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frozen. In this condition lie was siill'eompelled ; in travel. When l a distant nsirt of Canada tin

... , . . . r ...j have light they should read both sides, was d'C'iarged on parole, nnd in a feeble and t- J

destitute condition, wounded, and wi

monni. lie nni'f Ilia war hnrlt to Kentucky.

oilier sule ol tacts.

ttTWe are authorized to hiui.hims Uie nam

of Banj. J. Spooner, of Lswrepcehur::h, as a candidate for Prosecuting Attorney of this Ju- . dicinl Circuit. Ma. C. F. CltRRSiIx Pir: Please nnnonnra the name of Oliver Cauru as a candidate to represent Franklin County in the next I.g is'atare. May2d,lS51-. M1XEUVILLE. ' C. F. CutiKso-v: P-ar Sir By announcing

the name of Dr. Samuel Davis, of New Tr nton as an Independent candidate for the Legislature

you wilt much cbl!ga LUNDYS LAXC. 1 ('I. Jnhninn V;lls. As this man is a candidate for Congress, It

A I'roposiiien. In all political canvasses, the people should

That ,

rithout P,rty can scorcely claim honfety of purpose, if ,

they studiously ronceal from the pnld'c "the i r r..,i Tf . I.. J,

I'T IS 1 1 1 1 till. IM'II Ulir Ti'HIli, nTii - t ,, , , . , . , , ,t ii, ' cannot stand on their merits, thev should go j r d for volunteers for Mexico, lie patriotically . ' helped to fit out two of his beloved sons, for down' .u.t.-ie. Ti... .m n.. nf il,em f-ll. ! therefore propose to the Rushville "Jack-

',! .he mi.' went and hro.'ieht home his lifeless . "" and Lawrenceburgh "Register." that , Chapel.

W- 1 lie tn.-red in .he soil of Indian Is if ,bp' Wil1 'M!!erl in ih"'lT "

. i 1. 1 rt.i i.i:.. ,,rt

I t's lii'l rinMijii i . mm ri'iuirif., jr v oivuc tan

fully appreciate his trls and sufferings

"will sin, rip'i .will

District Whig . onvenlion.

I From the Richmond Pallid ium May 21:

The Whigs of this, the Fourth Congressional .jrfHi.aal n.mianHta. tv.-..:... i,ii n-m.i l P.m. B reference to the proceedings or the Con-

bridge city, on Thursday the 15th inst, for the venlion h-ld at Cambridge cty on Thursday ( purpose of selecting a candidate for Congress, last, published in another column, it will he , and a candi late for Prosecuting Attorney. j Pceived that SAMUEL W. PAR.kb.lt has , The immense crowd which had assembled in ; tx-n nominated by the Whigs of this district a. the etreet in front of the hotels were escorted their candidate for congress. He will enter up- , by the Cambridge Brass Band to the Methodist : on the canvass at an early day, and call upon the .

nig party, wno nave piavru ri"i "

The House was called to order by Wm.H. :P"P" " '1,",m,u

1 .ui a :., Barnes, ani on his motion Lewis Bark, .f: II mtir amy w oo -na .i

a nj oen "uoi. jonnson aim, w win insen 111 imp i u j vu " i '

ii'2 doti'j'e.

ISivern V tf nrtr! It hasheeonie a question, of importance, whether our Xatinpil funds shnl nil he squandered on !:ht liimses.huoys and hjv ak waters.in the F.ast.

may be as well to inquire into his claim, and or whether we shall have some portion appro-

I k : t l r . i r l uniipnl mnlinn Tsnac Parker of

r . . . ,. i t i t , ah ti an. irom earn ni inesr ranrrs. v t-uui

vonprcier..-enppogDoy-, i.. uouin- ' ., c: nf Favette: John F. Bennett of Union: 1 work. Of Mr, r.rk.r's t.ients,

to t,s oi l soldier, the prart.ral farmer, . X ,nj Tt;r, ITawkins of Wavne countv. were ee- ' rgy of character it .s useles

LccHntorandhone-tman? If you ,'o. it I " - T' ' . " " ... i-. r.,... ' W- nr..... 1 district, where he has been .0

. . i less to tip wi in? to trust, mav nave an opnor- i . -mi e u r i iwimuu. m. u. u.ir. ,...--- . Hive ldnient,:l)le evidence of vour approach- " s y " M , , ,, ... r mnMi lnnn Hewillbeb lr I r .1 I I T,n W Criildinnf llenrr Tamen V. CuIIev of i VOraniy Known. u"i"

qualifications. Tlis is a prlitical calm, when we are disposed to inquire into men's fitrss fpr office, their past labors and prospects pf fotnre HstfulneKs. And too, this is one of the best omens of the times. Our country her liberties and inttitututions tan never be destroyed o long as the people will coolly and dispassionately act in the seleetirn of their public servants and not bo led away by the blindns and f-i-ry of partv passion. The people will always do tight when kept cool. But when arossed. mn, like an enraged lioness, will rs o,in He??r.v their own cherished offspring es their bitterest enemies. , Then let us reason together ahoiit onr best interests. The first question ti answer, Is. he miwWef Mr. Watts has served several times in the Leg

islature of Indiana as Representative and Sena

(5 ,,. Iriena to mg principle ana imj ...ro-M.-(

Uenry; Henry j will be lound lukewarm or laiienng in t

industry ana en-

to speak in this

long and so fa- ;

rfore the people !

wepronn. that those edllors shall not forestall lhiion;and Wnv Burroughs of Fayette county, nd give them, whig, democrats and I reso.l-

nrlatod to the rpij'itv arteries of enmn-eroe, the jr'nt T! ivere of the West. Well, who is the best indge pf the necessities cf western boatmen John L.'Rohinson, who has just emerged from

his mother's band box, or Cot. Watts, who has li-loed to rfv, with h is nhqn'der to the oar. nor tbsn CO fll br-'s from Pearborn co. t Xw Ortein? To whom can the boatmen, find traders lnnt f,,F sympathy? To the kid c'ove gentleman, or to the old flat boatman? Boatmen, end traders, att-nd to your interests. he p public eprnkri f Cd. Watt nia';e no pretension to be either a t finished, beautiful or long winded speaker. He :oes not exp.ct to entertain the peoji le of this PistrVt or the rvmS of Congress w ih long en 1 ceneles declamation, about political oues-ti-ins, which lisve hot little to do with praetV d hfe. He trie. In all thirgs to b- a practical

tor, and a member of the Constitutional Cor;- r,1;in sprf.k when it is necessary, and to the

vention; and (he universal testimony of .hoc. point. And hero we would Inquire what has who served with him is, that he was one ef the Jbn L. Robir.son rone in Congress with l is

usi niemcers ol tnose hoiiies not in lrtr end presi cra.oriii pon ers fat g'eat measure

labored speeches, but in the anfiirss end ar.pro. has he cr.rried for the bent-fit of this PNtrirt by

priateness of his remarks and bis well tiirfd jeitrancinT with his e'oqnence the frent men of moves; his courtesy of manners and dnitv of . X"on? The plain fart is, Robinson has

purpose, giving him an influence and a resner- ; rr,'v'hlv made some speeches In Conyreas, hut tability possessed by but few. In ad.lition to mfbrrs ther look upon it like the audi-

this, he has been the pres:din( officer and heal (ene,ln nt a bay's speei h et a school exhibition

of probably the ablest and most tfitmified body ,ryfr7 " sh-x pfThis erstorr, not one cf

ever convened In this State we refer to th . f',n" !iteiins ever drearn'nj Ihnt what he was

Grind Lodee of Misons. This distin'nred , h'l nny tlilt'tr to dn with the business cf

station he held forrome years, and was re-elec- ""nntry. Col. Watts fins lived lonir euounh

not -to be laughed at like

ted to the same office. This is a compliment to i ft"n p,1(1'-'cb

his legislative eapaeity of no mean lpertance. Then be is so welt acquainted with the parliinientary nsags, and c mrtesies of life, as to render him eminently qualified as a LerjULitor, find will ornament a seat in Congress." Is fcp honcif This is a broad qualitice.tinn, and Pomnrelipc.Js the whole moral and political character. I'pon this point, all that is necessary to say to th ''eo-

pnblie opinion by any remarks In reply to said

article in the same papers in whieh it Is published, but reserve their remarks relative thereto until th succeeding week. Should they do so, we shall consider ourselves bound to abide the

same rule. Now gentleemen, let ns have a ape- j

cimen of your Iiherality, and of your conhrter.ee

in the people. We have no doubt you will comply with this reasonable proposition to give the

peonle light. A refusal to do so would lead to a

conclusion not in accordance with your profes

sions.

l.nte Rsinki The shower on Saturday evening last, al

though anxiously desired, came rather more co- j piously than was convenient fir some. The

Val'ey of Blue Creek was thoroughly washed, j The water in that creek rose. In a few minutes I higher than ever known before, and has swept j

f. tices, crops, stables, farming utensils, stock, ' fcc. from the bead to the month. For instance thoe acquainted with the location can judg of i the height, when they are informed that the'

water was to the top or MTndolls' counter in his store, end was on the porch nt Fries' Tavern. The toss to tho farmers is serious. Mr. Robinson, (the old gentleman) had his stable, liken away, and cn'of bis horses . drowned; and his wagon, nnd other articles carried away with the flood. It is reported that M'lndoll lost a fine carriage, hos, windmill, and all the loose property about him, except what was in his honsfl'. We have heard cf other individual losses, but consider it rvffieient to sa, everyone lost more or less wl:o live on the creek,

were chosen as Secretaries.

ers; an opportunity to judge for themselves.

A nnr mm, was nnnnected with the norm

al r. John P. Djnchtv of Wsvne. offered the i

following resolution, which wss adopted: ! nation it may be expected that we should aay , Resolved, That all the Whigs present who ' something further In regard to it. Asa mem-' are voters in this Pistrict, be ar.H they are here- j ber of the Whig party, devoted to it heart and ; by invited to participate in the proceedings of sont, and fully confirmed In that devotion by; this Convention. our humble judgement, as to the pelicy which ; On motion of M. L. Bnndv Esq., of Henry. ' should be pnrsned in the administration of the j

a committee, consisting or two persons from '. affairs or the general government, no personal each county in the District, was appointed to feelings, no disappointed aspirations, no Indiyi"report the ni"mbr or votes each county is an-; n1 sacrifices shall ever influence onr action, titled to irive in this Convention. ! We are a Whig, and as such shall vote for Mr.

On motion or Wm. R Foulke, or Wayne, j Parker as the nominee of that party, having full I said committee was instructed to report an uni- i free, and undiminished confidence in bis devororm system of voting. ' tlon to Whig policy, and oar humble influence j The following gentlemen wereappointed said i shall be exercised to contribute as fcr as possible

Committee: ! Wayne Wm. R. Foulke and J. B. Slitt.

Henry M. L. Bundv and Joshua Holland. Fayette Henry Walker and Jonathin Shields. Union E. Taddock and Charles Nutter. On motion of J. B. Stilt, the Convention adjourned for one hour. AFTERNOON 8KSSIOS. The Convention assembled pursuant to adjournment. The committee appointed to define the manner of voting, and the number of voles, each

i to his success, it,

j From the Wayne Co. Whig, My 21. t ! District rotiTcnlioiii i After the nominations were unanimously ', ! confirmed, Messrs. Parker, Holloway end New- ) ; man were invit-d . IdIo the Convention, and j ', severally addressed the people. They nil ncquit- j

i ted themselves handsomely ;,and we were pspec- ' illy gratified with the spirited and hsppy ad- ; dresses of the dpf.-aled candidates. Messrs Newman and Holloway. and the cordial support which they severally promised to the nominee-

Mr. Parker addressed the convention aleon

county is entitled to give, reported that Wayne . on) pf Ms nRppip.t ef.

forts. He particularly defined his position on the Slavery question, and said it wss the same

, connty should give -1 1 votes, Henry 31 votes,

j Fayette 00 votes, nnd L'n'on 11 rotes; and that

I um iMimiiiew iiihm receive n iiiHioriiy oi an uie 1 ,, A ., , , . TT . . i 1 3 now that it had ever been . He was opnoserf to : votes given; which was concurred in bv the , ... .v a. . i :. .s,,j - ' interfering with it in the States where it existed, , Convention. !. ., . ., , . .

, mil I'e snnuiii oppose 1 lie nnmission oi eny ninr

new Slave States into the Repnhtin. He pleged

iv l. i i , a , . 1 i lie cieiegaies men reiirea , io oanoi ot iownv e nave also heard cf losses on other creeks, ,. , . .,, .

., , , , snips lor uieir cnoice oi canoicaies. Mr. Riker had a horse killed by ' . ,. ,

Kohmson for his school-hov exhibit ions. Wh evr dreameil that Rohinso.i could ever com

mand respect in Congress for Ins eloquence His smart Fneeces, patched up and stolen from the say Ipgs and speeches of greater meh, can easily be passed offw'th' ns Tor original, but sink a man below sero in nnr National Cotigrcss. Col, Wilt's then 1ms lint the vanity to snncose

in him i concentrated a'l politic.':! and 1. --isia-

ple of this district is this. At an es.r! dar ! w:fdm. Then tat us m for thr man of

when this part of the State wss a wl'cerp,a, he r'-iin, nract'ci! sense, removed to Laugliery Creek, In P-arbnrn Co.. ItN jKl!ticnl f hr.rrrtcr. end by his own persanul libor cleared cnt s Col; Wei's n whfj, n! n'way liss heen farm raised a targe family of children and has Rllt ,,lfr'' s iiothtpj nltra In his fceTipgs. He tired in ttie same township for nar forty years j c'9 P!ry poiiti.-s iito n't doparnents pr The people there all krow liim. 1 n that town-i ,lf'- fI s f- r l is country, and her best inteship, where the peop'e know alt his Mb,. ;f rls!3 fir!"- 9n' last. But he is mi'd np.l charitahae any where all his neighborhood broi's an! i '-nis feelings towards other parties. He Is '"ntions, in all the mnltiplied aTsirs rf B i not what is called a politit hn. ITa f.ivors no l;ir iut'tiness f cr n?ar haira century can b ! ,rI'n ','"p:,f bo is a whig, or nppores jay .t up in Judgment eriins! hin; ihr. n reisen that he Is called cemo-l-'U tow nship, at three animal elections, when rrM- 'r" is ,rn'V Independent tn his reclines Oi as had strong. orran;!e j.apd res-..-r3l . i n actions. In elections he has always voted

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. '""IU a n courry. he l-as received every

in the Comity

liehtning. The dwellirg house or Dr. Berry, in this plare, was struck .I.y lightning. It evi

dently went down the lightning rod on the j house, then went through the cellar wall, and shattered a safe in th- cellcr, and left other!

marks of i!s touch. No one hurt. The storm of wind and rain the evening previous did considerable damage to fences in the country, and it became so violent between West LTuion and Connvsvi!!e r.s to amount to almost

a luu rirarc. eilous damage was done to timter, fences, ,

'i eg.,, r pafy

ote cast in the township. This is the lo.timo'ny or his neighbors, as to his hon-ty. TVho is there In this ide land can boat era t.-stimony from his neighbors as clear, ar.d worthy as thiI. Should there be any so low. s-o mean, rr , dirty, as to hint or insinuate that Watt's character is not ahove reproach ask tht dirty slapHerer ir he can get all the votes in bis own t-wn-shlp ror any effiee. and then crowd the lie down his throat.

lint some may say tbst was s log t Not so. I,aSt summer the f .tno rrpf

na,i uieirretalar nomine., for th Co.'ii,?Te-. at Convention, and Col. Watts was PMivt.v' as one or the inden.ndent eand",'a'-s f r tv Convention, by wli!Cs and democrats. nnd nn . r the whip and sonr of narty . be r,.rived t-e entire vote of his townsh !p. Tsthispnt n sn"i lent endorwment of his rhar.cl-r? dn soy

"skmore? Can any boa ,p,st tl,e sarp-' Frep Noah Noble, In his palmiest rays, cool 1 pot eommand so clear a vote. Then by ibe nniersa! verdict of all his neijhbors he h nn honest man! He is n Former. The farmers are the most numerous class in onr eonntry, and their interests nr greater, spd pe. i the rostering care of our rulers es mprh any ether. Yet hew eMdom is it that we find a rV farmer In Congress, or any c;hr pro-nlpept station. Here is nw an oppertnnity f,-r t';e farmers to be represented by ope w ho is a r-nl farmer in feeling. In practire, end in interest Not one ef that kind who rii'e out opc a week to view his possession and give directions to bis OTerseers, but one who pn's his hands to the plow and he. He is a working firmer. And tre trnst the farmers will, now that they have an opportunity, or selerting between an W. fionest, practical farmer, and a proud, cnie;t.-, nabob, who can bore von to death for t-vo hours In a speech about banks. Tariffs, end slavery, but who really has no ir,t-rest with yon except your rotes. Farmers, wi'l vo-i once in yo-ir tires be represented bvanoh'e soeciiven cfyonr catling by a practical farmer. You have t'i rontrot here and elsewhere. Wi'J ven exert tt. Independent of the trammels and ru-..tr.i-is rf party! tie is nn tl IMonrr-r He came to this State and helped to ts.k and destroy' the Indian towns in this Con '"ssi a rn! District and vie inity. He strngcled with yen In privations, dangrrsand hardships of the frontier life. Will yon now desert vonr old "on-

panion.and take to your favor a fashionable f.'p,

! "or the mn of his choice without regard to par

v. !id be apnwl to whigs alone for support on ill- grcniid that lie was n whig, how Foon would lie t e charged with hnciog desertd the w hie banner, to so poort ditingn Ished PemocraK When Goo. H. Pnnn was a candidate for Copgrefs, ths.n whom there is no better man. Cel. Watts, without any personal or political "Wing agr.inot Puno, voted for Col. Tern.

Smith. This was owing to old associations and aM-ehmeiit.. which he could not break ovf r without a. vi.-'a'ion cf the better feeling of bis nature. Hs is pot then n partirn in fueling or i-i j-ra-tle.. ,or doee his neighhors who have

k nwr. !.:;!i f,-r

And upon ballotting S. W. Parker, received

Gil votes, D P. Holloway 35 votes, J. S. Newman 14 votes. Whereupon S. W. Parker was declared duly nominated as the Whig Candidate for Congress in this District. At the time of the above balloting, vote for Prosecuting Attorney was also had, bat no one receiving a majority of votes, a second balltt

was had, and Mr. Mellet, of Henry County was duly nominated he receiving GO votes and Mr. Bi"k! 33.

The following is the y0to on the Congres

ITThere is a lemlid quilt for sale at Bur

ton's store, belonging to the Ladies' benevolent sional nomination, and atso f.ir Troseeuting At-

scciety of tnis town. Who wants an ornament ; toniey. Whole number votes 101 r.ecessa-

in 1. 1. .. . ... 1 .1 I .1 . . - . l. . I

nn uwu.ir, aim iiiorciiy liliuw niunry iiiiu iiiv Treiisnry cf benevolence? B "They nro making arrsngemonts Tor erecting a School Honse in Laurel, which will be a credit to the citizens or that flourishing town and an ornament to the place. It iB to be, we understand, 15 feet by 80 and three stQcc'lTlOilS"

0"ln Metamora thev ere" jyj churches Methodist and Fi j IJTMr. camnel Goodwin, of our plnCr'viifo' I is so extensively known, his friends will regret . to liar, hns been confined to his bed with die-j ease for over Tour months; and he is now very j low, and hia recovery is doubtful. i

ImprohnLIrt We find the following hard yarn in the Cincinnati Commercial. Of course Curtis did not manufacture it. He never manufactures such

articles But it is in the territory ofBro Barnes ' Washington,

ry to a choice 55. Wiiync Couniy. Townships. Congress. w rj - k rs ? out, (log! Oct oul' from oar lins. Tj us thoy a Abington, rt Boston, !2 Centre, 5 Clay. 2 Pal ton, 1 Fraukliu, 3 Green, S Harrison, 1 Jackson, G

Jefferson, 3 New Garden,

Perry,

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of the Ripley Co. Whig. What say you oMhe Wlvg? Has Cravens began to Increase the abolition party with this kind of stock? lfhe

wr. i.itn t.-r ... years iscogmse Ium as such. J has We may as well give in-

T.-v fi nr. him liberal, find consequently extend A promising Rnrvr! t,i ! i'P .-gin t' e same lilicrelit--. Tie then ap- A correspondent who signs his real name, rals to von r,.-!.-r.-.cit:rns cf the third Con- . states that a lady in New Marion. Rialev conn-

g-r ca pr.rtis; r.ian.

t PVrif f,.- your snppoi!, not as a j ty, Indiana, titely gave birth to a son, and that

Wayne,

Comiersviile, Columbia, Harrison, Jennings, Jackson, Orange, Tosey, Waterloo,

but as a liberal, practical nnd honest . when three days of ace it could call "papa;" at I

. six days it articulated "grandpa," and looked at Brownsville,

irts rpi-V.rT.v nl Home. . the clock and said "tick. tnck. iek. Th Centre,

Tt is a mystery to all, hew it is possiVde for ter states that the relatives on one side are lawe.i iv.ii. i .- ... . . 1 . .

s.... ..,., "i trr.tirneio r. i.in snr ii an Tinri- yers anrl doctors nnd on the other side, pedlars vailed popularity nt home. Tt i9 easily explain- . in fish hooks and pins. clock makers, &p. The ed. He early sdected fine lands in the valley writer asks if "old Ohio" can beat that! We pfLangbr-'y cleared and improved them by bis expect not, but time will show all things.

Harrison, Harmony, Liberty,

Union,

i . i . ...

n nnirs, r.n necame weallpy at an ear'y day. But his pr."nerity closed not the avsnnes to !:is heart, nnd we are informed that his rharll es are not cpfmed exclusivrly to the township or epppty ip wb'ch be resides. Tie bas rca-le it the bpinss of his life to asisf the needy. He has given aid, provisiops nnd counsel to the erly settlers provirtng them with seed, teaps. and other be'p advancing them money to make payments en their farms helping voiipg men into business with his money and

Blue River, Pudley,

Tht Locusts. j Franklin, On Sunday morning next, the locusts will be- Fall Creek, gin to leave the ground. This is the exact day, ; tjreeusbarough according to calculation. Whether any varla- i HrVison, lion, from enycanse. may take place, remains Jefferson, to be seen. I have little doubt that Very cool Liberty, weather might retard, and very warm weather p'creek hasten the advent of the insects a day or so, but SpcelandT ' the present appeerance or things indicates that Wayne they will commence leaving the earth on Sun-j

cv morning next. Wherever f tree stood in

w hether in the city or country ,the locusts will emerge from the ground that was covered

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Pros. Alt'y

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himseir, if elected to Congress, that he would give no vote that would impair or Injure the

harmony or integrity of the. Union.- ' ' I The Whigs or the Fourth Pistrict have now ' a standard bearer worthy or their snpport. Mr. j Parker haslnng been Identified with the Whig i canse he has ever gallantly responded to the

call of his Whig friends, and, in the strife of political warfare, he has horn the Whig ban Ber as few men contd have borne it. He has been once more called to be the Whig standard bearer in the approaching contest. He will do hie duty; and from the Enthusiastic spirit manifested at the Convention, we are ' satisfied that

the Whigs will do theirs. On ih first monday

in Augnst next, the "Old Fourth" wilt once more whel Into the whig lin. This can be done, and will be done, ir the Whigs second the efforts or Mr. Parker. We ere assured that his vote in Fayette and Union will be materially increased over what it was in In that contest he was only defeated by 1R4 votes, and no one can reasonably doubt but that . this can be more than overcome. Tli4 following was the slate of the vote between Mr. Tarker and Mr. Julian two years to:

Wayne. Julian's maj, Union, do Henry, Parker'e maj, Favette, do Julian's majority in the District,

For the American. Lineal Onr wfc will dcrstnnd Chens. Tne balmy flowers cf genial Spring Have once agiin their blossoms yielded, And ronnd ns fragrance yet do fling. Since you and I, in joy, wtre wedded; When you. dear one, upon my arm Hung with a maiden's fondness, Thoughtless of care, deeell or harm, Unvisited by sadness. Though now, no more, with face to face, We kindly bless each other, We never esn forget the place Where we were joined together We never can forgrt those lines, Spoke by the reveren'd preacher "Whom Gon, the Lord, In mrrieg joins, Let not maw pot asunder." We never can forgst the j oys, That wf dded life spread ronnd us.

While power of thought the mind employs, And God vouchsafes to spare as. Oh ! were those joys too pure to last. That thus the spell seems broken, With power no more its charms to cast, Or wake love's gentle tokeaT Self-confined from all eommanion,' ' With yonr sympathizing sex, ' " Away from each commotion With power the soul to vex; Think yoo I do forget yon, ' And cease to love you yet? O, no, my heart Is filled with yon, I NLvta cam forget. They tell thee I was false to thee, And charge me with deception; B'nt woutd'st thou only give to me, A chance to make confession;. I soon could prove llow purely false, Is every such assertion Of those, who with my oTHr.it faults, Class rr.RMAvr.NT desertion. Ob! listen, dearest listen, FUe hearted though I seem, , . Yet my life and soul are smitten, , . While awake aud when I dream; With a Be use of burning wrong to thee A consciousness of hate, ..That, psrhnps, may liaug above me Till death seal my tearful fate. I have made a full confession, Of the wrongs that I have done; I am making all exertion. For these errors to atone. Say, dearest, can rouoivENF.ss, Be extended to me now! Shall one bright ray oT gladness, ' -. Be imprinted on my brow?

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Oh! seek net to forpet me, -And to school your heart to hate, For as sn re as God asists tie, . I will triumph o'rr ill rate. Might I revisit the sweet valley, Where stsnr's yonr father's cot, I could rvi.L proof to thee carry, That dishonor sways me not. I love you gentle J c, With every throb of life; 'Tis my poor heart's sweet anodyne The thought Thou art ir wife. Oil! do not give tne oyer. To t'ruggle with my fats, But loie me with a fervor, Thhl can never turn to hate. Mt. Carmel, Mat 1851. G .

I - Tne Itailronit I on.pira tar

I YV. are nld lhat Pr. Filrh.lho l-,.K- .

gang of desparadoes arrested in Michigan i rnau of considerable talent., easy, insinastit ! in address and commerced tiiscarevr of depr,,' ity and crime In consrqnence of a d.ffienlty i the Railroad Company in crossing his prernjt j with their track. He meditated venglric, j dared that cars never should run over hie !.. ( In safety, and that lie would blow them npl(t. : if he knew hie father and mother wPr, them! Step by step, he organized the 4 and became deeper and deeper steeped in eriia, j The Detroit Trtbnne givea the following .af ', the history of the' conspiracy! It shews a t, of villainy of the darkest dye. j At one or the regnlsr meetings, h(cn ,n, ' were in the habit of holding periodically atthii. place ef rendezvous, forthepnrpose ofcons tion a to their fntnre movements, tni rj, division efplnnder.it was reported by gRrn, ; the order of bnisness, that one of their i , nurhber, whose name was stated, had been f,. teeted in revealing some of the secrstfii' : should bve been known only to the initij'j; j Suspicions cf betrayal were freely nii., jB ' and to the question as to how the guffy 0l1 'should b silenced, one or the conclave nuj. ' th significant remark, that ' "dead menun 'tales!"' Acting upon this bint it was tm,,:, mously agreed that thei punishment sboalii, 1 death; and that the dnty of earrying it intotf. ; feet should be let ont to the lowest bidder for 'It 'job! ' -1 . .-.... . j The first offer was mmed at $350 for jWJ sinalion, and the bidding went on till th 'tgm was lowered to $101? the bidder reservhijr t right to put the victim ont of the way in ! own place and rrtanner, and the time alloty ' not to exceed four days. This offer wsr ft, I price finally sgreed npon, and the money , immediately counted e nf and paid over to fiend who ad r greed to steep his hrrd inli, murder. The individual complained cf,'i:! thus singled tint asthe victim of thrlrvergear;! ( was one or two who had ror "eighteen mos; had been underthepay of the Ceutrial Ttailrri'

Company for the purpose of detecting tzi bringing to justice this most abandoned ganj ' desperadoes. ' '

j Fearing that he had become suspected e' ; i treachery, he disgnised hiirself.and tntbe capatity of one of their more western accomplice! ' had presented himself by the proper passvrorii and was present throughout this ir.terest'mj! conn set, where" his life had become a pries'! i At !. - A..nn.t..nNw -r. . .T :.. . '

... tn... ui'ihiuhhii i, nun iiirer iijinri.ii , preliminary had been set'Ted, our marked mt: j withdrew from the inft rnal f aba, Itttfe rerit1 jing, as may be supposed, ' the warm positit: ' in which he Tonnd h'rhself placed making : j the last time he ever m"t the precious gang i: council, and being but a day or two before their

! official escort to our city, under the guidance c.

Hie slitrin and ins posse. -

" r.trt. :' No candidate has yet been told enough, la any District of Indians, to express opposite to the compromise measures, adopted bv Congress, and sustained by such patriols a. Clay, 'Cass, Webster, and others. There are some men, however, who will endeavor to sneak ir!; Congress by attacking these who voted for thit without having the maaliness lo avow their own sentiments on the subject. That tlicj : can't be done. Such men will be compelled!! ! speak out! While the noblest patriots of the

land are trying to uphold thia glorious I'hicij. men of small minds and smaller principles cwnot play so foul a game as thnt. Sen.

Tb 1 geors Ut gtock ik. jJy th tp t.sM tfacti farm i7 ds sdsra ftoog TTeit .st J B, ' 1 set lirge O0B! Woo Ug ' Cf tt .at: IToe 1 ap' rh'rt jrici ry It

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IhelnOM-uird D. It. Vode. Fropi a letter from Geo. Parry now in California, in the Richmond Palladium, we learn the following additional facts relative to the death of

D. B. Wtods, and what became of bia money. From this it appears, that of all the gold accumulated by liim, all is lost, leaving his wife and children in dependent circumstances. "The Indians have been a little troublesome in Eldorado and Sacramento counties this last

winter we have not heard of any late depreda-

They hucg the chief and four others,

Col. Johnson Wntta. Of Dearborn Connty, is the Whig eanaldate for Congress, against Johm L. RoarnsoM, in the j third Congressional District. ' ' j

Col. W ATT8, should be be sleeted, will mak. t'us-

that district a more useful member that it has ! bove Salmon Falls about two months ago;they had ilnn It n..i l.. r.rn..r (I nnm . having killed a young man. A man wae shot

Instead of spending his time in making speech- j bo,t thr aB UI Rongh and Ready ee, to hear himself talk, he will devote himsetr, ho liTed fo' eet hours, and told that two to bnisness, and will, by his practical good sense i Indian" fired on him and became alarmed at the commaud more influence than half dozen ! "pproach of wagoa; search was immediately wordy speakers. Too much time Is siwit In ' n,aie ln tUBt "ectlon without success; when, a Congress in useless debate. It is time that just ! 'ew "Y g't n Indian Chief (Captain Weysuch meu as Col. Watts should be selected- mas) went to Grasa Vralley and Informed the We should then have three months session in - ; citixene that the murcerers were his men and at

CGeorge the Secjrid, King of England, fi-

i ed the length of the. sermon to ha preached ti

I him, at twenty minutes, and Queen Victotii

has adopted the same limit. This then, is the

orthodox rule when preaching to a royal block

head. How would Vic. stand a sermon ofese

hour aud a half, at a Synod, an Association, or

a Quarterly meeting!

stead of almost perpet ual session.

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hiserdit. In this wav be has tn.'e l.im.oir ,on i rT!i c.rn,) Win, f. r.......: a

... , ". wnetner m tne city or cnunlry.tlie locufts l, " .7 , ' nselul nnd a grateful community around him ' wjti -..rr frnm .i., r . , ney has not been furnished for publication. forget not hi, kindness, hut when he Is a candi- ly ZZ 1 " V," rTS" W,U f" ,,.,..,. . , pj its nn.ss. c. b. a. ward it to ns, it will be published

"' K"' "'"in u.e.r voies, wunoui regard to, The following resolutions were offered by r,r'T- Sninnrl IV. I:irker. i Mr. B trnes, and unanimously adopted: Cnn ron not thn. fel'ow-pitirens, in view of' e 'earn. by telegraph, that Pamuel W. Par- ! Kesolved, That tho thanks of this conventiol bis evn,ri.nce. and infinenee as a legislator- tpr' E"T- was nominated for Congress by the ' d"e 'l!,'1'-"" .f theA M. E C,lUr- for . .. , . . u imr .... f- , the use of their Chanel; and a .so to the Truebto,'sa.,.lpr,va;,ons in the hist war will, Convention which assembled at Cam- tePg pf le Christian Chapel, in which the deleFpgNnd hiss;erifie,-s in the war with Mexiro City on Thursday. gates from Henry county meet, bis prr:(.a! cori j.n,,,, vd-crtd f elinps 1 II wi" p Tecollected that Mr. Parker was de- i Resolved, That the thanks of this convention

in polities. ar,l ,;. P00p. rf h,arf ivi, ,,;, feated by Mr. Julian in that District two years lY v...oriuBe cuy urass mud

hit camp and wanted them to send a force to

So attentive is Cot. Watts to the bu isness he ' them, saying: he had made peace with the undertakes, that he did not fail voting on avery j wnite9 and Dne of his tribe should violate it, proposition before the recent Constitutional j or 08 narWed by him if they did they were Convention. We doubt whether the same fact ' to na,e e,n nuDeT last 6'h day- It .waa his exists as to any other member. State Journal. I company that murdered D. B. Woods and J.. L.

' Russey at least I understandjWeyman says so.

His tribe live near Grass Valley (4 miles from

Bad

4'rntrcville True Demnmil. The editor oMhe New Castle Courier, ssvi: "This paper mcst likely told a falsehood about its own death, and wilt . probably he bol

stered up by contributions from Julian and oth

ers until after the election. We learn that considerable sums of money in the way of donations to prop op the sick'r concorn, have 'been- sent from thfs plaee, Greensboro, and other points by abolitionists and Democrats who are anxious to retain the services of so convenient a tool as Vaile until t!t elsction. Vaile is a true Yankee and will mak, a pretty fair raise out of his threat to suspend. Tt is said that Julian donates ?200 to keep 'tht ll.iHN LH.lliini fill Annticf

.Ming u..au,i,.S Them's our sentiments Bro. Grobbs. OlheT papers in this eounty art supported with 6w half the list claimed fof the Democrat. We supposed such would be the game when the announcement oT discontinuance was made.sad did not notice it for that reason. -It may bs. Julian would rather be bled, than not read the flattery that fs'fieaped'vj'po'n ly Vaile.' It ii fair business transaction however, between them and who need complaint This bonns, we suppose is in consideration of the lossjof tbe Autor'e office. Richmond Palladium. , .... Educnte jioMi1 tiiiglleFa r

A alitor mv -"When I . Jived . amADE th

Choctaw Iudiats, I Jield . a. cousuHticrn, witl one of their chiefs respecting the successive sU-

geaof theirprogressin the arts of civiixed lifsi and among other thing's, he.iqrorinedjneat tT first start they fell, joto great : misUk tiej only sent their boys lo school. , v. - . . "They fceci me. intelligent . men, . but . tliej 1 i- npfliiii,lnl and uncivilized wives, and

linn nflti. Cl ft .it- - ...j.. .u uu.iuug 4uu(0. ,f ucuuii, mou lUDlllcii u.- : " ' ion or the Mat. is most eerlousl, Injured by the; went awav from here hedid not leave Judge the uniform result was,,that the .children wer. late frosts; especially the early sown. ' - , ' . . ... . .- .; .. S..' .v.. il... r.i. ... .u. r-.i... i. .i

s.-l.!i.r.r.eee,ir.1. .!.,.! A T ..:.t...r ' wlthstaudinsr the coalition formed bv tb. rw,. district. Urnwth. T. hu enmmn..j t .. i P08 'na money that D. B, Woods had ( which says he, "if we;could educate , but one jc-.of

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" i . i i u k i.'k v piaa i - , wm pnniinaeah at i 1 1 a ttt a a uni. i

- l 1L ft I Calais j

r

Breaking down of the Louisville Frankfort Railroad Bridge

We received, yesterday, appalling news from

the Louisville and I rankfort Railroad line.

here) and are generally very friendly. By a letter J. Watt received from J. W. Gilbert, the

Our informant states that . on Saturday last, i ,mPre9'n ,n Richmond is that Woods was while the first train was passing over new murdered by white men for bia money. This bridge, west of Frank fort, U gave way, and the ' ia.a,tgether erroneous there is no doubt of his "boarding train," attached to which were two navin8 Daen murdered by the Indians, His passenger cars, containing engineers, sunerin- ; money was left in the hands of professed friends, tendents, and others connected with the line, oul wnen il as known he was no more, they fell. with a tremendous crash into the stream, a j.made no returns of that money. Judge Woods distance of twenty feet! Locomotives, cars ; on hi dying bed. sent for me, and requested passengers, and all were tumbled down together! tnal I should see those men, have, the books exin horrible confusion. The loss of life is terri-i amined and bring them to a aeUlemeat. TJjere ble. Six dead bodies had been recovered, muti- wa a whom I could not fiud; he had the lated in a shocking manner. Cin! Com. J hooks and no doubt the money 1 could trace to " I where he had been, but not to where he was; m. u ,lMrUC,,,,n -f Whrnl ! but he was summoned last fall to appear before The wheat in the center and Southern noe. ' v:-u j ,t , ....

i -- a iiivii auu bu ii DrrnoEf j qosb. iy oen mil man

tpd a e.ied man.

lRiti:inx:ia tiistrict: A Democratic Convention was held at Indianapolis on the 15th inst. to nominate a candidate Tor Congress for that District. On the 03d

nerause ne charges this honest old pioneer with billot Tlios. A. Hendricks of Shelby countv being a federalist a whig-an enemy to bis ' was nominated. It i Siid great ,iissatUf,.ction country. Will yon be deceived by this kind of ' i9 felt by the friends of Pr. Kicbey and Chap-

; man nt the result, Itc ienn lt SSolHicv. about. I.J v. . , . . ..... i

.....I., .in rr, were we to cescen.1 to a recital of h:s

ocratic and Tree-soil parties, he yet would have !

been elected bad it not been for th existence of Cholera at Richmond, the strongest Whig precinct in the District.

His election is now certain, and let us say,

W. B: Barnit, J W.Grubbs, J V. Cl'LLllV, WT. Bl'RHOl'GHS.

Secretaries.

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i -ii .1. , , : vuusiuersoie is enure v lost. root, and m l hrnv im nam I. J i i , .. ' J

the rather should JZZl" i d in thi, neighborhood

haps a half crop, but not of perfect grain. Late I

He was uni-

0A womau about 45 j ears of age, named

that his talents on

him Bm 7 ' . Jaxe Yp. a sl'ort time since stepped into the h m among the very foremost of the next Con- offic, of lhe Athen eo J

1 r -

grew.

TU-tvi r At. . t-v. ....

a,d the way ,t was brought - .f. " , a pistol and shot the publish.r.

: selves, and we know ,hat it'will h .!. sk. tfred 1,19 Rl,!e nd ,nfl,Pled a ngerou.

enquiring for the editor, who was not in, drew

The ball en-

ouud.

On being questioned as to her motive, she said

trials. l,Vra i .: j .r iL..' 'The rocket Companion, for Machinists. ! will then assume her tma n...ii in il.. WKi,

, ... . i.i ir.-iiuiiis in t.eifnfe ci r.ts ... ...... ... . ... r-nr, !. j .... , , " Merh.r.i.-s and F.nineer. bv Oliver Rvrne. is mnks never m.,r. i .f... ., j. , it was ill consequence of an article said to be

; "iiuiiri ns, we m jni pp iihtjm ' w w " j m " 1 CK 'siw tvuo.

with operating on yonr sympathies. But we Try superior treatise cT the kind as it con- (

disdain any such an ideal Col. Watts, when i ea 1 lurornl""OB enceraing 1-j

about 19 years of age, volunteered for his coun- 1 m" eVer' W m,ch'"!1M- embraces, try. He put on his knapsack aad sob ered !,mc"- "" infinitUli of rth,,r things, several vehis rifle, and travelled en foot throuch t:ie wit- ; ry "'""'fi;! an ,ma"nc r"r a11 imf' a nderness of Indiana, in mud, cold, and hunger, ! rrX "'"inometer, the method of applying loshakiag with ague, and paiched w ith Tever, to . Erithms to facilitate the calculations of the Fort Waynt, where he helped to rsise the seige ! "'c, engineer, and machinist, the thicket that place. He then proceeded to the River j n'5S of wa,"r r'pe pf iron, cat iron, copper, Raain, where he fought in two bloody battles j vVt i:'1dl ,n9 solids by heat, alloys and under Lewis and Winchester. In the l itter he ! cV ,!" retardation cf railways, meihawas wounded .erf w.. r-ri.r.r H- i n,rs! rers, wheels drums and pulleys. Tub-

m arched as a prisoner

wound yet sore, aaJ from ex

Indiana Journal.

Horrible ITIurder. Hiram Kiatey was ehot at Perryville, Ky on MoBday last.by a man by the name of Harrison. He died in a few minutes. The parties were at the polls, but the cause or the difficulty we don't know. Lou Courier.

our children,, we should, .choose . Ibe girls; fe

when they became mothers, tbey would edasU

their.ions. .This is to tb pointy and i'u l'"1No nation can become fully .and perintntly ci

ilized and eulightened, when, the, motherM

fin connection with th. nhnvn we 'find the

sown wheat promises well. Ohio Statesman of following in the last Centrevilje Whig:

"'O I III, Moo C . . . .. T TT- T. .Ml L 1 .... 1.- n 1 : r ' . - ' " . .W.

wu,.-n win uc :ou v, notj t0 , COO(j fiewree, qualitied; to .djsonargs advertisement in this day', paper that this Lady ; duUe of the tora9 york of education,.'.'. has commenced the Milinery and Mantau-ma-, ' " '' - : r king business in this place.' She ts the Widow i Prcrtrleria. mTinl.ter..- : ,

"VY.now learn tnat vt.jauKim mi mer-

a call aa assistant or associate paitor tot''

srsh

1 he ?Inrdcr in Fallon Co.

: published in the paper, which she could not find ' . i ... . . ,

; speamng oi ner as "a man dressed in woman's ! the late tmir.W i Fn -.. .7 ,.

; clothes, going about doim; mischief." or..., th r 6 uiuuiii. iinn.iin.1. j arrest. The son confesses now that hemurSouthern District of Alabama. "5'r' his uncle in the hope of getting the pron-

i lie census ol tins flistnet Has beev, publ.shed: erty, immediately, that he exoected-and that

of the lamented D. B. Woods who was killed a-

wu. vuo ' i ogw uj ujo- 1 uuia liO 1 11 oaiiiuruia. , We aro assured that she is fully competent to i i Washington city. Wnndertand fulfil all that.h. nhimi. ! h. ' J. ubmitted the whole matter to his Prwbytary

flood for l.onisvillo. The City Council of Louisville has passed an ordinance appropriating 1 1,000,000 to the Louisville and Nashville railroad $500,001 to be raised by taxation, and $300,000 to be raised by

the sale of city bonds, having thirty years to!

uu. , ms is a wise move, ana it shew, that In IS40, the total nlvr of slave, throughout ! term

...v. 1 1. fie vi uvuim uu mc hc ig inrir ion- mo oi.ie was i.i.ors. in ow, there are more in rests. i the Southern district atone.

I A i t. . . .' ..'(.. A an icinn.anfltriMt hnrlv nrtrmA anun tliffl

Tl,. r..t, r .i . . . nuu iiB.Buopifsj mis means to support nerseil , - ' --6-- -r Ibe father of the young man charged with ... ... ,v. . '1 ... ,ccei)t cU from Wmehington. -.

white population, 275,052

Slrves, 2S0.C5I It will be seen from this, that there a few

more slaves than whites in the district.

Ulf a man reap "whatsoever he sowe'.h,

tTThe cholera has commenced its ravages in

through Canada, his ae : 1 by 1Vw ittand Da- what a harvest if coats an I hreeches the tailors : ,lie Pr's ot t.afourch. La: Its attacks are prin

xpos"-e Vis f---t were vcnPc, t-B 0,s- t rice, $1 ,ri. . w i.t nive one oi tuese tays: cipaiiy contined to the uegrces.

his father urged him to do so. Both were arraigned before the Court, last week, in Roches

ter but their trial waa posponed until the next

(Plymouth Pilot.

ftrSome of the bachelors lu the Ohio Leg. islature are for a tax on buttles. We never

i knew n bachetor yet that haden't something to

jSayagaini.t the ladies behind their backs'. Knickerbocker.

with an encouragement worthy of hef laudable 1 Ko Robt- C.-Matbew., a sen of the law

efforts. She will cheerfully and faithfully do ! Mathew., ha. reeeived : and accepted the P

her duty and we trust that the community will

no their.

pointment for agent for the collection of t!

fond, now due, and - to raise , aubscriptioDS f th. further endowment of tha Theological iaary t New.Albany; Hi field is Indians, Mw

Rev. Hrnrr Ward Ileechcr.

Delivered aa elonaent speech before the an-1

n ual session of the American Anti-Slavery ! nois. and Missouri

Society, in New York on the Cth inst. Hade- . s . r .1 Tt.ri, nounced the whole system of American Slavery As WM Btated ,n the minute, of the Boarc said the Church bad not performed its dury ! published last week, Rev, Dr. Weed has W denounced the Fugitive Slave Law raid it was I signed his Professorship In ths Seminary t oppoeed to Christianity and , the .pirit f h i New Albany, with a view t, entering nno Constitution was particularly severe upon I 3 Daniel Webster, aed finally was severely hissed 1 Eenral gency for the Board ef Education, by persons in the gallery, ' the West. Trest Herald.