Indiana American, Volume 22, Number 11, Brookville, Franklin County, 3 March 1854 — Page 2

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nU00KVlLLu7 INDIAN A rnity.w siAilriTäriMi zja ppukxtick WAXTSD. kv slxälk:"cöi,j:s of the IXDIAXA AMERICAXtAti bo had at tlii. office, viraily enveloped and pre piiitl with stamps, ntf'- crnti each. m.AK Di::;ii wd .noiiTo.tots. We will .?iil, by mail, frei qf postage, nk Deed, anJ Dlaak Momes, got up neatly on heavy paper, on the new ahortcsi, styl, et twenty five cent per dozen, whr four J4en,of cither kind are rJereJone Uie. Tiro fvpc en Frfectln And iaaumuch as we are Intrusted, by Divine rrrniin, with the care ut the Lord's Ivck throughout the world, we caa not a'lw this opportunity to pass without earneitly entreating you to extend your protection to the Catholice inhabiting thoe regions, and shield them Hi all limn with yuur power and authoritT. 71 Pope's Utter, to President Pures. W't briefly alluded to the aboe extract from the Pope's letter, a few werke tgo. We introJuce it now by way of contrasting. Ins precepts with his practice orwlut he wishes otheri to Jo, with what be does himself. lo tliis country a stranger is not in. terrogateJ as to his political or religious faith, !n order to be entitled to the protection of government. Not so, how ever, in Papal couulries not so in Rome or in any country on either continent where Romauütm Is the established religion. We submit to our reader a few facte for t'icir consideration in connexion with tbe'abovc dimsnd. la our Immediate vicinity Ilea tbe Island of Cuba, in whose ports hundred nd thousands of American mariners are annually to be iccn, anJ to whose cities and plantations hundreds of our merchants and Invalid citiiens annually resort, in the prosecution of business orh quest of Wealth. Many go thitherto die I AoJ yet, to this day, there is neither an American Protestant Chapel nor CbspUiti for tho spiritual instruction and caru of our seamen and othera of our countrymen, or for their guidance and consolation la tbe most fearful of all houraw-the hour" of death! far from their home and their frieudi! When the attempt was made a few years age by the American Seamen's Friend Society to- have Proteatant religious errvices conducted aboard American ships at Havana, the Chaplain waa compelled to 1 1st, because it was not only required that 'he should "domiciliate" and take the bath of allowance to the Queen of Spain, but also that he should swear that ho was a good "Catholic." As these worJesigaiy "Ilomin Cathol e" in that land, no conscientious Protestant eeufd or'would tike the oath. The same statement holds good of Porto Rico, the olher principal Spanish island iu the West Indies. There Is n American Protestant ChapcVpr.scrvieo .in Mexico, so far as we cao.loarn. and it is believed that It would be difficult, If not Impossible, to establish one, In aorao countries in South America, as well as in Central America, there would be difficulties to encounter; yet they would bo far less formidable, it is be'lisvcd, than in Mexico and Cuba. In Italy itself, the central country of ounsteodom, with the exception of the kingdom ofSirdinia.no religioua service could be held by an American Protestant minister far the benefit of his countrymen, unless in the house of a diplomatic or consular agent, beneath ths American flag, and as it were on American ground. This is no even in Rome, the capital of the Christian world, as some vauntingly claim. Although the Roman Catholic Church la permitted to enjoy In these United States (seveneijhthi at loan of whoso inhabitants iro ProU'stauts) all Lh, rights and privileges that any Protestant Church does, yet American Protestants are denied the right to have a church in Roms, or even a chapel, unlets under the precarious condition of enjotinir the patronage of. end inconnoctioa with, the American Embassy. Nor is the state of things in Spain or in Austria nnro favorable thau in Italy; In fact it is less so. While in Portugal according to the Penal Code, proinalgated on the 10th of December, 1832, the -eelsbratlng of public acts of worship OOt thai of the Catholic religionMs punishable with Imprisonment of from ono t three years, and by a fine propoitionjsd to the income of tho transgressor of tho law! hie obvious thai a ptotestsnt church or claapol. even for foreigners eoold not be opined in the Portuguese dominions since this law went Into ef. fast, without incurring the most serious rlk. And a!l this done In the middle of the nineteen th century, and by a na. lion which owes its very existence at thin day to Protestant England! American iVotcatsuta are exposed to Insult and aericxn maltreatment in Mexico, Central America, all South America rub. Porto Rico, Spain and Portugal nearly all of Italy and Austria, if when they nuct proceasion, with a priest at It head, carrying the Host," they do not render what are there considered to be acts of adoration, but which they conscientiously doeai to be idolatrous and contrary to the Word of God. Every year the truth of this assertion is conlinnH, by disgraceful outrages, in word or oVed, perpetrated in those countries. At to the burial of thoir dead. American Protectants find very serious diffi culties in several of the countries joot named. Until very recentlynor are we sure that it Is not so still they would have been compelled to carry the bodies of thsir deceased friends from Madrid, the capital of Spain, to Malage, Gibraltar, or Lisboii, la find a burial for them. English ProUrftsr.ts were subject to the tame shameful ioJinilics. Even within the last few months, Lordllowden, the IJritih Embassador at the Courtof Spain hts been lit earnest correspondence with the Spsnish Government, In relation to

the right of English Protestants, not merely to hare at Madrid a cemetery, (which at length they are permitted to possess,) buc Iso to have the bodies of their deceased friends carried, to the grave io a hearse, and proper religious ceremonies performed in tho cemetery, at the Interment. There is a report that ho bos succeeded, but we are not sure of it. Id many places in Italy, American Protestants are subject te much inconvenience in being required t' bury their dead at very unseasonable hours. In

some countries, through fear of violence, they are compelled to bury their dead in a stealthy manner, and almost as unceremoniously as they would a brute boast. A few years sgo, a highly respectable American merchant wai compelled to dig a grave with his own hsuds in an obscure spot, near one of the cities of Cuba, at tbe hour of midnight, for the burial of hie beloved wife, whom he had taken to that island for tho restoration of her health. liy the influence of much persuasion he succeeded io getting some assistaneo in his mournful enterprise from one or two negroes, who were in great fear all the while for their lives, lest it should become known that ther had assisted at tho burial of a heretic! After reading those facts does it not strike you as something strange t'.i at so intollerant a tyrant as the Pope should ask for his subjects even ordinary protection! Dut, not satisfied with such protoction aa othera enjoy, he asks that it bo extended, so far as his subjects are concerned and that they U shielded at all timet by executive power and authority. If they behave themselves they hsve nothing to fear; if they do not, they have only the fear what Pat had who fearcJ Justice, . Tsmpsranct and DeasracTho Jacksonian and one or two other papers have charged the present temperance movement upon the Whig. Tho wise ones -of tint party aro not willing' that the whtgs shall have tho glory or profit of the present determination to enact a prohibitory law. In this they show their good sense. It is not a Whig movement. Tho Whigs, as such, have shunned it till the last, jurtas tho Democrats have- we mean Whig leaders and Democratic lenders. But tbe psople, both Whigs and Democrats, have taken it in hands, and, in spito of their would-be masters, the office sealers of each party, they have determined to disregard all former party relations, and select good men and trut for the Legislature, and tho wise leaders of the party are determined to nominate the right kind of men. Sec the recommendation of tho Sentinel in in last week's American. Hox. Hexrt W. Elswo-th a Demerat of the first Talor man whoio attatebjnent to the measures and to the party cannot he questioned, thus nlluded to the matter In a recent speech in Indianapolis: "Mr. K. alluded to tho fact of his bein a Democrat. Ho had been asked by his follow Democrats if there M as not danger of being caught in a Whig trap in this movement? Was it not got up by tho Whigs, and for their own benefit? 11 at, said he, if any thin can be mado out of it by any political party, why could not the Democrat use it aa well as the Whigs? There was certainly nothing in temperance itself inconsistent with any well settled principles of the Democratic creed. lie did not think temperance had any thing to do with any party, ns a party. It would be an easy matter to nominate a good temperance man of cither party, and the temperance movement need not interfere with the present divisions at all. It is a slander upon the democratic party to say that they could not avail themselves of the advantages growing out of tho temperance sentiment among the people, or that they must be driven to the alternative of declaring themselves the liquor party." CtT It is pretty clearly settled that the contemplated Temperance organization In Indiana, is to have the opposition of almost every prominent Democratic paper in the Stale. Let it come! ' That party is largely la the ascendent, and doubtlesa looks forward to a victory upon any kind of ground. But they wilt learn that when the Right is to be trifled with or an effort made to trar;.plo it under foot, majorities developed in past contests are not to be relied on. Advertiser, Not sr ntighbor. So far as our observation his gone there are as many Whig paper opposing tho movement as there are Democratic. In most cases the personal Habits of the editor, more than his party affin itica influence hi course. Editors who aro fond of the "critter" are opposed to a prohibitory law, from personal consideration, and t ut few other are. Il may be true that more Democratic thin Whig papors are silent on the question yet, but it is only owing to the fact that they do not know what tune they must dance too during tho approaching canvass. The independent Democratic press we mean editors who own, themsalves and their presses, and type unin cumbered by mortgage to office holders anil office aeekcrs are generally In favor of a prohibitory law and only differ from the more active temperance men as to the means ef obtaining it. Maine I .aw lu letviT. Tho Supreme Court of Iowa, at its re cent session, decided the liquor law of that state to be comtititional. The defendants io the case were Indicted for selling liquor by the glas. They pleaded that the law waa unconstitutional; I that the Indictments should run against tbe house in wiucn tue liquor was sold, anJ not against the persoa selling it. They made ssveral other objections, all of which the court overruled, and sustained thelndictmonts, and the decision of the court wis against defendant. JtJT Any person having a small house to sell or rent, will pTcaap leavo word at this office. TA joker says that cords qf wood civ-I rcn to the poor are recorded, in heaven.'

n. it. litres.. This gentleman has been delivering sever! lectures in this county within a few days purporting to buon the sub

ject of temperance, but, if the information we have received be correct, they might as well bo called by any other name. We have conversed with persons from different places and there is but one opinion among the real friends of the cause, and that is that he has done it more harm than good. Some go so far as to say that if the rum interest wished tocmploy a lecturer they could not do bettor than to employ Mr. Hull. In connection with n few good things bearing on tho temperance question he mixes up so many low and vulgar anecdotes and so much personal abuse that he disgusts the true friends of the cause, and drives away many that were rallying uround it. We heard but a part of his lecture hero last Monday evening. If the part we did not hear was of a piece with what we heard, wo coincido with the views of our friends from the Country. The attack upon President Locke who was at homo watching a bereaved and afflicted family, and upon Ruv. Mr. Kddy who is too feeble in health to reply even if ho would deign to reply to scurrility from such a quarter, was ns uncalled for as it was ungenerous aud ungentlemanly. Mr. Locko is a stranger in this valley, and has had but littlo opportunity to take an active part in tho temperance movement owing to pressing professional duties, and family affliction and bereavement: and wo heitnto not to say that nono but a base man and an enemy to tho temperance cause, could indulge in euch vituperation against such a man. To how tho depth of hi malignity ho is not content to stab Mr. Locke, in his absence, but pursues tho institution over which he presides. We have less sympathy for Mr. Eddy. IIo is known in this community and his views and services are known, and though ho is apparently on the verge of tho grave it .will bo difficult for Mr, Hull to make an impression that will injure him. Tho very prompt manner in which he made Mr. Hull take back hia charges against Mr. Locke bhowes that, feeble as ho is, he is not afraid even of M. R.Hull. Tho ungenerous and ungentlemanly fling nt John Wynn, Esq., and at Geo. Holland, can do those men no harm, although the drinking portion of the audience joyed it, as the? did his thrusts at . I McKa. Ividy and Locko. If vro might venture a word of advice to Mr. Hull we would advise him to Attack us if he must abuse a temperanco man. Wo are a well known in this state, though not as notorious as Mr. Hull, and we are prepared to defend ourself whenever we deem it necessary. He is welcome to all the glory he may win in such an attack. In reference to Mr. Hull' charges uponjtho temperance men of J5rookvillc, for want of hospitality it is only nccccasary to say that he was not invited here by tho temperance men, but by4those who desire to attach to the temperance cause all the additional odium that M. R. Hull can carry with him, and who had intimations that his lectures consisted in such abuse as rendered him odious to sensible men. That the hospitality of one family wa offered him and accepted by him on a former visit we know, but he took occasion so to abuse and vilify the man in his absence and in the presence of his wife, that the wife refused to entertain him Again unless he could not find quarters elsewhere. We do not wish to hedire up Mr. Hull'l way to usefulness, yet we would put the true friends of temperance on their guard in reference to him and vagabond lectures generally. If they want temperance men abused, and the whisky tellers pleased if they want buffoonry instead of arguments in favor of a prohibitory law, and anecdotes such as, "if all democrats arc not horse their es, all horse thetves aro democrats," let them send for, or encourage M. 11. Hull, and they can be accommodated. Wchitve never known the grog seller and their customers better pleased with a lecture than they aro with Mr. Hull's harranguc of last Monday night. And wo venture to say that he could get a larger crowd of such men than any other person in the state, particularly if ho should do as ho did last Monday, go along the streets and personally invite them to come and hear him. I.k ut lor Ilreakers The oard of Alderman of Boston have adopted by a vote of 7 to 2 the following order: Ordered, That tho Chief of Police under the direction of His Honor the Mayor be, and he U hereby required to cause complaints to bo entered in tho Police Court, in tho name of the Mayor and Aldermen, against all persons known to the Police ns keepers or agents of shops for the sale of intoxicating liquors contrary to the laws of this Commonwealth, when they shall have reasonable proof of tho fact. If the law can be enforced in iJoston it can be enforced any placo out of the bottomless pit. Cincinnati Harket. Our Cincinnati correspondent says: The Flour market opened to-day ( Monday) very dull, with sales of 1 CO bbls. this morning from canal at 86(3 10. This afternoon C dollars was the most offered. Clover fcd 1 dull, sales made at 95,60 to 5,(50 per bushel

The Temperance Convention. ' As we always goto pressen Wednesday, we were unablo Isst week to give any account of the convention held on the 22nd ult. And now, as wo publish

the proceedings this week, it is olily nec essary tossy that it waa composed of some 80 or 90 of the beat citizens of the county men of ca'ch political party. We were not disappointed in finding but a few citizens of the town there. Not one of the officers of the bank, but one merchant, not one of our physicians, but one lawyer, (except the prosecutor, who only voted on a part of the resolutions the easy ones) and none of the county officers. These are afraid to go to such a meeting. Yet it was such a meeting as forebodes an Interesting eonteat during the approaching canvass. It was ameetinz of the country people who feel interested on tbe subject and are not afraid to speak their sentiinonts. In truth most of the people in town are too closely connected with the traffic to dare cspouse the tempcranco cause. Most of our lawyers make moat of their money out of it. Most of our merchants either sell whisky or court the Influence of those who do. Our officers were all elected by ita aid, and hope to be ogain, if elected at all, and as they count the tyrt and noses of their constituents they see more red ones than others, for Ihet expect all these, and a patt of the sober people to supportjhera, for the aaU.f tfojartj. It is but fair that we should say to our friends in the country that the Influence of town Is against them. There aro not twenty ardont temperance men in flrookvllle. There aro moro than that number of profeued temperance men but they are such as want to let the temperance cause- work its own way. When a victim dies of delirium tremens they grunt out "what a pity," and then they ssy nothing more. Home of them have children who frequently, If not habitu- j ally attend the drinking and gambling houses of the town, yet they have not parentil love enough to stem public opinion and aid in putting down these death traps. They havo not time, forsooth. They wish to amass a few more dimes for their prodigal sons or sons-in-law to spond in drinking and gambling. If the work goes on they have no objection. Dut not a dime, not an hour will they contribute to this work. We make these disclosures with pain, but truth and justice demand it. We could give many facts to show this want of interest, but we need not. The neglect of tho Meeting last week is enough. We might say further that though we have been publishing a temperance paper two months which has a circulation of several thous. there are but four or five copies taken in town except, that now and then aooie good kmprance man call and gets a number "just to see what is in it." We do not complain of this for want of patronage tut as illustrating the want of interest manifested by the people of Brookville. There are twenty men ho should take twenty copies each of the paper, to give to those who need light and actually call for it on this subject. Dut enough for the present. Had chance for Drunkards The bill now before the Pennsylvania Legislature has the following sensible section in it, which is an improvement on the Main Law, and equivolent to the Vermont Law, Sec 18. That any person being feund intoxicated in any of the streets or highways, or being intoxicated in his own house, or in any other building or place, who shall becomo qurrelsome so as to disturb the public peace, or that of his own or aay other family, and ao as to render it necessary for the police or f eace officers to interlere, may be taken nto custody by - any sheri'ir, deputy sheriff, marshal or deputy marshal, constable, police officer or watchman, and committed to some station house, or reStrained in some other suitable place, till a complaint can be made and warrant issued in due form, upon which he may bo arrested and tried, and if found guilty of being so intoxicated in his own house, or any other buildinjf or place.and becoming rjurrelsome and disturbing the public peace, or that of his or any other family, he shall be imprisoned in the county jail until such time as he shall, on oath or affirmation before the magistrate or court, before which he has been brought, disclose the place where and the person of whom the liquors so pro ducing intoxication were obtained, and all the e'reumstances attending, and if the magistrate shall adjudge that the sale of said liquor waa in violation of this act, he shall forthwith isaue hia war rant ind ciuse the person so charged to be forthwith brought before him, and such proceedings shall be hud in the caae in all respects as would have been had if the person an charged had been regularly prcsccuted before such magi träte for such offence in the manner prescribed in this act. LIT:il.IIY NÖTICK. A public meeting of tho Cuttoxian Sociktv of Brookvillo College, wijl be held this (Friday) evening, in the Col lege Chapel. All are invited to attend Exercises to commence at 7 o'clock. IJy order of tho Society, C. C. HiNKLET, A. D. Cl'KMKOHAU, W. S. PcTicnsoN, Committee of Arrangements. The t at The latest news from the cast gives accounts of the progress of tho War The detail would be uninteresting to our readers, even if we had the space to give them. JJeyond doubt England and France will bo involved in it in lcs than six months. . The Temperance Question, We devote more of our space to this question than is agreeable to our wishes owing to tho proceedings of tho townS lip and county Conventions. ktentaa. an Douglass Col. Denton is charged with having said to a friend recently, while conversing on tho Nebraska question: 'Douglas, sir, (a politicaly dead, air, If he fail to carry his bill, the South will kick him in the rear, sir, and if he doe carry it, the North will beat h!s brjins out, sir, Thai's ll, air'. Enlangr,

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OCrMr. O. M. Powers, is opening a lot of fine things, and good things, just opposite our office. Deingancar neighbor wo dropt In "to shop," that I to ce the things and enquire the price, and we were like lady hopper often are, we wished wtf had money enough to pay them for the tronblo of showing the goods. Only think of silk at 00 cents, print at 8, ujitr at OJ, molasst at 30, salcratus st8,&c &c. Dut wo must ay no more; or they will be crowded with shopper and buyer too. ' DCrTho people of Fairfield, and vicinity who have pretty face would do well to give Dr. Dutton a call, who will spend two weeks there witk l.ia catcher. IIo takes pretty picture from pretty faces, but the apparatua for taking pretiy piciurca from ujrly faces has not yet arrived. A-lTll nnr.m. n i .rifi.i I ! - w-r-vmv vuun oi iuicuigan nave declared in favor of the tionality of th prohibitory law recently " iie Aurora iJannrr. All true, neighbor of you will take out the'W before "conMitutlonality." Did you hope to scare Sullivan. Walkcr &. Co. by such a perversion of the truth! (rA letter from"Xenophon"ofLlberty, dated Jan. 20 has just come to hand. ii contsins several Items that would iave been interesting a month a?o. Will our friend furnlah us an occaaional letter of ncri? We hone thev will reach us hereafter in better season. JC$ Information has been received that the bonds of tho Valley Railroad can bo sold readily and on good terms in the cast, for cash. This is what every body had a right to expect who had examined the road. OCrA young man wishing to attend a first, rate commercial school will learn some thing to his advantage by apply. ing to us either In person or by letter. We have t a o scholarships for sale cheap. (rWe are requested to call a meeting of the citizens of Brookville, next Saturday evening, at the Court House, to take into consideration the propriety of procuring a grave yard. OSrD. Price &. Hon, have sold out their stock of furaiture to Llnck & Tyncr. i bey intend to enlsrcre their atore room and their dry gocds business this spring. ZiTOur readers who aro in search of the "latest style" of hat?, will know where lo go by resuingournowadver. tisements. ISuker understands his business. OCrMr. Hawl, of Laurel, Raving just re turned irom England, says that great ex citement prevail from the lowest peasant up to the Queen on the Throne, on the Russian War question. 4 . Remember that the Agricultural society meets next Saturday, at Mt. Carmel. Subject for discussion: "The rear ing of Fruit Trees." O-Rev. S. P. Crawford of Indianap olis recently lost a child some 18 months old. We are not furnished with the nsme or age, or time of its death. (KTAkindof a one horse temperance lecturer is abusing us aome where in Wyne county. When he hurts us we hope he will let us know. Jon r M. Dotts, of Virginia, has written a long end atrong letter against the repeal of the Missouri Compromise. (ttrThere will be a two dava meetinir at the Methodist Church in Fairfield, beginning next Saturday. $igjjtnhtg ruin. COXXERSVILLE FED. 28, 1854. CosDCCTon. "Woman's Slights.' Mrs Msson entertained (1) the citi zens of this town with a speech, on Woman's Rights," on last Friday eve ning; and on last evening on the sub ject of "Geology." We hope she will have as good suc cess wherever she may go; as prospects would not be very flattering. If there should be any decrease of her profits. The Temperance operations are gradually, but finely moving on toper fection; and the people who have remained so inactivo, are waking up to the great interests of the State; and many who heretofore have seemed afraid to express their sentiments for fear of loosing some jwlitical or pecuniary gain havo taken decided stands for the de struction of the liquor traffic. The County Temperance Convention met on last Wednesday (Feb. 3J ) a largo delegation from all tho townships in tho .county being present. After some able and interesting remarks from different persons, on the best plan to be adopted, during the campaigne, Bro. Win. Pelan. Dr. D. D. Hall, Geo. L. Fcarls and Milton Vance, were unani mously elected to serve as a "County Central Committee," and to take the general supervision ol all tho movements on this great and important subject in the County. Keep the ball moving. We were favored to-day with a call from President Dorry of the "Indiana Asbury University.'1 We did not discover any very great injury that had been done to him in the late opposition and excitement that has been in progress at (Jreencntle. and which hai been "going the rounds," exagerated, mystified and false. Let any one take the different papers of this State, and aeo the variety of stories "manufactured ' for the occasion," and he will at once comelo the conclusion thst they are all moon-sMne. Hon. S. W. Parker who was called home on the occasion of the death of his son haa not yet returned to Wash ington. I(e will probably remaiu a few week longer unless he learns that the Nebraska question is likely to come to a vote, in which caae he will return immediately. Ufcourso he is opposed to the Uil as it is at this time.

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repokted txrnrssLY roa the amebicak, Dy "Qui the Corner" We were permitted to retain our seat in the corner during the last term of the Franklin Circuit Court, without seeming to attract much attention from the Court, cr any one else. Thanks to good luck and good looks, we arc not in tiiVyet, Judgo Mc'Lean's order to the contrary notwithstanding. Being somewhat emboldened iu this our first peep into the place where justice 15 aaid to be enthroned, we venture to intrude ourselves into the high' er courts or courts where at a venture they sometimes decide against the law, or without law nsthe case may happen. Slate of Indiana vs. John II. Fudire. Our Townsman. John II. Fudie. was - & arrested on last Friday Evening on the aflidavits of Frank Robeson and Frank Fogle charging that tho defendant commuted an "assnult and battorv" upon thcui some months ago, tc. Tho boy sworo for themselves, for each other and for the State of Indiann, as a matter of course. They dated that on fec. at tc. they heard tho noise of tho Serenade nt the defendants and went to see tho fun, but did not participate in tho least. That thev standing within ten feet of tho pave- .- -i 0 a f ment opposite tue ucienuants house when he (def.) came out after tho boys who were engaged in the rbt and ad vanced towards the witnesses, and struck them alightly with abean-pole. That they did not intend to prosecuto him at the time, but since, tho Pro. ccutor had found presentments nguinst nie Doy lor me serenade and ret used to find one against def. and they thought in was'ut fair? Ucntley, Keely, Farrjuhar, Reeks, and others stated that sumo months ago they were present at an infair parly at the defendants. That during the evening they were very much annoyed by a gang of boys who beeiged tho defendant's house whhtitijxins, horns, horse-Jiiddte, shooting-crackers, Sic, making night hideous with their wild andhcttthatiitshrcvcll That they came up to the house, opened the door, threw khooting crackers into the house and into the laco of some of the guests, knocked on the house, doors and windows, annoying tho company very much. That tho defendant went out to disperse the crowd, did not see defendant strike the witnesses or any one c1m That the boys were congregated in front of the house, in the street, on the side walks, for sonio rods. D. I). Jones attorney for tho boy, for th?ir parents and the State of Ind, insisted that from the evidence the Prosecuting witnesses were hot engaged in the disturbance but were innocent lookers on. That no man had a right to take tho law into hU own hands and redress his own wroivs. Howland, attorney for def. contended that although the prosecuting witnesses, from their own evidence, were not actually engaged inproJucing the disturbance, yel they were encouraging it by their presence and in tho eye ol the law were parties to the offence, and wero there nt there own peril, unless they were engaged in suppressing the disturbance. That the boys had met for r.n unlawful purpose, and that sweet, innocent little boys as they claim tole, had no business in such a crowd. That Fudge (the def.) had the right to resist the attack mado upon his house, and to disperse the rioters, and that he used no greater force than tho law qualified him in using under the circumstances, which seemed to us in this corner to be a very sensibly law. The defendant was lined however $1 in each case. President I'lerceon Slavery extension. Gen. Pierce, now President Pierce, in a speech in the New Hampshire Constitutional Couvcntion Jan. 1, 1C61 said: "I would take the ground of the non-extension of slavery that slavery should not become stronger. But Congress have only re-enacted the old law of 1793. Uuion-loving men, desiring peaco and loving their country, conceded that poiut unwillingly conCeded it, and planting themselves upon this law against the outburst of popular feeling, resisted the agitutioti which is assaulting nil who stand up for their country. Hut the gentleman ßays that the law is obnoxious! What single thing is there connected with Slavery that is not obnoxious! Kven tho gentleman from Marlboro' Dr. Uatchellcr, an ultra Abolitionist cannot feel more deeply than 1 do on this subject." What could havo happened, that now the President is iu favor of the Nebraska slavery extension bill? Simply that, contrary to his expecta tion ho has becomo President by southern votes, and unless he shows himself a genuine convert to southern faith by out bidding all competitors he will be laid aside. Alarming--The Richmond (Va.) Examiner, In an article upon Senator Douglas' bill for the organisation of the Territory of Ne brsska by one of the provisions of which the Missouri Compromise of 1820 is to be repealed, end the territory left froo for tho introduction of Slavery, thus discourses, in a style peculiar to Southern chivalry: "The Nebratka Bill will piss in the Senate; but we uro Sorry to have to express our painful fears that it will not pass the House. Never was there great er trepidntion and dodging than was SCcn in tho House, Tuesday last, when Mr. Richardson reported the bill there. Much, nay, almost everything, depends upon the unanimity of the South at this crisis. Let us show no quarter, no backwardness or hesitation among our own people upon this question. 1st us hahg draw and quarter, without Judge or Jury, the Southern traitor that skulls now. Let us recognimar true friends at tho North, of whatever party or classification, em brace them cordially, and treat their en emies as our enemies. Was there ever uch a piece of arrant blustering as this! Can't somebody hold this valiant defender of Southern usurpation! His unmentionables iray bo in danger, if nothiug elae! For "Whoever dares these boots dUplsc Chall meet Bombastes fcs lo face."

Ml.Xtrrr.s of itinTrniprrunrr CoovonllM lirld ill Iii ..nil I Ihf annf Temperance in ttrooW Tille on Wrdnrtda)', il.ld 1831. A large number of delegate, from Kcveral Townships in Franklin Co..

being present, the Convention was called to order and a temperance organization ejected, by calling Mr. Reuben Cuoicy to the Chair and appointing J. II. Vancamp Secretary. On motion it was, Resolved, That a committee of three be appoinied to report the names of permanent officers for this Convention, Messrs. M. C. Gordon, T. A. Good-( win and Evan Owens, were appointed , said committee. ' On motion, a committee of five, con- J sistinjr of Rev. T. A. Goodwin, Harvey Dlackledgc, Jackson Lynn, L. S. Lakin and Rcr. Jas. McCaw, was nppointed to prepare business for lliid Convention. On motion the Convention adjourned to meet nt i o'clock P. M. AFTERHOOX Sr.SSIO!f. The Convention met pursuant to adjournment; and having been called to order by the chair, the committee on permanent officers nominated the following, which were unanimously confirmed. j For President, Reuben Cooley of Drookville Township. JW Vict Presided, L. S. Lakin of Mctamoi'n. Secretarial 0. F.KicliMt.Carmcl. j hvan Owens, " " The officers elect having taken their respective places, the President arose and stated the object of this Convention to be, the consideration of the best measures for securing the passage of a Prohibitory Lw in this State at the next session of tho LegUlature. The committee on business reported the following resolutions and address: Rcaolutlona adopted at the Temperance Convention In Urookville Feb. 22 1854. Tim TR.fBPr.SIANCF. I'UTIOII. Jt solvrJ, That no prohibitory law will satisfy tho Temperance sentiment of this State which does not contain the principles el SEIZURE, COMriKCATIO.t ARODEBTRTCTioji or Ltquons un roa illegal BALK. Jtmohed, That the principles for which wo contend are ond have been rcr ognised by sll civilized Governments, as well as by tho Divino (iovemmeiit, as fundamental to tho existence- and well being of society. ll'solve'd, That attached na we aro to our respective political parties, we have no disposition to Interfere with their organization; but im dirtinrtlif declare, that we will not vote fo any candidate for the IsgMatwe of any party who is notfaUy committed infavrtrof the. principles avowed in the. two preceding resolutions. Uesolred. That a committee of seven be appointed aa a central committe whoso duty it shall bo to toke tho gencral supervision of the campaign, procure and distribute suitable documents, and send out su!t:tle speakers, and call meetings at such time and place as they deem boat. Resolved. That it be made tho duty of said CommittPO to propose the following question to all persons who shall bo prerented as csndidates for the legislature or for the office of SherifT; "Are you in favor of the enactment and enforcement of a law in rclerence to the traffic in Intoxlrating liquors, that shall contain the princioles of seizure, confiscation and doiMruciion of liquors kept for illegal sale!" llesolved. That, should any one refuse to answer, or should he answer in the negative, we pledge our honors is men to use all our influence to prevent his election, regardless of the party to which he may bclonj. Resolved. That we will rtise $500 for the purposes of th? campaign, and that the central committee bo inttructed to aend to the state central committee what mav not be needed in this county. AIMHtr.VS, to Hid Ulzrnvof Krnu. lin oiinly, adtipfrd Ij- the Trm. rerun re tout riilion, In flrookvllle el. 221, IH.1I. Fellow Citizens: A portion of your fellow citizens having met together for consulting on a subject of common interest, and having determined on a given courso of conduct in order to secure the end proposed, they deem it due to themselves and to you, that they briefly set frth thereafons which nctuatfl them. We do not deem it necessary to detail the moral, social, nnd political evils now resulting to individuals and to community from the improper use of intoxicating drinks. These evils nre too well known, and too sensibly felt to need mentioning. We may say however, tlmt Rtlrli n fliov a rn tlt.v a most clearly traceable to the tippling hoaae. tl..t i.t. by authority of law' : mi . . . J . - - - ...V MM ! ..IV in our midst. These continue to pupply new recruits, to the armv of drunk'ards, ns the old onesHe off, or become reformed. And, in their course, they spare no cla'ss of society. Our merchants, our mechanics, our farmers our professional men all arc made to contribute to the mighty host of inebn ates that are cursing the county. ! When wc see amoncr the drunkards of tlus day, men who were respectably and Bobcrly raised when we see among the tietims who RuflVr most, the daughters of our farmers and mechanics, of our Ministers, our law yers, our merchants in nhort of every class, now pining away in want and wretchedness, the wives oflrunkards that are made such, and kept such, by theo tippling houses, and when we are called upon nnnually to pay enormous taxes, to punish the criminals, and support the paupers which arc caused by theso tippling houses, we can no longer refrain from uing all lawful means to rid our county of Mich a source of pauperism, crime an 1 suf fering, and such nn endless drain upon the income of the sober nnd indusirious portions of the people. Wc frankly confess that wo are driven to our present position reluctantly, and only after the fniluro of every other means that have been devised. In common with you we once hoped that there would be moral power enough in publio opinion to dry up these foun'ainsof vice and drunkenness. But our hope has been in vain. Nay, worse than vain. This moral f)ower moral suasion, if you please, ia.1 only made the matter worse. It has driven from tho business of liquor sellin1' a class of men that had some! moral sense that could bo appealed to by Buflerinpf women and children, with omc propriety, and it has put tho business in the hands of men w ho arc perfectly reckless of consequences; perfectly regardless of public opinion. lo prove tins we need only call your attention to tho fact that tho present class of liquor sellers will sell to a man when they know his family is suffering for food and clothing; and" when they know that, in addition to want, the drunken fiend will add personal abuse a.id violence. .

We have failed in another particular. Feeling the" need of law to interpose betweetvthese heartless men and their helplof-s victims, we have petitioned the legislature year nfu r year, but all in vain. Insteal of receiving an answer to our petitions, we may truly s:iy, in the language of the men of "7(3 that "our repeak d petitions have been answered only by repeated injury," for instead of enacting laws more protective in their nature, those that did afford some protection have been repealed, and a general system of irresponsible liquor killing has been fubstituted in their place. We speak of resorting to law. This ii no new notion. From time out of n"ind law has been resorted to on this subject. The only thing new i:i our proposition is that wc pnpoc to prohibit tippling houses nltngctherjnstcad of merely attempting to control them. They cr.n not be controlled. The experiencs of all past time demonstrates this. Hut they can bo prohibited. And why not prohibit them? Can anr

good grow out of them that can com-' pensato for tho evils they produce? Surely not. Can the fact that a few men say one hundred in the County mako fortunes or even make livings by producing drunkenness and crime, and jjovcrty, can this compensate for tho loss community sustains in all the attendant circumstances of tippling houses? Our present system is a system of wrong, if in no other sense, in this that its benefits are for the few,ita evils to the many. It protects tho liquor seller, nnd disregards the wives and children of tho victim, and inflicts pecuniary losses on thesober and industrious. Hut how shall wc obtain this law? Had wc been ns-ked this question a few years ngi wc would have said, Petition the legislature." Rut it is useless to i.ay no now. There is a point be v ond which Americans will not bow tic knee us uppliants. Anion j the first lessons taught our childr t it is that thev nre free and that they must act ns fire mm. Wo have considered this sut lubject deliberately to ppcak through and wo intend now the ballot box. And why not? Is ih.re any other question now before the peopleof Indiana of equal importance? Arc wo asked on nny other subject to voto for men opposed to our views, and then to petition them? V hy should the usual means of becuring "the enactment of good laws not be ustd in I his case? You will see by reference to 'our resolution that we havo resolved not to f ji m a new or third party, but to elect from those presented to us in the ordinary way, kucIi penons its will favor our wMics. Nor need this ntcessatilv Sever, even temporally, our connexion Uli the political associates of former years. To theso we are united by strong affinities, but wo can r.ot conceive that a temporary abandonment of party, if need be, can be fraught with the evils wc now suffer, particularly at a period like the present when thciu is no question at issue but the spoils of office. We have therefore deliberately chosen to make this question paramount to all others at tho approaching election, and wc appeiil t' ctcry ' lover of, humnn'ly to join us. It may aveyoür chilJren from a drunkard's grave. We need say but little in referenco . to the kind of n law we want. Its es- . sential features are et forth in tho . resolutions accompanying this address. We do not give the details, tim ply because it is the duty of legislators to . attend to the detail. In no law has . the detail ever been got up first by the people. They assert the principle and ', send men to the legislature to settle details. Wc want ft law that shall have a penalty, and wc have the experience of other states to;rore that no law, which does not contain the principles of 8EIZCKE CONFISCATION AND DES trcction, has ever been efficient. Wherever these principles have obtained the law has been useful. And why not incorporate theso principles? Wc do r.ot fi ncthc counterfeiter and leave n his possession the implimmtsof counterfeiting. These aro SEIZED CONFISCATED AND DESTROYED. We do not fine the burglar and leave ia his possession the keys with which he may enter another dwelling immediately. Tin" arc 6ized, confiscated. -V . . . . Tl 3 Authorized City find tOM) OUthonÜCI to reize. roxnsfATE Ar urarnor tr IO SEIZE, CONFISCATE A!n DESTaOT Or sell for their own use, all butter that is not done up in given quantities. o only ask that the means of doing mischief fchall be taken out of the hands ot thec mischevious men, and not that they may continue to violate the laws of the land with impunity. In conclurMOn wo respectfully ak you to carefully eonsider this subject. W e would ftiard you against the misrepresentations of the oppose is of our views, nnd ask you as intelligent eiti-' reus, to voto with us or against us ai your judgement dictates, after carefully weighing the subject. Look at the spoils of the traffic. See the wretched homes and the poverty it cause, count its costs if you can, nnd then vote as you think best, bnt vote as freemen, not shnckled by office holders und office seekers, und driven to support party for their sales alone. On motion each of tho foregoing Resolutions was separately considered nd with tho address, unanimously adopted. The committee on officers, having nominated candidates for n Central . Committee, tho Convention appointed the following: , A. B. Line, J. II. Elliott, Evan Owens, T. A. Goodwin, Orvill Gordon Dr. J. n. Davis nnd Chas. Smith. On motion of Wilson Morrow it waa . Resolved, That the Central Committee have power to fill all vacancies in the same. Rev. T. M. Kddy offered the following resolution: Resolved, That the Central Committee be instructed to publish tho address together with the proceeding of this Convention, and hecuro their circulation through the entire County, . which was concured in On motion, the Centrai Committeeu as instructed to secure thcrublication . of the minutes, in the Franklin Democrat nnd Indiana American. There being no further business, after listening to some eloquent and animating remarks from Revs. T. M. Eddy nnd S. T. Cillet. On motion tho Convention adjourned sine die. RKUREN COOLEY, President.

O. F. Fitch, ) Eva Owns j

Secretaries.