Decatur Eagle, Volume 3, Number 1, Decatur, Adams County, 11 February 1859 — Page 2

tv n -jiin mu .f i— h_ju__j TH E EAGLET 11. L. I’ll ILL Il'S,/ W. G. SPENCER,? Ei ” tobs ’‘ i ’“ w “ ietc * s DEG ATUR, INDIANA. FIiiMAY JIUUNI.NU, FEB. 11,1850. ; BLANKS! BLANKS'! BLANKS!!! Blank Deeds, Mortgages. Justice’s Blanks, of all kinds; Constable’s Blanks, of all kinds; Blank Notes, &c., dec , of the best quality (or Sale at this Office. New Advertisements. Sheriff Sale—John Young A George Pomroy vs H. W. Jones <fc S Linton. Sheriff Sale—Sipes vs. Ross. Ton ft-liip Trustees—Jesse Niblick. Bowk Store—o. L. Hill, Fort Wayne. Magnificent. Enterprise—A J Alexander. Notice to Non residents—Joseph D.Nuttman vs. Amos J. Furbee. Our Third Volume. With this number we enter the third volume of the Eagle with fl ittering prospects. It will be needless for us.to speak here at length of our past eff.-is—or, even 2 -eny pledges as' to what will be -®*iuture course of the Engle, having left, a record, the public may judge us by that record. Promising that the paper shall, while under our control, continue to reflect the sentiment of the Democracy of the county; advocating the time honored principles of the Democratic party, sustaining their usuages and maintaining their organization. Believing the principles of that party to be correct, al! our efforts shall be to sustain them against the assaults of all those who are arrayed in the opposition party, under whatever name they may assume. Such has been our efforts during the past —and as to how well we have succeeded, the returns' of the late general election may be taken as evidence of our faithfulness as laborers in the cause of Democracy, having given a larger majority for the county ticket than was ever before given in the county, notwithstanding falsehood of every character was resorted to by the opposition in ... J „ « _ ,1. r. _ * _ „J • i_ .. rn u . _ •

order to defeat our candidates. Then in future weask every friend to the cause of Democracy, to become eo-workers in sustaining the party organization, and hurl back all false and slanderous charges which may be brought against the Democracy. Let our motto be “'Union is strength.” Are They Consistent! The leadcrsof the Republican party are at the present time m iking use of all the means within their power, to distract and divide the Democratic party, for the pur-' pose ofgaining some little political advantage. This they do, even at the sacrifice o-f every principle of truth. They proi'e'Ss, hypocritically, an unusual amount of love and friendship for every former Demo- j cratic administration; while the one in power, as has ever been the case, receive, at their han Is, all manner of vituperation. | They wilfully misrepresent the Democra- ' tic party upon every question; and willingly embrace every principle, no matter how erroneous, if it is only opposed hy the Democratic pirtv. This is the sum total of their political principles—opposi- , tion to whatever is Democratic. They are now professing a great love for the negro race, and complain bitterly in their lenders that three million of Ihe hlaves of the South are deprived of their rights of participating in the affairs ot government in consequence of the Decision of the Supreme Court, deciding “that tire negro has no rights that a white man is bound to respect,” hence they say that, the party that sustains this decision is pro slavery, and not Democratic, then as a matter of consequence, if the position they assume be a correct one, they are, by their opposition to the decision, willing to extend to the negroes the right of citizenship, which gives them the right of; suffrage. We have no hesitancy in saying that the Supreme Court of the United States never made any such decision as the one above referred to; ami those who affirm they did, either, never read the decision of the court, or if they did, are consuinate fools, not understanding that which they have read; or if they do understand it then they are knaves, and wish to deceive the people. Their premises being false; hence, their charges against the Democratic party are without any foundation whatever. , The Court did decide that the negro was not a “citizen” of the United States, i nor were thev included in the term “people : of the United States.” That those words ( were synonymous terms and mean the ( same thing; they lioth describe the po i litical body who form the sovereignty and t hold the power, and conduct this govern- c ment through their Representatives; or, r in other words, the Court decided, simply <1 that a negro is not a white man, an-d can- s not enjoy the rights of citizenship. Then as ft

the Republican party oppose this decision, do they not favor negro suffrage, and poll i d - quality of the races? Such is the Republican position. Hump Senators. A portion of the Republican press are becoming ashamed of the act of electing Line & McCarty—bogus Senators of the State of Indiana—a portion complain that the Senate in refusing them a seat in the Senate Chamber, offered an insult to the State; while the Indianapolis American (Republican) savs: “It is well to remember that it is a Democratic Legislature which declared that Indiana has no Senators inCongress, and which elected Lane I and McCarty.’ The Fort Wayne Times, opposition says: The Senate of the United States has refused to let Rump Senators—Lane and MeCartv, occupy seats on the floorduring the pendency of the contest, an action which settles rightly their claims, such as they are; and is just as we predicted would be the result. We sincerly hope that the wire-workes of the Republican party have about worked out their silly programme. They have at least killed the party stone dead. JTSrWe call the attention of our readers to the advertisement A. J Alexander’s Magnificent Enterprise, which will j be found in another column of to-days, i paper. This is no bogus concern, every-! thing is conducted upon fair, just and' equitable terms; many of our citizens hi ve | heretofore been very fortunate in their I investment. Those wishing to “try their ( luck,” can obtain tickets ofS. 0. Bollman. See advertisement. ———<>——— The Gold Mines on the Platte. One of our Nebraska correspondents writes as follows respecting the prospects of the mines: ‘From Cherry Creek, Medicine Bow, and the Platte adjoining to the westward, hence some 560 miles (in Nebraska) the news from our gold seeking friends comes in right cheering. From evidences already received, the gold is not only as abundant as in Australia and California

in the Nebraska gold mines, but more generally diffused. One corrispondent [sic] says it seems as if the Almighty had, through a sive [sic], sifted the precious metal all over the waters of the South Platte, Arkansas, &c, head. As the miners approach the mountains and heads of the streams it is found more abundant and there seems promise of an almost inexhaustible store in the vicinity of the Park. As the mouth of the streams and their vicinity, on dry upland as well as in canyons, miners are making from $5 to $10 per day, with ordinary implement [sic]. Not much, however, can be done this winter; but the spring’s work there will, without doubt, startle Eastern people. Many are preparing to start next month, so as to cross the streams on the ice. It is estimated that there are about 1,000 men within a circuit of twenty miles near Cherry Creek there now, and by the 4th of July next these will be full 25,000. —<N. Y. Herald>. ———<>——— The Coshocton Robbery. JOHN CLOUD and GEORGE BELL who were suspected of having committed the robbery in Coshocton, have both been captured and are now in the Coshocton jail. Cloud was captured at Mt. Sterling. Bell was traced about under the name of WILSON and finally taken in Columbus under circumstances which confirm suspicion, and after ornamenting his wrists and ankles with jewely [sic] he was induced to pay a visit to Coshocton. How soon he will return to Columbus is not yet determined. DAYTON, Jan 29 —Wm. Blackburn was arrested in this city to day, and a man named George White, in Eaton, both suspected of being concerned in the Coshocton Treasury robbery. Officers left here this afternoon with the prisoners for Columbus. ———<>——— Washington. Jan. 13 —McCormick’s Patent for improvement in Repmg Machine expired to day and the invention there- ‘ tore becomes public property. The Commissioners of Patents over- ' ruled the application for Extension on the ground that it is clear that the invention was new and patentable when patented, and that it possessed a motive of u'ilty. 1 ’ but he is well satisfiied from the exhibits and testimony in the case, that the patentee has received not only a reasonable but most liberal compensation for the time, ingenuity and expense bestowed on the invention and upon its introduction. W hew. The glorious Union is in danger of distraction if not dissolution. Tom Tolan of the ‘Young America* has commenced n fearful bombardment upon the Democratic party in general and the Administration in particular. Whether the Union will ‘slide’ or the strong pillar of Democracy crumble in consequence remains to be seen. It is amusing to see with whatgus-l to and over zealous importance every ninny mite belonging to the Republicen party assails the wise policy of the present Administration. The political dogs bark while every cur of the pack join in the chorus. There is such a mixture of arrogance, ignorance and impudence in some of them that we are at a loss whether to smile nt or pity their weakness.— Constitution.

received the following communication from ShanesXings, with a note • from several responsible citizens of I Mercer County, Ohio, requestingusto publish it We have -ils > received anoth■er communication from the same place; but which, f..r the present at least, we must decline publishing on account of per- ' sonalities: For the Eagle. ShanesXings. Ohio, Feb. 1, 1859. Phillips & Spencer Sirs;—l take the privilege of askin ' the favor of presenting a few facts to the public through your paper. In a newspaper lately started in your place, called the Young America, the second and third numbers of which have been kindly forwarded to me by a friend at Pleasant Mills, I discover a communication under the head of “A Leaf from the Sciap Book of Memory, or the Life Exp-rience of a Backwoods Pedagogue.” It is useless for me to say that it posseses neither point nor pith, for that any school boy would readily observe; biiV I will say that it is a mere compilation of ' falsehoods and nonsense, and would re- ; ceive no notice at my hands, were it not that it is published in a newspaper which i claims to be a "high, toned moral" sheet; and which very flatteringly notices this same balderdash in its editorial columns The author o( that article is well known to me, and it is of him that I intend to «peak — not that I consider him worthy of notice, but because that "high toned moral" paper is endeavoring to raise hin to ! respectability. In the first place, he came to our District soliciting a school to teach—notj knowing him, we took him in (and consequently was taken in ourselves); but we soon found out our error, and learned, to our sorrow, that he was all on the out-! side. That is: when the clothes were off I there was nothing but the brute left.— I Not a particle of manhood is there about him. He betrayed every trust that was placed in him; and instead of trying to in-

! struct our children, as he should have 1 1 done, he did nothing but abuse and rid- j icule them. His conduct towards them ' was not only ungentlemanly but unchaste, I and has so disgusted them with his school i that I fear it will be a long time before 1 ° ; they will, willingly, enter another for fear, I . . " lof being subjected to the scorn and ridi- i cule of the teacher; and each one in his ■ turn be made the laughing stock of the > rest. As for the letters which be published purporting to come from our citizens, they are a base forgery. No such letters were ever written to him by any of our citizens, whatever. But he did receive a notice to appear before the Board of Trustees, to j answer several very grave charges that were preferred against him; but he never made his appearance . Like a thief fleeing from justice, he abandoned his school and left our State to shun the wrath in store for him. He dared not meet and boldly face the just indignation of an outraged community. So obnoxious did his unchaste and indecent conduct render him to our citizens that he was obliged to go beyond the limits of our District to procure the wherewithal! to sustain his useless life and a bed whereon to lay his stinking carcass; and even then he had to change his board at very short intervals. | I cannot let this opportunity pass without expressing my opinion, that if the mission of the Young America is: to afford a channel through which such graceless scamps as this same “Pedagogue” can vilify, abuse and slander—not only individuals, but whole Districts of their feli low ciuz -ns, the sooner it dies the better. ft should meet the contempt and scorn of every just man in the country, be he of what political creed he may; for no community is safe from the slanderous charges of such irresponsible vagabonds while they are thus held up and encouraged bv those who lay some claims to respectability and honor. It is to be hoped that the editors of the I’bizni? America, when they learn the facts in the case, will desist; but if they should continue to allow it, I would suggest that they publish his life in full, and give the'r readers an opportunity to examine the fountain-head from which their matter flows. I am also informed that if they will refer to the files of the Fort Wayne Sentinel and the I*nrt Wayne Times, al a former period they can obtain some very important/eaves from his history; and the other leaves belonging to the great book, we have no doubt, could be furnished by his neighbors. If ever this “Pedagogue” is again caught.in this District, I would not guarrantee that he will not be clothed in the same kind of a garb that he once received in Decatur, though the feathers will be added, and they -mayhaps take fire. ! Let him beware! MERGER.

Who willbethe Next President! . We answer —“The Popular Sove.reign- [• ty Candidate.” There is no mistake about :his. The people are ev.-ry where : '! getting fully aroused on this subject. Il j is the new element which is to lake the ■ ; plaC-- of the worn out issues, and political parties are last wheeling into line upon it. That, pariv wins in 'GJ which presents the cleanest record on this subject. It is the original question of sell-government which underlies all our institutions and is the one for which our Revolutionary Fore fathers fought and b! -J. The attempl n<>w for the first time in lhe history of our Republic to give this principle a lull and lair application to S|nerv an! 'he Territories, will he persisted in by the people, and woe betide the party or the man who ' stands in its way. Not only Conventions of the people all 1 over lhe country are speaking out on this j subject, hut governors of State are advo eating the principle in their messages.— Governor Packer, of Pennsylvania has pronounced unequivocally in favor Popular Soverignty, and the Governor of Orej gon in his late message to the Legislature ? thus gives his idea of Territorial GovernAments: ■ “The present system of Territorial Governments, under the suuervision of i Congress, cannot be sustained by any strict construction of the Constitution. It is an infringement of that instrument. It <lnes not accord harmoniou-ly with the spirit of our institutions. It is wrong in I principle. * * * In my judgment, Congress has no constitutional authority 11<> establish governments anywhere upon | the public domain, or to create and ordain any species of constitutional or organic law for the government of any civil community anywhere within the boundaries of the United States. Nor is it requisite for the welfare, growth and prosperity of the Republic that Congress should exercise this extraordinary power. II ippily the genius of our G iverment, and the Constitution itself, afford ample provision for the preparation and development of the incipient State, with a view to its ultimate assumption of independent sovereignty in becoming a member of the Coufedracy. The Constitution expressly gives the power to enlarge the Territorial limits of the United j States by the admission of new States, and bv that means only.”

Let the doctrine tun and be glorified, i and let Democrats see to it that this principle, inaugurated by Jefferson and his i compeers, an J latteily applied by Doujglas to Territories as well as States, be inscribed on their banner as the certain I precusor to a glorious victory in ’6o.— Plain Dealer. The Defeat of the Protection) ts—Senator Hunter. The decision of the Senatorial caucus, lon Saturday, settles the tariff question in i the interest of the Free-Trade party. We hear, without surprise that the Pro- j i tectionists are in a state of extreme in- | dign.ii.ion. A leader among them ex ! claimed, in the House of Representatives I that he would never vote for a Southern i , man as President,—and this person proI fesses to be a Democrat. From the same j interest, we hear many threats of retalia- ‘ '-ion, by rejecting all the appropriation hills, and opposing every expedient for i ; raising a revenue except upon their own I I plan of specificsand protection. Their! | policy is to compel! the call of an extra ■session, — the probability being that they jmiy succeed with a Black Republican Congress. On the other side the friends of FreeFrade and economical administration are exultant over the action of the Senate caucus. They accept it as a guaranty of the triumph of their policy. The goverment will have no choice but to reduce its expenditures to a level with its income, if Congress refuse to agument the revenue. I An inconsiderable loan will suffice for the j public necessities, until by the gradual increase of imports and a gradual reform of abuses, the ordinary revenue of gov- ' ernment will be adequate to its wants. Great and deserved praise is awarde l to the chairman of the Committee on Finance in the Senate, for the inflexible firmness with which he has withstood the pressing importunities of the Protectionists and the Plunderers and the conspicous ability with which he has managed to rescue the government from the eminent peril of burdensome imposts and a redundent income. In tlri» connection we may give an authoritative contradiction to the telegraphic report, that Mr. Hunter declared himself, in caucuss, 1 indifferent between specific and ad valorem duties. In fact, he expressed no opinion whatever on the subject of specific imposts. The story was incredible, since M". Hunter is distinguished for the tenacity of his adherence to the Democratic doctrine of taxation in resoect of particular arragements as well as general principles.— States. Dan Rice, the well knwon clown, remitted, in settlement of an account, to the publisher of a paper in the West, a three doll ir bill which was returned with the brief remark: “This note is counterfeit, please send me another.” It was two months before he heard from Dan again, who apologized for the delay, saying that he has been unable to find another counterfeit three dollar bid. but he hoped the one now enclosed would suit, professing at the same time his inability to discover what the objection was to the other, which he thought as good a counterfeit as he ever saw. It must be admitted that Dan swept the board.

From St. Louis. ■ j St. Louis, Feb. 3 —The Overland Mail with dales to the 18th ult, three days Jailer than previous advices, arrived this j ■ evening, tweniy-tlirec days out including I twenty"two hours detention on account of I snow. Paul C. Shore had been killed in San-1 ta Clara County by Thomas Seal. There was great excitement inconsequence and the military wete called out to protect the i prisoner, wlio was conveyed to Jail at | , San Jose. A rumor prevailed at San Brancisco ' that 300 prison-rs in the Penitentiary had | been accidently poisoned by the u-e of .nine chemical mixed in the fl >ur. There ' is doubtless some truth in lhe matter but 1 it may be greatly exaggerated. The sloop of war Vandalia had left for Guavmas to relieve the St. Mary. The Probate Judge of Carson Valiev had published a card declaring it to be his intention to perform the duties of his' office without the fear or favor of any man. A colision between him and anti-Mor-mons was regarded as inevitable. Gen. Kibbey was still prosecuting the war against the Indians in the north with great success. He had killed quite a number and taken over 200 prisoners. The mail coach brings 4 passengers, but none from San Francisco. N<-w diggins had been discovered about 5G miles north west from Gila river. The mines were yielding in some instances as high as §ls to the pan The coach was stopped between Springfield and Tipton by persons supposed to be I highwaymen, but none of the mail party ' were molested. About 100,000 sheep were met on the desert, many had been lost from fatigue and scarcity of food at Apache Pass. The coach encountered a large piles of rocks in the road, supposed to have been placed there bv the Indians. The road generally very good. The coach was detained 27 hours by an accident an f the failure to connect with the train at Tipton. From Washington. Washington. Feb 3—Sen at -Mr. Bayard, of the Judiciary Committee, reported adversely to the claims of Messrs. Lane and McCarthy, as Senators from Indiana, saving that he would call up the

D O f case on Monday. Mr. Edward here moved that Messrs. Lane and McCarthy be admitted on the floor during the discussion—laid over. Mr Houston introduced a bill for uniting the two U. S. Judicial Districts in Texas, with the intention of removing Judge Watrous. He supported the bill in a speech of great length in which he revealed an alleged conspiracy of Judge Watrons with certain citizens of New York to obtain a large portion of the domain of the State i of Texas. House —A resolution was adopted instructing the Committee on Printing to I hasten the printing oft.be President’s Message and accompanying documents. Mr. Faulkner, who introduced the res olu'ion. said the business of the Military Committee was delayed for the lack of a portion of the proj-er documents Mr. Houston said the message and documents make four volumes, three-fourths i of which are worthless. The House then went into Committee of the Executive. <fcc.. appropriation bill. After much debate the item of 85.000 for boxes for members to send public documents home, was stricken out. An amendment to stride out members was then rejected. The Committee then rose without coming to anv conclusion on the bill, and the House adjourned. ---<>--- ST. LOUIS, Feb. 4.—The Salt Lake Mail, with dates to the 15th ult., reached St. Joseph on the 31st inst:— six days ahead of contract time. The District Court had adjourned. The Legislature was still in session, but nothing of importance had been done. Major Corpeding [sic], contractor of the Salt Lake and Placerville route, arrived here last night, en route for washington. He is only seventeen days from Salt Lake, and expects to reach Washington within nineteen days: He left Utah in dead of winter to test the practicability of the route, and thinks the trip, ere long, will be one of more pleasure by means of crossing the mountains in sleighs, and that the travel from the Pacific will be over this route. ---<>--- Boston, Jan. 39.—Letters received here from Jeremie dated 12th inst., say the Emperor has been compelled to return to Port nu Prince with the rest of his troops and it is thought that he will soon abdicate. The soldiers of Jeremie hatl marched up to Port au Prince. The people of Jeremie and of the adjoining country are aroused, but will remain here. The Empress has advised the Emper- , or to abdicate. In reply he threatened to shoot her but was prevented from doing so by several of his Generals. He is in a bad fix, but the lack of military knowledge and discipline ofHaytien people may possibly save him. A letter from Gonavies says that the Republicans, if they succeed will re-open Ito commerce the ports which have been closed for a number of years and will probably revoke the odious monopoly laws. Sam Jones, the Seminole ludian Chief, ;died, recently, la Florida.

Correspondence of the Plain Dealer. LETTER FROM OMAHA. ——— Gold Mines—Asssay [sic], office at Omaha— Shortest Route—Stage Comany <To the Editor of the Plain Dealer:> OMAHA, Jan. 25, 1858. DEAR SIR:—Many of your readers have desired me to address a few letters to your paper, concerning the country and climate. I cheerfully comply with their request, and if you think the letters worth the printing, letter No. fisrt [sic] will in due time appear. “The Great West” is now <coming> before the world, in the light of another happy and wise provision of God for the human race. We all know that it is growing in population, increasing in wealth and extending its power to a degree never before known in the history of the United States and Territories. In the history of all nations, we universally find a close connection between the decline and revival of their prosperity. Scarcely has a great financial convulsion brought the nominally high prices of Western Real Estate to a standard, that will warrant the investment of capital therein, when astounding discoveries of <the richest Gold .Mimes the World has ever known> at once turns the attention of the whole United States to the promising fields of fortunate Nebraska. Intelligence that reaches us from the mining districts, or ‘Cherry Creek’ and 'The Great Medicine Bow,’ confirms the richness of those diggings, and also speaks in most glowing terms of the salubrious climate, and of the fertile soil; of the loftiest pine that clothe the mountain sides. is this powerful influence, eminating from Western Nebraska, threatening to nearly depopulate the Western States. And especially is this influence felt forcibly, where, by proximity to the Gold Regions, men are best convinced of the truth of the almost incredible reports of the fabulous richness of the mines. From specimens sent to the New York Assay Office, we learn that the fineness and value of Nebraska Gold exceeds that of any that has ever been brought from California. Every effort is now being made by our delegation at Washington, to locate an Assay Office in Omaha, where it will be easiest of access to the mines. The 'Western Stage Company' is now

establishing posts and making every preparation to open a daily line direct from Omaha city through to the very center of this modern Ophir. To commend the efficiency of this company I need only say that it is the same which has so long and so successfully run a daily line of stages for the speady [sic] and safe transportation of passengers, and the 'United States mail,’ from Iowa City to Council Bluffs and Omaha. Agents of certain Express Co’s are also here making necessary preliminary regulation for the early establishment of an Express to the Gold Diggings, which expected to make the trip from Omaha City to Cherry Creek in five day [sic], thus requiring only ten or eleven days to remit packages, or transport passengers from the Atlantic coast to the very base of the Rocky mountains. The rapidly increasing travel over this route makes the <immediate> establishment of both a stage line and express on it, a matter of strict necessity. Whatever ‘Kansas papers,’ and ‘Kansas letter-writers,’ may say to the contrary, an intelligent people cannot be convinced that the 'Old Mormon Trail' from Council Bluffs and Omaha City to Salt Lake, which runs through the Gold Regions, is not the shortest, quickest and best. Nebraska’s winter’ [sic] thus far, has been one of unexampled beauty. If one or two days are excepted, scarcely a cloud has floated through the sky to intercept the sunny rays. A genial atmosphere, seasoned now and then with frosts, prevails, has prevailed and probably will prevail all winter. The ground is exceedingly dry; so much that it opens down into, and sometimes even through the frost, permitting the natural evaporation from the earth to boil up, and turn to frost along the edges of those cracks whose irregular white courses meet, intersect, and cross each other in a variety of ways, and on a clear and frosty morning they are the subject of much attention and remark. Several companies are now here, equipping for the mines, and in 'expectation that this summer weather will continue all winter,’ they will start for Cherry Creek without delay. Those who are unacquainted with the salubrity of this climate, it is a remarkable fact that for two months we have not seen a flake of snow, nor a drop of rain. One of our distinguished Physicians has remarked that, 'in this dry atmosphere, an invalid with no lungs at all would find pleasure in taking the fullest respirations.’ G. A. G. ———<>——— IMPORTANT FROM HAYTI.—A private letter received in New York from au Prince, dated January 10th received via St. Thomas and Havana, says the Emperor Soulouque has been defeated by Gen. Geffard, and that the imperial troops were running back upon the city. Soulouque himself was expcted [sic] every moment, and it was said that Geffard was only a few leagues in the rear. The writer thought that the contest was nearly ended, and that in a day or two the republic would be in force. At the time of writing guns were being fired within hearing of the capital, supposed to be a salute in honor of Gen Geffard.—<States>. ———<>——— In China a man can obtain a divorce if he can prove his wife is jealous.