Indiana American, Volume 11, Number 10, Brookville, Franklin County, 3 March 1843 — Page 2

MISCELLANEOUS.

f Vcw the Mobile Herald. LOVE AND RUIN.

Charlotte JewelL a young but enmicipaled:jniernret the nroohecies. and especially the

and wild looking girl, in whose thin and wan countenance there could yet be detected fcome races ofbeauty, was charged yesterday morn- ,

iuS uvunc uuiiiraturaeirom ew vneaiis, fam;.ly was like to tarnish. His monomania with having attempted to take his life. Conde xva, wejj known to Dean Swift, who benevohad only been In the city a few days, and it lently watched some convenient opportunity appears that he had seducad the girl, in the to turn thecurrent of his thoughts. One night, town of Bayou Sara, La., and afterwards elop-;,ne tailor, as he fancied, got special revelation cd with her to New Orleans, where he lived g0 and convert Dean Swift, and tho next with her as his mistress, and finally got tired morninetook up his line ol match to the deanofhis victim, and deserted her, and in order to y. The Dean, whose Btudy was furnished rid himself of her importunities; had come to. wjth a 2iass door saw the tailor approach, and

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Mobile. The prisoner traced him to this city,; instantly surmised the nature of his visit. and found out his boarding house on HamiKiThro ing himsell into an attitude of solemniton street, and on Thursday evening while the tv and thoughtfulness, with the Bible open befamily were at supper attempted his life with fore nini) nd nig evcs fixed on lhe 1(hh cha Spanish dirk knife. He parried the blow, ter cf Revelation, he awaited his approach.and seized her, when she went off into hyster-(The door opened, and the tailor announced in ics, in which condition she was taken to the an unear,hly voice, the message 'Dean Swift, gUiI house- . ; I am sent by the Almighty to announce to you' The complainant having deposed as above, )Coms xr; my friend,' said the Dean. 'I am in said he would decline prosecuting her if she;ereal trouble, and no doubt the good Lord has would go back home to Bayou Sara. ! sent you to me to nelp me ont of my din-K1ll. ?.r- "I l home or people to go x This unexpected welcome inspired the to, William; through your means my people tii,or and strengthened greatly his own proare ashamed of me, and have disowned me,!pnctic character and disposed him to listen to and turned me out of doors, and I would rather :the disclosure. My friend,' said the Dean, 'I

,.u ,sr or pen in some jau man 10 re-;

,V , , S,reet and ke"-i Revelation, and am greatly distressed at a diffiriel have been my home, and my companions : cUy , have metvUh d vou e ,he A XlJZl ' SmCC OU ? Inhttman,y man sent to help me out of it. Here is an acfleserted me. ) count of an angel tlwit come down from HeavConde. '-Why, yon are crazy." jen, who was so large that he placed one foot Prisoner. "No. William, I am not crazy 'on the sea and the other on the earth, and he though the great God above knows that I have! lifted his hand to heaven. Now my knowledge suffered and borne enough to make me so. If ' of mathematics, continued the Dean, 'has enadecolation and misery be craziness, I am crazy;! bled me to calculate exactly the size and form if utter ruin, hopelessness and starvation be 'of this angel, but I am in difficulty, for I wish madness, I am mad; but not otherwise. Oh!. to ascertain how much cloth it will take to would to heaven that I was mad, that in mad-; make him a pair of breeches, and as that isexness I might forget every thing! Oh! William,' actly in your line of business, I have no doubt William, to think that you of all the world , the Lord' has sent you to show me.' Thisexthould have deceived me to think that von 'position came like an electric shock to the

who promised so much, and whom 1 looked upon, almost an angel whom I prayed for night and morn alas! I cannot pray now should have acted perfidiously is enough to drive me ml, without auy taunts and scorns." Conde. "You ought to be ashamed of your elf to talk i 1 this wav Charlotte." Prisoner. "No, William, I have got even! beyond shame. It is high time to give over being ashamed of myself when all are ashamed of me; oh, William, my heart almost tries to break when I think of how happy I was but two years ago, when I was a blithe girl, and you used to come and sitihe long cold nights by my old father's fireside, and tell me how happy we should be when I was your wife. I am sadly changed now, and the tears that course down my cheeks are scalding my eyeballs with their fire I remember when I could have shed tears of joy. Alas! how different were they from these." The pliintiff rehiring to swear, the case wasdischarced. but the prisoner detained in order to see if something could not be done for her. Alas, poor Charlotte! the hectic on thy eheek told too plainly thatall humtn caring for thee upon this cold earth will soon ceasj, and that thy resting place will b a pauper's grave. Never since our visit to the police-office, have we s.?en such a harrowing and heart rending ?ene as the one which we have endeavored to describe, and which we are Mire drew tears from every honest heart in the room. The plaintiff Conde. throughout the trial preserved the most hardened and most unaltered demeanor, and seemed steeled against the pangs of conscience; hut if he does not go down to the grave as a wretched and despised scoundrel, then Heaven has forgotten its awful prerogative, and eternal vengeance sleeps in as desp a lethargy as does human justice. How is it; how can it be that pure and just men contend that such miscreants as this Conde should go "unwhipt of justice?" Nay, how can they be patient and even smile complacently, delightedly, when a ribald licentious

Press ventures to heap ridicule and obloquy sa,d as the learning of Greek was aninconvenon those who simply petition the Legislature i'ent process for a whole people, he vonld re-

to interpose some barrier against the desolo ting tide of licentiousness? Let them answer it to their conscience! We cannot but coneider that every thief and swindler who is entenced to punishment is grossly wronged while such villains as this Conde can with impunity insult the daylight by their hideous presence. When shall Lw and Justice be brought near each other. Seduction and Death. Philadelphia has Vien in a state of considerable excitement fur pomedavs on account of a recent instance of crime and death in that city. Mahlon 11. Heberton, one of the wealthy and unprincipled libertines that infest our cities, had effected the ruin of a young and handsome girl of 16, most respectably connected, and resisted all applications of her friends to do justice to his victim or her parents treating them with cool indifference. This excited a brother of the girl. A challenge passed and was declined by Heberton, on account of the social inequality of i the condition of the parties. Thus insulted and injured, the young man in a fit of phrenzy, pursued Heberton into a ferry boat in which he was 'secreted in a closed carriage crossing into New Jersey to effect his escape, and there! hot him dead. He has been arrested and ful ly committed for murder in New Jersey. Cin. Gaz. Catching a Tartar. Friend Aminadab was in from the country, and called at a bookstore, where he wished to make some pnrchasas. He had on a full 'suit "of homemade drab, and the identical broad-brim that had sheltered his i head and shoulders from sun and storm for full ! five years. He could not find exactly the' books he wanted, and was perhaps a little! troublesome. so at least thought the salesman n expert youngster, in starch and buckram. 'You are from the country, are you not sir?" asked he, a little impudently. "Ye." "Well here'i an essay on the rearing of calves." "That," said Aminadab 'as he turned to leave the atcf "thee had better present to thy iaiw. Cix. Met.

THE TAILOR AND DEAN SWIFT. Alt JlKCCDOTS to bcit thk timss. A tailor in Dublin near the residence of Dean, took it into the 'ninth part' of his head

that he was specially and divinely inspired to book of Revelation. Quitting the shopboard, ,ne turned out a preacher, or rather a prophet. in,n his customers had left his shop, and his i . . .... . have jutt been rcadlne jn the 10th chanter of poor tailor he rushed from the house, ran fo the shop.and a sudden revulsion of thought and feeling came over him. Makiug breerhes was exactly in his line of business. He returned to his occupation, thoroughly cured of his prophetical revelations by the wit of Dean. What a pity 6iich a method cannot be hit unon to cure some of the Milleritee. Prot. Vind. Tradition of old Times. Among the unpublished anecdotes of the revolutionary times we have often heard the following: Mathew Lyon was a member of the old Congress, and of course 6trongly opposed kings and kaisers. When the question of a national coin started, Mr. Lyon objected to the eagle because he was the king of birds, and there fore unsuitable for a republic. Judge Thatcher who wn lwvc .ti!itoteri7et K,- ,rtf1i,i tured mirthfnlness. replied, that perhaps iti j . - " .-.--..j ...... ...... . j 1 1 would be well to take the goose for onr cm- '

blem, for that animal had nothing majestic in and there cannot be, among them, her deportment, nor could her high rank a- You will Lave observed from the proceedmong bird3 occasion any offence; moreover ings of Congress that House Bill, No, 548, the goslins would be a xery convenient stamp ( commonly called Arnold's Retrenchment Bill, on the tenpenny bits. This caused a great; passed the House on Wednesday last, was sent

deal of fun. so offensive to Mathew Lvon. that he challenged his facetious opponent. "Wh.it arrangements will yon make?" enquired the man who carried the challenge. "None at all" replied Jadge Thatcher. "What are you willing to be called a coward?" "Yes because I am a coward; and he knew it very well, or hie never would have challenged me." This turned the laugh upon Lyon, who wisely concluded that there was no use in trying to fight with a man who fired nothing but jokes. Another member of Congress proposed to abolish the use of English language, in the newly settled colonies, because it was used by a monarchy. The Greek he thought, would be far more appropriate for a republic, he therefore proposed to have schools generally established to teach 'the people the language of Phocion and Plato. Another member re plied by proposing a much shrewder plan. He commend to conquer the British, take their language away from them and make them, learn Greek. Standard. Frifnosihp. Lieut. Montgomery had seen much military service. However the wars were over, and he had nought to do, but lounge as best he could through life upon halfpay. He was nne day taking his ease at 'his tavern, when he observed a stranger, evidently a foreigner, gazing intently at him. The Lieutenant appeared not to notice the intru- ; ion bl,t shifted his position A short time and the stranger shifted too.and still with unblenched gaze he stared. This was too much tor Montgomery, who rose and approached the scrutinizing intruder. "Do you know me?" asked the Lieut. "I think I do," answered the foreigner, who was a Frenchman. "Hare you ever met me before?" continued Montgomery. "I will not swear to it; but if we have and I am almost sure we have!" said the stranger, "you have a sabre scar, a deep one, on your right wrist." "I have," cried Montgomery, turning back his sleeve, and displaying a very broad and u ly scar, "i aian t get this rornothmg, for the brave fellow who made me a present of it, I repaid with a gash across the skull." The Frenchman bent down his head, parted his hair with his hands, and said "You did; you may look at the receipt." The next moment they were in. each other's arms. They became bosom friends for lift. , Franklin, when he was Ambassador to Franc being at a meeting of a literary society n not well understanding the French when I declaimed, hi determined to applaud when he 7;;,i:r.vrX.,"JpT,f: - ...... uicj ,lau utssku ins lime en lid said to him. "But, grand papa, you always applauded the loudest when they were praising you." The good man laughed heartily, and explained the matter.

"DOING 8 AT WASHINGTON. Washington, Feb. 18, 1843. The bill for the relief or the heirs of Fulton was taken up and passed by the House. It will meet with no obstacle in the Senate. The bill gives them $75,000. Justice long delayed. National Convention I learn that the Whiff

mcmwrjoi congress win recommend the hold ing of the Whig National Convention on the first Wednesday of May, 1844, at Baltimore. L. M. C. Washington, Feb. 19, 1843. As the session and the twenty-seventh Congress draws to a close, members feel more and more the necessity of despatching business. The present session has thus far been emphati cally a Dimness session. Very little time has , . , . I been wasted in useless debate none, I believe not an hour. True, speeches havebeen made that aid not affect a single vote in the bodv where made, but they were necessary to present the views of one. or the other party to the country. Public opinion having become so important an element in legislation, it is due to the people of the United States that they should be in formed of the reasons for the action of their Representatives in the National Legisla-' ture; how else could they judge of their course. 1 whether right or wrong. I The subject on which more has been said for 1 the public ear than any other, is the one introduced merely for political effect, the refunding vi me nne imposea upon lien. Jackson for an outrage upon and a contempt of the Court of New Orleans. This is still a theme in both branches of Congress to hang speeches upon. The Locos wishing to make political capital out of the subject, by keeping the old man constant ly before the eyes of the people; getting into the heroics about the injustice done to an "old war-worn veteran," to "a hero," and all that sort of thing hawking him and his name about among the people to excite their pity, and rouse their indignation! And for what purpose? Why do they thus lead the old roaring Lion about, showing his wounds and telling what a lion he has been in his day? Why, simply to enable them to elect the little For, who cunningly puts them up to this artifice! But the bringing out of the roaring Lion is not going to frighten all, even of those who once trembled when his voice was heard, into silence and submission. There are those who are not disposed to bow down to the Fox even at the command of the Lion. Attempt to disguise it as much as ihey may, there is a spirit o! rebellion among "the beasts. The noble steed of South Carolina who has before failed by an union of the lion and fox, pants for the contest "he snuffs the battle afar off," and is eager to start for the goal. He has friends and ; admirers too. who will not sit tamely bv and see him made the victim of any small or ignoble animal, any fox, weasel, buffalo, or groundhog, or all of them combined; he's their first and last choice, nor can the fox entice them from him by any of nis arts or blandishments. Depend upon it there is commotion among the beasts, and ere long you will hear growling, and snarlingkicking and biting. There is no union to the Senate, and has been referred to the Re trenchment committee, of Which Gov. Morehead is chairman. It will there undergo a thorough and careful examination, and some necesary amendments, but whether it will finally pass or not, it is im possible now to predict The Locofocos in the House, made the most desperate war upon this bill in Committee of the whole, where their action and votes were not recorded, but the Whig-s were determined on retrenchment, especially of the mileage of members of Congress, and for constructive journeys, many such a journey having been ta ken by Col. Benton, from Washington o St, Louicr-between two days the 3d and 4th of March, for which, comfortable inhishouse and bed, "the great liumbugger" has received many a 2.000. Think ye, that he will not oppose this bill with all his might and main? Think ye that Seveier, and Fulton, and Walker, and Linn, alcKoberts, and King, and Bagby, and few other Senators who draw so much from the public purse, for journeys, some of which are never taken, will vote to curtail their own emoluments? No. They will be very ready no doubt to be economical at the expense of others, but when you propose to touch them, oh! hands off, ve don't receive more than we ought now. "When self the wavering balance shakes, "Its rarely right adjusted." Mr. Arnold's bill make an annual saving in the item of Mileage alone, of over $100,000. 1 he whole amount of retrenchment provided for by it, is estimated at something over $3,01X1,000 annually. 1 seriously hope the bill will receive all proper amendments and pass. at it will then be the crowning work, the coronatopus, of the vVhigs of the 27th Congress. It will be ample fulfilment of the promise of Retrenchment made by the v higs to the peo ple in 1840, which has, already to a great ex tent, been performed; the expenses of the government having been brought down from thirty odd millions of dollars, to seventeen or eightteen. No party will ever, hereafter, be permitted to plunder, rob, cheat, steal and fill their pockets with the public money, as the party did which the people drove out of the places they had disgraced, in 1840. That was a glorious work; and though the death of the patriot Harrison; and perfidy of John Tyler; the love of office and power of Daniel Webster; the ambiguous and perfidious nature of J. C. Spencer; the wiley cunning, slippery principles, and serpentine course of William C. Rives; the shameless deeertion of, and savage warfare upon, his former friends of Henry A. Wise; and the cold blooded, calculating treachery of Caleb Cushing, have prevented the Whigs from accomplishing all their promised reforms, yet they have done much for the country more than anv Con gress that has sat su.ee 1789, as lime will show. But I cannot believe the Senate-that lrtit j Senators will throw obstacles in the way me passage oi mis out. n is right in principle and ought to become a law. The Madison of yerterday contained an ex - tract of a letter from New Brunswick, N, J.x

stating that John Tyler was the evening before! unanimously "nominated for M4" at Trenton, by a Contention, consisting of 1000 persons. I suppose the writer, Col. Zabriskie; meant to

say, Mr. Tyler was nominated for the Presidency, but being more accustomed to the "shears" than the pen, he did not "fit" in all the words necessary to "suit" the purpose. Now the fact is, there was not a single delegate in, what the Col. calls the contention, but was made up of those who happened to be on the spot, and attended the meeting out of curiosity, to laugh,or other motive. But this preten ded convention and nomination are a part of the hoax now being played off upon Mr. Tyler j of which I have given you some account, by a few who wish to get the control of the offices ( irk VOW 1 1 tcOl' Tvrtw i-ln.l 1,4k il.it, 1- . i all tt j a j i . tit; nullity i ia an earnest, and that he is monstrous popular with ,i,tt j ; tiv- vj iiivv t ta y vi i ai a k kjiaict nai u si inpleton! We have new rumors of a reorganization of the Cabinet, the recall of some of our foreign ministers, and the appointment of others. Mr. Forward I believe, will certainly leave the Cabinet shortly, and Mr. Webster probably. Mr. Cushinghas been spoken of as minister to China. What Wise will help himself to is not known. He U President de Jacto, and can therefore take what heplcases. Tyler is afraid of him as much so as a hen pecked husband is of a termagant wife, who can bully, scold, "kick or kiss" him into any thing. Such is the Executive, his Cabinet, and "Guard," the scorn of one party, the contempt of the other. The Globe and Madisonian afford us abundant amusement, being as loving as two cats tied together by the tail. Have we not much to laugh at, as well as something to sigh for? Surely, surely. A marriage is to take place, I understand, on Thurfday next, between Mr. Wickliffe, the son of the Post Master General, and Miss Dawson, daughter of the member of Congress. L. M. C A FAIR HIT. Every body who knows any thing about the West, knows that whatever relates to the great interests of the country has received its cordial support. The Navy and the Army, improvements on the Hudson, or Red River, any thing and every thing that seemed national in aim, or was considered American in character it has steadily, warmly upheld. We are for home interests. Fi om fi rst to last and now as heretoforethe West has, on this subject, but one wish, and that is, to make stable whatever will advance our common interests, or perpetuate our common union. From the tone, however, of certain Southern gentleman more especially of the members of S:iuth Carolina, there is a disposition to twit the est, as if it were influenced by narrow views and a s elfish policy. What, said Mr. Holmes, are we to expect for the Navy? The West will not vote the necessary appropriations for it. And forthwith he appeals to Western mem bers to be liberal, to uphold the Navy? Let us build up a splendid Navy; let us have fine Navy Yards, and large Naval Hospitals, at Nor folk, Charleston, and Pensacola; and then we may defy the world! But to do this we must have money; appropriations are vital; let all, therefore, who love their country, and would make it independent, vote for these appropria tions'. All right, replies Mr. White of Indiana, all right. We of the West are for the Navy. We are for all great American interests, and we are glad to find strict constructionists and nulli fies, too, talking in this way. We will meet you on fair grounds. There is the Cumberland road; we want that finished there are the Western Waters; we want them improved, to save life as well as property. There are the Lake harbors; we want them attended to; and we think we have a right to ask all this, not on ly under the Coqstitvtion, but as a sheer act of justice. Take Indiana as an example. Since she was admitted into the Union she has paid sixteen Millions for public land into the Nation al Treasury, and South Carolina has had her share of it. Then again she has lost largely from want of a good national currency by way of exchange. So that the annual account be tween Indiana and the General Government may be stated thus: Government of the United Slates to Indiana, Dr. To difference of exchange per annum paid by the people in consequence of refusal of the Gojrernment to give to them a national currency $750,000 To amount paid by sale of public lands, per annum 500,000 To amount paid by consumers of articles of foreign merchandise in con sequence of tariff duties 500,000 Total Cb. 1,750,000 By appropriations for the Cumberland road By appropriation to improve the navigation of the Wabash river By appropriation for harbor at Michigan city. By appropriation for the improvement of navigation in Western rivers 000,000 000,090 000,000 000,000 Now, we Western members ask the gentle man from south Carolina, and his friends, whether they will vote for appropriations for the completion of the Western waters? What say they? Alas! the answer from one, and from all of them is, it vwddbe unconstitutional Aye this is the eternal response. It would be unconstitutional! So that according to Mr. White's terse expression, the constitution is general in theory; but local in practice. Beyond the Alleghanies, more ecpecially in South Carolina, it is interperted for the benefit of all; this side it is negative. There, harbors, forts, docks, armories, rivers, &c, &c, may be attended to; and it is all constitutional; here, all improvements by the nation of rivers and harbors must be put down, because these same men declare them to be unconstitutional. Well all this must be submitted to until we of the West are more united; whea we are. we m V mmmftnd -VlSf in ill at i., uA im nnfiflol ofito; though we trust we shah never refuse, while having the power to do so, whatever, m jutjce) other sections of our country may 'eltim. Cincinnati Gazette.

DRUGS, PAINTS,

JM'tvS AND Si MEDICINES. THE subscriber would respectfully inform the citizens of Franklin and the surrounding counties, that he has engaged in the business of the druggist in the town of Brookville. That he has on hand a general assortment of good and well selected standard MEDICINES, also a great variety of the most approved and popular PATENT MEDICINES. Also the Botanick or Thompsonian MEDICINES. A general assortment of OILS and PAINTS, or Dye Woods and Dye stuff's. &c. &c. And in a word, ALL that propperly belongs to a well regulated and well supplied shop. All orders will be promptly filled. Prescriptions from physicians shall be attended to with promptness, accuracy and care. Physicians and citizens generally, are respectfully requested to call and examine for themselves both the articles wanted and the prices, I have no doubt but they will be not only satisfied but pleased. M. W. HAILE. Brookville, March 17, 1842. 12-ly. Fall and Winter Goods. npiIE subscriber has just received a variety of Goods suited to the present and approaching season. Consisting in part of Best superfine Bioad Cloth, Pilot Cloth Cassimeres and SatlineUt. Plaid Ginghams. Splendid Muslins, De Lent. Figured Sa.rony. French and English Marino. Plain Bombazine anl Circassians. Bishops Lavn. Midland Siriss Muslins. - Large Woolen Shawls. Dress Handkerchiefs. Brown and Bleached Muslins. Fur and Seal Caps. Fur and Wool Hats. Ladies Calf Boots and Shoes. do Kid and Morocco. Mens Shoes and Boots. Soal and Upper Leather. Cotton Yarn. Queens-vare $ Tin-ware. Castings, Nails, fc. All of which he will sell VERY CHEAP for CASH, or COUNTRY PRODUCE. N. D. GALLION. Brookville, Oct. Uth 1842 INDIANA STATE SCRIP. THE Subscriber will take SCRIP AT PAR For WRAPPING AND TEA PAPER. J. H. SPKER. Brookville Mills, May 6th 1842. FARMERS, LOOK HERE! ntHE subscriber baving erected a SMUT Wheat of his customers of all smut,white caps, and dirt of every description. Farmers resirous of having pure wheat flour, will find it greatly to their advantage to have all their Wheat run through the machine. J. H. SPEER. Brookville Mills, Sept.12, 1842. 29 Cash Wanted ! A LL those indebted to the subscribers either on Book account or note, are requesed to settle immediately. BANES & BURTON Brookville ,Sept. 22d 1842. 39 . WHEAT. The highest Cash price will "be paid at al times for good merchantable Wheat, by N. D. GALLION. Brookville, Aug. 11th 1842. WHEAT TAKEN FOR DEBT. THE Subscribers, will receive Wheat at the market price if delivered in Brookville for all debts due them. Those who cannot now pay in money are requested to make payment in wheat. R. & S. TYNER. Brookville Oct. I8th 1842. 43FOR SALE OR EX CHANGE A few excellent Breakfast tables and Bedteads, just from the shop, either for money or or almost any kind of produce. C. F. CLARKSON. Aug. 8. 1812. SMUT MACHINE. 41 RIMES' Celebrated SMUT MACHINE improved by Reid & Weld, Trenton, N. J., for sale by J. T. ALDEN, Cincinnati. SALT. BBLS. SALT just received and for UV sale, by N. D. GALLION. Brookville, May 16, 1842. HNEW BACON AMS, SIDES and SHOULDERS for sal by BANES & BURTON SALT. QffBBLS. No. 1 SALT for sale low for Cash, by BANES & BURTON. LBS Cotton yarn for sale by R . s TYNER. Tov.29, 1842. 49 kkuLki Bug upper learner lur ie oy & R. & 8. TYNER Brookville Fb. 17. 1841. TAR. lykCANS Prime TAR for sale by BANES & BURTON. Wheat. THE highest cash price wiil be paid at all time fat mtrchantable Wheat, by BANES" 4c BURTON. Brookville. Aog. 12, 1841.

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