Indiana American, Volume 17, Number 51, Brookville, Franklin County, 14 December 1849 — Page 1
n iULJ. OVR COUN 1RY-OUR COUNTRY'S INTERESTS AND OUR COUNTRY'S FRIENDS. BY C.F. CLAItKSOX. BROOKVLLE, INDIANA, FRIDAY, DEC. 14, 1S49.! VOL. XVII NO. 51
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- VR iGHT'S INAUGURAL ADDRESS, iety to the commencement of such a system, as The abash and Erie Canal is accomplishing, ' foprtteutativet, and FellaTr-Citizrnt : will ultimately consummate th extinguishment as it progresses, all that its friends predicted by S'hm 'lie taken the oath or office prescribed by ofour State debt. j the arrangements made by the State with our " stitution, suffer me to return to you, and ; Within the last few years, several bills hnve creditors. Ita progress equals the expectation Vi u t'o our fellow citizens generally, ' received the sanction of the Legislature, referring of its warmest friends. Due credit should be throug y , ) , ts fortneconfidence ' claims against the State to commissioners, or given to the board of trustees for the energy thev
iL nerously bestowed upon me. While other specially constituted tribunals, for adjust-; have displayed in pressing forward this great
I think the policy ef work. It is your plain duty in good faith to
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e thtt my time and ability shall be em-' 8Uch references very questionable, especially . carry out all the stipulations and agreements ""d in endeavoring to promote the happiness when accompanied by preambles or recitations, j entered into with our creditors in connection , ",, r tm sanctions and enjoins, that I assuming as established, matters which should : with this work,& in no manner whatever throw
any obstacles in the way of its advancement.
If this work progresses the next two years as it
has the past, we shall have by that time, the
waters of the lakes united with the Mississippi.
We then shall have in actual operation the long-
forestall-
r.it r.uitom sanctions uu . s
. ,. . ji, i ron. the views which are be left to be proved by evidence, thus
"ntertilned by me, upon some of the topics , ing the action of the tribunal proposedly estabwhlcbnirsee the attention of the people at the 1 Hshed, to investigate the merits of the case, and . 'od X- depriving the State of her legal defence. OrdinaPrt!e JLs'n,, that our State dug "' the Legislature with its appropriate com"
, , . . ,. l... ,- Territo- ; the teeSj possessing the power to send for persons ; est canal in the United States, carrying upon its
v. ttnlional refonfl for' M t,,ings il w pspers, can sufficiently investigate all claims bosom the productions of the most fertile part of
h e ears have passe?e" whether ated by citizens against the State. If such the Mississippi valley. While we are thus fondn'1 framedfor us our pree of the river "y m' are Just the7 should be paid, and it is ly anticipating the future, the mention of this fathers ram --n-titr0 we ca,led a s'IverbucB;r to appropriate money directly from great work to-day, brings to our mind the painstitution. Under this consilium , '' ' . .... , I ,, . .
, t of civil ADu r "w j ' u i j iui tnai purpusu, tuau 111 iur i mi iciicvuvu, mat vuo wnu wu orucizuiy conin the enjoyment -w-hen h v?m land hei .u- u .nK;aH;nff I mnaA h. j -k-
an interest in It3 speedy completion, has lately
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. , PrtVl(i wiwwi, uu vui. -r t m ineir cnaracier. lanea. 1 nomas n. jBiaice, a.ea in ine midst of
lime in. Uncle Josh got pute about tj much UtleT to remove at once Z J ha7had C; "u JSP, lChh-,iD? r,8;?9 of the State, and allow all persons h,V -av be much further extend , ""suit against her in the courts, as in other JLii!. .nnlied The Elective pfmcipS jJcoases, than thus to open the door to only a priv-
hih!v Valued by our fathers, and it may "be lleged few, who may by management and in-
species of special legislation.
The practical effect of the reference of these
supposed claims against the State, is to send
them to some tribunal not to ascertain the rights
of the parties in the controversy but usually to
in the enjoyme hen he ,and wh c treasury by subjecting Ourprospenty ef and the Iin.nds Lrtain in amount, and fred the march of .mpro c markg m character. r:- nnt onlv Droved I- . . 5. , . ..
justly said, they were tar in m un i sister States of that day; but a still further advance is practicable. In order to more effectually guard against improper appointments to office, and against such as may be made with selfish -.i . f n tVia welfare of the
motives, wiuioui reiicv-c v i
..vi : .n.Pl nr ihn will of the people, the determine how much the State is able to bear
llUUt.U IU EPHVlwi
electi v power may be ssfely substituted for the appointing power. Another subject of primary importance is that ofCommon Schools. Men of intelligence can best and most safely exercise the sovereign prerogative of the elective franchise; and to secure general intelligence among men, they must begin to learn while they are children. It seems
to ine. therefore, that we should concentrate
everv legitimate effort to accomplish this end'
bestowing all the means at our command to the
promotion of this common good in the most expansive form that we should first endeaver to extend common schools to every neighborhood,
sa far as may be done without the infliction of
burdensome taxes upon the people, while we leave ths County Seminaries and the higher inslitutleni oflearning to individual or associate.!
It would be much better for the State that the representatives should directly vote the money
out of the treasury, as past experience indicates
that the State has greatly suffered when the
Legislature has been persuaded to create special
tribunals to settle rejected claims.
The success attending our Denevolent institutions is a subject that we should be proud of ;
and it is your duty to sustain them by liberal appropriations. No part of ihe burdens upon our
people are paid with more cheerfulness than those laiu for sustaining the benevolent institutions of
the. State. While this is your duty, it is alike indispensiMe that suitable checks should be provided for all expenditures of money for this or any other purpose authorized by law. While principles of economy in all public
expenditures should never be lost sight of, it is
enterprise, by which it is believed, they will be i equally important that we should be careful to
guard ourselves against extremes. It is just
and right that all the officers in the employ of
best sustained. Other measures will doubtless receive the consideration of the convention, among which might be named the necessary checks upon improvident legislation suitable restraints against special and partial legislation; and a positive requirement that the title of all bills shall fully describe the subject matter of the the same biennial sessions of the legislature the homestead exemption a prohibition against the borrowing of money for any purpose, beyond a given sum, unless authorized by a direc' vo'a of the people. We are now in the prosecution of a new sys-
tsm of interaal improvements; much preferable
to the past, because it is founded upon individual
capital and enterprise, and will consequently be
cenductid with economy and prudence. It is to be feared, however, that there is too great a disposition to carry on works of this character
by the subscription of cities and counties. The ap jropriatiou of their revenues to such purposes is foreign to the primary objects for which municipal corporations are organized, and for which
the power of taxation is granted to them; and
the people should receive an adequate compen
sation for their services such compensation as
will enlist ths capable and trustworthy. The
most wholesome !aws may fail to meet the ob
ject for which they were passed, in consequence
of their improper administration or incorrect
interpretation. It isthe part of sound policy iu tiie administration of our laws to employ integrity and talent. We should make the compeu-
his usefulness, having filled a prominent place
in the history of his country; he was a man of
honor and integrity, he had the confidence of alj who knew him, and his loss is a public one. I repair to the station which my fellow citi
zens have assigned me with great diffidence, acknowledging my inexperience, distrusting my
own ability to accomplish the work before me
Were it not that I shall have the aid of your councils, that of the other departments of the government, and that of my fellow citizens generally, I should shrink from its responsibilities. But trusting that we all shall devoutly look to that being, who is alone able to impart wisdom and knowledge, that all of our acts may be done in his fear, and with a firm reliance on his blessings, I undertake the discharge of ihe duties, determined to make the interest of Indiana, the first object of my care, and to devote all my time
to ner wellare. The Cnnc ofljcut. Kandolpli.
We copied, the other day, a letter stating that
Lieut. Randolph, of Virginia, who was dismissed from the Navy during Gen. Jackson's administration, had applied for a restoration, with the rank which he would have occupied, had he not been discharged. The Boston Courier gives the following account of his case : Mr. Randolph was a Lieutenant in the Navy in the early part of Gen. Jackson's administratian, and by the death of Purser Timberlake, was made Acting Purser of a national vessel
upon a foreign cruise. It was alleged against him that he defrauded his predecessor, and robbed
Congresnionnl. I Washington, Dec. 4th. Skn ati. Rusk, Tnrney, Dayton and Sebastian took their seats te-day. No busintss of public interest transpired on account of the House not being organized. Adjourned. House. The excitement increased regarding the organization. Messrs. Wilmot and Nes of Pennsylvania, took their seats yesterday just prior to adjournment. The following members arrived last night and took their seats this morning, Albert G. Brewn and David Hubbard, Democrats; Augustus II. Shepherd, Wm. K. Alston, Meredith and P. Gentry, Whigs. The House is now full excepting King and Morton, Whigs, snd Julian, Free Soiler.
On the first ballot to-doy for Speaker, Cobb
received 102, Winthrop , Scattering 26. Second ballot Cobb 101, Winthrop 9", Wilmot 9
Third ballot Cobb 100, Winthrop 97, Wilmot
9, Scattering 19. Fourth ballot Cobb 99, Win
throp, 97, Wilmot 9, Scattering 18. Fifth ballot Cobb 100, Winthrop 97, Wilmot 8, Scattering 19. Sixth ballot Cobb 99, Winthrop 97, Wilmot 9, Scattering 22. Adjourned without electing. Necessary to a choice 113. Washington, Dec. 5. Senate. 50 Senators in their seats. After the transaction of some unimportant business the Senate adjourned.
House. The balloting for Speaker was resumed. First bdllot Cobb 9S. Winthron 97.
Scattering 27. Second ballot Cobb 97, Win
throp 97, Scattering 29. Third ballot Cobb 93, Winthrop 9?, Scattering 32. There being no choice on the third ballot, Mr. Johnson of Tennessee, offered a resolution that on the next vote any individual receivings plurality of votes be elected.
The BmIm Harder. Boston papers of Saturday afternoon last, and
Physicians proooMred it uselss to bring him out for examination. An inqueotwaa to be heiil Immediately by Coroner Pratt, -to wiquire into tie ideutily of the parts of the body found and by wliai means it came to its death." j Ollicers were dispatched to make further in-
T 5th ballot, Cobb 6, Winthrop 102, Wilmot 7, Boyd 17, Potter 70, Richardson 5, Miller 5, scat
tering 8. j New York papers of Monday, bring details of Gth; Cobb 5, Winthrop 101, Potter 76, Wil- tie horrible tragedy that has just been enacted mot 7, Boyd 10; Richardson 4, Gentry 5, Scat-, jn that city. The mysterious circumstances tering 12. j connected with the murder of Dr. Parkmau, the Cnhh voted for Potter for the first time. Wi u" ' nriMi condition and irofional stninc of th
throp did not vote; neither did Potter. " I parties concerned, and the fact that loth Park- I'B"'0"" at hoU! ""i CamMr. Holmes moved toadjourn. (Cries ofOh, 1 msn and Webster have many acquaintances in b"1 "u.uonal evidence . Veiled. no'.) j this city, induce u. to publish more of the par- " f undt'roinZ Mr. Holmes You may say Oh, no, but I say ' Oculars of this horrible event, than is our gener-! "' 1 orouK 1 "r-''-Oh, yes! (Laughter.) ' al practice in reference to such matters. I AmS ""Circumstances which have conAt4 o'clock the question was taken cn the! A long article iu the New York Tribune of n1 '" pieiou "ffain-t Prof. Webster, motion to adjourn, aud carried. J Monday eveuing, contains a good synopsis of . ",nce h'" "re"U ,l ,a M'd lhilt he had ordered a It is believed that the resignation of .Mr. King' the statemenU in the Boston papers, and por- '; , at " "termau' fu"ihiiig store in Cornhill, r r..,i. W l.n i t .1,1. M,h - ..tr,rt. i to be of stout ,in. soldered tiEht, iih the
I
It was not until last Friday , that any clue to the mystery was obtaiued, when the horrible
Ilenrv ("lav. While Mr. Clay was in New York, several
thouhsands assembl.d at the private residence j " "eari-rencng iacu. wnicu we ix proceeu , in which he was a guest, to serenade him. On ! Ascribe, led to the arrest of Dr. John W. I which occasion he appeared ou th. portico, and Webster, as implicated in a deed which nUegers addressed them, and among other good things, ' the imagination, and which no one can associate
said the following: w,ln lne nam8 ' lna accu pn "ur"
prools as can iy no possibility te explained away. It seems that a note for loQ dollars against Dr. Webster had been held by Mr. Turkman, secured on real estate in East Cambridge. This had been due for a long time, and Dr. P. had urgently insisted on its payment. After being several times put off with excuses, he applied to the officer who disposed of Trof. Webster's tickels to his course cf lectures in the Medical College, to know if there was a sufficient balance in his hands to take up the note. This proceeding greatly excited Prof. Webster, who, on the
'Gentlemen, though I shall not probably remain long in the councils of my country, yet, while I am there, you will find me now as I
ever was. I hud, gentlemen, on my return to Congress, that two great political parties of the j Union are in a state of equilibrium, in one house .
at least; and among many interests of the coun-
I try, over which I shall carefully watch, I will
guard none with such zealous care as the preservation of the union ofour States inviolable. Gentlemen may think that liberty is sufficient, and that the iudividuel States would be more
prosperous if the Union were dissolved, but I tell
you that without union perfect union-our Friday morning in question called at Dr. Parkliberty will be of but little avail. With respect! 11,8 a residence, No. 8 Walnut st. and left the to my principles, and my policy, vou all wero I message "That if he wished to receive the mon-
Mr. Holmes moved to lay the motion on the i U,ng ago acquainted, and I would only say of: ev on t,lal mortgage, he must call al the Medi
cal College about 1 o'clock that afternoon." Dr.
Parkman is known by several citizens to have
I gone to the College at the hour designated. II
contest, and
would answer all purposes, as if elected by a
majority. Mr. Holmes opposed the resolution. The Constitution was formed and ratified by a majority. History teaches the danger of the ma
jority beingcontrolled by the minority.
Mr. Ashmin was against the proposition, but
peaker elected by a plurality higher elevation than I now have. I am satis
ed, and sincerely grateful for Ihe continued honors with which my beloved countrymen have overwhelmed me, and I shall do my best to forward their interest iu return."
t""19' them that they are now the same as they ever Mr. Johnson replied. He was aware that the ' were. I return to the Senate with no personal long established custom was to vote viva voce, aim in view, no ambition but to act as may best
but business was neglected by prolonging the ' conduce to the safety of our Union. I seek no I stopped at a grocery store in Blossom st. be
tween ins Home auu ine oneg, aiu oruereo some articles which he purchased to be seul home. He left a bunch of celery on the coun
ter, saying lhat he would call for it himself in a few minutes. He was seen to enter the College,
but was never seen to come out of it. A per
son, who had some business to transact with
him, watched for a long time to see him come out of the College, but in vain.
It is admitted by Mr. Webster that Dr. Park-
man called on him at the Collide, arcording to the above statement, and that he paid him the
amount of the note, taking a receipt for the
The Whig Almanac for IS JO Is now nearly ready for Press, and will be issued in a very few days, or as soon as the re-
: r : . j i I. . i .1. . . ii i i i
' r 3 turns of the late Louisiana and Mississippi t-lec-
oauoi.
his sentence of dissmissal from the Navy Presi
deni Jackson dwelt upon the dishonor which should attach to the man who had taken advantage of the decease of a brother officer to put money into his own pocket. Mrs. Timberlake, soon after the death of her husband, married Mr. John H. Eaton, who was Gen. Jackson's Secretary of War, and was understood to be a great
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besides, may lead not only to individual but
local embarrassments and difficulties similar to ar3 embraced within the limits of Indiana.
It
Venable opposed both propositions. The resolution would violate one of the first principles of the Constitution which provides that the House shall choose their Speaker and officers, and how can this be done but by a majority?
his widow of her inheritance. In approving j Otherwise five or three men may do it. If halfi
a dozen men choose to stop the wheels of gov-1 ernmeut, let the responsibility rest where it be-!
longs. After farther discussion the motion to lay on the table was carried, yeas 119, nays 7. The House then proceeded to vote viva voce. On the fourth ballot Cebb received 89, Win
throp 99, Scattering 35. Adjourned without electing a Speaker. Washington, Dec. 6th. Senate. Mr. Calhoun presented the credentials of Jeremiah Clements of Alabama, who was qualified and took his seat. Adjourned. House. After reading the Journal a lengthv
i discussion ensued respecting the propriety of
j appointing a temporary chairman to art until
the election of a Speaker. The proposition was finrlly laid on the table. On motion of Mr. Wentworth the House proceeded to ballot for Speaker which resulted as follows: First ballot Cobb 89, Wiuthrop 101, Tucker 7, Richardson 9, Potter 10, Gentry 5, Scattering 4 no choice. Messrs. Illllard and Alston (both Southern Whigs) voted for Winthrop. ! iFecond ballot Cobb 73, Winthrop 100, Tot- , ter 16, Tucker 8, Richardson 19, Gentry 5, Scat
tering 4. No choice. Third ballot Cobb 66,
onftnn nf tlmce vlin nil tn i nister Misfire and exe
Iriul. ffirl.nt. nt least, for their sunnort. "" res.uem,
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. ., . " ineiics always insisted mat, ne was not treatEntertaining these v.ews, it would meet my ed fary fcy Q Jackgon hearty approval to see the salaries of onr public The a hi lh officers so regulated as not to confer wealth on . , ,. ... . . ' , 6 , , circumstances which broke np President Jackthe one hand or poverty on the other. c. . u- . ml rr.L . . , ... , son 8 "rst cabinet, are well known. The wife A thorough geological examination of our lra.. T. b 6 & of Secretary IllPharil. of the Treaanrv Retort.
State is alike demanded by the interest of Agri- ment diJ no( see fit u Mrg culture, Manufactures and Commerce. e toQ up(m ground her Mndact had learn from the hurried and incomplete reconnois- L enlirHy exempIary , the absence of her sancemade by Mr. David Dale Owen, many I fim huBband- Thj9 WM mUed up wilh the years since, that we are rich in mineral as well Calhoun aud Van Buren difficnitiM of that day.
as agricultural resources; tnaiaooui seven mous- Gen Jackion took Ul8 t of hjg faTorite , . . Tti ; 1 CtJ- r J
and square mi:es oi ine greai liunuis cum ueius
tions shall have been received. It will contain,
beside the usual matter, a succinct history of
Events in Europe during the lant memorable year, including the siege and capture of Rome, the downfall of Hungary, and the general prostration (for a time) of the cause of Liberty and
Progress. It will also embody an analysis of
the doings of Congress at its last Session, and a
careiul revision or tlie .Mileage r.xpose, showing the amount of Mileage received by each Senator and Member at the last Session, with the difference in favor of the Treasury if each had been
paid only by the shortest and most direct Mail Route, which Is that by which Officers of the
Army, &c. &c. are paid under the authority of
Congress. An article ou the proposed Railroad
to the Pacific, and the various projects looking to its construction, will reward atteution. The
Election returns fur 1849 will be full and lucid,
while the list of chief Executive Officers, Mem
bers of Congress, Governors of the States, State
Debts, &.c. have been very carefully prepared.
We trust this will be found one of the most
useful and acceptable issues of our Annual.
N. Y. Tribune.
. and also took the part of Mr. Van Buren, in the
difference vbirh 0Tififi! lutviun tba Intfar nn.l
those in which the State became involved a few . js to be regretted that he was not permitted to j Mf Calhoun, who was then Vice Presidentyears since. complete his survey, which promised such rich . The cengequence was the formation of a new That policy is cf doubtful expediency which Results, That we hae coal, iron and other mln- cabineti which the President declared should be a demands the aid of the State Treasury or the era!s in abundance is already known, for we ! ..um, preceded bv the resignation of Mr. Van revenues of cities and counties in its prosecution, have enterprises in different quarters of the ) BaMn and Mr the uuceremouious dis- . i i t i. . -:. . . . . .... , J'
it will do louna inai u leaium me nun in im r-iate avinsr no u oi mese e emenis oi power aim i i r . t i. r- r .L -
I J " cutrBo in mr. oraucn, cecreiary oi ine invy U'intl.r.n inn p ,.., 17 t.. a r. ...... K and canital of our people free to seek investment, 'wealth. A full and practical report from an able 1 . A , , ; mthrop 100, I otter 17, Tucer 8, Gentry j,
, nuu ui mt. uerririi, Aiiuruey uenerai, ana ine c-ii.,,;-T A . aided by a liberal legislation in the grants of and scientific source would disclose, fully retiremenl of Mr. , who WM , , 3" lZ charters, we shall be able to commence and fin- vast agricultural and manufacturing resources; ' , . . l, ;j; asningion, Lec. un.
ish those public works that wi'.I repay the capital and would doubtless facilitate the companies of nation upou the occasion. invested, and will in their prosecution be charac-' the Slate, in procuring aid to carry on the works j i 153;, President Jackson was a passenger terized with economy, and iu due time greatTy they are so energetically pressing forward. I ju a steamer from Washington for Mt. Vernon, increase the resources of the State. j cannot forbear to say that it would gratify me to j where a monument was te be raised to the mem-
The legislature will no doubt thus? ,'j.ee this subject attracting your early and favor- ory 0f the mother of Washington, in which cer-
cou.pnu.r!., ..... u '3nVA'u"Aa othar they got.
engaged in the Prosecut,,iotl hu,f and th fair UQtersl
itiug alike the enterr. . I .,.
Vies growing up a-
attelltion. mnnv brt tx-n tn laku niimft nnrt. lie irn an.
s no subject of more general complaint ; companied bv B "guard of honor," composed of
The
never have 110 ..- B mm.....-. citizens and inhabitants of aslungton
The House met to-day at the usual hour, and
on motion of Mr. Bagaley it proceeded to ballot
for Speaker
On first ballot Cobb received 63, Winthrop 102, Richardson 29. Totter 15, Wilmot 8, Gen
try 5, Scattering 3. Second ballot Cobb 62, Winthrop 102. Rich
ardaon2S, Potter 18, Wilmot 7, Gentry 5, Scat
; tering 3
r.eoole. while it will be., ,. 7 .u.. .Probate Courts; and the expense .,1; , f.,l,ii. i " b
' . . . . ... we "" -.u 1,:. , ,Mf.,llv ! " . . " Third ballot-Cobb 66, Winthrop 102. Potter
I 'ICn llll At. if) IIIV'V mv'-i'v "J v-m mm, U ASn B-nn n Ann I a Innb llm 1
19, Richardson 23, Geutry 5, Wilmot 7, Scat
tering 3.
needful checks aud restj he ke ,0 hj allowed to groTu-re 'S respecuuny I ,ionai pBisengers, where many people took the
Intimately connected ian., be At that, Jok.l"at no chan8e wmch Can be at-Plea
these works is the faitri.fBrm ,d ,,, er would sUn"lbout the rerrm 80 reqn.rw, part, inviolate, past coutt,'reu. q he farm ed to him one hich would make the Pa' f ,he wilh our creditors. It vere's B pen,y boys had --nistering the law, dependent someeconomy and prudence topke, aDd your ' there a. "n the ttlement of estates; and which contracts of the Slate unirbildren- and I chose -iU'd l'erat as n,utual check uPon the I take the occasion, in lli&lie. together have -resentative of the decedent and the court, my duties, to sxpressto you lliiVmhelp each j Hiatus source of complaint on the part of our you to our follow citizens, the uV tadl! t,,ellow citizens, that too frequently time Is spent nooffortofmine shall be spared to keep fair the in our State legislature in the discussion ofques-
creditof the State, and faithfully to keep all our 'tions of a national character, lhat more appro- j past contracts. I priately belong to another tribunal. That these We should now mutually covenant and agree questions bring with them into their discussions with each other, as the representatives of our angry and violeiitdenunciations, harsh and bitter people, that we will maintain at any and every epithets, and are calculated to create party spirit sacrifice, the credit of Indiana upon our past and fends will not be denied. While the right
engagements; and that we will not hereafter to express ine seuin.ie.na .
i State througtt ttieir representative! un 4""""
Opportunity of going iuto the cabin aud pay their respects to the President. Lieut. Randolph was among them; he graciously and politely drew off his glove, in approaching him, but instead of offering his hand, seized the General by the nose, and iu flic ted upou him a degradation which he had never experienced before, accom
panied by words expressive of the pent-up, re-
Fouith ballot Cobb Co, Winthrop 104, Rich
ardson 23, Totter 18, Wilmot 7, Gentry 5, Scat
tering 5. No choice. Adjourned until to-morrow. Washington, Dec. 8lh.
Senate Mr. Tearce presented the credentials
money. 1 his receipt, it is suiu, has not beeu produced.
After the alarm had arisen on account of the
disappearance of Ir. P.trkman, several circum
stances produced a suspicion iu the miud of Mr.
ex.vptiou of the cover, which was to be so made
th.J it could easily be soldered on to its proper place. The box was to be about three feet In length by one foot, and a half in depth and breadth, aud was to have been seut to Prof. Webster on Friday, the day of his arrest. Tiie professional and private character of Dr. Webster, is thus portrayed by the editor of the Tribune:
Dr. Webster has been Frofcssor ef Chemistry
in Ilarrord University since lire decease of the late Dr. Gorham, a period of ever twenty-fkva
years. In tins capacity he is a member of lax
faculty of Medicine in the Harvard Medical
School, which has its location In Rotiton. Ha
is probably not far from 5j years of age, altho '
his manners and appearance are thse of a much
younger man. "is reputation in his pruftst-iou is respectable, but not brilliant. He is a man of varied accomplishments and. of elegant tastes. As u member of society in Bostou and Cambridge, he has always enjoyed an unusual popularity. His musical t;teuts are of a high order, and he. has done much to elevate the standard of musical taste in Boston. His house has been distinguished as the seat of generous hospitality, where, surrounded by a singularly lovely family he has appeared to eujoy the highest delight iu
the courteous entertainment of a numerous circle of friends. With a mild, kind and unassuming disposition, with eminently social feelings and manners of uncommon affability, he probably had not au enemy. Hi character was far from any stain he was the last man iu the world who wou(4 be thought capable ef committing a crime. Under its Telegraphic head, the TrHiune publishes the subjoined ci-patch from Boston; I'liTlhrr IMirnvrrir. Boston, Sunday EventRg, Dec. ?. The excitement in reUtieu to IV. Wrbsier still contianes. Three companies of infantry
are under orders to-iitht, but there is aot much prospect of a riot however. Further poitioKS of the body have been cii-covered in the closet of Dr. Webster's room. In a tea client was found a knife covered with blood, and tiler are two
Ephraim Littlefield, who has charge of the buil- ! Ft:,(,g iu tle hody corresponding with the knife.
dings and grounds of the Institution, lhat lr,
Turkman bad never left the College alive.
tains supposed to be blood, !nt apparently
He : cleaned with some kind of arid, hare beeu found
hardly dared to breathe his surmises, but kept PIl the floor II i reported Hint blood staius up a vigilant watch. j have been traced from Y!it. r room to the
It was noticed that Trof. Webster was in his ,,;tre w ,rre the body was fiit found. Some private room and labratory seveml hours oil j coat buttons believed to be Turkman's have been Friday afternoou, November 23, with the door discovered. locked, where he is supposed lo have remained j The authorities are said to be in po-session of during Ihe night The heat proceeding from , evidence not yel made public. The CoronerV his room was so intense as to attract the alien- j juquMll has been adjourned lo Wednesday nit.
lion of several inmates of the Cellege, and to Webiti-r is more culm to-diy than wheu first
arrested, but is slill much agitated. Very few
barrels of pitchpine kindling wood disappeared. For several days afterwards, the chimney of his room sent forth uncommonly dense and constant cloud of smoke. During the whole of t!m week,
SiOIIJiHow sweet it is to us to know, That there are hearts that burn With love for us where'er we go, And sigh for our return. Then, though the world is celd and drear, And gives the bosom pain, We've but to turn to scenes more dear, And all is bright again. But sad must be the heme of those, Condemned to live alone, With none to cheer amid life's woes, And none to call their own, No season sweet of joy doth come, Ta shed its fragrance there; No sunshine to disperse the gloom, That broods a dark despair. The heart can ne'er be truly blest, Unless it can recline Upon some congenial breast Where love's sweet tendrils iwiue. Then we can brook life's many ills. Of sorrow and of woe,
For love a soothing balm distils To cheer us while below. Lou. Journal. KxnrtlT Uigbt. Conventions of the newspaper Tress have lately been held in Vermont aud Ne York. Each of them adopted the following resolution :
are ai:ow ea in see turn. A pair .f pantaloons marked Webster, and RlniNeil Willi tllnn.1 With TilMt..! !i. . Tt ..vi..w.ai In
it was observed, that 1 rol. m ebrlrr IiaU K-pl Pr. W. sroorn. Yours &c
himself almost entirely secluded, n it li his room
at the College constantly lin ked, a thing so un
usual with him as to occasion remark.
Another AovoiinT. Bostou, Sunday, Pec. 2. Further discoveries have 1-een made, tendinir
From these and similar circumstances, Mr. . l0 fs,,n murder of Dr. Tarkmsn upon Tro-
Littlefield was so strengthened in his suspicions, feor Webster. In his own laboratory ha beeu that on Friday evening, Nov. 30, after Trof. J foud a chest, iu the bi-ttuin of u hich. cover-d
Webster had returned to Cambridge, where he wi,, toWi wa9 fouuj furl,er portions of the
resides, he was induced to break the partition hodv.
wall to the vault, in the basement directly under! Aj tIie hody has now been fouud save ilia
Trof. Webster's room in the College, and con- head, f-t, and arms. A number of chemists
nected with it by a staircase and door, which anj physicians now engaged in aualyeing the was never known to be opened except by the as,es in the grate of the room, and placing the
iroiessor niinseii. L'pnn enienug me vaun, recovered fragmeuU of the body in their true
terrible spectacle was diseased. There was :ho ,)OS;,i0ll. From uie ,.ru!iar shape of the limbs
lower part of a human body, in a state oi ureau- , fu.r tiic pipe,.,, were ,iut tojether. there is 110
ful mutilation, one leg being gone, and also the toubl ow Uib1 u was )e ll0(v of .,r rarIiman. foot of the ether leg. The appearance vf the . remains indicated that liiey hnd been in tliat jj-a friend hi.s furnished us with the foKewplace but a short time. 1 ;g Wrticu!ars of the death of David Joues, an These appalling facts were instantly made d auJ suhsUu1i.tl farmer ef this county. known to the proper ut!ioriti,-s. They pro-'; Lafeyette Journal. ceeded to the College, and 011 extending Iheirj Mr jones hec.me enamoured of Mrs. Caatsearch to Trcfessor Webster's room, found fur- n. w:f foil. 0r hig tenants, aud had the
ther proof of the most startling character; on ex- aiUctloa of the husband to call upon her. At amining the furuaceand the athes which it cou- )easl he was acquainted with the fact of Jones taiued, liiey discovered several bones and pieces mV, calls frequently upon his wife. And of bones, belonging to a human body, which ap- for the last two years this has continued satispeared to have been lecently burned, so that the ractory to all partis, and to make a finishing muscles and cords were entirely consumed . - un!uwful preceer.irgs, an elope-
nldrlffA rmrfaith fnr nnnf her Hnllftr of mlblic mnn
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ey. It is not only our duty to take this position ; of a natioual cnaracier, w ... ui and keep it firmly, but to go one step farther ' yt as citizens and representative of the people, By increased property subject to taxation, as we shall find theniost of our time well employed, well as new objects of revenue, to be reached by ' if we will carefully and watchfully attend to the judicious enactments, we may, so soon as the1 increasing interest of the State. W e can profit.mU .mount of 6 n.r cent, treasury notes now i ablv employ ourselves in devising means to de-
tdsn-liriir is nrovided for. command means to' veloue her ressurces to make her municipal
create a Sinking Fund wheteby the extinguish-1 tegulations firm, uniform and stable and to meut of our State debt may be immediately avoid special and partial legislation. By such thereafter commenced. As it must renuir means we may be able gradually to reduce ihe
much deliberation, and perhaps the labor of mor , principal and interest of our pablic debt and i give
than one session, to perfect such a system, it' an education to every child in we eiaie. might be well that its consideration be speedily! we shall have attended to these things we shall entered upon. With prudence and economy in! have but little time to spend in bitter party decur expenditures, and a proper application of ! hates. We should at least endeavor to maintain what has beeu saved from the wreck of the past, iu all our discussions and intercourse .th one wilh the increasing objects of taxation, our State enother, a spirit of harmony, concession ami rn. under soe.h vstem. commence the extiu- compromise, not forgetting that high conserva-
..;.t,mni r r.; f l,f.n liabilities, tive position, as a State, that we have always oc-
and thereby soon lesson the burthens of taxation' copied, avoi .ing alike, the extremes of the north r, .b.t nhi'ect. and one,, th wv for a more en- as well as the south, remembering that we are
taliatory rage of the inflictor. The attack was j " t' twwari, senator e.ecl trom .Maryland,
the work of a second, and the perpetrator im- wno was sworn in ana loon his seat. Adjourned, mediately fled, while the General, reaching for j HotsE. The Balloting for Speaker was resumhis cane, darted after him, and if he had reached , 'd: 1st ballot, Cobb 31, Winthrop 10'2. Totter him at the moment, notwithstanding the dispar-1 23. Richardson 23, Wilmot 7, Strong 5, Boyd 3, itv of vsars between them, he would have torn Millet 5, McDowel 3, Gentry 4, scattering 12.
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him to pieces, as tlie reporia 01 ma uaj sniu. " i ' a r ' " " ' by observing slrictlv, in our editorial allusions.
person who was ou board the steamer ai ine 4 ..,.i..,.?VH ..v..fc
time, informed us that he never saw more dread-1 "euiry o, .ey o, c.uni,t .r. ful rage exhibited, nor more fearful oaths uttered,! 3d, Cobb 0. Winthrop 102, Totter 4?, Boyd 22, than were sent forth by the Tresident upon the Miller S, Richardson 12, Wilmot 8, Gentry 5, occasion of this disgraceful encounter. Bayley 3, scattering 9. Lieut. Randolph escaped to tha shore, where Motion to adjourn lost, a horse was ready to convey him out of tha reach, 4th, Cobb 7. Winthrop 102, Totter 61, Wilof danger. Ho had troops of friends at the time, j mot 7, Boyd 22, Richardson 6, Miller C, Gentry
who justified his proceeding, upon the ground 1 , scaiiei.ug
that h had been basely used, and that he had
Ther were also fouud some coat buttons, par- : tides of silver aud gold, apparently from a watch
"Resolved, That, as representatives of the i:ieltd down, and a portion of a human jaw
Tress of Vermont, we disapprove and will dis- with several falee Ueth, tilled iu with gold
countenance ill-natured personalities ia editorial 1 around the edges, iu a manner corresponding
Intercourse; that we discern, and rejoice in, al with those known lo be worn by Dr. Tarkmau.
gradual improvement in this respect; and that we will endeavor to further that improvement
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the amenities and courtesies which should mark :
the iutsreourse of gentlemen."
ETA young fellow by the name of Wisely,
All these circumstances, taken iu connection wit the fact lhat Trof. Webster was not an anatomist or surgeon, but cnly a chemist, with uo professional concern iu the dissection of bodies, were deemed suflicieut to warrant his arret.
meut was agreed upon, and the 1 lt.i of November was the time selected to carry out their designs. A proviso on her part, was that he should take wilh him $1001', or else she Could not undertake the journey, w hich no doubt he accomplished, as he lold his wife ou the lOihhe had $3001). And from that time he has not been sven until the lSlh, when the body was found iu tho Grand Prairie, lying ou a pond, his body pierced in two r three places, by the bullets from either pistol or rifle. He was found about
The officers accordingly proceeded to Cam- thrpe fr(jm nropoft& place of meeting
larged system of free schools and other enterprises, that will demand the resources of our grow
ing State. And we may be fully assured lhat
cur common constituents look with intense anx
taken the only satisfaction that was left him. After so longan oblivion, ha has turned up again, with a request of restoration, which must, of
course, carry with it the right of promotion to
which he would have been entitled had he remained in the navy, to the disadvantage of every officer who then stood upon the list behind him,
and who now stands fairly upon the books of
th? name ef Touwell. It seems the young lsdy who caused the dispute was oue who loved not WlSFLY but Tot'WILL.
residing somewhere "deown East," in a fit of . " "'al" bitween himself and Cantwell's wife; both ot jealousy recently, attempted to stab anoth.r by j Wc of Trof. Wter, at some distance from wllom have been taken in custody. al.o two
iMi.iiiihi,,.i auUul . o ciock iu me eve- vrn,h-r of CantwelTs wife.
Mr. Butler, of Tenn., offered a resolution that
Winthrop be Speaker, and that the Hous name a Clerk, (Laughter.)
Mr. Thompson, of Miss , suggested that Cobb be Clerk. Mr. Butler asked if that would be acceptable, and said if it was to be a bargain it could not be
! a private one at all events. One object of the
resolution is that we have an organization, that
ror I'wtrr. When last I saw my sweet Dutch gal, I was coming through the rain; She gaized, smiled, and said to ine:
the navy record. This should not count against him if he has been wrongly treated, through
Executive favoritism auu r.xecuuve prejudice,
one member of this great confederacy, and that it is our high mission to allay the excitement of one portion of this Union against the oilier, by
.avoiding all appeals to sectional interest.
we may get the public documents and lay them before the public, as the Tostmaster General had arranged expresses to distribute them through-
but his extraordinary demand is not likely to be : ont the East.
granted, without rull and suttic.eni reasons mere- M Stanton, of Tenn., would like to know
Clay aud other eminent gentlemen, aud il is j whether there had been any arrangement to carry couuty prison of Pittsburgh, (Pa.) A young said that the Tresident and the Secretary of the I the Report of the Postmaster General lo Balti- , man, now serving out 3 years' sentence for arson Navy, after;examining the case, have asked the j nlore (Laughter.) j was married to a bride who is at liberty. She
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opinion 01 me .110ruey vicm-mi, i- which they will bo guided. I
Motion to adjourn failed.
uing. Without stating their real busiuoss, they 1
informed him lhat a new search of the Medical j Breitrh f PramiK. College had beed decided on, which required his, A suit for damsges for ihe breach of a marpresence. After getting into the carriage, he rings contract, was lately tried in Philadelphia, was informed of the suspicions tint had been where the defence set up was, lhat the contract aroused agaiusl him, which threw him iulu a was made on Sunday, and therefore yoid. On
! Ute of agouizing excitement, and he fell back this noiut. the Judee's charge to ihe Jury is thua
"Zeik, don't you never Jet me see you purty 8everai lime, iulo the arms of the officers. Du- ; reparted : soon no more again. . pM way to violent exclama-! "That the law ia regard to Sunday contract .llrlhmliain in Sew Orleans. ' tious, and uttered piteous groans aud shrieks. ! Jjj not extend to contracts of marriage, which. About 35,000 dollars have been raised in New He also made use of expressions of a doubtful 'by many religious sects, were considered aa Orleans, within a few months, to pay a debt 011 Uaturs. Among other language of a similar ' aoemn sacrameuts, to ba only sanctioned by the Poydras street Methodist Church. A num- import, he is said to have osad the following: ' impressive ceremonies. ber of the individual contributions are from 500 .'Can it be possible thai lhat infernal scamp"! "The contracts made on Sunday, which are to 1000 dollars each. (supposed to refer to some accomplice) "has be- ' void, are those relating to worldly business. To W A weddin7nVofflds7 Friday in the tyJnw" He was lodged in Levnet st. jail hold that marriages solrmoized on that day wer.
ou r ricay nigiu. 111 me morning ne was some- void, would oe lu cisturDiiiousancso. uii"br' what calmer, and expressed a wish to see his which have been conlracliul, aud to render illefriends, though he rmaiiied in such a sUte of guiniate a very largs number of citizens. Tha great excitement throughout the day, lhat h:s jury fouud a verdict for the plaintiff for $300.
went to prison to marry him.