Evansville Journal, Volume 11, Number 26, Evansville, Vanderburgh County, 19 June 1845 — Page 2

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Not Caesar weal but Uiat fKome,' THURSDAY JUNE 19, 1S45. FOR CONGRESS, GEOUGE P. R. WILSON. Whig Candidate for the Legislature, CONRAD BAKER, ESQ. ' We arc authorized to announce WM. M. WALKER, as a Candidate for re-election for Sheriff of Vanderburgh County, at jthe August Election. prs fee 2 ; We re authorized to announce DANIEL CHUTE, as a candidate for the Office of Sheriff, at 'the next August election. V- ; prS. fee $2. &P2L f 0-We are requested to announce SAMUEL T. JENKINS, as a candidate for reelection for the office of Clerk of the Vanderburgh Circuit Court at the August election. ' '.' ' prsfee $2 O-We are requested to announce ALVIN P. IIOVEY, of Posey county, as a candidate for Prosecuting Attorney, for the Fourth Judicial Circuit. pis fee $2 rvr- We are authorized to announce ZA- ' '.CHAM All B. AYDELOTT, as a Candi date lor .Sheriff of Vanderburgh county, at tlie next August election. The system of holding sessions of the State Legislatures only every second year )s finding favor in most of the States. Missouri, Tennessee, Mississippi, : Delaware, .Georgia and Louisiana have adopted the system. If Indiana would adopt the system she .'would be greatly benefitted. Jated to death. She is legis- '. " A London piper contains the following: "Messrs. Chalon, Stanfield, Leslie, Christall, Slump and Ward have left in the packet ship Victoria for New York, it is understood, to paint the Hall of Congress of the United Slates. There were a large number of people to se.e them off. They left on" the Spt'i." Is it possible that we have to send to Efiirhiud for mechanics to do our work? 05-We call the attention of Butchers, Gardeners, to the Ordinance lately passed by the Board of Trustees, in 'relation to the Market regulations hereafter to he observed. Those who Jmve produce to sell -.will dp. well tpgiye it a careful perusal. - -V . ' . ii. . , : , ' 05" Mr. George W. Amoey, was on Mon day evening last, elected by the Board of Trustees, Marshal of our Town for one year iNSYLYASiA Uedt. The Ilarrisbnro Pa. Union of WedncsdavLsaEs-r'Wn nnm i ; , vjfT-iavsv soTeltirrconviction, that the State interest will be paid, in cash, on the jfirst of August next, and continue to be paid punctually thereafter." 05-The Nashville Banner confirms the announcement made by us last week of the death of Gen. Jackson. He preserved Jiis intellect to the last, and in his dying moments f he requested that he should be buried in an unostentatious manner and without any Military parade. , THE COMET. The second great Com et of 1815, which is now traversing our heavens, is attracting attention at all the observatories. Its nucleus is said to be as bright as Jupiter. Its tail is broader than that of 1843. It is said to much resemble the drawin of the comet of 1810. This is the fifth cornet seen this year and astronomers predict that there will be two more along during the year making seven, which is more than ever were seen in one year, entitling this to be called "the comet year." I?"Louis Philippe, the King of the French Is investing about three millions of money in real estate in the city of New York, for the benefit of the Royal Family. - - He has known the extremes of good and ill fortune, and he seem3 to be providing for the future. " fJCT I he btalesman thinks it will go hard jvith us to "swallow" Mr. Wilson no such thing, -it will will go hard with the locos though; but hard or soft they will have to take him. &5"The citizens of Lafayette, soon after the late fire there, held a meeting to make some arrangements to secure their town a gainst further devastation from that element. We did the same thing here. oiivGlLau verdict. A suit was brought in Wyoming, Pa., a short time sce for the play was elected President. The jury found; First That the defendant should pay the jury fees. Second That the defendant should pay the plaintiff ten dollars! ' -' Third That the defendant should kick the plaintiff out of the court room ! The parties were from Gainesville, and the yr"lict was given in writing.

Or The last Statesman contained a letter from Mr. Owen addressed to Mr. Jordan,ofCorydon,anuQuncingthcappnintmcnts for public speaking in the different counties, and inviting Mr, Wilson's acceptance of them. They differ slightly from those made at the last canvass, but we presume they will be agreed to. They are as follows: Bradford. Harrison Co. Wsdnesdav, June 25

Valene, Orange Co. X liuiouuj, Friday, Saturday, Monday. II ,J-, ( K 26 27 2S 30 Orleans, " Paoli, ." Jasper, Dubois Co. Huntingburg " ' Winslow, Pike Co. Petersburg!!, Kirk's Mills, Gibson Co. Princeton, ." Cynthiana, Posey Co. Blairsville, " ". N. Harmony," Mt. Vernon, ' Anthony's lerry,Van. Co. Evansville, " Tuesday, July Wednesday, " ' Thursday, " 1 o 3 4 5 7 8 9 10 11 12 14 15 1G 17 18 19 21 23 24 Friday, Saturday, Monday, Tuesday Wednesday," Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Newburgli Warrick Co, Monday Meeting house near vldow Everton's, in '-' Spencer Co. .Tuesday, Boonville, Warrick Co. Wednesday, Gentry ville, SpenceiCo. J hursday, Rockport . " Friday, Troy, Perry Co. Saturday, Meetinghouse, in Tobin Bottom Perry Co. Monday, Rome, Perry Co. Tuesday, Carts', " Wednesday, Leavcnworth,Crawfbrd Co. Thursday, liartloru, Milltown, Friday, Saturday, Monday, Tuesday, Amsterdam, Harrison Co. 28 29 Newmarket, Laconia, Elizabeth. Lanesvillc, Corydon, u Wednesday," 30 Thursday ." 31 Friday, August 1 Saturday, " 2 "When these hypocrites-(professors of re ligion) practice the morality they preach Mr. Owen will be defeated for Congress; but not till then.' Statesman. Just soj and we hope they will this year bear it in mind. When professing Christians forgetting party and looking only to the puri ly and stability of the religion their Master tau"ht.'then will the infidel, Robert Dale Oircn, Who holds himself accountable to no Supreme being, and who has ever warred against their hopes derided and laughed at them and their God then will he be cast out from amongst us. Truly docs the Statesman say in the paragraph quoted above, that Owen would be laid aside, if the chrislian communily acted upon their professions. It is for them to determine whether they will longer continue to be represented by a heav. en-defving infidel. 05-The Statesman thinks the love of party is stronger than the love of God upon ihat belief he builds his hopes of Owen's success. When '?morality" shall prevail then, "but not till then," will Mr. Owen be defeatdel So says Mr. Owen's infidel editor. ""rrorTEliigs oFtheMhird Congressional District have nominated Joseph C. Elinrleston, as their candidate for Congress. Mr. Egglestou is a farmer and was for sometime a member of our State Legislature. While a Senator in the winter of 1312, the voters of Switzerland county, his constituents, sent him on a petition in favor oi repudiation. In presenting it he said: "1 am requested by this petition to vote against the appropriation of any funds of the State towards the pay ment of the Sta e debt." He refused to do it, however, but feeling the responsibility of his station knowing well the risk he run betook the boldest ground, and spoke to his constituents, andor the country, thus: "Sir We have received millions of other people's money and squandered it. Wc ha ve millions on hand vested in bank stock and loaned ou t on mortgages. We have public works yielding us tolls; and one noble work nearly completed, which promises to be profitable. And yet, sir, my constituents tell me that any appropriation of ihese tunds now made, is a more laudable one than the payment of our just debts. Sir, are we not to return the moneys on hand? are we to hold on to the money borrowed from thcrh and refuse to pay it? Sir, if these be really the wishes of my constituents , the relationship existing between us must cease. They may command me to do almost any thing and 1 will obey them. But when I am asked to commit an act approaching so nearly to larceny I cannot, I will not, obey them. They may have my office, but not my services in this matter. They need not flatier themselves that because none of this money was laid out among them and they disapproved the loan, that therefore they are not bound to pay me uem. as wenmigm tne leit hanu attempt to escape from the consequences ol the act of the right, as for one county to at tempt to deny a debt contracted by the leg islature ot the State. Sir, I have ever held but one opinion on this subject. The debt ot my country 13 my debt. 1 share in her biessings and it is my pride and pleasure to siidrc in nermistortunes and calamities." Spoken like an honest man, for which he deserves the support of all true Iadianians. father matew versus Father Maltucs. Ann Dunn, the teetotal wife of an itinerant and teetotal fiddler, was put to bed in Manchester, a short time ago? of her twenty-second child! When the mid-wife handed it to poor Papa, the fiddler facetiously exclaimed, "What, rhe pledge again' how often must I take ii?" 05" The Courier man is railing out against Mr. Caudle's Lectures. Well, if fblkswont behave themselves as they should they must expect to be told of it. !

MR. CLAY AND HIS FAMILY. Though it is scarcely within the legitimate province of the public press, to make direct reference 10 the domestic concerns of citizens, yet when one has become so much the "observed of all," as is Mr. Clay, it seems proper tq consider him, and his, in a more public light than we do others, hence we copy the following from the New York Tribune: ."We have not given currency to the painlul report that a1 son of Henry Clay has just been smitten with insanity, hoping it may prove unfounded. We are strcngtened in this hone bv a letter just received from Lex-

inrrtnn. dated Mav 25. pivinjjan account of "A Visit to Mr. Clay at Ashland," yet containing no allusion to such an afflicting dispensation as is reported. The statement that Mr. Clay has united with the Episcopal niinrrh at Lexinston. is probably true.' We shall publish the letter of our correspondent as soon as may be probably in our next." We ask the attention of our Editorial brethren of the Indiana Press, of both political parties, to the following: "Editorial Abuse. Wo lRust confess that, after many years' service in- the cl.air editorial, we do not know of any reform which is more needed, than that which shall prevent all personal allusion to the editor, in the course of newspaper controversy. We have often been surprised, " Indeed, that the members of avocation, in every respect- so important, have not the sagacity to perceive, that by entering mto contentions of personality in regard to one another, each is in turn degraded, while the business of editorship is made to sink in the estimation of the public. It is, in every way, a losing game, if the de bate is ever permitled to transgress those li mils which should govern men when the argument is conducted face" to face. In poli tics, tor instance, every necessary fact may be stated, and every proper inference can be drawn, without a resort to viluperalion between those who stand, as it were, in the po sition ot attorneys tor contending pariics.NeaWs Gaz. Philad. 05" It would seem that no foreign diplo malic agent travels iu Mexico without being robbed. I lie object of this proceeding 13 ihtis stated by a Washington correspondent of the New York Commercial Advertiser: rH' 1 "u were more amuseu man surprised here at the story that Mr. Elliot, the British S1 1 a.. .. nargc u'Atiaires, was roobed on h's way to mexico irom v era (Jruz. Mexican robbe ies of public functionaries are of old date, and always of a mysterious character. Robbery is a part of the system of police in Mexico, and public men have learned to understand it. The object of the robberies is to gel possession, tor tiie uovernmcnl, of the pn vate papers, political objects, and instructions ot the functionary, and the Government in variably makes restitution of the money and valuables taken by the robbers, if they un warily or 01 necessity take them. nr- rni , , . . , "uc-ii. iiiompson was rouoeu on his way to Mexico. The Government immediate! offered hiBi-d-rr --trrs-papew --. no i renmicu. . When , Mr. Shannon went out, as Minister, lie was warned that he would be robbed between Vera Cruz and Mexico, and advised to take no money with him, but to procure a bill, as can always be done, at Vera Cruz, on Mexico. He did so. and was duly robbed. The Government offered its condolence, and tendered indemnification to a large amount. "When Mr. Gushing passed through Mexico, on his return from China, he was slop,1 I ... - j c I IP 1 . . iu 17 a uoop 01 nan military, halt savage looking follows, who demanded his kev5. &.C. I hey overhauled every thin". His t r 1 1 1 1 ! o iit 1 K A . J . I 1 1 i,u,"i "u r-j'ccie unu wnii. puLiiic papers were examined and locked up again. A box with papers was taken, and he was then told !o proceed. . "Commodore Porter, when they attempted to rob him, on his relurn from Mexico, having had some difficulties with that' Govcrnmenl, and "-being in no humor fur the-operation, wheeled his horse upon jhe captain ui ni uuu siioi mm dead, ihe rest look to fii'dit. whereupon icrv. i 11 aea nave ueen Known wherein men of importance have been robbed, according to order, and upnii their arrival al Mexico, complained of their large losses. anTl ihc Government, though well knowing that the Ios was trifling, have -restored the sum claimed. If t he Government wishes to gain a man, - who has lost but twenty doubloons, i!,ev say, you must have lost sixieeu hundred doubloons and if he assents they pay him accordingly' I do not intimate that this has been the case with any of our functionaries." COMPLIMENTS EXTERNE. The Washington Journal, thus deals with the Hon. Wilson Shannon, the present Minister of the United States at Mexico: : "It is a period when automatons should be placed 111 iheir appropriate sphere in a cabinet of curiosities,, not in a Cabinet council W c mean no disrespect to Mr. Shannon, when we say that he has shown himself from jhe very firSf utterly incompetent lo discharoe the highly important duties of his stationand the sooner he returns home, the better tor his own credit and the mieresis of his country. There is mo re than one person in ihis city, who can recollect what we predict ed when his appointment was first determined upon; they can also bear iesiimoin totlie fact that we are cot often in error in our es timale of public men.". Certainly our brother of the Journ-J does give an instance of his sagacity. 05- Is it not tune that our citizens were making some arrangement to celebrate" the coming Fourth of July-or do they intend the day shall pass unnoticed? - 05-The Ohio is very low just now, ana falling. , Only the smallest class of boats are able to run and they sometimes '. fi ind it difficult.

EMIGRANTS FOR OREGON. The St. Louis Reporter of the 2Gth ult., has the following in relation to the departure for Oregon of a portion of the emigrants who have been assembling this spring at Independence, on the borders of Missouri: "Ho! for Oregon. The following inlormation concerning the Oregon emigrants has been furnished us by a friend: The First Company consisted of 98 males over 16 years of age, 57 females over 14 years, 78 males under 10 years, and GO females under 14 years. There were 64 wagons, 453 oxen, C49 loose cattle, 172 horses, 185 guns. This company passed the Great Nemaha Sub Agency on the 4th of May, 1845. The Captaiu is Mr. Everett. uTJie Second Company consisted of 95

males over 16 years, GO females over 14 vears.71 males under 16, and 57 females under 14. There were 435 work oxen, G14 oose cattle, 78 mules and horses, 58 wagons and 172 guns and pistols. This company is commanded by D. Luther, and passed the same station on the Oth ot May last. "77e Third Company was commanded by Capt. Parker, and consists of 60 male3 over 16 vears of ace. and 1UU women ana cnu dren. There were 43 wagons, 5ibU work j -j ' cattle, 340 loose cattle, Gl horses and mules, arid 90 firearms. This company passed tne same place on the 10th of May. "The whole number ot persons is iou, ot work cattle "1,148, of loose cattle 1,228, of wagons 1G5, of horses and mules 211, and of firearms 334. These emigrants are ot high character, and well provided for the expedition. These companies composed the advance puard of the main expedition which 1 - o left Independence." John J. Crittenden. Gen'i Barrow, of the Nashville Banner, dashes ofl the follow ing capital and truthful sketch of one of na ture's noblemen. JNone who know the man can fail to recognize the picture t ; John J. Crittenden is an orator by nature He speaks directly from the heart , to the heart, and as nature, in her untrammelled state, is said to be graceful and her passion eloquent, she is, we suspect, entitled to much of the credit obtained by the success of her favorite child. We much question if Mr. Crittenden ever studied before, the manner or the very words in which a great assembly was to be addressed. Grasping with a powerful intellect the strongest views of a subject, and seizing with .singular felicity "the weak points of his adversary, he guards his own position with judgement and skill, and attack? those of his opponent with all the weapons of argument, sarcasm and wit. His noble voice the tone3 of which seem now like the tones of a trumpet, to send forth scorn and defiance, and, anon, like the soft murmurrings of the lute, to breathe forth nothiug but subdued sorrow or requited and contented love his intelligent eye, now flashing with indignation and then melting in pathos the workings of his face, every lineament of which seems to speak possessing all ihese qualities and characteristics, in addition to a soul that knows no meanness, and a Bayard like chivalry, what wonder is it ihat .Tnhrr J Crittenden should be esteemed' one Ttrr ! . " ir ;--. os- " "'TinuT . , . 4 one of the best men of the day:' It has been our good fortune to see ninch of him; and, from our intercourse with him, we come to the conclusion that no man ever lived more calculated to obtain woman's undying love, or man's devoted friendship. TIIE TALE TOLD. We have little paragraphs which show how Indian difficulties begin, and who is at fault in creating them. We copy the following from the Cherokee Advocate. We are informed by a gentleman just trom Maysville, Arkansas, that a fowl murder was perpetrated in that village on the night of the 10th inst. by some unknown assassin. The name of the murdered man, is E. George, a Cherokee. The deceased in company with some other Cherokccs, had gone to Maysville on Saturday, says our informant, and there got into a drunken frolic, and is supposed to have been in a state of intoxication at the time he received the fatal blow. Nothing seem3 to have been known of ihe fate of this unfortunate man, until the next morning, (Sunday.) when his lifeless body was discovered lying in one of the.strcels of that ill-fated village, with two or three slabs in his back an side, penetrating to the hollow and not far from the whisky shop from whence was dealt out the liquid fire, which, no doubt, excited the assassin to the bloody deed. . Who speaks here? The Indian. Ilispcn writes what his heart feels, and his head dictates. And who diffuses this liquid jirewnking up the red man's devilish passions, and creating strife, bloody dispute, and murder? The white man. And if when thus excited, or crazed, the poor Indian fires a building, or strikes down the white, or is guilty of any lawless, or reckless conduct towards the "setiler," vengeance follows him, and his clan his whole tribe it maybe is made to feed it. 'Tis a hard lot, and the wonder is, that the savage bears with it as meekly and bravely as he docs. THE MUSKINGUM. The arrival of this Barque on ihc 17th May, (not 11th as we stated) made quite a stir in Liverpool. She was' consigned to Messrs. J. & C. Kirkpafrick, and made her trip from New Orleans' in 45 days, beating, wo hear, the vessels that started in company with her. Better yet, the produce shipped by he by intelligent and enlcrprizing Cincinnati merchants, commanded, we learn, remunerating prices. We may give hereafter some of the comments of the Liverpool press on this "specimen of American enicrprize." Cin. Chroiu PRETTY GOOD. The Essex County Whig says the needle-women arc like the enemy spoken of-in the parable; they sow tares while the husband-men sleep. The debt of the cily of Philadelphia alone amounts to the enormoussum of 12,1917 ,50, a sum nearly equal to the cnliro tlebt of the State of Illinois. So we sec it staled.

FOR THE EVANSVILLE JOURNAL. REPRESENTATIVE ELECTION. j Mr. Editor: Allow jnc to press upon the

Whigs of Vanderburgh the great importance of the coming August election. The ques tion is not simply whether Conrad Baker or Barney Royston shall represent this county J t a mi . tin ... in the nextuenerai Assemoiy. 1 tie v nigs, I acknowledge have a candidate in whom they may well be proud; and one who, if eleeted, will be an honor to them and to the county. But there is a great rrutional ques tion to come up betore the next Legislature one which should engross the attention of every patriotic Whig in the county and State. 1 allude to the election of U. &. senator, Shall Indiana be represented for the next six years, m the U. S. -Senate, by a Whig, who will uphold the present Tariff, and advocate the distribution of the proceeds of the public lands, (a question in which Indiana is more vitally interested than any other now before the country) and all other great Whig mea sures, tn which the wellare of the country de pends or by a Locofoco, who vill oppose all these salutary measures, and advocate all the disorganizing doctrines lately put lortli bv the so-called Democratic party? It is the duty of all good whigs to be found, at all times battling lor the principles, "in fair weather and in foul," and when the clouds are thickest, we should fight the harder. The locos being in the ascendant now, is no reason why the Whigs should neglect their duty to their country, and give up all as lost. Deceit and Faction cannot triumph always. Their success is but temporary and brought about, as it was, by deception and intrigue, they cannot hold on to power long. The people will eventually put down vice, and uphold virtue. Apart from the election of U. S. Senator, there is another question to come up before the next Legislature, in which the people of this county are deeply interested. On that bodv will devolve the duty ot adopting some plan, by which the grant of lands by the Gen eral Government, for the completion of the Wabash & Erie Canal to Evansville, shall be made to answer, in good faith, the purpose for which the grant was made. A false step in the beginning, may be fatal to the wor It will, no doubt, be expected by the mem bers of the Legislature, that the member from Vanderbureh will take the lead in this matter, as tbisxountv is more interested in the completion of this great work than any other: and as it is known that it was througl the enemy and exertion of her citizens that the grant was obtained. Is there a man in the county who will say that Col. Royston is as well suited for this arduous task as Mr, Baker? I do not say the Cob is not equally as friendly to this work and the interests o Vanderburgh county as Mt. I. 1 presume he is. But maturing and compleling . some plan for the prosecution of the .work, woul seem to come more within the sphere of Mr Baker's acquirements and capabilities, than that of Mr. Royston. - Mr. B-rkerisa lawyer known by every one to possess a sound, dis criminating judgment in ah matters of de tail, which cannot be expected of others whose business leads them to other pursuits. Mr. Baker is .vigilant and untiring in the prosecution of his duties, and, if elected, will make a working, and useful member and ginnsrwnom7 o man, ot either party will have cause to complain. It strikes me that it is a duly the Whigs owe to Mr; Baker, as well as to themselves to use all honorable exertions to secure his election, as they have induced him, at the sacrifice of his own interests, to become a candidate. My object in this hasty communication, is to arouse the attention of the Whigs to the importance of this election. We can succeed if we will and if we do our duly, we will bestir ourselves, to secure so desirable an end. . 1 F. t for the evansville journal. New Harmons-, Jcne 14th, 1815. Mr. Editor: Now that we have ourchampiou in the field, armed and equipped, every Whig iu the district should turn his atlentiou to the ensuing his success. All who have any regard for the district, for the state, or for the country; in sl.ort all good and true Whigs will use every honorable means of electing Mr. Wilson to represent them in the next, Congress. Nor is there any reason to be lieve this task will be equal to the labours of Hercules. Our opponents however, seem to consider it equally difficult; why? One reason is, that Owen defeated Payne. It has been shown that Owen had an advantage' in the conlesl with Payne, which it is not at all likely he will enjoy this1 summer. Another reason why the locofocos feel so sanguine is,. that there was a large majority in the district for Pulk. How was that majority obtained? By the most attrocious and unparalleled slanders and falsehoods, that ever disgraced even locofoco demagogues. Their fillhy slang however, will totally fail' to effect the Whig candidate for representative. Il may be asked why cannot Mr. Wilson be effected by any ihat would injure Henry Clay? If Mr.' Clay had been a resident of ihe district, and had used the exertion which Mr. Wilson will, Mr. Polk's majority would not' have been quite so large in this section of country. ' Mr. Wilson lives in our midst ; and if litis not now, ho will make himself known to those he wishes to -support him. He will give every porson in the district an opportunity of seeing and hearing him; when he will answer and explode all slanders and falsehoods his opponents may circulate to his prejudice. There are no Plaquemines, 110 Empire Clubs to injure the cause of our candidate. They cannot interrupt him by the contempti ble crv of Nalivisrn. ihe old worn out lies of bargain and corruplion, gambling, duelling, and many others that came hot from the foul mouths of locofocoism in the last Presidential, contest. As for arguing the case, the Whigs would be greally benefitted by il;and therefore may very safely challenge their opponents to attempt it. As thejocos dare not argue, and as slandcT will only injure their own ' cause, one may conclude that if the Whigs take proper interest in the canvass, they will certainly be represented by their candidate in the next Congress.' Yours. w THUNDER, i

Evansville, June 17th, 1815.

Mr. W. II. Chandler: ' i It is believed by many that Evansville does not po3ses those mail facilities which its extended and increasing business requires. Being satisfied on this point myself, I have labored to procure information in relation to this subject, and some ime since felt it to be my duty to solicit the attention of the Post Office Department to this matter. It seems that my communications to the Post Master General have been favorably received and considered, and a dis- - position manifested to act upon my sugges tions, the most important one was that the mail from Louisville to the mouth of the Ohio river be. conveyed in light boats, not es3 than three times a week, and daily if the request could be granted. A similar arrangement to be made from St. Louis to the mouth of the Ohio to connect with the Lou-. isville line, and a seperate arrangement lor a mail from the mouth of the river to New Orleans. In reply to my letters the Depart ment requests me ascertain -. as tar as I can the cost of conveying the mail by the river from Louisville to this place. I here are many light boats on the river suitable for this service, is it not probable that a line of pack et boats could be had to engage in carrying the contemplated mail from Louisville to Evans ville, and even to the mouth of the river. I address you, sir, with the hope of obtaining your co-operation by calling the attention of our citizens and the owners of suitable boats to this subject. Other facilities in our mails are desirable and no doubt could be obtained upon a proper representation to the Department, i will cheerfully do all 1 can in thesemallers, Lut unless those concerned act unitedly and advisedly success can not be reasonably expected. t , Your ob t. servant .' B. F. DUPUY, P. M. THE NEXT SPEAKERSHIP. . It is generally understood that Dr. Davis, of this State, pressed his claims vpoa Mr. Polk, for the appointment ot Commissioner of the General Land Office, and that he at length yielded them in favor of Judge Shields of Illinois, with the understanding . that he (Davis,) should be the next speaker of the House of Representatives! The Chi cago Democrat, (edited by Mr. Wentworth, a member of the last and of the next Con gress, and who is apprised of the spoils) in speaking of the probable re-election of this gentleman, says: . ' . "In that event, he will be, the ' only candi date from the free States forSpaaker of lha next Congress." In commenting upon the paragraph, the organ of the "young Democracy," thus Iremarks: ' - ' ' "Why does the editor say "free States," alone! Does .he not know that Mr. Davis stands as deservedly high with the democrats of the South, as with our brethren of the North? . Dpes a more inflexible champion of the true Democratic policy of the country exist, than our estimable friend from the mighty West? Is there one whose elevation to that high station would give more general and entire satisfaction?" & - Hard run indeed must the democracy be j-w-,31if-l.7--coioVciTJthe Hon. John W. Davis, into a Speaker ! W e are told that "the Romans were wont to place a wooden image in their gardens, as a special protectiou of the place;" and Horace has related to us the soliloquy of one of these Romans wherein he gives some account of his own apothesis: "I was," said the Priapus, "a useless log until the carpenter, took me in hand; but he has now worked me up into a God ;" The progressive democracy may turn out as good a job as did the Roman carpenterh . '-- ,., -1 : " . , ' '.' , By the way,' would it not be well for the Doctor, as evidence 'alike of his general intelligence and devotion tp the cause of democracy, to remind , his'brethreu in .political faith, that, he is the same individual who introduced a tesolution for the consideration of a mighty gathering in Sullivan, proposing a mass-meeting" of the democracy' on the battle-ground of the Thames. Ind. State Jour. ; - ' QUALIFICATIONS TOR A - Jl'DGEk It being rumored that Judge STORT,"the scholar and the jurist was about to resign his place as one of the Judges of the Supreme- Court, certain democralic papers have presented the name of Levi Woodbury as his successor. In reemmending his appointment, they lhu3 spcakofhim: "No man in the whole north did so much as Mr. Woodbury tobring the present administration into power. Ilis political opinions, as well as his personal history, would make , such an appointment widely popular." '-; Not one word said as lo legal attainments. No matter whether he understands the law . or not, did he not do more than any body in the whole North "to bring the present ad- ; minislratin into power?" Where is the ' test of "capability'.' applied by Mr. Jefferson in such appointments and yet this is the pure, unadulterated Jeflersoniau democracy! v TIIE NORTH AND SOUTH. . The Augusta (Ga ) Chronicle nukea the fol. low ing amusing summary of the means which tiio North furnishes to the Southland for which our southern neighbors : arc.almostentirely dependant: - - : -. - c . "They bui'd our houses, they adorn them with . furniture, and supply them with every comfort and convenience of which we have eter conjec tured. They eilucate our children, and cover our nakedness from head to foot, with hata and shoes, coats and shirts we eat their flour, cheese, butter, apples, codfish, potatoes,-pickles, pork and onions we feed oar cattle with their hay, drive their horses in their harness to their carriages, with their whips we walk with their sticks, ride on their saddles, write on their paper, wash with their soap, scrub wit n their brush--, es, sweep with tiieir brooms, milk in their pails, cook in their poip, strike with thiir hammers, blow witli their bellows, cut with their axes, sow with their seed, reap w ith their hocks, pull with their leather, whitewash with theirlimy paint with their paint, march by their tunes read by their lighie, drink their Congress water and rum and imoUe theireegars and last and best of all three Llt Esings, we msrry their pretty girls, who make the best of wives."

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