Crawfordsville Weekly Journal, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 4 January 1855 — Page 2

THE JOURNAL.

T. W. FRY, Editor.

CRAWFORDSVILLE, IND.

THURSDAY, JANUARY 4, 1855.

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THE'MONTGOMERY JOURNAL

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BANES.

There is no question now discussed in political circles attracting more attention than that pertaining to the circulating medium. Philosophers and statesmen, merchants and mechanics, farmers and professional men are all alike excited on the subject of banks. The present deranged state of the monetary affairs of the country reaches in its influence every man, and exerts a depressing power on every department of business.— Such is the condition of affairs in this State, that our citizens find great difficulty in paying their taxes, notwithstanding the circulation of millions of our own bank paper, much of which is based upon Indiana five per cent, bonds. Our officers of State have affixed their names to each and every bill, virtually saying to the people, "this is good, based upon good security, we have examined them and hesitate not to say to the people this free bank paper is worthy of confidence, 'tis a good circulating medium and we so proclaim it and officially endorse it." But notwithstanding this proclamation and this endorsement, notwithstanding the basis on which this money is issued, still is it refused by our state officers for taxes due the State. Most of the bonds on which the free banks were established were below par at the time of their formation, and yet some of them were allowed to issue dollar for dollar clearly, as we think, in violation of law. But we have heard it said that the officers have complied with the law, if so the law itself was conceived in sin and brought forth in iniquity, and its authors have shown themselves not only unwise but dishonest.

What says the Constitution on the subject Section 3, Article 11, is as follows: SEC. 3. If the General Assembly shall enact a general banking law, such law shall provide for the registry and countersigning, by an officer of State, of all paper credit designed to be circulated as money and mnpJe collateral security, readily convertible into specie, for the redemption of the same in gold or silver, shall be required which collateral security shall be under the control of the proper officer or officers *of State.

... This is so plain and explicit that he who runs may read. -The Sixth Section of the general banking law is explicit as to the stock on which the banks are to be based:

SEC. 6. Such stocks shall consist of any portion of the public debt now created or hereafter to be created by the United States, or by this State, $nd chargeable upon the State Treasury, or such other States of the Union as pay interest semiannually or at any less period, on their public debt but such public debt shall in all cases, except as to Indiana stocks, be, or be made to be, equal to a stock producing six per cent, per annum and the public debt of this State so deposited shall be, or be made to be equal to a stock producing five per cent, per annum and it shall not be lawful for the auditor to take any stock at a rale above its par value, nor above its market value,

Now if the stocks of our free banks are such as are described in the above section, why this panic about the free bank paper Why refuse this money for taxes Why so large an amount of it shaved from ten to thirty per cent The stocks have not fallen so low and so suddenly as to justify this depreciation—the States whose bonds are used have not repudiated, all that paid interest when the banks were established are still paying interest. If the officers have complied with the provisions of the law, and only such stocks taken as the law requires, if the interest on these stocks are paid semi-annually, there can be no excuse for refusing the money for taxes it is a high-handed piece of tyrany, a species of despotism to which the people will not quietly submit.

But if the officers of State have suffered and connived at the violation of law, permitted the issue of bills upon stocks taken at a higher rate than their cash value, then does the responsibility rest upon them, and they are the authors of the difficulties under which the people now labor. In reviewing the whole affair we can arrive at no other conclusion than that the law has been wantonly violated and that the officers of State are cither ignorant of their duties or not honest enough to faithfully discharge them. The important interests entrusted to them have been wantonly disregarded the interests of the few have been cared for, while those of the many have been recklessly trampled upon.

The Baker. Family.

This well known family, who onco twice before discoursed sweet music in this place, will again favor our citizen with a concert at the Court House on Monday evening next. Their well trained voices and excellent taste in the selection of songs never fail to please. Their concerts are admired wherever given,

Indiana Free Banks.

Ihe question is often asked, what will the Legislature do in relation to the free banks of our State. Section 6 of the general banking law provides that all stocks on which issues are made, shall be of such States as pay interest at the rate of six per cent., and that interest to be paid semi-an-nually—excepting Indiana bonds which are to yield five per cent,—and also provides that upon the failure of any State or States to pay six per cent, semi-annually, then the banks shall be required 4o withdraw the said stocks so failing to pay interest, and to substitute for the sarfee the stocks of interest paying States, or elsa surrender an amount of its notes equal to the amount of stocks so withdrawn and if such banking association shall neglect or refuse for the space of thirty days, so to do, thpn and in that case it shall be the duty of the Auditor of State to wind up the bank of said person or association as provided elsewhere in this act. Section 8 provides also that a failure on the part of the bank to redeem its bills within thirty days after demand shall be wound up by the Auditor of State.

It would seem then, that after these provisions are strictly complied with, the great majority of oui banks must be closed and the stocks sold for the redemption of the bills.

The suggestion has been made and approved by many that the Legislature require of the banks whose notes arc at a discount, additional security of from ten to twentyfive per cent, of such stocks as are described by the banking law. This would inspire confidence and prevent the losses which must otherwise be sustained by the people at large. We trust the Legislature will act promptly and efficiently.

Letter from Minnesota.

jCS^Thc following letter from the Rev. JAMES TIIOMSOX, now a resident of Minnesota will be read with interest by many of our citizens whose attention has been directed to that territory as their future home. Mr. Thomson's long experience, his well known excellent judgement on all matters ot which his letter speaks his accurate powers of observation gives weight and importance to his communication. Wedoubt not he has made a very fine location, and those of our citizens who contemplate removing west, would do well to examine that Territory before making a permanant location. When navigation is open, that part of Minnesota can be reached in about three or four days via Chicago and Bock Island.

MANKATO, Minnesota Territory, Dec. 18th, 1854. MY DEAR FRIEND :—I do not remembei whether I promised to write you or not, as the number of such solicitations became so great as to crowd each other out of my mind. I address you, at all events, as one of my old frienifs, and with the design, if "you judge it expedient, that you may insert that which is of general interest in this epistle in your paper, so that, once for all, I may answer the numerous inquiries of friends in that region in relation to this new home, and thus save time, which is more precious to me than ever before. I should be glad to enlist yon among other friends, to come to this country—establish a paper at this point—practice Medicine, and get up a Medical Department in our future University. Perhaps you will think before I am through, that there is not much encouragement for Physicians in this Territory, and that the place is so new that a paper could not flourish in this soil yet. It would be a lean business at first, unless patronised largely in the older States but perhaps you could make yourself whole in relation to these sacrifices by getting hold of valuable real estate, by "claims" or at a low rate. Come and see us and judge for yourself in relation to these matters.

We are all more and more delighted with this new and interesting country and with our prospect of making it a useful and pleasant home and more so, as we have the prospect at present of a strong delegation from Indiana to be our companions in toil and triumph. The season thus far, with an exception of a day or two, has been remarkably fine. All this month thus far has been as favorable for out-of-door engagements, as it is ordinarily in Indiana in November, and even more so as we have been entirely exempt from Mud. For two days past it has more the appearance of settled winter than before. I have been in this country nearly a year and can now speak with a good degree of confidence.

My principal reasons for leaving Indiana, as far as-^he country was concerned, were its want of good health and its intolerable Mud I have often said that the man who is well situated in the Wabash Valley, who enjoys his health and has a healthy family, and is not satisfied with his home or cannot prosper in business to his liking, may well despair of finding a home on the face of the earth. Still I have long believed that Indiana might easily be surpassed in at least two particulars. These are not secondary matters either. In both these respects, as far as my observation goes, Minnesota is at least five hundred per cent, ahead of Indiana. Whilst in all other important respscts she is not a whit behind to say no more. I doubt not your reply is, "That is saying enough." Now for the facts: There has not during the past season, been one single dangerous case of Bilious Fever or Fever and Ague, in all this country so far as my observation extends. And in my traveling I have found the odds in relation to Mud—that sublime quality in which Indiana so pre-eminently excels—to be almost as great in favor of Minnesota. Still, let no one conclude from this statement that there is neither Mud nor Fever here. In certain marshy regions and flat wood-lands, and especially in the early part of the sea son, mud may be found. It is not Indiana mud even then Doubtless cases of Fever will also occur.

I make the foregoing statements as data from which you may yourself judge of the contrast in these particulars. So heelthy a new country, and so fine a country to travel in at all seasons of the year, both on horseback and in- carriages, I never saw bsforc

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You are aware that I have had some experience on that subject. I used to think that a very fertile country must necessarily suffer in these respects in its early history. You can judge whether Minnesota is not an exception, as I proceed to answer specific inquiries in relation to this country

The soil is generally a very black mould, more or less mixed with sand—often from two to ten feet deep, and very generally on the hill-sides and on the very tops of our highest hills (some of which are two or three hundred feet,) as deep and rich as any where else. Crops equally as fine are produced in these positions as any where else. The same kinds of timber are found on our hill-toops as that which grows on our morift fertile bottom lands, viz White Walm£ and occasionaly Black Walnut, Sugar-tree, Ash, Elm, Hickory, Hackberry, Linn, Oak, &c. I speak, in these specific descriptions, more particularly of this immediate region which is at the western terminus of what is called the "Big Woods"—a tract mainly of wood of the above description, extending partly in the direction which the Minnesota river runs from this bend, from five to forty miles in width back from the river, and fifty or sixty miles in length towards the north-east. It terminates at the Blue Earth river near its mouth which is at this Great Bend, and which with its tributaries opens out in fan-like shape through a splendid country to the Iowa line. The Blue Earth valley is, poetically, designated by Nicolet in his history of the country as the "Undine Region." A more picturesque country of hill and dale—of high table land and splendid valleys—of groves of timber and beautiful prairies intermingled I certainly never saw. These streams afford great manufacturing privileges, and the Minnesota is about as navigable a stream up to this point as the Wabash is to Lafayette. The lands are just being surveyed and will, probably, be in market within a year. A respite of another year before the sale of these lands whilst a disadvantage to the country in one respect will, probably, result advantageously. It will afford "actual settlers" an opportunity to "claim" the best of the country. There are, probably, 200 "claims" made in this one county already. If you want the best you must come soon.

As a site for a town Mankato is not so eligible at first view as Traverse Des Sioux or some other points below. I give it however, decidedly the preference, both as to location in the country and as to local advantages and I think that ultimately it will make one of the most beautiful towns on this river. The reason why this is not apparent at first blush to the traveler is that all the other town-sites below, almost, are on high rolling prairies, and all their excellencies can be seen at once, whilst at this point the "Big Woods" come right up to the river. The Bluff recedes back by three regular benches the most of the way round this Great Bend, to the height of frcm 100 to 250 feet covered with timber, and approaching almost to the river at the upper end of the half-circle, leaving a narrow portion of low prairie just above high water mark, about sufficient to accomodate the business-part of a city or large town, and affording for two or three miles down in an ampitheatre, the most imposing sites for residences at all varieties of elevation. In In several other respects this point has in my estimation, the preference to any other on this river, and the country between here and Dubuque being so favorable for the construction of a Railroad, as well as from here to St. Louis by the Des Moines Valley, I think this will be one of the first points in the Territory to which the snorting Iron Horse will pay his regular visits. No one who has examined questions but that this is a central point for the best agricultural region of the Territory. Corn has been grown here this season to a perfection very nearly if not entirely equal to the Wabash Valley Corn and all other grains fully up to the productions of that country, whilst the natural Grapes and all kinds of vegetables are superior both in quality and quantity. It is hence a supegrazing country—will be especially adapted to Sheep, as it is dry both as to atmosphere and soil. Some of our excellent Mill sites are being improved, and in this respect our country is not surpassed in the Territory. The prices of Lumber, Labor, Provisions, Boarding, Horses, Cattle, Sheep, Hogs, Poultry, «fec., fcc., are from 33 to 50 per cent, higher than that of your prices in Indiana. This is however a state of things which must soon regulate itself. And, yet, owiiig to the rapid emigration to this country together with the supplies needed at the Fort and for the Indians above this which the Government has undertaken to furnish, a good home-market must continue until Railroads will equalise our advantages with those of less favored regions. This place is its infancy, containing a population of 150. The Eastern element is large. There is, however, a conriderable portion of Foreigners in all this North-West.

I am sole Bishop of this country, and with the assistance of my family and a few others, maintain two regular services on the Sabbath—a Sabbath School—a Bible-class and a weekly prayer meeting. We keep up also a School—a Singing Association, and a Temperance Society. All are doing well considering the age of the place. How large a delegation may we expect from your readers the coming season Who will come, intending to help forward all these good objects in this interesting new field

Yours, affectionately, JAMES THOMSON.

Death of Gov. Morehead of Ky. We regret to learn that ex-Governor and ex-United States Senator James T. Morehead of Ky., died at Covington on Friday of last week.

For many years past Gov., Morehead has occupied a high and honorable position in our country and has enjoyed the reputation of being a good man, an able statesman, an honest politician, and a pure patriot. As an orator he had few equals and his heart ever glowed with an ardent, undying love for the honor and glory of his native lanfl. As Governor, as State Legislator, as United States Senator he enjoyed the confidence of the people who believed him ever ready to sacrifice his own personal good for the good of his country

STATE STOCKS.—Indiana fives have advanced in the Few York market to 77£ Virginia 6s to 96£.

The Electic Medical Journal, For January has been received. It contains a number of articles interesting to every medical reader. Though devoted particularly to Electicism, it makes many quotations from other medical periodicals -of different schools. We dcri ve both pleasure and profit from its perusal.

unuerstand from the Indiana

Republican that Governor Wright has withdrawn from the Methodist Church assigning as a reason that his preacher was a Know-Notliing. It is very likely that the Governor is a Know-Nothing, so far as the working of his inner man was concerned, or he would never have joined the church.

The Governor probably found himself in the wrong pew.

The Free Banks.

We give below the Banks represented at the Banker's Convention, held at Indianapolis, on the 14th and 15th of December last, also 5 others, which was the additional representation at the Convention held on the 3dinst. This makes in all thirty-six reliable Free Banks in our State—all told:

Hoosier Bank, Logansport, P. Pollard, President. Prairie City bank, Torre Haute, C. H. Barbour, President, N. W. Graham, Director.

Indiana Stock bank, Laporte, J. Smith Kellum Cashier. Gramercy bank, Lafayette, C. W. Wheelock, Cashier.

Western bank, Plymouth, John Porter Casliier. Canal bank, Evansville, G. Maghee and John Ingle, jr., Directors.

Fayette county bank, Connersville, M. Helms, President. Lagrange bank, Lagrange, S, P. Williams, Cashier.

Bank of Indiana, Michigan City, C. B. Blair, President. Bank of Syracuse, H. Barns, Represent.

Cambridge City Bank, J. W. Burson Cashier. Bank of Rackville, C. H. Levings, Cashier, A. Everett Director.

Salem Bauk, Thomas G. Harris, President. Bank of Monticello, M. Brown Represent.

Crescent City Bank, Wm.Barber, Cashier. Indiana Bank, Madison' E. G. Whitney President, Hager. Director,

Central Btmk. Indianapolis, O. Bowen, President. Bank of Goshen. J. H. Barnes, President.

Bank of Salem, W. C. DePauw, President. Farmers' Bank, Westfield, W. Robson, President.

Kentucky Stock Bank, W. F. Pidgrow, President. Kalamazoo Bank' Albion, W. Dodge, President.

Bank of Warsaw Wm. WTilliams President. Bank of Mount Vernon, Gao. G. Baker, Director.

Bank of Paoh, J. J. Brown Represent. Bank of Elkhart, P. Moorhouse, President.

Merchants' and Mechanics' Bank, New Albany, V. A. Pepin Prest., J. J. Brown Director.

Bank of the Capitol, J. Wooley, Cash-

Traders' Bank Indianapolis, Jno. Wooley acting Cashier. Laurel Bank, at Laurel.

Brookville Bank, at Brookville. Southern Bank of Indiana at TerreHaute.

Bank of Perrsville, at Perrysville. Huntington Bank, at Huntington.

CONGRESSIONAL.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 27.

SENATE:—A communication from the Secretary of War was received, relative to to the improvement of the Rock River Rapids.

Bill for releiving wrecked vessels. Mr. Badger moved that the Senate adjourn till Friday. He hoped that the Senate would adjourn until Friday, and from then until Tuesday.

Mr. Wright submitted a resolution relative to harbor improvements in New Jersey. Mr. Fish moved that the Committee on Foreign Relations be directed to inquire whether any, and what compensation should be paid to Commodore M. C. Perry, for services in relation to the treaty with Japan. The Senate without transacting any further business, adjourned till Friday, when they will then adjourn till Tuesday next.

HOUSE.—Mr. Farley, from the Committee on Territories, reported back, with amendment, the Senate bill, authorizing the construction of the subterranean line of telegraph from the Mississippi or Missouri rivers to the Pacific Ocean. Referred to the Committee of the whole.

The act for settling private land claims in California, was referred to the Committee on Public Lands. _.

The House went into Committee of the Whole on the Army Appropriation bill. This together with the bill making appropriations for the General Post Office, was subsequently reported to the House.

There was no debate upon them. Mr. McDougal wished to amend the Army bill, by appropriating $20,000 for the purpose of demonstrating how far camels can be. employed for transportation over deserts, but the Speaker ruled tho amendment to be out of order on the ground that the law does not authorize such appropriations,

Mr. Benton made an ineffectual effort to amend the bill demanding Post Office appropriations, so as to authorize the* Postmaster General to contract for carrying the mails from Independence to San Francisco in coaches, wagons, and sleighs contractors to open the roads, and charge a moderate toll for travelers. Both bills passed.

Mr. McDougal presented Col. Fremont's Report, describing his last explorations, which was ordered to be printed.

Mr. Noble introduced a bill, making appropriations for continuing the public works at Monroo, Michigan, and moved that it be referred to the committee on Commerce.

Mr. Haven thought that the House should instruct the Committee to report 140 hills, the number of items in the River and Harbor bill, vetoed by the President, Hq knew

of no other way to obtain the reasons why the President vetoed that bill. Mr. Campbell was opposed to so many bills. There should be a general bill for River and Harbor improvements, they being of national importance.

Mr. Haven said that tho President had promised his reasons at length for his late acts and he wished, by the course he had suggested to obtain them. He desired the people to know whether the business of the Legislature is to be confined to Government officers alone.

Mr. Canfield said the Constitution required the President to give his reasons for the veto. He thought it but corteous to the President to delay action in order that his views might be placed upon the journal

Mr. Babcock wished to know the reasons of the gentlemen for desiring the promised views.

Mr. Canfield replied it was due to the Executive. Mr. Haven repeated his desire to obtain the promised views.

Mr. Baily expressed surprise at the views taken by Mr. Haven. Messrs. Washburn and Baily continued the debate upon the point of the President being bound by the Constitution to give his reasons for the veto.

The floor was then obtained successively by Messrs. Haven, Litcher and Greenwood and after a somewhat desultory discussion Mr. Noble's bill was referred to tho committee on Commerce.

A biil was introduced requesting the President to communicate information regarding a suit in the name of the United States against the M. & N. W. R. II.

Mr. Washburn introduced bills for the erection of public buildings in Kansas, and providing for the construction of roads and bridges and improving rivers in that Territory, and for a Geological Survey, and to except certain towns from sale or preemption and to establish post roads. Referred.

House adjourned to Saturday.

Later News From California. Application for a Writ of Habeas Corpus to discharge the Russian Prisioners on

Board the Sitka^-Monster Lump of Gold Found. The steamer George Law arrived at New York at four o'clock on the forenoon of the 25th inst., with California mails to the 1st. inst., 81,462,646 in treasure on frieght, and 224 passengers. The news of which owing to the wires being out of order, we have not had a summary, is highly interesting.

On the 28th of November, an application was made to the Judge of the Twelfth District Court, San Francisco, for a writ of habeas corpus, to discharge certain Russian prisoners, on board the Sitka.

The writ was served by a deputy sheriff on the officer second in command of the Sitka, an English naval officer, on the 25th and the prisoners were to have been brought up on Monday, the 27th. On Sunday, the 26th, however, a little after daylight, the Sitka hoisted anchor, got under weigh, and left the harbor, probably for Vancouver, thus disposing in a very summaiy manner of the habeas corpus.

The San I1 rancisco Herald, of Dec. 1st, says: Notwithstanding the ceaseless croakings of the desponding nere and the incredulous abroad, there is every probability that the yield of our mines this year will exceed that of last. The monlli of November has been remarkably dry, and loud have been the complaints of want of water, yet we exported during the month gold dust ta the value of $5,276,562, which exceeds the shipment by the steamers during the same time last year by 325,920.

The San Joaquin Republican gives the following disci iption of a monster lump of gold:

On the platform scales, used in this office, it weighed one hundred and sixty-one pounds, or twenty-five hundred and seventysix ounces, avoidupois. Calculcting that it centains twenty pounds of quartz rock (which is a large estimate in the opinion of those who examined the lump), its value, at $17 25 per ounce, is $38,920.

The length of this immense mass is about fifteen inches, and its width from five and one-half to six inches. As one side is extremely irregular and uneven in its formation, it is difficult to arrive at its thickness but it will probably average four inches.— The other side is almoat flat, and presents a solid mass of pure gold, the only quartz perceivable is on the upper or rugged side, and some pieces are so loosely embedded in the precious metal, that with the aid of a pointed instrument, they might be easily removed. The whole mass, at some period, has apparently been in a confused condition.

The pilot boat Dancing Feather had returned from the wreck of the Yankee Blade having succeeded in recovering four boxes of treasure, containing $70,000.

From Oregon we learn that gold has been discovered on the Willemette river, some seven or eight miles above Salem. It is found in particles and in quartz.

From Los Angelos we have rumors of another fillibustering expedition, having for its object the overthrow of Melandres, in Lower California and that men and money are being raised for the aforesaid purpose.

It is stated that a new and shorter route from Salt Lake to Carson river, which avoids the Humboldt, has been discovered by some intelligent travelers, who came over the plains. They say the road is well supplied with water and grass. It is calculated at 500 miles, while that by the Humboldt is 800.

A serious affray, with Indians had recently taken place. A party of seven persons was traveling from Salt Lake when they were attacked on the Humbolt river by the Indians. The savages were lying in ambuscade, and were armed with rifies [sic]. They fired upon the party and killed five, the other two escaped.

The Indians are very troublesome to the whites in Shasta. They recently ran off with three hundred and ninety head of stock including a number of fine horses. At Oregon Gulch, Trinity county, they entered a tent and stole $600, and a large quantity of provisions and blankets.

An affray recently took place near the Plaza of Los Angelos, between some native Californians and a party of Sonorians. Eight or ten shots were exchanged, one of the combattants was killed, and two others were wounded.

J£3jrlt hag been found by experiment that hams gain about nine per cent, by the absorption of salt and that during smoking they usually fall back to their original weight when fresh.

Thrilling Incident.

The Buffalo Commercial Advertiser, of the 20th, has the following afiecting paragraphs:

The loss of life on the propeller Westmoreland falls heavily on our citizens, and many a home has been rendered. desolate and many a fireside sad by the mournful event. Yesterday afternoon, a man entered our office and enquired if we had any particulars of the wreck of the propeller.— Wo had that minute received a report from the west and read to him the names of the lost. At the sound of the first, he grew deathly £pale, and staggering back against a table, nearly fell to the floor. We had read to him the name of his own brother, and the strong hardy, man was smitten to the heart. He spoke no word although he made an attempt to say something but as the big tears rolled down his cheeks and the rising in his throat choked his utterance, he pulled his cap over his eyes and staggered from the room. We felt acute regret that we did not use more caution in reading to him the names of the dead.

Shortly afterwards we had another visit It was from the wife of one of the crew.— With quivering lips and blanched cheeks she stammered out the enquiry as to the names of the saved and with the prayer 'For the love of God, don'n tell me he is dead.' We glanced over the list with such painful feeling as we hope not soon again to experience. The name met our eye, it was amoung the saved but we scarcely had voice to give her the joyful intelligence. With a wild cry, the poor woman clasyed her h? ads and burst into tears.— This time thank God, they were tears of joy still they were almost painful from the intensity of feeling they evinced,—The two incidents were somewhat more exciting than the ordinary.events of a day in an editor's room. fci

j!5r"'It is pretty impossible for us to communicate those ideas to others where^^s of we are not first possessed of ourselves: for by so doing we are very liable to fall into those grave errors whereof it is pretty impossible for us to be eradicted therefrom. Hence," the following, which some of our cotemporaries are publishing and the head of.

Rhetorical.

That we are radical, we do not den)', and the reasons that nothing but radicalism will prune the excrescences of the body politic. It is utter folly to use dispassionate argument and cold and lifeless prose upon the multitudious forms of modern error.— The original rights of man, as asserted by Moses, Christ and Jefferson, are once more in question:—political heresy, rank as the breath of Erebus, threatens to break down all the barriers that protect society from universal ruin. It would seem that our fathers lived to little or no purpose—that the bark of the Revolution is no longer seaworthy the dark and fearful cloud of social anarchy seem rising upon the very morning of our beautiful Republic blind as very divils, we are unwilling to compromise between the calm and placid sea of absolute perfection in government and the turbulent, raving ocean of politics, boiling and seething to its deepest cavrens, casting up the mud and mire of ages, and devastating modern humanity as did tho sirocco of Adamic sin the beautiful bowers of Eden.— Western Dem. Review.

To this "bust" of eloquence the Indianapolis Journal appends the following: There it is. You "Know Nothings" —yon pestilential affluvium of a putrifying political corpse, are scattering the baleful fires of your unholy designs on the purest streams of peaceful government, and devastating with wide-spre%d conflagration the calm ocean of political quietude. The mists of ignorance and degradation envelope your wings in your disgraceful flight, as you rush with slow and deliberate tramp to the destruction of your country, and the rending of the altar of patriotism. Shall it be that the spirits of the illustrious foreigners whose bodies enrich or glorious soil are to be unearthed from desecreted sepulchers, and kicked howling through the regions of momentary to gratify your fiendish malice, and satiate yoiir ungodly revenge? Forbid it Justice, and Powers of flimitable glory!

HOGS.—The season is drawing rapidly to a close. The annexed is Mr. Elvin's report of the number of hogs which have arrived at North Madison to the 30th of December, viz:

White, Cobb & Co., 23,552 Bayly & Co., 20,752 Goodman & Phillips, 12,289 Sering & Pen'ston, -'"9,610 Shipped to Jeffersonville, 232

Total, 66,725 Last season to the same time, 68,191 To this must be added the number drivin and the wagon hogs. We should not be surprised if the number killed here does not exceed 80,000.— Chanticleer.

GOING BACK.—One of the remarkable facts of the times is that which relates to tho unusually large return of emigrants to the old world. It is estimated that between the 1st of May and the 15th of November, the total number who departed from New York was 15,000. The strangers who arrived within the same time also constituted a very formidable band, much larger than for the same period last year.— The immigrants arriving, however, do not present tne same national characteristics as heretofore. The increase has been almost entirely of Germans, while the number from almost all other nations, including Ireland, has fallen off.—Putnam. Banner.

NEW YORK, Dec. 27.

The Pacific is detained on account of the heavy fog, and it is doubtful if she will be able to leave to-day. She has 105 passengers including Lord Elgin.

The weekly lecture before the anti-slave-ry society last evening, at the Tabernicle, was delivered by Cassius M. Clay, and attracted a large audience.

The Evening Post of to-day announces the death of the celebrated Thomas Dorr, of Rhode Island. He died this morning, after along and painful illness.

BOSTON, Dec. 27.

Information has been received that the steamship Wm, Penn, previously reported wrecked, is safe in Constantinople.

A private letter from Mr. Behan, United States Consul at Medina, gives frightful accounts of the ravages of the cholcra in that city the population having been reduced by death and emigration to less than 5,000.— No less than 20,000 died between August 22d and September 10th.

Republican for the Session. We will furnish the Indiana Republican to subscribers during the session of Legislature at the following rates: ,r

One copy, Forty cents. /.Two copies, Sixty cents. Four copies, and any number above four, at twenty-five cents per copy to any one sending us a club of ten, or more. Send in the names. CHAPMAN & B&RSBI.

_Jf^"TheConnecticnt papers say that potatoes are the best crop in that State this year, yielding three times the usual amount.

LEGS AGAINST WINGS.—At a skating? match recently held at Madison, Wisconsin, a mile was ran in one minute and fiftysix seconds, starting included. It is said to be the swiftest time on record, and is equal to ordinary ail way express trains.

/5^~TIte knowing ones and many "the rest of mankind," now use no other cough remedy than Dr. Lococks Pnlmonic Wafers. They relieve coughs, colds, asthma, sore throat, hoarseness and lik® complaints, in an astonishing short time, and will effect a permanent cmv in

A copy,

days. Thousands who have nsed them, unite in declaring them agreeable to take, convenient to carry, sure to cure, purely vegetable, and perfectly safe at all times for' children or adults, and for public speakers and singers they are invaluable as they at once render the voice clear and flexible. Price 25 cents per hox. Sold by medicine dealers every where, and used by thousands, throughout the States and Canadas.

DIED—In this place on the evening of the 4th inst., of Consumption, MRS. NICHOLSON, consort of Wm. W. Nicholson, in the 60tli year of her age.

COMMERCIAL.

JOURNAL OFFICE, THURSDAY, Dec. 21, 1854. Flour is selling at $9.00 per Bbl. Corn commands from 40 to 50c. Oats ready at from 2o to 30c. PORK.—Hogs weighing 200 lbs. and upward, $3:75@$4:00.

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VOCALISTS.

Four Gentlemen and Two Ladies. Will give ONE Vocal Concert only, at the Court House, CRAWFORDSVILLE. on Monday evening, January 8th, 1855.

Tickets 25 cents. Conccrt will commence at 6'o o'clock. Doors open three quarters of an hour earlier. J. A. SEVERANCE, Ajrent.

January 4, 1854-

township, Montgomery county, Indiana, four yearling steers—one is a red brindle one is a dark red or brown one is a rod roan, with the end of his tail cut oil', with some white on the bellv one is red with a small white spot in the forehead, some white on the belly with four white spots on the body all unmarked. Appraised at twentv-eiglit dollars by Allen Harrison and Wm Ash'by, before Wasson, Justice of the Peace, on the 30th clay of Dec 1654. Attest,

Jan 4 55] A LYNN, Clerk.

TAKEN

UP by Philip Hawk, on the 5th day of December, 1854, one yearling heifer, a black with some white on the belly and some white in the face, no other marks or brands perceivable—appraise to eight dollars. ALSO, one yearling steer, black and white, his legs all black up to the knees, and on his hips each a black spots, head and neck black, no other marks or brands perceivable. Appraised to $6 by^Dan'l Vaughn and Levi Moore, before JohnS Gray, Esq.

Jan 4 1 855*] A LYNN, Clerk

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1AKEN UP by Wm 13 Nicholson, living oboat tivo miles north of Crawfordsville on the Rail road, on the 15th day of Dec. 1854, one pale red biindlc steer, with a white back, head, belly, and hind legs up to the hock joint, crop off of each oar, and an under-bit off the right and a figure ten (10) on the left horn, supposed to be 3 yews old last spring, and valued at $20,00 by Allen Nicholson and Robert Plunket, this 30th day of Dec. 2854. DICHARD CANINE, J. P.

A copy attest,

Jan 41855*] A LYNN, Clerk.

''AKEN UP by Lewis McCall of Madison township, on the 25th day of December, 1854, an. estray white Heifer, with some dark spots on her neck, dark ears, branded with "A" on the right horn, supposed to be three years old. Appraised to $17,00 by John Cochran and Michael Shotts, before Thomas Mason, Justice of the Peace.

Attest, A LYNN, Clerk.

January 4, 1855*

A RARE CHANCE TO

MAKE MONEY!

AA NY person with a Cash Capital of two l/~\ thousand dollars, can have an opportunity of engaging in a mercantile buisiness the yearly sales of which amount to twen-ty-five thousand dollars. The figures for the amount can be shown, ^together with names of responsible and reliable customers. Such a chance to make money occurs but once in a life time, if ever—the risks are nothing—the profits are sure, and success certain.

The only reason for giving up such a business, is, that the untiring exertion consequent upon the BciLnmc up of said business has caused health to give way and it is advised that relaxation may restore it, and delay is dangerous.

Letters with REAL NAME, addressed tc "MERCHANDISE," Crawfordsville Post Office, will receive immediate attention.

Dec. 28—tf.

Newcastle & FlAIXj-

NOTICE

Danville

is hereby give to the Stockholders of the New Castle and Danville Rail-Ronu Company, that they are required to pay their first instalment of five per cent on their cash stock subscription, on the 30tn day of January 1855, to A. Thomson, Treasurer of said company, at fcia office in the town of Crawfordsville. By order of the Board of Directors. A. THOMPSON,

Dec 28 18-r4-5t.] Secretary.

Noticjes

RUNAWAYtownship,

from the subscriber living in Su

gar creek Montgomery oounty, Indiana, an indented apprentice to the farming business by tho name of Alexander Welch. Said ap prentice left his home the evening of the 2lst day of December, 1854. All persons are hereby ibrwarncd of trusting or harboring said boy on mr account as I will pay no debts of his contracting from this date. THO'S M. C. STRAIN.

December 22, 1854—*

TAKEN UP,

BY

Jesse Williams, of Fredricksburgj in Wal" nut Township, Montgomery county, Indiana, one Estray dark brindle Cow, discribed as follows Some white under her belly, a white spot in hei forehead, rather small, heavy made, no ear marks perceivable, supposed to be eight years old, she had a small beK on when she came into the neighborhood appraised to fifteen dollars by William J. Harris and Isaac Cruse, before Andrew Loop, Justice of the Peace, on the 9th day of December, 1854. Attest:

Dec. 21,1854-1 A, P. LYNN, Clerk.