Indiana American, Volume 24, Number 20, Brookville, Franklin County, 2 May 1856 — Page 2

ft NBWSPAPBR--CONTA9N9NG A BRIEF SUMMARY OP THE IATEST FOREIGN AND OOiESTJC JNTBIUCBWCB.

INDIANA AMERICAN.

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CT TO OTB, TO LI1MTV taW, SWaT o, ana o rAL ..' r. a rwnr, Editor. j - j FRIBATi "LAV 8 ISM sine the WftabtwwMnt V oar paper, ftr 1re": tUw Ium tMNMi tks l wa U now. beyon i I the MM UWM lavmmm, - -rftape.two pafsHft Id Indianapolis, and It MS) sftttbw MWkMH portion oi tue MS was wafcl VO wuniK hi etley , wl d welt to remstuOld Iio6 Harmony. The pro pect of harmony in the raakt of the Slave Oligarchy of Indiana grows small by degrees. It is wtlsVjjMWP that the nomination of Mr WtQswd gave mortal offence to many lostg4rd democrats. They had insisted that to call the demratic party "the whiaky party" was slanderoa that it waa in favor of Temperanew die., The state convention howevaf did two things it denounced the Prohibitory Law. thus patting itself upas th recoed as opposed to legal piohiWs.no it then passed by thousaada of sober men and selected, as principal sUndard bearer, an intemperate man thus praeticially endorsing the intemperate use of ardent -pi rit and potting itself upon the record at the enemy of moral suasion, giving lite highest possible state premium to drunkenness. They are thspffTn forced to believe that their latslns are truly whisky men, sad thai astrag with them places themselves in the same unenviable category. This causes much deep feeling and dissatisfaction. The effort was to quiet (hem by saying that had given his pledge to drink no more! That he ever meant to keep this pledge, no sane man believed Hial he has not kept it is known to all Will these Temperance Demo cram bear this disgrace ? Will they be ltd by inch men upon such a cru sada agaiaat ' all morality? Many of them say they will not. We shall see Jnet now, too, comes up another element of strife. Col. Jno. C. Walker was nominated by the same convention as a candidate for Lt. Governor. The Col. is a young man of talent wtiiss quite readily and smoothlyif wide awake and earnest, hates the Prohibitory Law, despises an abolitionnt, curses Know-Nothings, is reliable upon the great national question of extending slavery, (being as arthodoz as Senator Bright of Kentucky) and the sight of a "Methodist Clergymatt reading the Advocate" is enough to "arouse the lurking devil" of "fierce democracy" in his bosom. Thaw elements of availability were not to be lightly esteemed. It is true that he will only be 29 years of age the coming fall, according to the statements of some of his kindred; but this was known when he received the nomination. It was known however to be a slight diffculty in the hands of lurprteent Supreme Court. Bat someway, the nomination of the Ceij Was net satisfactory to Jno. L. Robinson, who, having been chokod off the Governor-track, was given the (?) of being President of the He gave hi support to Lowrey of the 10th ditfriet, an intense free-soiler by the way. The Grand Giascotis had several things against Wether. In the first place be was a mere boy-politician, and Young America samt stand aside. It was doubt ful also whether he would, if need be, give a easting vote in favor of the stupeadooa bank-swindle which was gottea op to benefit needy politicians -It was also doubtful whether he would stand firm in compelling the State to aesassTr the heavy Wabash-Canal debt. Net was it at all certain that he had sufficient hatred of Governor Wright to give a easting vote which should heap him and his friends out of the U. & Senate. The position of the U. S. Marshal, the great negro-examiner and limb-in -spoetor, gave him the chance of packing the Central Committee. Now it time is given to let the paunder Bright and Robinson influor pay, express their "regret that Col. Walker was probably ineligible." This central committee is then convened and Col. W. notified to meet their honors. He does so, and is requested to resign. After a small dehhet, instead of boldly saying that placed there by a State Con vention which knew of this question of age, and nominated him in spite of it, aid that he will keep the track until removed by the same authority, in sisad of this, he bows his neck to the word -cane of the Marshal , and his head rolle on the saw-dust. Here however the marshal found more than was bargained for. Lowery waa to hare the vacated track. Ben he junto determined not to have sha smell of "Bigger" on their garid Lowery is sent to the How we all know fcow an old liner hseaiuaieo how he hates anything ttke a ejaffkakd and pie-bald ticket. Yet this fusion-hating junto nominate Jadga Hammond, a tan who, only a short cjftaftdrtenial ; ago, seas voting a MM! Old Wbjr Ueket-geing for Baak, Tariff Jte . To give (hh Bank 4 Bright reliable position, the junto peasTtee by Lowery, Thuman, Barry, Chapman (of Jefferson Co) Walpole,

Hoiman, Slater, McClerry dec, oho have been permanent democrats of

old Sue firmness and whose "past ftnteeedenty" show that they are unwavering. All go for nothing Fusion is now tbo word. Old whigs are to bo bought up! I We know that Walpole was once a t Whig, but he never was at home in I Whigranks. He has given proof of his coversion being genuine, lie has stood out a probation. But Hammond could be relied upon, and he is chosen ! We shall take great pleasure in beating him. How will this whi- nomination do ? The friends of Walker are indignant. They say "we should have a chance in Convention. "The friends of Lowery feel, that that they have been chiseled. Old democratic veterans speak omniously of being so uncerernon usly thrust aside to make room for a man who never gave them any thing but abuse. But what can they do ? Their drivers hold up the joke with one hand, and crack the whip with the other andcry "come undei!" Under they must come, or hear the Douglas word "we mean to subdue you: Altogether this is a rich specimen of its "purest impurity." It is the studied contempt of the Bank Olig archy to the expressed will of the democracy in Council. And the defeat of Lowery shows to Mr. Robinson that his violence and management have "come down on his own pate." "Measure for measure." Further Justice to Prof. Larrabee. The Sentinel, of last week, publishes a card from Prof. Mills, which it claims as an entire vindication of the course of Prof. Larrabee in the purchase of Library books. We would publish the card entire, but somebody has borrowed the paper and neglected to return it. It shows from the bills on file in the Superintendent's office, that the books were'scld to the State at 25 per cent discountonthe Harpers' retail prices. From the tone of the Stalin, we suppose that this is the best vindication of the Professor that is to be expected, and we give him the benefit of it, remarking that it is entirely confirmatory of the facts which we published last week: That the books cost Indiana 17 per cent more than the same kind of books coet Ohio that year, and about 15 per cent more than the purchases of this year are to cost. The Harpers snd all other extensive publishers, have printed catalogues of their books, with the retail price of each appended. This is the price at which a single book is bought at their counter, and intended to be the price at which they are to be retailed all over the country even in country stores in the interior of the States. But any person buying ten dollars' worth at a time preachers of; all denominations, and school teachers buying even a single book, receive, at their counter, 25 per cent discount. Wholesale book-sellers buying a few hundred dollars' worth, get a discount of from 30 to 40 per cent, yet the StUeof Indiana, buying about $1200t0 worth, pays just what a preacher or a school teacher would pay for a single book! Derby discounted to Ohio 42 per cent 17 per cent more than was discounted to Indiana. Whether Prof. Larrabee or the Harpers received the benefit of this 17 per cent cannot be known, nor is it impor tant to the people of Indiana. The loss is the same to the State in either case. Yet Prof. Larrabee asks again to be entrusted with the management of the school fund, and partizans are to be driven to his support, in the face of all there facts. If anything was wanting to convince the people of the mischievous influences of party, such facts as these must do it. No man, in his private business, would ugain employ an agent who had managed his business so badly, yet, for the sake of party, Prof. Larrabee will receive the entire vote of the party. But fortunately for the country, the spell is broken, and in their own name, and independent of party dictation, the People will right these wrongs. Nutritive Properties of (the Corn Cob. Much activity exists in the Agricultural branch of the Patent Office, under the direction of Mr. J.I) Brown. A number of gentlemen in various parts of the country are engaged in making experiments in agricultuial chemistry, and several interesting re ports have just bee i received. One from Dr. Chas. T. Jackson of Boston, who had analyzed the corn cob, acquaints the Bureau that it contains four and a half parts of nutritive matter, consisting of gum, starch and dietiine. This, with the actual experiments of our farmers, should satisfy every man as to the necessity of crushing the cob. The American for a Dollar. We will furnish the American from May 2d to October Slst for one dollarWe want a thousand campaign sub scribers. Persons sending us clubs of ten shall have a copy gratis. fry About fifty of the most respectable ladies of Laurel and vicinity, visited tbe grog shops of Summerset, on Saturday, and proposed to buy their liquors, provided they WOttM quit tbe business. Mr. Depew, though anold sinnarin thu business, was quiet calm, andrespeetful, but Jack Dcwees had tho courage to strike an old wo man with his fist.

Three Slanderous Falsehood. 1st, That the Democrttic party is a proslavery party, and in favor of its extension. '2d. Thai the Ilpm M'rutin tmrf v ie in

favor of free whisky, unrestricted by , egal regulations, and the advocates' and supporters of intemperance 3d, lhat the Democratic party is in favor of the propagation of popery and are the supporters of the Catholic religion State Sentinel. We wish people would quit slandering the "Democratic party." No man can point to a single resolution in any northern platform of that party in favor of the extension of slavery, and the first "slandrous falsehood" can be sustained but by the unfair method of judging men by their acts. All that can be pointed to in proof of such a charge is that the so-called Democratic party of the north united with the entire south to open the door for the admission of slavery into Kansas. Not the entire party as it was in 1852 nor even in January 1854, for a majority of the northern Democratic members then in the House voted against it, but these have all been expelled, and none are left but the simon pure lovers of let-slavery -go-where -it-pleases. This is not "in favor of its extension" a bit more than a man would be in favor of cattle and hogs running into his neigh bor's cornfield, when he would pur posely tear down the fence that kept them out. Every body would believe that such a man was opposed to hogs and cattle's committing depredations on the crop of his neighbor, just as they belive that the so-called Democratic party is opposed to the extension of slavery, and they would have just the same respect for his honesty when he should protest that it was merely to establish a great fundamental principle of hogs and cattle sovereignty the right guaranteed by the constitution of "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness" to every creature, as they now have in the innocent protestations of old lineism, particularly if when asked to help put up the fence he should say the fence was unconstitutional any how, and therefore worthless, and he only tore it down to be consistent just to let cattle know that it was unconstitutional. As to the second '-slanderous falsehood," that is outrageous. There is not in the whole record a single resolution that commits the party to such a plank. They are not in favor of "free whisky, unrestricted by legal regulations." They want free whiskey so "regulated" that every body can get just what they wan.t and when they j want it. According to Perkins, Peid & Co., the state has no right to prohibit. Common-sense as well as Judge Stuart says that then it has no right to restrain, hence the only '.'fay ulation" that can be adopted is to regulate it so that every body can buy and sell when they please. To charge the party with "advoca ting and supporting intemperance" is exceedingly "slanderous" when both tluftia onl!(lotna f.r firtrcr nnrl tilt II V.uiu ft k,0 ftv vv vtaawa . , Lieutenant Governor are men of the McCleery school, except that Willard is "pledged." But so is Mr. McCleery. Ho has joined the sons of Temperance several times, and is now as strongly pledged as Willard, and keeps his pledge as sacredly. It is not conelurive evidence of advocacy of and support of intemperance" that every doggery in the land evert ose is in favor of the nominees of that party, though common people would say that it squints that way. As to the third charge, it is exceedingly "slanderous." To the best of our knowledge tha' party can not be very justly charged with supporting any religion. ' The charge alluded to by the Sentinel must have grown out of the fact that most of the leading men abuse all other denominations and flatter the Catholics. Hon. D. D. Jones, the candidate for elector in this District said in a speech at Soulhgalc, some time ago that there was more religion in a Catholic Priest's little finger than in all the Methodist preachers in the land, and Hon. A. P. Willard more re centlv has said that he would rather hav.. this countrv under the control of one big Pope than the thousand little ones that now rule it meaning, we suppose, that he would be willing to exchange the present protcstant influences for the papal influences that are felt in Spain and Mexico. Lot the people be careful how they slander tho party that calls itself Democratic. We call attention to the adverment for sale of the lease of water privileges at Metamora, by the administrator of Kubottom's estate. The recent tire in that town was not only felt by its citizens, but by the community at large. Two largo flouring mills were destroyed, leaving an extensive wheat trade and custom business upon one mill. It is true that M. B. Gordon Brothers arc calculated to do all lhat can be done to meet the demands of the country, but one mill can't do the business. Then let some good, energetic man or men come forward and buy the Kubottom water privileges, and put up a good mill at once. There is no doubt a fine speculation in a mill at that point. Thu country needs it and it will pay. Few Renting. A meeting of the Presbyterian eongatioo will bo held on Saturday, the third ir.il., for the purpose of renting the pews; the proceeds of wbich will be used to suppott the Gospel in said church. All interested in the welfare of the congregation are invited to attend.

Nkw York akd Eats Railroad. The whole number of oar and locomotives on Ulis road is 3.168, which, if coupled together on one train, would

"6h 11 "f twunty-one mil anu M able to carry l&u.uou pa gers, in one day, trom New York to Lako Erie. The com pan v ha in it employ no less than 5,000 person, j whose pay per month is 9126,000, ori 9-1,600,000 per year. There ura single miles on this road whose grad ing cost not less than 9170.000, and j one bridge near Susquehanna, built upon seventeen stone arches, at the cost of 9320,000. The number of miles from Jersey City to Dunkirk is 457, and is run over by the evening express train in sixteen hours. The company has in its service six printing presses, which are constantly at work. printing tickets that are never used but once. Rrrre Hikcklet vs. Isaiah G. Scobt. This case, which w creating great interest, is not likely to be settled soon. We undeitook to act as umpire in it, but not being able yet to satisfy ourself, cannot satisfy the parties nor the public. The facts are, that Scoby has some magnificent pigs, that he hau taken some magnificent premiums, and will take some more unless Hinckley can produce better stock. We called last week to see Hinckley's, but they were so far frorn Scoby's that we determined to withhold our opinion until we have aclmn'-, to test their relative merits by putt: one of each in the same pen, and feeding them on the same food for u few months, and exhibiting them at the Fair. Meanwhile, those who want some nice pigs will do well to call on 1 Marshall Hinckley. ! I is-cong ttr mas. We met a country Jim the other day, driving oxen, with gloves on his hands, and a cigar in his mouth, and to cap the climax of incongruities, he demanded of us who that girl is who can make good bread. good coffee, wash and iroti well, read Latin and play on a harp of a thousand strings. Of course we didn't tell him, for if she hasn't good sense enough not to become a servant to a cigar-smoking and glove-wearing ox driver, she ought to have. Let hiro take off his gloves, and throw away that cigar, and call on us, and we will tell him something that will make his heart bounce. She is not afraid of his oxen nor his cart, but will make just as good a farmer's wife as can be found, but gloves and cigars ! shame on you, old boy 1 Fasaionablk Boxnkts. An emi- . j- i : T J neni meaicai gentleman in ijonuon, writing to a friend in Bristol, says, "I have to lament the gieat increase, among the female part of my practice, of tic-dolereux in the forehead, loss of sight, and great suffering in the ear, induced, I firmly believe, from the present absurd fashion of dre&Bing the neck instead ot the head. During the . past month I have been in attendance r . t upon two lovely girls, with the tic doloureux in the forehead, and several others with similar complaints It is high time that the frivolous bonnet of the present day be done away with." Rxaoino a Qualification ron ViTiNu.In a town near New Haven it is said that a school has been opened to teach Irishmen to read; nnd this is judged to be one of the fruits of the constitutional amendment requiring all electors to be able to read the constitution and laws of the State. Tho' political opponents of the parties ascribe this movement to a desire to secure votes for their party, rather than to a conviction of the value of education, still in tho good effected all may heartily rejoice. LVEvery roan, but the most Mtter partizan, knew that "the truo iutenl and meaufng" of the Kansas fraud v. to establish slavery in Kansas. Col. Lane now admits this, in his lef t, though he voted for the bill. He i right too in saying that "the people of i IndiaQa wiU risc BUPcrior to mertf Par 7 considerations, and as one man demand tho admission of Kansas into .a TT ,, v - .it ...i. - theUn.on." Never was there such a rising above "mere party considerations, never were the people so intent on being free from party shackles. Prof. Larrabee is canvassing the Slate, lie spoke last week at Cambridge. That is right. Preachers have as good a right to make po litical speeches nsany one, particularly on the momentous moral questions that are involved in the issues of the day. It may seem strange to find a preacher cheek by jowl with Willard and Hammond, in the defenca of th' ir peculiar views and practices, but every man has a right to choose his company in this country. Mao, Vkbt Mad- The Enquirer is very mad that tho People intend to make the admission of Kansas, wiih her free constitution, an issue in the approaching canvass. The course of the Senate, in refusing to receive the petition of the squatters, gives the lie to their protestation of love for popular sovereignty so flatly that the Kniiuirer wants tho People's party to distustt the Fugitive Slave Law, nod othur questions that are settled. Come, friends, don't buck out from the popular sovereignty i ue. Do stick to one liu", two years, at least. - - ---- - - jBefr.Mr. Wright, ot Tariff, Ohio, htts opened a .ton in the Simonson building, near Asbury Chapel.

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N. D. (iallion Bsq 18 otisly ill. Cincinnati Maukrth worth 5,75, wheat 1,10. artioy. Wright k stumping tl State for the Senatorship next winter M3T Mra. Uyman Iva lurm i out some beautiful loniits this prin; y Oi n. 1'illow refuses to b djja(t; for lne Presidency jtar The Tyner Lot has bsen rented to B. Chafeo nntil time to fix up Cor the Fair. jf-üTThü Agricultural Fair for this county will be on 7th. 8th and th. f October. JL.W Tin- map of Franklin county If . . 1 T 1-1 progressing oneiy. vtre wouiu n oi do wunout one lor ten dollars. Hbviovkd. L. Chipman has gone to Indianapolis, he designs making it his future residoace. PoFULAIl fcHJVKttEIO'NTY. To deny the riyht of petition, ns was done a few weeks ago, by the Li. 8. Senate. ' Jty Isaac Kickover has returned his paper without paying arrearage! . Honest mer., beware of him. a . ft tit

-grjoscph Fizelove, lute of Irrew-iar rcKuff.li liau m.Mwl I Mi. Pulton

house, nnr Philanthropy . jt"VV will try to be present i that Clifton Fourth of July celebration. Too far ahead to say certnirfiy. X-fFVrbe daughter of Iteb gave a sumptous, supper to the. OddFellows, at their Hall In Laurel, on Friday evening last. JVJeane Iiurkholder ot" Ml. V, r mel has so!d his property to Oats & Co., of Oxford, Ohio, who expect to carry on the furniture business in that pleasant village. JfcfT David Zortman, "f Ohio, has recently bought the farm formerly j owned by Phillip J. Rowfe, near Phianthropy. He gave 87,OCU, for 176 acres. Mr. Röwo has gone to Iowa. t3T We have been requested to j announce John Lewis, of Posev town-1 ship, and Joseph Welsh, of Springfield for the legislature. They are both j X0. M. Powers, who has been rather unceremoniously ejected from the Valley House, has rente 1 the 'Starr j HouBe in Richmond popular landlord. LCjr The refusal to receive :t petition, by the Old Line Senate, from the people of Kansas, shows how honest the plea of populnr sovereignty, is and the vote shows who are the true friends of the settlers. Solomon Williams, has moved into the house latslyMeft by the editor of this paper, and David Slaughter into . i C- 1 .ul Tn r no the second story of the Tyaer store room jnj-Lct the former friends of Col. J. H. Lane read his noble letter in another column. lie has been read outof the party, and thousands will follow him JHTDr. Dutton expects to move his picture car next Monday. Ho will spend three days next week near Samuel Logan's, and then go to Metamora in quest of pretty people. If jou want pictures, call this week. yOur newest coat that fnxhionable one that creates so much talk came from Baker fc Mazzard'fi. People would show more good sense by talking leas about our coat and üoing and getting one like it. We would advise tke bachelor who professes in his Sabbath School extempores, to "so fondly love the children," to give us a more practical demonstration of the truth, and cease lobe a stumbling block to youthful wayfarers. jtT If McCleery does not quit throwing up to Dnnl. D. Jones that when he turned over to keep his wife r , . . , from smelling his breath, she said: "You needn't turn over, Mr. Jone, you are drunk rill through," he'll get sworn at. ,n .. IaksktabockdPkach fRKKs.Itemember that this is the week to plant I a a. .sftaaw s a asafwft J A 1. -t .ea ami STS fl ss Uil,MV r"u,m luv ruu" J"W1 trees to save them from the ravages of , ' . l. laws win oi' enouiMi 11 lmun i.- i'i ' 7 " from growing around tho trees. tW Among the appropriations marls htr fnnnrna in one for anoronrie O ating 530,000, for the purchase of 6eeds and cuttings to he distributed throughout tho country, by the Agricultural Department of the Patent Office. kWh. W. Miller, of Philanthropy, has sold his store to Messrs. Fancett ds bnvder of Ohio. These geatlemen appear to be of the right material for merchants, and they will undoubtedly do a good business. Mr. Miller is n - tained in the store as principal clerk, which is a sufficient guarantee that all things will be done in apple-pie order. , J 3T The nomination of Hammond is variously received by the party here. Those who contend that the parly is the oliparhf, object, thinking it hard to have to swallow so bitter a (oa. Hut those who have fused because of their love of whisky fco., say that it is a most proper nomination. Cavnki. Coal in Iowa. The Mk Pleasant Observer states tbatu fine led of cannel coal has bcon discover ed a few milev south of Salem. The

vi in i., at tho opening, four feet and ulpopoYnt says that the Doct-ir ausweihalf thick. Tho coal is equal to Ken- ed all questions tsathi entire satisfaclucky caniit i coal, being set on Arc by j tion of the Master, nnd tlmt he prothe hlaxe of a candle, and burning j uouueed him pouiiJ, though v esley up, leaving but few ashes,; anUninall j Morrow penis ted ia doubting lhe genquantity of other mntter. ' uiniesof the Dr's. conversion.

Lane on Kansas Affairs.

em ot lea rs s fownwe. :ially interest ing to those who only four years ago I iving the Col. near 1000 majority in this district and who, two ' '.,'. endorsed hit actseven rote for tlm repeal of the Missouri tpromise, the folly of which he felly realizes. It can not be that hlindness of party will cause hon th est men to regard these faef vith disfavor because the loader s of party are intent on driving them to tipport such a measure. Wamokoton Jm, April 10, 185B. GsNTLK.meä; ' Your kind letter of th.- Hilt in1-' . inviting me to revisit Indiana and address the people on the subject of Kansas, has been received, and I assure you that it will afford me great pleasure to r w.iply with your re quest. t in Kanour nonutntian thata any State, Missouri, perhopf, excepted. Her declaration in fuvor of the admissiou of Kansas with Ii r present Constitution will be hailed with dei ht bv tlr . Portion of our citl as an assurance veil, and that tbey their distant .praiii eh a declaration I bv !it n tlmt all U I ri' hi Will he made I will not permit mvelf to doftibt. The prayer of the people of MichiSjan. Texas und California t'r admibMOh into th:' Union fo nd a moat cordinl response in the hearts of the people of lndima. In each of these cases the Goverutncnt proposed to be superseded ws satisfactory to the peo ple. Michigan had her Territorial j Government, with her laws framed by legislators of her own selection. Texas ' had ah independent Govern me iv formeel, all the officers elected by themselves. California had n military Government with an honest and capable umn, General Ritey, at its head; with Mexican laws wbic'li hnd stood the test of time, continued in force under the Treaty of Guadaloupe Hidalgu; yet the people of Indiana with great unanimity decided to ndmit theo und thereby t stead over them the protecting arm of the General Government. How much stronger is the case of Kansas? tiic.e we -nave a l erntorui iTOvem-m-nt a ttlch is but a synonyme for im-1 becility. without power except to foment discord, and ha.dly northy tobe divined by the eont opt of honest rr.en. Tim laws were framed and . - ' - I adopted by a legislature the members nf which, with but one eYecntion.

Mr. Powers is a Wl. jo elected by the people of Misisouri, who entern! Kansas in nrmed

organized u rds iurnis'ied with artillery, anu who rerun to their homes rai.iediately after accomplishing their villanous purpost mny of (he membets citl-ens of Missouri, never to this uay n.ivinü a resiae.i in rvansas. 1 he laws, so frau-eu and adopted by these invaders, havins in- no otner onjeci pel from the Terriin view than to expel tory the people who were in favor of 1 Stl gov .ment, ?r to reduce t em to : state o ignominious vsawaia people Of Missouri, aWnow sought to be rro teo. Unuc-these circumstances, which arc without a parallel upon the pages of history, the people of Kanf.s, with unexampled unanimity, n.oceededto establi-h a State Government. They prpared and ratitieu a Constitution, republican in it-s form, fully coi..i..ensi:rate With the reqtoiremeuts of the progress of the century, and resembling m many of Its features the Constitution of the State of Indiana, and with that Coastitution in one hand, and vith the other pointiug to the chains which the citizens of Missouri have forged for them, they are before Congress preferring their huuble petition for admission as one of the Cor feucraey. They have evidenced the ability to establish, maintain aad defer d their Govern m at. Uy granting their prayer, Congre-s Will secUrc to the people of the Union freedom from further agitation of an exciting question, and to the people of Kansas protection and happiness; by refusing, they subject themsehes to the imputation that the "true intent and meaning" 6( the Kansas-Nebraska act was that the people of Kansas should have the right to mold their own Institutions, provided they would establish Slavery liie.e, nnd notothcrWise. The people of Indiana, ever loy rtl to the Lnion and faithful to the VUII VI 1 Uli" II , ll"jo rv w j neolent wiU tlly (luCstion, wllicn ;nVv,lve3 them all, riie superior to mere parly consideration, and as one man will demand the admission of ! Kansas into the Union as one of the fn n ; jgn stated. ; t m be with you ftt Franklin on f.... ...!. tunvi i ' r 1 . i ; I sinn !u-- ' . ft .1 .Will C A I u A i öalurü.ty, wie -mu tue present I month, aud will address as many of fellow-citizens as can make it ; convenient to meet me, at any hour ... .,, , , ., . . which will bo deemed most suitable, . j ,nv ol, ooipunioiib iu arm, which will incliiih- nil Indiana's volunteers. I was i 1 1 . 1 with the chivalric but disappointed First Ucgimt-nt amid tbe pes I i te r io u k m a rsl i oh o t the Ui o U ran 1 1 e ; with tho uoblo but uufortunaie Second at Btuna Vista; saw them when they moved forward to that exposed posu tion which they .-o unflinchingly maintained amid u front and flank fire of small arm fiom more than ten times their own force, at the same lime ex j posed to an enfilading fire of grape and j nihtcr Voisry until every third man had (alien, kill I'd or wuiinded. and lhe order to , ceÄse tiring und retreat'' was three ; times repeated. 1 wa wilh tfic imI petuous Fourth RtPi ad lh' of the steadfast Third and gallant j ,,.jflh whu 8tooj by mti ju lUe jl0Ur 0f , t)crii engraven on my heart and will never be erased. lo Uku these noble (spirits and the relatives of the gallant dead again by the hand Is my 1 s fervent wiau. Accent, irent lemon, mv sincere wi!hes for your welfare. ,a tr. . I Very truly your mend J. 11. La.k. XiTThc carrt.-nismg of Ir. ttifford by his new Mauter, D. D- Jon, is rouorted h R.rich tl'air. A corrosaV "

A Bloodless Duel Col. Lane and Senator Douglass Plain Ulk about the "Little tfiant." Some of the New York papers, duriogthe last week, hava abounded in rumors of a duel about to come off be

tween Senator Douglass and Col. J. H. Lane, of Kansas. But the lovers of gossip and of "some new thing" seem likely to be disappointed; and no more serious weapons or missiles are likely to he used than the old grey goose-quill, and paper bullets of the brain. Col. Lane feeling aggrieved at some imputations which the Senator had cast upon his integrity, in connection with a Kansas memorial, addressed him a note requesting an explanation, and that he might be set right on the points in which "the Little Qias ne asserted, bad misrepreseated him. Senator Douclas asked ! time to consider the matter, which was granted. After maturely considering and digesting the circumstances, Mr. Douglas declined to have any communication wiih Lane, directly or indirectly, on th" following grounds: First Oie.r Senators used lan guage equally objectionable. Srcorf-The Senate rejected the memorial by a large majority. l Iura hi n. Cass would not vouch , : i'- genuineness. Fourth Humors of the purpose of a hoatile meeting proraulged through - . tile Ureas. Ol Which mv reflUest tor an planati. m wh the fo'. -runner. ' l c' Z2 Ftfth As Chairman of the Com mittee on Territories, it was his duty f.. . ..v. . ... . .. 111.. ..... , ... . m. I tnw I , - ' u , . lie lias fUlU, Stands DeninO niS I i . e r"w i Ttsiretfson Col Lane publishes a card, scoring the Illinois Senator se V(.rcy arui charging that his attempt J. , .?... .4 c to ;tvoid responsibility on the score of "privilege," is a "transparent invention to hide his cowardice." The Colonel continues: It is said of a distinguished Senator, til at after his head w blossoming for the grave he gave offence to one much bis junior'. The young man complain - f his inabilitv to resent the insult on account of the disparity in years and position. The venerable Senator exclaimed, "I ask no exemption on account of my ae, no privilege from i mv nosition: no. Bir. none ' If T nnvp jnsuUed you. vou are entitled to rej paraiion, and yöu shall have it." But j Senator from Illinois yields to no !such vulger weakness, and follows no I Rnnn vain iTamnlf Lit- a horni J I 1 sr t T st feftft. dog, grown insolent upon fat diet, with his head out of the keanel, he growls with swolen courage, with a constitutional privilege at his back, behind which to retreat. Honored with a trust similar to his, from the btave and loyal people of Kansas, I yield to lhe Srnntnr's Constitutional Plpmntinn j frora accountability for language used in debate, if he sees fit to avail himi ef 0f jt; but I yield it in the letter oniyi not m its spirit; for, by the spirit, while aimim? to surround with safeguards the utmost freedom of opinion iind deb-tte in the Senate Chamber, and so preclude all accountability for jtt it implies and comprehends that high notion of Senatorial decorum, j candor and truth, which excludes the idta of wanton and malignant wrong. It was given to protect the Senator, in the expectation that bis duty and jutice would protect all others. But it is within the Senator's discretion ; only that "discretion" which "is the better part of valor") to assert his legal uxemption, as he might also plead the statute of limitations against a confiding creditor and an honest debt in-ua muuv ow, .vv o virtue, that "it is the law." 8afe!y sheltered and hidden behind this conIT.. hoe ylnnn a r riliiiminrV Thfth ? I AAlr fsft stitutional privilege, which exists lea w gaily in all cases, but morally in none, Senator Douglas now compels me to the unpleasant alternative of protesting, before the public, against" this personal outrag, perpetrated where my voice was then silent, and which he technically declines to repair under ererv obligation of honor. At law he knows I can face my accuser and con front the witnesses; with either cowardice or privilege between me and my adversary, I am compelled to suffer without a hearing at the hands of a constitutional assassin. , S. uator Douglass cajoled me into an undeserved trust of his sincerity. He made me tho guest of his hospitality to deseive and circumvent me. ile has broken tho seals of friendly confidence, and published it with criminal efl'routery. To make the personal indignity the greater, he has impeachi .J me, his friend and witness; and he hat an distorted what I say that I am aaable to call it my own. He has lay lied, with gross criminal imputa tions, against me, unsnstained by a single fact in my own history, and all denied by the public and familiar history oi Kansas. I so stigmatize the imputation and charges; and when siimi ting under it, and presuming on some sincerity in our past relations, I ask for justice or for explanation that shall lead to justice, he hunts out from the (' institution that magical word . weak-kneed spirits "Privilege" and flies to his cover. The public shall he our judges. To thiscomplecLiot has it come! Is the ferocious braggart heroism of the Senate Chamber which boasts in its place of having gazed down pistol barrels only that quality which "oozes out at the Hagar ends1 and expires outside of the portals of tbe Chamber? Arc in achery, falsehood, cowardice any better because they are privileged? Is privilege to have another meaning? Will the n a tor from Illinois abuse it, and make want of courage and "privilege" controvertible and equivalent terras? 1 appeal from the atrocious conduct of the Senator from Illinois, and submit to the honest public, and its just sense and conviction, that in morals no elevation of place can digjnifyand protect injustice that, be . J.,. . t u. us. sji a pi t on is humble, his oppress ion become:! mre aggravated, and be is doubly wiihtn the protection of all honorable men above him thai accusation and accountability always go together; lhat character assailed may always compel the accuser to his proofs, nnd if the offender becomes a fugitive from this plain duty, and attempts to rutin- to legal subterfuges, public justice will Uke up the vetribui ul ili wrong, pursue him over hit legnl barriers, and whip the violator of thu universal laws of friendship and hospitality, and the slanderer of

private reputation at the very altars of his refuge. n.Li: i -II u .l

--Mo.., s v mmm 4 - 1 ft I. A Tl S-kBOA . - A t Aft) I viif w ee now tue luinuro uic-cawi. L- u . ,u. u.U. .r nuo nan so lOHK occii iu tot: uawiw vi . 6 . J ounying peace men anu nonon the floor of the Senate Ch.msjer, will receive such language a. th,.. A Sham Haral Fight . . , rr ,. A correspondent of the Cincinnati Times thus describes the "sham fight" . , . .v that was 'got up to please the Pre.identonthe occasion of his visit to the new ship of war. the Merrimac. Half an hour more was then Spent in examining the vessel, her polite of fleers kindly pointing out to us poor "land lubbers" the device and use of the many strange appurtenances and "fixins" to be seen above and below deck. It soon began to be whispered around (hat we were to hare R-8ham battle, and while evervhndv wb im. quiring of everybody else, it such a thing was actually to take place, the drams commenced "beating to quarters." In an instant everything seemed to be in the greatest confusion! Officers shouted incomprehensible words through tin trumpets! The men leaped hither and thither, like insane monkeys, handling ropes and preparing Ko 8warmed up froo deckf wilh h Kv,M j : f 2 uieir uig guns lor service. rowder m the lower ridges in leather ; buckets, and in a few minutes all the dread paraphernalia of battle was in readiness The monstrous pivot i?Uns i Vfrp wwcl arAiinrl . . . 1 . n. . 4 I " - - " . w,.uu nuu UUIIIICH Willi I U ....... ,i . uv case me men were arm-

v. ".vu auu tuuasacs, aou i stood at their posts, and all was ready. Meantime thu visitors 1-iu.l .loncall . a 4 1 managed to stow themselves as much aK -ni,.:i,i. f,u.. .. . fuo,uu"- " -i-- wY, auu wa itu witn irreat anxictv i tTii u Ko a. O -------J y v vj uusi I I UV BVS dies and your corrpondent, who is awfully afraid of gUns! ) the commence ment of the battle! "Thar waa IIplco irp aa dvsitk, Aa Iba boldvat held blsbroatu For a lima" as Campbell says in his "Battle of the Baltic." But we did not wait joug, tot Capt. Pendergrast, taking his speaking trumpet, gave the command "First starboard battery, ready ßre" and bang, again went half a dozen of the huge 68 pounders, with a roar that shook the great ship from truck to keel! But that was nothing to what followed, as battery after battery in rapid succession exploded around .-- But loud above the roar of the 56 and 68 pounders, I could distinguish the mighty booming of two great pivot guns which throw ba'ls and shells of nearly two hundred pounds weight ! They could only be tired about once in two or three minutes, while the other guns seem to bellow incessantly. The cannonade kept up some twenty minutes, until we were nearly stunned by the absolutely terrific din and the ship was completely enu rapped in a thick canopy of sulphurous smoke! Then the call of "boarders away!" resounded hoarsely along the deck, aad a part of the crew, seizing their pikes and cutlasses, rushed desperately to the place where an imaginary enemy was supposed to be, and then ensued a terrible thrusting of pikes and clashing of cutlasses, and popping of pistols, until the aforesaid imaginary ene my was triumphantly beaten off, and the marines, anxious to have their share in the glory, loaded ami tired into the air wi'.h great expertness and bravery! And then it was discovered that the imaginary foe was attempting to board us over the stern, and all hands, officers, sailors and marines, came tumbling back, flourishing their weapons and looking excessively valiant. And then the firing commenced again, hotter than ever; and in tbe midst of the storming noise the sharp I ft ft - s , gna Cear tones ot a bell gave notice that the frigate was on fire! (All imj agination, of course.) A portion of the guns ceased firing, and tbe crew, seizing the hi se and water buckets, prepared to deluge us with cold water, but Capt. Pendergrast concluded to dispense with this performance. Returned Iowaani. A number of our citisens were seised with the prevailing desire to emigrate to Iowa and Illinois and all from whom we have heard have been disappointed in realizing the golden harvest and prosperous times so graphically set forth by western men and newspapers. Two of our citizens, mechanics, went to Iowa, expecting to get fat jobs and cheap living, have re turned, and say tbey can do fully as well here as elsewhere Latcrcncsb'g Register. While a great many will do well in going to Iowa, we fare fully satisfied that more will do poorly. But above all things we think the rage for enter ing lands on speculation is mischiev ous. Much of that land can be bo't five years hence, at Congress price Arrests in Kansas. A dispatch from Kansas City to the St. Louis Republican rays llat the United States troops made several ar rests yesterday, andthat Sheriff Jones, while guarding the prisoners, was shot. We have no further particulars. Lots of Life on the Alabama Eiver. By the recent sinking of the steamer Cuba, on the Alabama river, fiften passengers are known to have perished, and it is feared the number is larger. The accident occurred at night, when the passengers were asleep If the neighbors don't quit hurting the feelings of that "widder" about that widower what's got a divoroe, we'll send him to Judge Johnton for the papers. He eeds n wife, and must have one. Was anybody shot in the neek at Mt. Camel, last Wednesday ?- Dan'l took his pocket pistol with him, loaded wilh Hoefle's best People who want 'lectioneering, should keep the necessary instruments, and not subjeet Dan'l to so much expense. Illarritb. On the 27th ot April, bv Rev. Jasoa Csraon, Da. Isaac Wiut, of Ander sonville, and Miss Sarah C. Maa$ of this count j.

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"Moon Strtek Madness The fact ought not to be coeeesled

that in the South there is but ,H,C Deiure " l0Plfc 1 "e her" , , ,fc i , . , organbtation of the Democratic and American parties are kept up merely for lociJ pnrpow rA ' uon, there is but one -atUnent e Nfw BoT1f " supporter of Fillmore , looking at the j r U Jt " '. .... . "The mAn ls as blind as a bat. and j h M dm isJne overshadowing queftI tjon which overwhelms and swallows j all secondary issues, the fundamental and vital question of Slavery. Blink at it as we may, complicate or confuse lit as much as possible, the fact cannot ! be disguised, that 8avery tt he one j rea element of party division; and to organize a partv with the expectation that the members ot U iorin and South would unite and harmonise upon this main point of dispute, is oary short of moon struck madness." Bto bbtrtiscmrnts. JD'A S"1-locking friend of ours, srk It oa Ulis stda of Forty, thong somewVat itaa-ry fcaxlxl, white cbaant Iroso tbo a) a fesr af s aaad Prof. WoodH Hair ReurftilTt.ftse ft si reiar caUeft to ae fcfta la; j lo . ftsasraa aaryrlaast assS amuaad to Snd aHc did aot raaocnlco bra. and im nadistftljr Jt-tertnioed lo paai for coos: u ofciaaolf ; bat ras eventually chagrUiad lo And Aa was supptsnttDgbit former asrtr la tb aSectiops of Uie ladr. wbtch caused nun la cask blasse If ki.owu ; but the Udj sllUaas that aba Uftes lhe roantarfei Ht than th. onrlns.1. And liS tiiftt kft rot. " tSnao flf ne eaaaarrl U ftftft ftfta Half ttsrtaraUTa.- " : X' : Land for Sale. mB ohribr haa.MKETV ACRES or1 J Und wanin tsso and a feaV aallas nf Brookrile, wbtfth he s sell cheap, od Ion credit, i In lota fron 5 to SO arms, to suit the purchaser. Tbe wood on thu land will naarty pay for it. nsa? T.A.COODWIX. APiaräTRATÖfi SALE OF Real Estate. WTOTICK la hereby lva that I rill sell at assft11 lie suction on the 30th day of May. IHM, at the loam of Codar Orore. Prank llu coao W. Ind., the following real estate of William Ames, defsaaait, uo-wit: l-ots So. 6 and 103 ia (hat part of tba town of Cftdar Crow laid off bfD. F. Cooty. Also, 'ota So. 17 and IS In thai part of Ifta town or South Gate laid off by Richard Wood, all la Franklin coanty, lad. Said raal estate to ba aoid under an order of Ute Court of Ceeamon Pleats for FraukliD county , to pay Iba debts of said dav eeeaed. TERMS; One-half to be paid on ds? of aale, and the balance within twelre months fron said day deferred pavra -ate to be secured by not with pood freehold seeuri.y . weiring beseftH I rum raluaUon or appraisement laws. BuySsW LAZARUS HARDING, Adra'r. GLASSV Uy at I LASS WAKE and Chinaware of superior aaalnurann v iL T)0TAT0ES of exllbt qoallty at Um cheap X store of SuroHTia A Williams. rpKACE C HAINS, dec, a Urge snpplr aT X Sursiirn dt Aiuum'. riBOHS.c, ahd TBjininrGs oxarerallyat iica i U.tuuV PASHI0SABLK D&E4 GOODS Ä sav sappi at Im k A FisQiiut't. "map WfrTnkltn CO. A Liberal compensation will be glren to tke t Township Assessors or others of this county who will diligently caarase it for subscriber lo my Map. Apply immediately. I intend lo make tho Map perfect. and therefore request the assessors and others when they are In Hrookrilte, to call at the Auditor's Office and point oat le the Engineer any errors they miy dUron r. wiay t JAMBHiTQSJLE. Notice to the Supervisors of Brook -Yiila Tovfinhip. TTTl! KRK AS, ttic charges for services br Ue evW eral Superrison of Brookrllle Township hare beoti very- oneqoal.aad, whereaa the T'roalees hare not always Use aeceaeary lafoeaaattow at hand to enable thorn La. adjudicate sees claims Therefore orderud br the Board that mS .. eisor he required to call oat on each day be Is employed oa the road as many beads as be can peably work and tha' oo hit sotUement with Uft Trustees, be be required te ebow the number et bands be had under his care on each day ha was so employed. Ordered that the Clerk cause -be aherr. hU- be published In the county papers. ay wraeror tee Hoard. 7 C.C. BiaaLEV, Tp. Clerk. N0T10E. AT a lubeUuf of the Board of Tröste ot Brook -vtlloToWttslllD It suordmS that th. r'i...t of said Board sue not.ee that Uie reffuUf saftet!nT f the Board will ls betd on tke fourth Saturday or eaeft month, Id Uie aU Treasurer's oSftea. Also, that the Township Library has been i remnveu to saw uroce aou win be open on Saturday of each week. By Order of the Board. aar C. e. BIlfKLKY, Tp Clerk. 1BO.N, Siut-I, and Mould Boards coneuuult on idftl Riaceinvn Sc Willubs. TJKODL'CE, Pfoduoe All kinds or Produce la ken for Quads at BiaosMma eft Willi a we' CANAL BOAT 9S, ft CAPT WK. SUDLER. ftiriLL make rrg-ular tri pa wkh from I Tf rayeue county, to Cincinnati, uiarhtu at Laurel. MeUmora. Brock 111. Kn.ha.i.., .a other desirable poli.tv for Freight au.l rWt.nn. Th "Wayne" will leave Aahlaad. l-a.ir.-i. and etamore, ior toeviiy, oo Mondays, and Brook M . a w - Metamora, I-aurul.aod AsbUoA, oa KalurUavs of each wek. The "Wayne" h) nrrnared to do all ktaAa mt liippine. and from Ikslsas aim. r. .m .m Sudler, penoos wiahlna IohhmMu, u iav clly, for sal, wiU Bod It to their tu le rest to en trust uwiui Dim. The "Wayne" will reeeireand dtaeftatM er 'roighta at Ifta Warehouse of Uueft A Karuubar. upper landing-, If not otherwise directed, whara amtjlearmnfwtneuu will be pre .r-a for shinpinf all kinds of Produce, Flour and Mrcuaodlao. Country rucrcftaau, Millers, son Klackeatlhs are roapocUully solicited for a share of their palroc age by najrS W. L. FABtllUAK sV CO., Ageahv srroitK ceVaL U't Iii kaep coftssasUv on hand a pood supply TT of Mooe Coal, of the I'eal ojafttttj ftt our new yard oo the Canal, at tha uppor lun.i:'' may 3 W . L. KAlttJL IUK di OO. ALT, SALT. TTAVAWHA, ad Raw York Salt cooataatly oa MX hand at tar upper landiug oo tbe CftaaJ. and (or sale by may S W . L. Faat-iuA St Qo. LA HI). .No. l rriru'-ramfly lArd in hr. for sate by W. L. Faa aaa Co. COMMISSIONER'S SALE of Seal .Estate. THE undersigned Com mtaalnnr r appointed by the Cnaaenoa Fleas Court r Franklin Connir, Indiana, ftt Its April Term. A . D . 1 854, lo eel I the real estate of Ktetarft Wood worth, toeead, WSl on Saturday, tha nut .It) rr May, A. O. ISM, ior sale ob iwu premtaoa, situate on Utlla O Urore" Creek , one aad a half miles eaot of B' ville.the home farm of the 'leoftaaed, eontalntnt about two bundred eres. This prenwrty la aaosl deslrabl loeatod.eoatft ot the Krank I ia I arnptke road, two dwelling only half mile Slstaat. It is well watered br "Cedar ( reck,"aad wuh spring "neror falling" la taoaft of tha fields, and baa from ttfty ho slaty Bene of good Umbos. l he dwelling tea large two ehftry sftnwe Howee. with s substantial irauia Barn ; Wood Moose, and other convenient Oat fttoejoee, with good wells of water at tbe house and barn . Ilia one of the most desirable farms in tfej leftmediate neighborhood, aiM eery re ore nie at fts market. Terms a ef SkAlw.Tn one -third of the porcbase in one) to be Mit! cash down one third la twelve months and the balaooa In two years from ('ale of salo. purchaser giving ftOU with ajiproved freehold security waiving Use benefll of apprataemeat cr valuation laws, bearing lote rent from date. I.NO. H. VAKQLRAK, aaaytftw Oommawliiftai. ADMINISrRATOH'a SALK. " NOTICE Uherehy riven that I will aril at pbtte aal on the XUh day of Mar. Irto, at Meumera, a certain contract lietween William "lih-llsm now deceased, and tbe White Walor Valley ( anal Compaiiy, fnt two powers of water, at 1-orft tio. Si, In Moumora.on tho VhHe Water alloy Canal and on the be r uie aid of said saftftk. togeihei with the Iowa of leSa No ft. and weat hlr of set Mo. 4ft In aald tows. 8aW tenaft of watee aiaai aad lets designed for a large Floariag Mill, at ftfte Baas point in w svftH vvau-r valley. Haid i traet wl M ft teaaMSftjeeaat fta taw womSsiii east U, all the rondlUflSja, t.rku anl i rl lerea. . ferrod bv, and Ir ftay way ftsftftftftgeatof eatd eontract. I bore la nlnt, roars of the Terra nesnir ed, wish Ui? privilege mt renew Hag far another Term of go years. Per fartb i parUeftsare we ro trrts) tar awtiftTwOt ftftwlf. wlvb aa be xamted at an; Um eeffteft Rai I will ahjoaoU ftt the sen." lime and p lace, all th, eati uga and othei Ssturoa belonging to U,v Ku boiiom mill raewntly burned rtald vale lo be sm tbe following terms One half In S Sad lhe ftaUftftawSb t month rrnsA day f sale, with li'lsssst, aeeured by uute wUh STd fewol4oeurrer. weftilwa ftarwnaft rrnoa volIuat.on or anarftaveniftatlaes. I bill lejatavld aba t mays "SS. AStvr

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