Crawfordsville Weekly Journal, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 18 May 1854 — Page 2

THE JOURNAL.

CRAWFORDSYLLLE, INDIANA,

Thursday morning, May 18,1851.

DCPWM. P. RAMEY, is an authorized

A PENT

for the

JOURNAL.

MONTGOMERY

He will take subscriptions,

receive money, and give receipts.

TO ANDREW J. SNYDER.

NUMBER TOI.

DKAR SIR: The signs of the times indicate that the causc of Temperance is rapidly gaining, not only in our own State, but in •sister States of this glorious Confederacy. From every part of the land we hear glad ladings, cheering the hearts of the friends of humanity, and inspiring them with new vigor, new energy, and new hopes in the prosecution of their noble work. A bright I and auspicious day is dawning upon them, which will, ere long, burst forth in noonday splendor, But, notwithstanding our cause is one of "truth, mercy and justice, still there are many who oppose it, who, seemingly, would move Earth and Heaven to check its progress. In their earnest zeal they put forth most vigorous efforts to produce the impression on the public mind, that temperance men are endeavoring to FORCE a prohibitory Liquor Law on the people, and by FORCE deprive the people of NATURAL, CONSTITUTIONAL and CONSCIENTIOUS rights.— This shadow of an argument, or rather this unjustifiable appeal to popular prejudice, is a convincing proof of the straights to which you are driven. For years past the temperance men have been largely in the minority they constituted but a small party, and yet you charge them with attempting to force a law upon the people.

No where in this broad land have they organized a single armed company—at no time have given forth a solitary manifesta-1 tion of forcible means. Since the formationof our Constitution, the Government, both Stale and National, has virtually been on the side of the liquor troffie—it has thrown over it the shield of its protecting power become partner in its proffits, sup-! ported it in all its ramifications, and given special priviledges to those engaged in the traffic. By what means then can the Temperance men force the enactment of a prohibitory law? No, sir, they seek not to carry their measures by force they seek not the enactment of any law not sanctioned by the majority of the people as expressed through the ballot box. They desire the use of no forcible means they wish every man to go 1 to the polls free lrom excitement, uninfluen-! ccd by the intoxicating cup, in the untram-1 eled exercise of all the faculties of his mind.! No, sir, "the Temperance organization uses no force, it comes forth to aid, to strengthen, The divine progress of the the Christian Religion owes its triumps, (aside from its divinity,) to its adaptation to the nature of man. Just so the temperance organization, It goes forth a volunteer, with the weapons of faith, love, argument, humility, and persuasion. Kindly, affectionately does it invite the car of humanity,faithfully, in the languago of irre.-jistable pleading it depicts to him the horrible evils of Alcohol.' Resistless docs it pour forth the facts that must convince every hearer that it is a fountain of unhapiness in this life, and will eventually end in the sacrifice of eternal enjoyment. Then as a father would discourse to a beloved child, comes hi deep language of wild energetic appeal. The heart first listens predisposed, then follows earnest and thorough conviction, with its consequence—a permanent reformation. This you call force, signing away your liberty."

The temperance men boldly proclaim their principles, that a Prohibitory Liquor Law would rid our country of the thousand evils which now crush, debase and curse its inhabitants. They seek by argument, by facts, by a vivid protraiture of those monstrous evils, to convince the voters of our free country, that the cause of justice and humanity demand the passage of such a law. They desire no law which would conflict in the slightest degree with the Constitution of our country. Nay, they would not have an unconstitutional law, no one which is not dearly and loudly demanded by the will and voice of the majority of the voters of our State as expressed through the ballot box. Tliep seek to enact no despotic power to rule over and trample down the "conscientious and constitutional rights" of our fellow citizens—they aim not at the building of an overshadowing tyrany whose imperious mandates would strike down the liberties of the people they desire that everv hum should enjoy to their lullest extent and largest capacity the noble and exalted! faculties of mind and body with which God has endowed him.

But may we not, with equal propriety, charge you with the intention of sustaining by force, the liquor laws now in existence— aye, sir, docs not the charge rest with ten fold weight against you? You are fully aware of the mighty influence which liquor lias exerted in controlling the elections of days gone bv. You have seen the dram shops posted around the various places of balloting, wielding a power far greater than the candidates who asked the suffrages of the people. You are aware that hundreds and thousands of men after tipling at these bars, have rushed to the polls maddened and half delirious from the intoxicating draught, and voted, not (he dictates of their own unbiased judgement, not the deliberate convictions of their own calm reflections, btat

they voted as dictated to by the rumseller or those by whom he was employed. Is not this depriving man of his reason, and forcing him to vote as others may direct? does it not deprive man of that high, that exalted pcrogative of freemen, the liberty of voting his own sentiments, of casting his suffrage on the side and for those measures which he may think best calcidated to promote the highest and best interests of our common country.

Sternly then, sir, defiantly do the temperance men hurl back the charge of attempting to establish by force a prohibitory law. And as boldly do they charge upon you and your anti-temperance friends the intent to sustain by FORCE the law which now exists, a law that enables you to trample under foot the most sacred rights of freemen to deprive them of their most cherished liberties wrest from them all rights, "natural, conscientious and constitutional." Will yea not admit, will not every sensible "man readily admit that man's right to the free use of his physical powers, to the untramelled exercise of his intellectual faculties, his right to a free, unbiassed vote, his right to worship God according to the dictates of his own conscience, is far more sacred than his right to drink liquor and debase all that is noble and God-like in his nature It is, then, for protecting, guarding, and defending the former of these rights that temperance men have organized themselves and it is for protecting, guarding and defending the latter right that you and your friends stand in the opposition.— With ton fold power, then, does the charge coine against you of attempting by force to deprive men of their dearest and most fondly cherished liberties, of placing in the hands of the few a power Vuich is employed for ikfe destruction of man's physical, rac:Vuu find moral powers, of rearing and sustaining a tyrany more galling, oppressive and crushing than any which ever curscd mankind, of erecting and sustaining a dark fearful, overpowering and overshadowing despotism which destroys all that is beautiful, all that is noble, all that is glorious or exalted in man's nature, blots out all that is lovely or of good report in this life, extinguishes the last lingering ray of hope for the future, and shrouds the soul with the veil of darkness and despair.

Intending to continue, I remain, Very Truly, T. W. FRY.-'

Anti-Maine Law Meeting. On Saturday next there will be a grand rally of the anti temperance men, for the purpose of attempting once more to unite the different factions on one general platform. Although opposed to legislation on what we shall eat or what we shall drink, or with what we shall be clothed, yet those who wear "white cravats or silk gloves" are especially excluded why those articles of dress should excite eo deep a horror we know nol some very good, very excellent men on both sides of the liquor question wear white cravats and occasionally put on silk glove?, but they dare not enter that convention. It would seern from the tenor of the Eagle hand-bills that rumsellers, bloated loafers, drinking scamps, moderate drinkers, any body and every body save those unfortunate persons whose tastes happen to select white cravats or silk gloves.

We presume however, it is but a sneer at the ministry who dare to advocate the doctrines of temperance as taught in the word of God. It is a sneer at our puritan Fathers who left their native land that they might, here in this then wilderness country, have the privilege of worshiping God according to the dictates of their own consciences. It is a sneer at that religion which cherished & fruoyed up the Father of our country in the darkest hours of the Revolution a sneer at that religion which Prophets and Apostles labored to disseminate, for which Christ the son of God suffered and died and without which, this world would be a fit dwelling for deamons, in which justice, truth and mercy would have no abiding place.

Heavy Raiss.

The rain on Saturday last was heavier than any previous rain since the year 1842.

The whole face of the country was deluged with water, the streams rose very high and with great rapidity, fences, mill dams, rail-road bridges and cullverts were swept away, and many roads seriously injured. Sugar creek, overflowing its banks, rushed with the current of a mighty river.— Our streets were almost impassible from the amount of water flowing down them.

[CTFOWLER & EARL,

of Lafayette,

have lately received a lot of very su­

perior Golden Syrup, in barrels and half barrels. Merchants will do well to give them a call.

DCT^The injury done the Railroads by the recent rains have caused failures in the regularmails. We have had no mail at this place for some day* past.

mtfaMtaMa

Agricultural Meeting.

There will be a meeting of the Agricultural Society at the Court House on the last Saturday of this month (May). A general attendance is requested. Business of importance to be transacted. By order of the Pres ident J. B. DURHAM.

FARM FOR SALE.—The

AYDELOTT,

Hamilton

farm, two and a h*yif miles south-east of this place, i? now for sale. It consists of eighty acres, sixty-five of which ave cleared and in good tillable order. The improvements are a commodious dwelling, large barn, outhouses, and a fine, thrilty orchard.— Those wishing a small farm convenient to town can now secure it on reasonable terms, by applying to

JOHN

at Linden, or Willson &

McDonald. Price low, terms easy.

[0=We are glad to see that our farmers are taking a deeper interest in the improvement of cattle.— Among the latest importations of fine Durham cattle are those of

WALLACE

and

Mr.

RICE

Wm.

K.

BENJAMIN

FORD,

F.

SMITH.—

Their stock is of very fine quality.— Farmers who wish to improve their cattle would do well to secure some of this breed, whiclfcan now be done 011 reasonable terms.

HENRY CRAW­

and the

DURHAM'S,near

Waveland, have on hand the same quality of stock. For beef they are greatly superior to any cattle in this country.

HOWE & BEMISS, LAFAYETTE, IND.—

See the advertisement of Howe & Bemiss in another column. They have recently established a book and job printing office.in connection wltu a book bindery, and are now ready to do superior work, on reasonable terms and in short notice. We have examined their work and find it of the best and most substantial quality.

OZPSee the advertisement of A. BARGELT. lie has a fine stock of Stoves of various patterns. Tin-ware, Japaned ware, &c., &c. Give him a call, at the sign of the stove.

DCF'The advertisement of A

NER

BACON.—A. RAMEY

HOR­

&Co., appears in another column. Read it, and call and examine their stock of Boots, Shoes, &.c.

is advertising to

pay cash for 20,000 lbs of Bacon.— Now is the time to bring it in farmers! Come along!

•Cr'Godey's Lady's Book for June has been received.

[COMMUNICATED.]

DIED—At W'abash, Lid., on Saturday, April 29, Mrs. ELIZABETH A. THOMSON, wife of Prof. Thomson, of Wabash College.

Mrs. Thomson was the daughter of the Rev. Mr. Williams, of Middletown, Conn. At the age of eight years she was bereft of her father and an older brother. At that time she was adopted by Mr. Israel Williams, a much loved relative of her father's, with whose family she came to Terre Haute in (his Shite, in fhe year 1838. From thai period Indiana was her home.

For two years she was a member of a school taught in this place by Mr. Harrison Thomson, now a Professor in South Hanover College. The interesting circle of ladies with which she then associated as schoolmates, retain a vivid recollection of her gentle, winning manners, and of her conscicncious discharge of every duty as a pupil. It was while connected with this school, that she ventured to express that hope for herself, which others who knew her intimately, had long before indulged for her. Years of faithful christian service have proved that hope to have been well founded.

In 1845 she was warried to the Rev. S. S. Thomson, wlxo was then pastor of the Presbyterian church in Delphi. She, who was accustomed to every luxury that wealth could purchase, and to every source of happiness that affection coidd devise, was happy in the love of her husband and his people, and joyously renounced every luxury of home, to share his labors and privations.— Not long after their marriage, however, her husband became connected with Wabash College as Professor of Latin, and consequently they came to Crawfordsvillc to reside. During her residence among us "none knew her but to love her, none named her but to bless."

Of three l9vcly rose-buds that blossomed in her nursery, only one remains to comfort the lonely heart of the stricken father.— Two, the Saviour lias transplanted to bloom perennially with the parent flower in his Paradise above.

Two years ago next August the father, mother and three little daughters, the oldest six years of age, the youngest about six months, left their cheerful homes, hoping to invigorate the constitutions of the parents and prepare them for the labors of another College year, by a tour among the northern lakes. ROSA, the oldest, was happy in the thought of being left with her aunt and cousins at Wabash during the absence of her parents. But after they left, sickness seized upon the gentle child, and when the father and mother arrived to take the dear one home, they were met by the startling intelligence, "Rosa is dead All felt at that time that the afflicted mother was wonderfully supported, but within the last four weeks of her life, she said to a friend that she believed she had never recovered from that shock, she had never been Avell a day since. A protracted typhoid fever confined her to her bed the following winter. As spring advanced she slowly recovered, but a disease of the lungs soon manifested itself, which silently but steadily progressed, till it

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became evident to all that she would soon pass away from earth. With the hope that her health might bo in some degree benefited an Eastern tour was decided upon. Again the father turns his course towards Wabash, fearing what might befall him there, but little realizing the extent of the trial that awaited him. He had hardly expccted to take his dear wife farther than there, but he had not thought that there also he must see his sweet babe, his bright and laughing ELLA, die. But so had his Heavenly Father ordered. Soon after their arrival, she was attacked with fever, and on the Tuesday following her dear mother's death, she went to join RER in her Heavenly homo. But a little more than three weeks had passed since their departure, when Mr. Thomson returned, bringing with him all that remained to him on earth of his wife and child.

Mrs. Thomson's last hours were peaceful. At one time, she felt alarmed at her own calmness in view of death. But she soon realized that it was her God who gave her the victory. The sweet humility of her character was evinced by her saying, when near death, "I ask not a mansion, but some corner, where I may commune with Jesus." Again she said, "were I not prepared, how could I, with this weak, suffering body, prepare to die?" It is well with our friend.— When in youth and health, she frequently sung, 'Tis well with her, who on that bed

Of sickness late was laid so low, "Well, when the wasting arrow came." The influence of her lovely example will long be felt in this community, and while her memory is enshrined in our hearts may we emulate her virtues.

Doings in Congress.

WASHINGTON, May 12.—The Senate is not in session. HOUSE—The House continued in session all night. Much confusion and not a little disorder prevailed.

The Nebraska Bill and other subjects were discussed, in which much matter of a personal character was mixed up.

At noon to-day, Mr. Dean raised a point of order, that as twelve o'clock was named in the first rule as the time for the meeting of the House, and as that hour had arrived, the journal should be read.

The Speaker overruled the point, on the ground that there had been no adjournment and this was only a continuation of the legislative day, commenced yesterday, and that he had no authority to atyourn Hie House.

The Chaplain came in as usual to perform his duty if necessary. Mr. Banks quoted the order of the House adopted the first day of the session "At 12 o'clock, noon, shall be fixed as the hour to which the House shall stand adjourned each day, except-otherwise ordered therefore, the House stands adjourned by its own order.

The Speaker still persisted that the legislative day still continues, and because there cannot be a meeting of the body without an adjournment.

Mr. Banks appealed and wanted to make an explanation, to show there is precedent l\ir his point, but numerous objections were made.

The discussion continued on parliamentary order and rules up to 5 o'clock (his cveniug, and nothing was done but calling the yeas and nays on (lie various motions offered, evidently to kill time.

Below we give a sketch of the proceedings in the House last night. Nothing of special interest occurred until 3 o'clock this morning, when

Mr. Doan said: We have now been here fifteen consecutive hours and have made no progress. I now appeal to both sides of the House to accept the proposition made yesterday morning, to allow the debate to continue till Thursday next, and to postpone the special order which intervenes. This will give an opportunity for a full discussion and is alike fair to both sides.

This was objected to by Mr. Tweed and others. Mr. Richardson said he was advised to state the proposition to postpone the special order on the Nebraska Bill to some time next week, would meet with no opposition from the friends of the measure.

Mr. Campbell, the leader of the opposition, said he had been invariably refused the privilege, and he must now object to the gentleman's proceeding.

Mr. Hughes asked leave to make a remark, but it was not granted he said, however, that he thought, inasmuch as the gentleman from Illinois had made a proposition on one side, the privilege of responding should be allowed on the other.

Mr. Richardson said he would accept the proposition coming from the other side. Mr. Hughes tried to say something, but was shouted down.

A motion to adjourn was lost. Mr. Hughes again attempted to say a word, which he said would not take him more than two minutes.

Cries of hear him hear him Mr. Walsh objected to hear any proposition.

Mr. Hughes—I hear no objection. The Chair—I heard several distinct objections.

Mr. Walsh—I repeat my objection for the gentleman's special benefit. Matters became confused, and daylight arriving the members became jaded—some had their heads tied up.

The morning papers were handed in, which, with some baskets of food, seemed to give considerable relief.

A motion to adjourn was again negatived, by a vote of 67 to 66 a close shave. At six o'clock, Mr. Wright, of Penn., wished to make a proposition.

Mr. Washburne—1 object. Mr. Wright—You don't know what you are objecting to.

Mr. Washburne—I withdraw the objection. Mr. Cullom—I object.

Mr. Wright—We offer you this olive branch, and you will not take it. Mr. Cummings—1 propose that we postpone the Pacific Railway Bill one week from next Tuesday, allowing the intermediate time for debate.

Mr. Campbell—I object. Mr. Dean—I hope the opponents of the bill will accept of the proposition. It is fair, and the man 'who does not accept of it is liable of the charge of being a factionist.

By this time the morning was pretty well advanced, and after a little more discussion, just as fruitless and worthless, noon arrived.

A writer of a love tale, in describing his heroine, says, 'Innocence dwells in the rich curls of her dark hair-' We should think it would stand a pretty smart chance of being combed out.

W

QTTSU

Arrival of the Star of the West.

NEW YORK,

May

9.—The

steamer

Star of the West, from San Juan, arrived here to-day. She brings 81,110974 in gold on freight, and $800,000 in the hands of the passengers.

Among the passengers are Governer Stevens, of Washington Territory, Gen. Hitchcock, Hon. H. Hall, and Rev. O. C. Wheeler, the first Baptist Missionary to California.

The land route across the Isthmus was in good order. Mr. Borland returns home in the next steamer.

The news from California possesses nothing of startling interest. The municipal election in Sacramento resulted in a whig victory

The Governor has sent his message to the Legislature in which he recommended a restriction on steamboat ferries, owing to the high rates charged by monopolies.

The Indian troubles on the Pitts and MeCloud rivers continued, and in a battle fifteen of the Indians were killed.

The weather had been clear and warm during the two weeks ending the 15th ult.

The produce of the minors was large, causing a great rush to the diggings.

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Another large town had been laid out in the mines. The Superior Court had decided in the great case of Thorne. vs. 1 he City of San Francisco. The decision is against the defendant, and the city looses her title to thousand acres of land within her limits.

The Mexican Consul has been formally indicted for the violation of the neutrality laws.

Walker the filibuster, had been fined §l.o00. and many others pleaded guilty and were fined the same amount

Two shocks of an earthquake occured at San Francisco on the night of the luin uit.

The ship Challenge left San Francisco Sonora, having on board 300 emigrants. Sho had to give security to the United States authorities.

One of the bonded warehouses broke down at San Francisco with the weight of the goods.

The Branch Mint opened ,*?t San Francisco on the 3d ult., and the daily deposits were 8360,000.

The steamer Golden Gate arrived up on the 11th The sloop of war Portsmouth sailed lor San Diego to look after Walker and the remnant of his band, but it was reported thoy had gone to Texas or to the Sandwich Islands.

The State Legislature was debating the Nebraska Bil! The Senatorial question was in statu quo.

Ainon^ the deaths during thetwo weeks, we notice the names of John C. Gihon, of Philadelphia, J- W". Clark, Pennsylvania, and Mary Myers, of Pittsburg.

During the early part of April, considerable speculative feeling prevailed, but market closed dull andjnactive for the leading staples. Gallego Hour nominal at 013, and other brands dnll at $S@10. Provisions, also, closed dull and prices drooping: Pork §23,50, Bacon 11c., and Lard 15.V. There was an advance of 10 to 15 per cent established in dry goods.

ONE WEEK LATER FROM EUROPE.

Arrival of the Steamer Canada.

HALIFAX,

May

1

NEW YORK,

Oth.—The Canada

arrived this evening with dates from Liverpool to the 29th ult., one week later.

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. BREAD STUFFS.—All

qualities large­

ly declined. The demand has been moderate. Prices declined Is brl. on Flour and 3d for wheat. Prices for Corn fell o(f Is to 2s. Lard fell 15d, sales at 52s.

London Money market—sales consols at 87^-@87-fc. GENERAL INTELLIGENCE.

News from the Seat of War indicates increased vigor on the part of the Allied Powers. Thirty thousand English and eight thousand French, have been landed at Galipolis. No event of importance has yet transpired. A sanguinary engagement had taken place at Kalafat., but it was without a decisive result. It is reported that the Russians have evacuated Little Wallachia. Odessa is not yet bombarded. The Atlantic arrived out at 2 P. M. on the 28th ult. Nothing heard of the City of Glasgow. Later from South America and Aus tralia.

May

9

.—The steamer

George Law has arrived from Aspinwall, by which we have later advices from Peru and Bolivia. The political affairs between these two powers were a? complicated as ever.

Castillo, still holds South Peru* where he had been declared liberator of this country, and was in correspondence with President Belser, of Boliva who had promised him assistance.

Foreign Items.

It has been announced in London that discoveries of valuable gold fit-ids had been made at the Cape of Good Hope. It had produced no excitement in England, but the colonists were highly pleased at the prospect it opened to them ot an accession of population. They say that their superior natural advantages, and the greater proximity of their country to the civilized world, will make it a much more eligible place of settlement than Australia California.

The Acquital of Ward. ~, Many of our readers have already noticed the acquittal of Ward. This verdict will be a blot of lasting infamy upon Kentucky. Again it has been decided by a bribed jury, that cold blooded assassination may be perpetrated in Kentucky with impunity. Who ever heard of a plainer case of murder? Prof. Butler, a mild and inoffensive man, peaceably pursuing his avocation in the midst of his young pupils, is ruthlessly cut down by a smooth face miscreant, and a jury says he was justifiable?— What should be done with such a jury? Should they not be arraigned for murder, as accesssories after the fact? We would not insure one of them a safe passage through this part of the country, as distant as it is from the scene of blood. Pur jury and money have stained their souls with infernal hue! Would that we could with the finger of vengeance write

INFAMY

all over their hellish

brows, in letters so dark and deep, that time eternal would only make the more legible. Here are their names—let them be pointed out to future generations as the twelve recreants of hell who dared betray one of the most sacred trust reposed in them b}* their country:—

Thos. S. Yates, Asa Buckles, It. Mclntyre, John Young, Thos. Thurston, Green Walker,

James Crutcher, Geore Stump, Abram Neighbors, Richard Pierce, J. C. Chenovveth, W. Eidson.

The most intense excitement continues to prevail at Louisville. Barlow, the base and perjured witness for the defence, has been kicked out of a hotel, having presumed to show his face after his infernal testimony upon the stand. Wolfe, a council for the defence, who dared stigmatise the citizens of Louisville as 'blood hounds' because ihey did not choose to rest silently and see a villian escape unwhipped of justice, has been egged by the school boys, and presented with a pewter mug.—Bedford Standard.

Foreign Items.

The mails bring little foreign news, that we have not already received by telegraph. The interesting to us, is the synopsis of the eorreouondenee between M. Soule and the Spanish Government, furnished by the Madrid Correspondent cd the London Times, and republished in the Tribune. It is dated April 20th. 'To the present time the notes exchanged between Mr. Soule and the Spanish Government are five in number. No 1, by Mr. Sonic, states that the complaint and the reparation he is instructed to demand, requiring a positive reply within forty-eight hours.

No. 2, from the Spanish Government, declares its inability to reply until information is received from Cuba. No. 3, (The Times calls it a most irate and discourteous document,) from Mr. Soule, taxing the Spanish Government with seeking to postpone a reply, and affirming, or rather insinuating that Spain had received dispatches from Havana, but snrpressed them.— No. 4, from the Spanish Government, was so 1 it the senders thought it not unlikely that Mr. Soule would demand his passports Mo. 5, from Mr. Soule, was in mihier terms, but the contents had not transpired.'

The letter to The Times goes on to be severe on Mr. Soule, and professes also to say that the Spaniards look on the American claims as overbearing and exorbitant.

A daring act is related of a British steamer in the Black Sea, a greater length than the telegraph gave us:

The British steamer Fury, of six guns, on the 11th inst., streamed under American colors within three miles of the entrance of Sebasto})ol, where she saw two merchantmen, two brigs, two frigates and a steamer leaving the harbor. The Fury dashed in and seized one of the merchant ships and towed her off. The Russians gave chase, and the Fury was finally oblighed to cut the prize adrift, but not until one of the frigates and the steamer came within range and exchanged shots. The Fury, after four hours' chase, succeeded in eluding the Russians and carried off the merchant-ship's crew as prisoners, who gave important information respecting the strenth of Sebastopol.

A Russian vessel performed the remarkable feat of sailing through the straits at Constantinople past all the forts and batteries, and escaping into the Black Sea.— though THAT may be like getting out of the firying pan into the fire.

Horrible Murder.

The Louisburgh (Pa Democrat, of April 12, says: 'One of the most brutal murders that it has ever been our duty to record, was committed on Friday night last, about half mile below Milton.— In the afternoon of that day, two Irish women, the youngest of whom is said to have been quite handsome, passed through Milton, as they said, from an upper section of the Sunbury and Erie Railroad to a section on the Cattawissa road. On Saturday morning the body of the young gild was found, horribly mangled and partly burned. It is supposed that a number of Irishmen were engaged in this most horrid trajedy, and to conceal their crime had attempted to burn the body. A bloody gash upon the forehead, and blood upon a stone found on the spot, told plain the means used to cause her death but from marks upon the ground near where the fire had been, it is supposed that life was not extinct when she was cast into the fire, where, having been left to her fate, she had struggled and crawled out but to die. The hellish deed was committed within sight of a number of farm houses, and a number saw the light, but without imagining such a cause, it was unthought of until the next day. A box of pills, which was identified as

having been purchased in Milton by an Irishman, was found on the s»pot. Several arrests were made on Saturday afternoon and evening, and we sincerely trust that the perpetrators of this foul and atrocious deed may be convicted and receive the punishment they so richly merit.'

The following caustic summary of the different steps of the English Cabinet in the Eastern War, will be found interesting. We clip it from an article in the London Morning Advertiser republished in the N. it, Tribune:

We have had some fifteen months of Protocols and a month or thereabouts, of 'war.' Those Proctols began with a proposal for Partition on the part of the Emperor Nicholas.— The Cabinet of All the Talents, then were perfectly aware that they were dealing with a pirate

For the sake of 'peace,' they declined the burglary, with flattering excuses to the burglar. Apprised of that burglaryptond knowing that burglar they suffered the Times, their official organ, to preach that burglary and praise that burglar, in his o.vn identical slang.

After declining, but purposing to 'discuss,' the partition of Turkey, our ally, they professed, of course in the interest of'peace,' to believe that the 'Christian' mission of Prince Menchikoff was merely an affair of shrines. And when they learnt that, in return for the Protectorate, Nicholas offered to back the Porte with 400,000 bayonets against Europe, they announced to Europe that as an earnest of its'peace,' that Nicholas was perfectly'straight forward.'

For the sake of 'peace,1 and for the sake of Turkey, they proposed the Vienna Note and, as friends to both, they were surprised and shocked, when Turkey declared and Nicholas demonstrated, that Vienna Note would destroy Turkey, and render peace impossible.

In the pursuit of 'peace' they drew up the Protocol which created five Protectorates in Turkey, and renewed the 'ancient Treaties.' In the name of'peace' they forced it on the Sultan, and tried to coax it on the Czar.

To clutch at 'peace,' the Emperor of the French wrote an autograph begging letter and to clutch at 'peace,' the Empire and the Coalition scre.vd up their courage to a limping ultimatum, which Nicholas*, with contemptuous insolence, deigned neither to receive nor answer. 'Peace,' then, baa been the Cabinet cry, and 'peace' is the Cabinet sham.

For 'peace,' they ignored, or pretended to ignore, the Cz,ar'«j piratical proposals.

For 'peace' they believed, or pretended to believe, in Prince Menchiofrs 'peaceful' mission.

For 'peace' they concerted «vith the Czar the abortive Vienna note. For 'peace they concocted with Austria and Prussuia the abortive Vienna protocol

For 'peace' they connived at thfl passage of the Pruth and the occupation of the Principalities.

For 'peace' they stabbed Omer Pasha, after the victory of Oltenitza. For 'peace' they promoted the massacre of Sinope, and neitner resented nor revenged it.

For 'peace' their fleets slunk into the Black Sea, to slink like pickpockets out of it.

For'peace' they have seized this particular moment to insiet on the 'rights' of the Christian?, to guard the fanaticism of the Turks, to set the Turks and Christians at each other's throats, to light up civil war in Turkey, and to stimulate a Dloody revolution.

For'peace,' then, they have protocoled and prayed, for 'peace' they have plotted and pandered. They have time and opportunity to Russia. They allowed Nicholas to concentrate his armies—to fortify his seaboard—to secure his ports—to garrison his fortresses—to suborn invasion from Greece—to suborn insurrection in Turkey--to drill refractionist3—to bribe demagogues—to gull democrats, and to mine the road of march of France and England to the defense of civilization.

The Paris Constitutional states that the Turkish Government has received information from the Haieddin Pasha, the commandant at Kars, that a number ot Polish deserters had arrived in that town, who stated that 12,000 of their fellow countrymen would quit the ranks of the Russian army the moment they should see a Polish flag flying in the Ottoman army. It is well known that the Russian Government has been sending the Polish recruits into th® army of the Caucasus, in order to remove them as far as possible from their native country.

A good deal of attention was excited at London on the 19th, by a Russian ship coming boldly up the Thames. It was proved, however, that she was within the liminations of the declaration oi war, and accordingly she was allowed quietly to discharge her cargo.

Prince George, of Cambridge, visits Vienna on his way to the Seat of war. He is to he present at the nuptials of Fracis Joseph, in order to cement the good understanding between Austria and the western powers. The state of siege to be raised in the Austrian empire, as if the state of seige was not permanent in all despotic countries. Besides, the crimes of high treasoa and riots ara