Indiana American, Volume 11, Number 18, Brookville, Franklin County, 28 April 1843 — Page 2

For the American. LEAVES VXD BY THE WAY-SIDE. Toward the close of a pleasant day in April, several horsemen roile into a small village in the eastern part of Indiana, and looking about them for an inn, rode up to the principal house in the town and dismounted. They were jaded and travel worn, and the appearance of their horses denoted a painful ride through the des

perate woods still known to exist in that reflion. There happened to be but three houses

in the village, all of which were log cabins of

the roughest class, one of them having a clap

board over the door, on which some primitive

artist had sketched that universal western word. "Grocery." At one of these houses our party had obtained the promise of entertainment for man and beast. A description of two of them is sufficient f r our present purpose. One of them was somewhat remarkable in exterior, lie was of middle height, with a dark sinister physiognomy, the expression of which was by no meant improved by the long masses of black, uncombed hair, that lowered around It. He wore his beaver set jauntily to one side. cked knowingly at a half-common cigar, and

with the lower extremities of his trousers stuf

fed into the b(ots that cased his handy legs, formed a picture which, though in all con

science sufficiently forbidding, had such a spice of the comic in its grouping, as would enable

most persons to endure the sight for a few moments. What to make of him was hard for a

slrangerto say. He was doubtless a politician, not only because in this country all men are politicians, but because his appearance, and the direction in which he had been travelling, together with some rumors of a political meet

ing, and some dreadful innuendoes about the "skinning of coons,'' (a title then given to a certain political party,) all evinced with sufficient clearness that hew-as a warm partisan; nnd ever' observer would have declared a most unscrupulous one too. Farther than this could not be determined. He was perhaps a professional man. lie might have been a phy

sician; if so, you might assert that he would

Here the landlord luoktd like one who was! DISTRICT CONVENTION.

oppressed with some great thought, which atj The convention met on Friday, April 21st,

Our folks w on't come it j 1843, at Napoleon, w hen Cant. James Sanders

w ay you can fix it. They of Dearborn county, w as appointed Chairman;

jand John H. Farquhar, of Franklin county, ap-

last found vent

without liker no

must have a little of the white face

Is that all?" replied the smoker, "lake this uointed Secretary, tiro tempore.

quarter then, buy two gallons of the article,! On motion of Mr. Downey of Dearborn, Reset it out, Bud send for the boys. They must ( solved, That a committee of one delegate from have a speech, egad, ll.at;ll make 'em feel; pa h county be appointed to repoit officers rich." And here he smiled. The landlord for the permanent organization of the tnee-

seized the coin with avidity and set out to make ting, and the number of voles that each coun-

the needful arrangements, leaving their party ty shall cast in said convention.

expecting their suppers, and afterwards the; Ordered, That Messrs. Henry of Switzerpleasure of addressing a polite and respectable ' land, Lemon of Dearborn, Conwell of Ripley,

audience. Gibson of Decatur, Holland of Franklin and

"Egad, did'ut I do that landlord about the Johnson of Hush count)', compose said coin-

convention,- said fie smoker, slant nig bis sides . miUee.

and giving a knowing wink. The gentleman was evidently satisfied with the dexterous arrangement of his companion. He smiled with becoming gravity, again used his bandanna, and turning towards the company, recited with great oratorical effect: "Now is the winter of our discontent

Made glorious summer by this sun of York.' (7Y be continued.) '

On motion ofMr.IIoword of Sw itzerland. Resolved. That a committee of one delegate from jeach county be appointed for the purpose of drafting and reporting to the Convention suit- ' able resolutions for its adoption, j Ordered. That Messrs. Howard of Switzerland, Hackleman of Rush, Moodv of Decatur.

Howland of Franklin, Reid of Ripley and Downey of Dearborn, compose said coin-

! mitlec. For the American. I On motion the convention adjourned to one Mn. F.DtTor: At a time like the present. ; o'clock, when our country is enduring such intense,! One o'clock P. M. The Convention met,

and wide spread suffering, all of which is log-1 whereupon Mr. Gibson from the committee of

icallv deducible from one indiscreet action of-, organisation, reported the following officers:

disinter and butcher a corpse with genuine sci

entific fervor, without the slightest feeling of delicacy or remorse; and that he could bandy a jest or mouth an oath over the pillow of his dying pa'ient. His companion bore nothing remarkable about his exterior. He was decently clad, and looked very much like a gentleman. Circumstances were not wanting to show that he too was a politician, if not a consistent one; and that he aspired to a very responsible office. The persons just described were sitting togeth

er by a huge fire, having removed their over

coats and legging, and settled down at their

ease, while the rest of the party had visited the stable to dispose properly of their horses. "What a devilish failure this has been," said the knight of the cigar, whose gentlemanly oaths decency forbids us to record; "here is that R , ever since we were such fools as to make him an elector, has been hanging like a millstone about us. Egad, I wish he'd peg out! He broke the party down by the infernal

lies he told, w iih such dexterity that every one

who listened to his speeches, found him out. Yet, egad, his services entitle Trim to such influence that he can smother a convention at will." O, never min i it," said his friend, ' it is not a great while to the 18th of May, and then we shall know who is nominated on the other side, nnd we can improve the time as the immortal Shakespeare says 'There is a tide in the affairs of men 'If taken at the flood leads on to fortune.'

D n the Whig nominee and all in Shake

speare. See here, you're always quoting that old fwl in speeches and conversation, until

onebrave man, together with the mercantile and political arrangements connected with it and consequent to it; it is singularly unfortunate that so much idleness, distraction and suicide, should be witnessed as the native effects of the eccentricities of Mr. Miller. This

system if substantiated by sufficient evidence

of truth, ousht to excite the most general and thrilling interest. And those who reject its claims ought to show to the public satisfactory reasons for their conduct. In what has hitherto been presented to your readers, he appears decidedly to fix on 1813 as an important crisis in the future history of the

church. In this he is by no means singular.

Indeed he is rather chargeable with plagiarism so far as has appeared in the "Indiana Ameri

can." For he has evidently, without one exception, adopted the calculations, and interpre

tations of former writers, w ithout giving them credit for it. About 23 years a?o, a Mr. Mason, a minister of the "Reformed Presbyterian" Church

covenanter in Vihawton, Scotland, published a book rn the fulfilment of prophecy. He professed to have his views on the subject, materially corrected and extended by the oc

currences of the r rench Kevolntion;the wars

of the European continent; and the flight of

the Pope from Rome. Hie called on the

church to look forward to 1813 as the time of

the commencement of a grand series of meas

ures that w ould root out ignorance and pre ju

President, Capt. James Sanders of Dearborn.

Vice Presidents. Messrs. Henry A. Reid of

Ripley, William Thomas of Rmh, William

Flinn of Switzerland. Richard Chambers of

Franklin, A. C. Downey of Dearborn and Rob

ert Kennedy of Decatur. Secretaries. John H. Farquhar of Frank lin, and Seneca E. Smith of Rush.

The said committee further report, that

Dearborn county be entitled to 19 votes, Switzerland 10 votes, Ripley 10 votes, Decatur 12

votes. Rush 1G votes, and Franklin 13 votes;

and that the delegates from each county meet

separately and agree as to the manner of giving j

the votes of their respective counties; the re

port was unanimously concurred in.

hereupon the officers as reported above

having taken their seats, the convention proceeded to ballot for a candidate for Congress

in the third Congressional District; and on the eleventh balloting Jons A. M atjon, of Franklin county, hiving receive! a mtjority of all the votes, was declared duly nominated. On motion of Mr. Hacklcman of Rush, Re

solved unanimously, That John A. Matson, is

hereby nominated by this convention as the

Whig candidate to represent the third Congressional District of the State of Indiana, in the next Congress of the United Stales, and that we individually and collectively pledge ourselves to use all honorable and fair means to secure his election.

On motion of Mr. Howard, 'R esolved that a

in preventing the passage of every important'

measure or the v rug party. Resolved, That the destinies of the country cannot be safe in the hands of a party which

has repeatedly connived at peculation upon the public treasury, and retained officers in the employ of the Government, who were known to be defaulters a party which has. on more than one occasion, refused to admit the lawfully elected members into Congress and State Legislatures for unworthy political purposes; and the tendency of whose principles is to favor the interests of Great Dritian, at the sacrifice of their own country.

Mr. Gibson hereupon introduced Mr. Matson

to the convention, who notified them of his acceptance and expressed his thanks for the

nomination, in a short address of much anima

tion and point.

On motion of Mr. Alexander, Resolved unan

imously. That we cordially approve the course of our late representative in Congress, the

Hon. James II. Cravens, and admire the firmness with which he frequently defended correct principles when others skulked from their

duty.

On motion of Mr. Holland, Resolved, That the proceedings of this convention be forwarded to the several presses of the District, and to the Indiana Journal, for publication. On motion, the Convention adjourned. JAS. SANDERS, Pres. John H. Farqchar, ) 0 Seneca E. Smith,

dice, and by a great outpouring of the spirit committee of three be appointed to wait upon

from on'high, would issue in the commence

ment of a 'pure and peaceful millennium in 1SG7. He calls the intervening 21 years "the time occupied in cleansing the sanctuary," in allusion to 21 days that were occupied in

cleansing the Jew ish temple. He thinks that in 1S43. the conversion of the Jews will likely be effected, and thereby will enlist all their

2eal, talents and riches, in the cause of missions. And with ablessinff they can do more

than any other people. They have a knowl

edge of all languages; an insight to all man

ners; and a spirit of restless activity. And

from their own sin.niar history as people,

the confutation of infidelity is written on the very 'phylacteries of their garments. Every

man of them is a living testimony to the in spiration of scriptures.

The above is a condensed view, if I mis

take not, of Mr. Mason's system. It was re

vou have made both him and yourself ridicu-1 ceived, and made the subject of severe crili

Ions. I'd advise you to try some other author cism in the ' Edinburgh Christian Instructor."

for a whil

"Come, come." replied the gentleman. '-I see t must bear with your ill temper. But don't let oihers discover it. You must look pleasant if it be but to 'Grin horrible a ghastly smile.' Our friends and the landlord will be here presently. Yon noticed the sign over the way. There is an evidence for you; the faithful live around here. We shall have them out, I will make a speech, and afterward you must read a part cf "Facts for the People, by an Indianian,'' and explain the laws of naturalization, and exhort all foreigners to attend to this duty. We must raise the cry

'Once more rnti the breach, dear friends, once

more.' '

How Ions this conversation w as to be con

tinued will perhaps never be known, as the

rest of the party, together with the landlord

and a number of natives, now dropped in. The

gentleman was all smiles and gracefulness,

looking the wise congressman with becoming

dignity, tempered with a remarkable conde

scension of manner. The 6thet looked a little

less dark, having exchanged his exhausted

stump for a fresh Hoosier Havanna, and wheel

ed his chair to the wall, against which he

leaned, white his legs were protruded gracefully into the air, some distance above his head.

His dark looks, with the smoke and sparks

emitted by his cigar, made one think involun

tartly of a certain nameless functionary who

presides below; yet he was not an imp. no ran tell what he was? The landlord,now approached "Well, gentlemen." said he, "what did you do at the Convention?" This question seemed hard to meet. Nevertheless, the gentleman wiped his mouth decently with a new bandanna, and replied: "O

nothing only a

Eloquent Pica for Education. Let those whose wealth is lost or jeopardized by fraud or misgovernment; let those who quake with ap-

prension for the fate of all they hold dear; let

those who behold and lament the desecration of

all that is holy; let rulers whose counsels are perplexed, w hose plans are baffled, whose laws are defied or evaded; let them all know, that

whatever ills they feel or fear, are but the just retribution of a righteous heaven for neglected

childhood.

Remember, then, the child whose voice first

lisps to-day, before that voice shall whisper sedition in secret, or thunder treason at the head

of an armed band. Remember the child whose hand to-day first lifts its tiny bauble, before that hand shall scatter fire-brands, arrows, and death. Remember those sportive groups of

youth in whose halcyon bosoms there sleeps an ocean, as yet scarcely ruffled by the passions, which soon shall heave it as with the tempest's

strength. Remember that whatever station in

life you fill, these immortals are your care. De

vote, expend, concentrate yourselves to the holy work of their improvement. Pour out light

and truth, as God pours sunshine and rain. No longer seek knowledge as the luxury of a few, but dispense it among all as the bread of life.

Learn only how the ignorant may be preserved!

the vicious reclaimed.

Cheap Goods for Cash ! ! THE Subscriber has just received a variety of New and Fashionable Goods, suited to

the present and approaching season, consisting in part, of Splendid London Prints, American do New Style, Plain and Figured Cambrics, do da Lawns and Jackonets, Bonnets, Hoods and Bonnet trimmings, Handsome Figured Veils, Blk. Italian Hkffs. Blk. and White Cotton Hose, do do " Gloves.

Silk Gloves, Iace, Edging, $c. c. ALSO A fresh supply of SUGAR, MOLASSES, COFFEE. TEA, INDIGO, MADDER, COTTON YARN, &c, all of which, will be sold unusually low for Cash, or given in exchange for country produce. N. D. GALLION. Brookville, May 3d, 1842. 19 NEW GOODS. 11. & S. TYNER

HAVE just received from Philadelphia Titttfliiirtrli nrift Oinrinnnti n lnrnr neenrt

ment of

Dry Goods Groceries,Harditare,

Shoes,, Bonnets, ralm Leaf Hats, Hoods, fyc. ALSO IRON, NAILS and SALT all of which they will sell very low for Cash. Brookville, June 1, 1842.

and

And in icplv to these sirictures. he wrote an

appendix to his book, in which he gave reasons deliberately and extensively, for the conclusions he has drawn from prophecy.

I have since that time observed several wri

ters on this intricate subject, that seem to have

saved themselves the pains of re-searching sacred and profane history for their light, and as

matter of conveniency, have adopted his

system verbatim. As regards calculations and epochs for time pnst, Mr. Miller, appears to

be his fair copyist. In respect to his views of the future prospects of the church, we easily see he is not the copyist of him, or any other

man.

But why so 'much uneasiness on the sub

ject, is life secure at any other time more than

it is now? Let us all be dutiful and patient,

and in a few months it will be seen who is

correct. And it will be nothing marvellous if

the event should prove them all to have been

in the dark, respecting things that were never

intended lobe clearly seen till the day of accomplishment will usher them into light. In the mean time, we see vast seas and con

tinents contracting their circumferences and many running "to and fro" in steam ships and steam cars, and knowledge of God and man is increasing to an extent never anticipated by the most sanguine theorists of former times. A.CRAIG.

National Convention. At a large meeting of the Democracy of the city of NewYork, held at Tammany Hall on the 8th inst the following resolution was adopted unanimously. Cin Rep. Resolved, That in the opinion of this meet

ing, the Democratic Xational Convention for

the nomination of candidates for President and

Vice President of the United States, to be sup-

tremendous skinning ofi ported by the democracy in 1S41, shall beheld

roons: ' I his reply excited much mirth; even in tne monm oi .May oi mat year and mat the eyes of the mysterious smoker twinkled, i each Congressional district shall elect its own and he muttered to himself with a strange delegates to attend in person, and vote in acchuckle, "Yes, egad, a tremendous skinning ofi cordance with the with the wishes of his concoons'.' stituents. This we believe to be strictly dem-

The smoker now inmped up " ou shall : ocrattc.

know all about it," said he, "we had some fine speeches, and a tremendous skinning of coons, egad. But we d.d not nominate," lowering his voice and looking grave, "because one county was entirely unrepresented. We ad

journed until the 18th of May, when we'll do

Mr. Matson, notify him of his nomination

introduce him to the convention.

Ordered, That Messrs. Gibson, Wolfe and

llackleman ot rrankim compose said committee. Mr. Hacklcman, from the committee on resolutions reported the following series, which was unanimously adopted. Resolved, That in the approaching 'contest for representative to Congress we will adhere to and advocate the principles for w hich we contended in the glorious contest of 1840, and under which the people of the United States achieved such a triumphant victory.

Resolved, That we will continue to support

a Tariff for revenue, and to protect the industry of our country against the pauper labor of Europe; a National Bank to furnish a uniform currency for the whole Union, propcrlv g lar-

ded r.r.d restricted; and a distribution of

the proceeds of the Tublic Lands to aid the

Stales in the payment of their debts and in the

f romotion of Education.

Resolved, That we wholly repudiate the

"free trade, Hard money, direct taxation" pol

icy advocated by the leaders ol the modern

democratic party, and that we hereby declare

an uncompromising war against all such mea

sures

Resolved, That until the administration of

the general government is brought back to

the principles of the sages of the revolution,

it cannot be prosperous or the people happy.

Resolved, That we view the approaching eleclion in Indiana, as one of more than usual importance to the people, and we hereby recommend to the whigs ofthe 3J congressional District a thorough organization of their forces, and the use of all honorable means to secure the triumph of their principles at the ballot box. Resolved, That while as individual members ofthe whig party we acknowledge that

we aided in the e lection of John Tyler to the Vice Presidency, we cordially agree with our brethren throughoutthe country intheirstrong

expressions of abhorrence at the conduct of

the man, who, w hen accidentally clothed with power, wields that. power against his friends,

repudiates the principles of his party and prostitutes the patronage of the government to electioneering for a second term. Resolved, That we are fully satisfied with the recent move of the government organs in announcing the purity of Mr. Tyler's Locofocoism. and recommending him for nomination to the Locofoco convention, and consider it as merely the public solemnization of a match long since secretly consummated. Resolved, That in the future efforts we shall make for the success of our principles, we will

act together as brethren; and in view of the

hard times and of those feelings of hospitality

which every Hoosier should entertain, we invite our candidates and their friends to make

our homes their homes during the canvass. Resolved, That the third Congressional dis

trict, though the late Locofoco Legislature so organized it as to give it more than thirteen

thousand of a surplus, with the hope of securing a representative ot their destructive prin

ciples, is still Whig to the core, and the people will demonstrate the fact at the next August

The Circuit Court of the United Slates for the district of Alabama has decided that the

marriage of a white man with an Indian wo

man, according to the forms and customs ol

the Choctaw nation is void, that a civilized

man is incapable of contracting marriage with

a savage, and that their offspring is illegitimate,

and could not inherit. Cin Rep.

John Pettit, Esq., has received the nomi

nation of the Democratic Convention, assem

bled at Lafayette, as a candidate for Congress

in the 8th District. We did'nt believe that

Marks Crume (the bricklayer) would stand any

chance in a packed Convention of politicians

and he did'nt. It ab. Ex.

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General Intelligence, and Art. Edited by Epes Sargent. The Metropolis is published every Saturday

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contains sixteen large octavo pages, in double

colemns, and is published with new type on fine paper. The work w ill form at the end of

the year, two handsome volumes cf 416 pages each. The contents will be various, comprising

original articles, letters from correspondents

at home and abroad, tales, podns, and sketches original and selected, literary, scieutific and musical notices, foreign and domestic news, and editorial comments uuon the various in

cidents, quostions and novelties of the day.

Thk Law The Hon. M. C. Eggleston, has recently decided all stay and appraisement laws, that are retrospective in their operation, to be unconstitutional. Ana he has further decided, and decreed that Sheriffs, and other officers should he governed in the collection of debts, by tt liwi in force at the time the debts were contracted. The above informatioa is from a source which we think can b) relied on. la. Phenix.

Deep Snore. The last Auburn Journal, in speaking of the storm says, that between Auburn and Syracuse, the snow was 25 feet deep

for a long distance on the track and that east of Utica. there was a long piece where it was

nearly forty feet!

Women. Woman are the Corinthian pil lars which adorn and support society, the in stitutions that protect" women, also throw i

shield around children, and, where women and children are provided for, man must be secure in his rights. Henry Clay.

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GO

T1aplc Sugar,

iJioiasscs, Country Linen, .leans),

Appraisement Ixiws. Judge Morrison, ofi 1CKC11Sj

Marion county, at a late meeting at Indianapo- lUlier,

d other t neesc,

THE SOUNDCURRENCY.

HE Editor of the American will take the

followong cur rency at par, for subscnp

tion or advertising, to-wit:

Corn, Wheat, Flour, Corn meal, Pork,

lis, gave it as his opinion, that Sheriffs and

officers should be governed by the laws of Indiana in levying on property under execution.

The Sheriff of that county has also given official notice that he will be governed bv them.

Let every thing be done in order, and, when

our laws are declared unconstitutional, all will submit. Wab. Express.

Lost wealth, it is said, may be regained by a

course of industry the wreck of health re

paired bv temperance forgotten knowledge election

restored by study alienated fnendshipsoothed i Resolved, 1 hat the attempts upon the part i into forgiveness even forfeited reputation won of the leaders of modern Democracy to throw

the thine up, and have another tremendous i back bv penitence and virtue. But w ho ever the responsibility of the failure of whig prin

skinning of coons! But say landlord," here again looked upon hU vanished honor, recalled ciples upon the late Whig Congress, is another

he led that wetthv aside, "we must have a his sughted years, and stamped them with wis- contemptible effort ot demagogueism, as it

meeting here t-aipht ana rrtr things up with1 dom, or effaced from heaven's record fhp fear-' ft fact well attested by the history of the times

a Wrr f W M wu cf a wjiitJ life

Beet;

Oat

Wood,

Dried Apples, Dried Peaelies,

romost any mechanicaiproductions. C. F. CLARKSON. March 2, 1842.

Flour Barrels, Bacon,

TRRMS OK1 THE INDIANA A3IERICAN. rWIWO Dollars in advance. S2 50 in

six

months, &3 00 at the end of the year, and

First District. Notwithstanding the letter

nublisbpd bv Tl. TV flu-pi TRsn dpHininrr itm

"Democratic" nomination for Congress in the1 an addition of 30 cents for every year payment

First District, the Convention which assembled i 13 aelaJ'Pa tnereaiter.

at Jasper, a few days ago, almost unanimously

Advertisements. Twelve lines or less will

placed his name before the People and we "e inserted J times for one dollar U payment suppose he cannot longer decline. Jnnv W ibe m!ilie in advance, SI 25 if payment be de-

Payne, Esq., of Harrison county, is the Whiff laVfvd one year and SI 50 if delayed two years,

candidate; and we can truly say, without dis

paragement of other Districts, that two abler

or more respectable candidates are not now in

the field in any part of the State. Haoas" Ex-

press.

The Washington Globe publishes the marriage of a Dr. Burke, in his 83d year, to Mrs. Mary Lynch, in her 79th year all of Washington. "If love be a flame and wedlock a fire, Then an old stick is best because it is drier."

I flint cn in t li o cnm nrnnnrlinn fn r ttiA limp pay

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ON hand, constantly at the American office the following kind ofblanks:

Deeds,

Mortgages, Quit-Claim Deeds, Telit Bonds, Notes of hand-

kind ofblanks;

Summonses, Subpoenas, Executions, Constables' Bond Constable'Sales.

A lively country girl had a bashful lover whose name Locke. She got ont of patience at last, and in her anger declared that Shakespeare had not said half as many bad things as

'that th am men united with John Tyler J he f t0 Bbom 'J ' i

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