Indiana American, Volume 19, Number 31, Brookville, Franklin County, 25 July 1851 — Page 2

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AFRICANU 11 (H K V I IAA IX IMA X FRIDAyT JULY 25, 1851,

Nearly three-fourths of t.'ie voters of this, or A 1 nrr) It r.irnirriL inmost any Cong'essiorj.il District, are farmers. ,

Their interest aw as great as any ciher possi-j "C- 1"ori; " 5t - ml.es from Cincinnati, veloped, are about as follows:-A young man j who have not persued it, will find, if they will , Watts a majority in the county, yet you need j Minister here. Some of the demands, accombiy cea be, vet how seldom are they represented - fl ,he n,a:I' which '"aTes t!lal cily iu the f j h? the na of M'Gee was '.ivlng with Gold, I yet do so, the following propositions incontrov- ! not be astonished at nearly an even race. panied with necessary proof, are in the hands

..i ineiLpiiercouirnnsor me n.Tion. And how i frequently do we hear them comi.ldimm? fifths treatment. But they have no reason to grumMe. They have the power iu their own hands. :nd if they neglect to use it they should not complain. Gut how often do we see them, when a sturdy, st-usible old farmer is a caa.'iJate in

pppoMticn to seme peltj fr?2ing lawyer, pr i ,r,lve"'a ln" roa". and who had some doubts of , hanj, and gave him the clothing he had bought fc.'t-handed and shallow headed merchant's j hU bt-i"e Me ,0 PiIct thfongli in the dark. But for M'Gee, who he said had gone away and clerk, likening with pleasure, and swallowing he was ,oId to kecP on ,,,e ' path of the canal ' would never be back. Within four weeks, xviih greediness, tin coarse abuse of the farmer, i and he couI1 np mUa the way. So he started. , Gold and Handy have been arrested, and recogThey will set wi:h pleasure and hear the farmer j J"5t this siJe r t,,e qeduct at Laurel, the toe- .' nized to Court on a charge of stealing bacon hbused as ignorant and clownish, uct fit to as- pa chanP,'s ,0 !'- other side. He did not dis- , This fact, together w ith some rumors, that M'sociate with gentlemen, and if he gets into Con- :Cover t,,i3 but Jro, 'iead his horse (blind we Gee had made some revelatien about other dark gress will make an ass cf himself by commen- j sl,PPose' Bs lhre miles per hour is the rate deeds, caused suspicion to rest upon them, cing his speech with "Gee, wo, haw," &c. j '"''nd horses travel.) When h. came to the On Saturday last, the pub lie turned out to Farmers, are jou willing thus to be gulled, i men' of the "noednct, there beisg no track ! search for the body of M'Gee, Gold and Handy to be abused, and to be rid over, and be ruled, i 00 U,at)'i"ie' f"" drove over it, and fell down J being along with them. But nothing was found, and your interests neglected, by these concei- ! PerP"ndicn,!,r 23 feet on a loose rock founda- On Siturday night three large fires were kindled t-J and impudent upstarts these ignorant soap- j tion, blvakiff the poor blind horse's neck, and j in the woods about three fourths of a mile from locks. If vou do. we honfnnn. r.r C!me very near sprainins the ancle, nf ih i?ri- th iWnllintr. nf riU n,t it,.,,)., - :! . -

I ' vijvutji: your sons will ever claim to be equal to a town ! ffd dandy. Korean vou with any claim to propriety say one word about your Interests be- ! i;ig nriected. ou have now an opportunity j of voting for a farmer rue who has snent the I tMr.! of a century in th, arduous, yet honorable J labors o. the farm. Bat who h.w also srent .. . ... . iiiit i -.tMii in purine l!le,L."eis1'itirg for th intf-rev's of his counlrv The .. .... n ,r, ,e o, our Mato who have ser-; ve.1 with him, sneak of him as a safe, sound, j rfn.ient, an j rev-ppctuhle member cf a Leglslat.venorly. lie mild in h -s political fe,!inss -gent!. -manly at all times to a men. j . i, . - "!- irui, on in- 1st Jionday . in .August you wi I I lie I'roxprcts. We again say to the friends of Walts in the Mlu-r part of the District, that the skies are 1 bright in rrauklin. L.n week Robinson spent l is time in this countv. matiii t :,l,mii io ... i ch. and i:i each p'are, we candidly believe he mule vot-s for Col. Watts. His abuse cf the i!d n!,:kr and farmer, was coarse, vn'ger, nu. gentlemanly, and unkind, and ther b a decided sympathy for Watts. r . .. . . v ome io m. poll, fr:en.;., and I an ! linn ad your n- labors, aud we will be ri I f tiie unworthy . rervant who he.s so long misrepresented us. j t'licottrlrona. On Friday last, on the morning or the publication ,.f Cllr r..iper, John L Robin-en wks in town. L'ugnatded aud discourteous as hi nsu:i:Iv i we were not prepared for the full exnofiticn of the bitterness which he fvir.ced while here. His wrath mid malignity appeared to be directed particularly at the Reporter cf his Iiurel Spstcli. IN denounced the writer of U the !.nvn-a:-.d all concerned. In the fir-t I .... i , .. . . !.. , i c uoiuenied lint It wis not writt., t , . . ..tnrel. r..r. s,.,i he, they hnve no one there ' "i " ",r ' "'oii iaie tl 1 JV t'lat iltnll -nt t.in-.. A-.:., 1. . - i i r. ' - - "K-'iu, tie wain u a- n,n sale to viMt that town, fr ny ot.e that w (ill!:! write SUCH a ettnr r,..l.l l,l ... 1 :f I. -- ..... , .. vu ... olr lr. went mer1 t.jt.uh poekts robbed. I'.e shout, i expect to have hi Laurel is, indeed. p-tting a I "aittifn! t!arnami tlmt too nv a man who 3.ii r -a. ior llioir votes. Hut we snnPe it w.tnM be but little barm for the people toroS !.m pk-t. They would be oi ly get-1!'-!T h.-k what Robinson bad filched from the Treasury But why !,oul,i Rnhinson make so much alio shout , ' t i Taitr.il T)..Kn.i1 IF. I ' r "r h,nu OI !'!,epr!," a!1 r , the loiintv. And it isns.!sS, charge our . o r res n on. lent wi.h either lying, or 1 V "tnMk"k"--f .pee Ha. Laurel he did at Mher places, and i, can be.Provenby Ihr .Mil. :,Sc. It is known that we, hard John L Robinson w ith charging the Government, and receiving pay, for 910 miles travel from Rushville to Washington thus obtaining on false pretences, at least, over $ MM) each trip more than he wns eutitled to. To this Robincn has invarinbly replied that he did receiv the amount ch.irgn.l. and h would ,!o it f jiin. That be was not Tool enough to refuse mhiteveriht committee was a mind to ci e bim. In this way he has laughed ilcff. Hot tan Fri.lay a eetitleman of this place, cked b.im ci-tinctlv, if ,P rii.) not present ilie Committee on Mileage with ihe cisanc ,e resUni from the city? He replied that the committee sent him n note, requesting l-.lm to report to them the distance he had to travel tn S'H'ng from hi rl:ice er residence to Washington, and that he fnrirshed them the distance -,-rl,M. i nis was :i'i miles, for which he rece.vea f . a r -fi'-.og .name wast, navs traveling, alter navintr him 1 1 (lit ..... r. .i would be f lis ..-j, i,.r mat, mere I .e. . . -ii iu pv nis traveling expenses. whieh i amnle to nnv ven fer !" reach Tresrves and other dainties, n.it a man that liye.cn "Cern-Pread ,nd Pnttermilk," would have enouoli . ft, t siV(1) Es njs his custom, liberally to the poor. Put Pobinson acknowlidges that be oharoed 1)10 miles-thns willfully and meanly defrauding the Treasury. The l it hicKn inair. John L Rohincon voted to give Riehie something near e:il,n!0 pt of tha Treasury. He is he was rg'it in doing so and all his patiers In the District say it was rijlit. We call "Mention to an abstract of the Speech of Col. X r .- m . PI vy, on tiie snVi -ct. This is only a specimen or the way the foml, c.f the Nation are squandered, and then when n apppropriation U wanted to improve cor Western Kivsre, they are all at once alarmed about PankrnotiiJ the Treasury. Citizens, read, refl et, and act for yourselves. You have iust as tm.ol, !,.- i xr.i in this matter ns we have. Thenn.it t s your veto on such appropriations. Richie ha Hot 1 .t nnl fl.n ... i . . , ..., nna you now nave a say about it. What do you say? I":ihioin. lilo I'm,. ,V";,'f '' rrclt e k, the town of Venice, Pull, t Co. Ohio, has been in a silr, because a Doctor of respectable standing iu Hie place, and Having n excellent wife, sn.i enough children,' tn away w,i.l, a young lady bv t!,., n.,me of. .vee.-. ine were tv I. graphed to Cleveland tll.i.i, ttht re they wrre mrest.-d, miJ it is u;iii. rstocu U-.ev :ave arii. el safely at home, nnd. r the tlmrce of iin ill- i, escort lie beo-n to tii nV th;.. is not fo free a country after all-

not onlr rrV.nto tK u-lntr. n ) ...u..t.! i ...

nander-poured upon him bv John f.. Pf Mi.cr.n i l.im 5n ..-..- .i l .. ... . : L

but you will vindicate th rVt.. Yk ' "' .It.:.. " I. V l"r"uBn country to re ; A retired Democratic Editor told

a:d the resn-ct aVI'tv oT tlio t H ' . , , V . W,n,r ' days king charge of a Democratic paper rtsp.cabd,,y ol" the t .U.rs of the sod. ; smce John tarried ail night in a distant part of trict. a few rears sine, it LI -

Almost nit Arriilrnt The parly part cf this rnontli, the mail carI rier belwen this place and Laurel had an ad-

venture worth recording. It is known, muili , j to the regret of the public, that tha proprietor i ofthe mail route from Cincinnati through this fph imIa . ....! ... J r .i i . . . vj uoiiiri. ai.u mruier wes:. nnn p.Tiiar Uch p,y stock ,,,hl 1,8 cannct drive any faster, I ,u "l "convenience ot me pubt.. ...rr. wmnimes oy mid- , ;ulS!lt' but ftener liter. In 13 hours they ! makea padwav of 50 miles or three miles per l',0Ur overa E"od road. This is a serious matter ! t0 ,,le t,"0P,e of Laurel, and demands redress, i Ral lo ,he i,lcid,,n- One evening this mouth t thpy Pmp'5'ed nw carrier, w ho had never t . i. i .... i - w . , I Ve naT D,,,n expecting tn see an advertise ment bv 1,18 "'age company for another blind ; e lo s"rP'y his place, as one that has eyes , """"'J travel too fast for their lin Jol John L. Robinson beingso Ignorant cf the : common all urs of life, that in mixine with the ronl.'. ha U nrni'it- r.rni-m- n 1 -Jv 7 y n-uiuus UlUIllirrs. Various good jok.s are tcl.l about him, and if half or them are true, !, is certainly one of the gr,en ones. The last one we have heard is too good to be lost. It is located in Ruh Co. It Wn John has had some inward warnings, that it will be necessary for him to stay home this e county at a farm house. In the morninr 1 e.u (.u i w:tl. the farmer to see his stock, wn,rl1 ret"im!ed 1""' of the cow. He said he UM to purchase one, and sid he would give price fur one, as he made his money ensv. il he ha,! one to spare that did not give EUT- ; TERMILK! ! Try hint. They say, if Watts is elected to Congress, he too nlli charge as much mi!enre as John L. Ro. binson. I-t us see how he his .Inn- I-.i r.ll : binson. and winttr, WhIIs. Ilolnian. n;t toln, . i j . i .... wuia.....!, n I jo 1 the Delegates from Dearborn Co. to the Const! tutional Convention. The e two alter untUmen are Democrats. . t H atts charged for poinor : an,! f..ir: r t. :: . .. . " .. p .,.., iuu.duHpDII, JUU milec; ,IoI. ,, s-..-. ...... ju.m.on x. let lory were un irom me same county. Well done, thou hast been faithful j ever one trust, we will make thee ruler over many thini's. PTrcmiit! John L. Robinson in atTriolii i. im. .11 .i. i, ... h-...K u.. ... ci iur uiiricr, trakirg two spetc hes per day, whenever ho can get half a ,'oiea to en ami illustrat-d with coars r, . ... vulgar abuse of 1 01. U atts. r .nrn ni. !: ..: - . 1 ,7y, lying, ot ' ""'il oeiei; icnorant. In one pi ace lie tays he lives in a mumble hovel, and eats corn bread and , butt net sense enough to writ an r. 1 a stray cow. Air-,;,, l. :r . .. ' lo Congress l, ,, ill ; '-... t iiuHpni una .ousen.i naus. igrare his constituents, as 1 he will , robablv, if he makes a menee ,y saying "Whoa, haw, "' gl'l tl-ese Unntl,..n-!eK. ,' a motion, com- . . After ! in.,.il, i , , . untrue ,i,l,,. I... .., ' . . .' " ' "'"' .- . -m- - . ... 1 J I"" '' ' '":: rt in all this canvass, Watts has ,,ornp P"t:etly this abuse, and has said no unkind word of Robinson. He savs that if the people ofthis District, with whom'he has lived ror.nVear ,, wIlom J served in tV field and in the councils will an ,. , 3,iH,;iis ii r. .i p,,m ' "e win not compromise his Felf rert so fe.r as to return the sne treatmentBut it is so niin so much the character rf . petty . . . .nnegne, to ne as tiitliy and as abusive as Robinson has been, and then cry persecu-1 .ion ; I'nt-ty Ilnrh. W, have a few men in this county, who live ...... ... a i.enie,, poetical atmosphere, and who could not hold f.,t offi,es, nnd fare sumptuously j nil't' in . I a.l ... . i' et.rv ,..,y. wer- n not for the power and nolen. rv cf party drill. Wemtrln kfil your fri.m!r---and mnui ; :t;e rx:; o -,,,ibe i dep.. e ; k t , r All kind of nrirnttidnt. :II l . ' whig party of thi; county BM trying to mt otWr mpn t lin .lf ,. r t.r instance, we ask the Trienls of D. D. Jones I , ,1, ... .i. . i . ... . . . " u , . -.nr., me i.;i-rai ity exten.ied to him. Ma- si rv or iiirt . .. ... t him w i' ,1 7? S Vte f0f in this c ,y n n 0. , , .v :, , . ease. They r-.ro willing to select men on qualification, merits and claim. Agiin, ! .v, . the " irniesi inen.is .Mr Avres. the .1 emocratic candidate for Commissioner, 1. las in the conntv. ' are prominent whi.s, whilst ennally a, promi- ! ,:, f , ;h,sbnl I'tt.Mo,.o. mthoseWscare in, th pernio to ,,,r- !.-. k.. .... n l. vilt. .r i , UJ '' mOTI1-;' .lleo.!,orl,o!,,g cl one, will be treated with SCOm an:t cnnlemnt 1..- . 1... .11- .... ... 1 ' 3 en.geui ana inaeI.oolc Onl t e warn the nennt r this county against 'lie Pprolrs and the R.M.;, ti, . with .heir sadcile-bags packed with lie. . -fc 1 J fiir- nui, are their expenses nni.i bv RnK I age. They are no. hunlingcows thatdon't give b"ermi!k! j Thev iiiiiA llnn,irr .!. , John A. Matson, !:,,, formerly of thi, ,,ce. tit now of finrlnnnH i..j - r. " , . . .... ' '"-"" larui last joining the town of Greencastle, P,. ! nm . ..t ,. i . ... " which ne wiii remove in Sen. ; R .ember next. ti... . Judge U.klemau was he t3 from Rusi-viHe.: W e.insj lay last. He savs the friends of W .tts are w e:e mmU n...l ;.. fiae spirits in 'd Ivus'.i i o. 1., ! U ,n, w.ji I -rooaniy uoutiie the ih: 1 1.- ' toa;ef,iy ll.al Jo.ph cvajiy. ; , vobii.so.1 receitea ,n .Hat

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Rnspictona ef IrlnrflrrThe lower part of our county, and that part

of Dearborn borbering about Harrison, have been In a state of excitement for a week, owing to suspicions of a foul murder having been comm itted in that neighborhood On Tuesday last .

t in ivfiin mm :i tnn ..aniir aADt.j 1 suspicion of having been concerned in it. The ' j - "" u . circumstances connected with it, so far as fiem ima contracted to remain for 15 months longer. On the 31st day of March last M'Gee j attended a meeting at night near Isaac Adatrs, and has never been seen since. Gold bought some clothes at Harrison for M'Gee on the 31st. Nelson Handy was at the meeting with M'Gee that night. The next day Gold hired another c.wvi-viuuuua.unuj' IV IlllUUt Oil v one knowing what for or who done it. On Sun day the ashes were examined, where these fires had been built, and a small quantity of burned human bones were found- In the vicinity of the fires there was found human hair, ofthe color of young M'Gee's. The missing boy has no relatives. If these men murdered the boy, it is supposed it was done to avoid an exposure of their conduct, which the boy had in his power. But as it is impossible to prove that any murder has been committed, it is thought the Justice will relrase Gold and Handy. $isn nf 'I he 1 imei, The Editorial Democratic Tlatform for this District, is, "Defend the Democratic Party ocClarkson continually." us, that in ta in this Discontrnrf h ..!,. ...... .l , i.v- j uuurc 1 a I t MJ I! "Willi or without cause." And as he was convinced this would do us no harm, and would keep the party together, he had no compunctions in doing so We suppose this is the situation of those abusing us now. It is a part of the contract, whilst the editors entertain, privately, the kindest feelings for us- Slaves often have to do things which do violence to their feelings. They fxcile the feelings cf the humane. We P"J lller" Poor fellows! Kcnrt lttii Jnmicr. On our visit lo Ruahville on the 5ili inst. we i .i. . ,allcu a tiie uuice ci me Kusuviiie Jacksonian. v, r.,,,.i r . . j i ., ",D " "r!" 8nu ciean me lurniture v.e J j the gentlemen in the office court-ous. In fact there was less filth and rubbish iu tht office than in most ofthe country Printing offices we have visited. P. S. We forgot to inform our readers that the editor of the Jacksoniau was not in when we called. IjA w FENCErirRGH, July 21, l?ol. C. F. Ci.MtKsov, E-q , Dear Sir: I perceive that it is stated in the Franklin Democrat on 1!ia mitli.iifw n.i I J. .1 . . " . 1 "amniige, mat Jolin L.. ivuuiiiMjii vui receive a larger vote, in this county, at the approaching election, than he has re Ct"!'?d herrtori lis is tiie same tapt. who eot un a comnnnv in t,1,s place, and with it marched in il.a Ri Grande, fnled with nowiler m,H Ln.1,. r. i.:- - -Hu uvi.i..,., i.ui . , ., "" ' " S w""r "tremi.y, Intending a, ,he "ey .lo na","le 'e whole Mexican Na. I!"' '"I 0 -olunlary, -rogade mo- " im tne lees, was carri,l k.rL ,t.,.i: without ."ischantin. the i.rriM- ..- ! rnemr r 1.;. i " it Pllftnr rtf ; U..I 1 . ! I- conseoiience of this great disappointment, occasioned, no, by any want of mum. J i . , - bv i I -1'iue niigiii suppose, but by a mere defective motion of the legs, the veteran Capt. became so seriously disabled in his ankles that he was for- ' v "' nir wiiiuii ? ,ne "'"T " of his friend Mr. Robinson he - . . ' """"""'sT- nope mat tins sim- : ODiainillg. 1 hope that this Simn e Statement of rl. -!ll ...n-,-.. . i , . ' """'eniiy account j extraordinary statement ofthe Capt. with respect to the prospects ofMr. Robinson in this 1 County. Let not the friends of Col Watts (. Parts cf the Distriet h : t ..... in prospects here. We do not lock upon the cpproachinp. elec-! . ' I linn. AD A Pntilccl kl a . .. . . - two great pol.tical " ""'ii me i"ULi ifiinir. r i i mo rtnnnH u. ii r ?,ve x to men vo,ed to 1 ;Tt ; ? 1 do,,ar9 to pay ,he ...... ' , r, . v. nil,-, tuuuir Will favor a compara

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npprop nation for the imnro.-ccritie.

of our intense River, and Lakes. Nor have i . . . .nr. t ic , ii).h v in n,rp i. ih. n n :n. -. r Mr. Robinson in .. - p - - . i w .1 v .nu Lui.r.iMiiirv ni voting against the fugitive lave meisure, a measure which he now de. r'a,eS is? Vy necessary to secure the '

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cep.auie 01 me slightest change or modi-! "-"" ' Put above lt.W-.i.-i..u .... from our boyhood-who h. .i. j ". -- mit niiown voi.w nits :Ip, ....l .w.J: , " 1 slons. M bound bv Z Z Z 1 . 'Illllir illmade by one who has been in the market aeon . K l",B' 10 fmed , nereoy, dui -no now, unab e longer to pull and deceive them. ,e,,ero....v , scorn and contempt " riu wiin JUNO. The Hcut Joke on llcrr,l Several gentlemen were riding in a car on one ofthe Piston roads a fe- divs a.i. wh. the conversstion turne.l nn il.. , .. . . v ... tMrcii!rilliai .T'T."'. "d ,h nwtii prospects of 'Web- ! ... ' j . 7' wl0"''aw' alul 0he" w"e dis "lividunl, who had listened in silence, addressed '-?") thu.s 'My friend,, you are , w' i larre. a ter mm. . .!...: I "v-'v." "ie election oi 32 the wotld will have come to an end, and Jesus Christ will be TresiH.elltri,h Universe? Vp started an enthusiasKn"'au Irom theUranite State who itntteringly said to the Millerite- ?..ir I'll 1. k i. . you T-t-ten dollar. New LU 1 "1 ..... r... . f " uui A roar of laughter greeted the exit of the Second Advent man M b," amoved I humeil to another cr.-Boston Cour. " irA young lady l thi, place had a Cancer i large toe. Itdefied all trer ' - riiifc it nfeessarv to hue the toe amputated. tins was done on 1 i-.v I..., I... tv . I ues.lay last, bv Drs Perrr 1 ... )-. - ' . r.J l.ocd iu, the patient being under the iuflu-1 nice cf Choroform at the lime.

C'cl raarohnir Pprrch -gnintlhe Ritchie Swindle. We trust that the length of the above speech, which we published on Wednesday of this week,

prevented no person irom reading it, especially ; those, who from misapprehension of the facts. ' i ... ,..j nr iiia micranracaniniinn. nri. . .........,.,(. have been Inclined to blame Col. Marshall for ! not supporting that measure. Those, however, ! "tibly established, mostly by witnesses called from Mr. Ritche's own Trinting office, and who were in his employ First That Trenholm and Belt were jour

neymen in tne I'nion omce, and their na.nes , the current which 19 now setting strongly to used as bidders, Ritchie going their security, j Watts. A private meeting of the political manwhich by law had to be given, when, as admit- agers was held on Saturday last, to devise the ted by Ritchie in seeking the relief, he was the best means to defeat Watts and elect Robinson, contractor ab initio. This was a fraud upon the I A democrat friend, a spy in their camp, has law of Congress in the very onset, as Mr Ritchie j confidentially given me an account of theirplans by using the names of two men of straw, and j '"d the propositions to effect this purpose. Ro

om-ring himself as surety, when he was the bona fied bidder, succeeded in getting the contract without giving any security ot all! Second. It is Indisputably shown that Ritchie avowed from the beginning thai he intended to break up the contract system, thus setting at defiance the law of Congress passed by the Sen-

ators and Representatives of the people; and as j thorough organization, dividing townships into j by our people, and some arrangements for their the Democratic parly had a majority In Congress, ; districts, and appointing some aged and venera- j acquisition, by the sword or the purse, must after the contract was broken up, he could be I b,e man to make 'ast-oral visits to the weak soon be made. The financial condition of the elected Public Printer. This would have given j !n tbe fatth-and to hold the rod over the muti- Mexican government is, as nsual.'embarrassed, him the old bill of prices under which Ritchie j noU9- The importance pf having aged, and meu j and it would not probably be difficult, by a payproved that Blair & River had made several , of influence, appointed to this work, was u rired. ! mcnt of a few millions in arlvsr.ee to ih.

hundred thousand dollars.and which Blair, as i.r. a, so proved that Hitch ie & Heiss, made still more, in proportion to the amount of

work done. Heiss, it will be recollected, retired j But other propositions were made, and alfrom the Union establishment several years since , lnough not positively adopted, yet they were so

wiiii a largeand independent fortune, made from the pub.ic printing patronage, though he was

urin nuie or noiiiing when he and Ritchie j al Uie clos'' of the canvass. It was to misrepreboiight out Blair fc Rives. j sent Walls' position on the Fugitive Slave Law. Third. Col. Marshall in his speech, gives the j A maD w stands high in the councils of our testimony of Mr. Towers, who underbid Ritchie Slale' suggested that close on the heels of the Tor a part of the public printings; and who j e,eclioni sme one could easily find some swears that he had fulfilled his part of the con. ! dropped secret letter of Watts.' directed to the

tract, tliough taken at a less price than Ritchie abolitionists, in which he had bargained to them! j e. 01 John L 'tempts at this system of got his portion for, and that he had asked no Su :h a ielieT as this, the distinguished gentle- j e,ect'oneering which he so vehemently denounrelief from Congress, nor did he pretend that he man said could be successfully used in parts of , Ce9 ,lis Pul,,!c "Pches. We are told that the had lost money, although admitted on all hands the district on the morniug of the election to ! 0t,'er day he fai,ed ,0 ?et to?ether a crowd over his work was done infinitely better than Ritchie ! drive Whigs and Democrats to Robinson. i 0" LauPhery whew he had made an appointdidhispart. Mr Ritchie, in the eveHtofgettiiig Again, he said he knew men hecould get to ' r"ent a,,d in order not ta lose the benefit of his Congress to abrogate the contract system, ; Rign 8 certificate that Watts had laughed over i1 e"tire efrrt he thouel,t he would "whack" it a

promised Towers that when he, Ritchie, had oeen elected Public rrinter, Towers should have :

the benefitof his contract at the exorbitant rateB they wanted to blow up the old cripple." A -'USt ,n eden of 0hio conD,y- He found the under the old law, though the work would have )aX or brandy he said would do the thing for ' 'd ntleman employed in cleaning up and reto be done in the name of Ritchie. i them. In this way he thought the Freesoilers . PairinK nis barn fo' the receptioa of a crop Fourth. It was proven, as shown by Col. ! of Decatur, and Ripley, could be driven from i which he was insl harlin?Marshall, that Ritchie never proved one cents ' Watt' if "ot to Robinson . Nor was this all ! "ood morning, Mr. ," said John . loss on the public printing under his contract, j IIe Baid Lae had informed him that there were I "Gpod morning sir," replied the old man though his attention was specifically called to : Bome lnen near Clarksburgh who would wil- j "'''easant morniug." "Yes. yes;" how goes lhat point, as the committee of which Marshall , linff'y for a bribe, certify that Watts said he j ,h'' ,imM7 Ioes Col. Watts electioneer any was a member desired to report the extent of would have done just as Robinson did on the ahonl nflre7 "No sir; he only comes here when that lo--s, if any had occured, to Congress. j subject of rivers and harbors; and he thought i 1,8 hn hu "'aeB'- He never troubles himself aFiflh. It is proven by Mr Kennedy, the ! ten dollars spent in this kind of certificates ; bo"1 hw his npig''lors are going to vole." Puperintendent of the Census Bureau, that ' would be a good investment iu the neighborhood j "U e"'" 8aid John, "I am an Independent man when he took the office he found the Govern-' of Lawrenceburgh and Aurora among boatmen. I "peak my own lll0ugh,s eely, and allow every

ment paying ten dollars a ream for the census i blanks, the cost of the paper beina sir rill. i leaving four dollars per renm as the price paid j

ior printing their blanks. Kennedy called at j BPP'nted a committee of safety and vigilance, 1 1,18 m;,eRt per diem allowance, ""an""?, winch you may enter as a teacher -Ritchie's office, among other printers, to enquire j one of which resides in your town. They are kmve!, &c that 1 can get, anddispns of them j Remember that your position is such a one, if what he would print these blanks for a ream, i 10 meet again before the election. Then you t0 Eui' mvself, and if it don't suit my enemies ' rightly considered, as the best of men aud w'oand the reply was twenty-five cents per ream ! may look out for schemes, Tor which it would 1 do,, t rRre 1 "m perfectly independent and J men have (as they tell us,) but imperfectly and This offer was made at the time Rilchie wascom-l beas we" to be prepared. We may expect all j abovo board' 1 know vou are a good democrat tremblingly filled; that your station is that of a plaining that his contract with the Government' ki"k9of "B. roorback ing and deception. No j 0r 1 wouldn't talk so plain to you. but as you j performer on that harp the human heartwould beggar him. Buthe then expected by ; ,nat,er how plausible a story may be raised, we ! kn0W how ,0 "PPreciate the Independence of ; that "harp of thousand strings" whose chords the influence cf hi; party to have the contract mu?l be PrpPared to put the brand of "counter-! your fellow cit'ns I can say what I please and vibrate forever; that you may walk, perhapi system, which had saved the Government hun- j feil" uPon il- il WI" do no h"rm." "Certainly, certainly," j with careless feet, where angels fear to tread." dreds of thousands nfilnll.-irc l,rnt.nn ... j There is much at stako nn il r ti. t I repled the old eenlleman." I ln kn Tlit t:. .l- . .

be elected Public Printer with the old -- uu, inn in bill prices. 1 n such contimrencv. !tl,n..U tractin, to do the cens" " 7,7 ' ' five PP,7 , m .Z. ' "7 . lWCa' system was brZn . ' I "SLIT. .,, .. " - I" " c "vt ino ' " '"al 1,19 ""rnment was then - i " uui omy ineu 10 cret t he nr nlinir tr ' " Z??? "" f' l"' ! ? , overreach the Government as auuvei siaien Sixth. F rom the testimony embraced In Col Marshall's rpeech, and given before the rmmit. tee by Democrats themselves, it appears how tin 1 io nnntrnn t . i . . . indespensable to save the r 7 . i r Mein.wincn hail bPtn TiuinA plundered w tli a high hand. It was first, by j nlun.l.re.l i.:.i. i.. , t.. I.-., . """-J ,k . " - ".rii iiduu. i10u. i.uiuu.g iiacs me public printing, thereby keenIng the people from information of importance which they were entitled to; and secondly, by lj. , j - j t i ooinir nnn work. R inA ilia . MO irr-iiinuny copied i ,U ',,arl,a" s prpech upon this poiut.-Louis-1 , ville Daily Coutier. ITThe followiii!? pfUcers of tt, n. 4 f.. r- ---- - h-j vjiuuu till . . ;pn eni oi me Independent Order of Odd ii i . w r rw 1 V Iran-or Rashvme R w g j w- i Geo G Holman. of I.,in.. r, . I n.. ""' " W; , t . rpnsnreocurga t,rown, of Pendleton, W G Sentinel. I John F Yonse, of Cambridge, Dep G Senli0,, r ,, f , I Colfax, of South Bend, G Rep G L 1 JOI,n "on, of Jeffersonville, Alternate G 1 . uep. inciina journal. uep. Indiana Journa . TJ.r,1 r-. . ' ' " ' lne UranJ a3 l ne to owinir . it, m . Is 1 c"""'p'rcied last week m Z' UU,Ur f A'ba"?' M f;fa"d , I rawards, ot Torre Haute, R W D. Grand Master. John Dixon, of Jeffersonville, R W Grand Ward arcien. Willis W Wright, of Indianapolis, R W Grand Secretary. J B McChesuey, of Indianapolis, R W Grand Treasurer. PA Hackleman, of Rushville, Grand Representative to G L U S. W M Monroe, cr Madison, Alternate Grand Representative to G L U S. Uniting ,f ihr Baltic. New Yost, July 19. The steamship Baltic sailed lo-day with f620,000 In specie and 75 passengers. 1 im 1'hilndrlphin. Pmiladelfhi a, July 19. . i.c uaiBpe io me canal and Pennsylvania b ,h ,a" ' J-I.U proves I to be far less than was auiicinate.1. Th! I to the. railroad will b r.li ...:...i . ' 1 is nuiicipaieo. M n n ""'ed on Thursday i I. .. . ( some ihr.. ' "t-"" r,"lrS to ,he . Tk. ii it.. . .. - Th Otand !.,! .r u.. t n r ... - i. u. vi, r ., winch ' been iu session iu thi. city .iu tL.-w I ' adjourued to-day.

From the Greensburgh Local Press. Buooktille, July 11th, 1651. Dea Sir: Supposing that you and your rea

ders are anxious to know something of ihe prospects of the election of Col. Watts in the eastern nnrtinn nf iIia riialriot T lion. tn.l.ta? in j . . . ... ... auiuo j ou ui meeayings ana comes ol tins region. We are wide awake over here Franktin, and although we may not be able to eive Rob iuson mends next k !.. lh;a mi.ntv. and desperate efforts will be put forth. The most sanguine of Robinson's friends are frightened, and schemes an d plots are on foot to check binson was not at the meeting, but his representalive informed the faithful that whatever money was needed to carry on operations, would be promptly furnished by Mr. Robinson. 1 They cou,d not. however, full noon any clan j that cou,(1 "mciently inspire confidence in the resu,t- They however, adopted the planofa Arrangements were also made for general agents ; 10 carry " 'mo etlect. So far, tolerably ho - I nest , s"Icus'y considered, and urged so strongly that ; we may expect them tried in the desperate efforts how '!e was fooling the abolitionists; or if necessarv. they would swear to it. "or anvthinr There wer various other propositions made, lt none as feasible as the above. Thev a. jurned however, to organize the district, and " ."'in u. Ivobinson, Defeat now will he hi min ,t,A I.. ------ i .... .... .uuj, aiiu iiuiig io eacrince the thousands he has plundered from the government to save nimseil irom the fate that now awaits him. And too u win oe poured out plentifuly. Look out for it. The plnnr, of which 1 have given you an inkling, by the driving power of money, will be brought to bear in every shape and form, to corrupt the people and thwart a fair expression of their will. Shall we thus be trampled upon by this sprig of aristocracy? Are the people willing the mo ney should be drawn from their own treasury, uu HUiier ah n i nnri iu hrn a t . . . .-can to ue traduced, and an unworthy demagogue continu fancied story, or peid certificate you will' know puwrr, When VOU see or henmnv n.. , V l,py come ,rom Bnd that they are paid wVZV I'T"' , des raT il VL"LA ' ' " r' pj- v "iu j urj iihVCUi Uf3 read V Fftf llimrs ' . .L coun,y ma"y prominent democrats deem it their duty to vote against Robinson i ns insolence, they say, Is intolerable. Many of Ilium I idlnk :M . . , ' , m nv iii vine ngutnei mm silently In order to save their standing in their party. N e hope to hear a good account from Decatur something like they used to do in "HARRISON TIMES." A AltTT MR. Lditoh: In the Democrat of the ir.iK inFt-r - ,. . : Brunj.. . I... rl J,' . 7 V ' 8eM'n f -"s""' This offend opposition lo me, excited by the friends of Mr Rrundrett, who made evety possible effort to dis'' " 1,16 ,,Ub"c loward ni". ount of my connection with the Homestead Exemption Bill m'-r. which Mr. 1$ dw. proves, as his letter will show All tlmi I : . . . .. . . ... - - : - - .. - .. - . i.e..au oi that bill was to carrv out , . . . Nent, expressed before and at the time or the ! ... ' " . ' " PorU0B 01 m7 c"sI.... ," ?' d no. to gratify J ItrMIIITS QI HI V OWn rfilnliosk In tl.s I. ill ings of my own relative to (hot bill I think therefore that the eensure hurled against ,, ln t,e Democrat is unja.t and nn. worthy. Let a just public judge between us. r a n . E- WITHERS. Cedar Grove, July 22nd,lSl. Katniion. We heard a democrat say the other day that Joh L. Rob.nsom once preached Rotation, and now he was going t help the people make him PRCT.c it. He said he would support no man laniard"01 PraC,iCe Wl"1 he Pread-Auror. "Change of WrU.' Would It not be right for Mr Robinson to 'change work" with Col. Watts a while? The Col. and his boys have served their country for years with their knapsacks on their backs, muskets on their shoulders, and a few dry beans and mouldy bread (ot a diet at iight dollass a for r "l! . " I.T" ""i0 U" C"try . ! ' nn l EIOl,T DOLLARS A DAY ..Jl. . . . V OST m" M ,ne buness,now, would it f'Ehl for l,,"n to 'rH ork' awhile? nnl 18 """uce for the goose is sa..n. r... Binder." - Aurora Standard. trrYr. .., . " " " vou mieiuion to thn a.lrln..-, . W S Baker, for Ro.nJ u-. """T can recommend It. w iivubuui

Correspondence of the Baltimore Sila. Washington, July itI learn that the Government has taken a decisive step in regard to the claims of the Mexi

can government for the payment of ind enmities ft.. In her ritivpn nnrtor Ida f-a . Af a.,ifAa- ... n- i t i ' loupe uiuaigo. The Mexican sufferes by Indi- : depredations have sent forward their ciaims ! to thiscity, through their government and its ! of i.r vate airents. The Mexican Minister h made a formal demand for payment. But the ' government has not paid a single claim yet. If j they ever begin, tt.ey will havs to go through; and it will be found to be as heavy a draw upon the treasury as the Kaffir war, which costs three thousand pounds a day, is opon that of Great Britain. If the awards of these Mexican claims Is now twenty millions, as it is said, it will, by another year, be fifty millions. It must be recollected also, they carry interest from the date of the spoliations proved. This government, acting prudently, declined acting at all at present. I have no doubt they will throw the whole matter upon Congress, and that body will do just nothing at all. In the premises. In the meantime, the provinces of Lower Ca lifornia, Sonora and Tehoantepec are covered 1 government, to purchase at once, not only all j the territory which we desire, but to buy also exemption Irom all responsibility to the citizens .. of Mexico on account of the depredations ofthe Indians. " This government will have itehand. full after a while. Perhaps, in less than three months time, it may come to pars that the President and - majority of the cabinet will have something to do in their offices. ION. RiMhm hacking nsnin." We have been made acquainted with several nine. 00 ne cans lor his horse and buggy and drives to the house of an old farmer who lives ! n? d the same' 1 Bsk 88 many questions " 1 PIeaee 8D(I receive such answers as those, ' W 1 intcrrogat see fit to make. In short, preciate independence in t very una T - ' .-..... .UO, - j j - "" "" was very independent, and ! vou put me ,n mind of him. I liked him too , as a brother." "Did -he resemble me," said John, "in any thing but my Independence?" "No sir, but poor fellow I hope yon will not

come to the same unfortunate end that he did." ! "tructive biogranhies of illustrious patriots Dhi"AM WK.1 n:.i i .. . l.i . . . r

' iu "B come io an untimely end?" "Yes, the poor man, he was so independent that he would not accept the hospitality offered him by a friend and he lay out one night and th hogs eat him np." "I believe," replied u,en , to oe a snooting match down the Good morning, sir. Aurora Standard. J Moffitt, of "Life Till and Phoenix Bitters" memory, has again failed for $200,000 This is his second failure; his creditors will not now get over fifteen cents on the dollar. The exact reasons for his failure have not been ascertained: Il is bnt a short time since hebuilt a most magnificent residence on Union Tlace, said by many to be the most extravagantly fnrnlshed private residence I n the United States. Its cost was $70,000. Ilnndsnmr Tonaf The following is a toast given bv Col. A. A. Adams.at the 4th or July celebration at Warren I Ohio: "Uncle Sam: The gentleman whose birthday we now celebrate: with a family of .10 million of handsome girls and boys, and land enough to giveeach ofthem a farm, and hava plenty left for his grand chrildren j. v . v.arr nas wnndrawn from the contest for a seat in Congress from the Sixth District, ttr ..... . .. leaving the field to Mr Farmer and Col Gorman The Colonel, il is understood, rides the identical dun horse that had its head shot off at Euena Vista. Slate Jour. Thr TlrihoriiM I'roprrff ttnic! FI.-. I. t. ; A J t T a .1,1 Z "u JA . recommendation or the Court, Tor an amicable settlement of the unfortunate dispute between the two branches of the Methodist Episcopal Church have Tailed, the Sooth making it a prereqisite that the justice of her claim shall be admitted, and the North refusing to make any such acknowledge rr.ent. ID From all parts of this District comes tha most hopeful and encouraging news. We may regard the election of Col. Watts as one of ths nxrn facts. The people have willed It, and can Mr Robinson and his friends say onto lhem Nay I Demagogneryand dooghfaeelsm may triumph for a while, but all hnmbngt must come to an end. There is a rlghtin g and vindicating power In the people which will ensure Jhe Uinmph or truth and the downfall or error. This great (rnth is well illustrated In the political working, or the canvass in this district. The People have resolved to dethrone the man who now claimea to be lord omnipotent In thla district by setting op In his stead a plain, honest, sturdy Republ lean. Greensburgh Press. lITWe learn from a reliable source that James Rit.Er, formerly or Greensburgh Ind., died or cholera a few days since, while returnn l.nm. i.. h t. .. ,t .,.,... : " r""s .uwBissipp' river. PP. j .... ivjLir, aiso, oiea at oreeaiburgh ou Saturday. r: . t .. . i- . .

For the American Garrrnmrsl of SrhMU-!X 2

In my last communication I endeavor. . maintain the position that, the lnfluenr. . Linrtnaea k. L a. ' t prmcipie in governia. 1 hl9 lhefy Is the only one that hatmnni. j wiln ,ne business of teaching; becaOBeteachin proiitabie teaching necessarily implies a r. . ! rl v. imam VI AlUUUCBlf. The most useful and successful teachen nnr rmim In 1 1 nn.t ... i , . ogee, na'e Deen the. 1lAU In.l.nnlUn. 1 . .... " iu.nui.iiuu, vrno lmpariea in kindiiM The Savior, thn Rr T. ., ' . MU, . perfect example tha world has ever knn.. r Indeed, so consistent with Christianity B(j 7 n a n in . nf am n .. . . i . .. - b K"ciuiueni is inis trteorv ik 11 t,. i i . . .. "W .. .,u iu u oiuiosi universally granuj ", -laiuoBiuuriiio, end proceed t. answer the question. "How do yon pov.n. "First Impressions" are said to be "010.1 1... Ing;" therefore, the teacher must be very Cwt, ful how, or in what manner, he makes hUfir appearance before his school. CbiW- , youth can easily detect an assumed , J. .. ... ...uriouse 01 cultivating oy fof cuu.cij, biiu a lonaness for the employing w uaiuuj. lueiruciion 10 them. Let tb the teacher go before the school wit'h ft,' thought that he is about to make an impress!,, for good or evil, upon immortal minds, rath than the humiliating reflection, that he ii ta become a task-master of a collection of wa. ward orchitis. Th... ... : ' !''nCing schoIars lhat th Teacher it their (rltn ! Bn Dnsnr,y PDP pawive n4 rifiidivnwnio ma rt n a f . M. 1: 1 rr. . 1 .1 ... . Mw ; r " " enquiring nis name. i W"ler Been amused. when comi nlencinH "range school; he would see, affim ' h,idoinib,f. sullen of thepopils.but.ft,, I scholar' T'red 1, ins mm, : " peDei,edJ1 U ,dWn Wi.th 8ome kind r, i Z ,1 ? " PS'Un 0n the Mh''. he would sea these same countenances wearin.' - ci: .i ... . ouuuumg Bin no ana neaming almott with hope. "A little word in kindness said, A motion or a tear, Has often healed the heart that's sad, And made a friend sincere." The teacher cannot be too solicitous that hU manner and tones of voice should impress tin mind of the pupil with the conviction lhat he is their friend. The kind, warm heart and benevolent face of the teacher, and not bis lip, should say to a group of yearning pupils, "I am your friend.'" I well remember the opening salutation oft oc.ooimaster of by -gone day., as he marched into the centre of a small school-room, his faacied scat of empire; he looked around npon the scholars with a scowling face, and exclaimed wiin any other than a gentle tone, "Take off our nats and go to your seats!" How many a gentle, tender, little heart withered under such an exhibition of tyranny! In one moment of time mere was wrought such a blight upon many a soul, panting for gentle guidance op ths steeps of Science's hill,, that months of ,.;.i i sunhght could not scatter. Yes. yoo man or woman, Iread softlv. carefullv n.r .k- .u... hold of the first one of your humble temples 0f rf , j v, iIJO turf ! nroner view nr ,i..: .--.J i . .... iiiajr icmue nils, TOU niUSt have i . i icmuvii iii vma ana your fellow-men. You must look upon the artlew, Innocent face of a child, and be able to Ukt him in imagination through all the relations that he may sustain to society and all the probsble . . V( nuiiiau me. ciuoy me in ""piui anu eminent divines. Trace oat the 8a,l career of the most notorious criminJ; a,ld then look upon the dear children in josr chool, and remember that these men were all j once, such as thesis. God did not make to ! many thousands and millions of men and women to possess such fiendish nroneniti,. .. fit them Jo prey upon the vitals of society. Could their lives be written out by careful pens, oh! what an army of vicious parents, and creUi teachers would be made to smite upon their oreas.s wan anguish before the reproving pais oi an outraged community. Let all of us, then wno nave the care of precious youth, see lhat we be not found among the number. Mt. Carmel, July, 1S5I. c. Till Il0M IJtD GS4VE OFTHB AUTHOI OFTHI Declaration or IaDtrENMNcr.. A correspondent of the Uniontown Democrat, who bu recently visited Monticello. the residence of Jefferson tlins describes it: The inl-rior of the house is Just as Jefferson left it except the furniture, which is all gona : "aT" Borne pointings, mirrors, &c. Th hoosa ' bolh out8ide nd inside, bears all the evidences ! ' ueg,ecl Bna acay; but itstill retaius all iU lair proportions, and its venerable outline prowl gray and mossy by time nnd neplect. nerfuDi I , i ., .. . " . r , rainer than otherwise, to Its appearance; particularly to a stranger. And the venerabla aspen ueea growing around, throw a kind of melancholy over everything, that seemf to per in yonr ear, and point yon about three hundred yards down in the woods, to the grave ot him who planted them to the humblest grate in appearance that ever held the ashes of hnmaa greatness. I made a sketch over It. I enclose yon a little flower from a brincA vines said to have been planted by Jefferson himself, beneath the window et the room in which he died; they have spread all oyer tbe aide of tbe house. iTfoot Mublime. Can any or our readers peruse the following touching appeal, and retain a dry eye? If they can, they must be strong hearted: Oh! Sally dear, the ev'nin's clear, Thick flies the ekimmln swaller, The sky is blue, the fields in view. All fad In green and yaller. Come let ns stray onr toilsome way. And view the charms of natur Tbe barking dogs, the squelliug bogt, And every roasted tater. Frtn WamhiBgtaa. Washington, July 13The Republic or this morning denies ths assertion that Mr. Letcher will return to Mexico. His absence is occasioned by protracted indispo sitlon, bnt the interests or the Government or individuals there are not suffering thereby. The Tehuan tepee Treaty did not reach Mexic before the adjournment of Congress, and 'A not expeeted to be acted upon before January. The Postmaster General has decided tbtt newspapers are entitled to a free excuapgo i& all monthly magazines.