Crawfordsville Weekly Journal, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 10 August 1854 — Page 2

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PEOPLES' TICKET.

SECRETARY OF STATE,

B. COLLINS, of Dearborn county.

AUDITOR OF STATE.

HIRAM E. TALBOTT, of Putnam co.

TREASURER OF STATE.

WILLIAM R, NOFS1NGER, oiTarke co.

JPNR.E OF THE PUFRF.ME

SAMUEL B. GOOK1NS,

COURT, of Yv: co.

SIRERINTF.NDENT OF COMMON SCHOOLS, PROF. CALEB MILLS, of Montgomery co.

PBOHIBITION'TICKET

FOR RE PR E S E N A TIV E, BERRY, of Wavno township.

FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER,

WM. MULLIK1N, of Brown township.

JOHN PI.

FCU TREASURE.! COONS, of Br township.

FOR SHERIFF,

II. SCHOOLER, of Lnion township.

FOR UNION TOWNSHIP

ASSESSOR, Crawfordsviile.

E. YANALSDALL, CI

SEVENTH VOLUME.

With the present number wo c:-mmehcc tuc Seventh Volume of The Montgomery Journal. Thankful are we for the liberal patronage bestowed upon us, and the many received from

tokens of appiovul we hav our numerous friends. In commencing a new voiuni to piacc upon our books fcubsciibevx, and also to receive a continuance of a liberal patronage. Wc shall still do battle in th? great cause of Temperance, pie.. for good order and sobriety, advocate the great national principles for which v.'c have ever contended, do all in our power for the cause CF freedom, OITOSE all sectional and pro-slaverv organiza

large addiiion of

ions

such as the old line democracy, and clingr

O O O O O N E N I O N

AL \3IO PLATFOim TRIUMPHANT!!

On Saturday last the grand rally of the so-called Democratic Convention was held in this place. At an early hour in the day the people came pouring into town from all directions, horse, foot and dragoon. About 10 o'clock the Alamo Platform party came in all the plenitude of their power, on horseback and in wagons, marching under the command of Col. Auii Compos J{ends.—• ikU.thc appointed hour the gathering hosts collected in front of the Court House to be marshalled, drilled and marched by Capts.

dress, da::zled the eves of the beholder as

they reflected back the light of the noonday mn. In a twinkling Capt. Shuck had the mighty throng mustering through the streets in all tho pomp and pride and glory of Indiana Militia. From street to street the gathering, swelling crowd moved, rushed and rolled along.:/-?In their might and silence did they move past merchant, mechanic and artisan, but when opposite the GREAT TEMPLE or LIBERTY, alias the legalized dram shop, then did the welkin

rin liquo ing

At 11 o'clock the crou had assembled in the crrove immediate!vr back of the resi-

which he rides dashes on against the opposing wave, and swept away every lingering vestige of locofocoism.

Fink and Alamo carried the day, secured the ticket they aimed at and desired, routed the old liners and shouted victory over the prostrate form of that venerable organization, the Old Line Democracy of Montgomery county.

Preliminaries thus being settled, a committee of nomination from eaeh township was appointed, who should report to the afternoon session. Capt. Shuck marched the crowd up to town, and then marched them back again, when sundry speeches were made by Gen. Allen May, Mr. Thos. Wilson and Lew Wallace, Esq., due notice of which will be given.

Late in the evening, after Gen. May's great bowels of compassion had yearned over the lifeless form of democracy, thecommittee on nomination reported as follows

For Representative,

THOMAS WILSON, Alamo Whig. For County Commissioner, SAMUEL GILLILAND, Locofoco.

For Sheriff,

BEN. MISNEK, Alamo Democrat, Assessor of lownship, BF^TJAMIN IIALL, Alamo Whig.

For County Treasurer,

JOHN LEE, Alamo Locofoco. This is what might be called a mongrel ticket, to which the old liners manifest such abhorrence. It might possibly be thought to partake somewhat of FAG ENDERS, a sort of union or conglomeration of all sorts of isms, excepting genuine teetotalism from all alcoholic drinks.

After the ratification of the nominations, Mr. Lyman, a young gentleman from Tennessee, appeared on the stage and read the resolutions, which "but re-aflirmed the whiskey and slavery platform and condemned the people as abolitionists. We shall publish these resolutions, side by side with a certain resolution passed by a democratic convention which nominated the Hon. J. E. McDonald for Congress, and also a certain letter written by Mr. McDonald to the Free Soil party.

After the reading of resolutions and the delivery of speeches by Messrs. Wilson I and Wallace, there were seen in various liope ],arts of the grove groups of Old Liners,

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with pale and some with faces flushed, whispering, consulting, caucussing, some supporting, some condemning the ticket, all manifesting the feeling that a death blow had been given their darling organization and all feeling that they had stood by and witnessed the bloody deed, without putting forth that manly dofence which becomes true knights of democracy. They ed their time

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dence of Mrs. llanna. The meeliii speedily organized, and Esq. ^Ic.Comiell eflectnaHy prcvont peculiar institution chosen as Chairman, and .Joseph i. Lyman j. ,,

as Secretary. And now there is an ominous pause, a deep and terrible silence, a stillness like that which Drecedes a storm in the natural world. But suddenly, to the astonishment of all, a wave arose amid this vast sea of human faces, bearing on its foaming crest the gallant form oi Reuben J. Fink, the fearless leader of the thronging Alamoites. From his lofty eminence did he lilt his voice, and seemed the ruling, ^governing, guiding spirit of the storm.—

But lo, another wave came dashing on, "bearing aloft the nobler form of Hon. J. -E. McDonald, the proud champion of locofocoism. 'Tis a fearful, trying moment silence, deep and hushed as the grave, broods over the vast assemblage—all hearts heave 'with deep yet thrilling emotion each eye glitters and glances upon the form of the two ruling spirits the thought, wdio shall -coiiiner and who shall cower is expressed on every face. For a time the suiging wave of locofocoism threatens to sweep triumphfintly on, bearing away every plank of the

Alamo Platform The giant Fink seems about to sink, To yield the day and pass-away! "But no! ho sinks not, gives not up the baitie though apparently down for a while, anon he looms up more proudly, more gallantly than before the surging billow upon

]istiess!yby and witno.

to the Union for the sake of the Union. honored organization riddled, and torn,

Shuck and Keller, whose tall plumes waved I j[on j, e. McDonald and Col. Allen May. gracefully in the breeze, and whose shining I We notice in the State Sentinel, sunbuttons, glittering epaulets, and marshal!

and dragged asunder, and its bleeding members scattered to the four winds of heaven, and dared not lift a hand or utter a voice in its defence —awed, brow-beaten, stricken down by the bolder knights of whiskey, thev skulked away in the madness of their defeat. Yet some, more independent than the rest, washed their hands of the convention, and declared themselves freed from all responsibility in support of such a ticket nominated by a democratic convention/

Slowly and gradually melted the democratic convention away into its original elements, even without the ordinary resolution of adjournment.

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notices that the above gentlemen will

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the citizens of Indiana, in a large

nuinber of counties during the present canvass. It will be well for the people to have their minds refreshed as to the political history of these gentlemen, that their speeches may be more fully appreciated.

In 1849, the Democratic Convention, of which Col. May was a member, which nominated Mr. McDonald for Congress, passed the following resolution: SJ. Resolved, That wililo Congress has ho

question of Slavery —to permit or prohibit its existence therein—and that it is its imperative duty to pass such laws as will introduction of "the into any territory now

This is one of the planks of the Democratic platform in 1849. Congress then had power to legislate for all territories wdiether newly acquired or not. Now these gentlemen would tell us Congress lias no power. Then Congress had power, and IMPERATIVE DUTY demanded that Congress should pass such laws as would effectually prevent the extension of slavery. Reader, when you hear them speak, just poke this resolution at them and ask an explanation. They claimed to be Jeffersonian democrats in 1849, what are they in 1854 Have the powers of Congress changed, if so. when and how Answer ye party men.

ifsrMr. Lev/ Wallace remarked in his speech at Darlington, that "he would rather see all men drunkards from choice than sober bv compulsion." Now let us observe the practical operation of this principle. Suppose Mr. 'Wallace had a son who was from choice idle, inattentive to his books indifferent to his father's orders, lazy and somewhat vicious think you, Mr. Wallace would over deem it advisable to apply a little iiicTcory oil to compel •obedience, attention to studies and other duties or would he rather see his son ruined by choice, than made respectable by compulsion? Boys and men need the restraining power of law.

The Hon. H. W. Ellsworth. Some of the Old Liners whose hearts are rent with anguish at the prospecLof defeat, are most pitcously beseeching Mr. Ellsworth to cease his advocacy of Temperance, and return again to their embrace. They tell him he is standing among and acting with his enemies, that lie is advocating a cause fraught with evil, and. fanatical in all its tendencies they denounce it as a miserable humbug which can only work mischief in the councils of the nation. They compliment and abuse, stigmatise and idolise, they threaten and entreat, and earnestly plead with Mr. Ellsworth to forsake lus present course, and again lift his voice for the Old Liners of Montgomery. Oh how deeply are their affections moved With what heart burnings and anguish do they listen to his appeals in the Temperance cause.— Oh, that he were again ou our side, seems bursting from their lips, but finding him nobly bearing on the Temperance flag they denounce and brand him as unworthy of belief no epithet too harsh, no language too abusive as applied

aim,

In go^u by, when Mr. Ellsworth sto Ou side by side with those who now traduce him, and nobly battled for the democratic party, they cheered him and pronounced him one of natuae's noblest orators, they urged him on in the indulgence of those appetites which lead to dissipation, to ruin and infamy he saw not the midnight storm that was gathering about his head, its lurid gleams and portentous mutterings aroused him not to a sense of danger his party triumphed and they cared not though he was wrecked hut in the stillness and darkness of that storm, there came upon his ear a-sweet and gentle voice, like that of a ministering spirit saving, pause ere it is too late. A new light flashed upon his mind, a new resolve found lodgement in his heart he heeded the kind pleadings of the voice of Tempctanee, sundered the ties which fetttcred both soul and bodv, and stood forth redeemed and disenthralled from that tyrany against which lie now so eloquently pleads. The Temperance men rallied around him, cheered him and urged him on in the noble cause, have manifested for him a friendship which outweighs all party ties, and which is worth to him more than all the honors which party or power could confer. Say not that he is standing and acting with his enemies— they have been and are his best, his noblest earthly friends. Say not his cause is fanaticism—'tis that which has saved him

desist, he is redeeming others from impend-

from ruin, and conferred blessings priceless, party Abolitionists, Mr. Wilson appeared which cannot be bought. Ask him not to

ing ruin. Call him not back from the high •^y-]c.on -3

and glorious pathway of temperance to tread, the miserable truck wheel of party.

Mr. Ellsworth's position is fully known, ,jle

firmly will he stand by it, and never will he

plead for the Old Liners so long as they desire him to advocate the cause of whiskey and slavery.

Popular Sovereignty.

j£5TThe State Sentinel speaks of the People's Convention as the "Mongrel Convention," the "Ism Convention," the "Abolition Conventiona Convention of "Fag Enders, Abolitionists, Maine Lawites, Native Americans and Higher Law devotees," compares them lo the Traitor Arnold of the Revolution, and the Traitor Piiley of the Mexican "War. lie seems determined upon crashing it by the accumulation of epithets anu the thunders of his anathemas. Wc wonder the Senior editor had not bethought himself and exercised a pectu^'' power foi which he is so remarkable. IL^d he but gone into the Conv one aw-ful "SHAKE OF THE HEAD," wc doubt not the factionists would, at once, have dissolved into their original elements, and saved the Jupiter Tonans of Freesoil memory a deal of trouble.

FAG ENDEES.

The Old Liners have delighted to term the People's Party Fag Enders as a term of derision and ridicule. Since the Convention of Saturday, we presume the cry of Fag Enders will be hushed—for of all the Fag End Conventions that ever assembled in these United States, that was the most perfectly consummated. It was composed of Abolitionist, Old Line Democrats, Old Lino Whigs and Renegade Whigs, Freesoilers and Renegade Freesoilors, Distillers, Liquor Sellers, hard drinkers and moderate drinkers and some who drink none at all. Such a collection and conglomeration of parties was never seen before in this goodly county of Montgomery.

Thev are now ex-officio THE Fag End party-. The peculiar ism-ites of the land. They are neither Whig, Democrat nor Fresoiler, hut regular Abolition Amalgamationists. „.

Temperance men and Jeffersonian Democrats had no part nor lot in it.

Anti-Nebraska Congressional Convention. The citizens of Montgomery couiity opposed to the Nebraska and Kansas hill will meet in this place on Saturday the 19th of August, for the purpose of appointing delegates to the Congressional Convention, to be held at Lafayette ou the 24th.

Friends of freedom, turn out, and let us have a glorious Convention.

Thos. Wilson's Position.

During tho progress of Mr. Wilson's speech, he remarked that he was a Whig, had been a Whig and was still a Whig in principle, but would not follow7 those wliigs whom lie considered running into the fanaticism of temperance. He tnonght the triumph of the temperance ticket would be the overthrow of our free institutions and a

signal for the establishment of a grinding despotism. He dwelt upon the doctrine of

seizure, confiscation ar-A destruction, as if it was sorno monstrosity of a primeval world, which shot up from the dark-

ness

Oi the past to torment the present race of mortals. Mr. Wilson seemed utterly ignorant of the fact that a similar, yea a worse law now exists on the Statute book of Indiana the light of search, seizure, confiscation and destruction, has existed as a law from time immemorial and has been sanctioned by the highest judicial tribunals of the United States, Let Mr. Wilson inform himself hotter, read some other work tluin Bebee before he attempts to enlighten others. Mr. Wilson said lie did not intend to dodge, to equivocate, but come plainly out on republican principles and march directly forward. On the liquor traffic he kept his pledge and boldly maintained it but on the Nebraska Bill-he halted, hesitated, did'nt come exactly out—"he was in favor of the general principles of the bill but opposed to the particulars and there left the subject—a little water on both shouldars. When asked "are you in favor of repealing the Missouri Compromise lie replied, "are you a member of this Convention and there he left.the question.— Mr. Wilson was a whig, yet believed the general principles of an ultramodern locofoco bill which stands opposed to the entire history of whig policy on tho slavery question. So far was Mr. Wilson from being clear on this subject, that members of the Convention differed as to his position.

After the reading of the resolutions wnieh sustained the repeal of the Missouri Compromise, approved the passage of the Nebraska Bill, condemned the tempcrance reformation, and pronounced the People's

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gaid, "Gentlemen I unan-

jn resolutions passed."

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Mr. Wilson is a man of good natural sense, and wc doubt not kindly disposed,

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pr0(IucLi0ns of cbee,

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fanatica]

Reader, did you ever think what was the and to his country. In his present- posit ion ''old line" idea of Popular Sovereignty in he is the standard-bearer of the most giKansas and Nebraska territory If you gantic system of crime which lias.evcr curs-

liave not, it is simply this It is to grant ed the world. to the people of those territories the prioil- Who but the wildest fanatic would dream ege of having tho President to appoint their that stopping the liquor traffic, the use of Governor, their Secretary of State, their intoxicating drinks as a beverage would Treasurer, their Marshall, their Judges and crush the liberties of the people and destroy all other Executive officers. It is the priv- tho free institutions of America? 'Tis fa-

ilege (at least of foreigners,) to swear to sustain a special act of Congress before they can enjoy the privilege of voting. It also grants to foreigners the privilege of apply- Mr. Wilson, ing to an officcr at Washington (Secretary of War, we believe,) for a permit to travel a certain road, and none other, to those territories. These are the principal elements of Popular Sovereignty as now advocated by the pro-slavery Douglas democrats

naticism run

those miscra-

until lie'has be-

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incapable of perceiving

come in the light which streams in upon- him from

all quarters of the hemisphere. But for this unfortnnate and unhappy bent of mind lie miirlit have become a useful man in society

Old Line Convention—Dr. Davis Nominated. The old lino Congressional Convention met in this place to-day, and after some three or four balloiings, Dr. John Davis, of Attica, Fountain county, was announced by the Chair as the old line candidate for Congress.

Not a Jeffersonian democrat in the district will give his support to the Doctor. Mr. Manson, Judge Dougherty and Dr. McClelland were opposing candidates.

$SRMR. LEV/ WALLACE proposed three groans for Horace Greely, at the district Convention held in this place to-day. Mr.

,'ention "and given lilt denied the mov*, stopped the whole mat

ter in i, moment. Mr. Wallace Ipokcd rather cuf,

J&T-Mr. JOIIN LEE has not as yet produced those resolutions which he says were passed by the late State Temperance Convention, and the Ministers of the different denominations.

Can he, and will lie clear his skirts of falsehood and slander

written on the inside of the Porte-Monie. Any one finding the same and returning it to Judge Naylor, will be liberally rewarded*

FINE SHEEP.—Those of our Farmers who arc desirous of improving their stock of Sheep, would do well to call on Mr. Ira Middleton, east of town. He has a large lot of French, Spanish and Saxon Sheep. He tells us, he has a number of fine young Bucks that he will dispose of on reasonable

terms.

Col. Allen May.

The Convention of last Saturday was addressed by Col. Allen May, in a manner peculiar to the old line democracy of the present day. Tho only topic lor which we have room to-day is his onslaught on the Ministers of the Gospel. The Col. in advance gave the audience to understand that he was a member of the Christian or Campbellite church, and reverenced all preachers who attended to what he considered their legitimate business,—(be it remembered that they, in his opinion, are not to exercise their own judgment as to duty,) but when they stepped beyond those bounds and expressed their opinions or exerted their influence on great moral and national subjects that partake of a political character, he denounced them with all the bitter-

of tllc rankest ancl most

"lis the wildest fanat

icism on the page of history. V\ shall allude hereafter to other positions taken by

Wallace stood with arms akimbo and sides tion, and moving spirits too, were Hon. John Pettit, one of our U. S. Senators, and inflated ready for a terrible groan, but a look from the Hon. Speaker, J. E. McDonald, whose better sense and judgment- con-

Lost.—In this place, a few days since, a Porte Monic, containing six dollars one five dollar bill on some bank of Ohio, and one dollar on the Newport bank of this State, (Congress, by about three hundied otes The name of Mr. S. YV ishard wii! be found

OJWherc did tlie'^EViEW placo the name of Benj. Hall, Esq., the nominee for Assessor 1

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nfulelity. He boldly declared that those Ministers who lectured on Temperance and opposed the Nebraska bill, "WERE NOT ONLY TRAI

TORS TO THEIR COUNTRY, would not only look indifferently our country' $ flag trailed in the dust, but would traduce the character

of the soldiers who defended it." The Col, Seemed really to imagine himself more capable of imparting instruction to Ministers than the Apostle Paul himself, and Ave should not be surprised to see "Col. May's Epistles to the Indianans" published, bound, and lauded as superior to and more instructive than those of St. Paul to the various churches of the East.

Well, the old liners have done much, yea a great deal for the Col. they have made him rich, and also a far greater man than nature or Providence ever designed that he should be, and he in return is a ready and willing instrument in their hands to abuse and villify every thing that is pure, noble and good, slander the Ministers of the Gospel, and attack religion itself to forward the cause of locofocoism.

One thing appeared somewhat strange lo us—the Col. claimed to be a genuine Temperance man, and was all the time cheered and applauded by distillers of whiskey, rumsellers, by men who are in the habitual

of ardent spirits, by moderate drinkers 11]10

and hard drinkers, and also by the supporters of the liquor traffic who seldom or never drink, lie saw before him ample evidence of the evil fruits of dram selling during the day there were many men intoxicated by liquor obtained at the legalized dram shop but of such evils he spoke not a word, passed the liquor maker and liquor seller and liquor drinker by in silence, condemned not/the traffic whose damning and blighting effects he daily beheld. But upon the heads of Ministers of the Gospel who endeavor to roll back this tide of c-vil did he pour the vials of his wrath. Bitter, vituperative, .abusive, his whole sytsem seemed pregnant with hatred to those who preach "peace on earth, good will to men."

We shall notice- the Col.'s speech more

particularly hereafter.

ifegrThe Congressional Conventioii at Lafayette on the 1—th of June, 1 which nominated Joseph E. McDonald lor the Democratic candidate for Congress ad-

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the following resolution, unanimous

Resolved, That while Congress has no authority to interfere with the democratic policy of the several States, it has undoubted power to legislate for all our territories, whether newly acquired or not, upon the question of Slavery —to permit or prohibit its existence therein—and that it is its imperative duty to pass such laws as will effectually prevent the introduction of "the peculiar institution" into any territory nowfree."

Mr. McDoneld declared that "he was favorable to the prohibition of slavery from the new territories, and designated such institutions as accursed/" He also spoke favorably of the Wilmot- Proviso. Would lie dare do so now He talked, too, a good deal about abolitionists, traitors' &c., at the Democratic State Convention held here in May last, and came out strong in favor of Nebraska and Southern interests—non-intervention, and squattersovereignfy. He ranted and raved a good deal, which we suspect was the effect of a guilty conscience. We only wonder that when he was stultifying himself his words did not choke him, and his cheek burn from very shame. But such men are perfectly callous—they would sell their masteis foi less than "thirty pieces."

Among the participators of this convcn

a violent supporter of the Kansas-Nebraska bill Gen. Jacob Walker, the present Post^ Master at Lafayette, and Col. Allen May, now of this city, both strong upholders of the bill. Do these men commune with their consciences? The former no one would even suspect of such a thing. Of the latter two we entertain abetter opinion, :nd trust they may see the "evil tenor of f^ir x'/ays," and repent ere it be too late. Return fe to the good old Democratic principles and bottle manfully in tho good cause' in opposition to tho tyranny of the fovr. Chapman, Chanticleer.

Schuyler Colfax, Esq.

We briefly noticed, a few days ago, that this gentleman had been nominated by the people of the Ninth Congressional district as their candidate for Congress. It will be remembered that Mr. Colfax was beaten

three years ago. At that time a very larg number of foreigners were at work on the Northern Indiana Railroad, and there must have been over a thousand votes given against him by men who had only been a few months in the State. Tins will not oe so to the same extent, this year, and we believe he will be elected.

The Democrats in that District have not yet made their nomination, though we suppose Dr. Eddy, the present incumbent, will be the man.—Ind. Jour.

NEW YORK, August 5.—ThesteamerPacific sailed to-day for Liverpool. She takes 113 passengers, and 81,000,000 in -specie. ..

Senator Bright.

It is so seldom that we find any thing in the public course of Senator Bright to commend, that we shall not fail to give him credit for his opposition to the amendment offered to the bill granting a pension to the widow of Dr. Nash. The case wag as follows

Mr. Seward eporteda a bill granting a pension to the widow of Dr. Nash, of New York. She was very aged and very poor. Her husband had served the country faithfully, and perished in doing it. The House had already passed a bill for her relief, upon the unanimous report of the Committee on Pensions, and this, after sixteen years of perseverance on the part of Mrs. Nash. The Senate agreed to consider the bill, and it was read.

Mr. Adams, of Mississippi, then rose, and moved to amend by adding thereto a section directing the Secretary of the Treasury to pay to the widow of James Batchelder, lately killed while aiding the United States Marshall to execute the laws in Boston.

Against the amendment we find the following names recorded: Messrs. Bright, Chase, Fessenden, Fish, Foote, Gillette, Rockwell, Seward, Stuart, Sumner, Wade, Walker.

We hope the Sentinel won't denounce Mr. Bright as an abolitionist because he' voted with Sumner, Chase and Seward

Pettit, of course, voted on the other side. He is now a most subservient tool of Slaveocracy notwithstanding his professions a few years ago.

Mr. Bright did right in another instance on the same day and we duly record it. Mr. Sumner said that some time ago he had given notice of his intentions to introduce a bill for the repeal of the fugitive slave act. He now proposed to do so. He was proceeding to speak, when

Mr. Gwinn objected to the reception of the bill. The chairman, Mr. Cooper, said that as objection was made, the bill could not be received. Great confusion ensued—calls for order—loud talking, personal charges, refusal to hear Sumner speak, when Senator Bright declared that he could not submit to this sort of outrage, and appealed from the decision of the Chair the Senate voted the appeal down, and sustained the Chair.

Doings in Congress.

WA5HINGTON,August5,—The Senate and House have adopted a resolution extending

session until

next Monday morning a

1 o'clock. SENATE.—The Senate met at 9 o'clock this morning and went into executive committee. At 10 o'clock the doors were opened, and the committee of conference made a report on the army bill, which was adopted.

Mr. Malloi»v, from the committee on

The committee of Conference oh the River and Harbor bill reported, which was agreed to, and the bill passed.

A. committee of conference was appfoint on '.he Ocean Mail steamer bill. Mr. Williams addressed the Senate in

with

Mr. Stewart iiiovec sist on its amendment, and asK a new committee pending the debate on this motion, the Senate adjourned, after being in session 2S hours. All bills are passed, except th only chance is, that the House its amendment.

HOUSE. The House considered the Senate's amendment to the river and Harbor, army appropriation, and navy appropriation bills, rejecting all in the fiist^ case, and appointing committees of confer-*-ence these proceedings occupied the House until five o'clock this morning, "when the House took a recess until 9 clock foi want of a quorum.

way have assisted in obtaining the Gardiner claim, from the Mexican Board of Commissioners, in order to test their liability, to refund the amounts paid to them as such

agents. °WASHINGTON, August 5.—HOUSE.—The House met informally at 10 o'clock, and no business was done except signing several bills by the Speaker. The House then took a recess until IP. M.

Washington News.

WASHINGTON, August 4.—The Union officially announces the appointment of Robert Campbell, of Texas, as Consul to London.

The Intelligencer discredits the despatch relative to the revolution in Spain being

Mr! Roger Barton, of Miss., to-day confirmed as Consul to Havanna. Wheeler of N. C., to Nickeragua.

Indiana Items.

CHOPB.—-The Bedford Standard says that such a drouth as the present was never known in that region before, and adds

The grass and the corn are literally diying in the sun, and if rain does not speedily come to their assistance, ii1Gy ^yiH ]je t,e. yond the hope of resuscitation. Our farmers have had fine weathar, bating the great heat, for harvesting their grain and hay, but they are losing more in their corn and pasture than they are gaining in their wheat, their oats, and their hay.

Conference on'the Naval bill, reported that! remedy for Colds, Coughs and Consumptive committee could not agrc-e. The Senate adhered to its amendments, and asked for the appointment of a now committee.

The Fountain Ledger says that the corn crop has been materially shortened by tho excessive drouth, and garden crops have been almost ruined It adds that there has also been an unusual amount of sickness in that neighborhood.

The Vincennes Gazette says: "The drouth still continues. Growing corn is literally parched up." v.

The W abash (Terre Haute) Courier savs that the drouth has been extensive and intense for a great distance along the Wabash and the corn will be almost entirely a failure, or that at least, not more than the fourth of an average crop will be secured Potatoes are also a failure. It adds

This will be a sad draw back upon o^f country, as corn is the great staple, both ail an article of produce, yielding largely to the farmer, and also contributing to the pork item of our own produce and trade.

support of his claim to a seat as a Senator most from New Hampshire. I pic. The committee of conference on tho Ocean Mail steamer bill, reported that it NEW YORK, August 2.--The Steamer' could not agree. The point on which the Black Warrior, from Havanna, has arrivdisa^rcement exists is the amendment stri- jhere. The weather at Havanna was favorki ?g"out the clause requiring the Secretary able and the fever abating. No news' of mof tiiS Navy to give notice of the continu- {crest. ance

The Lighthouse Bill passed to-day. The bill giving land to Minnesota was

concurred in. WASHINGTON, August 5. —President Pierce has vetoed the River and Harbor

Bill. A large number of nominations weie confirmed this morning.

All the appropriation Bills passed, except that for the Collins steamers. The members of both Houses are leaving for home.

Dr. Washington, the oldest Surgeon the United States Navy, died yesterday He was a relative of General Washington.

The President signed a large number of bills, including the Post-office and army Appropriation bills.

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MOBILE, August 3.—The steamer Cahawba, from New York, arrived to-day, with dates to the 31st ult. About 1,000 Spanish troops had recently-arrived i*t^Havanna and the steamers Coloa and Isabella were daily expected at.that port,jwth an additional force of 150U.

We fear the consequences of this great drouth will be serious throughout a large section of the country along the Wabasli Even copious and timely rains now, it i| said, cannot resuscitate, to any measurably extent, the falling and dying crops.

The only cheerful report, to offset these gloomy forebodings, that we have seen, we extract from the Hoosier Patriot, the new paper at Noblesville, Hamilton Co... It says:

the Collins line. The screw steamer Indiana-, lrom Havre that the Senate in- and Southampton, arrived here this tnorning. She brings 100 passengers tfud IS jackasses, for parades.

Mr. Stanton, of Tcnn., made along report on the Gardiner & Hears fraud, which who stabbed him with a sword, tor annoywas ordered to be printed. He also repor- ing his wife by drunken conduct. ted a bill to prevent frauds on the treasury and a resolution which was adopted, re-

questing the President to institute proceed- £0STON, August 3.—The Bark volunteer ings in law, or equity, against all agents, from gt. Domingo, arrived at this port this attorneys or confederates, who maj in any

The farmers upon cutting their wheat, from the best information we can gather,have been pleasantly disappointed by fifed* ing that their crops have far exceed the?r anticipations. Hie corn, meadows, &e., present a favorable prospect, so that the opinion is among the most observing men, that we have in our county an average crop.

In this neighborhood we have had considerable rain within the past two weeks, and though corn had suffered severely, we are informed that there will be a good deal of "come out" in it yet, though it will probably not- make an average crop. A few davs ago, in a short excursion,to the Ohio, through one of the greatest corn growing region? of the State, we observed that a good deal of the corn looked very bad, but with occasional fields that seemed thrifty, and promising. The greatest part showed a bad chance for a good crop.—hid. Jour.

THE MECHANICS' INSTITUTE of Ohio, at Cincinnati, have awarded their Din.oiiA to AYER'S PECTOP.IAL, the widely celebrated

tion. This honoi v. as richly merited by the Inventor of this invaluable medicine which" has secuted not only the above commendation, but also that of the most eminent Physicians in this, as well as the highest medical authority sn other countries. And what is afar greater encOnium on its uscl'iun-iss, is that it has won its-wny to alfireside of the American Peo-

The bark A. H. Kimball has arrived off

years imp A special dispatch from tne Express says an important despatch has been received from Mr. Buchanan, minister to England reporting the Spanish reA olntions entirely successful.

The*Queen had left Madrid for Paris, a fugitive. The insurgents were successful on aU points.

A Cnlifornian named Col. Loring, _was killed at the St. Nicholas hotel last night, by a Dr. K. M. Graham, of New Orleans,

From Boston.

afcernoon.

She sailed on the 16th ult., and reports having met in port, the French brig of war Willegare, which sailed last from St. Thomas on a cruise in search of a suspicious vessel, supposed to have been destined for Saon.

BOSTON, August 4.—The Whigs held a meeting last night, and appointed delegates to the State Convention, which is to be held on the 15th of the present month. They oppose all fusion with other parties and factions, and urged union among themsolve*

St Johns New Brunswick papers report 27 deaths of cholera in that city during 2A hours ending the 1st inst.

jg^-It is said that fifty or sixty families from Vermont are making preparations to start for Kansas. They will probably go out in August, under the auspices of tho Emigrant Aid Society. The Secretary of this Society is overwhelmed with applications for information.—Troy Budget.

j£3~The Clay monument, in Lexington Cemetrv, Ky., is to cost from £50,000 to 8100,000. The Committee, through its President, H. T. Duncan, offer a premium of §500 for th* best plan and specifications for said Monument. Each competitor is to present three

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be in Lexington prior to October 10th.

jggfA bachelor friend of ours passing up the street yesterday, picked up a thimble. He stood for a moment meditating on tne probable owner, when pressing it to his

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this wen^ the fair lips of the

wearer*' Just as he had finished, a big, fat, ugly, black wench, looked out of an upper window, and said: 'Boss, jis please frow dat finible ia entry, I jis drap it