Free Soil Banner, Indianapolis, Marion County, 20 October 1848 — Page 2

FRIli SON, BANS1R.

Whig 'restimony for Old 21aclt. Believing that many of our Taylor friends are not fully “posted up” in regard

1847, which we believe is the most recent cal matters as the members of the State ! Free Soil 'party as manifested by their vole

decision made on the point: Committee in question, should not have [ n November.

We rely upon that to control the action

. foreseen and avoided this. But it is evi-

Charlotte, a woman of color, vs. Choturn: d( .. |t thflt th( . 0 j d prover |, so often and apt- . ^

to the many qualifications of old Zach, we “ 1. Slavery may exist without any pos- 1 } ,,ut,t (; d m such cases, was not destined ol Congress; to prevent Northern reprefurnisli further testimony, which we think itive law authorizing it. to receive discredit at their hands. It rc- sentatives from succombing tinder the

“2. I he existence of slavery in fact mains to be seen what effect the disastrous threats of power, or yielding to the induceis presumptive evidence of its legality^ tlefeat of the Tuylorites will have upon nwnt of , ivatc interesl . “3. It is not necessary to show any gen- their course of proceedings in this State— T ‘ 0 .. 1 .. .. oral custom in a country of holding no- whether they will persevere in urging i-<et t ree Soil men consider this, groes in slavery to prove its legality. If Taylor upon the unwilling masses, and The Missouri Compromise will be urged it be found to exist in fact,even to a limited thus ensure the vote of the State to Cass from session to session by the viiiled vote extent, and no positive law prohibiting it —or whether they will resort to the only 0 f the South, and the patronage of the

be shown, it will be deemed legal. honorable expedient left them—an imme-, (j ovei . nmen t

“4. It is not the policy ol the Slave diate and hearty transfer of their influence T „ ' ' . . States to favor the. liberation of negroes.” j in favor of the Face Soil movement.— ^ oth ^ ass anc ' I^ylor are m lavor ol

— Their organ, last evening, the first issue : this Compromise. Coming Still. after the result of the State election was i Is there no danger of its passage?

Anothkk Accession.—The Northern In- ascertained, contains a programme of their what can prevent it, but a large indc-

FOli PKFrflDIONT, MARTIN VAN BUREN, OF NEW YORK.

will be conclusive, in the matter; also a few opinions of distinguished Whig leaders.

Testinony of Daniel Webster:

“Gen. Taylor is a military man, and a

military man merely."

“He has performed no functions of a civil nature under the constitution of his

country.”

“Gen. Taylor lias had no training in

civil affairs."

“The Whigs of Massachusetts, and I among them, are of the opinion the nomination of Gen. Taylor was not wise nor discreet. It was against my conviction of what was due to the best interests of the

! country."

j “I consider that such a nomination was

j not Jit for the Whigs to make." “It is the first instance in our history,

FOR VICE PRESIDENT.

CHARLES E. ADAMS

OF MASSACHUSETTS.

telligencer, C._,. N. H„ cdUcd by, ^ Mr. Weber, a prominent and zealous Whig, tion ol an overwhelming victory. We has raised the Free Soil Hag, and goes for! can hardly credit the belief, that the genVnn Buren and Adams. This makes the tlemen whose names are announced as acfifth paper in New Hampshire devoted to | tore i" tlle f “ rce .“ht-"' “'if"? Ta ? , “ 1 ' 111 upon the people ol Ohio, will nlay their

... tll ° causc ree ^ 01 '- part in the game, after the result of the | in which any man of mere military char- ^ )C Hotter County (Penn.) Journal, the State election is fully developed. J acter has been proposed for that high of-! only Democratic paper in Potter County, At all events, the exodus of the State ! fice.” ' ; h as , )U t away Cass, and embraced Van ‘-•lection has lifted a great burden and em-

^—llTn'd 'the Stu ^

Testimony of John M. Botts:

E. Dewing, of Tippecanoe Co. S. S. Hakding, of Ripley Co.

pendent vote, coming from both parties, and compelling the .Representatives of both, from the North, to do their duty. Do we then throw away our vote? By no means: we use it to the best advantage. P.

Anti-Kent .Stale Nominations. The Anti-rent State Convention, held in Albany on Thursday, 28th ult., made the

following ticket:

For Governor—JOHN A. DIX.

For Lt. Governor—GEORGE W. PAT-

TERSON.

For Canal Commissioner—CHARLES A.

WHEATON.

men, and

ment. The entanglement of the new party

The Weekly American Miscellany, an! "'ith old organizations and issues, has been

Senatorial Electors. “His whole course of conduct is insulting | independent paper at Norrid^ewock, Me., a ol ' real ‘lidiculty and perplexity, HENRY L ELLSWORTH, of Tippecanoe Co to whig party.” has comc mit r or p ree g 0 i| Presidcn- "''’v' ’ l W ,T 1,01 L ‘ nsy . to s i lmnount with

JOHN H. BRADLEY, of Bartholomew Co. “H e is not a whig candidate, and under!;.. xm v vhu .< ' ' ~ credit to all concerned. The novelty of ,r K y it

— such -i lender the whio n-,rtv fw/nowW tn llal calKll,l ‘Ues. the circumstances m which we have been l oi State I risen Inspector—ALEX. IT. CONTINGENT SENATORIAL ELECTORS. | cei q a i n inevitable and disgraceful defeat " The American Christian, an extensively ! placed—the strength ol old party attach- WELLS. " ^ r, ’ : " “We’know not Gen Taylor’s views on circulated and influential religious paper ' nents . ol ' lon « slamling-the real or im-

we Know noi 4jen. layiors views on B f \ T agmed importance ol party or local ques-

lon ol public utility.” at Lecsville, in Schoharie county, N. Y., | , iona J( , ; cai1<>

has comc out for the Buffalo ticket.

“Gen. Taylor is a perfectly ridiculous 1)r - Mann,s Family Physician, published

at Norridgewock, Me., has comc out for

Van Buren and Free Soil.

District Electors. I si Dist.—Nathan Little,

2d “ John R. Cravens, of Jefferson Co.

3d “ James II. Cravens, of Ripley Co. 4th “ Geo. W. Julian, of Wayne Co. 3th “ Ovid Butler, of Marion. 6th “ Milton Shout, of Lawrence Co. 7th “ Albert G. Coffin, of Parke Co.

8th “ Samuel A. Huff, of Tippecanoe Co. 9th “ Joseph L. Jernegan, of St. Joseph, Co.

10th “ Daniel Worth.

CONTINGENT DISTRICT ELECTORS.

2d District—Joint Brazzleton. 3d “ John P. Milliken. 5th “ J. H. Jordan. 6th “ E. J. Sumner. 7th “ Abiathur Crane. 9th “ John U- Pettit.

10th “ Joseph Morrow, of Grant Co.

a single question ol' public utility. Editor of Jonesboro, Tenn. Whig:

the real or im- Thus we see they have taken two free

soil Democrats, and two free soil Whigs,

lions in issue in State politics—the im-j The old Hunkers are repudiated. This is

just as it should be. Dix will be elected

beyond a doubt.

candidate.”

Editor Indiana State Journal:

“The nomination of Gen. Taylor would be a virtual dissolution of the Whig party.” “A regard for Whig principles forbids

his nomination."

These are only a few items of testimony from among thousands of a similar kind. If our Taylor friends want any more, send us an intimation, and we will publish a few

every week.

practicability, by reason of the shortness of time since the commencement of the

IK:

:w movement, of effecting a thorough The Albany Argus has not yet heard of I'fll I \ (rxi* tlllO o I < >< *1 l> tt t tll/tOO illin + 1 T<'I * I n

local organization for this election—these and other sources of embarrassment, are all removed; and wo have now before us,

Pennsylvania Election.

The election in Pcnnsvlvnnia, like Hint! l)u ! * S1 1 r "« 1 ' 1 forward course, in ,. . • . the pursuit and prosecution the good m Ohio, appears to have gone so close that causc> with the a3SuranC e that whatever the result on (fovernor is uncertain, after j obstacles may be thrown in our way by nearly all the State is received. The unscrupulous partizans, and unprincipled W higs have generally gained in the conn-; l )ai t ' es ’ our course is clear our course ties hoard from. Johnson, the Whig can- above "=P™>ch-andour ultimate triumph

State Ventral Committee.

1st Dist.

-O. SlIKLMAN.

k«

R. E. Fteatton.

John P. Milliken.

4th

R. Vaile.

5 th

Calvin Fletciiek, A. A. Ackley, B. S. Noble, J. H. Jordan, James Sulgrove, Philip Sponaele.

6tli

VV. Judah.

7th

ftk

L. Jessup.

8th

J. B. McFarland.

9th

R. Faber.

10th

D. W. Jones.

didate for Governor, appears to have received support from the Taylor men, Free ! Soilcrs, National Reformers, and all other ;

(C!?” i lie Journal makes, as we think, a classes except the out and out Cass and ; very plain ease as follows, in Wednesday’s | Butler men, and probably is elected by a I

paper. It says, speaking of Gen.|Taylor’s small majority.

certain.

For the Banner. Why throw siway your Vote* Our opponents of the old parties tell us that Van Buren cannot be elected, and ask

Free Soil Platform. No more Slave Territory No interference with Slavery in Slates where it now exists. Cheap I’ostage for the people. Retrenchment of the expenses of Government. Abolition of all unnecessary offices and Salaries. The election of all Civil Officers of the Government, so fur as practicable, by the people. Provision by the Government for all such River and Harbor improvements as are required for thd safety and convenience of Commerce, with Foreign Nations or among the several States. Free grant, to actual settlers, of the Public Lands, in limited quantities. Revenue Tariff sufficient to defray the expenses of Government, and pay annual instalments, together with the interest on the National debt.

FREE SOIL MASS MEETINGS. The public are informed that arrangements are made to hold Free Soil Meetings at the following times and places :— APPOINTMENTS FOF. OCTOBER. On thn 2lst at Noblesville. On the 23d at Greenfield. On the 24th at Knightstown. On the 25th at Rushville. On the 26th at Shelbyviile. On the 27th at Edinburgh. On the 28th at Franklin. On the 30th at Martinsville. On the 31st at Danville. On the 1st of November at Indianapolis. (Speaking to commence, on each day, precisely at 1 o'clock P. M.) AH persons, without regard to parties, are invited to attend. The Free Soil Electors, and other gentlemen, will address the public, at the times and places above specified, on the principles of the Free Democracy. Calvin Fletcher, Chairman of Central Committee.

nomination by the Native Americans, that he declares “that he would not be brought forward as the candidate of their party, or the exponent of their party doctrines. It is idle, therefore, nay, more, it is palpably unjust to contend that either Gen. Taylor or the mass of those who support him is in any way connected with the Native

American party.’ 1 he argument is a j Senator in the place of Gen. Cameron. good one, the same that many true Whigs ; have all along used to show that neither j Ohio Election. Gen. Taylor nor the mass of those acting 1 The reports from Ohio lead us to bewith him is in any way connected with the 1 lieve that Weller, (Dem.,) is elected Gov-

From the best source of information we | us Wlth apparent sincerity, why we throw

have, the whigs have gained two Senators,, awa y 0U1 ‘ votes upon a third man.

which will make that body stand, Granting, fora moment, the assertion

Whig 21. t * iat t * ie Free Soil party cannot succeed in Dem. 12. electing their candidate, we shall give rea-

There is also a strong probability, that i sons "hieh we consider satisfactory for our

the whigs have a majority in the House, I‘ nf l 0 P 0nt J ent action.

which will enable them to elect a U. S. * a t * ,e ^ n ‘ st place, we cannot vote for

; Cass or Taylor, because they are decidedly

opposed to our views.

this nomination. Its Friday’s edition has come to hand, but not a word does it contain of the doings of this Convention.—N.

Y. Globe.

From the Rochester American. Who ought to know* “There is no whig at the South more favorable to the principles of Free Soil than Gen. Taylor.”—Each. American. The New Orleans Picayune copies the sentence of the American, and in answer,

remarks as follows:

“There is no man in the South more | a personal interest in perpetuating the BITTERLY OPPOSED to the Wilmot J cliques, the animosities, the divisions Proviso, and the principles involved in it, \ and subdivisions of bygone years ?

FV" m the Alb y Evening Atlas. Free Soil. Free Boil!’ Free Foil! w ho made it free? Ask of the .sunshine why it smiled < >n itn-nnjilet, nijhina; Jo ihe sea, Like the fond, laughing, joyous child! The God of Love and Liberty! He made the Soil and streamlets free. Slave Foil! Slave Soil! who gave it b, nds? Who made humanity to weep? Who gave those dark and deadly wounds? That iester in the spirit deep— (I God of Love and Liberty! When shall freedom’s soil be free? Fee in the North a stalwart band Of nol le hearts that stand alone; And seize with unfaltering hand, The Ix.w of promise as their own. They come, they come, a eohqueringhost. Ami shout Free Foil, from const to coast. r.\ iiiiVV /ii .ii Our heroes,, bending.from their thrones, Are pointing to their gl'otioiis'-gravcs. They, ask in scorn, “shall these our hones, Be mingled with the dust of slaves?” Op, up, they cry ere Fntnri spoil Yon blood-bought lend with Slavery Foil. Free Soil! Free Full! list, to the,cry; ’Tis echoed from Ti’alia’s grove; Delivend France tesounus with joy, And Froi sings the songs she loves. It comes from mountain, vale and sea, Free Foil! Free Foil! 0 ku-.i- it Fuel! Cat skill, June 23, 18 IF. Wallace.

The True Presidential Issue. Singularly enough, the Taylor press do not find a word of fault with the platform whereon the candidates of the Free Democracy now stand. But despairing of finding sympathizers in assailing our present position, they turn back to former years, when the state of the country, both as respects its domestic and foreign relations, and when the great questions agitating the public mind were totally different. The people should remember that we are fighting the battles of to-day, that on the issue to be decided, the future welfare of the country depends; that thecas? is gone—beyond recall, and whatever be our conduct now or hereafter, it cannot allect events already recorded in history. Why should we he estranged longer, when the causes,oi estrangement have passed away? Why do battle against each other, when we profess to be seeking a common end? Why allow ourselves to be made the sport of politicians seeking office, and who have

than Gen. Taylor.’

true Whig party. He refuses to become the exponent of the doctrines of the Whig

Gen. Cass is committed to veto the Wil- ^

mot Proviso.

Gen. Taylor, a Southern man and slave-1 holder, may reasonably he expected to j

very.

Friday, October 20, 1848.

Whit? Rally. The great Whig rally of the campaign, for central Indiana, came off in this city on last Friday. Several of the best speakers of the Whig party in the State, and with them, Gov. Letcher, Gov. Metcalf, Mr. Hardin, and Capt. Cutter, of Kentucky, as per announcement in the large hand-bills, that fora number of days had been circulated through the country. Some 3 or 400 hundred persons were in attendance to hear the big guns. Several thousands were expected. We thought from appearances, that the Free Hoosiers cared but little about hearing this slaveholding delegation. We advise the State Central Committee to send for Gov. Hammond, of South Carolina, the next time they wish to hear the claims of Old Zach made manifest. Invite him to come up. Gov. Metcalf made the principal speech of the day. It will be remembered that he voted against the Wilmot. Proviso during last session, and in his speech declared that if called on again, he would vote with Kentucky and the South. All right, our Taylor men here, and anti-Wilmot Proviso men elsewhere, are cheek by jowl, we suppose, from the same cause that brought the exclamation from Byron, when reading an ode on a jackass, written by a contemporary. “A

(£7" The Journal of this week quotes a long extract from an address to the electors of Louisiana, got up by the Cass and Butler men of New Orleans, to prove what all the Louisiana Whigs say is a lie, that Gen. Taylor is a Wilmot Proviso man.— The Journal must be short of proof when it has to resort to such sources to sustain its candidate. The question with many Whigs will be whether it is not all a Democratic Roorback. The Journal should put right alongside of Ike extract, others from Whig sources in the same vicinity, declaring the whole a miserable libel on the old hero, and branding Gass with being a Northern Abolitionist. Th at would look a little more like honesty. Do you want to gull your readers? Ok Johnny ! Oh

Whiggery!

ernor by a very small majority.

The Senate stands a tie. The Whigs j entertain Southern opinions, and sustain

party, ergo, to use the argument of the j wil1 probably have a majority of four or slaveholding interests; unless he asserts Journal, he is not a Whig. Very plain,, S1X in the House. This estimate is made the contrary. This he does not do. The

according to the old party lines. A new presumption therefore is manifest that he element in the shape of Van Buren men. thinks with the South, and will act with will however, he found in the next Legis- them. Nor does his Allison letter pledge lature. Mr. Randall, of Ashtabula, Mr.' him to approve the action of Cougress upon

Blake, of Medina, and Mr. Beaver, of I this ^wes/ion.

Trumbull, Senators elect, are out and out Until Gen. Taylor says that the Wilmot i Van Buren men, elected as such, and it Proviso is constitutional, and not a rash is. believed they will assume an indepen- and hasty act of legislation, he is at liberty dent position in the Legislatures to veto it. What his probable action would 1

The same is true of Mr. Chaffee, of be let candid men determine.

Ashtabula, Mr. Riddle of Geauga, Mr. Lee, In the second place, both Cass and Tayof Trumbull, Mr. Johnson, of Cuyahoga, |or are in favor of a Compromise upon the

and Mr. Townsend, of Lorain, members | Missouri line.

elect to the lower house. Others may be ' The friends of Cass in the South supin the same position occupied by these j port him upon that ground. His especial I eight; we are not informed. One thing friends in the North,Senators in Congress, 1

since his nomination took the same position and voted for such a compromise in the

Cass’s Michigan Eaw. While Cass was Governor of Michigan^ he sanctioned a law providing for the sale of white men convicted of disorderly conduct, &c., &c. In Niles Register, Vol. XXI, page 212, we find how that law

worked.

The following is the extract as published

in Niles Register, at that time:

“A WHITE MAN SOLD TO A NEGRO. ‘■The Tables Turned.'—Under this head we notice n ease that recently occurred at Detroit. There is a law in this territory that provides for the selling of idle and dissolute persons at public auction. At one of these sales, a negro bought a white 11 man, and ordered him to follow hi.s master, ,a and the order was obeyed. But the poor black took his servant to the steamboat, and paid his passage, and restored him to his freedom — satisfied with sending him

out of the territory.”

Lewis Cass has “changed." He is now only in favor of selling the white people of the North to the negro drivers.

however, is certain, the Legislature will be under the control of the independent

Free Soil men. The Standard, speaking Senate. Gen. Taylor, by his own declaraI of the result in Ohio, says: //on at Pascagoula, is also in favor of the “This result—so far at least as relates Missouri Compromise. His Southern supi to the Governor—was unexpected to us. , ,i . .

•, • , ,i ta c •, porters urge the same protect. I as, we presume, it is to the Free Soil men 1 r r J

generally, no less than to the Whigs, and ! 1 hc position of Cass and Baylor is there-

many of the Democrats themselves. Our fore nearly identical.

information had led us to. believe that the Cass is pledged to veto the Wilmot Pro-

Whig candidate for Governor would be ‘ v j so< elected by a large majority. Such must

have been the confident expectation of the ^ aylor, from his own statement that the

leading Whig papers, if there is any significance in the remarks of such of them as the State Journal, and the Cincinnati Gazette and Atlas, on the very eve of the ■

election.

“South should not consent to the Wilmot Proviso,” and for the fact that he refuses to give his opinion upon the constitutionality of such an act, may reasonably be

It is very evident that we, as well as hexpected to do the same, i. e. veto the Pro-

they, had calculated too highly the poten- viso.

From the Albany Atlas. The Free Soil Voters’ Song. BY A. WARREN STEARNS.

Air—SWe? Home.

Hark! die sound U swelling louder

Hear it boomint; o’er the plain.

Like the rush of mighty waters—

( Hark! its echo rings again!

Through the valley, o’er the moumuin,

^ By the river side and sen.

From Penobscot’s farthest fountain,

And from every northern lea.

List, again! the sound approaches,

Nearer yet, and nearer still—

Ho, they come!—the marshalled forces,

St reaming over yonder hill!

'Tis the mighty hosts of freemen,

And die hardy sons of toil,

They are girding on their armor, And their cry is heard—Free Soil. Freemen up! let's join the chorus, Let us swell the increasing throng —

All around us, and before us, ' See the tide that rolls along;

They ra I ley from the northern lake,

And from the eastern hill,

While from their western prairie homes,

Behold them, coining still!

Who would tarry, now, or linger?

_ Coward! let him stay behind!

Freedom’s cause must not he perikd.

Wc a Letter man can find!

On. with speed! our eagle’s soaring,

Waves his pinions once again,

Slavery’s chain shall break asunder,

E’er it reach the western main.

Sing aloud the songs that gladden

Each tree-soil voter’s heart,

Foes are spreading; hopes may wither, One more dicer and then we part; Hurra! huzza! for freedom’s cause,

Nor yield it hut with life— We have listed for the hat tie, We are ready lor the strife.

Help Each Other.—\Ve all need assistance of others. From the cradle to the grave we are dependent creatures. He who stands up and boldly declares, “I am sufficient of myself—I ask not the help of others”—is a being we care not to be acquainted wiih. We are certain lie stands in more need of the assistance of his neighbors than hundreds who make no pretensions to their own strength. As we all need help from others, so will we all. the poorest and humblest, assist our fellow creatures. A word or tear is more effectual at times than the testament of money. Ask him who has hud a sad heart, or him who is confined to a bed of languish inept. Feel then your dependence upon others, and be ever ready, by deed or word, to render that assistance which you may need

some future day.

Again we say, choose between the i pen, and the issue of to-day. Personal | animosities should not, like the King’s evil, be transmitted from generation to ! generation. If you desire to see the black empire of Slavery extended, by all means vote for Lewis Cass or'Zach* l ary Taylor—it matters not which. If ; you wish to see the institution of Free- . dom spread over our vast domain, then : vote tor \ an Buren. This is the great issue. Choose ye, which side you will

take.—Northern Freeman.

The Hunkers insist upon it that no positive law is necessary in order to exclude slavery from the free territories, and have published various legal opinions of men learned in the law. to that effect. We have held that there existed a dif-

cy and power of Taylorism to bring out the strength of the Whig party. The result, if it bring no other good result, has shown the utter impotency of Taylorism, in the State of Ohio—and it would seem men, with a moderate share of common sense, and any considerable degree political experience, would see thus much in the result, and govern themselves ac-

cordingly.

We shall not undertake, now, to show up all the causes of the unlooked for result to which wc have alluded. It might be difficult to do so, in a manner satisfactory to our readers, or even to ourselves. Of this, however, we have no doubt, that we have already alluded to the most potent cause—the unpopularity of Taylorism. It is also probable that, at least in some locations, the Free Soil men have voted more generally according to their old party predilections, than it was anticipated they would. We certainly agree with a cotemporary, that the shameful

ference of opinion on that matter, and to circular and libel of the Taylor State Corn-

show that the Southern or slaveholding state courts hold the contrary opinion, we

fellow feeling makes them wondrous kind.’D publish from the Metropolitan, the followHuzza for Slavery, Zach Taylor, and Gov. | ing principles laid down by the Supreme Metcalf. :! Court of Missouri, at the October term,

mittee, naturally had a direct tendency to drive back the Democratic Free Soilers to the support of their old party candidate. It is strange that men at all conversant with human nature, and especially those

Cuss, by his friends, both North and South, is committed to the Missouri Compromise. Taylor, by his own declaration, which is not denied, is in favor of the same. How then can we vote for either Cass or Taylor? Wc are compelled, if wc would be true to our principles, if we would not violate our consciences, and be recreant to our duty to our country, and our God, to vote against both of the candidates referred to. But the question is still urged, whatgood can you do by voting for a third man?— We answer, we do our duty. Is there nothing satisfactory in the discharge of duty? If, as the objector says, cither Cass or Taylor must he elected, we say, those who create the necessity must be responsible for it : it remains for us to enter our solemn protest against the election of either, and thus acquit ourselves of blame. As Free Soil men, we have nothing to hope, but everything to fear from the election of either.

New and True.—A very modest old

maid, visiting a new married friend recently, saw one of her husband’s shirts

lying on the bed, and exclaimed :

Dekinition UK Nothin?:.—At the Donigal assizes, the follow ing- humoTj ous ’cross-examination of a wi l ness oej c a sinned much merriment in tlrecVmrt : u iVI r. Doherty.— ; VV hat business do you lolimv ?‘ 0 am a school-master.’ i ’Did you turn off your scholars; or did j they turn you off f I do not wish to answer irrelevant questions?’ (Laughter.) ‘Are you a great Igvorite with your pupils?’ ‘Aye! truth an, 1; a much greater favorite than you are with llie public.’ ‘Where were you, sir, this : night?’ ‘'Phis night!’ said 'the witness; ‘there is a learned man for you—this night is not come yet? 1 suppose you mean that night.’ •Here the w itness looked at the Judge and winked his eye, as if in triumph.) ‘1 presume the school-master was abroad that night doing nothing?’ inquired live attorney. ‘Define nothing?’ said witness; Mr. Doherty did not comply. ‘Well, said the learned shod master, ‘1 will d?k fine it—it is a footless stocking without a leg.’ (Roars of laughter, in which the .1 udge joined.) ‘You may go down, sir.’ ‘Faith, I well believe you’re lived enough of me, but it is my profession to enlighten the public, and if you have any more questions to ask 1 will answer them.’ ”

“Gen. Taylor is from birth, association and conviction, identified with the South and her institutions, being one of the most extensive slave-holders in Louisiana, and supported by die slaveholding interest, as oim>osed to the Wilmot Proviso, and in favor of securing the privilege to the owners of slaves to remove with them to newly acquired territory.”—New Orleans' Bee.

The “ Section a r. Party. ” — ExSenators Maywood arid Brown, of

• . ■ North Carolina, have come out for Van “Oh, mercy, a man s shirt on your bed! 1 Buren nnd AdtunS?.

Mr. Heiss, one of the proprietors of the Washington Union, has sold out his interest in that paper and goes for Van Buren. We hope Father Ritchie won’t join ns. From such an ally we would heartily pray, “Good Lord de-

Such a thing on my bed would give me the

night-mare!”

“Very likely,” responded the wife, “unless the man was inside of it.”

John Van Buren, in a recent speech, alluding to the power of Louis Phillippe, said—“He was allied to the strongest nations in Europe, had under him a hundred thousand troops, was guarded by the strongest fortifications, and had. a powerful eulo-

gist in this country.

supposed to be so well experienced in politi-; Our only hope is in the strength of the

At a recent examination of girls in Cheshire, for the rite of confirmation, in answer to the question, “What is the outward and visible sign and form of baptism?” the reply was, “The baby, sir.” A poetic lady says : “ A gentleman is a human being combining a woman’s tenderness with a man’s courage!” 0^r“ To be shaken when taken,” muttered the man while chasing a boy stealing his fruit.

iver us.”—N. Y. Globe. John Van Buren says that the policy of those who fire busy in ascertaining and finding fault with the past views of Free Soil men, is like the conduct of one who should have polled the soldiers on Bunker Hill to see if any of them had ever been in favor of the Brit-

ish Government.

The British mint.—According to a late parliament report, the Mint has issued in thirty-one years, or from 1816 to 1847, of gold coin, $450,138,814; of silver coin, $60,732,262; of copper coin. $1,208,787. Total, $542,979,581,