Indiana American, Volume 1, Number 32, Brookville, Franklin County, 9 August 1833 — Page 2

(t 1 JU'.U ';Yl'tto KRSV. We w or. liUitel l .'!.' i'.r. i.vng i fi iiir:;:;" itiOii 1 :si week, but ovviag t. th lit-.' l.-.".;r at v liich it .was ivceived and t lir quantity of c ihor work 0:1 hmitl, ne csFirilv,ro!iipi!eil us t delVr its paid xnlion. It is cireoUxi tDtbc Ib'il M-f of tii" l.v.v rerteeburg Statesman, and is at tki3 time ;ul.li:'b? l by sj irial re ,;: v? of the author. Tlu letter of Mr. Jon F. Lane, in reply, is idso rriven; botli of whi-b worj puta-hed in the "t.itos man of list we?!:. f.mz mrni n wx, (o.)Juiy ri iss: The Statesman published on the -eth inMant, -onl'iming Mr. Lane's address to Use people of the I tli Congressional District, has just been placed in my hands for penpal: a;:d much omy astonishment, 1 find Mr. Lane in that address, uses in relation to myself the following language. 'Long since has Mr. Wallace endeavored to alone for his agency in the attack upon me in 18"2i. Two year- ago he asked pardo'i of one of pay children, and acknowledged the injur! h f the decision against mc-;" than which nothing can he more unfounded. I pronounce the whole statement to he utterly r.nd absolutely fake. I at me to Mr. 1 .une for my attack upon him in IS2G? I ask pardon for my conduct of one of his children ? I acknowledge the injustice of the decision against him? Why it is the most unparalleled piece of presumption I ever heard of: I never fur a moment harbored such a thought, nrich less uttered them, at aav time or uj;on ;;iiv orcasion. Indeed, I have yet to learn that I ever made an attack upon him. I surelv never preferred any charges against lam! his accusers were Noah Noble and William Ilamihoii, and not David AValJace. If therefore, Mr. Lane has keen rwiged, they are the persons who wronged him. not 1. It wa upon ik-ir tesiir.io.iy and the rvi-lnicc dry ftiri-i-k-d that Mr. Lane was convicted, not upon mine, fori neither gave or famished any to my knovl-.-dge. WheroLre, I ledge myself to Mr. L. that i:ii!il I am convinced that it wna wf-ng in me 'o "ojiear as counsel for the prosecution, and that Noah Noble and William Hamilton p-r;:rrri themselves, or save

i.u.-c testimony cn the trial. I have no p .-r-fans to ask either of him or any member of his family k acknowledgement? to make in regard to 'the justice of the decision against him. Thus much I have thought proper to say in jus-jce to myself. I cannot consent that such statements should go forth to the world uncontradicted, or that by my silence I should tacitly acknowledge their truth. ' I have again and again s'nted that I wa- no volunteer in that affur; that 1 had been applied to frrc! by Gov. Noble before I consented to appear for him; and then, not till lie had threatened to publish the (ar of the Circuii-, if he could fnd none, who had moral courage enough as he insinuated, to step forward and conduct for him the prosecution. This I could not consent to; professional pride and honor forbade it; I accepted of his proffered fee; conscious at the same time, that by so doing, I could possibly do Mr. Lane no harm, ifhzca iun.r.n!; that if his enemies were slandering him if the charges against him were false and unfounded, a public i-ivesu-gation would only make those manifest, and, at -ace. redeem him and his charucl'r from obloquy an'J disgrace. I have been frequently told that in the speech I made upon the trial, 'that I was unusually severe upon Mr. Lane. This is prohablv,thc fact; at least, I know that at the time I intended so to be hut then I have always said that it was called from me by Mr. Lane's own conduct. Ir-nokc in reply to him and as a matter of course in reply to the extraordinary threats and abuse he poured out upon me in the course cf his s-vech;

anu as counsel, are frequently in the habit of

uomg, 1 endeavored to balance with him and no more; vi bother I succeeded in this U certainly not for me to say here. Thai the trial should he conducted amicably, and as free as possible from nerarm.'ll rpmir!. ..II...-' A f T r

1 -...ii.iv yji jn M-iiiii; ir. .s u ns, mv as

sociate counsel applied to Mr. Beaham, who appeared for Mr. Lane and as Mr. Morris afterwards informed me, had it fairlv "miderstood.thai no personalities were to be indulged in by the counsel lhr either of the parties; that in our re-s-pective arguments we were to confine ourselves to the testimony and not to depart from it: but.

contrary to all expectation, Mr. Lane himself

was the lirst to violate this arrangement: and

leave us no alternative hut to meet him upon hi? own ground I make these statements for the

purpose of showing first that the counsel who

conducted the prosecution entertained toward Mr. Lane at the time no noi-soi;.-.! ill-f,i:n.r

that they acted in their profes-uonal capacity and none other, .nd secondly that Mr. Lane arid

ms inends mav kno.v who to aitrihu'e th- n-i

ocultnn to, and whom to hold responsible for it. It is due to Mr. Test to sav. that so far as dm knowledge extends, he neither aided, abetted, counselled, advised, or assisted in the pros . cation; but. on the contrary kept aloof from anv participalion in it. You will gentlemen, confer a favor on me bv publishing this letter in your next paper. It can do no harm to any person. It contains a sieap.e statement of facts as they came to my knowledge, and explains how I came to be concerned in the transaction. Respectfully, in haste, Your obedient scrvan'. DAVID WALLACLk

'lo the Enrrons of the Sr.VTt:-.u v. ( cntleruea. The necessity of appearing in a newspaper is at all times unpleasant but cspet iady so, w hen the controversy is of a personal character. 1 have just learned from Mr. J that the Hen. David Wallace read to him a communica tion intended for your next paper which contains npnsiiivc corJra licihn of the following statement, extracted from a publication by A. Lane. Esq. "Long since has Mr. Wallace endeavored to utone for his agency in the attack upon me, in iS'20. Two. years ago, he asked pardon for his conduct of one of my children, and acknowlcdg-

llieiuj-rdi,,. ,1 i'm d..lsi..aguilt '" ,Vl me j'ibli,-:--in (f il.is -te.i Miu i.t. ' m not at all re; ponsibl". 1'oa 1 r- ii-'CTH I ei-D-.aiugtiie -i'ting of the Circuit ('carl at Law reneuhargh in the spring of I Sol, I met Mr. Wallace. Having been absent for several years. 1 knew lin.; that had occurred, except from the remarks cavjally made by my friends and acquaintances. iJy these, J learned something of the nature of the attack upon my Father, in Ih;'2C. and of the spirit with winch it was conducted. I heard with regret as w ell us surprise that Mr. Wallace's course had been marked by hitter personal animosit) and his transient success when the decision against my Father was given hailed bv an insulting display of triumphant mirth. 'I lie high re-pect and kind feelings, I had previously felt fjrMr.Wallnce and the peculiar situati 'a in which we stood to each other rendered

i te mure sensitive to this unnecessary hostility. I'owiiling to he involved in a personal quarrel with Mr. W. hut slill more unwilling to place our acquaintance on its former footing, 1 carefully avoided all intercourse with him. In the '2nd w eek of the court, w hile alone in my Father's ollice, Mr. Sullivan of Madison and another gentleman came in. It was not until I had taken the hand of the latter, that I recognised Mr. Wallace. Vexed by the circumstances my manner --as perhaps colder than in my father's house it should have been. Mr. Sullivan percieving that there w as something wrong, after a fewminutes,, left the office. Mr. W. was about to follow him, w hen i called him hack. I told him frankly vhy 1 w as unw illing to receive him as an old friend. From my Father's enemies such conduct might have been anticipated, but from him I had expected an honorable impartiality, if not a friendly suppoit. Mr. Wallace said in reply 'that he was happy to have an opportunity to ex

plain his conduct!" that "nothing hut threats of

being puohshed as airaid ct my l ather cou.d have induced him to engage in it"' that he intended refraining from all personalities hut my Father's sarcasms had excited kirn to answer in kind"' that Sie was t ry sorry he had indulged in any bitterness of remark o:c.' not cnly did he

iv "tue decision w as unjust nut "mat every one

actotou h frrrd il." The judges themselv es had al

ready certified that "it was illegal and grossly unjust." He said further that -uny father had enh done what most Lawyers w ere in the habit of doing, and that none cf the family should feel hurt, as the transactions had really done my Fa

ther good and increased ms popularity." As to

the decision, I distinctly remember, that he made a disrespectful allusion to the condition of one of the Associate judges, which enabled him to

operate on his feciings. Much also was said and well said by Mr. Wallace of an apologetic character, lie repeatedly declaring that he was sorry i-fry that he had any thing to do rcith the case, and hoped that the recollection of it would not prevent the friendly intercourse which he had so much desired to renew ." He then spoke of his comiitg election, .:e. My fathers entrance cut short our conversation w hich had lasted perhaps half an hour. Mr. "Wallace did not say, "I ask your pardon"" but in different terms and more appropriate language expressed d-: p regret for his conduct, S:c. 1 was a willing mediator between Mr. Wallace and rav relations. Soon after our interview, I

repeated to them his apology, and urged them as Mr. W. had said all that he could say, to rccieve

him again as a friend, and as far as their politic

al opinions might permit, to support him at the

fall elections, what was my surprise to learn that

Mr. Wallace's protessions cf friendship were in

sincere. I w as unw illk'g to he convinced, but

circumstances I had not before know n, left me no room to doubt that Mr- W. only desired to

make my good leehng tor him, the mcaiia ol ob raining the support or at least neutralising the op

position of my relations. Indignant at Mr. W"s

iaise proiessions 01 inenuiy leeling, 1 on our

next meeting, declined his proffered civility and since then, w c have had no intercourse. Having understood that the version of the trial Mr. W

gave to me did not agree with that given by

(iov. Noble nor even with his own statements to others; I last winter endeavored through a mutual friend. II. II. Moore, Esq. to have an explanation of these contradictory statements. I

now regr t that this did not take place. It would

have save 1 Mr. Wallace the degradation of a

public exposure and relieved me from the unpleasant duty of making it. It has occurred to me that Mr. Wallace regarded his conversation vviili me as confidential and has made his public disavowal in the hope

that I would not gainsay it. I can only remark

taat ms ap ! gv w as mentioned bv me to my

triends w nh the best intentions to remove their

prejudices a ,iint him. Its circulation was be

yond my control. As it has been published and as Mr. Wallace has publicly declared it is false I

am forced to appear over my ow n name to de

clare ii: tn-Ui. I shall not presume to investigate Mr. Wal

lace s motives. I lie w hole tenor of his denial

proves that his intention in publishing it three

uajs hcie-re the election was to miure Mr. A.

Lane and benefit Mr. Test (his father in law.) Tiie attempt to identify Coy. Noble's tcs.imony

wn.ch agrees m every important particular with the statement ui Mr. Lane's Hand-Bill -with

Mr. Hamilton's; which is contradicted by his own nolo and by the affidavits of four respecta

ble citizens: illustrates too faithfully the rule w -inch Mr. ifkAuv has apparently adopted "that ail is fair in politics." The temptations of political success have been too strong for Mr. ff'a li'.vc. :-? integrity. At one period When hiniselfa candidate, the Lope of converting opponents into frior.ds induces him to make an apology inicondi(inal and ,;;np!,-. At a subsequent periods-hen an Lf potient is to be injured and a relation to be benefited he lias dared publicly to disavow his apology and to rrt" '' tli- r'J rktirge for vounfenaiicing'which be bad ! rjlir iti'olotcm il. A lingering remnant of respect for ;ir. Wnlhuv and for the station which my fellow citizens bare given him would fain make me hope tttt he wall he able to explain his conduct Mtisfant.;!., n

- ..u,VLvJl 11 t 1 Vil my return from the south where my enora-rementi now call me I shall take pleasure in doing .Ur. llitlace

aniuir jusncc lur any exculpation he may offer.

nvejn.-ei:uiiy your. J p L VIE.

.lorn, 'i.or.n rii;: nxib i iie,.. esicrd iv aiuunoon. at half past two o'clcck. the sentenc e of the law was executed upon this unhappy voting man. The spot selected was an

open space, two miles this side of Mount Holly.

1 lie gallows w as erected by the road side, precisely where the woman whose death w as witnessed by dough, w as executed last July. Upwards cf twelve thousand persons were present. A hollow square was formed round the scaffold by a battalion c f infantry. At half past one the miserable criminal appeared. lie was seated in a dearborn, and was accompanied by the Sheriff, Bishop Doane, the. Rev. Messrs. Wilmcr, Mooriiouse, Ashton. lhukl. Shepherd, and oilier gentlemen; the whole under escort of a troop of cavalry. Cloagh ascended the scaffold with a firm step

arm in arui v illi the liishop, and one 01 the Ueverend gentlemen. At his request Mr. Doane

read aloud Ins confession, oi wiucn so muciibas been said. The confession was rather long, and touched unon many subjects; his desire to lead a moral

though net a religious life, his false notions of

honor and revenge: his early religious impres

sions and education effaced by contact with the

pleasures and cares of the w orld, a sectarian denunciation, theatres, dissipation, Szc.

His farewell letter to his bereft and aged mo

ther was then read, and produced a powerful sen

sation. The aw ful scene, and the melting path

os of the epistle combined, brought tears into the

eyes cf many an occurrence not lrcquent on the execution ground.

Religious exercises were continued at dough's request, wdio ascertained that still a few minutes were left him. The clergy then shook hands

with him, embraced him, and retired. The par

ting was painfully protracted. When thev were

gone, and the SheritFcame forward, dough rallied; he was perfectly calm and collected; meas

ured off with his arm the length of fall which he desired; examined the fastenings and had them

altered; arranged the noose; and in fact direct

the whole business. His hands were tied at the w rist, as he directed. The fatal cap w as placed

on ins head and he was launched into eternity

I he fall was so tremendous, that he died without a struggle a slight shiver was all that marked the termination.

ed that i d 1-ke to bust. Ai.d vhatf ,r,;, .

-Why.' va he, 'he'll m,:e such a nn,,,' t' ;

dont. 'Vt ell,'

IUIiD.i .r :r 1

iM.,11 uix lOI!ll ir.l.

nation fuss adout it? Didn't I stand by , 4 when he. sawed them are sleepers of that t-i- t York bridge? Didn't I help vou to git tl.Vu slick as ile. when lhvshk nt Qninrv 'n-un f '

ins larned lat'.m lingo? Lida t I ndc ahtod Downingville, like .1 blue streak, and gilVrart " dy to receive ou a it.ctle the-slickesl? l:.ir." F but I seed the Gineralw as gittin touch'd f0 he is mighty kind-hearted like, when you'll V' stick up to him. So siz I, 'Cineral, may be, nf ter all. Van Ihurcn didn't saw that are 1 J.C

hut,' siz I, 'its a hard case, Uineral, that I thai has stuck by you, thru thick and thin, ever since the Nuilifiers first began to make, a fuss, its u hard, case, 1 say, that these are plaguey fellers wont let me and you go along as luv in as two tw in calves hut must he always startin up some Carried confirmation or other, that sits us a splutterinT like a live cle dropped into a basin of greasy a ter. Its a tarnal shame, so it is,1 siz I. 'Sot j.'V siz he; for you know the Gineral has a 1 ' of repeatin what I say. when he wants to make friends with me. 'Well, Gineral,' siz I, 'there's more ways to kill a dog, than to choke him b deth on butter,' siz 1. That made the Gineral snort right out: siz he, 'Majur, jist wait a Icctle and I'll give you that place of Randolph's.' f started up as straight as a lightnin rod; 'Notl.' siz I, 'nothing less than the President's cheer siz I. The Gineral gived me a look that would have split a bean pole. I seed what was comin again. So I tho't I'd best bawl in my horns, for the President's mighty obstropolous, and there's no knowin w hat he might do. So siz I, 'Gineral I thank you from the bottom of my sole; but yen

L-nmu mv rnnrm h'C. Linnpu 7 T Mt-

Thus ended the career of Joel Clou:

bv

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sentence, the justice of which he repeated

know ledged in his confession. Philadelphia paper, July 27lh.

DANGERS OF MISTAKEN SYMPATHY:. A fellow who lately murdered his w ife without the least provocation, being asked what could induce him to commit such an outrage, made the following remarkable reply: "Why, the fact is, I am a very ambitious man; and having no opportunity to gain fame by fair means, I thought I would take this method; for I saw how the moment a man committed a murder, he became an object of public attention, the newspapers arc full of him; his appearance and dress; the color of his eyes and hair, and the most insignificant particulars, w ere described, just as if he was a great hero and had saved his country. Then the ladies all ran after him, attended his trial, shed tears and fainted away; so that he had all the attentions and sympathies cf a martyr. Resides all this, he was pretty sure of being converted at last, and dying a good Christian, which he very likely would not have done, had he been a moral, peaceable citizen: thus you see, that murder is the shortest cut to glory in this world, and salvation in the next!"' Baltimore Courier.

Washixcjton City, July 12, 1S33. Dear Cousix Jeremy May be you have been wonderin why I haint writ to you before now but I guess you'll not think so no longer w hen I tell you what I've been about. We've had all sorts o doing here I tell you. I reckon maybe you've seen my letters in the nuze papers; how me and the Gineral have bin goirt it down East, full chizel; how after we got to Downing we got

short ot change, and tacked about in Iocs than

no time and here we are at Washington again. But every thing haint turned up as well as you'd a thought. The Gineral's Cabinet is a goin all

to smash, "less me and him makes up shortly; hut

that haint a goin to be done so slick, rll tell you how it come: well, you sec jist after me and the Gineral got to Washington, we got to talkin about who's to be the next President. The Gineral was as mad as a march hare about the Icctle Dutchman's saw ing off the sleeper of that are bridge at New York, and about that tarnal trick he play "J me at the wharfc at Philadelphia, as you've seen in the nuze papers. Siz the Gineral, 'Majur,' siz he, 'its my belief tliaty ou're the only man that's fit to he President arler me.' And with that I tho't I should go strate thru my shirt cellar, I was so tickled to deth I didn't "know what to do; siz I, 'I know it Gineral,' siz I, and with that I went hum. Next morning, I jumped up in sich a nation flurry, that I bust my "suspender buttons off; and secin as how Uncle Josh haint sent me nary nothcr pair, I had to stay and mend "em. Wei!, jist as I got to the President's house who should I meet hut Mr. Woodbury and that tarnal Dutchman comin out. Siz I to myself, what's lo pay now ? If that are Van Burcn has bin to see the Gineral, I shant stand no more chanc than a cropped tail boss in dog-days, and sure cnuff I found itso arter awhile. But, siz I, I'm notafecrd of that lectio Duchman, no how ; so in I goes, full drive. I found the Gineral walkin up and

down the room like mad. Siz I, 'Good mornin, Doctor.' Set down, Majur,' siz he, w ith a nod of his head, but not so kind like as he used to. llowsomdnevcr, I sot down, and siz I, 'what's the nuze, Gineral? 'Ive none,' siz he; 'have

you any, Majur ?' siz he. 'Yes, siz I, 'Ive found out all about Van Buren's sawing them are sleepers. The Gineral reared right on eend;

'siz he, 'tis a tarnal lie,' siz he, 'and I tell you

wnat, siz he, 'you mus nt say anything about that again; and moreover, siz he. 'I shall make Martin Van Burcn President arter all V "When he

Majur,' siz he, 'let us now part friends, siz he

' w here ii you go, ,uajur, siz he. 'Why right

est, siz J. 'Well tnats right,' siz Le; 'jist watch them are folks out West, and speak aWnd

word for me tu, and I'll frank all your letters. siz he. So you see as bow Jerry, ')ou needn't have to pay nothing for this letter, if they do charge )ou, jist let me and the President Inav, and. although we aint very good friends. U, we den't let that interfere wiih the government M the nation; I say. if they dare for to do such a thing, me and the President will truis tin in i.;i as soon as a musketer would wink. If I had'nt met, Van Burcn this monan. I should'nt know what to make of it. hut its all as plain as daylilc. The lectio Dutchman, wants, to be President next time himself, and he's been purswadin the Gineral that he had nothing to do with the sawin purfession. May he lie th'i;!; he'll cut me out yet, but I tell you, what if Martin Van, says just s much as ncthin to mc, I'll send him higher than his boss did, when we"d got to Dow ningville. But you need'nt sav tr1thin about it, for it would sit the Gineral Vr.rk mad, and. that's w hat I would'nt do for all the galls in Dowi.ingville; for you sec it would be a sorta ungrateful, bekaze he's lent me a shirt or two; then two that tarnal Dutchman would git to he President, and I should be juked out cf it as slick as goose grese. 111 take kere ofthn:. never mind. 111 take a tow er out west, liho 3r. Webster, and patronize the people like all n;itur, and then if Mr. Van Buren gits the Frei-i-dent's cheer, I'll jist make another, and bring r; my rangers, and I'll roast him wuss than the Nuilifiers would. I supose may he, Uucle Josh has got to y our sitty, and you'll may be sc him befoie you git this letter But the mail will soon close, so no more at present from your lovin cousin. MAJOR JACK DOWNING. P. S. When I w as at Downingville all the folks were quite spry, Sargent Joel sends Ills love as does Nance Bigelow the deacon's darter what you us'd to cut around so. M. J. L

STATISTICAL. A friend has kindly favoured us w ith the following interesting paragraph. People who are not in the habit of looking in

to statistics are not aware of the vast dispropor

tion in the density of the population betw een the different sections of the Uuited States. ic England is far more densely settled than any other section of the conntry. In fact the popu

lation of Massachusetts, w hich in this respectfur

exceeds that of the other New Lnglad states presents a greater number to the square roik than many of the countries in Europe, even including some of those which have for centuries been considered populous kingdoms. Spain, for instance, has an average of but sixty-three individuals to the square mile, Scotland but sanity one; Denmark but seventy-six; while Massachusetts has seventy-eig ht. We subjoin a Jist of the sevcal States of the Union, with the number ol inhabitants to the square mile in each respective

ly, viz

Massachusetts,

Connecticut, Rhode Island, New York, Nevir Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, New Hampshire, Vermont, Ohio, South Carolina,

f)3 62 44 rs J 2 29 2S 2 si

Virginia, Tennessee, Kentucky, N. Carolina, Maine, Indiana, Georgia, Alabama, Louisana, Illinois, Mississippi, Missouri, Bjst. Audi'

SOTTIIERN CHIVALRY. A Camden, S. C. paper publishes the follow-

in c-

Belicvine- that the orartirff of men advertising

their wives as deserters from their "bed and hoard,' is deleterious to the harmony of society, and that it is calculated to place a stain upon the character of the fairer portion of the community and believing also, that it is often resorted to, to gratify the malevcler.t disposition of him, whoee ill treatment ccmpcls Ins partner to leave r-cr home, we have come to the determination to a---mit no such advertisement into cur eclurnn? ,-r-' der anv circumstances whatever.