Indiana State Sentinel, Volume 1, Number 26, Indianapolis, Marion County, 30 August 1845 — Page 2

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m:.iii-wi:i:kly. r.Tr-r. vicii.cc h the rater or libkrty. ii)i ! irons, ai:-i'st :to. ISM. Political ?I)SU ri s of Indianapolis. CHAT TER V. "A strange, eventful history." "A. F. Morrison is well known to the Democracy of Indiana in correction with the press, and submits to them a review of hU fjrmrr Inborn as an evidence tf his forthcoming cllcrts." Morrison's prospectus. Morrison is not so L-cH known as he ought to he, but as soon as he gets the old Democrat" galvanized again, b vi!! prubnbly remedy the. deficiency, I the meantime, to aid a little in the charitable Work, nftd fVthpr to develop the Political Mysteries of the Capital, nyc present a .sketch of the notations of the Democratic Press at Indiana:-, from the beginning. This sketch is of course a mere skeleton, for it would I? impracticable to fi!t up the picture at a single sittin". We shall complete the work as rapidly as the tiatum of the matter will permit. To begin with the beginning1 : In l"Jl-2, Smith äs Bolton commenced the Indianapolis (Jazctte, and continued ltd publication up to In 1 ;?, CJeorof. L. Kinnarp, afterwards member of Congress became th-j editor; Smith withdrawing, and Nat. Ik.Iton remaining publisher. The title of tliM piper was ohatvod to Indiana Stnte (Jazctte, and tinder this arrangement was continued about six months. In the winter r.f l?'J!-3f), A. V. Morrison was a member of the llou-e of representatives, ami during the session, if we arc correctly informed, commenced schning to supplant Ilolton & Kinnard. They had a contract for the State printing for three years, which was supjMised to be profitable, and had in view the pmsjcctive patronage of the (Icneral Government. Whether these pecuniary considerations influenced .Mr. Morrison or not, may be imagined by the reader. At any rate, a hostile feeling to I'olton &: Kinnard was in various ways engendered, and a blow was niimii nt them by passing a bill essentially changing Ihr mn,Je of contracting fr th piUic printing. Morrison of course voted for it. Hut (iov. Ray ictnal the hill, and thus shielded lVdton &, Kinnard from the ii:i-ndiiig blow. Had the b.ll lcen approved, the majority of the Assembly being whig, printers of whig politics would have been chosen, unltss Mr. Morrison could have obtained the contract by whig vote?. ?.Ir. Morrson had previously issued a prospectus for a w:w Democratic paper, in opposition to, or competition with the State (lazctie. The Clazcttc was supp't'.'l to be friendly to Kay, who was then a prominent cand.date for the IT. S. Senate; and in his projected new paper, Morrison received the aid and countenance of Sinn. Judah, and other aspirants, several of them competitors of Kay for the Senate. Put before the " pajer was started, Kolton yielded to the pressure i f circumstance?, and sold his interest in the State dazctte to Morrison. The purchase money, in whole or in part, was Contributed by Judah and certain other men, members of the Democratic party. (We learned this tact from more than one of the contributor".) A bond, wc arc told, was given by Morrison for the ' -payment cf these contributions, which w as placed in the hands of a certain well known ,Tcntleman in this town fur saj( -beping. It was very snfly we are assured, for when the contribu tors c? lied for repayment, the bond rot not he found, hin J ! (Holt an removed tü Madison and started a democratic paper there.) Thus Mokhison becanie associated with KixNwr.n as joint editor and ow ner of the State Gazette, and thus it continued fur the space of fie or six weeks only, when, for some caue, Morrison sold his interest to Kinnard, who became sole owner and editor. .Morrison then immediately made arrangements to start a nue paper in opposition to Kinnard ! ! ! We are told, (but of this fact we are riot certain,) that in order to procure materiel for the new paper, that anothi ' r levy was made on the pockets of leading democrats, under the threat, that if the money was v.l thos raised, a whig paper should takf the place of the proposed new democratic one, and all the rtcusanls Llov. i sky high ! i ! Lion this, Kinnard having continued the Gazette hut tun wc'.s, after his purchnse of .Morrison, left the field clear for him, and in d.sgust we suppose, sold the Gazette office to a book pedler named Lanl.ion, who was Utter known by the nickname of "Me Jack tf Cluts." It subsequently fell into the hands of exGov. Kav, wh removed it to (ircencaslle, where he printed the 4HMsier" for a while. It then went, the Lord knows where; hut its history would be interesting enough doubtless, if it could b faithfully traced from beginning to end. In 1S30, then, Morrison commenced his new paper, vh?ch supplanted the Gazette, under the title of the "Indiana Ht rox rat." lie continued its editor till 1:PJ, when llollon having returned from Madison, was engaged as a substitute, while Morrison attended to A is share of the famous, or more properly, the atrociously infamous Indian contracting bnsinc- of that year. Many of or citizens well recollect they ran nt forget those transactions. They know that some men in this town, as well as many out of it, fl-Crf and there cither made their fortunes, or laid the four.dat.Vii of th m,ot what Vinj STOLK from the Jndims an I the ( inter nrn' t't f Put a whole newspaper could not contain a d fail of these robber ic. We must pas them over here. This absence of Morrison from his editorial post was during the second carr-vas-s of Gen. Jackson for the Presidency. Attending to Indian Contracts was doubtless considered full as pleasant a business as doing a yeoman's service in the great conflict with the U. S. Pank. In the spring of li'.YA, Polton purchased from Morrison an espial interest in the Democrat, and became joint editor and publisher. Shortly after, Morrison iold out the whole of his intercut to John F. IjANE, a son of Amos, who purchased in behalf of V. 1. Van Antwekt, who. not t;iking immediate possession, thc piper was published under the style of N. Koltuu & C. Van Antwerp subsequently came in, but having derived his ideas of the profit of such a concern, from Ins knowledge of the income of the Albany Argun of New York, he was disappointed, and retired from the Democrat in the eummcr of 131. Ilia tdiare was then rc-sold to Morrison, who acted as joint editor till the following spring, when, in 1&3, ho rented his interest to Luciis II. Kmmo.ns of Xoblesvillc, for the term of two years. Emmons remained as joint editor and publisher w ith Kolton only till the next spring, when his contract was rescinded, and Morrison "aiti txk hold with Kolton in 1SJ0, which last arrangement lasted six in (is ! Almut this period, Joux Livingston and V. C. CulLtv proposed publishing a new paper in opposition to the Democrat. Livingston declared in favor of K. M. Johnson for the Presidency, in preference to Mr. Van Kuren; and was supposed to have the encouragement of Gov. Noble in the projected enterprise, who had interests of Wis own to promote indirectly by the mcmuvrc. Kut this movement was checkmated by anoiirr cf Morrison's interest in the Democrat to Livingston, nnt thus Kolton' Lutvcston became its owners and1 editors. In the spring of Bolton sold his share to Liv

ingston, who printed the Democrat two years and failed. The office then fell into the ha rids of Duniap Sc Pattison. It Va temporarily revived and conducted by IJolton Ä: Tattison, as editors, during the campaign of lU', supported in part by individual contributions for paper, &c., and was thus continued till June, IS 11, when it ga?pcd its last breath, and died. Revival of I It lutfimiä Democrat. We copy the followieg r.oticcs in relation to the proposed revival cf the Indiana Democrat, and append brief cemrrents of our own : QrA. r. Morrison and S. F. Covington arc making arrangements to start a Cass paper at Indianapolis, to be called the "Indiana Democrat' There arc too many papers at Indianopolis already. Madiso7i Courier, Aug. Few j)crsons arc apprised, probably, o"f the large number of papers already published at Indianapolis. There are no less than tni distinct publications, to wit : Sentinel, weekly and Fcmi-wcckly, Ü ; Journal; Farmer and Gardener; Cultivator; Courier, daily; Spectator"; Freeman; Locomotive; Washingtonian. This is pretty well for a town of f(00 inhabitants. 4Wc have received a prospectus for another Democratic paper to be cstablihed at the capital of our State, entitled the "Indiana Democrat," by A. F. Morrison and S. F. Covington. The Democrat will support the claims-uf Gen. Lewis Cass for the next Presidency. The first number is proposed to be issued in the early part of November next. We wish the publishers all success in their ur.d-rtaking, but at thepnme time doubt the expediency of establishing another Democratic paper at the teat of government. In our opinion two papers of that kidney cannot be sustained there at this time one or the other must therefore go down.' Wtay Palladium, Aug. "Si. " Indiana Democrat." We sec that proposals have been issued for publishing a new paper at Indianapolis, bearing the nbove title, to advocate the rhiins of General Ca9 to the Presidency in IS IS. This move we much regret, as we are satili'd it will result in ne goöd to the democratic party, as there is already cne democratic paper published at that place, and should Gen. Cass be the democratic candidate we Know that the Chapman will be found v.hcrfc they always have been, battling manfully for the cucccss of democratic men and measures hence we see no good reason why the "Democrat," so called, should be eneouraped to spring into existence. The fact is, the Sentinel" has been an efficient organ the editors have labored faithfully and wc trut the democracy f Indiana will not prove so short-sighted as to encourage the establishment of another paper at that phce,"whieh, at best, can result in no possible good. Delphi Oracle, Aug. XX The Oracle does us justice in the expression of his opinion relative to our support of (Jen. Cass, should he receive the Democratic nomination, and wc like the positive way in which he expresses it. As to our merits or demerits in other respects, wc have only this to say : we have labored to do the best wc could.

"There is already located at that point an excellent democratic paper, which is nt over liberally supported, and the party barely, if in the ascendancy at all. Divide the patron.i e between two papers, let rivalry grow into jealousy between the publishers, and divisions among our friends will be exhibited at the polh, ami then the "citadel" will fall a prey to the Federalists. We have confidence in tiie talents and energy of Covington and Morrison, but the experience of the pat warns us of dangers in the future, to our cause, to grow out of too many papers being located at any one point, and we are sure, one well supjorted press at the Capital will be better for our principles than two half starved concerns." ItreAtitle Dinwral, Aug. '2. We shall not fpiestion the "talents and energy" of Morrison, but we da question his political integrity as a democrat. He is whiir in what we regard the most essential measures of the times Hanking, Tariff, Indo:'""4 Treasury and Internal Improvement. This is the only ground of our hostility towards him and his prt jedled paper No man can serve both God and Mammon.Ominous. There is to be another Democratic paper at Indianapolis. A. F. Morrison, for many years the editor of the State Democrat, at Indianapolis, and S. F. Covinuton, for a few years the publisher of the llising Sun Llade, have issued proposals for com- j mencing a Democratic paper at the seat of govern-! ment, commencing the first week in November. It is ' to be w eekly except during the session of the Legis-' I.iture, when t will be semi-w eekly. 1 here appears to he trouble in the camp. The editors of the Sentinel are certainly dererving of th'dr party f r their industry their pereverar.'; nnd tneir lidehir l: their principle. L'pn these points, we have never j heard the:n doubted. Their talents arc of the practical kind. It is true we whigs do not have much kind feeding fur them they have too often and too success- i fully used their barbed lances for our comfort. Put! we are at a loss to determine the rnuM ef complaint with any portion or fragment of their party. Jkit they nre to have opposition. A. F. Morrison ir a lo-i cet'oco of the clearest Marnp "he has several promi-1 nent traits of it which he could not conceal if he would. S. F. Covington is a man of considerable ; i7, and has published an interesting neutral for two! or three years. We think he is a man of industry j a practical printer, ami in some respects a practical mat:. Put his locofogoism legan to stich out so prom-' inently lately, that wc were convinced he would not remain in hi? neutral position long. This new piper j goes f r Gen. Cass. llroohiille American, ( Whig,) 1 1: ' We presume that the "prominent traits' to which the American refers, are not recognized as espeeiallv those of locofocoisin " by Democrats. We phnll show, by and by, that in Mr. Mormon's cae they arc ' not. rlhe Lttwrenceburgh Deacon, edited by John P. Dunn, who is connected by marriage and meanness with the Old Junto here, has two notices under elite : date of Aug. HI, the firt of which is the following : j "We sec by the last "Plaile," that the editor, find I Alex. F. Morrison, Ilsq., of Indianapolis, have enter-,' cd into partnership, in the establishment of a Democratic paper, slvlod "T1IK INDIANA DEMOCRAT," ; at the Seat ct Government, to he the oran of the "Yolw; Dtmocracy," in opposition ta the "0u IIiwh : k Of this we are glad. The course pursued by the Metsrs. Chapmans, in dictating to instead of following public opinion has made them obnoxious to a great portion cf the Democracy of Indiana. The entire lack of dignity,' as the organ of the great democratic party of Indiana has made every de-UKK-rat who has any self-respect ashamed cf them. The editors of the 'State Sentinel' will learn, when it w ill be perhaps too late, that the duty of the or-m of a party is, to express- the wishes and doctrine of that pnrty, instead of trying toor?and manufacture publ.c sentiment. We ; by their prospectus that Gen. Lewis Cass is their favorite, as he is the fivuriteofi the preat mass of the people of Indiana, for the next President. We wish them good speed." In the estimation of thJs terdant pprig of gentility, . an old hunker is one who treated Mr. Van Puren with good faith,-and honestly adhered to' him to the end, -j for the sake of cltrrsocratic principles and party integ- j rity. In our opinion, a truer definition of "old bun-1 ker," is orao who through life has made party inter- i ests subservient to' personal aggrandizement, and whoj has ever stood ready to barter principles for otlicc. ' The Deacon knows whether the clique of which it is J the representative, comes under the latter category ; and the people may settle the question ol old hunkerism and its true meaning. Of course Dunn will be ''glad" of the re-establishment of the "OM Democrat." During its firmer era, men of his kidney could obtain cilice and get their! fingers into the public purse. It naturally supines I that like causes will again produce Hke effects. i As to our pretended "dictating to, instead offol-J lowing public opinion" it is sheef humbeg and untruth; and wc are "obnoxious only to' t Im t class of politicians who make politics a trade, and the few that they have been able to deceive and dupe.- Wo are "obnoxious to'flicse rot'ii because we have iff ustd to attempt dictate at their Lidding und fop their

benefit. Wc thall satisfy the people of this in due time. In region to 'lack of dignity," wc will acknowledge our deficiency, taking into account the (Irichlovian example of Major John P. Dunn, ia full regimentals, which, peradventure, vc have not profittcd by as wc oeght to have done. We shall certainly procure red cravats, and p"t ourselves on our best behavior. But our refined exemplar ought to make some allowance, wc think, for circumstances, and to remember that it may sometimes become necessary to doff dignity to a degree when engaged in either coon or skunk skinning. Wc generally try to suit our address as well as our dress to the duty in hand, aiid when wo have plain truths to tell, endeavor to use plain lanuae, without mincing. This rnav be very shocking to the olium cum dignilale of John P. Dunn, but it docs well enough for common folks. The second notice in the Beacon, which immediately follows the one we copy above, is the annexed : 'The Indiana Blahc. We fee by the last number of this very valuable paper that it will soon be among the things that were, as is likely to be the great county of Ohio, so soon us Sam leaves Sun Pise, which will be immediately, if not sooner. Well, Samuel is going where his great light will have a chance to fhine. We have always thought, that if he only lived in another place than at immediate Sun Rise he would certainly make a great show in the world. It is a great pity that his genius should have ever been cramped and squeezed into such a uri'lanimaus little neutral concern as the 'Blade. But 'there is a tido in othces, &C We trun that when Mr. Covington assumes the station as organ for the great democratic party of Indiana, he will lay aside all that little spleen, and spilt Jul disposition he so often shows more like a crabbed old woman than a man and feel himself every inch a man. Von h ive a tryin" and difficult task before von that will need all the philosophy you ore master of to keep you up and sustain yourself. We pray you may be able so to do. If we should occasion illv hate to toll vou some plain truths, take them as from a friend." This cerlainly compares queerly with the first notice. One would hardly think that the Democracy were to gain much on the score of "dignity," by the translation Of Mr. Covington from llising Sun to Indianapolis, if his attributes are correctly stated by Dunn, and if he stands in need of the advice which is

volunteered to him. But we must bo permitted to make great allowance for this "dignified" notice of Mr. C. by Mr. D. We think we apprehend the true cause of the evident jealousy which rankles in the breast of Dunn. "lie raised the first (?ass (lag in Indiana!" And he thinks, no doubt, that he. should have been the favored personage, instead of Mr. Covitfgton, w ho should have been employed to print Mr. Morrison's "Democrat!" That's where the fhoe pinches, w e suspect. But wc can tell Dunn that there is a certain class of men who are very chary how tin y ! trust one another; he ought to have learnt thatbv ex- ... i perience, before this; and that is the reason why he ( was n t brought here. He must stay where he is; d ) his dirty work as well as he knows how ; talk as ' I ig as h pleases, so that he docs not tread on the j corns of his file-leaders ; and having done all this ' satisfactorily, he may perhaps, if the game should be brought to coier, be allowed, in the end, to "rusticate" in one of the smallest of that 'e of o .," to which he so classically alludes, and which tlit so vividly across the wide canopy of his poetical imagi nation ! Lnwreiicelmi Ii HoaronS. lYoimiialioii. The Political Beacon recommends Kobcrt Dale Owen ; for United States Senater. That he has the necessary j talents, and qualifications wili be readily conceded;' but we regret to see an editor of a Democratic paper, trying to get up little jealousies, about localities, ml riveinif members of the Legislature to not bar- : moniie in their action. This policy has broken down ; our party, in several counties; und must it be extended , to the State ?. We hope not. When the Legislature meets, the friends of the South-west will go into Convention with their other brethren, and no doubt will cordially support the choice of the majority. ! When there vras danger of improper action in thc j Senate 1 ist winter, the " Pocket was all rieht," and men who stand firm in such time;, alluded to, are not going to be coaxed into actions of discord, lo gratify the ambition some men have for contrariness. Whoj the Senator will be, is unknown ; nvc us one truly sound in Democratic faith, of respectable abilities, and moral reputation, and we care not where he shall ', reside, or whether he belongs to our friend. Major ' Diilli., or th" ?.i,jtr ordongi io hiin. We think we ', are not mistaken in the opinion, that Mr. Owen and , his friends will oppose such doctrine as is promulgated on this occasion, by th Beacon, which, to our view, : is as impolitic as it is anti-Democratic. The correct j rule is, a good Democrat cannot re ido, politically, in , a bad place." llroohiitle Democrat. Thir is all good doctrine as we understand it. Wc have no respect for the in dive, which intlucnrcd the ' Beacon in mentioning Mr. Owen's n imo in thi con- 1 nection, because we believe it to be based on sheer selfishness, jealousy, and a paltry de ire for revenge ; for personal disappointment, on thc part of the Beacon's ywng friends and relations. It no doubt thought it made a ?? rly move in thus using Mr. Owen's name, to punish those w ho thought too contemptuously of it j to make any attempt to purchase its friendship ; but j it will find itself altogether mistaken. The lleacnn mm do not know Rnhnt Dale Owen. We do ; and' we know that he is the last man now living in thc I State, whom they could induce, by any anticipation of I 'Uli l !1I I I'lVIClUILIIl, X.KJ VlWIilltJ III." 11 I H" 1.1 1 II. iwji.ri party discipline in the thc slightest degree whatever. Wc use the words just parly discipline in their highest and most honorable sense meaning no more nor lcs.i than entire acquiescence in the wishes of a majority, nnd an ob-cr ance of the honorable obligations which all men engaged together in a good cause jointly nnd severally owe to one another. .Air. Owen never would in any manner be guilty of intriguing for place or station himsdf, nor would hu knowingly permit others to intrigue for him. He never would occupy a scat even in the United States Senate, for one moment, which was procured and polluted by either personal or political dishonor. The Brookville Democrat therefore, will not find itself mistaken in supposing that Mr. Owen will nat sulfor his name to be used for the sinister purposes of the Lawrenceburgh or any other elimie. It was the firm conviction of his integrity in this respect, that restrained us from noticing thc original suggestion in the Beacon. We nre not sorry that Mr. Owen has been named for thc Senate by thc Beacon. He is not responsible for thc notices of that paper, nor for what we have said or may say on the subject. But we are glad he has lecn named, nnd hope Lis merits, as well as those of every otner who has been or may be named for the same station, will be fairly w eighed by those w ho are to make thc choice. It is only upon the ground of merit that thc selection should be made. The station is of too honorable and exalted a character to bo otherwise bestowed far too important to he made the subjedt of barter, intrigue and corruption. Hals. If anyone is desirou.i of furnishing hhnrelf whh a f fine, elegant, durable and fashionable hat, at a very reasonable price, we would recommend him to give MILLER'S establishment a call. He has the very lat-st fashions ; the real Polk hat, the Ashland hat, and ill fact All kinds. Just twig a certain editor next Sunday, if you wont to see style and beauty ! For the good of the public, if mil his own. Miller ought to advertise. OpThat must he interesting reading which unsays to-day what it said yesterday, and follows it f, or week.

(Allere is an article from the Goshen Democrat, every word and sentence of which expresses our own sentiments exactly. Wc think it will meet with a favorable reception from every honest Democrat. Should the cour.-e indicated be faithfully adopted and carried out by the Democratic majority in the General Assembly, the Party wilt bo safe; otherwise, defeat and shame aw aits it. The; Victory ami Us Consrqiirurrs.

The Democracy of Indiana have just achieved a r n 1 . .,rCt .t,.r,. r: l . c . ÄÄÄÄÄ, men, a handsome majority in the lower House, and a ma'iority in the Senate, larg- enough for all nractical purposes, arc the fruits of the campaign of IS 15. 1 me ioui oi intj MiiiB is luu, period, and overwhelming. We have driven them from the Capitol, purified the Legislature, and left them barely two members of Congress to swear by and a half a dözen defeated aspirants to swear at. But the battle wc have, fought is nothing the victory we have achieved is no'.hing, if we lmc not the wisdom and prudence to improve it to the best interests of the people, and of the triumphant party. How shall this be done J By union and harmony by strict organization by unyielding conformity to party usage by carrying into practice the great Bepublican doctrine of the right of the majority to rule in all cases, and by discountenancing from the first, schemes and designs of political tricksters. The election of United States Senator, the great question on which this battle ha? been fought, will devolve on the present Legislature, and wc design to be iinderstojd as treading en no man's corns in particular, when we say that oilbrts will be made to thwart the expressed will of the people, to make the majority yield to an obstinate few, and thereby do injostiec to the ri;ht.- of the mass. To avert such a result, let every member ot the Democratic party in j

cither House, close his ears to the importunities (,fj55dcg. to England. To Austria ! Prussia! Spain? all cliques, wherever found, and resolve to do his duty for any Continental Power I What chance would we, to God and to his country. Let strict organization j as a Republic, stand before such arbitrators, with pervade the ranks. I et the candidate be fairly nomi- j En rlalld as our opponent ! None! The joint occunated by Convention ot the two Houses, and wherever i ... locatcd,'in the North, South, or Centre, let him receive ! PaIK'-v se. e must give the notice; or the free, full and hearty support of every Democrat. England wiU, when she is ready by force to take posLet us profit by the experience of the past let us ' session not till then. There is, we are fearful, great look back at the time when, to be the nominee of the danger. Ought not the whole West to arouse in this party was inevitable ddeat-when a half dozen men I maUer , WiH nut In(li;ina acl wilh ,jcr siöt ininoi on more than one occasion, either by uniting with ' . , , ,,r . . . T . the Whigs, or by compelling the majority to yield to and act PruIP4,y ? tlii'ik J. Let our voices be their terms, absolutely controlled every election in , heard, and rely on it, it w ill have a powerful intluence the Legislature, to their own profit but to their own in settling this great question the greatest to the shane. Let us ns one man resolve to discountenance ; ve.t which has been mooted since the last War. nil such disorganizes, and wherever there k treason, j Wjl0 win take thc ,cnd , j t ffon Qur unite in branding the traitor. Harsh as this lantia"e , 0 may sound, it is not the less hist. No irood Democrat

will take it to himself, because no good Democrat will be guilty of the course we have above deprecated ; but it is well enough to be forewarned and fore-armed. Look at the- Democracy of New York. Though at times apparently destroyed by factions, on an occasion, of this kind, they have ever been united, and never has a man been found so regardless of. 1 Ins, ftmlrs.nl nrinriiMi. fls ti iiriTivi- f 1 1 r rotrn. '

lar nominee. So disgraceful a result as the election Orleans papers) received by thc Water Witch. Thc of old Cameron in Pennsylvania, never happened acounts appear to indicate less of an immediate initio the Democracy of the Empire State. Let us itary explosion. The fifteen million? must be obtainimitate their example let us be united let us be More troops must Le raised. Arista's troops are firm-let us prove ourselve s Democrats in practice as ! (lo(irt; f him T,JC d(.scrtions will I)rubably Inulliply well as in name and 1 t us, while wc ; have the power , , . J 1 J lav broad and deep the elements of future pro-perity. j as xUp' PPh thc frontier. Let us be able to point to the session of lM)-(i as an j We lay nil the details which we received by this era of good feeling, of harmony ami unity, that the evening's southern mail before our readers. Sme people may greet their Bepresentatiws on their sprühte that Mexico may not declare war, yet that return, - well done good and faithful sc rvants." j VMy nkc a Llow Uq nol

'I'll; .t l'i'Cic!c(iit. rrM i r l'.1iik..l f iiri.ti in ! n imilitr tlin ilium pnti inn J 111. J I . 1 1 1 '1 1 U J I 4 v 1 ?''!!. till, II 111 VI I I IV. IIK'.I. VilJ'llV'll, I trives the following manly and iudicious article. It is written in a true Democratic spirit, and commends itself to the attention of all. And we take this occas,on to say once tor all, that if General Lass should fairly receive thc nomination of the regular Democratic National Convention, and we are living, not one shall he abend of us in ve-il in his simnuV with whatever! r , i , . i . -,i l of ah.lity we may possess. But in common with his . . . , ... wclnends, we deprecate the idea ofsetmgbicki rings and jealousies brought about by a premature nomina - tion, and generally by those who only 44 desire to be master spirit, " after his election. Tixr vrvr npi-vnw.'VT Our friend of the Lavrcnccbfr"l! Deacon has raised the r.i me ol Gen. Cass, at the mat head, as his M1U UliAl Illl.i'llMi.,1. cniiduluiu f.r tl.pi.cxt 1'rcdent. 1 lie i.vw,;.., lit: i i i 1 1 1 vi iiii iriv m :ui Ii 1 1 1 it 1 1 in ii. s. Micri r-.s, it is wrou. We take it lor rnnted a Xatio.nl Convention will ho in dm: tunc iiHd and will m;ikc a n un: lint io:i which will be supported, by the iV-tnoeracv. Who' the KiTiiMoe of that Cnrin'tion is to be. - are n..t ! curious now ti know v.e )resume ho will he a man fit for the slation nnd that will be sutllcicnt. The n.-xt Democratic candidate-, will, we presume, ho a .Northern Ulan, of course. litis, WC take tobe ., i.i- i it- . i tho under.-tan.linjr. buch being the ease, we presume thechoicew.il be bdwecn ( ien. Cass, Silas Wri-ht, lieo. M. l).illas, and James Ihichanan. Individunll v, we are fir (ien. Cass, and prc-umc ho will be the ..1.. 1 ..." . .1 . f 1 i" t . 1 ' ..Re aimrcceuemevoieoi inuiana; diu no is a i'sierii 111:111, anu 111 1:1 si uvo j resioeniM n;ie ueeu from the West Harrison and Polk. The Kavt will have .strong claims on this score, and we ought to be prepared to support, without prejudice, the nominee. Wc do not kdieve the Whigs will run a man. The 1 parry seems 10 nc uucriy routed. 11 mey can induce some Democrat to run against the nomination td the 1 '11 .1 f f M V T have killeil Judge .McLean, by endorsing him, and we iCMiKirrnrv- inrv win siniorr i m. 1 no Annvrsi know not who tho logs have left. In regard lo (ien. Cass, v.c consider the idea an absurd one, that it is necessary to establish a new paper at Indianapolis, in his behalf. .No Democratic i ........ :.. .1.. i" . . . . i p.pci 111 inr i-iaie wm oppose mm 11 nominale. , lhe Sentinel will nut; and wc presume when the time comes to honorably and candidly, but with proper ! moderation, to express a first choice, that choice- by . the Sentinel, will be lnr(V, We doubt not, as we! have said, Indiana u for (.ass bnt Indiana will give I her vote fur the nominee of the National Convention.

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The Clreencastle Patriot of August U, contains the' 'kt. ( leorge S. Iloustuii (dem.) re-elected Cvii . . ww i i . " r- . . , over John A iSooe, (lern.) toilowiiTg. W e think its censure of the Administra- iih 7,..;w i i im in i . i .. . ""t district. heubeii Chapman (dem.) re-elected tion rather premature; as it has hardly had time fully without opposition. to develop its intentions, even in the matter which is) th district. Felix (J. McConncll (dem.) re-el ectIhc burden of the Patriot's complaint. We think also ; n' a Iarot', majority over S. F. Pice (dem.) the rcthat the remark iu relation to fiel.. Cass and " Pill . S,ll:ir 'omee. Allen" i.S itl had taste and spirit. At the time the Tm-nK-Wc have the Uovcmor, the Lcgislaappointment was made, it was statod that the position tur ft lJi g Scnat()r (J, enQ , occupied by den. Cass, was preferred hy him. t

Tho President of the U. States is but the tenant only. 01 UIL JKiu tr dUU patronage which hü bCStoWS the freehol. 1 belongs to the people. Not to the friends uf CalMcen in the South, or Wnght in the North; bnt to I thc wfio.c people. Justice to thc owners require, and ! . - ... . ' ' prudence would poem to" dictate, that it fdiould be l. i a i 1. it ii . ... . UlStnbUtCd t LlC people S tenant in proportion to numbers, i rue tno local oii.res of each State have ; been disposed of , as we suppose, among the worthy j and uoFcrwng oi each Mtate, but as for tho rest, the j it is safe or prudent to do it. do it. It cannot be, that any j that as yd the North-West has', sine man can suppose received any rent lor her share in the inheritance. unless indeed thc Vice President considered that the making lien". Cnas play " second fiddle " to Ihll Allen on the Cnnmittro of Foreign a Hairs to gratify tlu? oM 1 Linkers, shall be so considered. We repeat again, what we said Ia?t vcek we believe Col. Polk when he went on to Washington infant to do right, and we yet hope that he will carry out that determination, but it is time now to herin I ' the iltclioti is over." Put we want no more promises made, that the administration may deem it a virtue' to violate, and needful to refuse "any and HI explanation about." Qr'Fhnt Umbrella has not yet been returned. (r'j-A? thing about That Laby " lately

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We would call attention to the proceedings of the Oregon Convention, recently held at Wayne county, 111., published in this paper, from the Wabash Democrat. This is the second large mass meeting held in Southern Illinois on that subject. There is stated

'to have been between two and three thousand persons present. It was not wholly political, and great enthusiasm and harmony prevailed. Hie resolutions anncar to cover the who p. rrrnnnd. ' ; . Äl? . b' io. They are right in principle, right in fact. There can ! no more doubt of our title to lat. 51 deg. -10 min. than to 19 deg. If wc own to the last parallel, which we believe none question, wc own to the first. The title to one is just as perfect as to the other. And so far as our own interests and policy arc concerned. Great Britain might as well have all as a part. We say, neither Great Britain nor any other foreign government should be permitted to colonize on the Pacific, or any where else on this Continent. We would not j permit it, even were wc to be forced into a war to i resist it. What have we to gain by negotiation ? What arbitration can aid us 1 What is the question to be arbitrated ? If the title is ours, and we believe it to be, What award can be made? Arbitration rationally supposes a contested and doubtful claim. This is not to as lo Oregon. To whom shall we bavc the determination of the question at issue ? To Prance? The Minister for Foreign AtVairs has already said, ' The balance of power must be preserved on the Continent." To Itussja ? Site has already ceded all her rights on the Pacific south of Mexico. We arc not advised says the Union of thc 4JJd, that nir government has received any late despatches or further information from Mexico. Our precautionary nrotvirMinn .m oill ,1.,.;.. u-itl. .rmnt Birit Wc give further private intelligence (from thc New - 0 good care, this blow may recoil with trereendoes force upon her own head. i o;n Xcic Orleans Ccuricr, Aug. 14. The Water Wilili. The Water Witch, so long and anxiouslv expected. lirm nrriveil nt l:iwt. miit hriturs no tiilitur: i .f ivir lint IlijjIty h., tiIvaU o;i thl. p:irt of ulir ji,cxicaII frientR s;M. sailed from Vera Cruz on the the "uh instant, and arrived here to-day. We have received regular files of newspapers from cra.ruz up to the 4th inst., and from the city ol ,, . . . .Mexico to the .Wth ult., both inclusive. j var wa ot actually declared : but private letters! ! from Vera Cruz state that the general opinion was ' that hostilities would certainly ensue, nC Uongress was still occupied with thc bill to deI clare war, nnd raise s. 1 ", '0' hOoU by loan. ..r , ... , , ... I." . 1 .r 1 v iu iiiticuieu io wie iiuuues oi a. commercial house for the following letter from Vera Cruz : 44 Vi:i;a Cucz, August 1, 1W. j ., ,., ,:.,., ,' " ' ,,' . . 1 1 r j ' " ' " C rciai intercourse remain 1 1.. t - . .. . i .i i . . I " niv Ultii' iiiiiv 7 l.'l.l.-.i-'!t ..... .'V I1' U 1.UIiilian:i Aslnii y I'nivorily. ' 'o acknowledge the receipt of the Seventh Annual ; Cataluue of thc Oihccrs and .Students of thc Ashury (.-ivcrsüit v. Tiie Faculty consists (,f M. S1.MTS0N, n n v" , . , "r ,. , , i l)- resident, ami frofct-or ot Mental and .Moral . Science ; . L. La uu a 1:1:1:, A. M, l'rolessor if i .Mathematics; John IViikf.i.ki:, A. JNL, Professor of ( Latin language and Literature ; C.(i. Dow.NF.y, A.M., , JWessor of Natural Science; 11. V. Ti:kt, A. L, Professor of lircek language and Literature. The whole number of Student

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n:i . 11; Juniors, 7; Sophomores Irrregulars, 4." ; Preparatory. r(J The University is represented to be in a very i.ril. lit; 1 r .1 11 1 4 inourishing condition, and from the high character of 1,10 fatuity, it deserves to he. Al:ib;iin:i. Thc result of the elections for Congress is as follows: f..;...;.. im o ri x it 1.-1 x.u. . nargan (.uern.; succccas jamca : l'cllet, (w lug.) district. II. . Ilillard (whig) succeeds Jas. ; L Le'ser, (dem.) j d'i 'ct.-W m. L. ancey (Jem.) re-elected . without opposition. ... ... .. . . ..... - - I it l district. . v . Payne (dem.) re-elected by a large majority over John Lrwm, (dem.) Saii Cjtaqti.wh nr lth.unrh "rnfftccJi,," nn. 1 vniiiuuiuiiiin . iiwiv'iiii ri i'u.i'H(iu 1IV.U I tral in politics, as the Journal call us, we claim it as j our privilege to give the political news ; and hope not to be stamped as a Uofoco, if wc give democratic news r and with this explanation we proceed: pla nation we i On 1-ut Mi'i.r.t-i v i 'tiiuiw.ij hum uuii; a i jui iiiii i nasi u u clock, .Messrs. Chapman' noble dog, in an endeavor to lean the fence in front of his master's otlicc, caught h.s leg upon the picket and mutilated it very much. lie was accompanied to his residence by a large n the recovery of their adversary. Morning C, .,vr. 3 3 Whatever superficial people may think, there is a commendable spirit of humanity and benevolence running through the above, which touches us in a tender place. It atones for more than half tho jealousy with whica thc editor of the Courier seemed reCeiltlv to regard us. a i'alonsv alloi'etl

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Our night lo Oregon Is it an Incontestable one f Cur superior claims to the winde of Oregon to the boundary line cfr' deg 4M rnin., as arranged with Bussia, "are not universally understood in this country not even by all those who unhesitatingly assert our right to the w hole ; and we, therefore, by way of an imprimis place the matter, brielly, in our columns in order to give to the public a clear view of the question. All this," in unwieldly pamphlets and public docu-

liliJiil hut net I VP- energetic : ... i 1 c. i f - iniericans, wuo are yrhiic loiuiuv, ua- vmy t r,a,l newspaper,, after they have once started apoa active business pursuits This matter, in all its ramifications is thus arranged in our minds and according to unimpeachable testimony. CLAIMS'' OP SPAIN. l."r4. Cortez discovers California. 1Ö43. Pcrrello tlitcottrs the cuatlof Capo .Mendocino and the river Aquilar. ."s'2. (iuli discovcis the coast beyond Ofegon. .V.'.. De l'uca discover the utraits Juan De Fiiea. IGlKi. Vi.cina explores the coast of Cnliluruin. 1003. Aquilar discovers the liver uf Aquilar and inlet of Columbia. C,74. lV-rez discovers IS'ontka Sound and San Lorenzo. 1774. Martinez lands at ftootka bound. 1775. Ilacela, Ayola, Ilod.'ga and (lu.'.dra diroer llio bay of the rner Columbia, and call it Lntroda da Ilecta. ITT'J. Martinez makes a eott'ement at Nootka Sound nnd erects a Tort. 1779. Fidalgo makes a settlement on Quadra's Island at tlie entrance of Juan de Fuca. CLAIMS OF (j It FAT It II ITA LN. 1573. Drake lands in liodega bay, previously discovered by the Spanish. l."7d. Drake sailed up t lit. 43, but did not land. 1713. Tho treaty of Utrecht between France arid Croat Britain appointed commissioners, who fixed upon the 4'Jlh de,;r of lat. n the tin of demarcation between the possesions of the two nations west of the Misiiippi river. 1703. -The treaty of Paris betw een Spain, France, and (ilreat lUitiin, fix.es the boundary between ths possessions of the two latter nations by a tin ulong the middle of the Mississippi from its pourco to the Ibberville, in Louisiana, along ths middle of that river, und lakes Mouripaa and 1'onchartraiu to the cea. 1773. Cook lands at Nootka Sound, discovered by Spain in 1(74 and 1774. 1781). Colnet attempt to take prgscion of Nootka Sound ; ho is taken prisoner by Martiner, the Spaniard. 17j0. Spain imd Grent Drit-in entered into a Convahtion, which reserves the fovereignty of Nootha Sound to Spain, but granted some commercial privileges lo (Ireat llritairi. This Convention give to Spain the sovereignty and excluiiv ownership over nil the coast to the north of west America on the side ot the South Sea, as far as beyond Prince William's Sound. 171T.J. ancouver eulers the Columbia, having previously received from Capt. Wray an account of his discovery of the river. 17'J3. Mackenzie explore to a river puppoitd to enter the Straus of Juau de Fuca, north of ths Columbia. IgOG. Frnzer erects a fort on the head waters of Stewart' river. SYS. Treaty between the United Stat and Crest ItritHiu leaven the countiy west ot Stoney Mountain open to thc citizens and vessels iu both nation. 1S27. The provisions of tho treaty of 1-13 extended indefinitely unless either party chose to annul by giving twelve month's notice. Tin: lncontlstapiLi; kkjht or TllC F.NTTL1) STATFS. 17r3. The treaty of Paris qive to the Vnited States all the territorial right of Great Britain to tho country bounded by her treaty with France in 1713 ami 17;:$. 1733. Capt. Gray, in Hoston, of the tdoop Washington, and Capt. Keudrick,of the ship Columbia, entered the port of Nootka Sound. 17!'J. Capt. Gray of the hip Columbia discovers the mouth of river Columbia and sailed fourteen mile?, Ma 1 1 . 1 - 03. The L'mlVd States purchased the right f Franco to tho territory west of the Misiippi. 1604. Lewis and Claik, authorized by Congress, explore the Columbia from its source to its outlet into the Pacific. 1311. Astor erects a fort at tho mouth of the Columbia railed Astoria. 112. Astoria taken by the F.nglish. Itl3. Astoria is restored to tho United States by the treaty of Ghent. 1510. Tho right of Spain to territory on the Pacific north of 4' degrees, is ceded to the United States. Treaty between Kujs'ih and the U. S. fixes ths northern boundary of Oregon at 54 deg. 40 niin. north latitude. These facts, thus chronologically arranged, assert our clear and unquestionable riht to tho length and breadth of territory r.s far north a fl .lcS. -10 min.; gtronucr . , . . , . . . ii our renn dv oiscoverv ana Dtircniise were micrior , t(j j t of i any other Kuroneaii nation to occupy a single foot of I soil on this continent that they do nut now own and cultivate. It is true American policy thc declaration ! 0f L (Juizot to tho. contrary notwithstanding to ; regulate the n Hairs of Nrth America, and in a few shurt years, thon of South America also. This was the d.K la rel policy of Tresident 3Ionrnc, and so far , 1 J , , ,. , , ns ()reo-oil is concerned, it WIS WC bellCVP, tllC Stlbjppt M;ttor of llwi,atdl writlcn hy Mr. Hush, when .Minister in lCurlnnd: to the UritHi (iovcrnment. It i is not our intention, however, to assert any abstract claim to Oregon ; it is unnecessary to do so. Our j right is derived from two sources putlicicntly irrcsistihh fur nur l.nrrvi; Kirst. tli riiht hv tiR.Tivrv ' . " --c- j w IMorai. IxFi.t'F.Nen of SiiAiF. TuF.E.s. Nothing ' PrcCIlts to the eye more delightful evidence of good moral teniimeni, as wen as renncineni, in ciiy or ... .1 .. ... 11 n 1 1 1 1 iwuiiuj, man Miccis una uwcjiings siiaticu uy oniamental trees. It is indeed questionable, whether a few dollars can lc expended in any other way, to contribute so much to the improvement of taste, as well as for the comfort and satisfaction of the whole com munity, as in planting such trees. How grateful to " J ' 1 the eve and suothin" to the spirit, in a bright eunnr d.iv. if iustc.nl of tl,. .rl ir.w.r .1 ,.r.it"mt nwcomn - T ----.v. 11, 1. 41V V'. .A I. l.T.tl . I V .HX-VV Ik-lUl. (Jf Lriek walls, the side walk, of our city streets w all lim.j I(V a rk.l vnrjety ()f beautiful foliage. J Vhal an atnountofinnoi-e.it and healthful pleas as wt11 as nn cevation of mur;d fwliMsr lnust; the ere And sure ex hibition of euch foliage ntlurd to the tenant of ever peaceful home in the country and to the thousand passing travellers how much uf th? unpleasantness of eummer travel might be relieved, and what an impress of beauty and moral grandeur might be given to American scenery and' American character, by leaving or planting such rows of useful and ornamental trees, along all the ten thousand avenues of the nation. This then is thc mm son, swiftly passing away, for securing from the forest abundant supplies of these ornaments nnd comforts, which, like the llowers of the field, Wilbcrforce would very properly reckon among the benignant "s-miles of Heaven and which cannot te slighted or undervalued by any, n .... ..w..u. without evidence of stupidity, indolence, coi nctf or igratitude to thc diver of all good. Decorating (Jkaves with Flowers. Theg covetousrounds about Mount Auburn have been very much imirrovod within the past year. A number of new pits have been opened, and many beautiful, monuments erected. The lofty and substantial iron fence, next the road, and thc granite gateway of Egyptian architecture ; which We like for such purposes, maugre the denunciations of a learned architectural lecturer, gives an appropriate air of grandeur and solemnity to tho places. Many of thc little spots in Mount Auburn Cemetery, where repose the remains of the dead, are decorated with beautiful flowers mementoes of affection, and tokens of regret. They add to the beauty of the grounds, but they sadden thc heart of j the beholder, while they awaken all his sympathies, and increases his love lor the human race. lioiton Journal. CoiXAon. During the month of July, the Mint and liraneh Mints coined the following amount of irronev. quarter eagles, $.,.7:I7 rHl total in gold, $ IUI, 7.17 50. In half dollars. s,71,UUI ; in quarter dollars, Älä.ÖOOj in dimes, .slUiM M ; m half dimes, s ilUKXUtotal in s'lVfr .-' 1,IMH. In cents s:j,:H:i 07. Total 1,1 s'lvor .-' 1,IM JO. In cents js:,:u:l 07. Total vall,e 2f H' coinaKcof tIlC mh öf July last, 101),. Total number of pieces of gold coined, nm'-i rr , i i i - titol.. lotal uuinber id tiiec es td silver, . SJ,472,Total mnnl)tT J ct.nls coimt,t eU;U)r Total number of pieces corned, js'J.s 10,'dJ.

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