Decatur Eagle, Volume 2, Number 17, Decatur, Adams County, 4 June 1858 — Page 2

THE EAG EE ' 11. L PHILLIPS,/ W G. SPENCER,) ~ DECATUR, INDIANA HUBAY MOK MM - JIM. I, IMS. DBMOCR4TII?TATE TICKET. fLCBLTiXT Os STATE. DANIEL McCLURE, of Morgan. auditor or stats, JOHN W. DODD, of Grant. muj tix of tists, NATHANIEL F. CUNNINGHAM. of Vigo. MmivnXDirr os ntuc ixmvcriov,' SAMUEL L RUGG, of Alb n. irroaxET general, Joseph e. McDonald, of Montgomery, tus. s’.nist itoort, SAMUEL E. PERKINS, of Marion. ANDREW DAVISON, of Decatur. JAMES M HANNA, of Vigo. JAMES L. WORDEN, of W hitler. COUNTY TICKET. Mr*!.SENTATTVE, JONATHAN KELLEY, Six. TEEASUEKK. DAVID SHOWERS .FCORIsMI, W J. adelsferger. SHERIFF. GEORGE ERAIiJt commissioner JR MILLER. rroß. E W. REED ronosEk. LEVI EWING. Advertising. Seine men advertise a short time after they commence business, and think that *uffi:ient, others intermit advertising aflet they have established a flourishing business by its aid. This is a mistake — From tlic moment they cease to advertise, however large their reputation and stan ding, they begin to decline. The changes are so rapid in this country; the public mine! is so constantly occupied by new applicants for its favor and attention that to be out of the papers, where everybody reeks for information on every subject, is to he forgotten. The press is daily more and more becoming a necessity; and its usefulness as an advertising medium is constantly increasing. No man is vise or just to himself, who undertakes to do bwinew without availing himself of its advantages; but on the contrary, he displays a goodly share of that indomable spirit of ‘‘old fogyism” which Las ruined and forced into obscurity many who, if it had not been for their penuriousness and their ignoranceof all the qualifications necessary to constitute an enterprising bui incss man, might have been blight and shining stars in the galaxy of the mechanical heavens. Israel Miesse, acting under these suggestions, would beg lieve to call the attention of the public to Lis stock of harness which he has ou hand. Mr. Miesse is an industrious and enterprising young man, of close business habits, honoble in his dealings with his fellow man, and endowed with the spirit of "Young America” which will enable him at al) times to distance his competitors with an ease that will be surprising to himself. We have no hesilency in saying that we believe he sells at least thirty per cent, lower than any othestablishment in town. He has removed Lis shop and now occupies the room formerly occupied a; a Drugstore, one door south of Bramerkamp’s store. P. F. Robison, is again manufacturing furniture and ready-made coffins, at his old stand, where he is ready to wait upon those who may favor him with their patronage. Give him a call—see card. PS Underbill, of Fort Wayne, is sttll carrying on the Tombstone and Mon ument business at his old stand. VA. have had the pleasure of examining some of Mr. Underhill’s work and can sav Duly, that better work we never looked at, and from what we can learn he sells cheaper than any other establishment in the country. (oncress. The judiciary committee of the Senate hare reported that Messrs. Bright and Fitch, Senators from tins State, were legally elected, and are entitled to their er'ate, and it is said the report will be adopted by the Senate. The H«u-e, on the 22nd ult , decided that Campbell, of Ohio, was not entitled io a »*at on account of negro votes. VaL landtnghnni wa- admitted tv the scat and sworn in.

Confirmation of Goseror Wright. We have received information from a pirate ccrre saying that th* name of Governor Wright has been sent into the Senate by the President for coxfirmauon as Minister to Berlin, and there can be no doubt but that his appointment will be confirmed. The Right of Search. An eminent British authority. Lord Stowell, thus states the law bearing on the right of visitation an 1 search. In the case of Louis, i.e said—"No nation could exercise the right of limitation and search upon the commerce and unappropriated parts of the ocean, except upon the belligerent claim. No one nation had a right to force its way to the liberation of Africa, by trembling on the indepedence : of other Stales; or to procure eminent good by means that are unlawful; or to press for» ard to a great principle by . breaking through other great principles i that stand in the way. Ths right of VISITATION AND SEARCH DIO SOT EXIST IS i time of peace. If it belonged to one nation, it belonged to aid., aud wcruld lead fc> gigantic mischief and universal war.— Other nations had refused to accede to the British proposal of a reciprocal right of search in the African seas, and it would require ar. express convention to give the right of search in time of peace.' This is precisely on a parallel with the i dextrine advanced by General Cass in his letter to Lord Napier, dated April 10, ' 1853, in which the Secretary of State calls the British Minister's attention to the recent outrages committed by British cruisers in the Gulf upon American vessels. In that letter, General Cass says; “To permit a foreign officer to board the vessel of another power, to assume command in her, to call for and examine her papers, to pass judgment upon her character, to decide the broad inquiry whether she is navigated according to law, and to send her in at pleasure for trial, can not be submitted to by any independent nation without injury or dishonor. The United States deny the right of the crui-, ' sers of any power whatever, for any purpose whatever, to enter their vessels by force in time of peace.’ If the British Government mean to abide by the well understood principles of international law, they must abandon all pretension to the right of visitation and search it: time of peace. Even their own judges are full and emphatic against them on that point. Lord Stowell says the right of visitation and search doesnot exist in time of peace, and adds, what is of startling importance, that such a practice, if insisted upon, would lead to universal war. This is exactly the ground occupied by the American Government, and hence there can and will be no hesitation in using the whole, force of the nation to mantain the honor of our flag and protect the property of its citizens. England is now al peace with this country; and henee the position assumed by Lord Stowell is fortified by the strongest possible arguments. We were right in 1776, right in 1812, and we are right now, and come what may, we will mantain the position that in time of peace no power ’ has the right to arrest our vessels ou the high seas, and insult our citizens and trampled on our national flag with im-i punity.— Pennsylvania. The Republican Record. The Washington correspondent of the New Albany Ledger well says of the acts of the Republican party: A pretty record they are making for themselves, truly' They have abandoned their Philadelphia platfrom of "Congressional sovereignty," ana got astride of, the Democratic plank of popular sover eignty. They hare abandoned their plank of 'No more slave States. ‘ and have voted to admit Kaunas into the Union under the Lecompton Constitution if the people should so determine. They vote to admit a Slave State, and ’vole to reject free States. They vote to admit Kansas under a pro-slavery constitution, and to reject Minnesota and Oregon under free State Constitutions. When Minnesota is admitted over their votes they resort to faction to succeed in disfranchising her. And yet, forsooth, they are the peculiar friends and Champions of fieedom. Who can repose any further confidence in their avowed principles, their pledges and ( promises? They are utterly demoralized and reckless, and no confidence can be place in them. They are mad, and governed more by the blinding fury of ther passions, than by the dictates of reason or the promptings of patriotism. _ 1,, ~, — A Word to Democrat. When a whining Republican tells you that certain Democrats wished to force the Lecotnton Constitution and slavery on the people of Kansas, with a vote of only 6,500 in its favor; just ask him if bia Republican friend did not endeavor (oforct the Topeka Constitution on the same peo- 1 pie, with onlv 2,200 votes in favor of that manifestly illegal swindle? Look him in the eye while you thus interrogate the j chap, and then ask him, further, if Dunns hill, for which every Black Republican in - Congress but one voted, did notestablish slavery there, and make all the unborn negroes of slave mothers slaves for life? If the fellow don’t take water then, give him up as a reprobate at heart ami go and mite the Democratic ticket. It would be useless to argue with such an abandoned sinner. — Terre Haute Journal. The LoUMSville Courier styles Humphry Marshall “the slow, fat, ].v.v traitor lo the tvitth.

CONGRESSIONAL. _ _—- Saturday, in the House, there was a debate on the contested case of Vsllaadingham and Campbell. The House adjourned with the understanding that the vote should be taken to day. On yesterday, the House considered business relating to the District of Columbia. Mr Davis, of Maryland, denounced the President, Mayor, and the municipal officers as vicious and corrupt. He made and ultra Know Nothing speech. An excited debate on the Know Nothing question then sprung up between Messrs. Davis Burnet, Marshall, and Kelley. The House then went into Committee of the Whole for general debate. Inthe Senate. Mr. Douglas* bill to prevent aggressions on our commerce, reads as follows: "A bill to restrain and redress outrages upon the flag and citizens of the United States— Be it enacted, etc , that in case of flagrant violations of the laws of nations by outrages upon the flag, soil, or citizens of the United States, or upon their property, under circumstances requiring prompt redress: and when, in the opinion of the President, delay would be patible with the honor and dignity of the Republic, the President is hereby authorized to employ such force as he may deem necessary to prevent the perpetration of such outrages, and to obtain just redress and satisfaction for the same when perpetrated; and it shall be his duty to lav the fact of each each case, together with the reasons for his actions in the premises, before Congress, at the earliest practicable moment, for further action thereon as Congress may direct.” The majority of the judiciary committee reported that Senators Bright atd I itch of Indiana, were entitled to seats. Some debate on the subject of punting the report ensued, ending by Mr, Pugh requesting to be excused from serving on the committee. A lengthy debate took place on the bill authorizing a government loan of 815,000,000. Mr. Hunter argued that in a , few months trade would regain its activity and the revenue be revived. Mr. Wilson argued against Mr. H.’s view, and prophesied that another loan was inevitable before next January. On his motion the section authorizing iwo addition clerks was stricken out. The expense of printing the notes was red used from 820,000 to 8-5,009. Mr. Collamer believed that the revival of business would be slow and gradual. He thought the present tariff ought to be fully revised if we want to adhere to it: but if we wish to have free and direct taxation, let it be done understandingly. Mr. Hunter disclaimed any tendency toward such a result, and defended the present tariff as ample fur the public expenditures. It was then agreed to make a coupon loan and to reduce the rate of interest to five per cer.L. A lengthy amendment with reference to the valuation of imports for duties was read, when the Senate adjourned without action. The Republican papers are in ill humor. They do not like it because the Democracy of Indiana are united. They • hoped that the Kansas question would create permanent division. Their members of Congress sacraficed their ‘no more slave States’ doctrine, by voting for the Montgomery bill, which said that a slave State (north of the Missouri Compromise line, too.) might come into the Union if the people of such State desired slavery. They thus practically adopted the Demo cratic doctrine of ‘popular sovereignty.’ and they showed the people that it was the true national doctrine. Hence their ill humor because the Democracy very coolly refuses to divide on the Kansas j question to suit their opponents. The Republicans are difficult to please, and Democrats have no disposition to waste time over such an enterprise. If any republican is tired of the doctrine of ‘Congressional Sovereignty,’ he can easily find a party that believes in the capacity of the people for- self-government on all subjects —including slavery.— Logansport Pha rot. The Republicans and Oregon.—Oregan is seeking admission with, it is believed a less population than the Federal ratio of representation. She ought to be and we presume will be, required to wait, unless some overruling necessity can be shown to the contrary, until she can show that population. Singular as it may seem Black Republican Senators are the chief objectors to her admission now. Were Southern Senators the objectors, it would be said of them that it was because Oregon is a free State. As it is, it cannot be said of them—as it is said of the Kansas bill—that more population is required for a free than a slave State. The Republican Senators object to Orrgon—really, we do believe, because it will be a Democratic State—ostensibly because the Constitution is against niggers in all shapes—against free ruggers as well as slave niggers. The people of Oregon want white labor, but the Black Republican Senators would impose negro labor upon them in its most objectionable form. The clause of the Oregon Constitution against free negroes is similar to that of the Kansas Topeka Constitution. The Black Republicans were for Topeki unanimously. The Black Republicans are remarkable for their consistency. It is ruling passion with them.— Ex Never marry a stranger, or one whose character is not known or tested. Some females jump right into the fire with their eyes wile open.

FOREIGN NEWS, New York, May 27. The Africa arrived at her dock at eight o’clock this morning. She brings 70 passengers, and upward of 8100,0u0 in specie. She passed the Vanderbilt on the 24th inst. * Africa anchored off, ia sight of a ship, last evening, owing to a log. ENGLAND. Further successful experiments on the Atlantic telegraph cable have been tried with Hughes’ new telegraph instrument. Messages were transmitted through the whole length of the cable, and which clearly demonstate that the instrument could be worked with more rapidity and greater reliability than any other method. Confidence in ‘he undertaking was daily increasing. The London Times speaks flatteringly of Professor Hughes’ instrument, and says it will revolutionize the present uncertain system of telegraphing. It is expecting that communication with New York will be completed by July next. The last trip of the Arago and Saxonia across the Atlantic was a neck and neck race. They left New York at the same hour on the Ist of May. The Saxonia taking the lead. On the fourth day out the Arago passed the Saxonia, and fired two guns in triumph. A few days afterward the Saxonia resumed the lead, firing three guns, and it kept it to the end, arriving at Southampton four hwurs in advance of the Arago. INDIA. Barielly and Colpu are still in the hands of the enemy. The rebels were also in force along the Futlehpore, and near Beneris. General Rose remained at Ihansi, and it was reported that a large body of the enemy were advancing upon him. The Kotah garrison, five thousand strong, were still at large, but were destitae of artillery. Punjaub and Scinde remained quiet. Nepaul frontier is threatened by the rebels. FRANCE. The London Times tavs M De Sartiges the French Minister at Washington, is about to visit France on leave of absence. The French Consul General, at New York will act as Charge during his absence. RUSSIA. Letters say that Agrarian disturbances in Russia are much more general than was supposed; and that, in some cases, ’he leader* are refractory serfs, who have been seized. The agitation is exclusively directed against noble landed proprietors. TURKEY. The Paris Moniteur says that, in consequence of the threatened invasion ol Moatinegro by Turkey, the French government had invited the co-operation of England to prevent the threatened hostilities. A battle had already taken place between the Turks ond Montinegrians, at Grahava, with heavy loss lo the latter. Grahava was subsequently burnt bv : the inhabitants. LATEST BT TELEGRAPH. London, May 15 The India mail has arrived. The move-1 ments of Nena Sahib still occasion much anxiety. He had strong cavalry of 25,- i 000 Sepoys, beside as armed rabble. The morning papers are discussing the chances for Cardwell’s motion in the House of Commons. The Post anticipates the restoration of: the Liberal party to power by atrium pliant rote. Revenge and .'Warder, The New Albany Ledger, of the 27th I inst , speaks of one of the most cold-blood-ed and determined assassinations, which took place at Brandenburgh, Ky., the day before. William Marsh, of Harrison Co , Indiana, while seated on the steps of a hotel, was, without warning of any kind shot by Stanley Y'oung, also from Harrison County, from a portico above. The . bail entered Marsh’s forehead and ranged downard into his body. He died immediately. Young made his escape. The motive to this terrible deed, the Ledger gives as follows: Marsh was a man about fifty or fiftyfiye years of age. His daughter was the wife of a son of St. Clair Young, and brother of Stanley Young, the murderer. Some family difficulties occurring, St. Clair Young and Marsh met at tDeniable of a hotel in Corydon, some seven years ago, when some high words ensued. Young threw a fork at Marsh, when the latter drew a revolver and shot at Young across the table, killing him instantly. Marsh was arrested, and after a protracted trial was acquitted on the ground of self-defense, aided, it was thought, by the extreme dislike in which Young was held by the community. A number of I the most distinguished lawyers of this | State and Kentucky were engaged on the : trial—among them Randall Crawford and Governor Willard, of this State, and Governor Wickliffe, Ben Hardin, and others, of Kentucky. It is said that Young’s sons had taken a vow that, sooner or later, they would take vengeance on the slayerof their fath- I er. This, aftei a lapse of seven rears has been done by one of them. The act was unquestionably most deliberate and premeditated. Stanley Young, probably learning that Marsh would be in Brandenburgh yesterday, provided himself! with weapons to accomplish his deed of I blood, and a swift horse with which to' Brake Lis escape.

Mexican Outrages on American Proprty jmpotiant Correspondtnte. The executive communication sent into the Senate by the President contains some verr important official correspondence, and gives a deplorable account of the our interests in Mexico. esu join the following extracts: Mr Chase, the U. S. Consul at Tampico, writing to Secretary Cass under date of January 23J, says: All communica’ion is now cut on between this port and the interior markets, which are the principal dependence of this community for subsistence. It would be a difficult task to impress you with a correct opinion as to the deranged state of atfairs in this State. Anarchy prevails from the Atlantic to the Pacific coast; without a President at the City of Mexico to enforce obedience to the laws, that functionary being at this moment hard pressed by his numerous enemies, who were assailing him in open hostility The plain truth is simply this: that the views and interests of the different chiefs are so varied and conflicting as to cause a dread for the most fatal results in this place. Mr. Forsythe, our Minister, writes to Gen. Cats, under date of April 3: Since I have been in charge of the legation, complaints have been lodged in it of depredations committed by Garza upon American merchandise to the amount of iwo or three hundred thousand dollars. His habit is, when Tampico is hostile to him, to seize goods in transit from that port to San Louis Potosi and the interior markets. An armed vessel of light draught that could cross the bar and go up to ihe city would be of essential service in checking these depredationsand giving security to American commerce. As 1 have several times ha I occasion to observe to the Department, our flag would be most advantageously exhibited in all the ports of Mexico. It has been so long since an American man-of-war has been seen in Mexican waters that the local authorities have almost forgotten that we posse ssa navy. The Governor of Vera Cruz has lately refused payment of an order for a large sum of money on the Vera Cruz custom house, in favor of Mr. G. H. Olcot, of New York, which was issued by the late Comonfort Government, in part payment of a debt of long standing, and which I had infinite trouble in procuring. The British minister informs me that the presence of her Majusty’s cruisers in necessary at that port, to prevent Gen. Zamora from taking possession of the customs duties, which have been pledged to pay the interest on the British debt; and I feel I quite confident that Gen. Zamora would 1 not have ventured to direct the order for | 880,000 in favor of Mr. Eicott, to be dishonored, if there had been an American crusier in port. There is no doubt, too, that occasional visits of this sort to the Mexican coast would greatly facilitate mv business with the Government at this capital. Mr. Chase writes as follows to Mr. Pickett, United States Consul at Vera Cruz, under date of March 271 h: "From Garza we can expect nothing but utter ruin of everything that comes in his way, and Ino longer consider the lives and property of our countrymen safe. Under these circumstances, 1 beg that if one of our vessels of wai should be in your port, you will show thic communication to the officer in command, and request him to proceed here with the least possible delay. It is not possible that Garza will be able to carry this place by assault, though he will doubtless make an attempt.’ Sc nor Robles, the Mexican Minister, on the 3d instant addressed a very courteous note to Secretary Cass, assuring . him (hat the legal government would do : all in its power to punish those who had { 1 committed the recent excesses, and would adopt all the means which are demanded by its own honor and dignity and the preservation of the good relations which it desires to mainintain with this govern- 1 ment and with the governments of all na- ; tions friendly to Mexico. The Land Bribe.—The more the ; charge made by the Republicans, thatthe , English ordinance is a "bribe” to the | people of Kansas to accept the Lecompton Constitution, is examined, the more ridiculous it appears. It gives no more than the Crittenden-Montgomery bill, and one hundred and seventy sections of land less than the celebrate Dunn bill of 1856, which received the approval of theßepub-1 ’ lican Congress of that year. According to Republican logic the Montgomery bill is no “bribe”—the Dunn bill was no' "bribe” but the English bill is a "bribe” to the people of Kansas to come into the Union, when the English ordinance is precisely similar in its provisions to the Montgomery grant, and less liberal than the Dunn i bin, a Republican measure, which granted more land than either! And yet Republicans charge that the new Kansas ill is a "bribe" to the virtuous patriots of Kansas'. What humbuggtry!— State Sentinel. Gov. Robert J. Walker, the much lauded hero of Kansas, has ‘fallen from grace. 11,* e . ndorses t!,e English amendment, and j h»s brought down upon his hoary head a voley of anathemas, such as only the i opposition are capable of inflicting.’ But a few weeks since the opposition were clamorous in their fulsome eulogies of him; now they are bosterous in villify ing h'OK Great is D.ana of the Ephesians ; —u. Co Dem. I Tl. " inc weather is plcasent to day.

_. . —. “Kansas Outrages/ Not a word of censure is uttered I Black Republicans, or by the B publican press, against the recen'’'* ? ges committed by the Free State' Kansas. A regular organized robbers —the commander boldi n | tain's commission under Lane—are robbing stores, driving peaceable and defensel eW f *0 out of the Territory, yet the press are as silent as the grave " similar acts were commited, or' c i jS upon what were called "Border the Republican press were Language failed tnem to express mity and villainy of such "innocent” and "peacable" F r j e men. The sympathies of the S were appealed to, to vindicate tluiTj ged rights of the free State settlers W as the sequel proves, on account of J special regard for the wrongs inflitw*® on those poor individuals, but toad, 4 1 . the interests and ends of the party. ■ The news comes from Kansu Ji Montgomer’s band of Free State are committing heavy robber.es i E son County; that they have driven i'l ihundread peaceable families Country; that they are under pledge to drive every pro-slavery out of the Territory, and break up | land sales in July; that they have ii ened to hang Governor Denver, un] eM * withdraws troops from Fort Scott who, placed there to protect the propertv,lives of defenseless citizens, yet the publican press and leaders offer jj" word of objection against these acts of,, lainy. If the outrages committed by t Free State ruffians had been perpetnu against them, it would have afforded, tremendous stock in trade for Kans shriekers. Il is not the enormity ofp acts which calls for virtuous Blackß. publican indignation: that depends H ■ tirely upon the political affinities of this, who commit the deeds of violence, f I "Border Ruffians” had been guilty oft,, outrages charged upon the Free Stee ruffians, a storm of wrath would have - I sen from the Black Republican press;!. : when their ox is not gored, theyaresi quiet as sucking doves. We calf a'.tr. lion to the late "Kansas outrages,"u® exhibit the motives which have influent I and which now animated the Kaaw shriekers. The free State mcvementiß I that Territory from the beginningiw3 been a political game. The excitenm; . and difficulties there have been kept MtiS I make party capital. Th? game is tbvsH I playing out. It has received its quie’.:- . from the English bill. The subsuti’o I settlers in that Territory desire q u ' | I peace, and whether the v accept or rrjt: 1 the proposition of Congress, we predis ■ that her conservative citizens will t longer give countenance or aid tu liiep litical agitators who have made Kan«i "bleed” to advance their selfish ends<State Sentinel>. ---<>--- <The Movements of Col. Kane and Gov. Cumming—Reception of Gov. Cumming by Brigham Young—The Army Expecting to Enter the City—Condition the Troops.> The <Boston Journal>, of May 25th, publishes the following letter from Fort Bridger, dated April 15th, which is four or five days later than any other advices published by the press that we have seen. The letter was written to a friend in Boston, by an officer in the Utah army, and was not intended for publication: FORT BRIDGER, UTAH TERRITORY April 15, 1858. A United States Commissioner, Mr. Lane, arrived here above [sic] the 25th of March, from Salt Lake City, with despatches. He afterwards returned to the city, where he remained a few days, on the 5th April returned to this fort and after a short interview with Gov. Cumming, the latter agreed to accompany him to the capital on the morrow. Accordingly on the 6th, Gov. Cumnnng. attended only by Mr. Kane and his car-riage-driver, took his departure for the Holy City, intending to go through in two days. He did so, and entering the city on the 8th, found a large hall ready and beautifully fitted up for his reception.— Brigham Young received him with an appropriate speech, which was responded to by the Governor, in a true democratic and feeling manner. He was treated with the utmost civility and respect.— We look daily for Col. Johnston to issue orders for entering the city, as the road is now passable. The condition of the troops here is quite deplorable, the rations are getting very short, the men only receive thirteen ounces of flour per day, and the meat rations consists of the few <old surviving work oxen> who lived through the winter, after haulting [sic] our supplies to this place. Beans rice, coffee, and sugar at much smaller allowance than prescribed by law serve to furnish the balance. The prices demanded by the traders in this Territory have become seriously alarming. Flour is now selling at $1 per pound; bacon, sugar, and coffee at $1 per pound, and salt (very scarce) at the famishing price of $4 per pound; tobacco (very inferior) at $3 per pounded [sic]; tea $3 saleratus $2; and everything else in the same proportion. ---<>--- The late Governor of Canton, who is now a prisoner ftl Calcutta, board the Inflexible, protests tha» ' e never tasted cold water in the who 6 course of his life, and thinks thath did it would be the death of bim drink hrs always been weak tea.