Evansville Daily Journal, Volume 1, Number 195, Evansville, Vanderburgh County, 12 December 1848 — Page 2

DAILY JOÜRNA'L. raiNTED AND PUBLISHED BT WM. H. CHANDLER & CO.

CITY OP EVAXSVILLK: TUESDAY MOKMXG, DEC. 12. Position or tue Whig Members or the LtcisLATiRE. In oureditorial correspondence it u ill be seen that the Whigs stand ready to cast their votes for the least objectionable of the Locofoco candidates for the U. S. Senate. A large majority of the Whig members, we firmly believe, will vote for no man who is not decidedly opposed to the extension of the institution of slavery. For proof of this we would direct the attention of our readers lo the proceedings, in another column, from which it will be seen that the Whigs have already manifested their attachment to free-soil principles by movinginstructionsand requests to our Senators and Representatives in Congress to vote for the exclusion oCslavery from the Territories, and that in theHouse, where the Locofocos have a majority of twenty, they prevented the second reading of Mr. Julian's resolution. It will be well for the public, and those who voted for Martin Van Buren particularly, to watch the conduct of the present Locofoco Legislature ! We predict that, among other democratic acts, they w ill defeat an efficient system of common schools. The truth is educate the masses, and theie is an end lo Locofocoistn for ever and ever. Col. Leiimanowsky. By referring to our advertising columns our readers will find that this distinguished individual who was a follower of Napoleon in his career, and an officer of his army has signified his intention of giving our citizens two Lectures on the character, disposition and manners of Napoleon, both on the battle-field and in the cabinet, &c. &e. Our citizens should avail themselves of this opportunity of learniug the singular trails in the character of one, who, in his brief career, probably made more commotion than any individual the world ever gave birth to. Col. Jehmanow sky's Lectures are highly spoken of by the press generally. 0C?By reference to a telegraph despatch from Columbus, Ohio, received at Louisville on Friday night which may tie found in an other column of to-day's paper our reader will discover that the locofoces have succeed ed in electing a Speaker in the Ohio Senate, w hich is composed of thirty-six members, half of whom are whigsand the other half locofocos. No compromise can be made in the Huns'. The conduct of the locofocos from Monday until Friday is represented as having been disgraceful in the extreme. At 8 o'clock on the morning of Moudav, savs the Louisville Journal, two hours before the usual time o meeting, a few taps of the State House bei were heard, and the Locofocos, all of whom had been previously apprised of the unusua proceeding, went to the State house, where they were sworn in by Judge Reed, the dig ni Tied functionary who was last year arrestee! in Cleveland for an attempted rape upon er vant girl. At a regular hour, the bell of the State house was rung, and the Whigs proceeded to 'the legislative Hall, where they found the Locofocos; with a speaker in the chair, in possession. A Whig ascended, the steps of the speaker's desk and called upon the assembly to come to order, and then, according to custom, introduced last year's clerk of the House; requesting him to call the roll of members. The individual whom the Locofocos had placed in the chair said he would call the roll also. The clerk and the Locofoco speaker commenced calling the roll at the same time an I a most delightful state of confusion was the couseqouce. In the uproar nothing like order was observed in any part of the house. The crowd in the lobbies enjoyed the sccue and did every thing in their power to iucrcuse the turmoil. A fur the Whig members had been regularly sworn in, a lea Hug Whig move ! an adjournment, which was carried and the Whigs lef the House. The Locofoco members remained at their desks and instead of going home, like gentleman, to their oinner5, pulled out track ers, cheese, anil Kiusy3, mix I proceeded to a general munching ini liitation of the. illustrious Sawyer. We look upon the tonduct-of the Locofoco as utterly indefensible. They met atu tr.utl earlier hoirr than usual and got up their couu teifeit organization while the Whigs were ab fWMit wailing lor the usuhl hour of meeting to come round. The Whigs went to 'Ik Slate hous at the regular hour, and proceeded to organize in the customary way. That was th? only course left them, fur they could not sanc tion the unprecedented revolutionary course o the Locofocos by sustaining what had been done. We hope the Whigs will do nothing by which the dignity and decency of the party will be compromised. They should beat once prudent ami firm, resolved to maintain their rights and to respect those of their opponents We trust that some kind of compromise may be effected between the parties, and that Qoth ing more disgraceful than what has already oc curred will be suffered to take place. Governor's Message. We will lay thisd c ument before our readers to-morrow.

A Pilgrim Reiic. We are sorry to be ob

liged to record, says the Boston Traveller of November 25th, the destruction of that vener able relic of the Pilgrims, the old rear Tree at Eastham, planted by Gov. Prince, of Ply mouth Colony, more than two centuries ago. The Yarmouth Register informs us that the tree was blown down duriua the late gale. This interesting memorial of the Pilgrim hand Kiood. we believe, upon the farm of Mr. Freeman. Eastham. once the dwelling place of Gov. Prince, by whose hands the tree is said to have been planted. About the year the Plymouth Companv, discovering that they had settled upon a very barren soil, began to look about for a better place; and, after various explorations, they pitched upon Nauset, (now Eastham,) and having purchased the land of the Indians, they agreed all to go there together, it being considered undesirable to separate and weaken thecompauy. A portion of the company of whom Mr. Prince, afterwards Governor, was one went and commenced a settlement at Nauset, Mr. Prince occupying the spot now included in Mr. Free ma u form, where he planted this pear tree. Before the whole company, however, had made arrangements to remove to Nauset the project was abandoned, and it was concluded to continue at Plymouth. I Mr. Prince and his party remained'at Nauset,! where some of the laud had been cleared and! oug improved by the Indians. Mr. Prince, even after he had been chosen Governor, tontinued to reside at Nauset. We bad an opportunity, says the Traveller in the summer of 1817. of paying our respect to the Prince Pear Tree. It was then yielding fruit to the seventh or eighth Generation, At the tune we copied, from some source noil now recollected, the following lines, which purported to be addjes?rd to the old Tear Tree by a descendant of one of Gov. Prince s comnanions in the settlement:. Old Time has thinned thy boughs, old Pil grim tree. And bow'd the with the weight of many Years; Yet, 'mid the frosts of age, thy bloom we see, Aud yearly still thy mellew fruit appears. Veuerable emblem of our urea oi or-! Like then, thou hast perloimed life's labors well; And when, like them, thy daysare past and oer, These Hues may help thy lengthen'd stories tell. Hon est old Pennsylvania. The Louisville Morning Courier of Saturday last, says. Now that the 'noise and confusion" of the Presiden tial battle has subsided, and we a r enabled quieily to review the incidents of the contest. wc ...,. uu, cougrmu.di.ug our friends here, natives ol the keystone, upon the , . :. . , . . . 1 . toriou realization of the ir ardent hope and 1 I irikhix Ifiif khii u-milii fuel hir litmiti- li, voles for 'honest Old Zack.' Truly, our friends, Penns)Ivania born, have reason lo be pioud of the State of their nativi ty. She has given her votes to Gen. Ta)lurby a proud majority over all opponents, and she has elected him to the Presidency. Pennsylvania was the bailie ground, and she was overrun by hosts of "Goths and Van dais" reeking from the "offices" at Washing tou, scattering gold, and promises broadcast over the soil. Nobly did her sturdy, honest yeomanry do their whole duty. They redeem ed the character of their State and rebuked every attempt to bribe or drive them to the sup port of the corrupt party who had deceived them in IS I t. All hail! Honest old Pennsylvania! Suicide or a Prisoner About 5 oVIm yesterday afternoon, sas the United States Gazette ot the 2d, one of the sailors formerly . ., f , belonging to the ship Kalamazoo, sentenced to three yeors imprisonment aud fine, for mutiny V taa (riiiu 14 IJIVUVil-1 commilled suicide bv cuttiii his throat from! ear to ear. This was the third to kill himself, and it succeeded. Poor fellow! efforts Yvere making to get him und hU comrades uuler sentence, a pardon: and we are in hone? that the 1 resident will release the rest oil r them. Vote ontiE Wisconsin Norwegians. The Nordlyfcet, the orgau of the Norwegians, of Ka cine, gives the following vote of two towns which contain a large Norwegian populationTaylor. Van Iiuieu. Cas Nor war, 3 07 3 Rochester, 113 lb? 21 Singular ErnxTs or Attraction. The I-Äliuburt'h Journal of Sciences has a very in teresting paper, by Dr. Hancock, on the mo tions that result from merely mixing a few drops of alcohol with a small phial ot Laurel Uli. loexhibit this singular phenomenon, which see ris to bear some analogy with the -:---.- ..r 1 1. . ......... ... - k. . . .1.. i r i .k..i.i k. : .. . if. i . .i:ir. . ! kuuui siiuuKi ira iiiuuuut.ru at uiuririll lllier - vals of time. A revolving or circular motion instantly cemmuces ju the oil, carrying the alcoholic globules through a series ot mutual attractions and repulsions, w ntcli will lat lot many day s. The round bodies, which seem to move with perfect freedom through the fluid, turn in Muall eccentric curve at each extremi ty of their course, passing each other rapidly without touching. In the course of his experi ments. Dr. Hancock observed particles uf the! fluid to separate in lariie lobular nonionthese commenced a similar revolution, and ihe 7 r?f" ; h - i Ü1V about the larget, while the latter still pursued their gyrations after the manner of primary planets and their secondaries. "

LETTER FROM THE EDITOR Indianapolis, Wednesday KiRht, lWembor7, 1&4. To the Junioh. 1 did not write last night

for the reason that I had nothing of interest top " t ... ..y ' our readers to communicate, nor is mere auy-. thing at this time north pa ing i ge for. Yesterday and to-t!uy has been like every .a lhal I have passed here, rainey, muddy and Uis agreeable, and the f.-g ii j ile 1 up to thick while 1 write that you might hang your hat on it I have not seen the face of the Sun since 1 left home. I have not visited the capital to-day, and 1 merely dropped in for a moment on yesterday. but I believe there has been nothing done in either House of importance, save the appoint inga day to go into the election of U. S. Sena tor, and Secretary of State Monday next has been agreed upon by both Hotscc. lo-night the locos hold a caucus to decide, if possible. upon the candidate for Senator, 1 do not think they will be able to agree, and it is the opinion of the whigs that ihey will breakup their meeting in biter feeling, "dial the fi'ieud of neither candidate will vield. Whitcombis . i - evidently the strong man, and it is against hum that all other factions are warring. Owen has some positive strength in the '-Pocket," but his chance is not to good as Chamberlain's even. The locos will court the Free Sowers in this election aud they have not forgotten Mr. Owen's course upon the Texas question if the caucus decide. Whitcomb will be - the mau. if it does not. some one not now too . , .... . t ken of may succeed. What w ill be ihe course of the whiss I am not able to say. Thev will certainly hold a meeting and come to some de termination before the dav fixed for the election, and it is possible seeing how koptlcttt their chance is for effecting any thing for our party that they may pick out the least objectionable among our opponents aud cast their votes for him John Law for instance. This course 1 know is favored by some of the lea ders of oi r party in the legislature. For my part 1 care not who among our opponents suc ceeds so that Robt. Dale Owen is left at home. I hope our State w ill not be further disgraced by sending him to the Senate. The Whiss held a .meeting in the Senate chamber last night to decide, upon the time for holdiu" our Stale Convention. After consid erable discussion, and some opposition to an early day, the first Wednesday i i.'aauary was fiually chosen. The Locos will hold their convention at the usual time, the &ih of Janu ary. and the Free Soilers on the lSih of the same month; so you see the Whig? will be first in the field, and if they commence the work in the riiht spirit and work up to the L of eUcllün i ilave no düubl lhey will sucmd i believe it is in contemplation to .. ... .... f,, v , f , compliment the noble Whigs of the hirst Con- , ,. , ,r iir...iiiiil lii.tnrt nv hplnrl 1 n n IP ill :hr candidates for our gubernatorial ticket from that section. I am not permitted to mention name, but 1 believe the party might go farther and not find ogood a man as the one 1 In ar mentioned as the Lieut. Governor. I he Governor delivered his message to the two Houses to-day at 2 o clock. I did not hear it and hate u)t been able yet to procure a . t . i i i copy, ui one uiing you may oe asurt u, ne was too smart to commit himself lo. any thing w hile the election for Sntor is yet to come off. No doubt "chanjies are com on in his own mind" on the "free dirt" and any otlu questions, but until that election is dhpoe of Mr. Whitconb w ill find it safest to tide the fence. He is an old fox in politics. 1 must refer you the papers for the proceed ings of '.he Legislature. Should any of the I t, i r . ii. . i. ""1 xwn "vm ",c 11,1 , , ,,, . I ami especuiiy n ii suuuia oe nie Hfnrcseuia tive from Vanderburg, Yours, fee. THE ED1T0U. The editor of ihe Vicksburg Whig, in giving sojie returns from Aikausis, sas "that thev are still voting iu thai Sate, under the im pre sion that it is going to take a longer time to beat Gen. Taylor thau .my other whirr candi date who ever ruu in the United Stales Pe&secctiov. A member of the Society of Friends was lately taken by loiiHriptiou, in Norway, to serve iu the navy of that couuUy He refused to go on account of his couscien lious scruples, wliereupon he was sentenced to receive three times twentv set n' lashes on his bare back, aud continue to serve as u cabin boy. Liiicr.il. Tht French residents of New Or leans have subscrib-d SlUOO for ihe relief ol ihe refugees from Guadaloupe. driven lo J I maica by the continued outbreaks in the for mer ujfortunate island. CosstcTicuT. A N htg State Convention is l ,,d for llu 2ülb lust, lo nomlinle c" dales for Governor, Lieutenant Governor aud oluef giaie officers. Gerrit Smith's vote for President in New Hampshire, Connecticut, New York and Ohio is 3791. Volunteers for Yucatan. Anion-' the ofI ticers of ihe regiment now forming in New Or ien for Yucatan, is Lieutenant McDonald . , , '.. , , , , f who served under Old Zack at the ball. e of O keechobee in Florida. He has a tasb for war.

FROM Tilv. LOUISVILLE COURIER. J Pittsbcrg, Dec. 8. 8 IV M. Th river h still rising, with 10 1-2 feet, water in t! e chinned weather warm. Lumber

ixpecttd u .-.vn the Alleghtnny to-iiight. ruirj ,f f.xa linaf l-f'i !nrinc the nre.senl - - o r rh tor pr.s below. Columbia, Dec. 8, P. M. The Senate elected a Democratic Speaker. Sergeanl-at-Arms, not yet chosen. In the louse no progress was made. , The Whig sub mitted their ultimatum to the Democrats. It is signed by tight FreeSoilers including Town send and Vau Dören and it has been agreed by Wh'.gs that the contesltri from Hamilton count be excluded uutil the House organize, and their cases sett'ed. No business ' to be lone until then except meetings ofthe'S.-nate to count the Governors vote. - Leiter, the De mocratic chairman pronounced the resolution. out of order. Puih, appealing, Loiter was sus taiued. Penuiugton, whig, offered a resolu tion that whigs are ready to receive any fair proposition. Carried., House adjourned until to morrow. Philadelphia, Dec. 8, P. M. The Foreign news is not yet digested; but loldersare akin? lower prices for flour. The market is very much unsettled. Washington City, Dec. 8, P. M. On Thursday, both Houses of Congress adourned Mntil Monday next, out of respect for Ion. Dixon H. Lewis, of Alabama, recently leceased. Columbus, Dec. 9, P. M. The Senate has not as yet made any choice or sergeant-al-aruis. - In the House, no further progress has been made toward an organization. The Whigs a"ain renewed their proposition -which was submitted yesterday. The Democrats still told their former position, and have appointed a committee to procure preaching to-morrow. 2it York, Dec. 8, P. M. The steamship Canada has not yet arrived, although now fullv due. Four deaths yesterday of Cholera at Staten Island Hospital. . Ntw York, Dec. 8. P. M. Flour Te market for Flour is stagnant and prices ore a shade lower. Sales of two thousand bbls at 65, 6'.18J an I $5.25. Pork Siles of 150 bbls Mess Pi rk at 612 37 J and 12.50. Siles of Whitkr 21h213 marke! dull. Nothing doing in IWou to-day. Cotton Sales of cotton to-day comprise 200 bales at G36Jc Nkw York. Dec. S, P. M. The Foreign news has as yet h id no eflVci except to i heck business. Corn Holders of corn and w hat are oflfering at lower rates. Pittsuuro, Dec. 8, P. M. The flour market is easier ihm vesterdav. and sales at -$2,76, a decline. Wheat has h downward tendency. Yol-r Ch vnge. Sir. One of those nondescript fpecimeiis ol humanity caile I dan lies. travelling through Connecticut a few days since, iu his ow ii, or borrowed conveyance, was brought up with a --round lurii" at a loll gale, wilich he designed to have passed without pav irix the Usual tee. When ht found himself iu liinho, from which he could not ecape w ithout -forking over," h; inquired ol a yollug lady who was iu alteudauce. at the gale, how much he had to pay be lore he could pass thrt formidable barrier. "Three t'ents, sir, is the change for single wagons," replied the young lady . Three cent is a three peuce, the half ot a sixpence; one of the smallest bits of silver in use, eh! young woman, aui"l right?" said the dandy, feeling iu his pocket for his change. Three cents, sir, if you phase," taid the lady. lii your office of highway m tn, young wo man, you w ill subtract ihe amount of your demand Irom this pice, and return me the balance as conveniently quick as your ordinary locomotion will allow," haid the dandy gentleman, at the same lime purposely dropping 4 shilling into the imi l bcm-aih his wagon. : Ali! ihre it is in the mud, 1 declare. 1 rtoutd'iit dirty my fingers lor twenty of them." The young lady loo'i the shilling from ih mud wh.re lit hid dropptd it went into the house, au 1 returned with nine cms, -which she placed immediately undr th wheel, w here she lud taken up th? shilling. llillo, hillo, young womin, w hat is it you rtvh ii," saiil the dandy. "Why don't you put ttat coin in'o my hand, vh V The girl archly replied, "Sir, 1 found your money uudt-r the wagon, iht-re you will find your change ," and as she. turned to go into the house, she gave the fellow a most signillcant smile, and add-d, "I wouldn't dir'y my lingers for twenty of them! would y ou, Mr. Djii ly ma? ha, ha, ha there's your change sir," and s!k closed lb door. The g-uileman dismounted picked up his coppers, and was off at full speed impatient to get out of sight and hearing. - If he should ever happen in that country again, he will take care how he makes change with Yankee girls. Zaciiaut Tavlos proves to be. a very old name, as the New York Sun says, that iu the list of emigrants from Gravesend, who embarked for Virginia, January 6, 1635, on board thv Thomas and John Richar X Lambard, master, occurs the nameZacAary jTa:,7or,8gexl24. (XTr"The river is very high at this point and rising.

INDIANA LEGISLATURE. . ' JJ 5EjiXrEiTuesdayDi'cT5j 1 A nesf.-sage was received from the House, in

form inr tlkt Senate of its organization, and te 4yes;iiig thepnoiutoient'Of a jointcommitiee io wan upon me uovernor ana iniornv mm lhat the General Assembly was ready .to re ceive Im annual communication; which commiltee on the pait of the Sedate was aV pointed, A 1 V -by Mr. AlilUr, a bill providing for the. elec-. tiou ol United Slates Senators by a viva voce volel ' '-''- ' Jiti .-. By Mr. Orth, a joint resolution 'relative i to t!ie furlher extension ' of slavery, as follow: .. i Whereas the people regard the institution : of human lavtry as a great moral and politir u I evil. And her tan the United Slates hare lecentiy acquired from the Republic of Mexico a large ai.iounl of territory, which is now free' and w hieb, in the opitlion of this General Assembly that Cjugress possesses the power un-.1 der the Constitution to prohibit the extension ' of slavery into such territory, and that : it is right and proper . that such power be exercised by Congrt ss, therefore be it . ' ,.i lcbolceld, by the Oeuerul Assembly of the State of Indiana, That our Senators in' Congress be, and they arekhereby instructed and our ; Kepresentativei requested to use - their iuflu- ! ence and vote in favor of the passage of a law. providing that there shall be ueiiber slavery nor involuntary servitude in any of said terri- ' lory, otherwise than in the puuishruent of crimes, wherot the patty shall have been. duly, convicted. : , ," House, Tuesday, Dec. 5.: .' ' Mr. Julian offered a joint resolution relative to the exclusion of slavery in the Territories ' of New Mexico and Caliloruia, and that our ' Senators aud Representatives iu. Congress be requested lo vole for such prohibition. Passed lo a Seeon I reading on to-morrow. Mr. Julian moved to suspend the rules, that the joint resolution might' now be read ' a second liuae., , ... " . '. i Mr. Edmonson said that the resolution . was offered prematurely, as no committee, to whom u could be referred,' was yet "appointed, Mr. Julian replied by say ing that ibe'qurslioii embraced iu the resolution had been fully discusseil, and as uo uew facts could be elicit- i ed by lef-rringit loa commiltee,' euch reference would be unnecessary. " " Mr. Hirlau said he would vote for the suspension ot the rules on roudilion that he should h. allowed lo oiler an amendment, ; declaiiii1

iliat our Senators sn I Representatives should uot be obliged lo vole for such exclusion uulil 1C

after lhe4lli of Man h next. -

The rulea were not suspended ayes 39 noes lCorre.iior;delice ut lite Journal of Conitm-rce. .' Washington, Nov. 30. The mujbcrs of Congress are slow I v coming in, and, as u.ual, those from the greatest dis tance arrived tirst. Mr. Stephens, of Georgia, is here, and a parent I y iu his usual health;having recovered from ihe e lire t of his wounds. We have a story, Irom an authentic sourer, which would seem lo show that Gen. Taylor does not court adv ice as to the formation ot his cabinet aud general policy. An over-ieal-ous w hig. ii is. said, w role to biin, ve rjo urgenily recotiiuieudiug that Mr. Clay should be tou-ulied on these Vuhjects, and stating that the w riter had also written, to Mr. Clay in regird io ihe mailer. The old General en velop.d ihe letter and eut il bark to the writer,. i i IkiuI com iii-iiI.- 1 have uo doubt thai htr has been encumber d with adriiT as to his public cour-x', and that he will pay as little at-, U ii i ion io it aa it deserves. i H ue may credit another anecdote which has lound its way into lb, papers, the General iias (h i lar. d his policy iu advance as to one important point removals from office, to wit, i ha i Ii will make no removals, except ou the score of the want of fidelity or competency.It is to. be pre timed that, whatever course ; ihe President may take in regard lo our new pos:essions in Mexico, Congress will attempt, at once, io Si-lilc ell questions connected with the territories, by admitting California and NewMexico as a State iu the Union, on au equal jooiiug with the original Males. This will eitle it iu such a inauner that the South cannot complain though the necessary result will be to rcudcr the Sute a uoii-slaveholdingSiate forever. , , , . Od the last night of the late session, while Mr. Benton's motion to recede from the Senale' am udtneut to the Oregon bill was pending, an attempt was made lo reject or suspend that motion, with a view to propose a conference between the two Houses upon ihe question of bla very in the Territories. The attempt tailed: but tut uutil a project for a new compromise had been started, with some propect of success. . i The plan was to provide for the admission of Caliloruia aud New Mexico prospectively as a Stale that is, whenever they should joinly embrace a certain number of free white American people. Mr. Foote stated at the lime, lint Mr. Webster, aud be vera I other Northern S;nitots, bad bvn consulted UpOll this scheme, and given their assent to it. , Mr. iVuton put a stop lo the matter by refusing' to withdraw his in uion bMng determined to run no risk of the loss of the Oregon bill again. Mr. Foote subsequently published a letter in the Union, in which he stated that the Orcgou bill was allowed to pas, with an express Uu"- -derstan ling that the northern Senators thould sree to a compromise of the question, at the next session. But 1 am purs iaded that the House w ill assent to no compromise, except tqat of admitting the new possessions' a a State by w hich in -a us the whoU difficulty will be avoided. "Tue Whigs nAVEScccEtDEii.,k--TheVickfc-burgh Whig, of the 24th ult.? has the following paragraph in reference to the President elect: . . , : . ' . r Gen. Taylor was asleep on board the steamer Maguolia, when news favorable to his election was received in an Evening Picayune.i-. Some friends awoke him and communicated the faci that Pennsylvania bad honored him with her electoral vote: his reply was: "Thea the Whigs have succeeded;" afler which he went on with his snooze as if nothing had ha ppeneti, i If Jeremiah H ighes, editor and publisher' of Nile's Register, died in Baltimore, a few days

ago, in ibe sixty-fifih year of his ag.

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