Indiana American, Volume 22, Number 40, Brookville, Franklin County, 22 September 1854 — Page 1

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f! uewjjut: mjtvx arm. BY T A. GOODWIN. BROOKVILLE. FRANKLIN COUNTY, INDIANA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1851. VOL, XXII.- NO. 40.

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lJAnnoancin; and Ulatof every It loubertbera,and fjiolhoio wh no are not r ueacnpiiuH, payment irtvtaiAaiT is Dm . Advertlaeraeote not marked on th pacified Bomber of InaerUons. will b anlil ordernd out. and sarment rou Advertlaeraeote not marked on the eopy for a pacified aotnber of Inaerllons. will be eouiinued diajcly,nnlaiaTfor la auoflnltd dato, when am ordered out, ana payment nxjuirvu mKvr tbey will be Interred le that date. It rnaraeu -uii forbid," they wlU, of eouree, be Inserted antil ordered out, at th t aiual rate. All adrortiseraenu fron trangor ortrantlent person to be paid 1b advance. npectal iuce, iuff, and Communication deetft-ned to promote private tnlereaU, will bo eaarg4 ft pr iQtiar für ach loterlion. Marrlazuaaul Uoalha are aanou-iced jrutultaaly. So advertUemenl will be lnterled without Compensation. T. A. OOODWIX, EJ. American. C. 11. BfcNILEY, d. Democrat. professional (fcttbs. Dr. J. W. KEELY, Surgeon Dentist, OFVICK OSE DOOR Süliiuur inc. HOthK.cr tie. Ail work warrantd. , o Har for eiaiutuatlon or advice. 4l-ly P liVMician & Surgeon. OFFICK tl bit reeldenr-e, corner of ilaln and Jtmei ilreeli, BrookTllle.lnd. CTUCSKILOOICr, Jnttlceof Iho Peace, aad Attorney nnd Coaneellor at law, Hrook vine, lad. OffleeSoaUKaU Corner of habile Square. 43,ld53. DD. JOir.ü, Attorney and Conneellor a . LAW.Brook.Tme.Iod. Offlcoln Ualle'a bull dtnK. ' 13 TTT nOIt ItOAV, Attorney and Connsellorat IT , Law, Offlco So. 7 llallo'a oalldinjr, lirovk Till, Indiana. ÜM3. XT II'C. CltOOKSIIAIK, Attorney and 11 , Connieiiorat uw. BrookvlUe, Indiana. Offlceln Halle' hulldtng, T II. nCLFREi AltornoyatLaw. Ofllra J i ou Bnrgelreet, two door north of f!eo. HolaBd'aüCce.Brookviue. j-jj EVAN OWENST ATTOSSXT AT LAW V NOTARY TTJ3L C, Tnt. Cetrnael Indiana Jaae 30 3mo ALF. AVA III), ATTORNEY Sc COUNSELLOR AT LAW, Brookvllle, Indiana. Office two door north Burton' More. IV. R. 3IOItltIS. M. O., P h y s i c i a ii & S u r sc o n Mt. Carmcl, Ind., 21 22-' 53-year. nui. phek & owr DENTAL ÖUIIGEON'S, Tlt.Carmel Ind., Will do all work eaUnatod to their earn with Bealaeas and pUpatcb. Jnn 30 3mo MOSES J. KELLEY, Attorney at Law and Notary Public, (Me dvr Fonth of the Valley Hou.te, UrOdtitTflle lud., WILL take aeknowledgmeul of JMedt, tako Bud certify Depoeitiona, AOWlavlu Ac ' Remarks. May wd hope that there are many farmers in all parts of the country, ho will gladly accede to the proposition, of friend Cone? It is an important question which practical experiments can alone fully settle. For our own part, we have been Ion;; convinced that uc'aycy soil would loaerolhing by crposeuic to the hot. test bi i, , in the most arid winds, and that the summet fallow is the best, if not the qnly method of preparing such o'ls Tor the wheat crop. On lighter soils, summer fallow Is altogether unfceasary, fcxeept wjen they are so foul thai, they can be cleaned in no otv way. On very light, sandy soils, tH.e way bo loss of valuable gasscs fron exposure to ti hot sun, but we are pcisuaded that it is much less than some of 0J" theoretical 'rstructors would have us believe. In .'act, in nearly all agricultural soils, thciu is a gain rather than a los, from constant tirvnjrauu exposevre. Wc Lnow so little, however, of the naturo of soils, thai at present, it is difficult to sav to what property this increase of fertility isowinjr. Don't be afraid, however, to stir tie soil. Experience sanctions it, and true science docs notcondemnit. Firs ix tiiePse Swamts. In Ohio the pine swamps test oflluJson have fcaen burning for several weeks. The meadows to the ei-cnt of several hundred aces have been buiatout to the depth of four fee and will, ntn the wamp fills with, ator, b omc a lake. The fare would comuicr ;o eating under, and whole acres were undermined, when, finding vent, it v auld burst out furiously, consuminei cry thing within Us reach. Prct'.dent Pitrcc, of Hudson College, went to tho swamp to iew the scene, when he saw several lare trees, apparently on aolid ground commenco trenablinij as though caused by an earthquake. The fire broke out all around him. and he narrowly escaped withlU life. The inhabitants a.a" e . a 4. in tue vicinitv are in a slate ot tlic utmost consternatiou X. 5T The White Water Presbytery, at its stated meeting last week, unanimously nominated llcv. J. G. Montort, D. D. as the moat suitable person to be electe l President of Hanover College. It is n;edlcss to say that Dr. M on fort's varied learning and active business habits preeminently qualify him for the rejponsible post indicated.1. Bui his departure from this place at the prestnt time would be a public calamity, and his friends hire could only ronsfntto pirt with him fiom ti sense of duty, arising from the fact thath s talents call Lira to higher nr. J more extensive Held of usefulness. Dr. Monfort's countction with our Fem'af j Bcininary affords go d reason why ha should not bo called away. OrumhurgK Prist.

(From the Satleital Kra. un.ii'TVe 0 DT MLU" WILLOW. In tUe U'afy woodland now, WlwMtUe blrJf aroi!nirl!C. And from ev'ry forcitbugh, Joyou notetaro ringing. Where the etreamldt ti;lo along Ami nnr tMnke of lUyliif, In lu hajiriy, laughing tonj Thorn I Iloaiity traj'.nf . Where tho !IiIlar robot! In pro, With It li;Ul o rhecrtnir, And tho flow 'rot falrare oon Turoug tbo grtM top paring; Wüuri t'.ie lar old orcbarl-lr04 Intob'.oom letwellliif, And ltt varied buo we aceThere I Don u if dwelling. When the toll of day are done, And the mine, thoujh weary, To tho Ci'e-lla loar I won, By a 4 lie to ebeery; Whero the .nUt 1 flying full O'er tho lovely mountain, And we know (be torin 1 put There le Beauty' fountain. When tho friend whom Doalh bad tiAcn, Hoaua lu bMia above o, And t'ioir '''.ubarp aw'eo, Wblsp'rlnjliow the J love u; Wliero the doar once God bi given, Boat in pure eipantion. In the brghl and holy heaven There la Coauiy'a mansion.

'nttrtstina alt. C ("pyrlght socured aecordlng toljiw.) rp MM. OK THE SATANIC LICENSE, CHAPTER XIV. DfTEEtrST AQAIJTST PELRCIPIE. Likewl,n mant the deacon bo gravo, not doublo tonjtiecl, not given to much wine, not greedy of the flllby lucre ."I T.. ill. 8. Whathavp you there, Sherman ? inquired Mr. Nash. I Lavo some printed resolutions which wepacscdjn our club, .especting tho adulteration of Jiquors, which I am to stick np on every 6torc in towo. What aro they 1 It will tako but a moment; I'll read them. Sherman unfoIJed ono of the lianJbilU at'd rca'l tho following: Notice. Tho fo!bwing resolutions, after a lenjhty disc.sion, were ttnanimouslr adopted by tho Ilarwood Litera ry Association. Kesovcd firet That wo do believe, from good authority, that, tho liquors reta'Icd at our public houscj are adulterat il, and heavily c'iarjcd with nauseous and noisunons urus. Jleholved, secondly. That: from tho evidenco wo have bo foro u, wo do not hesitato to say thnt a large portion, if not all, of the wines that are sold as u to and jft'iiuine aro nothing but a mixuro of cider brandy, logwood, oak bark, and other astringents. Resolved, thirdly, That those men who o c. pidity leads them to sell druzped wines e id adulterated liquors, there by exposing the health and lives cf their fellow-citizens, deserve the unmeasured rebuke and condemnation of every honest man. Resolved, fourthly, That hereafter total abstinanco from all intoxicating Jriaks shall bo ono of the conditions of membership to this association. Resolved, fifthly. That a copv of theo resolutions shall bo posted on cvf -y store door and tavern in tho town of Ilarwood, and be published in the coun tpapers. C. MCE, Sec'y. Y hy, Sherman. you ere getting to be very raüical. Afe vou not cettin a littlo too fat 1 Aro you not in advance of th3 times! asked Mr. Nash. If you mean by radical, jroinz to to the root of tho matter, then we aro rad ical. It was our object to itiiko a blow at tho root of this evil, and we could tee no better way than to expose tho villains who are eellinrr druirired liat o . Well, have you not mado charges which you connot sustain 1 Haxeyou not mado yourselves liable 1 Wo aro ablo to prove all wo say In these resolutions. ' Where will you find testimony to provo that 'a large portion, if not all, o" tho wines whic'i oro sold as ptiro and jjemiino r -o nothing but a mixture of cider, brandy, logwood, 3ak bark, and other astringent ) These, Sherman, are pravo charges to bring against our rctaile-s of liquors." It ecem to me you ought to consider tho matter a lit tle more carefully before you come out in this public manner ofaiot thco men. It is not at all surprising, Mr. Nash, that you tike thin ground. I understind your difficulty. Your feelings and intereHt oro on that aide of tho question. My dilllculty ! What Jo you mean ! Well, sir I ine.n you havo just built and rented a new pub'ic house, hr which you receive a hiii rent, wlncu you think cannot bo au&tainrd without tho sale of liquor. And besides, Deacon . a. ..a. asli.rou think a little too mucn of a dram occasiona'ly, cpjcially of wine, Tho Diblc soys that 'deacons inut not be pifcn to much wine. Well, iir, I don't wi.h you, striplins as you arc, to attempt to instruct a man of gray hairs. The world has come to a straiio pais, that younjj meli who aro scarcely out of their 'tceita aeaume the authority ol lecturing ohl people. Deacon, I wiuh to bo reverent und respectful, but I must protest against the position you occupy in this community. You stand riht In the wty of the tem perance reform; your whole inlluence is on tho side of rum. Vcl', where have you stood! and whero has lieen your inlluence I I confess, deacon, I have always been on that siue, and 1 ca.ne very near be ruinea uy tippling. Dut I now seo my danger and my only sufety. And I have Uborcd with tho members of our association until ihey teu and feel as I do. Thcso rejolutions contain the honest scntiuieiits o( our club. And now, us we ora inakintf an effort to reform ourselves and others, for you I.now that same. tf is had bfCdmo very' hard drinkers, I feel jjrieved to find a deacon of an Orthodox cburcb standing in our way.

You misrcprcsjnt me altogether. -I am not in jour w . I should be glad to see Ute evj'sof jntcmperanco banished fro i the land. Why, then, do you drink wino! and whv havo you rented this house for a liquor tavern ! Thcro is an inconsistency about this which needs somo explanation. Respecting my drinking wine, I suppose I have a right to drink what I p'eaae; and you havo no right to dictate to me about my habits. That'8 right deacon, gin 'im some; I think jes' you do; you 'spres sir tmlrtif rtnlMir aaaiT.I an rt st st a n T1 ! fii n If fl rn

Jwho stood leaning gainBt tho deacon's new tavern. Zaclc, shutyour head; Sherman will think the tleocon's bat -u-yoti, -U ytru don't stop your bluberin, said another inebriate, as ho pulled down Zack's hat over his eyes. And as for this house, continued the deacon, I havo no control over it. I rent it for two hundred dollars a year. Did you say any thing to Üraham nbout se'ling liquor in it when you rented it to him 1 Did you express any desire that ho would noil No, 1 said nothing to him about it. I rented it to him for so much, and gave him full liberty to control It, and do as he pleased with it. If he sells liquor, allows gambling, or any other wicked practice, it is nothing to me. It is his house, not mine. Did you not tellaomo of the friends of temperance that it should be kept as a temperance houso 1 Suppobe I did ; have I not a right to chango my mind 1 That fact,-deacon, shows that your attention was cal'cd to tho subject before you rented, and that you could havo controlled it had you been so disposed. Tho idea that a man is not responsible for the misc -'cf his propety does is a ridiculous one, and one which, it aeems to me, will not bo entertained for a moment but b supr' l ely selfish men. Why, deacon, suppose you put under tho cr-e of soaio one a wild ox, and he breaks away and gores men and women; wo jld you not be held responsible 1 No, sir; not at all. Thero could be no legal claim upon mo whatever. I am not talking about tho legality of the tiling. I had referenco to your moral responsibility. If men are made dijnkards in this establishment, will rot God hold yo J responsible for their ruin! Will you not be held at his bar as an accessory ! That is quite another matter, and one which it is not prop r to discuss in this p'acc, replied tho deacon, much agitated. I should think, dcicon, this would not be a very pleasant topic to you; a man occupying tue station you do in a Chris tian church, and at tho same time sustaining intcmpcranco by your, influence and money. To bo plain with you, Sherman, I think for a young man you hayo meddled quite enough with my business. I hopo hereafter you will have the goodness to sny nothing about no or ray bu siness, returned tho deacon, rather sharply. Sherman promised Donaldson, when he showed him- tho extracts from the liquor peddler's cart, that he would lay the matter before the young mjn t asso

. - ' tho appointment of a committee to investigate the matter, and finally the resolutions which Kherman was nostin? ut) when tho deacon met him. , For the information of tho reader, it is proper to say that Deacon Naslv was a very avarious man, and emphatically doubled tongued. He became all things to all men in tho worst sense of the term. He had claimed to bo a temperanco man, talked loudly ii its favor, and sometimes ventured to peak in its behalf in tompcranca meetings, notwthstÜndin he was in the constant habit

ciation, and induce its members, if pos-1 vinced all who heard him ot tho nccessible, to pledge themselves to total a;- sky of the restoration of the Missouri stinance from all intoxicating drinks. ; Compromise I'm. He had an uudiBy reading the receipts for comtcr- tcce Gf about CJ'J persons, wholistenfoiling liquors, he succeeded in sccu- aUcntivcly t0 hi masterly effort. ring their attention, which resulted in iT.. j

of t.sing port wine as a beverago. support him in preference to Cumback. This, however, ho concenled from his The Judge t:ilked about nbstactprincibrethren and tba world. In tha con- pies, about the people being capable struction of a railroad, which was loca- 0f df government Scc, &c., but tailed ted nearly a mile from tho villr -o of toUl l(J rack to tho piatform

HUI n UUUl I Uk-VUIUV lit, vV'SI j vr 4WVttW I- l. . . I l 1 saw at onco it would put him in aaltualion to make money U dividing up his iao uepui on uio ucacon a .ana. no farm, and selling it oft" for village lots at a high prico. To start tho excitemcnt, and make people believe it would bo a village, if not a second-rate city, ho immediately erected two largo and substantial buildi igs, ono of which UU llLIIUUIIIIUhm It Hlbl II 111 Hl ITU see no particular harm, nor of this do liA Jaiwi miitatAil a t itnri In ttiij tarA wccrmplain. It was very proper for the deacon to erect a public houso where travellers could bu made comfor table during their stay. Hut what wo complain of lsfhc dcaron's cupidity, which led him to rent his bulldiij to a t 1 , 1 r low, vulvar, profane, drinking man, for th purpose of keeping a liquor tavern. He spent much of lustime therein tho middtof inebriation, without exhibiting any signs of compunctions of conscience. IIo lost Iiis fct"3ndin in the church so far as. his spirituality was concerned, und was considered, wholly unfit for tho ollice ho held. His warmth in opposing Sherman was wholly on tho gronnd of interest. It was ncertaiiieJ that Graham told him ho would give him fifty dollars moro rent if ho would allow him to sell liquor. For a littl "filthy ucre," therefore, this good deacon 1lowed Graham to open wide the gates of death, and to runt his neighbors for ! time ..,d eternity. W have auch men i la abundance; but, thank God, they arc" n .ii ,i,.ftn- , The abovo resolutions, coming from the sourco they did, created a great sensation, not only in the town nt liar wood, but in surrounding. a large section ol country In a ver7 lew weeks it .. -

was apparent to all that tho sale of port to ht.ar Mr Cumback speak upon the and brandy had diminished, an many - , , . T,' young meJ who had beeu noted for their : qucst-on. The consequence habits of tippling became abstemious,' was- ll!!lt u crow1- ""oaslr esend absented themselves from tho grog! t' at between two lind three shops. Tho rumacllers saw tho chango I thousand, assembled ou Friday eventhe resolutions were working among the ing last, on tho corner ofThirdand joifhg men, aud deeply felt the loss Judiciary streets. Hon. J. A. Kmrie they were sustaining in consequence of1 was called to tho chair, a Secretary

tho stand tho association had taken. , WiW appointed, and the people's favorThey called a meeting, mado long and ; Ue Wlls introduced to the asscably.

noi.iy speeches, and tinaliy passed a res olutiouto prosecute tho young men for .liti,!., lint nn nm ior n t inn vir r.im. ,,.nr,.,t. wi.irl. inrrr.moJ tho vi.!ro

thutthvclurgrs-mado-lntha-rcaolatlonsimiirkcu inaxn was one oi me mosi

wcre true. Ono morning, several weeks after the passage of the resolutions, Doty was in

at a drug store, and called for somo creoiute, carbonate of potash, end lunar ccstic ; and while the druggist was nutting up the articles, Seribner and Dr. Finlcy eamo in. My wife, said Doty, evidently chagrined, is going to color some garments, and I am getting these articles forlif r. What use does she make of lunar caustic and creosote in coloring! asked the doctor, with an insidious smjle. 1 didn't ask her. If you wish to kaow you must inquire for yourself, replied Doty. Now, Dory, said Seribner, I hopeyou won't mix fiese ingredients with your liqpors. You have poisoned men enough. Creosote is a subtile poison, one drop of which is sufficient U kill ten men ; and you aro mixing it with your new whiskey, to give it tho appearance of age. Who says it's a poison 1 asked Doty, sharply. All chemists and well-Informed physicians, replied Seribner. All ignorant fanatics, you'd better say, sneered Doty. Well, hero is Dr. Finley, who has never been called a fanatic. J should liko to hear his opinion on the subject, said Seribner. I havo no objections, gentlemen, to giving my opinion on this que.tion, although, it may not be worth much to you. 1 1 is the prevailing opinion with scientific men, 1 believe, .hat creosote is an active, subtilo poison. Few substances, I think, act more fatally ou the nervous system than this. Denti't use it very carefully to destroy tho nerves of the teeth. And with all their care and prudence, it sometimes has a disastrous effect. You probably recollect, gentlemen, tho melancholy death of Dr. IJoardman, a dentist of Hartford, who died in consequcusc of using it for this purpose. What is your opinion, doctor, of adulterating liquors with these poisons! asked Seribner. O, it must have a very injurious effect upon the health of thoso who use the liquors. Tho drugs which are now used is the icason wby men become drunkards so soon. Sinco my remembrance, it was i common thing for men to use pure liquors through life without inebriation. We havo no such esses now. It is a common thing now to see young men of seventeen reeling in tho streets as coram oa drunkards. All this, I think is in consequence of drugged liquors.

Thirty years ajo, also, delirium tremens was a rare disease. Now it is bo common that almost every drunkard has its symptoms, if not the disease, In soma of its fearful forms. This, I have no doubt, ij to bo charged to the adulteration of liquors. WILL CUIIEACK AT AtTBORA The meeting was organized at an i;arly hour in thu evening, Judge Euicric, President, J. Lanjjley, Capt. Greer, and Hon. II. Walker, Vice Presidents, and Sibley, Secretary. Will Cumback spoke an hour and a half to tho point. at issue between the parties. Ho showed up the Nebraska swindle in all its deformity, and con ! i las m . ' I! V liVS.IVllA IJ 14 w v I J IV II V kAJ 01 l eilt VA to 1x3 displeased with his speech. amor' wnom was Juue lloltnan. V -WW Lr- Collins our Candidate for Sucre tary of Stat; followed Cumback, in a spirited and stirring speech of about 30 minutes, which was well timed and wt.ii r(...,.;v(.il After which Judge Holman being called on, took thu stand, and labored insistently for at least an hour and a half in a fruitless effort to convince the people that it was to their interest to up upon which he stands. lie charged u 1 -.11 v B l" W ' "J wu w"". alluded to S b. Harding, af the great appostlo of abolitionism, and seemed rathcriaclined to court his favor than otherwise. In fine the Judge made all ports of a speech. IIo was very much nlci.ruod and out of humor. At the -i.,. flr i,; r..n. .... -mwv mnlind - ... successiuiiy repelling tue cnargu ot abolitionism. He is well posted up on all th') isuics and has tho udvnntage of his competitor in most every respect. It is believed by many that the Judire will back out from tho contest t it .a a yet, we must confess his holding onto . . . . ... ... theJudgship looks a little liko it. Jtoosier ciate Soon after Mr. Cuniback's nomination, it was reported by Judge Holman's friends that he had been heard to remark that he would give five hundred dollars to have thu bridle oli 01 our candidate, 1. C, 10 have Mr. Cumback tako tho stump. It was also reported that Mr. Cumback was u 'thick-head, a 'fourth rate jwttifogcr,' A'c., and that if he came down hero to speak he would So home sickof lho business. All these things . . ,i t ,i mt btixer caused the announcemcnt llftl Mr: c- woulJ .Teak to produce quite a Sensation.. Some 1 rr f 1 1 . of his supporters who did not know him pcrsonly, feared the result; the "Old Liners ' wcru confident of his eni . . t,ro annihilation; and thoso vU-o didn't ' rum much cither wav. were curious Mr. Ctimb.tck's speech, though a long one, was listened to with great ' attention, and it wus universally re and rl:ir. connected and convincing a polmcal speeches ever delivered city. Aurora Standard. in our

. CDU BACK AT HISINQ STJTX. Pursuant to previous notice, on Snturday last a large and respectable gathering of the people was had at the Court House in this city. Col. Miller, a Haunch Democrat, was called to the chair and organized the meeting. Mr. Cumback nnd Col. Smith being present, Mr, Cumback was called for, wl. came forward nnd did himself credit nnd moro than met tho expectation of his friends. We have thu consolation of saying to our readers that the abilities of Mr. Cumback aro of the highest order. He is a gentleman in every sense of tho word. - His warmest supporters were astonished at the masterly manner in which he discussed the great National subjects which now interest the people. His views of the Nebraska swindle were delivered in a plain, forcible and highly interesting manner. Maoy of those who favor that measure, frankly admit the truth of his position, and say they have been greatly imposed upon, and are now ready to give their votes to secure tho election of Mr. Cumback, tho anti-Nebraska candidate for Congress in this district No man, not bound down by party misrule, giving this great subject mature reflection for a moment, can favor such an outrage as was perpetrated by tho passage 'of this Nebraska bill. nt'for.

Sorr esponbt nc't roia:"cTcLAKsoNr" Nashville, Tcnn. Sept. 0. 1854. Dear American: Your hot and weary old friend has tho pleasure of addressing you from the seat of Government of Tennessee. We took the stage at Louisville, on Wednesday morning at 3 o'clock, and with 18 passengers in and on a small coach, after 41 hours, without stopping exceeding 15 minutes day or night, we arrived here all alive on Thursday night. Aid wir' is r."t wishing every one of us knew ourselves probably not inwardly orspiritually but we were able personally to distinguish ourselves from our neighbors. All through Kentucky, as well as this far in Teuncsse, all is parched up with diouth. Tho dust about three inches deep, and the thermometer about 96 by day and 75 by night, and not even n passing zephyr to fan our boiling systems. In Kentucky, in the counties we pased through to wit: Jefferson, Dullet, Nelson, Larue, Marion; Greene, Har:,IJarrcn, and Allen, thero will not be exceeding 10 bushels of corn to the acre average. Wc regret, however, that it was our misfortune to pass through the poorest portion of the State. Did not our knowledge by traveling an j history, inform us that other portions of the State were richer and moro fertile, we ehould have a very contemptiblu opinion of that Stute. Cut travelers must not judge a state by its nppcarance on one llailroad Route. If they do, wc would rather that the Ohu and Mississippi lload had never been devised, for if there be any rottlly hard places in thu United States this bide of the State of Maine, it can be seen, cither laying flat o l oac end, between Aurora and Seymou-. Kxcept probably in or near Baldstown, in Ky., we did not see a really good house, and but few good firms. And we travelled a longdistance thro' land that can be purchased atone dollar per acre, and a hard bargain at that. In Allen county there is land lying along the turnpike road, heavily timbered with oak, poplar, nnd chesnut (trees of the last class two or three feet through) which can bo had for from $1 to 03 per acre. And at the town of Scotville, the county scat of Allen Co., Mr. Mulligan, who keeps tho city hotel, sold 00 acres off of his farm, which comes up to within 75 feet of the Court House, for 31,000 or about 1 1 per aero. This farm, and the part sold is in good fence, and fine cultivation. Wc givo theso items as prices of things whero there are no Railroads, nor likely lo be. All the towns we passed through buk bid and dilapidated, about as lirookville in the year 1833. Uut the greatest loss we felt, was want of good water. There are but very few good springs in this portion of the State, and then tho water is about 75 de. Tho whole State, where we crossed it, lays on ono cntiru mass, oi limestone rock, and any river, creek or ravines, has through untold thouwandsof years, cut its way down through this hard stono. It is said by geologists that tho lower strata of limestone, is what is called arched limestone, forming between it, and the next strata below, endless caverns, where there is aa abundance of good water. Dut tho rivers and ravines in the regions we visited, have not yet cut down this deep, and henco none of the uprings come out. They lie still lower. And it is almost impossible to dig wells that deep. It Is near 5Ö0 feet to cool, permanent water, and that through sueccssive layers of solid rock, Ot course, in all these matters we rely on the best soui ceS of infoi jiatioa to be had alontbe ,oi'.e, r. do i ejes. The old fashioned mill for grinding corn is still retained in Kentucky the horso mill. And we find com bread on all the tables, and in many cases no other kind. Nor is it spoiled with any of the late improvements in cooking it is the plain article made of ! coarse meal and cistern water. There is vast moro simplicity in their mode of living in southern Kentucky than most people imagine who always live at home. And it appears as if this people were heading the day when yrouical fashion shall introduce clean beds and table-cloths. The fact is, if people would only riraplify matters it isnot much trouble to live. It really only takes corn bread and meat, and a straw bed, a checked shirt, pantaloons

and a wool hat and a man is ready to live or drink whisky. What do you want r-asier or simpler. Fiom Kentucky we passed in Sumner Co., Tennese. It is probably known to many of the readers of the American, that middle Tennessee it not surpassed in fertility by any soil in any State. It is reafly the garden of America. Notwithstanding this was the character heretofore impressed upon us, still on yesterday we were astonished and delighted by tha richness, the healthy and productiveness of tho country. We have seen nothing heretofore in our travels equal to it. The part we have seen is raited to corn and wheat, tbo great staples. Their crops arc morn certain and heavier than in Indiana. And although the drouth here has been as loug and as severe as farther north, yet it has not been as fatal to corn, as this crop is a month earlier than in Indiana. So that it had nearly arrived at perfection beforo the earth become parched. This is one of the peculiar beauties of ibis climate. Everything is brought forward sooner and ripened before the intense heat of August. QThe land in the counties of Sumner and Davidson, (and this we learn is the character generally of middle Tennessee,) is rolling upland,but not steep or broken. The soil is deep, and loose, inclined to be sandy, but at the same time of a quality to retain moisture. There is very little of it level but undulating, butnotrteep enough to wash with heavy rains. Our readers should recollect that Tennessee produces more corn than Indiana, notwithstanding the southern and western portion of the State is almost exclusively dovoted to Cotton. We are not, we car iot be, prejudiced in favor of the south, yet we candidly state that even Wayne co., Ind., cannot, in any way, compare, in beauty, fertility and wealth to the country between Nashville and Gallatin. And if it were not the sweat and blood of the slave, which covers with barrenness these fair fields, no other place in the United Slates is superior to it. It is hi-altby mild and terrperate in winter, and not much hotter in summer than north of Mason and Dixon's line. The people here look robust and healthy. But with all their rich soil and good health they are a miserable people. It ii disgraceful to work, and with that goes all tne energy and activity of life in fact it makes life almost intolerable. Jn the villages or in this city you can at once distinguish a northern man from u native of the state. He first walks along briskly, as though he had something to do in the world; while the other crawls along as though he wirhed it would come night. His bones are soft and his muscles are weak, and nature will not allow him to drive through the world liko a steamboat. In tho North we havo enough loafers about tho doggeries to make a good man's heart ache, but here it worse. Around the drinking houses, (and thew is enough of them,) there is always a large crowd oflazaroni sotting on the benches liko buzzards about a dead hors on a hot summer day. And there is a good deal of similarity in the twe crowds in intelli

gence, in 6rael,l and the object of their collection. . Nashville has nothing particular to distinguish it, except its bridge and its State House. The bridge is across the Cumberland, and is a wire suspension nearly equal to the Wheeling bridge before it blew down. But there have been S'immy accidents on this class of bridges that the public have not confidence in them. Iron is treacherous, and no matter how apparently strong it is not reliable, and especially in cold climate?. Wooden bridges are the best and safest. The Cumberland nt this time is rather a small concern, j not being navigable for the smallest boats, but in ordinary stages of w-atcr, ! large boats go far above here, and the wire bridge is high enough to bo far abovo thu tallest steamboat chimnies at high water. Tho New State House, has sufficient merit to rcquiro a moro minute de-' e .ess. scriptiontnan we can devoto toa it at this time. Since w commenced writing this letter we have had an introduction to Gen. Pillow of Tennessee, and known to your readers by tho part ho took in tho Mexican War. IIo is a man of about 165 lbs., in weight 5 feet 8 inches high, a piercing eye, but rather small forehead. We aro thus precise in our description of him, for we very quickly saw that he has discovered by same process, probably by a magnifying glass, that he is a greatman. lie is, however, a pleasant and social man, but he has not the air about him, of one "born to command." He is a great egotist, but Uere is no danger ot his doing much harm in the world, unless it bo in digging ditches. He is rich, worth probably half a million of dollars, having large farms in this Stab and in Mississippi. He is looking to the Presidency, and consequently puts on his best airs when introduced to citizens of distant States. Yours, C. F. C. A HAD EGG. The following card appeared in the last number of the Worthington Advertiser 'The readers of this paper are aware that on tho 30th day of March last, I was unfortunately united in marriage to a miseralle excuse for a man, called JOHN A. J. SMITH. I had lived with Smith but a few weeks before he began to misuse mo in various ways withoat the slightest provocation on my p irt, and finally ho left me where, ho found me, at my father's house, where we resided from the time of our marriage up to the time he left

me. Last week he advertised ma in the columns of this paper and falsely stated (as all can see) that I had left his bed and board, where the facts in the case shows that he left mine. He also forewarns the public net to harbor or trust me on his account. He might have shortened his advertisement by leaving this last sentence out, for I would not think of getting credit on his account, in this or any community where he is known. In conclusion, I ill not forewarn the public against harboring or trusting the said John A. J. Smith, on my account, but I caution all innocent aud unsuspecting females against him. Editors tff papers friendly to the cause of an injured female, will pleasu hand the name of Mr. Smith around. BELINDA SMITH,

St is c til ans". TEX ISISH 0AT2L Some people are wondering that so much excitement should exist at this time, agaiuskRomanisrj in politics. We have already shown that- there is cause for it, when the leading parties of the day have courted the influence of that church. The following is the oath of a Jesuit as administered in England. We presume it is slightly modified in this country; I, A. B., now in tho presence of Almighty God, the blessed Virgia Mary, the blessed Michael the archangle, the blessed St. John the Baptist, the holy apostles St. Peter, and Sl Paul, and the saints, and the sacred host of heaven, and to you my ghostly father do declare from my heart, without mental reservation, that His Holiness Pope Gregory XVI. is Christ's Vicar General, and is the true and holy Head of the Catholic or Universal Church, throughout the earth; and that by the virtue of the keys of binding and leosing given to his holiness by Jesus Christ, he hath power to dispose heretical lings, princes, states, ccmmontcealtht, and govemmenle, all being illegal, withoui hie t acred confirmation, and that they my safely Bi DtsTROiKD, therefore to the utmost of my power, I shall and will defend this doctrine, and his holiness's rights and customs against all usurpers of the heretical or Protistant authority whatsoever, especially against the new pretended author' ing and church of England, ,and all adherents', in regard that they and she be usurpal and heretical, opposing the sacred mother church of llome. I do renounce and disown my allegiance as dut to any heretical king, prince, or state, named I'rotistants, or oiediance to any of their inferior magistrate or officers. I do further declare the doctrine of the church of England, of the Calvinists, Hugenott, and other Prot estants, to he damnable, and those Ut be damned who will not forsake the same. I do further declare, that I will help, assist, and advise all, or any of his holiness's agents ia any place wherever I shall be; and do my utmost to xxterPATH TUE HERETICAL PrOTISTANT's doctrine, and to distroy alt their pretended powers, regal or otherwise. I do further promise and declare, that notwithstanding I am dispensed to . assume any religiou heretical, for the propagating of the mother churches' interest, to keep secret and private all her agents, consuls, as they entrust me, and not to divulge directly or indirectly, by word, wntiag, or circumstances whatsoever, but shall execute all which shall be proposed, given in charge, or discovered unto me, by you my ghostly father, or by any of this sacred convent. All which, 1, A. B., do swear by the blessed Trinity aad blessed sacrament, which I am now to receive, to perform, and on my part to keep inviolably; and do call ali the heavenly and glorious host of heaven, to witness these my rial intentions to keep this, my oath: In testimony hereof, I take this most holy and blessed sacrament of the Eucharist, and witness the same further with my hand and seal, in the face of this holy convent, thisday An. Dom."!tc PZPPEEINO'EM. "Did I ever tell you how near I came to loosing my election as Senator?" "No, I believe not." "Well, it was altogether owing to Waterera's not having a sufficient supply of liquor on hand. You see the main strength of our party lies in the upper end of the Swamp, as it is called. So you see, about two days betore the election,' l sends bam up amoni? tho Swampers with five gallons of the real hardware-tree-mendous stuff knock a horse down the last Waterem had on hand. About four hours back came Sam, horse in perspiration, himself in a fright, and everything indicating an outward state of affairs. 'What's the matter Sam? said I. "Matter, said he, matter enough you have outraged the feelings of the virtuous Swampers; they swear that any man who expects to go to the Senate for three years, and can t afford ten gallons of whiskey, is too mean for the post they won't vote for him." "Matters looked squally enough. Only one other storekeeper within a day's ride, aud he a Whig. Of course he wouMn't sell any l:quor to me so near the eleetion." "What did you do?" "Called a council of war immediately, LawyerRoss and several more Ross proposed a letter of apology to the disaffected. Rejected wouldn't do without whiskey. Cale Alwright was the fellow to help us out, always full of expedients. lie proposed to water the liquor up to the right quantity We did so; but en trying it found it much too weak for our friends. Such stuff would not go down with them.)

Cale aked him if he had any other spirits, handed htm about a glass of gin, in it went; tasted it; not strong enough. Found about a quart of rum poured it in. Sam tried itV "Too weak," said he. We were nt our wit's end. "Red pepper," said Cale. It was brought; in went a pound; bestirred it up. "Capital," said he. Wo tried it and it nearly blistered our throats; it would have killed rals. Sam took it up the next day, explaining that it was all owing to the scarcity of liquor in the neighborhood that a fresh supply of the best "Old Mononi;ahala" had been obtained, and invited a trial of its merits. They 'wVre molli-. fied pronounced it the "rata stuff' and I became Senator by n majority of 200 votes.

PREPARING LAJTD FOR YTHXAT. . There has a change taken place in the mindsof many wheatgrowers within a few years past, ia regard to the best method of filtinir iTOund for- the wheat crop. Formerly the summer r.,ii ..... i .i , '"' eje.ui, plowing me grouna early in thu season, and frequently stirring it afterward, to intermix and reduce it to fine tilth, was considered the best method: but rtcentlv the opinion seems to prevail y a consider able extent, both among farmers, and their scientific ad visers, that by practising the old method, a serious loss is w " - - sustained in unnecessary labor, in the loss ot me jana lor pasture or lor nay, and in the escape of fertaliYing cfc-. ments, while tho soil is thus exposed to the atmosphere; and that a better course is to defer plowing until a later perioj, and thus obviate the objections urgea against me lormer method Here we have two oDDosite methods prevailing, and strcnous advocates for w- - each, but has it yet been fully domon6irateu. that as remunerating crops of wheat can be grown by the latter method its by thu lormer. Will the general results be the same on different kinds of soil? Again, have we suffi cient proof that by exposing the soil to the action of the almoophere, we rob it of its fertility; nnd if so, are all soils effected alike? Theso are important questions to every f.irmer, and, it is high time they wero definitely settled. If wo have been los ng the use of land for months yearly, and expending much labor to no purpose, and nt the same time impoverishing the soil, it is certainly time it was known. . Now, as there is no way to determine conflicting theories cf this kind, but by-elperiments, I propose to enter upon some of the present season, (health permitting,) to fully test this matter, and,; if possible, arrive at the truth. As experiments conducted upon one lind of soil, will only be conelusive so far as the soil is codecrned, I invito others living in the different sections of our country, occupying different soils, to join me in (be effort to settle these important principles of tillage that are now in dispute. The plan I propose to follow in the first experiment, is this: I cave a field intended for wheat, where the clover has run out, and there is but little sward: This field I intend to plow iu June, if not earlier, as deep as possible, säy twelve or fourteen inches, reaving one-fourth of an acre unplowed until late in the season and then fit in the best possible manner, in as little time as possible. - An adjoining one-fourth of an acre, I design to plow, harrow, cultivate and roll, atleast a dozen Limes during the Eeason. Then sow the same amount of seed on the different pieces, and sow ut the same time, and note carefully the results until harvest; then harvesting nnd threshing seperatc and weighing Loth wheat aud straw. In this way I think .1 fchall be able to Hfi'rmin tli difference! on a clavev I i j inil. nf thr Lwn methods? and also nscertain whc;hcr that kind of soil loses its fertility by being long exposed and frequently stirred. Likcs ; Conk, i Farmer's Companion: t Protestantism and Romakism. iTheconflictbctwecn Protestantism and Romanisui is one between truth and error in relation to the most momentous question that concerns humanity,, in which both the belligerent parties have niiled their colors to the mast the Protistant depending for success upon free speech, free thought, a free press and republican forms of government, and the Romanist on the on the argument of force, according to tho fashion of the world. As proof of this we will state, that when the Pope closed the little chapel in Rome, in 1 043, the Pittsburgh Catholic Visitor Pally endorsed the act, and unblushingly assailed tho freedom of Protestant worship everywhere, even in this country. The editor said: "For our own part, wc take this opportunity of expressing our hearty delight at its suppression. This may bo thought intolerant, but when, we would ask, did we ever profess to be tolerant of Protestantism, or to favor the doctrine that Protestantism ought to bo tolerated?- On the contrary, we bate Protestantism wc detest it with our wholo heart and soul, and we pray that our aversion to it may ever incrcasc. Wc bold it meet that in tho Eternal City no worship abominable to Ood should be tolerated, and we are sincerely glad that the enemies of truth are po longer allow-1 to meet together in tho capital of the Christian world." SiNKiNO.or A Railroad Track. The track of the Milwauka and Missippi Railroad has commenced sinking again, where the road runs on the marsh land between Second and Third Lakes, aboui tight miles from Madison. The recent heavy rains have raised the lakes, and the water has washed away the foundations of the embankment, and caused the track to. aink. . ri2