Decatur Eagle, Volume 2, Number 33, Decatur, Adams County, 24 September 1858 — Page 2

TH E E A GT?E~ U. L. PHILLIPS,) W. C. SPENCER,) E ’"“" DECATUR, INDIANA. FRIDAY MORNING, SEPT. 24. IBSB. (CeMOC RATIC STATE TICKET. SECRETARY OF STATE. DANIEL McCLURE. of Morgan. auditor of state, JOHN W. DODD. of Grant. TREASURYK OF STATE, NATHANIEL F. CUNNINGHAM, of Vigo. .UPEB-INTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION, SAMUEL L. RUGG, of Allen. •ATTORNEY GENERAL. Joseph e. McDonald, of Montgomery, FOR SUPREME JUDGES, SAMUEL E. PERKINS, of Marion. ANDREW DAVISON, of Decatur. JAMES M. HANNA, of Vigo. JAMES L. WORDEN, of Whitley. DISTRICT TICKET. FOR CONGRESS. JOHN R. COFFROTH. FOR STATE SENATOR, DAVID STUDABAKER. JUDGE 10th judicial circuit. Wm. W. CARSON. PROSECUTING ATTORNEY. J. H. SCHELL. COMMON PLEAS JUDGE, JOSEPH BRACKENRIDGE. DISTRICT ATTORNEY, JOHN COLERICK, COUNTY TICKET. REPRESENTATIVE, JONATHAN KELLEY, Sen. TREASURER, DAVID SHOWERS. RECCTDER. W. J. ADELSPERGER, SHERIFF, GEORGE FRANK. COMMISSIONER. J. R. MILLER. SURVEYOR, E. W. REED. CORONER, LEVI EWING. Mr. Pettit and His Pledge. We extract the following paragraph from a communication published in the Huntington Democrat of the 16th inst : “It is a fact, which, if Mr. Pettit and his fliends deny, can be shown beyond all doubt, that he stands pledged if re elected to give all his influence to the passage of a bill making a large appropriation of land to the Peru and Indianapolis railroad. Now this may seem at first; sight like doing something for Lis constituents, or at least for some of them, and if it was for the construction of a road it | doubtless might, but the reader will bear in mind that the road is now built, and ■ it cannot be for the purpose of giving them what they already have. But, says Mr. Pettit, it is for the relief of the Stock holders along the road, who took stock and built the road, and owing to tiie de- , predation of the stock, they have lost their all in making this great public improvement. Not so. This road as all are aware, has alwaysbeen in embarrassed circumstances. The stock has long since ran down to a nominal price; and bought up by, and is now in the hands of speculators and sharpers. Hardly a dollar of it is now in the hands of the original subscribers Thus the palpable effect of such an appropriation will be to increase the value of the stock to the amount of the appropriation and put the money directly into the pockets of the present holders, , without affording a farthing benefit to those who have actually suffered the loss.” Which pledge, when taken in connection with his numerous votes while in Congress, as the Representive of this district, granting millions of acres of land to railroad companies in the State of Alabama, Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin, shows conclusively that lie is fully committed to the interest of corrupt, monied Rtilroadand other corporations, while the interest of the people are to be ne-( glected. He has made a pledge, if re-elected, to give all his attention and influence to the passage of a law, which will benfit a few speculators, but refuses to give a single pledge to the people when their interest ■demand it, viz: in the repeal of the outrageous law granting pay to members of Congress. Republican Sone. We learn that Mr. Dent is chiming that old and favorite song against county officers, and extravagant allowances. W b wonder if he has forgotten the administration of one George A. Dent and James Crabs, when penknives were allowed for by the board under their control. We woul I sing mum if we were he, having a recollection of the past. But such is Republic tr.ism

« - . w —»« !■ - iißMiws i ~ i*~ ”ssa«Baß9®Mfc Dare They Accept. A proposition was publicly made by Mr. Coffroth, to meet his competitor, Mr. >. Pettit, in this place, at any time prior to j the election, for the purpose of discussing jointly the main issues which divide the oolitical parties. His friends were auth- ■ | orized to make any arrangement with the friends of Mr. Pettit, as to time, giving I him three days notice. The friends of Mr. Coffroth have been, and are now, willing to made the necessa ry arrangements for a joint discussion; and we would suggest to the friends of Mr. Pettit that the 7tb, Bth, or 9th of October would be an appropriate time. Will they accept and make the arrangements? Do ' they desire a joint discussion and permit 1 their candidate in the presence of his competitor to explain why he voted to grant million of acres of public land to corrupt railroad companies? Why he stands pledged to do the same act again, if reelectel! Why he voted against a law punishing members of Congress for giv-! ing or receiving bribes. These charges ; have been publicly made and proven by I Mr. Coffroth; and Mr. Pettit’s friends 1 knows them to be true; hence they desire Ito say little about them. I We are informed that there is an appointment in the hands of Mr. Pettit’s I friends, for him to address the citizens at , this place, at some future day. Now if this is true, it is a backing out, an ac--1 knowledgement that the charges made are 1 true; and the citizens of this county will so consider it. Take your own course, ( but remember that we challenge you to ' a joint discussion. ill M II Dent Opposed to Germans. At the general election in 1856, several I Germans of Root township, in this county made application to vote, having declared ( their intention to become citizens of the United States and presented their papers, which entitled them to vote in the town- ( ship where they resided, according to Ar-i , tide 2 of the Constitution of the State of I Indiana. I Yet Mr. Dent acting in the official cai pacity of judge of the election, positively , refused to let them vote, notwithstanding this sacred constitutional right guaranteed to them. Mr. Studabaker upon be- | i ing informed of Dents decision, immediately repaired to the polls, in that township, and secured to those who remained ! the privilege of vn'ing. This is the lov. Mr. Dent has for Germans; lefusiog them their rights; endeavoring to disfranchise 1 them because they were Democrats. He and his friends, know that not a german I will vote for him, hence through the ini fluence of designing men, are urging them (to stay from the election. In Utis they will be defeated. Pettit’s Positions. When it was charged upon Mr. Pettit, that while in Congress he voted to inI crease the pay of the officers of the army, and, neglected the poor soldier. He ad- ■ mitted, in this place, that he voted to increase the officers pay; and that he did not vote to raise the pay of the common soldier, as it was not a Congressional duI ty, but that, that power belonged to the • President and Secretary of War, and they alone were responsible if their pay was insufficient. This position was untenable. Again at Buffalo, in this county, he stated that the charge made, was false, i that he did vote to increase the common soldier's pay fifty per cent.., thus admitting the falsity of his former position, and that it was a Congressional duty, and did i not belong to the executive department. I But this last position is also false and uni tenable. No such a vote can be found upon record. What will the Republicans think of their two faced candidate? Pettit Denies His Votes. We learn, that at Buffalo, in this county, Mr. Pettit, during his speech, denied that he ever voted to grant public lands to build railroads, in several of the States. I Now his votes, he may deny with impunity in some localities, because the proof is not at hand. But we know that he did so vote; we have the Congressional Globe in our possession to prove the charges as made. If there is any who desire further information upon this subject, give i us a call and we will satisfy the most in* 1 credulous that the charges made are true. Mr. Pettit is driven to the wall, and forced . to deny his own record. Sensible Republican. One of the candidates upon the Republican County ticket, has made a wonderful discovery, which is, that he was placed upon the ticket to fill up. Sensible man! The remainder of the ticket will discover on the evening of the 12th of October, if 1 not before, that the entire ticket was used [or filling up

■Democracy vs. Anti-Democracy. We had the pleasure, on last Saturday evening, at Spooler’s School House, of i listening to speeches from the two oppo- ; sing candidates for the office of State Senator. Mr. Dent opened the discussion. He said he was not in the habit of making public speeches, and did not expect to be i able to meet, in oratorical display, his | 1 competitor; but he thought, and the con- ' vention that nominated him thought the same, that because he was a farmer he was more capable of legislating for the benefit of the farming interest, than a law- • yer, physician or any other professional man. But when he was asked in what particular way he could benefit the farmer more than bis competitor, not a word could he say; not one solitary item could he mention, wherein he would be more capable ot benefitting the farmer than his competitor. On the Kansas question, we really do not know where to place him; he took no less than three positions during 1 the evening, on that one question; but we I, believe Mr. Studabaker finally diove him on to the Democratic Platform, where he ( (concluded to stay, and we were glaJ to , see him right for once in his life, eren if I it was through sheer necessity instead of t choice. His next position was in oppo- ( sition to the present method of sleeting . jurors; we suppose he has not been favo- j red with a seat in the box lately and feels t himself agrieved; we hope our offiee-s will ' ■ not neglect him any longer, but give him . ’ a call, and we think he will feel better. ■ | We do not now recollect of any ether I position that he took in his opening speech, i I } Mr. Studabaker then followed, he discussed State policies; he spoke of tie c Sicking Fund, and advocated the policy t of distributing it among the counties, to! be loaned out upon real estate securities i the same as the other school fund, there- ' by adding to our present school fund j nearly one half; and at the same time | i giving to the citizens of the several coun- t ties the use of the money. He spoke in i opposition to banks, and the exempiion of v bark property from taxation. He also, ’ spoke,"with telling effect, in regard to the c outrages committed by the Republican o Senate at the last session of the Legisla- 1 0 f ture; and closed by asking whether Mr. J = t Dent would, if elected, sanction the ac- j. tion of those Senators and follow their 1 example. Mr. Dent answered that he c had not heard anything about the outer* ■ ' ges, but he supposed it must be so if Mr. , Studabaker said so; but he did not say \ , whether he would follow their example or i not. He said that he considered himself small potatoes, that he was not exactly j ( like the laziest bird he ever saw—English , wood pigeon—which done nothing but i sing “do, do, do;” now if he is not exact- ( ly like that bird, we would like to know ' in what particular he differs from it; for ! 1 our part, if the bird fills the description ( he gave of it, we can discover no differ- I ence, whatever, between him and the bird. I In regarl to banks, he had never been a 1 bank man, or, an anti-bank man; but Mr. . Studabaker had placed him on the list of bank, a thing which he did not deny, but 1 left his audience to suppose that he really ! was a bank man. After listening to him very attentively through the whole of , his harangue, we were forced to the same ■ conclusion that he had arrived at. himself: “That he wassma'Z potatoes," and hardly worth digging. The Secret is Out. The Republican leaders in this county have at length, unintentionally, avowed the real object of their desire to secure ' the election of Mr. Dent to the Senate, ( and Mr Ross to the House, to be that of revolution. It is, they say, “their desire to have the entire control of both branches of the Legislature, so that upon joint ballot they can elect two Republican United States Senators, to take the place of the present bogus Democratic United States Senators, Bright and Fitch, who were not legally elected and are not entitled to their seats in the councils of the nation as Sen-, ators.” Now Messrs. Bright and Fitch were legally elected Senators and so declared by the Senate of the United States after a full, fair and impartial investigation, yet Black Republicans are not satisfied; but set themselves up in opposition to law and order, for political purposes. Then Democrats be at your post early on ! 12th of October, do your duty, and your 1 whole duty, and give Republicanism ai merited rebuke. Correction.—We last week published an article under the caption of “Circuit Judgeship,” which we copied from the Bluffton Banner, and inadvertent!v neglected to give it credit. We hope the Banner will bear with us this time

For the Eagle. COMMUNICATION. Neir Buffalo, Adams Co. Ind., Sept., 1811 ,863 ‘ r . • c ,k 1 Messrs Editors:—l desire for the beretit of the voters of this County to no- , liefthe inconsistencies in the two speech- ( es nade by J. U. Pettit the one at Deca- ■ turabout the 23d of August last and the oiler at Buffalo on yesterday. In his spssch at Decatur he charged corruption • upen the administration in spending in 1 one year the sum of one hundred and four (milions of dollars, and then informed his (intelligent audience that to carry on this j Government for the first thirty six years iof i.s existence cost no more. At Buffalo le made the same charges and then info med the audienee present that the expmses of this Government for the first | ten years of its existence did not cost that' ameunt In his speech in Portland two; days before he spoke in Decatur he had thenumber of years forty, at Decatur he han it thirty six and at Buffalo ten, showing a falling off of thirty years in his computition for comparison in the short period )l less than thirty days. So Mr. Pettit ts you see is progressive. Why does .Mz, Pettit not state the truth at once it he "knows what it is and relieve his friends from much anxiety as to the truth of the matter, for he certainly ought to know, that where his friends depend upon him for information and he makes to them various statements with so material differences they must necessarily have a deminished confidence in him in regard to any statement that he may make to them in reference to any other matter, Mr. Pet-1 tit desires to be considered a truthful man. His reasons for making these different statements is perhaps best known to him- j self. If Mr. Pettit is guessing— and yan- ! k‘'es are good at guessing he may probably hit the figure sometime or other if he continues. If Mr. Pettit’s friends who have been making use of his 36 or 40 years expenses find that he has come ' down to ten they will certainly feel a little streaked. But so mote it be, I presume he is do-; ingas well as he knows how to do. In ; reference to the charge of voting to raise ; the compensation of officers of the army his justification is quite different al Buffalo from that which he gave at Decatur. — At Decatur he justified the vote on the ground that the President and some other officer had the power to raise the compensation of the private sohiier fifty peri cent. But at Buffalo he says, when his I competitor makes the charge against him of voting to raise the pay of the officers ; that he (Mr. Coffroth£forgot to tell them that he (Mr. Pettit.) previous to that time had voted to raise the pay of the private soldier fifty per cent. Had Mr. Pettit thought ot that vote at Decatur he could have justified it in one tenth part of ' the time, but u-nluckilv for him he had forgotten it, but at Buffalo his memory was quite vivid. His extremely vived recollections at this time brought to his ! mind that the Democratic party were the agitators of the slavery question, that the Republican party were not abolitionists, tl.at they had no power to interfere with slavery in the States, that the Missourirestrietion was constitutional, that the compromise of 1853 had disregarded that ( line, that if we desired to find nullifiers and disunionists, we would find them in the President’s Cabinet, in the Senate; of the United Slates and under the protection of the administration, that the Republican party was a national party, and the Democratic party was sectional, that platforms were sometimes to express views and sometimes to hide them, that Breckinridge had said the republicans had deep laid principles, that there had been popular Sovereignty taken from the people of Kansas by the Kansas Nabraska bill, that the people of i. territory might create forthemselves a King if Congress would not exercise sovereignty therein, that the real purpose of the Kansas Nebraka bill was to introduce Slavery into the Territory North of 36 30 where it could not by any possible means be got rid of until a stale organization took place, that all the atrocities imaginable have been perpetrated in Kansas, that there is now peace in Kansas (I think the speaker did not intend to make this admission for he almost immediately pronounced the English bill a cheat and a swindle, and that some six democrats were bought for the purpose of passing the bill, that 0. Jones got 150.000 dollars the price of the others he did not know), that he never had voted lands for railroad purposes to Railroad companies anil a great many other things all of which seemed to be fresh on his mind. He said there were about 40 charges against him j but it so happened that not one of them was true. There were present just 53 (voters 16 being Detnociats. I did not hear of any democrat making an asssuit upon a Republican as the Republican did at Decatur when Mr. Coffroth spoke there. The speech of Mr. Pettit was far from being argumentative, but a rehearsal of transactions long since forgotten by most of our citizens here. Republican platforms were not alluded to, he desired I the people to understand that he was in i for every thing that was good but did not tell -is what these good things were. And now having given you in my awk- ; ward way about the sum and substance of what Mr. Pettit told ns, 1 will close bv saving he did not tell us bow many political changes he had made in the last 10 years, nor how he chanced to get an appointment tc South America under Mr. Filmore’s administration,nor why he failed to fill his pledge he made to the Domccratic Convention at Marion in 1852, that he would henceforth remain true to the democratic party and lie trusted more than compensate forhis former ' unfaithfalness. Yours ' P N COLLINS

Coffroth nud Pettit at " arreu. Mr Coffoth abondoned his own appointments, previously made, for the purpose (of showing the brnyyaat that he was nos •afraid to meet him,’ and they met at (Warren, on Tuesday last. They spoke in a grove adjoining the town, and th. number present was between two and ; three hundred. A more attentive ambience, during the speaking of both gentlemen, we never saw. . Before commencing a brief review ot the speeches, wc must mention one tnei- ! dent, which, to the superstitions, will con-1 vev a meaning. While Pettit was seat.-, ed upon the stand, and during Coflroth s ■absence, a raven circled around Pet l ' 1 ’ 8 head, croaking ominously. When Golfroth commenced speaking, the raven new away. Coffroth arose, and was received with i three hearty cheers. He stated the difficulty he had in reaching that point, in order to meet the boasting challenge of his competitor. Defined the difference between the two present parties—Democracy a National party, and Republicanism a sectional one—recognizing nothing but the North. He took strong grounds in favor of Popular Sovereignty, and showed how Pettit had opposed it. He stated and proved, that nearly all the early I States came in with the provision that the people should be left free to regulate their own institutions in their own way that in 1820 that doctrine was abondon-, ed bv the passage ot the ‘Missouri Com-, promise,’ and that it was again taken up in 1850, by the Democratic party, by the passage of what are known as the ‘compro- ) measures of 1850,’and that our party has ever since maintained the doctrine. — i Showed how Virgina, a slave State donated the whole North West Territory, (of which Indiana forms a part,) to the United States, and consecrated it to freedom. (This Pettit afterward denied, but finally bad to cave. But it is impossible for us to follow him through all the points he made in his brilliant and convincing speech. He 'showed that the leaders of the Abolition party. Hale, Seward, Giddings <fcc., &c., were the leaders of the present Republican partv. Said it was fortunate for the cause of Freedom that the English bill was passed, as it was now evident that Kansas would come in a Free State. Alluded to Pettit’s vacillating course in political matters—told him that he was not authorized to speak for the Democratic party —and that our party was not near so corrupt as he charged, since he aud Ins compeers left it. He then defined his position on the Kansas question, and said that, should he be elected, he would vote for the admission of Kansas at the next session, if they presented themselves with a constitution which fully and fairly expressed the wishes of the people of that Territory, notwithstanding the provisions of the English bill, and stated further that the action of one Congress could not be made binding upon the next. He proved that Pettit voted for ‘Dunn’s bill,’ which established and perpetuated slavery in Kansas. Spoke of the Republican Platform, which resolved against those ‘twin relics of Barbarism, Poligamy and Slavery,’— and showed how the Republican i members of Congress, — Pettit among the number—had opposed the president to put down Poligamy. by refusing to vote sufficient supplies to the army sent to Utah by him, for that purpose. He then spoke of Pettit’s votes upon the bills donating the public lands lor Rail Road purposes As this has alieady been set before the people, in the Democrat, and other papers, it is not necessary to review that part of his speech. Proved that. Pettit had dodged the vote on the bill for preventing bribery and corruption in ■ Congress, and that he had voted to increase the pay of officers of the army and never said ‘soldier’ once. He closed by showing the utter falsity of Pettits charge that the expense of the government for I the last year were $161,000,000. But we will refer to this in a future number, Enteii Pettit.—Received in silence. Said he was sick, but glad Coffroth was there to meet him. (Just here, an old Republican at our elbow, suggested that it was the unexpected appearance of Coffroth that made him sick.) He said he would not refer to much of his political history, (generally whispered opinion, ‘he d better not. ) He dodged all around Popular Sovereignty, and we defy even Mr. Daily, his reporter, to tel) where he did stand on the question al that period of his speech. He maintained the doctrine of the power of Congress to legislate slavery in, or out, of the Territories. He then went into a review of the Dred Scott decision, and appeared not to like it because a negro was not declared a citizen, and his equal. He then commented upon Jesse D. Bright’s speech, and endeavored to make itappear that he was the exponent of Democratic principles in Indiana. We have no comments tomake upon this part of his speech, except to deny that the Democratic party is bound b'v tae opinions of any one man—Jesse D Bright, or any other. Next he defines his position on Popular Sovereignty and calls n a ‘humbug.’ Then a little ‘Kansas. Then a good deal of ‘Kansas.’1 hen an immense amount of ‘Lecompton institution Then a sprinkling of Dred Scott Dectsmn.’ Said the qil ’tion . Ms!r nSa * Mu fether lhe the rk f ? C “ ' ‘°. Uld be 81a ™ s ’ He next ex- ’ 6 P ecimen of what we should call . pohtictal meanness ’ He alluded to the i nTted a r OnOf ' he convention which nomiPlXra'anT 11, en |7 rsing the Dl ment fr ° m U th « OOmphmentary resoluttouendorsing <hemur eo

;of President Pierce. Then a surf,:, *, •Kansas.’ Then a ‘little more offt 5 same sort.’ Next he declares thato' republican party are the real friends £ Popular Sovereignty. This catne in , er . v well, after his abuse of the doctrine awhif before. Tried to vindicate liimself'fr'. C the Le compton Constitution, as append 8 to what is known as the ‘Monigottierr B substitute,’ but utterly failed. T[,, n ' g little more ‘Kansas.’ Chawed on t| l9 r ■Garden seeds,’ gave the Bluffton Banntt 1 particular ‘fils,’ and— exit. Coffroth’s reply was brief. Healing 1 to the assertion made by Pettit, ] voting for the resolutions passed by t|' l9 9 Democratic State Convention held in Jan. nary last; he endorsed the course 0 | 1 Bright and Fitch in the Senate, upon the 1 Lecompton Constitution. He showed j that the resolutions were passed in 1 1 ory, while Bright’s speech was not made ' until .Varch. Pettit in his speech had as. ■ serted that he voted for a bill to increase | the soldiers. This Coffroth denied, a n i a challenged him to furnish the proof.- | He said he had the act with him, but not I the record of the votes upon it; but if an? I one would call at the Herald oflfi-e in ] Huntington, they could see the vote so ( recorded. Be have called at the Heridd I Office, and it is not there. Neither lias 1 the editor any recollection ofhaving seen I either act or vote. — Huntington Democrat. Fur the Eagle ALF.Y ROSS. Messrs. Editors: —In your issue of Sept. 17th 1 see a reason assigned bv some person over the signature of “Limberlost,” why we should not desire the services of Aley Ross in our State Legislature. “Limberlost” is right in his coni elusion, for, around Portland, his former place of residence his Knownolhing Republican friends do not try to keepilconcealed. “Limberlost” might have given several other reasons to show that the people of Adams County do not desire the services of Mr. Ross in the capacity of a law maker. One of which is that he car. scarcely be called a citizen of this coun’y, for the reason that he has not been in thiv countv more than about twenty months and for a good portion of that time be has been at Portland, his former abode.— His interest in the realty of this county is confined to a spot of ground less than ! one fourth of an acre, clearly shewing (that his interest in this County is quite limited. As to Mr. Ross’ ability to manage his financial nflairs, I w ill let some ol ■ his political friends i» this county and Jay speak for him, while 1 will venture Ito guess they will not speak publicly be- ■ fore the election. If we desire to see our State affairs managed properly, we should ! not take agents who do not manage their own concerns properly. Many other reasons can be given whenevt rit is shown bv the acts of the opposition that they think they are unfairly handled in this communication. The mistake was their own in bringing out the man they did, (and when they publicly deny this to the citizens of ibis County, we will give them a heavier dose of the same sort. Yours <fcc. WATCHMAN. The black Republicans are at this time ( showing to the world what a beautiful set of hypocrites they are. Seven ur eight months since their speakers anJ ( presses said nothing but one continnal praise of Stephen A. Douglas. Now their I tune is changed. They are wishing. ( hoping and rejoicing over what they con- ' aider the prospect of his defeat to t/.e L. .S. Senate. What has caused this sudden change? Simply this: Then tl.«-y thought by puffing him they cotilJ diatract the Democratic party, Now they i have no further use for him, an 1 wish ta (see him succeeded by a black Republican of the blackest kind An honest, consistent black republican wound be one (of the greatest curiosities of the present century. As poor as we are, we would (give SSO, to see one; although we have no fears of ever having to pav the moneyj — Cadiz Sen. Example —Every man in whatever station, has, or endeavors to have his followers, admirers, and imitators; an 1 has therefore the influence of his example t h avoid not only crimes, but the appearance ofcrimes, and not to practice virtue, but to applaud contenanee, and support :t; fur it is possible, for want of attention, we may teach others faults from which ourselves are free, or, by a cowardly desertion of a cause, which we ourselves approve, may pervert those who fix their eyes upon us. and, having no rule of their own to guide their course, are easily misled by the aberrations of that example which thev choose for their directions. The farmers of Clover Hill, Chesterfield, Va., deplore sadly the lack of rain in that section, where not a shower, of two minutes duration, has fallen for ninety davs. Within a radius of five miles ol Clover Hill, every cornfield is completely burnt up, many having been scorched by the raging sun of June, when scarcely one-third of growth. To some ten ot> twelve farmers in the locality the crop has consequently proven a dead loss. William Swain, cne of the most resp**®' table farmers of Mason Co. Va., committed suicide by hanging himself in his barn early on the morning of Saturday, the 21st ult.. He was 66 years old. Xord Byron once said, ‘you never know a man’s temper until you have b n en 'tn* prisoned on board of a ship with him, or a woman’s until you havt* marriedher