Indiana American, Volume 15, Number 31, Brookville, Franklin County, 30 July 1847 — Page 1

IMDIAMA

OUR COUSTBT OCR COCKTRy's INTERESTS A KD OCR COCKTRT'a rHIENDS. BY C. F. CLARKSON. BItOOKVILLE, INDIANA, FRIDAY, JULY 30, 1847. VOL. XV NO. 31.

THE TIMES.

Fri tt rtrtaillrt InttllfgtfKxr. Important-Cravens Declined. Versailles. July 20, 117. P. A. Hackikmah, Esq ; Hear Sir: Will you do me the favor to give me, in writing1, the positions taken by you in jour public speeches on yesterday at Milan, and on to day at this place, in re'ersnce to the war, and the ex'ention of slarery,tbat I may examine them carefully! Very respect fully. J. tl. CRAVENS. Versailles, July 20. 1?47.

J. H. Cravens, Esq ; Sir Your note

mt this date baa been received, and tn an

wer to your request 1 will say the post-

lions assumed by me at Milan and this p'ace did not differ from ihnee taken by we in my public speeches in other portions

uftbe district. In my support of measreato brirp the existing war with Mexi

co to a speedy and an honorable terminatien, should I be elected to Congress, I

shall te merfieS hr ,bB Circumstances

ered flowers hung upon Ms hand, who I

ws io nave oeen confirmed In the church the Sabbath after he died-fit witness cf such a scene. Around the room were suspended a number of family pictures, and urannj them the portrait of abe'oved daughter, wlio died some tears ago. in the tnnmplis of that faith which her noble father was now sbnnt to embrace; and the picture of the late lost son, w ho Tell at the battle field of Buena Vista. Could these silent lookers on at the scene about transpiring, have spoken from the marble and the canvass, they would heartily hare approved the act, which dedicated the great man to God. There was a deep emotion pervading that small assembly, at the recital tinder such circumstances, of the sublime ordinal of the church, and ever heart thrilled with a solemn joy, when the merciful and glorious covenant was sealed, 'in the name ofthe Father, and of the Son. and of the Holy Ghost." "This act will be publicly ratified at the

visitation of the Bishop, on the 3d Sunday

wu.ch may surround the country at the jn juIy in ,he Apostolic rite of Confirm time, having regard, in all my action on r

that subject, to what I may believe to be the withes end opinions of the Whigs of

mv district. In regard to the extention ot

slavery, it will be my pleasure, in the eveat of my election, to set with the Wbig nambers from the free States in support of the "Wilmot Proviso," and for applying its principles to any territory the United 8tates may propose to acquire I yreter.t the po nihility tf its txlensian to new ttrrittry. Yours, truly, &c., P. A. HACKLEMAN. Mr. Root You will please publish in

the Intellippncer." the enclosed note from me to Mr. Hackleman. and his reply. There is so much lest difference between Mr. Hackleman and myself, than there is bet wren us and Mr Robinson, the Democratic candidate, that I h.-.ve determined to, and do hereby, withdraw my name from the canvass aa a cndidMe for Congress, end will vote for Mr. Ilckliman. I do this because I am unwilling to lard in th way, and therehy prevent the anion and harmony of all the elements of opposition to this pro slavery tdninislrxtion. Respectfully. J. II. CRAVENS. Marior, July 22d, 1?47.

A letter In the Southerner, dated Fay

ette, C. II. Va., June 26. states that "pood, uncleared land can be purched for $150

per acre;" that "there are thousands of

acres of unimproved land in this and the

adjoining counties for sale." We kne w Virginia was behind the times in almost

every thing, but we were not aware she

was so far in the "back woods" as that

A few hunired Yankees from the New

England States, would make her hoary

forests fall like leaves before the frosts of

autumn. We are clad to hear that many

are dropping in there. "Old Virginia" bears about her the qualities of a time honored matron. We cherish her for having nursed the patriarchs ofthe tevoluiion, and we would fain shut out the conviction that many younger sisters are now throwing her into the background. Why is this? Sooner or later will her sons become acquainted with the problem. It will be found to exist in the comparative rewards of free and slave labor. Ind. Jour.

sure of this being the case, one came to1 ery other branch of business will feel Akotber Letter from tee Oaaicther bedside with the candle in his hand, I this reduction. All this while the require- il Jack Dawkiko. The National Intelliand the other with hi knife. Rii lent ments of eovernment w ill continue, and veneer of this mom:r.r says: It was

sucn perfect command over herself, as not 'he buyers of the late loan will be forced

io betray in her countenance any sign

inai me wns conscious of what was going

on. The candle was passed close to her

into a falling market with their stock. It

is easy to see the result. It is easy to see that their stock must go down to 90,

pyes; the knife was drawn across close to' perhaps to 60. The country will share

Revival or Ladies' Pockets. The sudden heat of the weather in Paris, this aeason, has confirmed a fashion of which few venturesome ladies set the example last eummer, viz: a loose wrapper for the

street, made something like a gentleman's

dressing sown The addition this year, however, is in the matter of pockets, and

they are placed on the hip a la Iartglon

o named after the heroine of the follow.

ing incidenl: An English lady, of great beauty, walking in m public promenade, was attacked by a huge dog. who bit her severely on the hip. The owner of he dog being very insolent at the same time, the lady determined to prosecute him to the full extent of the law. On the trial, the opposite counsel assailed Madame Langlonfor her vindictiveness in seekina uch large amends for what was, in fact, nothing but the scratch of a dog's paw in Jumping upon her. The case coming to something of a stand still for lack of evidence as to the extent of the injury, the beautiful plaintiff suddenly arose and offered to show the wound to the court.

"We have been informed that a cotton manufactory at Columbus, Ga., has, within the last three years, cleared one hundred and fifty percent, upon its capital, and that its nett profits during the last twelve months, amounted to sixty five per cent., and other factories have been doing a very successful business. Il'e trust the

1 1 (ay rapittty approaching- when a large , ! portion ofthe cotton crop ofthe South vilt

oe exported in the shape of cotton cloth." The above is an extract from an editorial in the Charleston Mercury, the Calhoun organ of the South, the zealous enemy of protection. It shows the gratifying change that is gradually taking place in ihe minds of southern statesmen. The true policy of the people of this country

is to feed and clothe themselves first, and, with what they have to spare over and above this, supply the deficiency of foreigners. In this operation the "penny saved is a penny earned." Ind. Jour.

THE SOLDIER'S WIFE. A THRILLING SKETCH. One of the most striking cases of pres

There was a general stir of curiosity a- enceof mind and self possession ever re-

mons the spectators, and judge, witnesses,

and counsel, leaned involuntarily forward, eager to see the new lipht thrown upon the case, when Madame Langton produced a pair of scissors, and cutting a hole through what intervened between the court and the damage in question, showed the marke of the dog's teeth upon such skin as is only native to unsunned England. Heavy damages were imm ediately awarded, and the pockets, founded upon the incident, are buttoned with short scallops like a dog's teeth, and eeograpbized, at nearly as could be ascertained, over the exact locality of the Laneton injury. Home Journal.

THE BAPTISM OF HENRY CLAY. Something moie than a little, and a little more than the truth, has found its way Into the newspapers, about the late baptism of Mr. Ciav. A paragraph copied Into our own paper represented it as hav

ing been by immersion, in one of the bean

corded, came to light in trial which look

place some years since in Ireland. A woman travelling along a road to join her

husband, who was a soldier, and quartered at Alhlone, was joined by a pedlar who

was going the same way. They entered

into a conversation during a walk of some hours: but as the day began to wane, they

agreed that they should stop for the night

at some house of entertainment, and pur sue their pedestrian journey the next day

They reached an humble inn, situated in a

lonely spot by the road side; and, ratified after a long day's walk, they were glad to find themselves under the shelter of a roof. Having refreshed themselves with the substantial siippei before them, they expressed a wish silently to retire. They were shone into the traveller's room, and went to rest in their respective beds. The pedlar, before retiring, had called the landlord aide, and given into his keeping the pack which he hal unstrapped from

his back, till morning, telling him that it

her throat; she never winced, or showed

by any movement of feature or limb, that a -

sne apprehended danger. So ihe men whispered that she was soundly asleep, that nothing was to be reared from her, and went out ol the room, removing the sack which contained the body of the murdered man. How long must the night of horror have seemed to that poor lone woman? How frightful was tl.e stillness and darkness. The presence of mind which had so astonishingly enabled her to act a part to which she owed her life, sustained her all through the trying scenes which she had yet l pass. She did not hurry from her room at an unusually early hour; but waited till she had heard all the family astir for some lime. She then went down, and said she believed she had overslept herself, in consequence of being greatly tired. She asked where the pedlar was, and was told that he was in too great a hurry to wait for her, but that he had left

a sixpence to pay for her breakfast. She sat down composedly to that meal, and forced hersell to partake with apparent appetite ofthe food set before her. She appeared unconscious of the eyes which, with deep scrutiny, were fixed upon her. When the meal was over; she took leave ofthe family, and went on her

way, without the least appearance of discomposure or mistrust. She had proceeded but a short way when she was joined by two strapping looking women; one look was sufficient to convince her that they were the young men; and one tho't, to assure her that she was yet in their power, and on the very verge of destruction. They walked by her side, entered into conversation, asked her where she was going, and told her their road lay the same way; they questioned her as to where she had lodged the night before, and made most minute inquiries about the family inhabiting the house of entertainment. Her answers were quite unembarrassed; she said the people of the house appeared to be decent and civil, oud had treated her very well. For two hours the yung men continued

by her side, conversing with her, and

watching with the most scrmini.ins gln-

ces, any change in her countenance, and

asking questions which, had she not been fully self possessed, might have put her

off her guard. It was not until her dread

ed companions had left her, and t.ll she saw her husband coming along the road to

meet her, that she lost her self command, which she had so successfully exercised,

and throwing herself into his arms, fainted away.

A letter from Vera Cruz, dated June

29th. says: "Lieut. MerrifHJ, of Capt.

Ford's company of Indiana Dragoons, this morning blew his brains out with a pistol, at the camp near the city. No one can tell what impelled him to the foolish deed.

He was in town last night, in perfectly

good spirits, and no suspicion was enter

tained that any thing was wrong with him. He was temporarily attached to Duperu'e command. The Governor has ordered him to be buried this afternoon at the camp, without any military honors whatever." Ind. Jour.

in the alarm of falling prices. Debts con

tracted at high prices will not cannot be paid. Forced sales of property will become the order of the day, and failures on evcrv aide will characterize Ihe

times. A failure of the buyers, of the loan, Io pay it would only increase the panic, and Mt. Folk will find himself in a worse strait than Mr. Van Buren e'id, in 1837. The most shrewd observers aie looking confidently to the issue we have here endeavored to point out, as awaiting us; and they who have means are already begin

ning to husband them, not only in this

city, but in the great marts to the north and east, and south and west. Troubles, we repent, ate ahead. Let every man look to his position."

LAFAYETTE

A pretty good idoa of the amount of

business done at the thriving town of Lafayette, may be gathered from the annexed table of the imports and exports at the town by canal, for one week. It is taken from tne Tippecanoe Journal of the lGih:

Exports. Corn, bush. Wheat. Flour, br Is. Lard, lbs. Pork, brls. Merchant! ise, lbs. Wool, lbs. Miscellaneous, lbs. Whiskey, brls. Bacon, lbs. Staves & Hoop Poles, lbs. IMPORTS. Merchandise, lbs. Sugar, molasses, &c.,ibs. Lumber & Shingles Iron, nails, & castings, lbs. Miscellaneous, lbs. Salerattts, lbs. Salt, brls. Stone, perch. Marble, lbs. Wheat, bush. Whiskey, brls. Rigs, lls. Water Lime, lbs. Wood, cords.

with real satisfaction that we reeng.ised again, yesterday, irriorg our Jetteis from

the Post Office, the hard-writing of our friend Major Jack Dovnirg. His personal associations, as onr readers know, have always been wiih those who have made il a mortal flflVree in us even to the extent of denouncing it as moral treason that we have not always approved of their principles or their measures; but some how or other, our feelings have always yeanred to the Major. There is such a transparent honesty in all thoughts, and such a kindliness of heart perceptible in all his motion, that we would rather at any time receive even a rebuke from him

than the praise of some folks. If it be a pleasure (o us, as it is, Io be able to differ

from public men; to canvass their meas

ures, and even to censure them, where

as much mistaken as yon was when you sent old Rough and Ready into Mexico. Have you forgot how they took the old Genera! into Cambridge College and made a Doctor of biml Who cares for that? says tbs Colonel, says he, laming up his nose, Dida'i the Democrats and Capt. Fynders take me into Tammany Hall and make a Tammany cf me? No, o, Major Dowsing, it's no use for yon. to arge the pint against ay popularly, for I've got eyes and I can see, and I tell you, and I want yon to mark my words, I tell you, I'm more popular with the whole people than ever old Hickory was in all hie life. He was very popular with the Democratic party, but I'm fully persnaded he hadn't such a hold upon the affections t.f the whole people as I have. Here the President got up and walked about the floor, and seemed in a deep

study for as murh as five minutes. At

censure is deserved, without cheerishing last, says he.' Major. I missed a figure In

anything like personal malice towards rny speech there at Baltimore t'other day. them, the reader may imagine what 1 1 see it now, and I dont exactly know how

60,203 8,833 1,337 199,223 ,844 3,297 6,801 SS.9S3 97 10.1S3 11, 9 JO

71.179 20 721 G1G07 70,303 22 4G3 1.222 1,323 78 3,570 56 7 1.717 16.610 ,100

value we place upon the correspondence of a true hearted-man like Major Downing, who had not suffered his friendship for us to be sundered, or

to get over il.

How so? says I. Why,says he, lought not to have said.

right up and down, pint blank, that 1

even shiken, by the many differences of j should retire when this term was up. I

opinion about men and measures that have

grown up between us for the last tweuy years. We are right glad to un-lerstand, from what he says at the close ofthe following letter, that is not the last we may expect from the Major. DOWNINGVILLE, aray down East, in the State of Maine, July 6, 1847. Mr. Gales and Seaton: My Dear Old Friends: My letter to you on board the steamboat on Long Island Sound was Cut

oil so siiort by the nell's ringing for us

should only talked about my desire to retire lo private life. I was too hasty, and committed myself loo soon. There never was a better chance for any body to be elected than there is for ma now, if I, hadn't made that unfortunate remark. Jackson stood twice, and Jefferson stood twice, and I suppose :t is rea'ly my duty to serve my country as longasthey did. But if I should unJertake to run ajain, I suppose they would be throwing that Boltimore speech in my teeth. Well now, says I, Colonel, can't yon

Veto Fire Jrm.We witnessed some ex pcriments cn Saturday, mada with a new piece of musketry we had almost saiil ordance recently completed at the United States Armory, in this town, got up as an experiemeiu by Maj Ripley, from a model prepared by Mr. Syrus Ruck-

land, the skillful Master machinist or the Armory. It is called a Wall Rifle, and is the first piece of the kind ever manufactured in the United States. The length of the barrel is 3G inches, calibrei in; Ciameterattha breech, 21 in.; diameter at the muzzle, 1J n-. weight of barrel 30 lbs., and of ihe whole piece, about 33 lbs. The charge of powder was 173 grains, and the weight of the balls or slugs, 21 oz. A Piece of canvass, 7i by 8i feel, with

the center 14 inches

in diameter, was pierced by the balls at a distance of half a mile, 21 times in 24.

three of them piercing the ring in Hie centre. The Rifle is designed for light mounting upon a wall or parapet, or even upon the back of a horse or mule, whence

The Washington Union estimates the "tight an lormiaau.B

American for,es upon the Rio G.ande, ! me straggling troops or ready for a march upon San Luis, at about j parties of an enemy.-Spnntrfeld (.Uass )

10 000. The fact of there being but 2.000

tnere, puzzled every body, until il was ascertained, that, in the Union's estimate. "Old Zar k" himself was put down as equal to 8000, which fills out the number exactly Ind. Jour.

ODD FELLOWS. The Grand Lodge hold its session in Indianapolis Usl week and, from what

we can hear, they had a good lime of it.

tifol ponds of his family estate, Mr. C. in

sitting that the ceremonial should oe oi ; contained a considerable amount or monthis description. But this account we find I eyt nnd much valuable property. They also to have been erroneous. The Epis- were not long in bed before the pedlar fell copal Recorder (Philadelphia) of July the j jni a i0und sleep; but the poor woman.

10th, contains a letter from a cotrespon-i perhaps from over fatigue, or from tho is dentin Lexington, giving an account of' cf seeing her husband the next day, lay

the occurrence from which we mike the

subjoined extract: InJ. Jour. "He has at length consecrated his great powers lo God. He was baptised in the little parlor at Ashland, on Tuesday afternoon the 22d inst , together with one of his daughters in law, (the other being already a member of the church.) and her four children, by the Rev. EJward F. Berkley. Rector of Christ Church, Lexington. The baptism was administered privately, for the reason, that the congregation of Christ Church, are replacing their old with a new edifice, now in rapid progress of erection, and are not iuttably situated for the moat solemn and decent administration of this rite in public. When the minister entered the room on this deeply solemn and interesting occasion, the smal! assembly, consisting of the Immediate family, a few family connexions, and the clergyman's wife, rote up.

In the middle of the room stood a large

centre table, on which was placed, filled

with water, the magnificent cut glass vase, presented to Mr. Clay by eome gentlemen of Wheeling. On one aide of the room

hung the large picture of the family of

Washington, himself an Episcopalian by

birth, by education, and a devout commu

nicant ofthe church; and Immediately op

posite, on a side table stood a bust of the

laicsnteJ Harrison, with chaplet of with

awake.

A couple of bouts might have passed.

when she saw the door gently open, and

a person slowly enter, holding a light,

hich he screened with his hand. She

instantly recognized in him ons ofthe

young men she had seen belo son to

the landlord. He advanced with stealthy ( step to the bedside of the pedlar, and

watched him for a few teconds. He then went out, end entered with his brother

and father, who held in his hand a large

pewter basin. They went on tiptoe to

the bedside, where the pedlar lay in a

deep sleep.

One ofthe young men drew out a knife,

and, while the father held the basin so as to receive the blood, he cut the poor victim's throat from ear to ear. 'A slight, half audible groan, and all was still, save

the cautious movements of the party engaged in the fatal deed. They had brn't in with them a large sack, into which they thrust the unresisting body. The poor woman lay silently in her bed, fearing her turn would coma next. She heard low mutterings among the men, from which she soon gathered that they were debating whether they should murder her too, as they feared she might have it in her power to betray them. One of them said he was sure she was

fast asleep, and there was no occasion to trouble themselves more: but. to make

Breakers Ahead. The following well timed remarks from the National Whig sre worthy of attentive consideration. We believe that some cause of apprehension exists. It need not alarm anv one.

but may serve to make the prudent more

prukent, and check the wild adventurous spirit of such as are not prudent. Eaton Register. "Troubles Ahead Every man of ordinary observation must see that troubles are ahead; that a financial crisis awaits our country. more terrible than any which has yet befallen it. We are in the midst of a war whose end no man can see, and whose expenditures have already exceeded, if summed up this day, one hundred and fifty millions of dollars. We have cut down the sources of revenue, by lowering

the tax Uws to a peace establishment of

not twenty millions a year. e are now

carrying on the government, and the war,

by means of a loan of twenty millions, which has been sold at and over par, to two or three individuals who have not yet paid up, and who have no means of paying it, except by the sale of the stock in advance. The prices of bread stuffs are dail? and hourly falling from the highest

to the lowest rates, carrying with them thousands of buyers, and sinking millions of dollars invested at ihe late enormous markets. The disturbances in trade, occasioned by the revulsion of ihe prices of bread stuffs alone, would be sufficient to cause universal distress; but when combined with the war demand for money, which, instead of decreasing increases every day, their affects cannot be estimated with any certainty. They will be felt in every branch of business. The war has been upon us long enough to consult. We predict. that in less than sixty days the beginnings of trouble will show

themselves, if not before. The farmer will find himself cut off from high prices

for his produce, owing to the abundant)

European and American harvest; atii ev

the current term, to-wir. John Green, Logansport, G. Master. Job B. Eldridge, D. G.M. S. C. Metedith. Centreville, G. W. Laz trus Noble, Centreville, G. S?cv. J. B. McChesney. Indianapolis, G. Tres J. P. Chapman, Indianapolis, G. Rep 10 G. L. of the U. S.

H. J. Cmiff, Lafayette, G. Marshal

G. R. Warren, Laurel, G. Con. E. Ple, Indianapolis, G. G, J. Kelley, " G. Mess.

A few weeks ago, the Locofoco papers of this State, and the candidates for Con gross of tint psrly, declared that the high prices of flour and was the consequence ofthe free trade tasi ff of 1S10. Now,

! will they be so good as to inform the

people why it is that four and wiieat have again become low? We pause lor an answer. Ind Siate Jour.

to get ready logo ashore, that I didn'ij'ee 3r'nr wv out 01 ,,a'? Yon wasn't

uurn unwn r,asi so mr as l was. it's no great job to get over that trouble. At that the President brightened up a good deal; and says he. Well Major, I'll tell you w hat 'tis, if you'll get me over that difficulty hand somely,when wecoma to nave another shuffle for the office, you may chose any card in the pack, and you shall have it. Well.says I, Colonel, about that remark of yourn at Baltimore, that joa should give up when this term is out, nil you've got to do is lo get Mr. Richie to take it back in the Union, let him declare that It w as only a sort of speculation, hastily thrown out, without much consideration and.that. so far as he understands, neither the President nor any of his Cabinet entertains any such views. Then you

can go along jet as smooth and safe as if nothing had happened. Fact, that's it, aj g the Colonel, snapping his fingers- strange I didn't think of that before. Major, you do beat all for working out of difficulties! I believe I'll rotke up my mind to go ahead another term: I don't see any thing in the way. I'll tell ye how I think of working il. I've been reading over this letter of Taylor's to the Cincinnati Signal. He's an old head, but he ain't agoing tocome another Bona Vista blunder over me. I'll engage to

make him King of Mexico. And I'll try him on his own tack too. I'll come out and declare that I won't be the candidate

of no party neither, and throw myself on

ihe people, pm convinced, from what

I've seen on this journey, that the Whigs

will go for me almost to a man. Vo: CurCn and Wright, who say I'm not lha man for the Northern Democrats, may go to grass. I go for tho people, the whole people, and nothing but the people. Well, says I, Colonel, that's the road, and I wish you a pleasant and prosperous journey. We bad some more talk about the war before we reached Augusta, but I haven't got time to explain to ou the President's viows about "u in this letler. He mys he means lo keep a tight rein over Taylor, and not let him do much, and when ho does do any thing, make him report it to the Government through Srott. I askM him if hfe wasn't afraid of snaking too tall a man out of Scott bv placing him on Taylor's shoulders, and he said no, he should look nut for that, and if he see any danger of it he should make Scott report to the Government through Mr. Tr:t. After we visited Augusta and Hallowell, and Girrlinv. I tried tr g-M th? President to go out to D.iwningville, but he said he didn't think it would d." for him to stop any longer this time, thouah there was no plice i;i th1? country thai he was more anxious lo see, and he promised, ihe first leisure ti'ne he could get, lo make a fly

ing vi-.it there. I asked him if he cidn t think it would do for ma to go out and

get half through telling von the talk I

had with the President that day, and we've had so much talk since, and seen so much on the journey, that I shant be able to tell you one-half nor a quarter on'l in a letter. It would lake a whole book to give you a good notion of the w hole slory. But the President will be back to Washington before you can get this letter, for he started to go back last Saturday, so you can get the whole account of the

journey from him. He'll be delighted

to set down and tell you all about it; for he's been amazingly pleaseJ with the whole journey, fiom top to bottom. He's been on his high-heel'd boots all the way. Instead of growin more stoopin by bowing so much, it seems as if he stood straightpr than ever. He told the Gover

nor, in his speech at Augusta, Saturday ' It seldom happens that the course of any man's life is mark'd by so distinguished a reception as has been accorded to-day." Well, so it has been all the way along, hurrahing, and complimenting, and firing, and speeches. and dinners, and suppers;and shaking hands. On board tho steainhoal from Protland t Agusta we got a little breathing time, and had a good long talk. Says the President to me: Now, Major, says he, I want you to be candid. No one is a true friend to one in a 1 1 i 1 1 sta

tion unless he w ill be candid and spenk the truth. And now, Major, I dont wan! vou to Hitler me; I want you to be candid and tell me jest what you think. You went along w ith President Jackson when he made his tower down East, and had a

chance to see the whole operation, and now I want you to tell me candidly, if you' think the peop'e was any more fond of him than they are of tne. Well, now, Colonel, says I, not w ishing to hurt your feelings at all, seein you've a-ked my opinion, I wont deny

!but what the people are very fond of yon.

amazingly lond, perhaps as Mini, as tney can be. But, after all, these limes a'.iil exactly equal to old Hickory's times. But what do you mean? says he. Well, says I, the people all seem lobe

atnazin fond. but some how it geems to

Th fallowing officers were elected for ;have a sort of Vl0:iier.jn.iaw sil0W about

it, it dont seem to be so teal heaity as they showed to old Hickory. Well now, Major, says he, and he reddened a little when he said this; says be. that only shows how strong your predindices set in favor of the old General. Bull thought you was a man of a stron

ger mind and sounder judgment, leant

Rev. A. N. Carnhan. LafayeUe, G.Chap B.ee wil, you against the evidence of

my own senses. Did you nonce all me way along how thick the crowds 11 ick'J around me to shake hands wiih me? Yes, says I, but they didn't go il wiih such a rush as they did when my old frien 1 the General come this wiy. They jammed around him so they had to climb

over each other's head3 to get at him. j

And I had to take h lJ sometimes by the hour togaiher and help him shake hands wim 'em, or he never would have got

through with one half of 'em

7 he Opinion of T. II. Benton - W hen the proposition of annexing Texas w as before the Senate, T. II. Benton held the following language ' I wash my hails of all attempts to dismember the Mexican Republic bv a

seizure of her dominions in New Mexi co. Chihuahua, Coihuila, and Tamauli-

pas.

stop a day or two, n I hain't seed nncle J-uhti or Aunt Keziah or any of 'em therefor along time. He said, certainly

Well then, savs he. did vou nvnd how by all means, and he would hurry back

lfiud thev cheered and hurrahed where v-1 ,f what was best lo be done about this

er we come along? Yes. Colonel, says I. I h3ard all lhat; ;

but, my gracious! whenever old Hickory , sai I he would have things all

made his abearance, the crowd roared oned by tTie time I got back

Mexican war for Gen Scott, seemed lo be getting into something of a snarl. He

cut and along lo

right nut like thunder,

Well, ajor, says he, they couldn't beat them cheers that the Democrats and Coptain Ryners give me at Tammany Hall, I know, thunder itself could'nt beat that. It's no use, Mojor, for you to ar-

ue ihe pint no President ever received

Washington, so that we could make

our minds at once what is beat lo done. Your old friend, MAJOR JACK DOWNING

up be

Col. Charles Carroll, of Howard dis- sucn marfcj of honor from the people be

trict, Va.,has recently purchased a large rore, I am sure of that, I mean the whole

island, in the Chesapeake Bay, which he has stocked with black cats. A very large numqer has been purchaed and sent to their secluded home. The object we understand is to raise them for their fur, which is 6aid to be quite valuable. Death of Joseph C. S'eal. Mr. Neal, the editor of the Philadelphia Saturdy

Gazette, and author of the 'Charcoal

Sketches," died in Philadelphia on Sun iay, of brain fever, after a few hours ill ness.

Mr. Lisboa, minister plenipotentiary to the United States, from the Court of Brazil has been recalled. Our relations wiih the oofernineiit are in a critical sit-

people, Federalists as well as Democrats, ua;-wn that is. if there is anv uch Denote as Fed-! .

er.li.te now a days, and Mr. R.tchev says' D h of Commander Piercy.theie is. Only ihmk, the old federal i , .,.,. n. m.

State of Massachusetts did the btist-l . . .T fl Vavv apa Qn

n-ss up a, handsome and seemed to be h rei;deBCe in PorU. as fonJ of ma as Gov. Hill's Stale; I ) J ' coldn'l see any diffare.ice. You mil st inouin Va : confess, Major, that even vour old friend' Hickory diJ i't receive so ouch honor ia 1 A gang of o2ro thieves, to the number Maachu,etU as I diJ. ? w.pre "e

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