Indiana American, Volume 22, Number 4, Brookville, Franklin County, 13 January 1854 — Page 2

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Th Wralent UewiaerAtie Unvlcw, anil II Liquor fut)lln The UVf(-rn Democratic R'vUic, Istha title of a new paper reontly surte 1 ot Indianapolis, under the editorial supervision of !::. I. Rcell K-j. The name,2'c'u U generally asutn.l by uch periodical a aro, or a a aim to be, par rxcelU-nce, the expooe-ii's of the political or religious, or literary creed espoused by thu editor. Reviews are expected to do the heavy work publish the dry and argumentative article needed on tho aubject discussed. Hence the opinion of a R'cUw may be safely stated as the opinion ol the sect or party adopting it a an organ. Whether Mr. Be ell uses the word Democratic, in its generic sense, as applicable to our free system of government, or whether it ! used in a specific sense, as applicable only to the Democratic party, we can not ye determine. We presume it must be in tho former sen sa, as we are not apprised of any arrangement by which Mr. Brown of the S:ntin:l has been superceded as the acknowledged exponent ofparty Democracy in Indiana. Least of all do we suppose him authorized to state the position of that party on the liquor question. If we are posted, the plutform for the on-coming canvass has not been constructed yet, and we have as much cause to expect that it will favor a prohibitory law', as that it will oppose it. If the usual sagacity of that party is not abandoned, it will most as suredly espouse the cause, as it did the J Wilmot Proviso In 13 4", if it be only for one season, as in that case, (or thr people are certainly moving in that direction. But we began this article to review tho Recu-w, on the question of "Liquor legislation in Indiana) and we will not enquire further who endorses the Ii'tiexe, or lor whose benefit it is published. He begins by saying: No sobject i now rxcitiug the public mind to a great an tout as Hint of tlio prohibition of the manufacture and diu of piritaou liquors A Urge number of li political presnen, aud thouMitd of prominent politician ara devoting every energy, and aucrili elnjt every articlu la tho ertM-d of uartie to the advaucemsut of the cause of Wmpra nee. This is true, and we consider a newspaper recreant to duty, that does not pay some attention to this subject. Let the people know that this is the question, and that all talk about the Whig party or Democratic party, is merely to Keep up party drill, for tho spoils of office. And it is such a question as demands decision. Neutrality cannot exist. -The interests at stake are too great to admit of giving the question the go by. Let all editors lavor or oppose it as they deem best. If there should be any doubt which side k are on we will di-fme our position some of these dys. The temperance movemeut U not a new ei I It is as old as a majority of the social Institution of the country. It Iim been fousij orcesnary, at variooa period, and in C1 1 tie rent countries, to regaUte, by gorernmental e04Ctmen t, (he side of spirits. The difference between Iheepecie of legUl.ition deeired by the old fr'end of temperance reform, and that which Udemauded by It advocate to dv. i thin: t'ne former merely odrated a 'r-stramt auoa t!ii nbues of the liquor trallio the latter i designed to blot from exNtnnce every liquid likely to be ud ud Calculated to stimnlat the human system. The design is not to blot from existence intoxicating liquor, but to destroy, at once and forever, the tippling bouses that have proved such a bane to society liquor can exist lor proper purposes without the aid of the aiuks of iniquity that flourish under the old order of things. The experience of fifty years has shown that "the abuses of the liquor tiaftic can not do restrained win 10 men aro hcen'eu to sell as a beverage to every one who will pay for it, and hence tho friends of restraint ask, and will have an entire prohibition of the traffic a a W-wr VV hare ever been fin enemy to tlv ex cratv I ardent pm' have never doubted Hi-it fftalliilii'ieui where drunken neas and rlt abound, can b attnted under the law of all the 3 Ute of the Union, a Common nulaiiice Did you, Mr. ftuell,evfr know of such a nuisance being abated in Indiana!If ao, please give us the date and the circumstance. We have known perhaps a half dozen keepers fined, under charge of nuisance, but the tines did nothing towards abating them. They continued as before. It is rather amazing now to hear liquor sellers and their friends pleading for the etliciency of the old taw if it wert enhj rnforcnl, when not a man among them ever tried to onforce it. They remind us of the fable of the rats. A farmer who had long tried to "restrain the abuses" of his rat, by various kinds of traps, he became impatient, when he saw their skill in evading first one, and then another, and he finally determined on the extinction of tho race by araenlc. This aroused great indignation among the rats, and they began to denounce the farmer, for Infri nging on their rights. Blorepver, said ono old rat, tho old trap system, if projH-rly appliJ, would answer every purpose. There are several of us, who arc minus a foot, or a tail, or a snout, that can testify to its etliciency though in truth, we can do the old farmer as much mischief as ever. It U one thing to punU'i l!ioe lio tram l beuealh lllrir feel HiorHlily and good ortier; Ilia quite auot'ier lo nmk mi entire eouiuieuity aull-r for Um iiimuou.lucl of thee deliuquitat. Who will Buffer, do tell, if tippling houte are bruksn up! N i d u!t there would be a few old topers that would become ober, and a f0w li qm. r sellers would go to honest w.rk nnd a few MiorfVrfft,; Jrinkm (?) nilht find it Inconvenient to quench t!irir thimt, but ns U an entire community's aufl-rin that U Imaginary. It is take! for (Mute I tint Uw h.i nothing la da with tht couteiila of th liuin nt etamarli poioouoU food or poUououa liquor tu iv be introduced into it, but only he lli .t u tfV'rs) It ceuceruetl la the matter. Time th, wIkmi I he eaicidrt wu puulnlied a criminal; the doe Irma wa fiilly rrcoiiied tlmt no oug ha a I g!t ight lo ueiitroy hi ou lifi f-; xvonli' HvW u fuuud to aJvo-aUj In lerina, a pnnclyls idti'aUord.yel lie who dvulo lo the milier Jiuu tilt iilil I liiiuk la lib vmu dvimtil

which by omibllit) inity dohltn Injury, la fiullly ol (irHCiwly til Ii IticoiiKiHtritC)'. One of tho best evidence of the hope ('K'a of the opposition U, tllt in no rae d they aitcmpt to defend dramilling by diroct orgumenl. No one ut tempt to show that it U beneficial to tlio living orthe dead to individual or to community. But such evasions and

misrepresentations a the above aro their

only pica. Who ever asked for a law t-rs whom they enlisted, nttcniptcU to to prevent suicide! If a man want to J mob tho housoby wuy of bcintj revan kill himself let him do it. Tut that is a nr,.J. Mr. Mul len feeling Bgrieved' very diflvrcnt thing from licensing men sil0t fi0vtnil of them, but not woundto kill him, "with poisonous loodor poi- tu.m m0rtallv. Thü next day

lonous liquor." The Insinuation that a law id asked, or that a law has been passed That "denie to the olcr citizen the right to . ili in Ic in hid own domicil" is Durclv era tuitous, and shows that Mr. Buell, like k; ri!.iuf lnhorpr. i nnhlrt tn dfi'nJ i 1 " ' ' , . . - , . - " " - - - the tippling hoeso system. To ruler, I ct arm in, tlio houe of one's i.eigubor,uJ pillag from M ciosvt abutU of brandy, 1 tha li'.rul, republican , and I nt.-tgiiautui jut inixnii ü the Miür U 01 i Xla,u,9! We bare beta accustomed to regard Mr. Iluell a a mn of at least ordinary ,,. . , itintelligence, but, unless wo regard him as a dishonest man, we must abate some asto hi intelligence. Every intelligent , boy in this tt-ito knows, or oujht to j know, that the Maine Law no more authorizes tho search of private residences than does the law chartering a bridgo company. On the other hand such search is positively prohibited, unless it can be proved that liquor is sold there.! But this is as near the truth as con be j rnni-lPrl ft ix indftil ihn RtrrPot Vt)fd ' objection to a prohibitory law, and being forced to falsify the Uw, before an objection can be raised against it. shows thut the" essential features of the law are!

unobjectionable ' j night, much to the annoyance of the Force ill be reacted by force; the greal majority of the citizens, but the moÄuldr dotllc pamc tlicymustbc bt an inalieu.tble me, of which they canm.t shot down by Catholic officers, l'erbe diverted by any huinun enactment. Let i .1 -,i i 1 r . "prohibitorv l-w." such as i. de.cribe.1 to hal,s tlicr- o more need of our ar-

ua, be pi-sed. and let ollicers uuderUk to undertake to put it in force, absolutely, und a np.rit of diaratilictlou In regard to our institutions would at once 1m: engendered, which would , vorable to the ouwaru inaruu of teiiiperauce, If not in SKtonn of geueral indignulion very dittrou to the advance ofuuraUia the couutry. The objectors to a prohibitory law are the most consummate cowards in the j lond. They have been so long under j the dominion of liquor sellers, that they think every body else is, and when they can not frighten men bv threats of searching houses, pumping stomachs, cutting down orchards and such hobnob9 D lins, they just end the controversy by saying you never can enforce the law. Tut! The law has been enforced in seven states, and we know of but one at tempt to resist it by force, and that was a signal failure. Try again, Mr. Buell. We want the liquor sellers to have the benefit of your talents and your position, but we expect to succeed notwithstanding. - - Apprentice Wanted. An industrious young m.in, of good Engli.sh education, who neither chews nor smokes tobacco nor drinks whisky, and who will not spend his nights ; about the stores or shops or street, i and who wants tobe a good printer

and a useful man, can find a situation certificates were never designed for pubat this office. He must be sixteen or , hcation. Prest. Berry however insisted

seventeen years of age. Schools k School Books. Advlre to the people of Indiana. The parents and teachers of our State have been coaxed, flattered, and cnjoled or several years past, uy pome oook agents, laboring for the introduction in - to schools, of "this book, that, and the . t . t i other, until the class books used arc too numerous, and have been so frequently, changed, that wc arc in "confusion worse confounded," and our pockets have been too freoly bled. The new school law, required tho State Board bf Education, consisting of the Governor, State Auditor, Treasurer, Secretary, and Slat j Superintendent of public I nstruction, to recommend a list of class Books for general introduction throughout the State. Th'y have performed this duty thoroughly and judi. ciouly, and we hope the ptople of the State will move in this matter nt once and vigorously, and adopt the very excellent Books recommended, and having J.....I i.i .. . , and save their pockets from being cn.......I. ...i i, ii i uui neu uwuii wj luiitiuiit I'uvn huusi ti n l JIcGulIVy's Kclectic Spelling Book. The Indiana First Header. The Indiana Second Header. The Indiana Third Header. The Indiana Fourth Header. Butler's Knglish Grammar, Mile heir I'rlmory Geography. Mitchell's Geography and Atlas. Ray's Arithmetic, Fart First. Hay's Arithmetic, Fart Second. Hay's Arithmetic, Fart Third. Webster's Dictionaries. We may hereafter speak in detail of theao books. For the present it is enough to say that though they are not just tho books ire would have selected particularly the Grammar yet it is altogether better that they bo adopted as a whole, and adopted with tho least possible delay. The VMllfT Itondt Wc had not time last week to say nnything in reply to our Mndieon correspondent's fling at our Road. Wc aru triad to learn that the Mudisonians think our project visionary. The fact thnt a citizen, not a stockholder, feels concerned about us, proves that' there is no little concern among the j capitalist! efthat city. And well there a tin ..! may bv w hen our road is imished, so that hogs can bo carried within a hundred yards of the slaughter houses of Cincinnati, without reloading; on other cars, or drowning them, or blowing ihem upon steamboats, we expect tuc tho northern arms of "combination" to furtii h hogs to Cincinnati via. llrooktillf. jb.wcur let hi in Ulk on. We ,ue out of duit 'tr.

Tl Wny It Works On Monday, of lust week, nome boys were inilurvil to giiniblo nt the hohen of tun Mr. Murfi-n oflliii jdneo, n viuu of "totul ptorul rhttrm'tff" n U kIiowii by tho record, .Soino iliutu iil'oso about pnyinjj for tlio 1'njuor, and some of the boys imagined themselves insulted. On Tuesday night they, with oth-

I . . . I A Ks(juiro Kiljjore- heard complaints a--3 gainst the parties in behalf of tho Stato nnu lor some cause posiponeu luruier invest "ration until next week. Thcro nrc viral things in tins In the trunsstctiun worthy of tTotc m first place Mr. Marten U licensed to sell liiiuor. That, by fair inference. authorizes him to keen a trnmblin; 1 i- 1 """ uvvijr uinunii; 11 gambling house. Secondly, those boys werc the chilJrcn of ri.putftbll.p;ircnts. ...... Mut Mr. Martens license makes no .... . . , Unction. It IS lm business to make drunkauds and gamblers out of any material lie can find. Lastly, it is fully forthe State to act ns plaintiff in the case of riot, produced at alicensedhousc . The riot is inseparable from the business. As We peeled. It turns out that the chief of the Police in Cincinnati through whose instrumentality tho riot of otticers was !FduceJ R Catho,ic' and lhat his J Fadings were entirely unauthorized Is . a . a iy law. i no Uulholics claim the f'ifht of parading the streets day or tides on " I olltlCS and I optTV than some thought for. We shall continue these articles by permisbion of certain political editors who bi J us be quiet, if we can get their conseut, if not, we will do it without. "Hiarortinio iuuk.es Mrange fellow." bed Ano Dove ls ,n old saw, and finds many practical proof in these daysBut more than misfortune causes strange union the:c times. Wo have lived to see most opposite characters banded in league by pure malignity "downright brimstoueness of disposition." An illustration of this has oocurrei' recently in Greencastle. Sundry students had been guilty of insubordination indeed of riotous conduct. For this they were properly disciplined and somoof them dismissed. Among them was a youth named Gregg, who was dismissed "on hisoicn written confession.Notwithstanding this, several citizens bo fur stultified thcmsclvcAV ta-vulun-Uer to young Gregg's father, certificates of the generol good character and unblamcnble morals of the young man. That called from Dr. Ucrry a most scathing epistle in which the gentlemen (1) are just completely hors du combat. But the richest part is this. Those and toon brought the names. There they were, Secrest &. Turk, side by side, Woodward &. Jennings: "Pilate &. Herod were made friends." We leave them In the glory of their happy union. Certificates issuing from a whis- , ky Btliref gijrned by some or tho last of ! huinan killJ( are enJor8eJ by gentlemen who trQ wilh them in cfrorl t0 io. stroy a literary institution, because they oppose the denomination patronizing it, and to crush its President because he is a memlxr of thit denomination, and insists upon conduct, which will rob the whisky seller of his profits! Well they havo taken their position they have set themselves up in concert awect. Let a wondering world shout "see how Turk &. Srcrcst love!" Wc propose to these immortal "signers," who endeavored to puriuado Gregg that his son, '(, when he signed his written confession, shall hereafter hold a celebration on the anniversary of tho day they issued their manifesto, and let the per formiinrA rtoiuliit id 1 llnadififv tlm frf w v " " I Judas Iscariot, their patron saint; 2nd. A ii ode on 'Vruth, Liberty and Kqualityj . mm i MiaeoIIancou performance. lndulry If you ever expect to be anybody, go to work. Never bo deluded Into the supposition that tho brandy drinking, "long-nine" smoker, who does nothing, is a gentleman. No, he Is a loafer. He Is whut Parker's ebcution denominates "a useleas excreie. The tuber of the hands, the head, the heart are all needed, He who works not, who .does nothing to add to the sum. total ol ; happiness, Is guilty of fraud moral trea'son. He should bo scouted from socio- ' ty. Nothing but a Providential release can remove the responsibility of work ing. This is tho day when labor is monarch and well does it repay the fuithful subjects of its vast empire. If no more, it omply repays in quiet sleep and a calm concicnce. "For tho aleep of tho laboring man Is sweet." jCtTThc December No. of tho Western Odd K-llow's Magazine, came (o Land about the Gth of January. Whose fault this is we do not know. However wc did not lose much, as it is bv ' all odds the dullest No. ever if sued. Tho Editor's must spur up or their "Magazine will die the death." Let them esshew so many long-winded .a prosy articles "on the stale ol orders," and either throw lire into their pages or throw their pages inlo the fire. (KrTho new M. K. Church in, Dublin, Wayne Co., InJ. is to bo dedicated on next Sabbath, at 10 o'clock A. M. Rev. Biahop Ames Is to preach tho dedicatory sermon. Rev.S. T. Gillett hus been invited to attend and deliver a sermon iu the Lvcnin;'.

I'nr Um AiiivrUuli. A 'Alt I). In behalf of myself mid family, I return (iiirlhaiikH to our kind friend for m their funnily call on lust Friday evening. May tho blotixiijg of Heaven rest upon t hem. T. M. Kuuy,

(biforiaI (Corrtsponbcnce. Djcnmsojc IIorsR Cincinnati,) January 7, 1054. ) Uno. Dahnks: The outdoor duties of the day being over, 1 find myself in neat "30," by a cheerful coal fire. While neighbor Tyner is in an adjoining room meditating on the price of pork and wheat, nnd thinking of the probabilities and improbabilities of the money market, 1 am thinking of you and tho six thousand readers of the American. Well, I would not exchange places with ,hini. A pretty fist I would make of it, buying ho-'s, and manain a business of a hundred thousand dollars! ' I would have to choose an assignee in less than ax months and, by the way, I don't know but he would "wield the tripod," in the lan 'jru a ire of an Ohio editor, about as awkwardly as I would financeer. The most exciting question now, in the city, is the riot of the policemen. The investigation of the case is likely to reveal some startling facts that many wen flow to believe. The Mayor and the Police Judge, and the chief of the Police are likely to be de. tected in a most serious attempt to trample upon every right of Protes tants in order to curry favor with their own sect the Catholics. The unlaw ful arrest of a preacher for preaching in the streets last summer, togetln with many other matters will be brought out. The whole posse them about one hundred in all have been arrested nnd held to bail. You can judge something of the depth of the iudii'uation as well as its univer sality, by the following from the Cin cinnati Enquirer of this morning. When it is remembered that these men were the regular Democratic nominees, and elected as such on the avowed principles thet so numerous were the catholics that they should be repre sentcd in these offices as well ns in subordinate offices; it will be manifest that there must be great occasion for speaking out, or the catholic organ the Enquire would not so talk. "The people of Cincinnati nrc now, more than at any other period in the history of the city, reaping the bitter fruits which ever result, to a greater or lesser degree, from confiding the administration of vital moral, social, pecuniary, and all the other domestic interests of society, to the care of weakminded, self-sufficient, tyrannical and corrupt officials. In times uf quiet, in all communities, public affairs may be properly administered by men of common capacity, unless they are corrupt and manage their offices lor mercenary ends; but society, in large cities espec ially, cannot always calculate upon the reign of peace and good will, nnd, therefore, the necessity of at no time entrusting public affairs to demagogues or cowards, to imbeciles or knaves. 'During the two last weeks this community have had good opportunity to draw n moral from the conduct of their public servants, and we trust they will profitably apply it to their own good. "The Mayor and the Police Court Judge, entrusted by a too-confiding and now publicly scandalized people, with duties and responsibilities which they notoriously have no capacity to manage, have palpably shown that they are unworthy of any public respect or confidence. If they havo not administered their offices corruptly, they have so deported themselves as to show that they arc embeciles and tricksters, nnd have forfeited any toleration, from the fact that, hating directed the perpetration of public ?nd individual wrongs, they now both, to escape common opprobrium, cowardlike, are aiming to sneak fromresponsibility by implicating their own agents. ".Neither of these personages has more than a tithe of the moral and intellectual capacity essential to an efficient and honest performance of the important and responsible duties imposed upon them by law. Wholly untitled, they were wholly undeserving, at first, of such honors; but, by their public conduct of late, how strongly have they exhibited this incapacity to a people blushing in shame at tho folly which gave them place! Ilotlt are the shallowest of demagogues, nnd no element of character is bu prominent, even while they are dispensing the mockery of "justice," as that. They got on the bench by demagogue acts, and never fail to play out ti e character, even before the poorest devil that mUfurtunc brings to their bar. As to the honesty which characterizes their uoings, what a chapter could be written, if all the "secrets of the prisonhouse" were unfolded! Individuals, and neighborhoods, and public assemblies may well grow indignant and caU upon Mich apostates to cast oil' the crime which is reeking with foul odors. "Let our people moralize well upon tho hharo of responsibility which, in these matters, tseriuusly falls upon themselves; let I he in profit by the chastening in the future, when choosing public tervauLs, nnd Cincinnati will not again stand reproached by the whole West fur its immoralities and crimes." Though it may detract from tho popularity of this liou.-o with some young ladies 1 w ot of, "yet as a chronicler of passing events" I must inform you that the incomparable Harry Hamlin is henceforth tube Mr. Hamlin. I nni not aciptininled with tlic future Mrs. Hamlin, but, skilled as bhe maybe in woman's lights, it will be difficult, i think, fur her lo so monopolize his time as to make him inattentive to his guests. The house will not loose him. l!y the "eotiMimiiialiou sodevuuily wished,' ho become

wedded t the limine by marrying the

accomplished nieco of the elder Dennisoii. 1 1 at ing a special invitation to Im present at thf wedding, I shall try to do so. It is to come off next Monday evening. As I shall be away from you several daysyet you may hear from me again. T. A. G. l)m lilcntion. 0OThe Court of Common Fleas is in sees on. Judge Helu Is dispatching bus iness rapidly. The heavy suit of Paulson vs. Conwell, was tried on Friday. The case was given to Jery at half past nine o'clock at night, and after setting up to it the Jury could not agree. AH to be done over again. Cuba. The papers contain notices of fresh Fillibustering expeditions against Cuba, headed by a renowned Mexican Gen eral. They Miad better let it be." They may come up against a snag sud denly. The best claim we have ever heard made for Cuba is set up by a citizen of this county. He says the soil Is original United States Soil, carried down the Mississippi River, and out tin Gulf and lodged there. Hence It belongs to us clearly by the well known principle Xdfloatum ad stickum est comeatatusforliterinre. See 1st Shakespeare, Shylock vs Antonia. Q-Can the citizens of this town, as they remember the sad deaths in this community during the last week, say seriously there is no need of a "Prohib itory Law!" It will not be passed in time to save some of tho citizens, but we trust it will in time for others. God speed the day! ODr. J. W. Keely is acting as Agt of the F. Co. Bible Society, and has visited a number of churches and raised collections with very good success. The congregations he has visited speak in high terms of his labors which are rendered gratuitously on his part. We hope the Churches will make prompt arrangements for Bible Meetings. The society expects to order early in the spring a new and extensive lot of Bibles in addition to those on hands. The Bible is the people's book and those unable to buy may obtain it "without money or price." fjrCan anything be done to sti'l the riot made by sundry beings in human shape, who, half-drunk, parade some of our streets late at night, 'making night bjdeous" with their bachanalian shouts! We believe there has been some improve ment since the incoming of our new Marshal, but there is considerable improvement neeVed. Will not the land lord of the Burnet House furnish them Lodgings! JCff The following is from the Put nam Banner. Where the Editor stole it, we can't say: "Hon. Thomas Corwin has been elected President of the Cleveland k Cincinnati Short Line Rail Road. Franklin Pierce has been elected Presdent of the United States. 'Tis hardly in a body's power To keep at times fra'e being sour To see howr things are shared.' (7"3Iadison Correspondence on our first page. OrThe Buffalo Commercial Advertiser speaks of Governor Biglcr, who recently wrote an encouraging letter to tho Krie mob, as "an individual whom the pcoplo of Pennsylvania have for their sins been given over to the folly of electing Governor of the State." A Fair was held at Philadelphia last week to raise funds for the erection of allomcrpsthic hospital. 7"Comp!imcntscost us nolhing.and yet there is nothing more provocative of esteem. Tell a pug-nosed woman that eho is beautiful, and yo.t can have all tho run, not only of her afTections, but the pantry in which tho cold turkeys are kept. 03A colored man who undertook to get a living from tho land which Gerret Smith gavo away in New York, says do bumble bees had to get down on their kuccs to get at do clover. OjrA ludy at a parly, the other evening, was asked what made her cheeks so unusually red, and sho promptly replied tho chaps. ft-Tho man who was driven to distructlon has had to walk back. JtTMiss Francis Kllen Fitch, of Cleveland, was apparently in good health on Saturday evening last, und had been arranging the Christmas presents for tho family, when she complained of feeling ill, and five minutes afterwards died. The N. Y. Tribune announces thnt it is now definitely settled that the Crystal Palace is to be a permanent institution, devoted to the exhibition of industrial and artistic productions of all nations. fQ" Never trust a man for the vehemence of his asseverations, whoso bare word you would not trust; a knave will make no more of sweurin" to a falsehood, than of affirming it. IQ-Duties in general,- like that class of them called debts, give more trouble the longer thej remain undischarged. ir"Do you get many lickings?', impaired a flaxen-hnircd youngster of his curly headed playmate. "JTo," was the hulf indignantHnswer,"Pvegot a grandma." XV'A rumor is in circulation that the State Stock Hank nt Peru, Iiuh has been sold by its original proprietor, to Mr. llurnc.s, of Elkhart, Dr. Ellis, of Indianapolis, nnd a Mr. Pong, of the firm, of Kent, l'oag it' Co., of New Yol k, und that it is lobe removed lo Gothen, Klkhart eo itnty

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; iny.irninr'U!'? c(.m:rsyuj.i: ja, ?, ihm. C'oM'CCTOlt. The I'ork 0rrtona Of the season are finally closed. Tho number of Hogs slaughtered at A.B. Conwell & Son's 1 15,000 Simpson Meeker & Co's 0,075 Making a sum total of 21,135 an increase of some &UÜ0 over tho las t season. Junction Hall llaad ngaln. ' Wo see that wo shall be obliged to defend the interest of "Our Road," to compete with the united strength of Mr. Editor of the "American," and his cor respondents, while attempting to make the good people of Indiana believe that the Valley Road is the road. We have examined "The First Annual Report" of the l'res't. of the Company to its Stock holders, and will just note some of its history and prospects. "The Junction R. Road was originally incorporated in Feb. 18-18, forthe purpose of constructing a road from Hamilton to Rushvill e. The Ohio and Indianapolis R. Road was incorporated Feb. 1853; to extend from Rushville to Indianapolis. This Com pany the April following, was consolidated with, and merged in the present "Junction Rail Road;" extending from Hamilton O., to Indianapolis, Ind. From a very liberal estimate of the Chief Engineer, it appears that only $2,130,159, is necessary to place it in complete running order, with all necessary ap pendages. The total amount of Stock subscribed at the present time, is, &1, 769,474, and we have no doubt but that j the fuü amount will be subscribed in a short time, and we would advise all persons who wish to make a paying investment to take Stock at once. It mu?t also be understood that this Stock sub scribed, is not made up ofsuch material as many of the "air line," Roads of the present day are, but of such as stand in a trying hour. The Total amount of "Bonds Issued" is only sl23,000,vhich passed off readily at par , (something un common for a near road.") Tho whole am uunt of work performed is $240,000. We hope that the"pcwers that be," will preveutany gruggeries arising on the grounds of the Company, as we havo seen them, on Roads in different States. If they do, we pray that an earthquake moy demolish the whole concern. At the Election of Directors on last Tuesday the following persons werc declared elected, John Woods, Hamilton, O. J. D. Jenes Cincinnati, O. J. M. Ridenour College Corner, O. Sam'I W. Parker Connersville Ind. W. 31. Smith Connersville, Geo. Hibben Rushville, J. Blake, Indianapolis. I.ucliy ! We have thought at times that we were the most unlucky personage in the world, but for this once wc must ac knowledge that wo ara quite the reverse, as it appears, from the "Cambridge City News" of the öth inst., having hud a large supply of the named"things" for a long time in our town that we wished to dis pose of. We are sorry that Mr. wished to have them commence on last Sunday. Will not next Sunday do as ivell? But to the notice: Wuu led. "A few young men to stand about the ssvcral Church doors on Sabbath, to gaze at the ladies as they enter and depart from Church, and to make remarks about them. Also, several young "splurgers," to cuter Church when service ts half over: they are expected to keep their hats on till tbey are seated, then remove them, stare about over '.he congregation (paying no attention to the minister,) aud whisper, giggle and laugh, like intv.Uigent beings; and then, just as tho minister is reading'the hymn, jump up and walkout, making a great deal ol i'oise, and annoying all present. 'Tain't hard to do, and is so muuly! Those wishing to cngogo, will please take notice that they are expected to commence operations next Sabbath at th j so vcral churches in town." If we should happen not to have a supply ready "on call" we can furnish any quantity at any time, (Sundays pre ferred) of tUoso who prefer Mright ruthcr than d irkness,' by taking their stand directly in tho door of the church, or just inside; si.d remain there until all have by despe. ato clTorts, succeeded in making their egress. If wo should send these things out, we should desire to have a quorum, as nothing less lhau a dozen would perforin all parts of the programme, as is frequently performed in this place. . The V. V. C'Miial Is still frozen over, und thero is not much prospect of its being navigable for some time. At a meeting of its Stockholders, Jan. 3d tho following peisons were unanimously elected as Directors for the comingyearj Jos. A. Fuy, Connersville, A. B. Conwell, Connersville, G. S. Davis, Connersville, C. W. West, Cincinnati, B. Walker, Cincinnati, J. G. Bancs, Mctamora.O. Gordon, Mctamora, R. II. Cullum, Laurel, C. B. Jackson, Wayne Co. (Wo ore informed that there was a distinguhhed arrival at the Bates House last week. ft-Some one having suggested that tho administrtion of chloroform to bees would put them to sleep long enough to obtain their honey, a writer lo tho Boston Cultivator says that ho has tried the experiment with perfect succhs the bees were put to sleep, and have slept soundly ever since. fjrAs specimen of tlio way that Dr. Bailey of the National F.ra condenses news, and presents ot one view what inii!t be hunted for nt great labor t-'se where, we give tho following ns to tho cuuso of tho war now raging in tlio cuft. The Wnr In i:nt. A correspondent desires us to givo a full exposition ol the causes and aims of ihe present war between Russia and Turkey. Wo may bm-fly glanco at them, hut tdi'ill hardly attempt ntl elaborate discussion.

thttmihl? ar nut ahvsva real eausra.

Governmeiiti, like inditiduaU, ölten find) it convenient to aioign for their moveincuts reoaons nuite different from the conldorotions which actually Impel their action. The efllcif nt cotiso may

be some so Huh Interest, but the pretext ties ol tue Oreek community. 1 1 aomimt hove tho color of Law or Right. j Ijcitude of the Emperor Nicholas for rt

The war wajrod by Jim-land aeaumt tno i French Republic, after the revolution of 1793, was ostensibly tn defence of its independence, ana of the liberties of Lu rope the real motives was to prevent the sprood of revolutionary sentiment, ' and bolster U the Institutions of Men-j i .. . . archv and Aristocracy. The Admnis tratiou of Mr. Polk declared that war existed by tho act of Mexico; when the fatt was, Mexico was acting in defence of her soil; and there w ould have been no hostilities between ihe two countries, but for a determination to enlarge our borders, nnd obtain new fields for slave labor. The real cause of the Turco-Russian war is, the gravitation rf Russia to the Mediterranean. An empire, occupying a large portion of Northern Europe and Asia, of vast power and resources, controlled by a Despotism, absolute, far-seeing, sagacious and systematic, has for its full development, free access, by open seas, to the commerce of the world. The most convenient and accessible point is Constantinople, on the Meditet -ranean, the capital of another empire, half Christian, half Mohammedan, the offspring of a past era, yet laboring, with only partial success, for adaptation to this era. Snppos) our own country suftained relations like those held by

Russia to Turkey, it is easy to see what . does, that "the principal Powers of Euwould be the policy of our Government, j rope have vain'y endeavored, by their What would the great Mississippi valley exhortations, to shake the blind obstinahave bee, had tho mouth of the Missis- j cy of the Ottoman Porte." The princisippi continued under the control of j pal powers of Europe, and in particular Spain, and did the Atlantic States con- j France and England, on the contrary, stitute a separate Confederacy. In the recognised that if their conciliatory acstruggles of the West, in the beginning; tion was not exhausted, the arrangement of thTs century, forthe possession of i to be made ou ght not eny longer tobe r.mii;na and Flori ta, we may detect! concluded on conditions of which the

the very element w hich lies now at the bottom of the war oetween itussia anu Turkey. The unwavering policy of Russia has been to secure a position on the Mediterranean, either by subject ng the Porte virtually to vassalage, or by extinguishingits nationality. A dispute having arisen in respect to the custody of the Holy Places of Jerusalem, between the Latin and Greek Churches,

Nicholas, claiming to be the Protector the Torte engaged to protect theCnnsof tho Greek Church, thought it a favor-. I tian worship jn all its churchas. The able occasion for interfering in the af- j addresses which tho Armenian and fairs of Turkey, so as tosecure a morej Greek communities have just presentdirect influence over the twelve millions i ed to the Sultan prove their gratitude of Greek subjects to the Sultan. Ry for the recent benefits of his Highness, the tact of Louis Napoleon, acting in ; The treaty of Adrianople confirms, in fabehalf, of the Latin Church, the affair ; vnrof the principalities of Moldavia and

was amicably arranged, tho Porte sccu-i ring to his Greek subjects all that they I had ever asked. But Nicholas was not ' to be baffled in his scheme of establish- j T2 a Russian Protectorate over the i Creole Church. Through a solemn mission to Constantinopld, he demand-! ed a Convention, guarantying rights and ; immunities to the Eastern Church. 1 r which it was not now nretended were ! withheld, or were in jeopardy,) thereby ! giving hi-n the prerogative of interfe - renco" with a large portion of the Sul-

tan's subjects. And this demand was, my. The TurKs, iu crossing the lanu-iir-rcl on the around that his honor was be in their turn, do not assume the of-

imnliratcd such a convention wasnoc-l essary, as on atonement for past viola - tions of the rights or the Church, which had nlreadv been redressed by the Porte. Tho S.iltnn. indinnosed to share his emrire with Nicholas, returned a decided ... ncirative- to the üemana. The. Russian ambassador left Constantinople NivlivUo threatened the Western Powers negotiated, and recommended forbearance. Meantime, Nicholas ordered his ormics to take possession of the Principalities on the Danube belonging to Turkey; not, ho said, in an offensive sense, not aggressively, not ns an net of war, not with a view to permanent occupation but that he might hold them as a pledge of good conduct on the part of the Sultan, till he would consent to the very reasonable demand he had made upon him! In a word, he intended to place himself in a position where he could negotiate with some prospect of success. The act was an act of war it was ns if the it..:.. I e.... .!,!,! noBanoo.n nfl Panada, with oh onnonncemcnt that uiuitu mo"" vv ,,v,v...w.. . they would hold it till (Jreat Britain would consent to throw open her fisheries to the Yankees. The sophistry by which Nicholas attempted to mystify Europe, in relation to the real motive of the net, was an insult to common sense. The Forte would have been justified in considering this actus tcacus belli. Such were. the declarations of England and Fi once; but theso Fowers, in conjunction with Prussia and Austria, dreading war, importuned the Sultan to forbear hostilities tiil they had made one iniirn effort for a satisfactory arrongo ment of the controversy. They agreed upon a no'e, without obtaining tho sense .r tt, Knit-in imon it. treiitin? him. In efl'ec.t, as a vnnsal of Russia, and submitted it to tho Czur, who at once assented to it, construing it eo os to embrace all that he had demanded, and announcing that ho would reject any modification that might be propofcdby the Sultan. It was then submitted to tho Forte, who, holding thnt he could not cotisont to it without parting with his Sovereignly, declared that ho could accept It only with certain modifications. As Nicholas would not agree to these, all ne gotiations stepped, ond no course was ; left to tlm Bullau uui war, to vinuicaic .3 .1,0 IÄ, .? Iu disnosset-ainiTtho RuKsiansof Ins coverei Munin, bv disnossebsins the tho Principalities. War was then declarcd. and If ever thero was a r'fchteuus Declaration or War, it was that onuounced by the Sultan, j During the brief campaign that liasj juat closed, the Turks havo bei-u to i( certain extent successful; but nothing: ilocinivc lias token place. Had the Western Fowers assumed, in tho boUinnwir 1 iiiu i.unir iin , a iiiiuvi. more decid.d tone, admonishing Russia that tho occupation uf the Frinclpnlities would bo regarded as an act of war, to resist which they would feel bound to aid their ally, that flagrant step would hardly have been ventured upon. But it seems to us, that their interposition, from beginning to end, lias not only done no good, but has been poaitivcly mischievous. It has emboldened the Czar, ond discouraged the Sultan. Rumors are now ulloatof anather attempt at ne. gotiation. Wo do not believe it will succeed, unless tho Sultan has mado up his mind to submit to vassalarre. V clou this article with a state - incut from Faris Monil ur, ehosving the ! preciso situation of oflairs at the close of the negotiation. i "The Journal de. &rint l'ttcnbonro-, In ' its number of November 3, contains a new manifesto from tho hmperor of XÄir wr""-i face it by some observations. The; question now in dispute between lltet-ao

inct of St. Fetcraburg nnd the Muonme , '.'orte U "t present well known, nnd th , f.n portinn which it has nMiniptcd in i n spito or the cll'urt of the diplomatic r Europe, do not change its origin. The alluir of tlio Holy Plcci or Jcrimlcm beidg wriiiinutcd, Prince .Menchikoir laid claim, in the namo ol his iJuvitiiiiipiiI. lo i-crlaln L'unraiitecs for

the inaintenonrcof tho privileges or tho Ea,,lein Church. These guarantees relattd altogether to the future, nt no pur-

tie ular fact, no Complaint from the Fi

triurch of Conktantinople, had bet' brought forward in support if the t! wand of tho Ambassador of Huaaia, an the Sublime Forte .had jut confirme potoUnuomly all the spiritual Immuniitgious creeu mcu is mat oi int majori ty of his people, consequently, had no immediate object; nevertheless, France, Austria, Great Hritain, and Frusaia,recommenu mo uuume roue to rcsponu tolt by aaaurances compatible with the dignity of the Sultan and the integrity I .L. u.. I I: ..!.. - j of bis sovereign rights. "The conference of Vienna imagined that it had round a form ol drawing up a note which would prove satisfactory to both parties. When that note was submitted to the Divan, objections were mode to it, which the Powers regretted, but w hich, however, they considered it their du y to pay such attention to as to advise the Cabinet of St. Petersburg to admit them. Not only did that Cabinet refuse to do so, but the explanations in to which Count de Nesselrode entered. to account lor tne rejection ol ine modifications proposed by Rescbid Pacha, were of turn a nature that i ranee, Aus trio, Great Britain, and Prussia, by common accord, admitted that it was no longer possible for them to recommend the Porte to accept purely and simply the Vienna note. It ws in these circumstances that the Sultan adopted the course of declaring war. "That sovereign acted in the plentitude of his responsibility, but it is not exact to say, as the Russian manifesto Cabinet ef St. Petersburg had itself undertaken to prove the danger . The manifesto terminates by declaring that nothing now remains for Russia, provoked as she was to combat, but to have recourse to arms to force Turkey to respect treaties; but it does not mention any clauses of such treaties which had been violated by the Porte." "By the treaty ot Kutchuk-Kainardji, Wa'lach;a, advantages and privileges, w inch the I'orto has respected even to the point of not recalling the Ilospodare Slirbey and Ghika, who at present quit power, not in consequence of a firman of the Grand Seiffnor, but owinsr to the orders ol Gen. Prince GortchakofF, which 'neu- loyaiiy us buujccw gi ouuau did not permit them any longer to execute. The same treaty of Adrianople fixes the Pruth as the boundary of the ; two empires; out mat river was crossea j i the midst of peace by a Russen arfensive; it is the Ottoman empire, such ! as it is determined by treaties, which i they are endeavoring to derend against ! an aggression, the date of which goes back several months. Our intention ; cannot be to enter here into a i .1: ..... i... I. I i , useifja to us inuicuium, uui ii. na u1Tl ..cu dispensable to re-establish, as we coin prcJicuJ It, tt truth to tbo real situation of things." iciv Adt crliSrsKciitK. M)TICF. Tim Co partner1! ij, )rrplriroree1liiizl'-lcrii S. Wllli.-niu V Co., vi on tl'O 31 dav of January , !y Mutiiiil consent, -.lifolr nl. Tlic fok of tlie Hi in ill found , (,t hupda f f. MIIIani. an.l atl llinvi Imvinr olnliin njnii'Kt or In Mil IomiIiI firm aro roiju- it cd to call fortbwlth oul n-uko 't. tlumt-nt. Lau Kl. Jan. 10, lf-j y. TVlLLI.tMS & C. at Ko. 4, 3. DUTCH KIM NU. TIm iimlcrlyneil im ir ri-criitff ervrtptl alarrol mi l 1 jn-it l.iucliti'r-li uc UkiM paura In til-1 forming; Iii cllii-n i! t nion ami law afltolxing I rimnlivt Hint lie Is rvlareil In do this tiiiain3 vn hört nolic alul li nnolial.li lenns a lie It S jirnfeMlonal Lutrh-r. Min.phWiboMM oa futon I SllPt'l ojijiomio , j,tniiH rnrriUFr piio. Liberty, Jan. 'JuJ, ICSI. janio m. Kjan. $7,00 to 2.CCÖ a year Cor $1 W, ill mid V.. Howmuti SO diffurtfiil way f in i kin it moiiry, H. 1. Miliums 3 '.) of muting; Sioprr day, ))r. XaupU way of making 9SO frr iiioiilli;Miij. man A C". n tl of nmk Ing f -.tiU H-r innntli, ! U.S. Halt, M.J. I'rok. lr. Krercs, P rofe por HUainamia, 11. J. ( 'hi-rrys aod O. t'. AiuliTsons HNrriil watsof making luonry. Nov rcad'-r )on lmve Hie nu-aiis by w hkli If you rcntr to mir liiktru lioua you ran make Iii ahori. Th and knowledge will bu '-nt o any en u.ling $1 (Pt palO; t-i I'alm r& Co., ti- No, S, t'cnlfrvilli, Wujnot'o. Ind: W m.C. W IIITL IIKK. 1 HON. J. FIMCII. WM. C. W1I1TCIIKR & CO., I n u rcrw a r to lint ct M'tiltclirr A: C. YÄVTWnrr -T uj Dealers in 3l);ts, Caps, jfnrs, AND 1 1 ATT Kits' TltlMMIMGS, Comer of IV art mid Main FU. CINCINNATI O. C. S FA" ISOLD,. (Ute II. F. Scylold,) Importer of IIAKDWARE, A N 1 M A X U F A C T U Y E K 0 r lhnf. Connors Tools nnd Tress Hoops, Xo, 2X7 Hain Mreet Cimhniatl O. Jan. IJ 4 6m A. K. Isor. II. D. 7JA F.E.Arnolä. 11. II. Jlotre j rV A'OTIH) ÖS CO Importers nnd Jobbers of , Oh Main Pia. Rail Ilona Bulldlitf. CINCINNATI O. mton A Co. Manufacturers of various Brands, of fine Cigars. Jan. 154 Ijt. GENERAL MAP rcSTAIlLlSilMENT. No. S follcgre Hall, Walnut PI., Cincinnati. i E. MEXPENIIAL. Mnp, Book, nnd Print Feller, Una rnniitantty n haml Rulilo IWVa f II t Inil. 8-hoo1 Apparatus and OntllnM Mana. .MI1in(rl rllBPi . A,,N mnM finxetiorra. nwrfns Instruments Geological Cabinets. Mlrrrpf. marinand rrlnta. Mnp of nil vllivr PnttllaMfra Jan. n-4 am. A.Talrr. W. H. Protnti. J. P.. M Tf j'cr. French Wholesale iWli'r In Irish Linons Si Wliito flood, AND nvr.RVMrRUTION'OF ! Trimmings k Fancy Dry Good, j T;1 Mlllll , ,(?(5& 7 Ppw, ,.. n. j f,n . , ,(