Indiana American, Volume 11, Number 5, Brookville, Franklin County, 27 January 1843 — Page 3
AMERICAN.BROOKVILLE, INDIANA rRlDAT, IAJICART CT, 1843.
FOR PRESIDENT, HENRY CLAY, of
Ky.
WHIG XOMIXATIOXS. FOR GOVERXOR, SAMUEL BIGGEIl. LtEUTEJl AST GOVERNOR, JOHN II. BRADLEY.
FROM THE EDITOR. Vicksblrgh, Jan. 18, 1843.
This city was visited on the evening of the
4ih int with a shock ot an earthquake. It
was about 9 o'clock in the evening, and was
nreeeded bv a rumbling like that of distant
thunder. When the shaking first commenced we were in the house conversing with a friend, but becoming a little alarmed for onr safety,
we rushed to the street, which we found full of men, women and children. For a short time
all was confusion so much so that we scarcely know which most attracted out attention, the earthquake or the remarks, laughs and cries of the multitude. The individual we were
conversing with.was at Corfu some years since,
when that place was visited by an earthquake,
and nine tenths of tue citizens swallowed up.
and hw life was saved by running to a ship at '.he wharf. Consequently, the other evening when the earth began to quake, he was seized with the wildest consternation, and rushed to
wards the river for a boat as though 40 Vicks-
bureh hangmen were after him. But in a few
minutes all was quiet, and all retired to bed
some to dream of wide yawning earthquakes
opening at their feet; whilst others, after fer vently committing their souls to God, and trus
tins in His protesting care, slept soundly. It
is a consolation to know that our Father and
friend is at the helm, and whether our body is wasted by slow disease, or instantly swallowed
up by flood or earthquake,or falls a prey to any of the perils of life, that we triumph though
we fall. - "
Having nothing else to occupy our atten
tion, we strolled out on yesterday to the place
where the vicksburgh tragedy was consum
mated where the gamblers played their last game where m oboe racy stood with its hydra
head upon the laws of the land. We discover
ed nothing peculiar in the place, the grass
was a green, the air as pure as though no unu
sual scene ever disturbed its repose. No wandering ghosts with their unearthly screams
disturb the visitor. On yesterday we had some sport in town
About the middle of the afternoon, we were
.pleasantly seated in'the gallery of our boardin
house, deeply engaged reading Mrs. Packard
"Recollections of a House Keeper," when
hearing a row in the streets, we looked down and saw a man running down Washington
street, as though his life depended upon his ra
pidity of flight, which we soon discovered was
no joke, as he was as hotly pursued by another
man with a pair of pistols in one hand, a sword
cane in the other, and a bowie knife sttckin
out of his bosom. Thinking there would some
"sport," we joined the crowd, but the first man
distanced the man of "arms," and the citizens of Vicksburgh were depiived of the rich feast
of seeing one of their fellow-citizens murdered.
The cause of all this rumpus, was merely that they both were Kentuckians, and the former had run away with the wife of the latter, and the latter had followed and caught up with him at this place, and was determined on taking his . life. This was a great error. Any man should feel himself luck y in getting rid of a wife, who had no more respect for herself, her character, her husband or her friends than thus to disgrace
herself. And any man should be rewarded for taking such a burthen from his hands. But it Is norrftw tooVed upon in the right light. A
man should not be envied who nam with
such a woman.
This ss a very dull place for business. There is scarce a flat boatman but curses it, and it
looks as though the curse of the Almighty res
ted upon it. Produce is very low here, as well
as in all other places in the south at this time. Apples are worth from SI 00 to SI 50 per bbl;
potatoes 37 per bbl; corn 3U per bbl; oats 16 cents per bushel; hay $9 per ton retail; flour S4 CO, cattle, per cwt, S3 (X, hogs live, gross
82 50, dull; chickens SI 50 per dozen, cider
$4 00 per bbl; beans $1 75 per bbl, dull.
The steam boat James Woods was sunk by
the steam boat Mazeppa a few days since. It was a new boat, but was sunk and proved a to
tal loss.
Henry Clay is yet in New Orleans, where
he is enjoying the hospitalities of the citizens
of that city. It is said his health has improved
considerably since he come south. It is not
certain how soon he will return to Ashland
The Mississippi is now very low as low as
it has been for five years. It rose about 6 feet two weeks since, caused by the rise of the
Ohio, but it has fallen again, and is now as low
as it was any time in the summer or fall. The
lower it is, the more dangerous it is for navi-l -: gation by flat or steam boats. On the night of the 7th inst., ice froze in this rity to the thickness of two inches, which is an tmcommon occurrence here Snow fell rety plentifully the day previous. The news of peace between England and China has had considerable effect upon the price of cotton here, probably it has looked up ne cent on the pound. The cause of this
might be hard to unravel by many; but the
speculator of the present day must understand the operations of all the machinery of trade and commerce, if he intends to fight his way with the British opium trader or the Yankee clock pedlar. Dr. Hagan,who has rendered himself notori
ous for almost every thing in the catalogue of
infamy, and who has edited the Jackson Dem
ocrat, and is now editor of the Vicksbnrgh Sen
tinel, is expected to be the next Locofoco can
didatefor Governor of Mississippi. If he should
be nominated, he is the right kind of a man for his party. A citizen of "Vicksburgh, said the other day, Hhet if his dog would gnaw a botie
with Hagan, he would kill the dog, and have him dried and pulverised, and pnt in a drug store and sold for poison." This was what we eonsidered a strong figure for the expression
w re-ntempv. C. F. C.
U.S. SENATOR. Our readers will remember that on Monday
16th instant, the.Indiana Senate resolved, If the
louse concurred by Thursday, to go into an
election of U. S. Senator, on Monday 23d. This was" done after much manoevering, and many efforts on both sides to shift the respon
sibility of not electing on the other parly; a
r . a n . ...
game in wnicn me senate had, up till then a
decided advantage.
The House on receiving this resolution com
menced abusing the Senate, and did not recip
rocate until Friday. The Senate felt lunder
no obligation to meet the House, and accordingly refused to do so. But on Monday 23d, they passed a new resoluton to "go into the e-
lection, the House concurring, on the day fol
lowing, at 10 o'clock. The result appears In
our correspondents letter, Hannegan was e-
lected on the 6th balloting.
W e are sorry the Senate agreed to elect;
the whigs could have sustained themselves be
fore the people, particularly as no setious inconvenience could ensue; and the contingency of electing U.S. Senator would have lent new
interest and spirit to the election of next August.
Poor Howard is emphatically beaten by his
own party, and laid upon the shelf. He was
no match in management for Hannegan, a fellow in every respect his inferiorin talents
and in character. Howard with gentlemanly
delicacy, trusted all to his friends while Hannegan was on the ground to operate for himself. The balloting 'shows the truth of an account we had of his maneuvering. He "pre
vailed on one or two recreant whigs to vote for him on the sixth ballot, ptomising to detach enough votes from Howard to prevent his elec
tion. He then had an understanding thfU the
Tan Birren boys should unite on him after giv
ing Howard five trials. His plan succeeded.
It will be seen that on the second ballot Smith
lacked but one vote, and might have been elect
ed by the renegade Kelso, or the traitor Hoo
ver. Howard at the same ballot lacked bnt
two votes; these two by Hannegan's manage
ment were cast for Hendricks and Hannegan.
We wish the party much joy of their mean
ly purchased victory, and would respectfully
enquire what they propose to do witn our
Howardt
. Corrupondence of the American. INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 24, 1843. Dear Sir: The lone anticipated struggle is
over, and we are beaten. Edward A. Hanne
gan, a Locofoco, was this day elected a United
Sstates Senator, XO serve six years from the 4th of March next, In place of O. H. Smith, whose
term oi service then expires; this from my for
mer representations will, I have nb doubt, sur
prise you hot a little, but such is the fact, and at presenMime forbids my entering into details!
thus much, however, we have been betrayed,
basely betrayed, by one who professing to be a Whig, has forced himself in to all the Whig meetings, and last evening at the final meet
ing of the Whig members, prior to going into the election, he made a positive avowal that his vote should never elect a Locofoco. Yet in the face of all his pledges, he voted against us on every occasion, and this man is Kelso of Switzerland. The following is the baTToting" Viva voce:
2d.
Smith,
McCarty Marshall
Howard, Hannegan,
Hendricks,
1st. 73
7i 3
74 1 1
3d. 73
73 3 4
4th. 73
73 2
5th. 71 5 73 2
6th. 69 4 1
76
You will perceive from the voting.wiih your
knowledge of the political complexion of the
Legislature, that it not only required the desertion of a Whig, but the violation of a pledge
solemnly and repeatedly made by Mr. Hoover
of Wayne,(the consideration alone upon which
he now holds his seat) and that too in the di
rect violation of the Constitution of Indiana,
but the deed is done, and the ignoble perpe-
tiators of it, must go forth to those who cloth
ed them with authority, and give an account,
why they dare decide the political complexion
of the United States Senate for the next two
years, in direct violation of the people's wishes.
Yours truly, Hanson,
We furnish our readers, in another column,
with the proceedings of the Whig State Con
vention, which we hope may prove interesting,
The Whig address, we have uot yet received;
we may venture to promise it for next week
The Convention was one of much interest,
Meeting on the same ground, and in the same cause, where three years ago the Whigs of Indiana met in council and gave the first impulse
to that irresUtble expression of popular will,
which made our cause triumphant; the power of association stirred up the same feelings, and the consciousness that we have the strength and
are in the right, gave us assurance of future
victory. The action of the convention was harmonious and wise. The selection of can
didates wasjudicious, and without wishing to
make our nominees ridiculous by silly expres
sions of over praise, we do say that they are
plain, honest, sensible men, whom the people
will like at first sight, and whose conduct will
perirctMt nch good impressions. Gov. Big
ger is universally known and oetovdr Mr
Bradley has but to see the people and tell them in his manly style his notions of government,
to make himself friends.
Inour note from Indianapolis we noticed the
speaking during the sitting- of the Convention.
At night Mr. Barnett spoke in the chamber of
Representatives. His speech was one of great
power, delivered most eloquently and forcibly; he was heard with interest for two hours,while
the frequent applause and taughter of the as
sembly. Droved that thev were under the con
trol of a master hand.
INDIANA.
It must gratify all to hear the good people of
this State discussing "plans foi the liquidation
of the State debt." It shows that their spirit is
right. When a State says ice wont pay,ve m-( derstaud where to place it; but when it declares
we cannot, but ve vill, we know how to estimate it, and this latter position is the position of Indiana.
Mr. Ewing's Report from the Committee on
Federal Relations, is encouraging in every way, encouraging not less fiom the exhibit which it makes of the resources of this State, than from its heartfelt and manly tone. It admits the embarrassment of Indiana. It says plainly that it(cannot meet its obligations now.
But t u for courting back a lost credit by ex
hibiting a disposition to do all that can be done
to fulfill these obligations. W ith their portion of the proceeds of the sales of public lands, Indiana has resources ample enough for this end, and this is show n by the following table:
"The Auditor's report of this year presents
the assessors valuation of our tax
able lands, $73,287,576 Of which there are mortgaged for
pullic trust funds according to law, 2,982,691
lir the American. CULTURE OF HEMP. To the citizens of franklin county: It is a duty incumbent upon individuals in society to contribute something to the community of which they form a part, if enabled so to do, particularly on subjects promotive of science, or matters interesting to the public. I, as one, having viewed the science of farming as one of the most important subjects; in which a large portion of my neighbors and fellow cit
izens are greatly Interested, will therefore be
excused for offering a few thoughts in refer
ence to that interest. i
The attention of that portion of society Is
called at this time particularly to the culture of hemp; the raising of which has been much neg
lected, although perhaps one of the most profitable articles that the farmers of our country could cultivate. On good land It is ascertained that from 800 to i,000 pounds Cah be produced
to the acre. At the present puces, it would
equal, clear of all expense, from 15 to 20 dollars profit per acre, and not injure the land
near as much as cultivating it in corn or wheat.
It takes from a bushel to a bushel and a half of seed to the acre. The variation depends on the soil, rich land requiring more than poor soil. To raise the seed, it is only necessary to plough
lay out and plant the seed, as corn is usually
planted, but not quite as deep.
I planted a little over an acre last year, cultivated it in the same mahher as we usually cultivate corn; thinned itout to about 4 stalks to
the hill; when cut, thrashed and Cleaned. It yielded upwards of thirty bushels of seed, (which is worth about one dollar per bushel; a part of the seed is now for sale.) Ten dollars would cover all the expense in raising it and
preparing it for market. It will then be per-
cieved that raising hemp is a profitable Lusi ness.
The raising of hemp for market, I have no
deubt, would be equally profitable to the cultivator. It is generally worth from 4 to 8 dollars per hundred pounds, if rotted in the common way; but if water rotted, it is worth gener
ally from 8 to 12 dollars per hundred; and if
properly managed, is not much inferior to the Russian hemp. To raise a good crop of hemp,
it is important to plough and harrow your land
well, in order that it be made mellow and prop
erly pulverised. Hemp is usually cut in Au
gust and September, being generally a leisure
time, which is a consideration in favor of the
culture of it. Hooks or strong cradles are used
for cutting it. For all the particulars in the
cultivation of hemp, I would refer my fellow
citizens to the Kentucky farmer and other
works written on the subject.- The undersign
ed intends entering into the culture of hemp
the present year, and would recommend his
neighbors to try Hon a small scale, in order to
test the business of raising it. The times are
hard, and if raising hemp should not turn out to
le profitable. I am at a loss to know what
would. ENOCH M CAKTY
NOTICE. A meeting of the Brookville Temperance Society will be held at the Methodist Church sn this place, on Wednesday evening next, atcaudlelight. As the annual election of officers will be then held, a full attendance is required: Address by John A. Mat son, Esq. WM. J: PATTERSON, Jan. 25, 1843. Yice Pres.
$70,314,886
Leaving unincumbered by such
mortgages, lands now taxable amounting to
In addition to the lands purchased
during the last four years, and not yet taxable, (which are omitted) there is in the statistical information returned by the United States Marshall, with the census of our population in 1840 the estimated value of live stock, and all the various agricultural crops that year, embracing the products of the orchard, sheep, dairy, &c, a-
mounting to $24,725,137
The annual estimated value of the
forest in lumber, furs, ginseng.
&c, 651,576
The annual estimated value of
wardens and nurseries. 78,4 tt
o
The annual estimated value of
our various manufactories, 7,210,881
In 1840 oureslimated annual pro
ducts amounted to
Thus in 1841, our assessed lands
freeof publicor trust mortgages, were valued at
The capital invested in horticul
ture.
Capital invested in commerce, Capital invested in manufactures,
$34,683,039
70,314,886
73.628 7,544,626
4,132,044
West Point. As we learn by a letter from
our Representative, Mr. Cravens, recently pub
lished in some of the papers of the District, a in the Military Academy at West
Point will be filled by an appointment from this District. It is somewhat mysterious that this
letter should have been a month on its passage
rrom Washington to Indiana, as appears to be the case from its date, and that of the paper which contains it. We hope the person to whom it was addressed has not deferred its publication for private ends.
George W. Hazzard, a young jnan of this Tillage, is an applicant, and is very strongly
recommended. His appointment would be a
good one, and we sincerely hope he may suc
ceed.
W. Cost Johnton. Public attention is be
coming more and more engrossed wun tne
plan of relief proposed by this gentleman.
We shall endeavor to give his letters, or a part
of them in a few days, so that onr readers may
understand it. This is no time for shuffling
with regard to the great interests of the coun try. They are in peril. It is in vain there
fore to look for relief, to hope for a well set
tled policy, to expect to save any thing from
the common wreck, unless we face this peril, understand the causes which piodnce it, and
like courageous and sensible men meet it in a
courageous and sensible way. We must for
this purpose, forget our party disputes, and act
with an honest endeavor, to save the country
and ourselves, from a wider distress, and a deeper disgrace, or else a worse fate thnn has
befallen Illinois may be ours. Cm. Gax.
THE TRAGEDY OF THE SOMERS.
To the Editor of the Tribune:
If Mackenzie can be justified for his acts on
board the Somers, it must be on the 'ground of
necessity Bnd self defence. I send you an extract from Valtel upon this doctrine of necessity. Vattel says: T - . ,
"Prisoners of war may be put to death wnen the safety of the victors depend upon it. But (says he) it must be well weighed, eren to
j certainty, mat eaieiy eviaenuy aemauus
such a sacrifice," &c, a generous enemy will rather listen to the voice of humanity than to that of a timorous circumspection." Did not Mackenzie listen to the voice of a "timorous circumspection?" Ar. Y. Tribune
AN ACT To prtxide fcr the reception of certain Treasury notes in payment oj county reveftue, and for other ptirjiosts. Sec. 1. te it enacted by the General Asieinblyofthe Siate of Indiana, That the Treasury heretofore issued by the Slate, bearing an interest of six per tent and those bearing an Interest of one quarter of one percent, shall be receivable in payment of all debts due, or to become due, to any county or cbhnties in the State, whether for taxes, or Otherwise; provided
hove ever, that tne county 1 reasureis shall, in
the reception of Scrip or Treasnry notes for
county taxes or dues, note such on amount in
a book to be kept for that purpese, carefully keeping as nearly as can be, such similar funds seperate front ftirdilar Hinds received for State dues, and that they shall not either directly, or indirectly apply such spetifie funds received for county dues to the payment of State dues at the State trersury and for the faithful observance of the requisitions of this proviso, the Treasurer of State is hereby authorized and required to administer an bath or affirmation. Sec. 2. That in like manner the same are hereby inabe receivable tor all debts, principal and interest, due to county seminaries for loans made, and for all fines assessed, and recognlaarices forfeited. Sec. 3. That In like manner the same are
hereby made receivable for all debts, principal
and interest, due for school moneys loaned, or
for school lands sold.
Sec. 4. That in like mantlet thS same are
hereby made receivable for all debts, prinicpal and interest, due, or to bctome dbe, for loans of the surplus revenue, for all loans of trust
funds at the State loan office and for moneys
due for saline, and College lands, sold.
Sec. o. That so much of any sums so receiv
ed as is by law required to be relbaned at interest shall, by the agent receiving- the same to
reloan, be loaned upon the same terms and
conditions as is now provided by law.
Sec. 6. That so much of any sums so receiv
ed in Treasury notes as is by law required, or authorized to be expended by the persons or
agents receiving the same, shall be by them paid out and expended as required in such
Treasury notes for the purposes authorized by law;
Sec. 7. Said Treasury notes are in like
manner rnadel receivable for Wabash and Erie Canal lands east of Tippecahoe river, and for principal and interest now due, or that may
hereafter become due, by the sale of said lands: Provided, that any notes that may be received by virtue of this section shall, so far as as the same be demanded, be taken as an additional
fund to redeem the canal land certificates heretofore issued by Jesse L. Williams,aud S. Fisher, commisioners on said canal east of Lafayette
and it shall be the duty of the commissioner on the Wabash and Erie Canal east of Lafayette, upon application of any person holding said certificates, to give in exchange therefor an
equal amount of Treasury notes so received, for the said lands, and the residue of said notes so received, shall be cancelled and destroyed
in like manner as is provided for those notes received for State revenue proper. Sec. 8. In all receipts and disbursements
of Treasury notes as contemplated in this act,
no interest shall be computed, charged or allowed, except when the same are received from the county Treasurers for Sate revenue,
and those notes so received shall be counted, cancelled, and destroyed, as now provided by law.
Sec. 9. This act to be in force from and af
ter its passage, and publication in the Indiana Journal and State Sentinel.
THO. J. HENLEY, Speaker of the House of Itepresentatires. THOMAS D, WALPOLE President of the Seiiafe, pro, tern. Approved, January 20, 1843. SAM. BIGGER.
Individual realeslateunincumbered. and individual cash capital
invested, $83,065,183
Of this agricultural estimate, the live stock, it may here be observed, although, annually in
creasing, is not like tne residue oi me anicics of annual production; the amount embraced ts
$14,778,744.
Nor does Mr. Ewing feel at all discouraged
under existing State embarrassments. How small the aggregate of State debts, compared
with the debt of Great Britain, whose population is about a million and a half more than that of the United States! Mr. Ewing asks that
they may be contrasted:
American State.
Population 17,068,666
Debt 29,673,591 Interest 2,289,375 Yet does England falter?
&3"The Mormon Temple at Nanvoo has
been completed, at a cost of $200,000. loe
Smith is nowi erecting another building on
like scale of splendor, as a hotel, to be called the
"Nauvoo House." Cin. Rep.
Mike Walsh, the correspondent of the N. Y
Aurora, says that the city of Washington "is a poor, beggarly hole, the inhabitants of which live like the wreckers of a beach, by complete
ly skinning those who are accidentally cast
among them."
Mr Samuel Wood worth, a poet of no mean
pretensions, died In New Yoik, on the Pth ult.
Great Britain.
18,661,761 837.521.648 26,753,220 Heavy ns is her
The Mutiny Case. There were 113seamen, apprentices, &c, on board the Somers, when
suspicions of an outbreak were first entertain
ed. Of this number, fifteen were engaged in the plot, or suspected by the officers, leaving a well armed force of ninety-eight to preserve order. "Who can doubt the existence of fhe
mutiny, or the necessity of executing three of the mutineers, in order to enable 98 true men and boys to bring home 7 in irons, and 8 supposed to be implicated? Certainly none?"
debt, she meets her interest without difficulty,
carries on a war in the fcast, pusnes ner improvements in Canada, leaves nothing untried, or undone to establish her commerce and give
stability to her power. And with greater re
sources, shall we falter or repudiate, or aanm
that we cannot get along?
How much better and manlier is tnis tone.
than that craven spirtt which is afraid to resort
to taxation, which defends relief and stay laws,
Messrs. McDrrriE and Hi'ger. The Columbia (S. C.) Chronicle comments as follows
on the successors of jtessrs. Calhoun and Preston in the U. S. Senate: "We have now two broken down old men in the United States Senate to supply the places of
Messrs. Preston and Calhoun. What a falling
off is there, my countrymen! No other State
in the Union was as ably represented in that
body as south Carolina, in point of eloquence
and intellect. In talent, the world could not surpass her Senators. Now the wreck of a great man fills the seat of the one, and a cypher that of the other. What a position will Mr. McDuffie be placed in! He returns to Washington to tear the laurels from his own brow; to obliterate with palsied hand and feeble' aim. the name, which in his palmy days, he had
written for himself in the annals of legislation.
to fight against himself and against everyv principle ( with the exception of the Tariff) to which
which would measuse patriotism by office, or be is indebted for his reputation, and to batter
SALE OF REAL ESTATE. THE undersigned Commissioners appointed by the Probate Court of Franklin county, Indiana, to affect a sale of the real estate hereinafter described, will sell at publie
I outcry, to the. highest bidder, on the premises
in Brookville township, franklin county, Indiana, on Saturday, the 11th day of February, A. D. 1843, between the hours of 10 o'clock A. M., and 4 o'clock, P. M., of said day, the following describtd real estate, to-wt '-That part of the real estate of which Chilon Foster, late of said county, died seized, whicti lies on that side of Snail creek on which is the dwelling house of said Chilon Foster, deceased, (except eight acres and a quarter sold since his death,)
and also all that land to which the said Chilon Foster had the legal title, between his mill race and the West fork of Whitewater river. Terms. One third of the purchase money to be paid on the day of sale, and the balance in one year thereafter, to be secured by. note
and good security.
JOSEPH MLbHS, GEO. W. KIMBLE, HIRAM CARMICHAEL, Commissioners. Jul. 19, 1843. The interest of Sarah Foster, the widow rf Chilon Foster, dee'd. in the above described real estate, will be "sold at the same time ard place. SARAH FOSTER. Jan. 19th 1843.
guagean honest public conduct by political
success! we desire to hear ana see more oi iu It is all we want, with good legislative action, to bring the States and the nation triumphantly through the present crisis. Cin. Gax.
A bill has passed the lower House of Congress repealing the Bankrupt Law.
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nv Rinrv on third t. between Vine and
last voyage, just 2,312. fosMbyway of pun-. Walnut opposite.ine """ rrj: ishmenu for petty offancesr Worthy! exeel-t . G. DICK I?, sun.
lent 'humane Commander!! Sert. 15.1,142
down every monument of hit former great
ness.
fX3"The apprentices on board tbe Somers,
received, it is shown by calculation, during tb
j ishments for petty offsncesf Worthy