrious save the father, who is in the habit of taking home from your distillery a jug of whiskey which you have manufactured for the good ot the people, and when in Crawfordsville, he visits the legalized dram shop which you and others seem to regard as the very centre column in the great temple of liberty, he quaffs from the jug, and quaffs at the dram shop bar —he returns to his family reeling and staggering beneath the influence of that wonderful good creature, his mind wanders and floats in the darkness of drunkenesp dire, demoniac and fiendish pastions rage and rankle in his heart, he treats with brutal violence the wife of his bosom, and drives from his. home the children he would otherwise love and protect. That jug of whiskey or those few drams destroy the peace of that family. Now, sir, if you wish to make that wile and those children happy, to improve their condition, to redeem that father from the tyrany which now reigns over him, would you say to him, "buy a few

more jugs of the liquor manufactured at my distillery, visit the dram shop in Cravvfordsville No, sir, the very idea is preposterous. You see and know the only safety for that man and his family is in total abstinence. If one family is happier without, then does it follow that all will be.

But you urge that temperance men are pushing this matter too far—condemning the liquor traffic and those engaged in it with language and epithets too harsh and too abusive.— What! carrying temperance too far? Who ever heard of a man too temperate, too clear headed, too unspotted from the defilements of liquor drinking? Such an anomaly exists not in this wide, wide world. And in regard to abusive language and harsh epithets, who are the aggressors Where did the abuse oommence and by whom Remember that abuae consists not merely in words. The darkest, most fearful, most destruct!ve abuse consists not in harsh language but in actions. And how long, let me ask, had intemperance been working its work of death in the world how long did it move like the Car of Juggernaut, crush-ng its victims how long have its dark and bloody currents swept through the land, burdened with the miserable wrecks of ten thousand human beings how long did the agents of intoxicating drinks tempt the young, decoy the more advanced, scatter their fire brands, hurl their poisoned arrows, deceive, ruin and destroy the hopes, the happiness, the lives of ten thousand times ten thousand immortal beings, ere the voice of temperance was heard pleading the cause of down trodden and bleeding humanity? That temperance men have at times indulged in the use of embittered, h^70'fl abusive language that they have thus spoken of men who should have been treated in a milder manner, we readily admit but what are their abuses, compared with those wrought by the rum seller and the liquor traffic?— They are as one to infinity, as a single drop to the vast and boundless ocean. The life of a single man, the destroyed happiness of a single family will outweigh all the evils effected by the abuse of temperance men.— More appalling, more terrible, more destructive consequences have flowed from a single barrel of whiskey manufactured in your distillery, than have flowed from the abusive language of all the temperance men in the United States. Would you see the contrast in its true light, let your mind pass back and up the stream of time, gathering in its flight all the statistics pertaining to the traffic write down if you have the ability, the millions who have fallen at the bloody shrine of debauched and debauching Bacchus call upon the land and sea to give up the dead who have perished on the altar of intemperance collect in one mighty throng their families and friends who have suffered with them and for them visit the Lnnatic Asylums and see the minds of thousands shrouded in the mists and darkness of lunacy wander through the prisons of our own and other lands, and behold the convicts whose crimes were committed when under the influence of strong drink paint upon the canvass of your imagination, if no where else, the innumerable scenes of heart-rend-ing anguish, of soul-debasing crime, of unmittigated suffering and unutterable woe depict the poverty, rags, wretchedness and want inflicted upon innocent sufferers by the immoderate drinker visit each and every unfortunate victim, every ruined family, note each heavy sigh and collect every falling tear, unfold every riotous scene and bloody murder then draw out in bold and living characters the result of your investigations, forgetting not the scenes that have occurred in your own neighborhood, but write out in full and legible lines the history, the minute history of every gallon from your own distillery. And now collect upon another canvass all the evik, of every name and character, wrought by the abuse and harsh epithets of temperance men, give them all the strong coloring they will bear, paint them as vividly as truth will permit, point to the Uvea (if any) destroyed, the widows, the orphans made, the murders committed, and all other crimes effected by the abuse of temperance men then Btrike the ballance sheet and mark the contrast gaze intently upon it and exhibit it to every meeting held for the purpose of resolving in favor of the manufacture and use of intoxicating drinks.

Let not business or excitement prevent the immediate and prompt investigation of this important subject, for be assured the time is rapidly corn­

ing, when if not deliberately made, the result will be flashed upon your astonished vision in the light of that terrible day, when no screen will hide you from the scrutinizing gaze of an omniscient eye.

Intending to continue, I remain, Very Truly, T. W. FRY.

Death from Liquor.

WM. RILEY, an Irishman, died in this place on Tuesday night of this week in a fit of delirium tremens.— During his life he Btood upon the Alamo platform, and acted its principles out to their fullest extent. He supported distilleries, dram shops and the habit of drinking, and by so doing lost his life. Let the tear of sympathy fall upon his grave, but let his blood cry to heaven for vengeance on those who saw the fire that was consuming him and yet fanned the flames till he was consumed.

DCr'The liquor meeting of Saturday last appointed as their Central County Committee, Capt. M. D. MANSON, D. C. STOVER and Dr. JOHN SLOAN. We do not know whether these gentlemen will accept the honors thus conferred, but would rather think they had too much self-respect to act in any such capacity.

What the duties of such a committee are we know not, unless it is to see that every man, woman and child in the county shall have a due share of ball face, and that the rights of our fellow men to get drunk and wallow in the gutter be not ruthlessly trampled upon.

If the duties are to collect &nd report facts in relation to the liquor traffic, its effects on the health and Morale of individuals and communities, we trust the committee (whoever they may be) will discharge their duties carefully and faithfully.

New'Historical Developments. A Mr. GoTT,one of the new-fledged whiskey orators of last Saturday, stated that King Solomon owned a large distillery, in which he had manufactured one hundred and fifty-seven thousand gallons of liquor, sold it and applied the proceeds of the sale to the erection of Solomon's Temple. He also spoke of Solomon as the King of the Medes and Persians. Where Mr. Gott got his knowledge is yet a matter of historic doubt. It is not to be got in sacred or profane history, it is not to be got in the Bible, nor is it to be got any where, unless it is in some old or new edition of Beebe, edited by Monsieur R. J. Fink, Esq.

CCpAmong those who addressed the liquor meeting on Saturday last, Mr. WILLSON has by far the most logical and well drilled mind. He is the only one who should ever attempt to address a public audience. He is evidently a man of some reflection, temperate in his habits, a quiet, orderly citizen, and yet hia influence is thrown with those who sustain the liquor traffic in all its bearings and with all its fearful consequences.— That such men as he and many like him should sanction an evil so monstrous and so destructive, excites the most profound astonishment and awakens the deepest amazement.— Such men should beware lest the young who may fall beneath the tyranous habits of intemperance, should point to them as their destroyers, and shout in the wild mutterings of their last delerium, "You are the author of the torturea we suffer Weigh well the import of your language and your example.

ECr'We call the attention of our readers to the notice of the Crawfordsville, Frankfort, Kokomo and Ft. Wayne Railroad Company, which will be found in another column.— The election for Directors will be held in Frankfort on the 24th of May.

O^The Martin, welcome songster from the South, has again appeared in our northern clime to chnunt the requiem of departing Winter, and herald with gladsome notes the coming of beautiful and joyous Spring.

•Cr'Mr. LIPSCOMB, one of the rumdefending orators, recently repudiated in Brown township by over one hundred votes, said to the Convention of Saturday last, "You must cease to attend these temperance meetings or we are beaten." Candid admission that, and glorious freedom that which debars men the privilege of attending meetings which inculcate the doctrines of order, temperance and sobriety.

•Cr'Mr. ELLIS, of the Lafayette Courier, payed our town a flying visit last week, called in our sanctum, looking very well and in good spirits.

OC/^The Old School Presbytery is now in session in this place. Yesterday was occupied in hearing reports of the state of religion. Powerful revivals reported at Waveland, in this county, and at Putnamvllle, in Putnam county. Quite a number of ministers and elders are in attendance.

TEMPERANCE SERMON. Rev. Mr. Shannon, of Terre Haute, will preach at the Brick Church this evening at candlelight, on the subject of Temperance. Mr. S. is a bold, vigorous and fearless speaker, and handles his subject with great power. We bespeak for him a good audience.

QUICK MAILS.—On Thursday last a letter was mailed to us at Lafayette, requiring our presence there on the following day (Friday,) which letter was duly received on .Thursday evening of this week. We don't complain, these are the A&ys of progressive Democracy.

MORE GOODS.—John Robinson and Benefiel &. Canine are now receiving their spring and summer stock of Goods, and are ready to exhibit them to all who wish to examine their assortment. In looking around don't forget to give them a call.

DIr'New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Connecticut in their recent elections, have spoken out against the Nebraska Bill and against the Administration. ,Honor to these noble States.

DCPThe La fayette Courier of last week has a short article from the Montgomery Journal credited to the Crawfordaville Review. We should not have noticed it had not the same thing occurred several times before. We presume it is an oversight in the tyP°' __________

OCr'Messrs. J. & J. LEE& CO., have just received a large and splendid assortment of spring and summer Dry Goods, Read}' Made Clothing, Boots and Shoes, &c., which they are selling off at the lowest possible rates.— Joel Lee went east this spring, and has doubtless made such selections, as in his judgment, would best suit the wants of their numerous customers. Advertisement next week.

RAIL ROAD MEETING. Come one come all!! On tomorrow evening (Friday,) there will be at the Court House a meeting of the citizens interested in the Railroad from this place to Frankfort, and also the Evansville and Cravvfordsville Railroad. Mr. Jackson, Col. Puett, Col. Caiterlin and others will be present and address the meeting.

If we wish these Roads to come to this place, come and hear the prospects, and then act, as becomes enterprising men.

OC^The Court of Common Pleas is now in session in this place.

Doings in Congress.

WASHINGTON, Tuesday April 4.— SENATE.—The bill providing for the settlement of Revolutionary claims was made the special order of the day for next Monday.

The House bill for building six steamers was referred immediately without debate. The Senate then went into executive session.

HOUSE.—The bill graduating the price of public lands was postponed one week.

The House then went into committee, and took up the General Appropriation bill.

Mr. Clingman having the floor, proceeded to make a speech on the Senate Nebraska bill.

WASHINGTON, April 5.—SENATE.—A bill providing for the settlement of the Revolutionary claims was made the special order for Mouday next.

The House bill for building six war steamers was referred, and passed immediately without debate.

The Senate then went into Executive session. HOUSE.—The House went into committee, and took up the general appropriation bill. Mr. Clingman having the floor proceeded in favor of the Senate Nebraska bill.

YESTERDAY'S PROCEEDINGS. SENATE.—After the presentation of a petition against the Nebraska bill and other unimportant business, the Senate went into Executive session, and then adjourned.

HOUSE.—The Bennet land bill was postponed until Tuesday. On motion of Mr. Stewart, the President was reqnested to furnish the House with the correspondence between the U. S. Minister at Vienna and the State Department, relative to the arrest of the Rev. Mr. Richmond.

The House then went into committee of the general appropriation bill.

Mr. Chandler spoke against the bill. Mr. Smith, of Tenn., replied, advocating the measure.

Messrs. Nicholas and Washburn also spoke on the same subject. The House then adjourned.

HOUSE.—The bill reported by the Committee on Post Offices and Poet Roads, authorizing a contract to be made for carrying the maila between New Orleans and San Francisco, was taken up. It provides for paying the service according to the time employed, increasing the pay as the number of days in making the trips decrease, until the sum paid be $600,000 per annum, for carrying the mail in ten days from point to point*— Pending a debate, on a motion to refer it to the Committee of the Whole, the Deficiency Bill, as amended by the Senate, was reported from the Committee on Ways and Means.

In answer to the resolution on the Hou se, the President sent in an immense amount of documents, being the correspondence between the U. States and Spanish Governments, touching various acts of the Cuban authorities towards American citizens and vessels, including the Crescent City and Black Warrior cases also in regard to opening the U. States mails. All of which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.

The House went into committee on the general appropriation bill. Mr. Preston took occasion to make a long and powerful speech against against the Nebraska bill, without the Clayton amendment.

Mr. Smith, of New York, made a speech against the bill, when the committee arose and the House adjourned.

TWO DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE.

ARRIVAL OF THE EUR0PA.

BREADSTUFFS AND COTTON DECLINING

New York, April 8, P. M.—The steamship Europa, with advices from Liverpool to the 25tb ult., arrived at 4 o'clock in the afternoon.

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. The London market for foreign and colonial produce was very dull. Baring sayB Sugar, Coffee, Tea, Cotton and Breadatuffs were all lower, and only in very limited demand but Russian produce continued to advance rapidly. No change in Iron.

The Cotton market at Harve was better, and prices slightly higer. It was announced at Paris, Friday, that the national subscription will reach 400,000,000 francs, which caused an unfavorable feeling, and all kinds of securities fell. The threes closed at 62 frcss 95c., and the four-and-a-halves at 90 frcs. 45 ct.

GENERAL INTELLIGENCE.

Nesselrode had communicated to the English and French Consuls that the Czar will give no answer.

Prussia had acklowledged the neutrality of Sweden. The Prussian people were petitioning the Government to join the Western Powers.

The position of Austria is still about the same. An English and French frigate had gone to destroy the Russian stockade at the mouth of the Danube.

Nothing of importance from the Danube. The Steamer Sarah Sands arrived at Liverpool on the morning of the 25th ult.

The fear of war produces a dullness in the markets generally and an anxiety to realize.

Austria still seems to act in concert with the western powers, but has not yet expressed itself decidedly.

Nothing new had been received from the Baltic or Black sea fleets, nor from Asia.

The written refusal of the Czar to evacuate the Principalities had not yet been received in England, and it was generally supposed he would not send a categorical reply, but accept war if offered.

The disturbance in Greece had dwindled down to a very small affair. The export of grain from the Ionian Islands is prohibited.

The Cunard steamer Carabia sailed from Liverpool to Kingston to embark more troops for Malta.

The steamer Tenneriff'e was also to sail for Malta, with part of a regment.

A collission took place in the English Channel between the American ship "Ann Kemble" and the bark "Bonnetta" of Liverpool. The latter sunk and eleven of her crew were drowned. The former was considerably damaged.

Col. Benton oo Nebaska. The Washington correspondent of the New York Herald writes thus: "In a few days, but perhaps till next week, (for the old campaigner is bu6y fishing up his book of thirty years in the Senate, writing much of it at his desk in the House, in the very focus of all the noise and confusion of that body)—next week, perhaps, we may expect Col. Benton to open the Nebraska question. All sides are looking to the daf when he shall take up the gloves, for all sides expect a tremendous speech. The old man promises that he will not chop logic nor mince matters, but blaze away without regard to politicians that may fall or be crippled from his broadsides. And he says that as for thirty odd years he has been accustomed to make a speech to the end of his argument, whether it has been to the extent of three hours or three days, he will not in this instance, be curtailed by the one hour rule of the House. They may insist upon stopping him in the House at the end of the hour but if they do, he will walk out into the Rotunda, and there finish his

speech and we doubt not that the entire House and the Senate, and the galleries, if it cornea to this, will join in the Rotunda to hear him out. For the novelty of the thing, therefore we, think the House, in this case, ought to adhere to the one-hour rule. But this we hardly expect. The House will doubtless grant him a whole day if he desires it and that he will make terrible work of the incongruities of the Senate bills all hands fully believe. The old man is strong and lusty, and full of fight as ever, and the youugsters of the House are really anxious to hear Old Bullion's thunder among them.,'

Is It True-

Schuyler Colfax, one of the strongest Sons of Temperance, in the State, and a Whig of the old blue light school, is strongly opposed to making temperance a political party question in the coming canvass.— Crawfrdsville Review, Lafayette Courier, Tippecanoe Journal, fyc. —We are used to all sorts of representations and misrepresentations, as to what views we entertain and what sentiments we have expressed that we do not notice one tenth of them. Generally all those who care any thing about our opinions, one way or the other, can detect these falsehoods, without the trouble of a public correction and even if they could not, it would scarcely pay expenses to expose them. But the above, latest edition, bids fair, from the start it has taken, to have quite a run, which impels us to knock in the head while it is young. We do not know what started it but think it was the Lafayette Courier, especially as that paper, every few months, seems to have a call to misrepresent us in some way.

We were a Son of Temperance till the day that the Division here disbanded, and we have just the same aversion to Intemperance now as when it was in operation. We are "a Whig of the old blue light school," or red light, or yellow, or white or "of the federal stamp," or of the "woolly-headed" kind, or almost any other nickname that our critics choose to bestow upon us. Nicknames never killed any one, and we believe that People generally are every year thinking less of names and more of principles than formerly. As we do too we care very little about what kind of names, hard or soft, our enemies may call us by. —A minister, who desired to rebuke the taste for dress in his congregation, once preached a sermon from the text "top-not, come down."— Upon being aeked in what part of the Bible, he found it, he replied that he extracted it from the verse which says, "Let hirn that is on the housetop, not come down." The above pretended declaration of our position has about as near a connexion with our actual position, as his text had with the real meanining of the verse from which he took it. What we did say, was the following reply to a falsehood of the Logansport Pharos that we advocated running temperance into politics, in order to secure political gain: •'But that we said or even hinted that we should like to "run temperance into politics" is grossly unjust and untrue. Every one here knows that we should much prefer that any even indirect connection between the two should be avoided, by both parties nominating Prohibitory Law candidates, and thus taking that issue out of the canvass altogether."

To which every Temperance man will undoubtedly assent. If that course is adopted, we should be "strongly opposed to making Temperance a political party question."— If it is not, we are in favor of the straight out course, recommended by the State Temperance Convention. —Will the papers who have copied the above, let their readers know our real position.—South Bend Register.

Convicted of Murder. WOODSVILLE, April 7.— Henry Craig, under hia trial for the murder of Alexander Gardiner, has been found guilty by the jury, after being out eighteen hours, of murder in the second degree.

The prisoner was sentenced to penitentiary for life.

The Rhode Island "Settler. The following is the aggregate vote of Rhrode Island for Govenor President at the last four Elections, viz:

v.-

1851—Governor•

Whig. Free-Soil, fyc Dem. Chapin 6,106 Harris 186 Allen 6,935 Dem. maj. over Whig, 820: over all, 643.

April 1852—Governor-.

Harris 8,746 Allen 9,184 Nov. 1852—President: Scott 7,626 Hale 644 Pierce 8,735 1853—Governor: Hoppin 8,328 [Allen 10,371

Dem. majority, 2,142. 1854—Governor:

Hoppin 9,112 Scat. 231 Dimond 6,484 Whig over Dem. 2,628. over all, 2,397. So much for the coalition of Rum and Democracy to nullify the Maine Law and the Douglas Nebraska bill, even disavowed and opposed by a unnaimous vote of the Democratic Legislature of Rhrode Island. O that there were an election now coming off in Illinois and Senator Douglas's re-election dependent on the result After that, it wouldn't be neccessary to shoot the Nebraska animal in the remaining Free States he'd "come down" and give up as

soon as the giin was pointed at him. The new Legislature bf Rhode Island is strongly Whig in both branches, and we trust strongly Maine Law also. Unhappily, there* is no U.S. Senator to be chosen now, but we can afford to wait.—N. I. Tribune.

Terrible Conflagration in Cuba. Upwards of 20 Sugar Plantations Destroyed.—NEW

YORK, April 4th.—

The Empire City, with dates from Havana to the 29th ult., has arrived at thia port.

The Empire City received special permission to leave tho port of Havanna after sun-set. She brings 100 passengers.

Trade at Havana was dull. A large number of American vessels had arrived there thirty-three arrived on the day the steamer sailed.— The United States steamer Princeton arrived there on the 28th.

The long continued drought has produced great damage on the Isham Uplands.

Twenty sugar plantations including several of the largest on the Islands have been burnt, having, owing to the dryness of the cane, ignited from the sparks of the locomotives on the railway. The destruction of property has been immense.

Connecticut Election.

HARTFORD, Monday, April 3.—The city has elected two Whig Representatives Manchester one Meroden one, and East Hartford two which are all Whig gains.

The indications are that the Whigs have carried the State. Out of fourteen town? heard from there are elected ten Whigs, three Democrats, and one Freesoil Whig, being a gain for the Whigs of nine. The returns from other parts of the State show a like result.

Later.

NEW IIAVEN, Tuesday, April 4.— The returns received to-day, indicate beyond a doubt the entire defeat of the Administration party, in both branches of the Legislature. No choice for Governor. The Maine Law vote is supposed to be within about twenty per cent, as large as the Whig vote.

Still Later.

HARTFORD, April 4.—As far as heard from the Whigs have elected fifteen Senators, and the Democrats twe, with four yet to hear from.

The Whigs have elected 87 Representatives, and the Democrats 41.— Six Whig Sheriffs have been elected, and two Democrats. No election of Governor by the people.

EXTRAORDINARY SCENE IN AN INDINANA COURT.—The Richmond Palladium of last week, gives the following account of a very singular scenc which occurred on the opening of the court in Newcastle, Henry county, Indiana.

At Newcastle we found quite an excitement existing in regard to th®. President Judge of this Circuit, Hon. Judge Anthony. The court met on Monday morning, but before proceeding to business, a member of tho Henry county Bar, presented a petition, signed by every member of tho Bar in that court, asking, in most respectful terms, his Honor to resign his seat upon the bench. The gentleman who presented the petition stated, however, that in case he would not resign, the petitioners had agreed among themselves that they would not do any business in the court so long as he presided. Another gentleman addressed the court re-asserting the determination they had agreed to, and urged in very plain terms the necessity of a resignation. Another folllowed, expressing the high personal respect he entertained for the Judge, as a gentleman and a tavern keeper, but justice required him to say that he regarded the present incumbent of the bench as utterly unqualified for his station and he would resign. He was followed by another, and he by another, and he by another, until every member had in plain terms, expressed his opinion as to his capacity, &c.

With a nonchalance peculiar to his Honor, he told the gentlemen of the Bar that he would think of the matter, and in the meantime would proceed to his business. He called the next case on the docket, and every case which had not been compromised was continued until the next term. The Court was adjourned for dinner, and in the afternoon a petition signed by the jury was presented to the Judge, asking him to resign. His Honor asked him to consider, when the lawyers proposed to him that, if he would agree in writing never to come to that county again for the purpose of holding court, and would send some one in his place, they would be content to drop the matter, so far as they were concerned. The judge again took the matter under advisement, and we are told, finally promised never to come to that county again for the purpose of holding court, until he should be sent for, and would either send some other Judge to hold the court, or permit the Judge of tho Court of Common Pleas to hold court in his stead. So ended the matter for the present.

Special Election in Massachusetts. NEW BEDFORD, April 4.—Th® election for a member of Congress from the First District, in place of Z. Scudder, took place yesterday. Thomas Elliot, the regular Whig candidate, was elected by 500 majority. He is a determined opponent of the braska measure.