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Washimjtos, March V"2, 1S40. The River and Harbor bill having been ' lat passed in the House of Representatives, and the Oregon question havingnearly reached ihe terminus of its discussion in the Senate, it is f.tir to presume that Congress will, in the course of a very few days, commence work upon the Sub-Treasury, and then upon the Tariff. The "I'liion" oflast evening, you perceive, scolds both Houses with a will, for not transacting important business with more energy and despatch. Does the Union" speak "by authoiity" in this matter, as in many other matters! Many speculations are afloat as to wheth er lite i'reeiaeni win veto me tuver onu Harbor bili, should it pass the Senate. ' Nome fay he will, while others say he will , not. A member of his own party from Tennessee, who has held high, trusts, and is presumed to know something about Mr. Poi.k's sentiments aud way of doing things to catch the popular breeze, thinks he will uot "come the John Tyler over the bill." Tor myself, I think, with McC.3..km., he will apply the VW A very warm desire has been entertained, generally, here and elsewhere, that Senalor Corv.in, of Ohio, should make a speech on the Oregon question. But I understand that he will not discuss the subject, believing that the discussion has been all wrong from the beginning, if negotiation is going on, or if the President designs to accept, or offer, any propostion for a settlement of the muter i-hort of Jifty-four forty! Why wiil the President suffer the discussion to go on, without informing Oongress Ihatjue will yield to nothing short of the Russian line, if he means to persist in his claim to the whole.' Why does he refuse to answer tin resolution of enquiry, bearing upon this point, which was introduced by Mr. Daytos and adopted by the Senate? Is not the Senate worthy of, or entitled to, an answer! If, after offering 40, he now persists in claiming 54 40, and Congress goes with him, doea he not clearly apprehend that war will inevitably follow! And if war is to follow, why does he not only re ply to the Senate's enquiry, like a straightforward and high minded Chief Ma Jistrate,

but forthwith recommended Congress to ! ma was confirmed. My former statement pat the country immediately in a suitable ! that this nomination had probably been acC3nditioii to meet Unanticipated emergen- j tej orii Was made under an erroneous im-

cy: KJa me contrary, u, ny nis superior means of information as to the true slate of ihe case, he feels that the question may hi. Ki3ttlH linnnrfthlv vvillinnl war vvliu ! does he not, as an honest and upright President should, frankly say so to Congress and the country, thit the fears, apprehensions and alarms of the people may be allayed If Mr.Poi.K iit?Z noi come outupui this great, vital, all-absorbing question, which deeply concerns the whole people and affects millions of American capital, is it not legitimate and fair to conclude, that he is playing a deep and hazardous game for a re-election! The inference is irresistible and po one can get away from it. The secret of Mr. Allen's pompous and mysterious notice about moving the Senate to go early into executive session tomor row, upon an important matter which he was not at liberty to name, has come out. and the whole affair resolves it6elf into the action of the Senate upon a treaty between the United States and Belgium! "What a falling off was there, my countrymen?" I learn that the Baltimore Copper Compiny has got under easy and most prosperous way, and is already in the full lida of successful operations. I afornr ation has boon received hre from" the Like Sunerior ' " - ' "w"v ' . . . - j ... country, in relation to the great amount of ore already discovered on :hi locations of thi company, which is of the most flattering and ffrati'ying nature. In a future letlor I ill endeavor to furnish you wilh some o; the d.ua in relation thereto. j I understand that William E. Robinson, ; r.sjr .ti.e expelled Irish Reporter of thej Xflw York Tribune, on account of his dis.,n'nA . -m' L it,. .p.m., I v.i,i.VMi v'i liintiui.t vim. iitiiii'ianiti iiigiiT" ber of Congress at to o.clock every day behind tho Speaker's Ch nr has accepted an invitation from t ha Baltimore Repeal Assicistiou to deliver an address to morrow fvoning at tl.e Law Hmldmgs in your city, lie is a very entertaining speaker. POTOMAC. Washino. in, MarchCS, ll. We ha beeu looking with a great deal of interest for. the answer of the President to the inqtiirv of th Senate, moved by Mr. Day ton, and asking the President "whetli er in his judgment, any circumstances connected with or growing out of the foreign relations of the country require at this lime any increase of our naval or military force and whit those cirenmstancos are.'' Thia qnetion is very plain and very important; nud e think we may say. without impropriety, lhat it ought to be distinctly and immediately answered. The public is quite tired of the seesaw lucubrations of the Executive organ, new on one su'e and now VII IUC Ullitl lu I'.v.o " n.i. .in i ll.-iui III I - . . 1 .. .A . .. A ,. I. . , . 1. A what the I'resident i . . . . , doea mean to day; another essay on the! Ut'Val III V II VI IIIIVIIIV t V f J VII .amesuoject the next day, t. show what the President's mind is on that day, and J ' tiien often undoing its own daily work, by a declaration, such as a recent number contains, that the President did not mean lhat ny body "should know his designs ' v- .i :.,! ; I,;.-.!. i... , body, and that every bortv. knew his de - Mgns and p .rposos. Why is he to keen ark, aud reserve all information and all light as to his views on a matter in which the whole country, and all the business and U the interests of the c )tintry. are so much oneerncd.' loes not the President perceive ill it he. is fast losing the confidence wi the whole country, and indeed ail hearty and c:liciei!t support from his own party, cy jii'i uncertain, cricular, mystic now this way and now that manner of mani - testing his purposes! Does he mean to : compromise the Oregon question, or does1 he mean an (English war! He certainly ! must mean one or the other, unless, as has been said of the style of some writers, his j u i n .i is lost in the swamps and in the dark- j ness of no meaning at all. Does he want I war! We are concerned to say, but the re- j cent ne s from England obliges to say,' that in our opinion, if he wants war he can hive it. Does he wish to compromise tbe question! Wc know. i.id ha must know. tuat he can compromise it if he will. He cannot but know that a compromise might it if he will. He le made substantially en the basis of oor tTr to Kn.Tland in lW. Is he ready to treat on th it bis,s. or is he not! Why should not the country know! Is it not a great public question, the doubt about which Llurbs all b,isiaeiS..nd agitates all mmds iiF ;.-k c.iiiT;inii enoaorh to thtnR mat if ..... r . ."i i i?.i..j .;n r,n rve wans Mm iuii;i i.nB".' rr Itip tt'luiie lerruuil ui uicwss 'vv-" - exoect this.' We ask einnhalicaily. does he expect this.' Ana we sr mniuer quca -non, not without meaning. It is this: Po Mr. McLnk' despatches, received by the Cambria a month ago, or those received by the llibeniit, and which came to the Da -partmeni, M-esume, on Saturday last, encourage th least hope that ihe dispute ttn Kt n'l except by compromise- If rji, thea why siiiul-i wt'.lw President say

so? In the first place, ho can Congress fffnt possibility of a war with the II. States disckanre its appropriate duties while thej he general p-licy of making additional policy and the expectation of the KxecM-1 warlike preparations as distinctly annountive are kept concealed! And in the next I red. n the speech from the throne as late place, how can this concealment be r.con- ! as January last, and has since been reiier- , .h. ,.nrv. now so fcarlullv alive i ated by Ihe ministers of the Crown in both

...mui interest dei.endmff on the I "" . ! auiunun ni. f ' - We arrogate not to put these questions for ourselves, but for the coiu.try, which has a right to know, and which, as the conductors of a free press, we bave a right to put for the country. We nwy not lane up on ouiselves the office of giving advice to the President. If we stood in ruch a relation to hi Administration to mike it proper for us to do that, we should say most re -epectfully, "Speak out; untie this knot; give us to 6ee; if you favor a compromise, say so; if you are for the whole of Oregon or war, say so; take itm proper responsioimj of your office, make the proper and necessary recommendations to Congress, let the people understand what they have to expect: and make up your mind to 6tnd cr . : i : b fall by a direct, straightforward, and undis guised course of pulic policy." Haiional I Intelligencer Crrrpntlcre J ttr Batt. Patriot. Washington, March 23, IB. It has heen currently rumored this even-

ing that Mr. President Polk will send into j conviction that it should be promptly givCongress to morrow a war message; against The other reccinmendationa are ,n . t . , , r i.. conformity with the existing treaty, and Mexico. Dut whether by way of reply to ft w A merjc, cit,nt in Jre?on Mr. Senator Dayton's resoliiuon. or pcr,e . nmoreUian lIlCMmc ,e.sure of protection relating to the Republic of Mexico, with- wLjch U8 ,ong 8ince bccn extcnded to Britout touching Oregon at all, is more than jsh sllSjecU in lhat .crril0ry.

tias transpired as yet. Biy ow n impression is that the document will be a reply to the , Senator's call, and connect the que.tion of ; Oregon with lhat of Mexico and that the President will say that the crisis with Mex ico has come the hour for action on our part has arrived, and will call upon Congress to see the nation put in a suitable condition to meetevery emergency. When the document makes its appt arance ''we shall see what we shall see." The Senate had a long executive session to day. I have not learnt what was done, except that the nomination of Judge Meek. as U. S. District Attorney for South Alaba pression. i Tl i ri l rrtrtr rtrollv fnitfiliMtll V lYlAt nriW, ,, hv , e J the board that ex Senator Tatpan. of Ohio, who is here, can't save Kim. Another rumor is, lhat despatches from England have been received recently at the State Department, which preclude the settlement of the Oregon question by compromise. The debate in the II. ue to day on the bill to raise two regiment of riflemen for Oregon and other purposes, was highly animated and interesting. Mr. McGauhey, of Indiana, and Mr. Baker, of Illinois, made strong, eoergelic and very able speeches against the bill. The former gentleman is a new member one of the youngest in the House. lie is slim in person and not very erect,and has a slurp, shrill voice, with a peauliar tone. But he is a man of very decided abi'ity.and makes the strongest possible points in his argument. Mr. Baker made one of his best efforts and he is always an able speaker. Mr. Webster is preparing to address ihe Senate, in a day or two, on the Ote- ! gon question and then Mr. Charles J. Ingkrsoll, of the House, may expect to be "used up" tetotally for the charges he made against Mr. Webster, in his speech on the Oregon resolutions, about the Northern Boundtv, question. A mighty gathering of people will be present to hear the great Bunker Hill Ora'ot, of course, It was reported this morning that the tvc ni..r La.l ..ri..t i. i,.,i the rumor soon turned out to be without foundation. POTOMAC. Washington, March 24, 146. Senate at an early hour took up the 'notice' resolutions. Mr, Chalmers spoke ! at length. j A message was received from Ihe Presi- : dent of the United States. ! Mr. Allen called for the reading of the message, and it was read, as follows. ! 7i the Smateofthc United S:atet: j In answer to the inquiry of the Senate, contained in their resolution of the 17, inst whether, in my "judgment, any circum- ; stances connected with, or growing out of, ! the foreign relations of this country, require : at this time an increase of our naval or military force; "and if so, what those circumstances are," I have to express the opinion, that a wise precaution dem inda such increase. j In my annual message of the 2d of Dec. last, I recommended to the favorable con- - i . r . r iueratioii oi t.Oiii;rss n ingrce iii our n- , , . ,, , , , , I ,v,al force' ccially of oar ' t,,a r?,S,nf f ,n Jc5U?ta, iti..I Anil n.A.A.I ii..K r.1 rivJ ui 1 1 i j , 1 1 vi military lorce to guard and protect such of our citizens as might think proper to emigrate to Oregon. Since that period, I hive seen no cause to recall or modify theso recommendations. On the contrary, reasons exists which, in ! ' ,U.7.ni rC,lder prper T T V 1 lJ !y U I b?-. VTm' c.meJ made for the public defence. ! The consideration of such additional provision was brought before appropriate committces of the tvo houses of Congress, in answer to calls made by them, in reports prepared, witk my sanction, by the Secretary of War and tbe Secretary of tha Xay, : cn the 2JHh of Dec. and the 8th of January ! ,aei; raoue 01 communication wun cong ress not unusual, and, undet existing circumstances, believed to be most eligible. Subsequent events have confirmed m in the opinion that these recommendations were proper as precautionary measures. It was a wise maxim of the Father of his country, that "to bs prepared for war. is one of the most efficient means of preserving peace;" and that, "avoiding occasions o'" expense by cultivating peace,' we should remember, also, that timely disbursements to prepare for danger frequently prevent "!uc grwer aisoursemenis 10 repei u. I The fieaeral obligation to perform this duty . . . L . 1 1 . . . I sirenginenea oy tacts iiwwn to u- -'u"lc "ur,a' conirovrr.y ruspecv j '"8 territory r, lb.e ''nite now exists between reat Britain; and ' ' " e wuhril while, as far as w know, the relations of European nations are of i ill. i ri i .3. nirinfi rniriniar ina i n. a ir n r. .v. . r . ... i - t : r ...... s unusual and extraordinary armaments and wr lifc preparations, naval and military. both at borne and in her North American possessions. It cannot be disguised that, however sincere may be the desire of psace, in- the event of a rupture these armaments and preparations would be used against our country. Whatever may have bean the ori ginal purpose of these preparations, the tact ; is undoubted, that they are now proceeding ir. part, at least, w.th a view tothe conlin

Mouses of Parliament. Under this aspect

of our relations with (treat Britain, I cannot doubt the propriety of increasing our means of ile'ence, both br land and by sea. Thi cat give Jrcat Britain no cause of offence, nor increase the danger of a rupture. It, on the contrary , we should fold our arms r .. .11' in security, and at last be suddenly involved in hostilities for the maintenance of our just rights, without ai:y adequate preparation, our responsibility to the country would be of the srraveet character. hould colliinn kat it? .m 1 1 k t f AAiinlaiAa ka BUAiilai! I aincerely lrut it may be. the addition- j a! charge up-m the treasury, in making the necessary preparations, will not be lost; while, in the event ot such a collision, they would be indispensable for the maintenance of our national rights and national honor. I have seen tin reason to change or mod ity the recommendations of my annual mes sie in regard to the Oregwn question. The notice to abrogate the treaty oftheCthof August, is authorit-ad by the treatv itself, and cannot be regarded as a warlike measure; and I cannot withhold my strong Thfj uw of ouf rcUtjon8 wiu, Mexico j8 stiU in n ,l(!eUied condition. Since the mp.,,n(T nr Congress another revolution has t&kcn place in that country, by which the government has passed into the hands of new rulers. This event has procrastinated, and may possibly defeat the settlement ol the differences between the United Mates and that country. The minister ot the U States to Mexico, at the date ofthe last advices, had not been received by ihe exiting authorities. Demonstrations of a character hostile to ihe United States continue to be made in Mexico, whit h has rendered it proper, in my judgment, to keep nearly j tw o-thirds of our army on our south-western frontier. In doing this, many of toe regular military posts have been reduced to a small force, inadequate to tneir ueicr.ee should an emergency arise. In view of these "circumstances," it is my "judgment" that "an increase of the naval and military force is at thia lime required," to place the country in a suitable state of defence. At the same lime, it is my settled purpose to pursue soch a course of policy as may be best eakula'.ed to- preserve, both with Great Britain and Mexico, an honorable peace: which nothing will so effectually promote as unanimity in our councils, and a firm maintenance of all our just rights. JAMES K. POLK. Washington, March 24, 1846. The Senate of the United States have today again adjourned over till Monday. Congress Ins now been in session for three and a half months, and the Senate have only met four days out of the seven in any one week. We had hoped lhat , the Senate would thia week have changed their rule in this respect. Union. Mr. Kitchik is behind the times, aud he should remember lhat tne Senate of the United States is not amenable to him nor to any other self-constituted power, but to the States respectively; and this is the first lime in its history that strictures have been made on the body by any paper in thia city, conversant with the nature of its duties, for pursuing a practice coeval wilh the Government, and which is known to be necessa ry for the wise and judicious transaction of its busikess. It is to be hoped that Mr. Ritchie, in his new situation, will in due season learn lhat his lecture to the Senate nay not be quite as useful or efficient as those he has been accustomed to read from the capital of Yirginia to his followers in that ancient and renowned Commonwealth .-1 Democrat ofthe Senate. I A Alabama To'tch. McCo.inell, mem- j her of Congress from Alabama, is drunk half the time at Washington, and annoys the house often, though he is amusing I sometimes. The last scene in which he! appeared as chief actor, and which occurred on the 24th inst., duting the consideration ofthe Military Bill, is thus recorded. Mr. McConnrll of Alabama moved lo lay the bill aside, to take up the bill for ihe deslribuiion of public offices. The Chair The gentleman ftom S. C. (Mr. Black) is entitled to the floor. Mr. McConnell I am entitled to the fhior. The Chair The gentleman from Alabama will uke his seal. The gentleinam from South Carolina is entitled to the floor. Mr. McConnell I don't believe it Cries of "order," "order," were heard in the Hall. Mr. McConnell, still standing, said I don't care a d n for your cries of "order," "order," "order," and after a few moments Mr. McConnell left the Hall. A Grand Descent. The Washington letter writer of the N. Y. Mirror, under dale of the I2ih, tells the following atory of one of the Louisiana members: "This morning, during a call la bring back the runaway members who had gone to the Senate, a most wonderful feat was performed. The doors being all closed, and Mr. Thibodaut having n idea of being fined, descended into the Hall fronuhe Ladies' Gallery, by clasping one of the marble pillars. He was assisted in his descent from Elysium by Mr. Barclay, who received him with open arms, the moment he alighted upon the abode of mu. The feat caused the most outrageous laughter." f'.'tir Up. The House of Representatives one half of the time is in a row. When McConnell doea not disturb it with his torn-foolery, some other member is sure to do it. A very intelligent citizen assures us, that the House is shorn of its ancient dignity, and thai when he was there, it resembled more a rowdy-assembly, than a deliberative body. The regular debates, as reported, gives us a sad idea tif the manner in which the public business is attended to, Cin. Gaz. A Treatise on.Vdch. Cow? We ask the attention of our readers (especially tVe Farmer portion of them) to the advertisement of Messrs. Greely and Me Elerath announcing the publication of a treatise on Milch Cows. If the discovery of the quality and quantity of milk which a cow will give can be made by an examination of external indications it roust certainly be of great value. However novel it may seem, Ibe character of Mr. okinner, under whose sanction it ia published, renders it worthy j of investigation.

AMERICAN. DUOOKVILLK, INDIANA

FRIDAY, APRIL 3, 1846. -I Gov. Whitcomb. The Gov. when he was a eanJidate, made divers romises of what he would do in the event of his election, but one of which, if we remember arieht. he has ful filled -

nd that one i, the promise which i my first communication. that such a law .... T,,- I,-! was given by Moses;" thinking that all Lul made to takeawife. Thw lie 8 '

he then has done, and we are hippy to be able to t i an act xvhieh meets our most j cordial vpproKatun. This U the only ofJiiial act of his Excellency which is like ly to result in any benefit to the human race. iXf-The Legislature at its last session passed a law requiring an election to be I.a1I in A.i,.i.-t IA ilani.li! I, .t I ti A r lliAra shall be a Convention called to change the j ConstiuiMon. ! This is a matter of great importance: and it is hih time the people were reflecting upon the subject. There are some alterations which might be made with advantage there is however a good deal to be apprehended from frequently changing Constitutions; they loose that sacredness of character which men usually attach to them, and consequently the respect neces sary to a faithful observance of their forms The time we conceive to be inauspicious to make changes. Party feeling has too much influence at this time upon the minds of men, to render action safe in a matter of ao much moment. A few evils in a Constitution had belter be borne, than to run the i isk of ruining the whole instru ment. Supreme Jwlges. There is much said in the papers, for ami against the appoint ment of Supreme Judges recently made by the Governor. You may say what you please gentlemen, but the Gov. has proved to the world, in these appointments, thai he is no respeclor nf persons, for he did not confine himself lo the rascally profession ofthe law,in making his selections. He appointed one Doctor ot Medicine who keeps an Apothecary's shop in New Albany, and two Lawyers. It would probably have been more satisfactory (to the public if he had dispensed with one of the lawyers and put a farmer in his place. The Gov. is a man of enlarged and liberal views, for we have il from the authority of the State Sentinel thai he actually subscribed two dollars towards the erection of a monument to the memory of Gen. Jackson. President's Message. We publish to-day a message of ihe President to the Senate of the United Stales, in answer lo a call made upon him by that body. Il is very decidedly after the Van Buren style, he kind o' thinks there may be war, and kind o' thinks there mayn't but "trusts" that the dispute may be "amicably" settled. This is certainly a curious word for a President to use and especially when solemnly called on to say whetheran increase ofthe Army and Navy be necessary. He should have answered explicitly, & if ihere be no effort making to compromise the dispute,and no prospect of its adjustment, he should have said so in so many words, and given Congress time to make preparations for War. Dut to say lhat we shall go to some fifty millions of expense, because Great Britain is increasing her military strength, without some probability that il is to be used against us, is, to say the least of it, very unnecessary. Look out, Mr. Polk, or the Democrats will begin to ask, "Who is this James K. Polk?' A ne Candidate for Presidetil. The Democracy are blest with candidates for the Presidency in 1813. In addition lo Polk, Wright, Calhoun, Cass, Allen, and Benton, we now have the Hero of San Jacinto, Sam. Houston, known in Texas (among Indians) by the euphonious name of "Big Drunk." The parly should certainly be congratulated upon thia acquisition. For further particulars we refer the curious reader lo certain articles which recently appeared in the ' State Sentinel," under the head of "Texas and her Presidents." O-Doji' be .iitonuhed.Sew Hampbhire, the ''Gibraltar of Democracy," is completely revolutionized, and whiggery is triumphant in that reri 6treng-hold! We have no room for particulars: but, as the Courier has heretofore tantalized us foi neglecting to give "the returns from Naw Hampshire," we give it the opportunity, once more, to hoist its rooster, and to be the first to publish the wonderful news-and we shall ba content to "copy." Suffice it, for the present, to say, that the democratic candidate for Governor is defeated by at least 3000, that there will be a larga anti democratic majority in the Legislature, and that, consequently, a democrat will not be elected to fill the next vacancy in the Sen. ate of the United States Jladison Ban. Slare Trade Conviction Mr. Loring Larkins, formerly captain of the schooner Merchant, waa triad at Charleston last week oa a charge of baing about to engage in the slave trade, and convicted. Tha punishment ia a fine otnot more than $7tHKt and imprisonment for not more than tire years. We hope if the circumstances warrant it that tbe severest .penalty may be imposed in this instance. It ia time that some example should be made of such unprincipled Americana as are engaged in this infamou traffic. There are.two other prisoners whose trials are now progressing. Il will be remembered that tha Mereh.m i was. prize to the U. . s,o,P cf war York -

Fur lit Indiana America). j ruled. Will Luther show that it was exeCapital Punishment. icwted during this period, or show vhy it

Mr. Editor: In entering upon the di- j ctission uf this subject uli my friend Lu-j i her, I was actuated by no other motive than a candid investigation nf the argumen's mien upon iy nun in sustain capi- i lal punishment. If I have at any time left the siirjen of delusion, it was in follow-1 iiiS his lead, in criticism upon my lan-' ' gtiage. That we might the sooner arrive at the point in dispute, I diitii.ctlr admitted in ther woul I have to do, if he relied upon Moses's iaw as his authority, would be to hold me to trie proof of its repeal, but if I he did not rely upon this law, there could be no reaon for requiring such proof at my hands. In his second article he claims the benefit of my admission says it is what he affirm, and "insists" upon my proving its (the law of Moses) repeal which I ha l said I was prcpated to dn. From this I could draw no other conclusion than that he took this admitted law as his authority, and accordingly I went Into ,he proof of u repeal, when, in his last article he very coolly tells us.he could have saved me that trouble by admitting it. This, too, after having insisted upon ihe proof? But he asks when he said any thing of "Moses's law." True, in quoting my admission he carefully leaves oulthe word Moses; but I little thought thut, in claiming the benefit of my admission, he would al so claim the benefit of his own (I had al- j most said studied) omission i el sucn is the fact. But he appears to feel some compunction in the matter, and says if he was wrong he "retracts1' a privilege I shall allow him to exercise whenever he finds it the most convenient method of gelling out of a difficulty. He tells us he does not wish to "take any advantage -f a con struction upon my language which I did not intend." Now, notwithstanding his acknowledgement in his last article, I cannot believe htm so ignorant of plain English as to construe Moses to mean Xoah. But whether from ignorance, or intention, such lie appears to have done. If my friend means by what he has said about "Dicine" law, thai what God has spoken by Noali is any more Ih'cine than what he has poken by Moses, he has not shown it; aud if he does not mean ihis, I do not comprehend him. But as he considers Genesis ix G to be divine, and appears at present to rely upon it as authority, I will attend to his inquiry what is meant by it? Luther understands It lo be an unalterable "Divine law given to man at man, not as a nation." Is it meant here that cveiy man in his individual capacity has the right lo kill the murderer? If so, is it noi a moial law? But if not individually binding, must it not if binding al all, he so in a national or political sense? II yes, is any nation, under the new dispensation, governed by political laws given by God? Will Luihei inform us whether he claims this as a moral, or a political law? If the latter, will he attend to my argument on theocrac es? If the former, will he tell us how its "public" observance can be "productive of much evil'? But he asks, "Is il not strange that when the Jewish theocracy was instituted, this law this unalterable law should be incorporated in its code?" Itceitainly is, when we remember that thereby "this unalterable law" has been snnuled; for, according to his admission, the Jewish code is repealed. Will Luther tell us when any part of it was re-enacted? v hen he has at tended to these matters, will he inform us whether, under the Gospel, beasts are to be considered as accountable beings, and amenable to law, inasmuch as it is said. Gen, ix 5, that the blood of man's life is required "at the hand of every beasl"? They must be and should be executed, (privately hung.) if Luther's views of this as a law be correct. The grand desideratum with my Iriend appears to be the reason given in the pas sage in Gen., "For in the image of God made he man." As he has rested his whole argument thai death should be inflirted as the penalty for naurder so long as and because man bears the image of God, and as this argument looks specious, I will give it my attention. Before examining this reason, however, I will give my views of the passage, and my objections to Luther's views. My views are, that it was a prophecy, and had its particular fulfil ment in the Jewish theocracy. In support of these views I would lemark, first, the language is that of prophecy: second, what is here expressed in general terms, was definitely fulfilled. Under the Jewish thecocracy the eating of blool was forbidden by law: Beasts were put to death for taking the life of man: Man was put to death for the same, and in some cases the brother or near kinsman of the deceased ..a - ar was inaae me executioner, in me more comprehensive terms, "Whoso sheddeth man's blood by man shall his blood be shed," there was a fulfilment in the law requiring eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot, burning for burning. wound for wound, &c in other words, uiooa lot blood. J heuth verse is not confined to murder, but "Who sheddeth man's blood" not whoso killeih a man, as Lu ther hascanstiued it to mean. He certainly does not find this construction in the wording of the text. But other objections to miners views, and in favor of what I have advanced, will be found in those considerations which go to show that this is not a law. 1st. u was not given in covenant. I know of no laws given for man's obedience otherwise than in covenant. 2d. The terms are too general and indefinite, at a law, to be properly understood. As I have remarked, they are not confined to the taking or life, but extend to all cases of shedding blood. Accidents are noi even specified as exceptions, 3d. There was no provision made for Its execution as a law, prior to iis fulfilment as a prophecy. It specifies no judges, or juries no tribunal befoie which the accused were to be tried. There is no specifications as to the number of witnesses, or amonnl of evidence necessary to convict when tried. And no executioner provided, when they were convicted. In all these respects it differs very widely from any penal law ever given by God. Neither is there any evidence that it was ever either considered as a law, or executed as such, during the 850 years that intervened between the time it was spoken and the time of its fulfilment in the Jewish theocracy. Mose. m.-,t0.it he Egyptian, hut he was not executed. 1 Simeon and Levi mde.ie; ' of,he ci," of Shalem, j:et were not exe-

But to ihe reason. Luther says, "Who-

nhed mafl'sblood.shall he DlltlishCil With ! , l death. Why? Because he bears the irom vr ! 1 ajreol lion nnw i rannmroncvirc uww man's hearing llie image of l-od can be a I a i a . V a,. reason mr Killing mm in any rase. . "po" 11 as reason nj mat buui . . . I f... ... -.11 ..ilia, in ill . ie proircieu, as pi mnu i 'vi riea as that of murder. A reason similar lO this IS Hiven for keepill the Sabbath, tO j lO ill IS ISglven I . r KC I which if we app.y Luther s icn.uiim,, would hind its lo keep the screnth day ol the week; '"For in six days the L ird made heaven and earth, ihe sea. and nil that in them is, and rested the seventh day." 1 ot almost all Christians idwcrvc ur pisi cay of the week. The fact is they do not lmk upon it as a reason for ke"ping thai particular day, but as a reason for keeping one day in seven, or resting a seventh portioi of the time. So in the other case, it is not a reason for the particular penalties that were inflicted in the fulfilment of the propecy, but a reason for inflicting some j penally a reason for pioteciing lhat im- j ar If a man should shed mv blood by ' striking off my arm, I do not conceive lhat j I would be bound to strike his offin return, j because vui the image ol ujq maue ne j man;" but lhat it would be a reason hy I, with others, should Ik; protected by the indicium of such punishment as WOlilJ I best conduce to lhat protection, and the good of the criminal icmembering that nc also bcars thal imaSei In mv last. I showed from Mat. v 38 30. lhat the principle of retaliation taking eye for eye, and tooth for tooth was condemned by the Gospel; that life being taken for life on ihe same principle, musi be equally opposed lo the Gospel. To this, Luther has noi deigned to rep'y. Neither has he noticed my proof from Gal. iii 13, where Paul calls capital punishment a "curse" from which Christ has delivered us. But to question the humanity of 'choking' our brother to death with a rope, and to call ihis penalty 'God-cursed' on the authority of Paul, "is unworthy the subject, unworthy a dignified opponent, and unworthy an answer" ! Weli! it is well my friend thoushl of his dignity, as it proved so convenient as a substitute for argument. OXFORD. Camden, O. Prospects of the Peach Crop. We publish below Mr. Longworth's reply to our inquii ies as to the Peach crop. It is substantially the same wilh the information we received from a gentleman in Butler county only rather more favorable. He said that a large portion nf the fine (engrafted) Peaches was cut off; but thai the natural fruit was uninjured. He also remarked that one ofthe largest Peach growers on the line of the Canal said that his were entirely cut off. Cin. Chronicle. "Mr. Mansfield: In reply to your inquii y in relation to our prospect of a peach crop, and ihe cause ol the supposed failure hack from the river, I would remark, thai I have on several occasions within the past j forty years, known our peach buds to be j killed, during the winter. The Miami j Valley, from its first settlement, has been j remarkable for pleasant weather during the I r- 1 1 i : . , . I .. - ; ' r an iiiduius, v men irt-ijuciiiiy tuiiiiuucs till Christmas. This was more common formerly, than it has been for the last fifteen or twenty years. An open, warm Fall, brings the blossom buds forward; and I have, on more occasions than one, known the entire crop destroyed, by a severe Winter following. My orchards on the Ohio, above and below the City, have, in many varieties, had a large pottion of the buds killed. Some varieties are more affected by il than others in some 10 20ths of the blossom buds are killed. In others, very few, and all will still hare more fruit than is desirable. But it is the forward buds I lhat are the largest, and produce the largest and finest fi uit. I doubt not we shall have an abundant crop on the river; but in some varieties we mtul be satisfied with what would at the East beconsideied a first-rate fruit. N. Lo.NGWonTH." C"The New Hirmony "Statesman," of March 7, contains a letter from Robert Dale Owen, dated Washington, Feb. 21. 1816. In conclusion, speaking of the late foreign news, Mr. O. writes as follows: "The additional foreign news, this morning, though of less importance, is very interesting. The Queen, in opening Parliament, expressed her determination to use every exertion to preserve peace with (is; and, what is more to the point, Lord John Russell and Sir Robert Peel concur in disapproving Mr. Packenham's course in refusing out offer of 40, without referring it to the British Government- The inference ts, lhat they are disposed to assent to that compromise, if we are still; but as our Government withdrew it, after its rejection by Packenham, it remains to be seen, whether, if it be offered now, Mr. Polk may, or may not, still deem it his duty, in defence to the action of his predecessors and to the public opinion of the world, chiefly created by that very action, to close with the offer. Ifhe does, and if we thus obtain a boundary south of that to which on a dispassionate examination of our claims, we are fairly entitled, the responsibility will naturally rest with those who first made that offer. It ought never to have been niade. It never would have been made, if those who aeted for is in the early negociations had fully understood our title; and particularly, if they had carefully examined the provisions of the Nootka Convention, a Convention put forward by England as her legitimate source of territorial right, on the North west coast. I do not assert thai we may, with justic strongly blame onr Commissioners for this lark of information. Hundreds of minds have recently been 'wbent to the examination of this subject; and their united efforts have opened to us of the present day many sources of information, which weie of difficult access in former limes. But, to say nothing of blame, it is very much to be regretted, that they were not more correctly informed. It is very doubtful whether Great Britain's commissioners (though they always took care to ask enough) were, as early as 1826 much better informed than ours "were. If they had been, I do not think they would ever have risked her whole title, as in the negotiations of that year they diJ, on a Convention lhat tells far bettet for our! claims than for hers."

Sons of Temperance.

SONS TEMPER M E W.F.BGK. l, ilhnn rrrrTr,ol-mll l"lrr my honor a, a mn, that I will neither mk-, buy, aril, nor r a, . hrtrnrr. mr Smrituou or Mill Liouar. v... CmUt." .; at .r Mi mhcri'uf,-. I prtMr r4Mlt-llr( "If O. rupatii,n , aa pr.tM r H-rnn in berun.r a i, ' brr W III iaioli. No., Sunt of I t uip rancc . (SijiM-d by a uionib. r.) form Aflplicatitn Jt VAartrr Vu o Ttn,f,T,auct. I k iiml. v. irrm 1 inhalit.a n( i.f i .. inetheOrvlrr of tbe Scn ol Irmperanrr to W calrvlntcd to rt-iid tltr bkt,in of l ota A H. tin.. ni prowlf the r-m-ral rllare ..f mankind, r,,,,,: ful,y pe..,.-, ke..m.er, and mrmb.-r.:ori,.d,.rD,. TKion, o. i.aoncoi i rmperaurr, (oho har brrtifv rmpuwurcil by the National livi-mn mi to do.) to rrant thnn a l liart.-r to t.pt-n 1 m Division, tu U- calird niiiu, N . Sum "I"! rmneranct of thr Statr uf Indiana, to bv luvatt-d in and undrr yourjnnlicti.iti. We plrdRi- oaro lra iddiTi.l.ially anil r..Urrtivr1v to br jrTO.-d by the rule and u.p , of Ordt-r'at rrrnnfd by tar National livi,iun. Km-lnwd it the Cbaru-r fir, S5. (Datr.) Thr above tbr (tim-rti-d In C. F. Clabksux F S HriMikiiUv, Kranklin County, Indiana. " Thr namt- f riellt p.noii. of rmd mni-al character and landing in sucirt;, mut be at-puidiU lo the application. 1 HGGl'UH WEEKLY MEETINGS. Indiana Division, No. I. Mum in Braokvitlr, ertr. Monday evening at 6 o'clock. I. H. GOODWIN, W. !. M. V. IUile, K. b. bnv' Klud Cu "" Tk 'Yu-dLVn- w 'p k J- n. mcRea, k. s. nr. bib. ruain isui'inti, sa. 4. M-el in N't-w Al j I.ifjy.-tt.- Div'Kinn, No. 5. Mm ii at I.ocan Cn.. !.,& riv.im. 11 oa.i IK-arborn County, ri cry Thursday eTrninr at Charles Jolly, R. S. Farrttr Division, No. 7 Mifta in Connrmjll Fayt-ttr Coctm Friday rvrniiir, at o'clock.. J. A. NELSON, w. P W . H. OlepbaNT, R. S. Wayne Diri.ion, No. S. Mrrta in Riihmnnd. VVa.n. County, rwry Wrdnt-Mlaj trriiinr, at Sn'rlurL. W. 11. SMI I 11, W. r n, W. Davis, H.S. The election for officers of the several Divisions throughout the State fo the ensuing quarter, took place the last week in March. The following i re Ihe flicer? cf the several Divisions as far as heard from. We would be glad, as il is important to know ihem, if the R. S's ofthe Divisions not beared from would report the officers elect for the current quarter to the Indiana Division No. 1, and also the time of the meeting of l!;eir Division. We shall for ward to each a copy of this No. of our paper, and hope they will attend tothe request. We are authorized lo say further that the P. W. & Ex. for the cuneni quarter has been received, and will be communicated to the several W. P"s a3 soon as they are known, and the reports ol the Divisions for the past quarter rcceivel. Indiana Division .V;. l,oJ Hrookrilk. John R. Goodwin, W. P. C. F. Clarkst.n.W. A. M. W. llaile.R. S. S. C.Shroyer, A. R. S. A. W. Sullenberger, F. S. John Pelsor. T. John A. Matson, C. W. H. Protzman, A. C. W. S. Baker, I. S. John S. Glisson, O.S. Wayne Division So. 3, of Ilichm in l W. I). Smith, W. P. David P. Holloway, W. A. Wm. J. Say re, F. S. Benj W. Davis, R. S. Miles J. Shi nn, A. R. S. Edwin Vickcrs, A. C. Theodore Park, I. S. Claudius J. Biles, O. S. Fayette Division, Xo. 7, of Cvnncisrille. J. A. Nelson, W. P. A.J.Wright, W.A. W. H. Oliphant, R. S. Wilson Limpus, A. R.S, R. H. Gordon, F. S. Jacob Huntington, T. William M. Clark, C. R. J. McCormick, A. C. Thomas Burton, I. S. Robert Bratton, O. S. 0?- Information has been received that the Chaitcr for a Grand Division for the ! State of Indiana, has been granted and the requisite documents for the organization thereof, have been forwarded to Bro. J. C. Vaughan, G. W. P. of the Slate of Ohio. The several Divisions will be informed of the time of the organizaticri, and it is expected that those who are eligible lo a seat therein, will be in attend, ance. For the American. Beech Grove Seminary, The Semi Annual examination of the Students of Beech Grove Seminary, took

place on the 20th and 27th of 3d Month (March.) , We, the undersigned, Trustees of said Seminar', do unhesitatingly recommend this Institution to any young person, who may wish to obtain a good and practical English education. The experience, arising from teaching during a period of nearly twenty years, enables the teacher (William Halchton) to communicate, with readiness, any information that may be desired, on any subject which he proposes to teach. HEKEKIAII OGDE.V, THOM AS HA WORTH, ZIBACASTERLINE, JAMES THOMAS, BENJ. BOND, JAMES LEVISTON, WM. HOLLADAY, WALTER BROWN, JAMES A. GARVER. Union Co., Ia., 3d Mo. March 27, 184f. Prodigious Liberality. Ilia Excellency Gov. Whitcomb, has actually subscribed, we presume, has positively paid the enon mous sum of two dollars, towards rearing a splendid monument to perpetuate the memory of Gen. Jackson. Was'nt that libera;.' Well, individuals am 'ungreateful! GovWhitcomb, by deserting the old Adams party, and espousing the cause of the be'0 ofthe hermitage, has filled lucrative offices, become wealthy, and b'ts gratitude amounts to $2. Dan relso gavo tho same summond Palladium.