Indiana American, Volume 15, Number 6, Brookville, Franklin County, 5 February 1847 — Page 2

FROM WASHINGTON', Co&gmsifli&l. Monday, Jan. 25. 1347. In the Senate, this morning, the Hun. James M Mason, the new senator from Virginia, elected for the unexpired term of the late Judge Pennybecker, appeared and took hU seat. After the disposal of the morning busiess, Mr. Benton made a very interesting exposition iu vindication of the President of the United States fur having proposed Ihe creation of the office of lieutenant general

The loan bill from the House was then reported from the Committee on Finance. and the chairman or the Military Com mittee having assented to a postponement of the army bill for the purpose, its imme-1 ciate consideration was, in spite of the strenuous efforts to prevent it, agreed to by the cajting vote of the Vice President? A discussion then ensued, which continued until within a few minutes of 5 o'clock, when, without any action upon the bill, the Senate adjournedla the House, a very animated debate arose, relative to a call on the Secretary of the Treasury for information, made some weeks since, but with which he had not yet been able to comply. The bill was then taken up, and discussed for sometime in Committee t.f the Whole, but without any action on it, the House adjourned. trash,. Unicn. Tuesday Jan. 26. 1S47. In the Senate, to-day, after the disposal ofthe morning business, the loan bill was taken up, and after a long and interesting oijeusion, of which we give a full report, the bill was ordered to a third reading, with two amendments the first prohibiting the hypothecation or sale of the treasury uotea issued under the act for nny sum less than the amount of such notes, including principal and interested the second directing the Secretary of the Treasury to report to Congress, at the commencement of each aescion, the amoun t of treasury notes issued under the provisions ofthe act,the amount redeemed, and how redeemed; the amount purchased, and of whom, and at what time purchased; the amount reissued, and so on. The Senate then, at a late honr.adjonrned. The House was occupied, as in Committee of the Whole, in the consideration o f the'increase of the pay of the army and bonnty bill. At 2 o'clock, the committee proceeded to vote upon the several amendments to the bill. An amendment by Mr. L. E. Homes, striking out all the original bill, except the first section, and inserting a new section providing for the pa y ment of the soldiers in certificates of stock parable in ten years at six per eent interest in lieu ol bounty land, was adopted, as also was an amendment providing that the soldiers shall be paid in gold and silver, and at the rate of ten dollars a month. Pending the action on an amendment, by Mr.Reid, the House adjourned. Union. Wednesday Jan. 27, 1847. The Senate passed the loan bill today. Mr. Cilley's revolution recommending a withdrawal of the troops was laid on the table. The ten regiment bill was then taken up, and the Senate,as iu committee of the whole, resumed its consideration. An amendment was effered by Mr. Atchison, making the proposal additional force to consist of volunteers, which the honorable gentleman supported in a speech of some length. After fsome remarks from Mr.Greene in favor of the volunteer plan, Mr Dayton made an elaborate and studied assault upon the administration, with regard to its mmagement ofthe campaign in Mexico. He was followed by Mr. Jarnagin, who had not proceeded far, when he yielded to a motion to adjourn. which, notwithstanding strenuous opposition on the part of several gentleman, prevailed, and the Senate accordingly, about Tour o'clock, adjourned. In the House a scene of great excite ment and no little confusion of which! the reporter has given as strictly accurate, an account as possioie ensued to the ui-i traduction of Mr. Schenck's joint resolution for the termination ofthe war in Mexico. The House finally refused to receive it. A joint resolution providing for the presentation of medals to the officers of who afforded such generous and timri ; succor to the officers and crew of the Somers when lost in the harbor or Vera Cruz, was reported from the Committee on Naval Affairs considered immediately and passed unanimously. The bounty bill was then taken np in committee and finally reported to the House in the substitute form submitted by Mr. Phelps. It was then passed in that form with an additional amendment submitted by Mr. Boyd, which will be found in the report. Then the naval appropriation bill was taken up and discussed in committee; the question pending being on an amendment offered by Mr. Rockwell, of Connecticut, providing forth allowance of six cents per day in lieu of the spirts to sneh persona in the naval service of the United

States a may , lect to receive that sum instead of the "grog " To this amendment Mr. DixtfBuorTrieJ an amendment discontinuing indurations altogether, and allowing tV. six cenis a day in lieu there

of. After division, the committee rosr; and pending a resolution to terminate debate upon the bill at one o'clock to-morrow, the Home adjourned. Union. Appropriation for the War. The Home of Representatives has passed the Dill appropriating $23 000.000- to be raised eith. erbvloanor the issue of treasury notes jf()r ,he pr0s,.cljon of the War. The - tnle otl ie p,,,, of the Bill stood ayes 1G6) hsy8 22- The following are Ihe name, of lhe sctiemen who voted in the negni ir; NAYS. Messrs. Abbott, Ashmun, Cranston, Culver, De!ano,Giddings,lUa. Samuel D. Hubbard, Hudson, Daniel P. King, Lewis, McGaughey, Mclltaine, Marsh, Ripley, Julius Rockwell, 'oor.Severanse. Ttuman Smith, Caleb D. Smith, Tilden, I'anct and White 22. TREASURY NOTE BILL-TEN REG IMENTRILL-WIMIIDRAWAL OF THE ARMY, &e. C arm pn deuce of the Blt Patriot Wasbihgtok, Jan. 27, 1817. The Loan and Treasury Note Bill is passed. The Senate amended It so tint Mr. Walker cannot hypothecate the Notes for a less sum than their nominal value, and the House concurred in the amendment. Then came up the Ten Regiment Bill with it string of amendments. Mr. Atchison, who is a till, modest, worthy man, made a short speech in fa. vor of his amendment, changing the char acter of the force from regulars to volunteers. Then came a speech from General Greene, of Rhode Island, who doesn't often trouble the Senate wiih remarks, like some others, when they have nothing to say. He is a very polite and popular gentleman, particularly with the ladies. After him. came an eloquent and an able speech from Mr. Dayton, who made the Administration's fur fly at a gret rate! His declaration that a Lieutenant General was ftr more neede I in the Cabinet than at the head of the Army, found a hearty response in almost every bosom present. I have not a doubt. Mr.Jarnagin spoke with marked ability also. Mr. Cor win has the floor to-morrow. A strong speech from him is anticipated. In the House there was fun not a little! After the passage of the bill to increase the pay ofthe volunteers and grant them land bounties, Mr. Shenck called up his resolutions Tor the withdrawal or the Army, &r. Oh, what an uproar it created! Thirty or forty members all on their feet and all talking at the same moment! The Speaker IufceJ as he thought that Panddanumiiim had broken loose! He madf a decision an honest one and forthwith it was appealed from, and the patty came very near reversing it for party ends, although every member must Ijave known that it was correct. Then came the changing of votes on the question of receiving Mr.Shenck's resolutions for action. Something like fifty grave members who had voted and had their names recorded, rose one after another, and had their votes changed! And that, too, for party purposes.' Great, upright and consistent legislators! The time has passed when the bids for the public printing were to have been made public snd yet they are as t sealed book to all but the knowing one! It is reported that the lowest bid was made by Gen. Roberts, of Michigan -but his proposals are said to have arrived five minutes after the time allowed for bids to be handed in had expired. This being so, it is reported that Mr. Wendell, of Albany, who put in the next lowest bid, has the best right to the printin?. But it is further stated that Mr. Isaac Hill's bid is somewhat in the way of Mr. Wendatl's, and that Mr. Hill is anxious to make a compromise, whereby he may furnish the paper, and in consequence remove his bid from the path of Mr. Wendall ! A beautiful business will be apt to be made of it yet! I perceive there are two or three errors in one of the reports of the speech of Mr. Perry, of Maryland, on the bill to increase the pay of the volunteers. One of the objections which he urged against the land grants was, that nhere the soldier died, in many instances, the heirs would not be found, consequently the lands so granted would belong to nobody. By way of illustration, he said vast amounts of land was granted by bis own State Legislature to the soldiers of the oiJ Maryland Line, which found no own ers who were the heirs of those to whom the land was granted. His own family now hHd some five or seven thousand acres of land in Maryland, which was purchased as land which had been granted to those who never claimed it! He did not say, as the report of his speech makes him say, that this land was granted by Congress. ting the war; he as for glory.and not for territory. He did not say or mean this: he said and meant that he would vigorous'y prosecute Ihe war, both for glory and territory; that is, sufficient territory to demnify us for the expenses which the war had subjected us to! I make these corrections in justice to Mr. Perry, who does not often make a speech. rOTOMAC. Jlj-Richatd F. L'Hommedieu, recently one of the proprietors of the Cincinnati Gax-tte, died at Nashville, Tenn., lately. ICjApples packed in barrels with kiln dried cut straw, will, it is laid, last a whole year. U3"A patent has been secured t ' Washington for casting ships in one solid mass of ircn.

SENATE.

Modat. Jan. 25, 1817. Aflernion Seesion. 7Vo o'clock P. M. On motion, the bill for the relief of the sufferers of the late flood vvas Uken from the files and passed. The Senate resolved itself into commit tee of the whole upon the Revenue Bill, Mr. hJmonson in the chair. jft After the bill wos read, Mr. Ellis moved that the committee rise and report the bill back, and recommend ed its passage, which was concurred in, and the bill passed. The bill in relation to the Northern di vision of the Central Canal, was taken from the files. Mr. Edmonson made a speech in oppo sition to the passage of the bill. He con tended that the lessees had forfeited their contracts by the non-payment of their rents; and even if they had not, it would be better at once to make payment to the lessees for their improvements, and to abandon the canal. By the bill, $15,000 were appropriated out of the State Treasury, for the tepairorthe canal, and in his opinion it would be just n much thrown away, as the State, instead of re alizing any thing from the canal, was annually incurring a debt to keep it up. He Knew of no benefit that would result from the passage or this bill, except that it would keep his old fiiend Brown in office; (Here all the Senators echoed the word Brown, which they have been in the constant habit of doing whenever this name was mentioned.) The Senator from Dubois was follow ed by Mr. Robin son, who replied, that the Judiciary committee had examined the matter, and the lessees had not forfeited their contract, but that Providence had seen fit by a freshet, to greatly damage tha canal, and by the terms of the con tract, by the State wit'i the lesses, she was bound to furnish them with water power, or pay damages. By this appropriation of 15,000; the canal could he complptely repaired, & the contract fulfil led on the part of the State, but if she did not she would be bound to pay damages to the amount probably of 60,000. The debate was continued by Messrs. Stewart and Ellis in the affirmative, and Messrs. Edmonson, Allison and English, in the negative, when Mr. English moved to commit the bill, with instructions to a select committee. The instructions were to strike out so much as relates to the payment of money out of the Treas ury. A call of the Senate was ordered, and the absentees sent for, when the question on commuting was taken and decided in the negative. Mr. Handy moved to re consider the vote on its 'second reading, which was lost. The question was then on the passage ofthe bill, (which also embraces a loan to the White Water Valley canal) which was decided in the affimative, ayes 23 nays 19. IIOCSB OF REPRESENTATIVES. Tuesday Morning, Jan. 28, 1847. The House met. The message of the Senate informing the House of the passage of the House bill making appropriations to repair damages on the northern part of the central canaK with amendments thereto, was read one of these amendments allows the State Treasury to loan the revenue of five counties on the canal, to the White Water canal company, for the purpose of enabling the company to make repairs, rendered necessary by the damages occasioned by the recent flood. The first and second amendments were concurred in. Mr. Meredith moved to concur in Ihe third, (being that which relates to the above loan.) Mr. Palmer moved to lay said motion on the table. Not so laid aves 25. noes 41. A lengthy discussion ensued on the motion or Mr. Meredith, between Messrs Palmer, Porter, Dunham, Secrest, Crookshank, Battell, Wolf. Balding and Meredith. The amendment or the Senate was opposed on the ground, that the financial condition of the State would not allow such a loan. The revenue from these count tes was so large that the diversion of it to the purpose contemplated by the amendment, would so materially lessen the whole revenue, that the interest contemplated to be paid by the State Debt bill, could not be met, that if we failed in that, the State would have to pay 6 per cent interest on the deficiency; that if those al ong the line of the canal had suffered, it should be recollected that as great losses had been sustained in many other portions of the State; that it was a common calamity, which the State could not relieve, & consequently, she ought not to attempt to relieve a part at the expense of the whole; that, under whatever name this advance would be made, it would prove, ultimately to be, not a loan, but an appropriation. In favor of the amendment it was contended that the Stale had an interest in the canal to the amount of nearly $1,200,000; that if the aid asked was net given the whole work was in the greatest danger or going to destruction, and thus the State would lose the tureens? sum

had invested in it;, that to grant lelief treat calamities was the duty and Dracin ti -"U government?; that the State ef Pec nsylverila had loaned large sums to city of Piltsourgh as a relief in the the cal amity which befel that city; that we 1 already granted to the sufferers by ha the en, flood, all the relfef that conldbe givby the passage of a bill allowing a reval uatlon tif their property; that under tR at bill, the lands In tire White Water V alley would become far more depreciated , if aid was not given in the manner P posed; that this was a loan, and not a. gift Mr r. Meredith spoke especially in reference to Wayne county ,lhtt she paid Into the treasury the twenty-sixth part of the revenue, and never had slit been fav orcc d by having a single shovel of dirt th row n m her limits at the expense of the State, , but most cheerfully had she endu red heavy taxation for the benefit.ofothceuuties.that now having lost piillions property,and the canal, constructed by er of h er citiiens, ruined, she asked that the revenue of one year (1846) might be loan ed to this canal, for five years, at 6 per interest, bond and secuiitv beinff oivrn to th e satisfaction of the Treasurer of Slate. Will this now be denied to her? The question then being on concurring the amendment of the Senate, it was in decided in tin Affirmative, ayes 41, noes 31. A message was receive from the Senate informing the House that it had re ceded from its amendments to the State Debt bill amendmenis.to which the House had refused to concur and concurred in the one made by the House. So that bill has passed both Houses, and will be a law. The House proceeded to the consideration of the amendments made by the Senate to the specific appropriation bill, and concurred therein, except to one, pending which. The House adjourned. The House had appropriate action on all the business before il,proceeded to the consideration of matters and things ' in general, in a most promiscuous order. The gentleman from was called to the chatr.and upon taking it was greeted with all sorts of acclamation, accompanied by divers showers of paper balls. These honors ha received with characteristic humbleness, for conscious that such honors cannot more highly elevate him, he receives them as a truly lofty man should. The business before the House then progressed with amazing rapidity, bills read three several times in no time, and a doaen of them voted upon at the same time. But as such duties required labor on the part of the chairman, not long to be endured,he was succeeded by a member, who in most appropriate Low Dutch returned his acknwledgmenls to the house for the honor conferred. Now faster grew the fun and mirth, until confusion reigned supreme, and the Reporter unable to distinguish one sound from another, ceased from his labors Gen. Don Pedro de Ampudia. A letter from Monterey gives the following des cription of Ampudia:" had occasion to go on a matter of business with several of our officers, to call on Gen. Ampudia: we found his quarters finely furnished, his ta bles loaded with fruit, wine and cigars, while in an adjoining apartment were seen several women gaudily dressed. On our presentation to him ha merely bowed, standing with his hands in his breeches, with a white jacket on, and an unlit cigar in his mouth, and asked what we wanted, without even extend inr to lis tho rnnrla. sy of a seat, much less to partake of the viands on his sumptuons table. He was eviaentiy drunk, and no doubt had been, from appearance, beastly so, the night before. He is a large man, of full six reet, inclined to corpulency.with little, shrewd, cunning black eyes, indicative of deceit, intrigue and libertinism; he wore an imperial, with a tuft of beard on his chin. There was nothing in hi manners nrenna. sessing or pleasing, but, on the contrary, you oecome disgusted wnu the man, and feel he is a villain, a tyrant and a coward. And ih's great Mexican General. I m confidently told, was once a common urayman in tne streets of Havana." ".4 Sad Mistake." ihe Dayton (O.) Transcript, styes as a "sad mistake," a most reckless aspersion of character. The circumstances are these, as condens ed from the details of the Transcript: Some ti me last spring. Messrs. Chambers & Harris, of Dayt an, wrote to a corres pondent at Springfield, Ohio, enclosing $200. The money was not received by the correspondent in Springfield : whereupon, Messrs, Chambers & Harris accused the Clerk in the Post Office, to whom they had delivered the letter, (Mr. V. B. Howard,) with purloining it. Mr. How ard was a " very worthy young man," of irreproachable character, and very sensitive. On being informed that he was thus suspected and accused, he instantly re signed his post, saying that the Post office was thereafter no place for him. He forthwith volunteered for Mexico left the city for the Rio Grande with the Ohio troopt-and being of feeble constitution, took sick on the march rrom Mataraoros toCamargo, and died. On last Tuesday week the letter with the money it contained was returned to the Dayton Post Office from the dead let ter office at Washington.

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AMERICAN.

imooRVlLLE, IXD I A N A . FRIDAY, FEB. & Supreme Bench. The Legislature has again adjourned, and our Supreme Dench is temporarily Tilled. Whitcomb, with his cold and tyrannical disregard of public will or public interests, still perseveres in his unjustifiable course. And our Supreme Court, which should stand entirely above all personal er party bickering and strife, is made the small change for political chicanery, the apple of personal reward and the tlilello of personal vengeance. Our people no longer look upon it with respect, nor turn their eyes to it as a last hope of redreu for their wrongs. The Bench is now filled with Isaac Blackford, Samuel Perkins ai.d Dr. Smith the latter having been appointed by the Governor since the adjournment of the Legislature. Of Blackford, it appears almost wrong to speak. He has been good judge. ut his day is past. We should respect m for his long and faithful services. In is, no one shall surpass us. But our uty to the ptetenl and future requires of s to speak of him as a superanuated old man. His energies have failed with decaying nature. His health, from long and close application, is feeble, and with the decay of the organs through which .he mind operates, his intellect is failing. There is an evident falling off in his reports, and we are told he is sadly behind n his part of the labors. We are not ex actly posted up in all the doings of the Supreme Court, but are informed that it is the practice for the Court in Secret Session to examine the causes, make de cisions, and then apportion out among the judges the cases to be written out. And, although Blackford hat had no more than bis portion, we are told he is 150 cases behind cases that have been deci ded by th e Court; and the parties in them are tuffering, wailing for him to write out the opinions ef the Court. Bui instead of attending to this, he is writing, print ing, and publishing books to make money.'! Under these circumstances, we will speak though every person or pi ess in the State keep silence. Judge Perkins is the best man on the Bench. He has ihe strength of body and disposition to apply himself to the arduous labors of his station. Age and disease have not impaired his constitution or his intellect. And, although the public had no confidence in his ability as a judge, yet, we are informed,' ho has sustained himself beyond the expectation of his friends. But his legal ability has not been tested yet. The populace can give a man fame, which can never stand before the rigid, and searching scrutiny of legal commentators. In a Supreme Judge there is no chance for him to sustain his reputation by superficial floss, or thejraise of a confiding constituency. We do not presume Judge Perkins claims to be equal in legal abilility to many of the bar ofthe state ; we have the confidence in him to believe that he would readily yield supe riority to Judge Elliott or Judge Dunn, the two White Water Circuit Judge?. In fact, we are free to say, we never have had, and we ne vcr expect to have, so long as Insidious Cutsvell is onr Governor, as able men on the Supreme Bench of our State as the President Judges of the two Circuits on the White Water. Dr. Smith is unknown to fame, except so much as he ha acquired by the revolutionary acts of our cold hearted and tyrannical Governor, and the firmness of our Senate. Dr. Smith, about a year since, was dis entombed by Whitcomb from among the pili boxes of Brandreth.jars of No. 6. and drawers of Radix lid of some apothecary's shop in New Albany, and nominated to tne feenate for Supreme Judge. He was rejected. So soon as the Legislature adjourned, Whitcomb, knowing his acts were to pass before the people at the com mg August election, and to avoid the re sponsibilily of this act, he rearDointed Judge Dewey, thus lulling the storm which otherwise would have been raised. But this winter again, after waiting until near the close of the Session, he airain nominated Dr. Smith. The Senate ao.vn rejected him. The Governor nominated a him a third time, but dated his nomina tion 1816 instead of 1847. The Senate immediately passed a resolution unanim ously, informing the Governor that he had made a mistake in the name and date of his last nominal;on. He again nominated Smith, informing the Senate that he had cnangea tne date but not tbe name. This time, we are told, the rejection was so ex pressive as to deter the Governor from offering further insults to the Senate. A nd yet, after this oft-repeated exDrminn Whitcomb, black and heartless, places Dr. amitn upon the Supreme BencrT Is this Republic, or is it a Despotism ? A Turnpike meeting took place at the Court house on Tuesday last.' It i.the firs time we have ever seen any demonstrations upon the subject sufficient to convince us that any thin would b done. We new believe that the people are able and willing, if the right direction can be given to their wishes.

. WHITE WATER CANAL. "We understand that John W. Hilt declines serving the White Water Canal Company as Secretary at the reduced salary of $600. The Company, as well as Slates, or Corporations never gain anything by reducing salaries so as to drive the best men into private life. The Company have elected John Newman as President at a salary of $1000. He is a good man, none more worthy of confidence and esteem none more safe and competent in ordinary limes. But he is not the man for the present crisis. He is not the man to galvanize the dead carcase, and infuse life, energy and success into the peopie aid resources of this great Valley. It needs a master spirit, and almost superhuman power to inspire, collect the means, and carry through this great work. The hoard has been in session at Conneraville this week. We have been patiently waiting the result of their deliberations. We wish to know their plans and prospects. Let them prepare, and we are at least ready to blsv for them. At present we know not what to say. The canal must be repaired ; but when or how, we leave to those appointed

for that purpose. Those whe shoulder this vast undertaking .will have all our sympathy, for it is no common task. John D. Hovland, Esq. was, on Mondsy last, appointed by the Court, Prosecuting Attorney for this term of the Circuit Court. Fatal Disease. W learn that the Black tongue or putrid sore throat has proved fatal in several cases in and near Laurel, within the last ten days, by which that com man ity has been deprived of some of its best citizens. Among the number are Urban Edgerton, Esq , James Bckofleld, and Geo. Smith. Gen. Taylor's Letter. On onr first page will be found the frank and fearless letter of Gen. Taylor. Like Clay's mouth, it speaks for itself. He alike disregards the cannon of the enemies of his country and the denunciations of a eorrupt and wicked administration: The letter is all right; but we doubt the propriety of publishing that part in relation to the future operations of our Army. Our public newspapers are read by Mexicans, and it will give Santa Anna some knowledge of our intended movements. We presume the letter was written to Gen. Gaines, and by him given to tbe public. We do believe it was not intended for the pnblie eye. Its publication has created considerable excitement at Washington, and there r rumors that he has been called home. We hope not. We never wish to see Ihe excitement and revolution that will be enacted if our corrupt and vacillating administration attempts to disgrace that brave and honest man. The people of this country will never suffer such Injustice and wrong. The administration had "bet ter let It be." Ilarrison.-Bj reference to our adver tising columns it will be seen that our friend Gerard is back to his old tavern stand in Harrison. And, although he al ways kept a good house; he his so much improved his premises that his old friends scarcely know him. He has repaired his house thoroughly purchased new furni ture, new beds and, being real demo crat, he has furnished bis bouse with su perior foreign carpels, he has washed his face, put on a clean shirt, read Ches terfield ; and, bow the traveler, with him, will feel comfortable and at home. This is some consolation in the loss of the ca nal-if we now have te travel ur intol erable roads, we know where to get a night's comfortable repose and refreehi ment. We regret that Mr. Gerard should deem it necessary or proper to keep a bar in his establishment. We hope be wil think seriously of it, and that bis better judgment will prevail. J. C. Vaughan,xvc are informed, has retired from the CincinnaliGazette estab lishment. We know not his present res idence or future engagements. It is said by some that he has removed to N. York. Let his residence be where it will, he has endeared himself to this coromnnity, so that he will carry with him the best wish es of many loving friends. The news of his future health and prosperity will find many responsive hearts in our village. WHITE WATER CANAL. The Legislature, before its adjourn ment, passed a law loaning to the White Water Canal ihe State revenue of the counties of Franklin, Fayette, Wayne, Rush and Henry, amounting, in all, to about S50 000. This would have put in the hands of the company sufficient ready means to have insured a speedy repair of tbe canal. But Whitcomb put the bill in his pocket and refused to return it either with or without his signature. The Legislature hiving adjourned before the elapse of five days, Ihe. bill is defeated. Of this act, it is useless (a speak. There has been one n2, continued and bitter curse uttered :'icm the whole length and breadth of this -Valley, by both parties, upon that tyTinical scoundrel and vil lainous dcspot-JAMES WHITCOMB ! His acts forbid ccr respecting him as a

private man, or as He executive.

Foreitn Haws.

Theew. ff0m Turkey i, of the distressing character, as to th. NpCj ans. The bufr-he.y of thi. innfW;... people has teen continued during the Fe riod intervening sir.ee the steamer pretj. ous to the Hibernia left Liverpool. Mar Yohannan, the venerable rti.i,and Patriarch of lhe Nestorians. who ie. iled the United States a few years since was captured by the butcher Bedohan But, and impaled alive. This event err ates a universal sensation of horror in N York, Boston, and other eastern cine where the Bisjiop is well remembered by the religious community. The pastors who were taken by their inveterate enemies, had oil peured over their bodies and were then roasted 1iv before s!ow fires amid the jeers, yells and other hellish demonstrations of delizht on the part of their Mahommedan persecu tors. Sixty-seven villages have been laid waste by them, and no less than eight hundred persons put to death by the worst tortures that inhumanity could devise. ISeither men. women, nor children, nor helpless infants, were spared by Ihe demons in human form. Some were burnt. others impaled, cut to pieces, stabbed and put o death in every vaiiety of form. France has authorised lhe admission of American corn when carried to her ports in British vessels. Parliament had been proiogued by the Qoeen fwrn the 12th of Jan. to the 19ih. at which time it was to assemble again. The weather in England had turned out and continued to be uncommonly seseVCre. EC The Circuit Court has been in sersion since Monday Judge Dunn presiJ. ing. The business is of little consequence, except probably some casas which will elicit evidence calculated to gratify a vi tiated taste, and create a subject for neigh borhood scandal. The Court will probably be in session near three weeks. Since the election of Judge Dunn the county of Rush has been added to this District. There have been in attendance, besida our own lawyers, C. H. Test of Centreville, S. W. Parker of Connersville, John Ryman of Larenceburgh,and J. S. Scobey of Greensburgh. jpser, the widow of the late Governor Bigger, has been elected assistant Superintnndant of our Stale Deaf and Dumb Asylum. It is a good selection. Hosea Cook, who was sent to the Penitentiary for life from this county for tbe murder of Champ, died on the second of 9ctober last. So ends that sad scene. Dr. Pier, who was sent from Liberty, is still serving his country at Jefferfonville. He was for a long lime employed in the hospital, but he became impudent and enroanageable , and he has teen put to hard labor. The Butler Bill finally passed the Legislature, and was signed by the Governor, in the shape desired by our bond holders. We do not know the exact features of it, but we are disposed to believe it is a most corrupt and iniquitous concern. But we will not condemn it, until we are more fully acquainted with its provisions. Porfc at our last advices was 4,35 at Cincinnati. Flour too was on the advance, but then foreign demands are not always to be relied on; CANAL MEETING. On Tuesday evening last, after the aljournment of lhe Turnpike meeting those present organized to give some expression relative lo our Senator and Representatives, and the action of lhe Governor on lhe loan to the White Water Canal Company. A resolution was introduce! censuring the Governor for retaining the bill, which was warmly discussed by Messrs. Ryman, Barry, Howland, Jones, Kilgore, &c. when the meeting adjourned until the next evening. On Wednesday evening the meeting was addressed by Messrs. Rymau, Park er, Jones, Farquhar, and the resolutions having been amended, were unanimously adopted, as follows: Resolved, That the thanks of this meet"-ing-be rendered to Dr. Geo. Berry our Senator, and Dr. F.. D. Crookshank and Spencer Wiley our Representatives in the Legislature, for their successful exertions in obtaining the passage of a law authori zing a loan of 50,000 from the" State to White Water Valley Canal Company, to repair the damage done to the Canal by the recent disastrous freshet. Resolved, That James Whitcomb, Gov ernor of the State of Indiana, in his unustiflable and uncalled for refusal to re turn to the House, whence it originated, that it might become a law, the act of lhe present session of the Legislature, authorizing a loan to the White Water Canal Company of an amount of cash means equal to the present year's State revenue, arisnig from the five counties contiguous thereto and to enable them to make the repairs occasioned by the late disastrous flood merits our unqualified disapprobation and severe condemnation ! ! ! And the proceedings were ordered to

be published.. .