Indiana State Sentinel, Volume 1, Number 63, Indianapolis, Marion County, 25 December 1845 — Page 2

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tui-avl:i:k lt. V1GIHHCF. M TUB rICE OF LIBERTY. Indianapolis, in:craiiii2ii 25. 145. Deferred .Matter. A portion of matter omitted in our last to give place tn the eirellent resolution antl ape erbes of Gen Cast and Mr. Allt-n of Ohir, will be f..uinl in number. Ou tlie vvliule, il has 1 nothing bjr a little age. The Dniili mscl it Frcsldc.it. Tue Emk President begin and ends his passimile article in the " Family Oran," by char-ins that our opposition to shin-plasters and our desire for nn West management of tl.c ttink, is altogether owin:,' to personal hostility towards him! In so doinff, the Tresidcut falters himself entirely too much. We occupied the same jronnd precisely, Icn before he became of consequence enough to be known to us or f the public, either as a politician or a financier. InJ-eJ, wj hive o l.r.b djs.re to enter the lists of blackguardism with one so much better versed than ourselves in pot-house slang, notwithstanding his lofty pretentions to aristocratic breeding, that we shall even now pas over his attempt to turn our animadversions upon his official conduct anl financial notions, to those of personalities howsoever he may lay himself liable to them. We do not know that the Legislature which elected him to the Bank Preidene) , made it unlawful for the public to examine into his olucial con luct ; if it d.d, we should like to see j the chapter and section conferring the extraordinary ; personal privilege. Until that is shown, we shall tj,c take the liberty to watch and expose his conduct, even though at the cost of ever so mu?Ii ire and abuse from him in return. Nothing could more conclusively prove the slippery

Pround up hi which theUan'; President stands, than ! rn3,raU, with thc aid of Whig votes, tint he would uPIl,lCtl ,or lliS iw. ana n;s rcsjuo by i ocanontas the avidity wilh which he seize, uton a typographic 1 resign the office the nsxt da v. He said that no real a11 the!i? v'crc lmeated to the life; also, by anocal error, in our extract from his last year's report, democrat would receive an oiYw.o again, t thc wish of student, the incidents connected with the triumph u--.i.:-u . ui-i.: n.u nf.ft,.n,t. Hi. i ri.i, ,.i;t:..ni fVWio.i, Mr land death of General W'olfe, giving the last scene,

UJ V 41 lrit VJ 1 1 CT J" II 1 11 W4 WU 4 lift? w.aaa leinina. 1 he word "argument was prmicu arranenon'" m such a connexion, that even a ciuu in such a connexion, that even a . . ... lti' - - of common discernment would have at once discovered the discrepancy. He grasps at this god-send as a drowning man will clutch at a straw ; and sutlers hiü uncontrollable passion to hurry him on, mid to endeavor to mike grown up men believe, that we in- . tentionally committed the ridiculous error, for the ! purpose of misrepresenting his sentiments. His im- ; putation is not only disproved by its consummate folly, but also by the fact that we stated particularly t! c volume and page from whence thc extract was taken; thus giving tlie people as well as.A'iancicv-:, and es-

pecially members of thc Legislature, who had thc from a high and controlling sense of duty. Thc only volume at hand, an opportunity to consult the source 1 l(thcr office, except that of State Senator, that he ever of our authority. Decides this, we can prove, if it : ic, wa3 tjnt 0f Commissioner of the General Land neccisary, by our compositors and proof readers, 1 office, and that was givv-n to him by that noble heartthat our manuscript wit correct, and that the acci- ej patriot, Andrew Jacks m, without his appU ation dentil error was theirs, n.-.t ours. L'ut we sliall not or 4y,nVirr. After all this, is it likely that he would

put ourselves to the truLl to di this, until we have additional evidence, that President Morrison's political character end linancial abil.ty is lased upjn so flimsy a foundation, that they are in imminent danger of being upset by such a tr.ile as a typographical j error in a newspaper ! j The Prosid nit admits that there ha3 been a con- '' siUrab'e in:re:i-e of the c.rouhtio:i of the ihnk d ir- ' ing the past year;' bit siys, if it be too large, it is attributable to the charter, and not to thc President j of the Ban!;. Admitted : but the question, we moot- j cd, again comes up : Is it proper to add fuel to the ; fire ! Is it good financial economy ! is it safe for thc ! Bank and the people! is it Democratic, jut and right, ! to increase the means of expansion That is the J fpjesklou , ami il io n wliwn vk!i tiio Ij"jisla ture, and not the Bink alone to decide. In connection With this important point, President Morrison says lie " d es not fe 1 called upon at this moment to speculate on the subject of the danger cr utility of Banks," which he regards aö " rather a stale subject.' We have no doubt of tlie truth of all this. Whatever may bo the condition of the Bank, or whatever thc course it miy pursu?, there is but little risk of dinger to Aim. 11: can q lietly sit in the Bank parlor, and luxuriate upon his regalias, 'calrn as a summer's maming." Whatever the danger, hi has the knoick lge and the c'ia.ice of availing it, even if too self-denying to profit by it. Not to with tlie people. T.iey are over .vhelm.-d in destruction, perhaps, with jut a n-jle of warning. Consequently, the danger is a subject iut qti'ssj sta'.t to them : and he must njt bo surprised if they per.-ist in talking about it, and watching those wüo manage the machinery. ItATTLEsrUKLi ! ILs Lordihip, Judge James Morrison, President of the btate Bank of Indiana, calls one of our articles suggesting the propriety of thoroughly examining into the affiurs cf the Sinking Fund, a "Rattlesnake" article. You were never more fortunate in your life, Judge, in thc application j of a low term. It will prove, as we think you wil be thoroughly convinced before it is through with, as iau w luf.uytt a, u. ueau.y repines peculiar secretion is to animal health. Your imitation, as well a that of some others, L)es very well as imohe. We have heard of auother instance where funds were missing, and the innocent ones allow! themselves to be searched ; but one among them thought a five or a ten dollar bill was not much. Yet the mirsig funds were found in one of his sli-s. We have iiver chirged any individual with any improper acts in! relation to that fund ; and it only astonishes us that some will catch fire so quick ; go off half cocked ; and desire to be examined in thCiT peculiarly pointed out method. There are men connected with that fund, who stand as high in our eteem as any others. But this doe3 not militate agiinst the right of the people to examine their own matters as th:y deem propir. Tt r furc the assertion without fear of successful contradiction, thai uut a, member of any committee appointed this winter can Uli o ie item of his own knowledge after hU examination, that he dil not know before. These committees can stand round and lt the clerks run over their balanced pages ; but they cannot they hive not the tim?, to examine tho why and wacrefure of every thing, however much disposed they miy be to do so. We refer to the Committees directly, if it is not as we have stated. There can be no douot of one thing. Those concerned are in great haste to have the matter A ushrd. There miy bo an ohject in this, or there may be not. e still urge every true friend of the people of Indiana in thc Legislature, to have a thorough cxamituttion one understandable by themselves and the people at large. If the concern has been well managed from the commencement, such examination will it good. If corrupt, it may stop a few from enriching thennclves by robbing thc many. The idea, as suggested by Judge Morrison, and the Bank Organ, that ice d:sire to di'ay such an examination, is absurd and preposterous. Is it not a thorough and searching operation which they dread, and which makes them dedirc it done so quickly 1 VrrciNiA. Hon. WM.&iiru has been elected Governor of Virginia, from the 1st day of January next. The vote stood Smith 94, Brockcnbrough 4(, scatterinj 2G. Brockenbrouh is a democrat, but was put in nomination by the whig?. The result is of the right character; and well may the Democracy of the OU Pdisiuicfi hi proud of it.

Gov. BaRTLKY's lESAGC I 115 OT tiOV. Rrtl. - y of Ohio, like that of the Governor of Indi-j . ,i n i.Im F.n 11. Journal.

U I Kl, IS Cl'lltirc unit 'Jii- " i The Louisville Jminwl stelvii: out of its path to pra,se ü,.vc,nor Whi.co.,,!.! V hen known to prtisc a Dem -erat, unless somen, ing was in the win.! I It is inlimaied bore, tint t!.r Governtin Wl, lira f!.r t'ic U. S. Senate. e d not believe Ouvcrncr Y hit- ' 9 . comb is a party to any hi? intrijrrte. but the eöort may be made to rnaKe nun one. c simii see. W'e clip the above from the Louisville Democrat T1,n ma nintlOM l in Uli l.lifhl.ct ilrrrrnn nrlMv! trt ie insinuation b & j Gov. Whitromb. bo tar fro n his being "the favor- , Uc of the Whigs for the L. b. Senate, ' i:e was the . 4 , . , , i i.t KIM mail iiiuy uoiii'ii i . six' eifi.uu iu iiiui tiauuii. Ever since the lat August election showed that the Democrats had a majority on joint ballot and would consequently elect their Senator, the Whig: press has regarded him as the ni:didate to be elected by his party and kept up an unceasing fire upon him. So far, too, was he from being "a parly to any Whig in trige," he did not bargain even with his own politi cal friends for his elevation. He did not, in the com mon acceptation of the term, solicit a solitary vote. He expressed himself uniform) j as unwilling to be fleeted tinlr1 the m-ii iritv of tho Demnerrit nnrtv i m the btate desired it, through their representative?, - . . " , . , , -,i and therefore in the lew conversations he held with ,. . .. . , , i . i ... his friends on the subjeet, lie always said that he d.d . , r i c i I ' not expect or wish for the vote of anv member unless t, ' . r .i t j I- c .i 4' the constituents of the member preferred him lor that; station. He to k early ground in favor of a nominanoll 0f a candid ite for that o:li.'e by the DemKratic nu mbers concerted by thnnstlct s. as the only mode calcutated to ensure unanimity and succes, and when r .1 ti i thc nomination was mud? ot another person, he la-1 . . , . ,i i in- c i. i bored earuest'y and constantly to induce all his friends , .. , ,, i.i to support it, and thc nominee was elected. He declared kuh b fa and after the nomination, ! that if he should be clecte.I by a minority of the DoJ I tl lllJiJftliJf V lift-? 'VI4ll ill I I i 1 Lditor, it you have any bctlcr democrats, "bring them on. Why the Democrat should have so hastily publish ed such a paragraph we are at a los to conjecture. It CouJ not hive bjen for the sacriiiecs of lime, businfs, health, and very nearly of Lf ', made by Gov. Whitcomb in canvassing for the offiee he now holds, an,j üV uhich the State was redeemed. Nor could it jtavc D..cn fjr any minifestaiion on his part heretofore Df unjuc ambition or love of office, that could induce him to abandon his friends or his principles. For he was opposed to receiving the nomination for the office jjC IVJiV l,0lJif and only accepted it after it was made, I with Whigs for office ! Gov. Whitcomb I intrigue will not complain that he was n t elected to the U. S. benatc, but his fritn ls have a right to complain that so unjust an article should mike its appca ranee. Wennke these remits here, in the presence cl r mm thc member! t,f the Legislature, who will bear witness to its truth. Less vv rould not have said, and more we have nut room to say, at present. We hpe tlie Louisville Democrat will di justice ia the premises. jj- The Vincennes Gazette copies an article from thc State Journal, in which, speaking of the late Senatori il election, it says ; will greatly astonish th The result of this election rank and file of the dem icratic party, as three fo irt!;s of them, no doubt, preferred thc election of Governor Whitcomb. But the political tricksters, by reporting to a species of management, characteristic of such mm, defeated the will ofthat tnijority, and they will be compelled, i however disagreeable the employment, to throw up their caps in its favor." Gov. Wnitcomb feels under v.n obligation to the Journal cd. tor for his compliment or sympathy, if his remark is designed as such. The same editor, h-fore tlie election, warned the other democratic candidates and their friends, that it wis unless fir tirrn to stru""le, as the GoveniDr was an expert mister of tau "lasso," and would 44 whip the members into the traces" and secure his own election, Sic. &c. This remark was d -signed b'j t 'u editor to defeat him, and his false sympathy after the elect.on is too shallo.v to deceive. Every democratic member will bear witness that so far from using any mean; to secure his election that would justify the use of such terms as the lasso, ccc. Jutn?- Whitcomb did not even solicit a vote. Besides, if tiirec fourths of the democratic rank and file were in his favor, why did the Journal man think it was necessary to use the lasso or the whip! This is a specimen of his inconsistency! II : is not thanked for his compliments or sympitby. The veil is too easily seen through, and the motive too obvious. If Gov. Whttco nb ever suJVrs iniustice nolitimllv , he wi:1 1()oU to ,lis :cal f i;mN fr re( not to his enemies, b ooncr or later the retires; will come. The Journal is only mortified to see the Democratic caucus principle established. 0The Salem New, (whig) speaking of the late election of the Hon. J. D. Bright tu the U. S. Senate, says : 4 We consider this event a poor compliment to the age, experience, talents and unctitatng labors ol Gov. Wbitcomb in thu Loco-fbco ranks." h it possible that a whig editor has discovered that Gov. Whilcomb has either talents or experience ? And why is the discovery made just at this time? Because the editor thinks f not that he can disaffect him, but) that he misfit perhaps disaflett some of hi democratic Iriendt in the State. And this Very editor, who has formerly battled him, most bitterly, and unceasingly, as the editor of tlie Bloorninglon Post, now thinks to gull his friends by a little fahs eympctliy !! Out upon such hypocrisy. Hypocrisy? Yes, it Sticks out at the conclusion of the renj same article, where the editor any that the result is ii ho accounted for, only betatlie 44 they ' (the democratic paily) consider the 'lovemor the most rl'ljr man in their ranks, and viewing the result of the approaching gubernatorial elec tion very doubtful, they Jmvc thought it best to IjgM him back to run for a re-election to that olhce," tint the editor 44 rejoices at the decision of tiio party, Tor thero i no sias in the Loco-foci ranka he would rather see dkfcatXti." Well now, Mr. Editor, where's your consistency The fact is, you were just as glad that he was defeated for the Senate, as you would be to see him defeated for tlovernor, if he should be a candidate. You hate him, not because ol any personal unkiudness that he has ever done you, for you know, ;i your former townsman, you have no cau.o for that, but because he is iminoveably attached to his principles. Q7 We publish iu another column, the first of a promised series of communicitions on the subject of the State debt, by 41 Agricular." Some of our readers will recollect this signature as appended to some very sensible articles in our paper, three years täinec. Without endorsing every thiug thc writer may say, we can safely commend his articles to the attention of the reader as coming from a sound thinker, a good democrat, and an honwt man. It is well to listen to such men. Ia it generally known how many banks the Royal Family are engaged in ! We have heard of a Pwraoh Bank ! before now, of which one of the Family Is said to stand at the head.

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vmw vm tili; llUWILCltn tAIUUiK""" ... Cver Liken ila-e in this city, was witnoucd in the UM of the House of Kcpreso.mive,, on Saturday r ' afterno m last, 111 presence of the members ot the .- l'i,,..l . .TS 9 f f" ff ? . rft r ...'Infill" f n 0f lo.dic3 and ircntlemen of this Slate. ,n :ludltlJn lQ Mr Hard, who i continued as a teacher, the trustees have procured the services of I. T? na I;..;.1 f tu intitntinti n rrrntlp i ' ,,.11 ,,1 ,ftn,l r.. l.n Lt t.ii hr nffiinip. h ivi . , , , .r nn M. r , TT , , , r i , the Hall, and a number of clashes came forward and r.i Mr. Brown exhibited the books of instruction used in the school, gave leave to the audience to select any page in the book that the scholars had learned, which, when selected, he gave signs to the students of any particular sentence he wished them to write out on their slates, which was immedi ately put down in writing, with the greatest accuracy. " t . . . i i it r They also gave specimens of their knowledge of geography, which greatly astonished all present; showing a progress equal, and in some respects superior, to advancement in our common institutions m. . e . n 4 i The m st interesting specimens of intellectual , , . . ' - . r culture, were tlie recital, by means ot signs, ot seve- ,. . i . - i - . ral interesting and aliccting incidents in histtiry . . . . , . Mr. Crown interpreting, in words, as the students . . r , jirogresseu. inn a no ciia nx.uiuni, iui an expressions of feeling, which such incidents are calculated to inspire, were pictured in the countenances and rrestures of the mute students. One incident of history was the settlement of Virginia by Captain J . , ,. Smith; commencing with the emigrants embarking ' ,r- .i on tlie perilous ocean, their landing m Virginia : tlie . . uisaiiecuon towarus am.tn-nw capture uy i, v i.iu4a,, trial anJ ntencc-tho club of the slurdy warrior i . . i t alii where General Wolfe expires in the arms of victory a scene which the great American artist. Mr. West, has placed upon the canvas, as one of his greatest work" the Bible narrative connected with the death of Abel, was also pictured forth in all its horrors to the audience. In the conclusion of the exercises Mr. Brown addressed the large audience in behalf of tlie institution, in a strain of fervid and persuasive eloquence. He remarked truly, that the chief glory of Indiana consisted in her liberal appropriations for thc benefit of the deaf and dumb, the lunatic and the unfortunate blind; and to show thc cflect which thec had produced on thc public mind, in other sections of thc Union, he related a conver sation between himself and a staid New Englander, who after hearing him recount what had been done for thc above objects, in our State, with tears streaming from his eyes, remarked, "God will bless Indiana." So we need have no fears of injuring our credit abrond b-v liI,cral appropriations to objects of benevolence like thee. Mrris'a. in Iiis Bank Gazette, still insists that he had a letter from Washington, and that it stabs Cid. y . , u r,prcs(.j pirn graphs than in the one , n.e.l. Aside from the fact that the pretended Democratic papers in the pay of tlie Bank throughout the country have continued their thrusts at this cham pion of the Nation il CurrcncVt it a isthing of course that the Bank Organ here would attack him ; we heard that on last week, A. F. Morrison was running nil over town showing a letter purporting to come from Hon. Andrew Kennedy, one of our members of Congress. Whether this letter is a forgery or not, time only wdl determine. P S. S.nce the above was written, the Royal Family Paper has appeared, in which it is stated that the letter in question 14 has been seen by an hundred gentleman,' &LC. It may be true. (fcj-Wo call attention to the proceedings of one of our Fire companies in this paper. It will be seen that the company have determined to disband, unless a good engine and proper apparatus be furnished them. They are right. This is a matter in which thc Legislature, as the guardian ff the public buildings, has some interest ; and we hope a small appropriation will be made, as suggested by the company. It would be rather inconvenient if the State House should be suddenly burnt up; and it will be, if it gets on fire fairly, unless we have better mcana than at present, to extinguish it. We can see no good reason why Chapman is entitled to all the patronage of the public." Morrison's D irV Organ. This is where the shoe pinches. Morrison has long supposed that we were getting rich ; and this, as much as any other reason, has induced him to en deavor to supplant us. By labor, by AarJ labor, night and day, such as he never dreamed of, we have been caiblcd to make a living, and do something to pay ff tho-iC who had made pon"y purses for Aim, by assuming thc debts of thc old Democrat office. As to our gains, over and above that, why, a certain exspeaker of Ohio has lost more in one night, than all we can boast of, and Allick won it. 03-Thc relative amount of matter in thc State Sentinel and Morrison's 44 Democrat," may be judged of by the fact that Mr. Butler's letter, which was published in full, by us, made a little less than three columns in the State Sentinel, and the same document made six full columns in Morrison's paper ; showing that in the same space, we give twice as much matter as Morrison gives. He will have to stir his stumps, and spend a few more dimes if he expects to compete with us in the news at er business. He will find it less prof table that it used to be in old times. The Royal Bank Paper, notwithstanding its pretended adoration of Gen. Ca?s, had not space, at present," to by his excellent resolutions and speech before its three hundred readers ! I'irhaps they may have received a Washing letter" from the General, not quite so Ujnkish as they wish ; and hence are disposed to drop hi n, as they would any one who opposes their selfish schemes. Great Democrats and Cass men, these Royal lianktrs! 44 Chapman styles us the Royal Family. Wt think we arc entitled to it." Rank Organ. A candid confession is good for the soul. But it is decidedly in character for the tail to make the first acknowledgment, as he is not so far ahead, Ai'j Bank not being so generally known as the State Bank of Indiana. Go it again, Mr. President Pharaoh. The 7u7 of the Royal Family, thinks the Bank will pay us all it owes us. If the assets of the Bank were n'of thc character of tho 7'in liabilities, we should somewhat doubt the fact. Can't wo have a new edition now of the Hog and Cattle Story that was so effectually to humbug the farmers of Marion and use up Mr. Todd 1 A. F. Morrison says we 44 cannot drive him into the attituda of bank defender. " True. He is already there ; though no doubt he would like to be j driven into tlie bank itself, as the balance of the clique have been. Coming to his Senses. Morrison says every sensible dog knows his own kennel. We are glad he has I found it out, especially since he waa hut a candidate.

Wlr.tt will the Leglwinuuc dot Messrs. Editoks: The present may be justly regirded as a crisis in the affairs of the State of Indiana. It is so regarded by tnot people throughout the State, and never, perhaps, since the disastrous session of 133-0, have the people of the State turned their eyes, with more anxious solicitation, to their representatives than at the present time. Indeed, many cf our fellow citizens in other States have re

garded the future prospects of Indiana as dependent, in rrront detrree. nnon the action nf ihn nrPnt Ln 0 . 53 11 ' ffislature. W Iwt will they do what can thev V do. with the State debt ! rrt . 11.. 1 1 1.1 I 1 ! 1 ! inans, reauy, aim miuu.u ue i,.e imporiani inessoi uipreSe,u iuu. mwn Wl,u b.uWw ! .I 4 : ivr...i i tiiai me puunc mum 1S nut p.. .ur ngave . action upon the subject of the State debt at this time, t Ti 11.. . . .1 ...... . 1 I .. .' are mistaken. It was generally understood in most r e !. nrn',t;n..a ,.,M u i Ynriu in i iir iiiiir. im.il psi m mi: hi hi ri 11 luii i n uuiu 7 ft KM W V .'-.wy .aw. g- ' ' " " made by our foreign creditors to this Legislature. The public mind is becoming more and more con- j vinccdot the necessity oi maiung some disposition of the State debt. It is increasing at thc enormous rate of half a million per annum. It will shortly become utterly unpayable with any resources the State can command. The people see it, and feel it, and are alarmed at thc prospect before them. They begin seriously to fear that if something is not done, if some remedy be not speedily applied, they will be driven to practical if not to legal repudiation an idea, abhorrent to thc moral scre of the honest, hard working, debt paying people of Indiana. Let not the representatives of thc people be mistaken on this imjiortant subject. Repudiation has no place among thc misses ; left to themselves, they will do right. And that representative who throws himself fearlessly upon tiic intelligence, the integrity, the State pride, and the moral honesty of his constituency, may confidently calculate to be sustained by them, in doing that which is necessary to sustain their honor and thc credit and integrity of the Slate. Our foreign creditors have received nothing for 4 or 5 years, and our unpaid interest amounts, in round numbers, to $3,000,000. This course, so far ns the creditors are concerned, is repudiation ; and the people arc ashamed of it. When the tax of 1310, (I think,) laid at 40 cents on the $100, and 75 cents State poll was reduced, thc plea of our politicians then was, that the currency was deranged, the people were, individually, deeply indebted, and the price of labor and property were so low that the people could not bear taxation to pay any portion of the interest on the public debt. These difficulties have all passed away. Thc currency is sound as it ever was, indi viduals arc mostly out of debt, prices are good, both

of labor and property, and still more, the domestic therefore, expect your irregular ones to enter very debt is reduced to a small amount. Where is now ! largely into details of matters and things of that the excuse 1 If we cannot pay any thing now, when j sort ; I shall, therefore, leave it to political soothsaycan we ever hope to The solemn responsibility ;crs to tell you what Aas happened and what is to c ome rests upon the present Legislature of Indiana to do i to pass, under that head and give you myself, an

something to restore thc forfeited credit, the honor and dirnftv of the State. Will thev dn it? The people expect it. Thc people of oilier States expect it. Our creditors expect it. We have the ability to do something and we ought to d it. 0 ! let it not be said that Indiana, with her genial climate, her fertile soil, her industrious increasing population, is the last of the sovereign States of this sjlorious confederacy to meet her just obligations. AGRICULAR. Viaiirici luirli County. Public notice having bten previously given, Demo-

craic meeting was held at the C.turt House in Evanaville, ' its and worse manners from them. Jut at this time, on Saturday evening, December 13ih, 1345. ja western man, supposed to be in possession of. or The meeting was organized by the nomination of Peter capablc of commanding even remotely, any of tint dosSharpe, Esq as Chainnan and Dr. George B. Walker as irable article, political influence, is treated with a little Secretary. more respect than western men formerly were ; but,

JimosT. Walker, Esq. briefly explained the object for vr nun mc uivriiiii; was vaiicu, niiu iiiuncu mc iiiiiivimcih of a Committee To prepare rriolti'iont expresshe of the ense of the meeting. The motion having carried, the Chair appointed Dr. W. Hamilton, stockwell Ü. Stoddard, R. W. Dunbar, James T. Walker and Christian Decker, . , . . r . , . . . , . as said Committee, who after withdrawing fr a abort tune, !:. it.- H.i i i . i. returned and reported the following resolutions, which were unanimously adopt d, viz: Resolved, That we cordially approve of tee Adminis - tration of James K. Polk as far as it has been developed, ad confident!, re.y upon hh abi .t.es and prudence to man,ge .ucc? ulljr, the affors of the Union, in any emergency which miy hereafter arise.

itcuvcu. i nai we cui iiurr uur i,c iu wrrg ... c.ear , mora3 have go oflen becn disregarded ; and the pCCUand u qesiionabli ; and that in no event should the , . . . rame be jeopardized by jpropusal. for a compromise wilh j liar tone of the Prcss al tiie tlu,c in relation to the Great Britain. The " whole or none " should be our atfiir characterizing it as an 44 unfortunate and dismotto. But while firmly and manfully maintaining oar lrcssing event," instead of 44 shocking and horrible rieht, a proper regird for the craat interests involved, . , . .! i , , , , 1 . ..uii . i murder ! thc right name, which would nave been abould induce us to act with moth circumspection and '

wisdom, in rrneltina the unfounded, though plausible pretentions of a powerful Empire.

Resolved, That the imposition of duties with a view to nftcr bci insuUcd bv Mr. ßail,.v cooly anJ considerbemfit one class of citizens at the expense of ihe rest, is I , ... ., , , " , . . , . . , uniust and unconstitutional. That a Tar.ff for revenue walked a mile and purchased a six barrel pistol,

alone should le enacted, with such reasonable incidental protection as will be nectssarifi Lenclicial to all the great interest of the country. Rettlced. That the Tariff of 1812 was an ill-advised an I hastily arranged, measure is unequal and oppressive in many of its provision?, and deserves the immediate revision and modification of Congress. Kewlctd, That a currency of ihe precious metals is the only one remgrszed by the Constitution of the United States, and that the experience of the past furnishes the strongest proof of the necessity of a total separation of ; the fiscal affairs of the general Government from all connection with Banks. Resetted, That ihe course of Jaoies Whitcomb since his election to the Gubernatorial chair, m nts our warmest approbation. I hat we fully respond to the sentiment. expresseu in inntM .urssigr, ami regmu u as uue oi me ablest documents ever put foith from the Chair of State. Refilled, That while we shall cheeifu ly yield our support to any Democrat who may receive ihe nomination fir Governor at the approaching Convention, we should do injustice to our feelings were we not to express our decided preference for ihe re-nomination of Governor Whitcomb; and earnestly to desire thai the Delegation from this county will make him their first choice. Resolvtd, That the present prosperous condition of our State warrants the conclusion, that the time has at length arrived, when an iffrt can be made, without presxure upon the People, to pay some portion of the interest of our State Debt. That we fully approve of Governor Whitcomb's reco nmendatioris on this subject, and sincerely hope that the present Legislature will not ailj turn without having first made some provision for wiping off the slain of passive repudiation which has too loug obscured the fair fame of the State. Resolved, That we consider tke completion of the Wabash and Crie Canal to Cvana ville, one of the moat important means the State will ever possess, of ultimately paying off her large debt; and that independent of the other incalculable advantages to be derived from the extension of the work to the Ohio river, considerations of revenue alone, should prompt the Legislature to immediate action on the subject. Resolved, That the editors of the State Sentinel deserve the thanks of the Democratic party for the zeal and ability wilh which they hive constantly labored for the promotion of the Democratic cause, in ita darkest, as well as its most pro?jercus dys, and that in thia time of our prosperity, the laborers are especially 44 worthy of their hire." JZcsclved, That the following individuals are hereby chosen from each township to represent the county of Vanderburgh in the Democratic Convention at Indianapolis, on the 8th day of January next, with full power to eupply any vacancies among their number. Pigeon Twnthip. F. L Gaodsell, James Lockhart and W. Hamilton Stockwell. Knight Township. Joseph Lane and John Fichus. Scott Township. Thomas Humphrey and George W. Sharpe. Armstrong Towmhip. George W. Finch and Samuel McDaniel. Merry Township. William C Saunders and Simon Grill Union Township. Allen Slund and John M. Blair. Centre Township. Barney Roystoti and EvertunKennerty. German 7'-u?ni.i7.-Mirhael Monier and Louis Richter. Resolved, That the proceedings of thia meeting be published in the State Sentinel and New Harmony Statesman. After which, on motion, the meeting adjourned. PETER SHARPE, CAtrirma. Gioiox B. Walker, Sciretai-y. '

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WASHINGTON, Dec. IS, 1815To the Editors of the Indiana State Scntintl: fWc omit the greater portion of our correspondent's letter of this date, as we have already publhed the ; matters to which it relates. Ers. Sentinel. The resolution under which the printers to the Sen ate were elected, was as follows : Regtjlvcdt That the Senate proceed to the election ) nf n nrlntor fnr th- Sonate üf tliO '29th Conrress. and . , t r i i i ! that, if, hereafter, during the term for which the printer ii clectod, provisions should be made by law ; . ,. mi ... ni. nrintinrr from the news .w. r i paper press, and for the establishment of a public v oScc to do the printing of Congress, the . SQ decled shall bo sut cl to gucil rP;,uiation ; nQ mafr . m .ft . M to his ,n.inuancc in ' J . . - office, and that the printing be paid for at the rates . . a t t t . now cstabliahed by law, or such rates as may, during the pTCKfA 6CSSion, be established by law, or by res olution of thc Scnate The resolution, as thus amended, was adopted ; ' whereupon thc Senate proceeded to ballot for printer as follows : Ritchie and Heiss, Gales and Seaton, Thomas Ritchie, Jefferson, &. Co., Ü7 votes. 'JO 44 1 vote. 1 So Messrs. Ritchie aud Heiss were declared to be duly elected. Mr. Allen, however, found a chance to offer a resolution, (of which he gave notice on Tuesday, and endeavored to introduce on yesterday,) instructing the President forthwith to notify thc government of Great Britain, that at the expiration of twelve months from the time such notice is conveyed to that government, thc joint occupation of the Oregon territory will cease. Thc resolution was read, and, under the rule, lies over. Mr. Atchison introduced a series of resolutions, instructing the appropriate committees to enquire into the expediency of establishing a territorial government in Oregon, &c. thc xpediency of erecting forts and defences on the route to Oregon, and beyond the Rocky Mountains raising a corps of mounted riflemen to be stationed in that region organizing tlie militia in Oregon granting lands and establishing Indian agencies thereon, and establishing a mail route to said territory. TIMOLEON. WASHINGTON, Dec. 15, 1845. Gents: I presume you are kept advised of all the sayings and doings upon the great political topics of tlie dty, by your regular correspondents, and will net f inking of what is doing in a small way, by small folks, in this irreat omnium calherum of odds and ends. I Von know, gentlemen, that every thing outlandish ! or outrageous, in morals or manners, has, this side of the Alleghanics, been voted and established as West' ! em. Des some booby from the north, south, or east, j with more money in his pocket than brains in his ! cranium, perpetrate any enormity whatsoever, the act is denominated western, and is highly censured, white thc individual is voted an extraordinary clever fellow. who has untortunately, heretotore, associated with semi-barbarous western men and acquired bad habasi(e from that consideration, they are esteemed and , .-it mi . n . trcated as wcslcrn ,nen 8lllK rhc tlmc 13 raP;d,y ! approaching, I hope, when these local prejudices will ! become extinct, and a man w ill be counted a man in- , , . , -r.,rt...,t c..,i . i deed, who possesses the renins it e amount ot mental and . . , J moral qualities 10 constitute mm one, irrespective oi j the whereabouts of his birth, or his 44 broughtcn up" ; as jotiatJian would say. You doubtless remember the i . . , r T. . . , , r S U" I - .this lung City of the to, where tue laws of the Union are made, and the laws of decency and good i its heading, nau il nave occurred icesi oi nie Aiiegnanies 1 Well, sirs, the unfortunate, gentleman, (who , for the purpose returned and waited patiently some ! jiaif jlOMr on the corner of the street fr Mr. B. and f; , Iv- 1,11 tn n,s l.:.,. nn.l ,lipn. I)TM,n thf j " J " " " , " ' " approacli or .ur. ivcnuaii toward mm, unarmed, irora the opposite side of the street, did deliberately shoot him down ; and afterwards shot twice or thrice at the man who did insult him, and wounded him dangerously,) has just been set at liberty by thc grand jury who, in their wisdom, have endorsed this cold blooded and cowardly act as one of self defence! After this judgment, let no one here speak of the unfortunate western man, who, in hot blood, sends his neighbor to his long home, unprepared and unanealed, be called by a harsher epithet than unfortunate ! The same jury, I understand, brought in a bill against Bailey for an assault and battery upon the unfortunate gentleman who murdered young Kendall, and badly wounded him (B.) served him right though I must confess it looks unjust, after all, to give the unfortunate gentleman the privilege of shooting Bailey's arm and endangering his life, besides obliging him to pay a heavy bill to his physician, and all for the black eye, which it is saii, he gave him on provocation, and then prosecute him for assault and battery. O tempora, O mores ! A LOOKER ON. Mr. Adams's Opinion. Tlie Washington corres pondent of the Baltimore Sun writes under date of the Gth inst. : "The feeling of Congress, in regard to thc President's message, has been manifested in a general disposition to support the Executive. The declarations of Mr. Adams on this subject are important, and have not been fairly stated. Nothing, he says, would induce him to submit to any compromise by which any part of Oregon should be abbreviated, but an agreement with Great Britain, by which she should relinquish all pretensions to the Californias, and, further than that, wink at our acquisition of that country. I believe I have given not only the substance, but the words of the declaration ns very often repeated by Mr. Adams, to members of the House, and to citizens also.' McNulty's trial is now going on at Washington. But little progress has yet been made. We learn from the Union that McNulty has been surrendered by his bail, and committed to prison. 0OThc Louisiana Constitution question has been decided almost unanimously. The votes of all the parishes, except Caddo, are received, and stand in the aggregate, as follows : For adoption, 12,277 against adoption. 1,395. Mississippi. General Cocke, a bond paying Democrat, has becn elected Chancellor of Mississippi, for six years, by a majority of 1,500 over an anti-bond paying Democrat, and an anti-bond paying Whig. 07" Gideon Wells of Connecticut has been appointed Third Assistant Post Marter General in place of Dr. N.M.-Miller.

Cincinnati Prices Current. Corrected from the Chroiide cf December 20. Fniir.ritv milN.bi 3.C0V.25 Ott. linked. cU 0.64aO C3

Canal & waii4. W - W 4 SO 5.UU S'if Kjiiawlia.Lukh U 23.0 25 Grain wheat, bu?h O.SäaU .00 Seeds, flax, buli Corn, 0.31iU3j Timolhy, Oil. 25a0 3D Cliver. l ooi or 2 bO 3.00 5.756.0) 0 23j0 24 f.v.'e.ion, 13 ODalü o; I nisxy fill CINCINNATI, Dec. 20 The lircr la fallen 8 lnchef nnnniit. Iln. i t .iura t'Pll.lfiiV molllirff SDll If tili deC,..j,r. fhe ic monopoliz- the river this mowing, in deii - . it impo.Mble f.r any boat tJ leave or came into i-it At I'ituburih on Wednesday, tbei 4J feet watet m the cfianiiei and filling, 'the eit!.ei wa aui e cvU iui fiezin ba.d. A4 mJ a 0l. - - j 0 Hog A nie yrsteidy afternoon nf 203 head from lirer, dea.l, at3 75a$4, div at 200 lb ; 53 fu.m IJutlrr ci-uoty, avwtV40lb,at 5 12; UO, drove, at fS öia,, giv 2 JwTibs , 39 aVwi 2lb.f at V3 50-the Um of th. . .'n . il I i. t - ...... eun ; 500, av wt 200, at f 4 j small l.t, from wigou at S 50 to 3 S7. m )tlv at and above J o. jr.eieaieuol many in the pen, and until mjie moderate weather 'lie arrival will necessarily be learned. A sale cf 1200 bead good bacon heg yestt-rd iy at f 4. 1 1 iDF. A M'.e i t 50, u fen, at 31, the cer eral price -v - - - Cattle A sale of 57 Kentucky, a wl 77S lb?, at $3 75 PJ W " do wt 550 at 2 s7 13 Ir.d.do ame Tallow A sate of 10 IhU No 1, at 6?c. Flour A sale of 100 bbl fjom st ue last evening, at $1 9 ) wis p. aiid deliveied ; 43 ilo this m;rnin from stjie at Good Intent. At a meeting of thc Good Intent Fire Company, held at the Council Chamber on Midiy evening, the JJd inst., thc following resolutions were adopted, to wit : Resolved, That inasmuch as our efforts, in attempting to arrest tlie progress of a fire, are, for want of projcr and sufficient apparatus, rendered almost entirely inefficient, we do, as a company, respectfully petition thc Commm Couneil to procure fr us, at least six hundred additional feet of hos?, and a plain suction engine. Rt solved, That unle-s such additional apparatus le granted us, we will deliver up to thc Council hit prej sent apparatus and d sband, and hereafter as-is,t as j private citizens at a fire. R'-soivrd, liiat as the btate is the owner of a large amount of property in our city, it is thc opinion if this company that the Legislature would n.t hesitate to make a liberal donation frthc purchase of thc apparatus mentioned in the firt of these resolution. Resolved, That this matter should be attended to instanter, while the Legislature is in session. Orderet!, That the foregoing resolutions be published in the city papers. EPHRAIM COLESTOCK, Trcs't. Jas. G. Johpon, Sec'y. Mil a 1 1 Hills. A proposition will t made this winter for an exi toncinn nf tbr limn Cur i en i 1 1 rr ,in'i 1 l.illj l.u llir Sf;it i Rnk w . p . , t(l s up . is. no Democrat will vote fjr si ch a measure. We clip the abovo from the Goshen Democrat, and most heartily respond amen to thc proposition, that no democrat will vote for such a measure. The fact is the more favors banks reerive at the hands of the people the more they swindle them in return. Dclj'hi Oracle. j Upon this subject we have over and again declared I r opposition to the demands of the btate Bank. ' a' we see dihemd reason to adhere our course. i,ei the mnK nl once oc autnouiiieu inai as fast as her franchises expire, they will be reclaimed and forever rest with the people of the State, whether they arc exercised by Whigs or Democrats. Spine of our exchanges are of opinion that no good democrat will be found managing a Bank at this of Rag Raronism, while others believe that a democrat makes good a bank director ns any. However this may bo. we need not now undertake to decide, but one thing to us seems evident, that they that ask and they who give to Banks the power of issuing small Bills are not, when so doing, under the influence of democratic principles, profits what they may. We say let bo opportunity be lost to limit the operations of the Bank, within the smallest possible compass. Greencaslle Patriot, Dtc. 9. We suppose that Gov. Whitcomb will again nc ruinate democrats this winter to fill the vacancies on the Supreme Bench. Selecting democrats for Judges is not so criminal a matter after all ! The whiys in. this county, at tlie election for Associate Judge, on thc 27th tilt., drew the line and elected Mr. Archibald bimpson, whig, over Mr. Mayes, the democratic candidate. For conscience sake! exclaim the whigs, don't suffer politics to interfere with thc judiciary. Western Sun. Cocld'xt Come ix.-An effort was made in q & rMoIution FuWril)injr the jI1()iana Journal and Indiana Democrat, 1 our for leav ing out the State Sentinel entirely. This measure was sustained by the Whigs and a disaffected Dearborn county Democrat named Rwll. But all in vain. The Democrats of thc Senate would not desert the paper that had stood by thftn in the darkest hour as well as the brightest. They voted the resolution down. Indiana Statesman. a cAien. The members of the legislature, and all others interested in the subject of the permanent location of thc Indiana Asylum for the Deaf and Dumd, are respectfully informed that my opinion and views respecting this matter remain unchanged the same as they have always been, any insinuations or statements to the contrary notwithstanding. WILLIAM WILLARD. Dec. 23d, 13-15. Messhs. Ciafmans: Dar Sirs: I sec in your paper of the 15th instant, a resolution referring to our relief and valuation laws, reported as leing introduced by me, (Burns) please correct. The resolution was introduced by Mr. Blackwell of Riplev. E. BURNS. The St:i! of Imli iiiu llttrioii County. I'bob.tc Covkt or ion CocTr, December Tksm, 1845. Adam Wright and Samuel Fraizer, eierutot n of ihe U-iwi'l. and leaMnieiii of Jense Fraizer, deceased, vü. Ital-xtr Fit and Abigail Fix, It i wife, Stephen Sweet and Vailha Sweet, his wife, ben -j tinin (Hover and Mourning Clover, Iii wife, t'alrh bleeth und arah Sleeth, his wife. Jarnh Wiriton and Jane H'inlon, hli wife John Fratzer ami M arm ret Fraizer. ' Petition fur th tale of Real rotate. eiTMIE said Margaret Fiairer, who is rn a resident of the State U- of Indiana, is hereliy notified that the a'ove named Adam Wriphtand Samuel Fraizer, executors of lite laut will and testament of Jesae Fraizer, deceased, have filed tlieir petition in the abov entitled case, in the court aforesaid, against her and the other defendants above named, that the sine w ill Im beard on the fir-a dar of the next trrm nl ai1 oort, to he h-l t at the Court Mouse in Indianapolis, on Ihe third Monday in February next. Hy order of the Court. A Ueit, 63-awia R. n. ni'XCAV, ci. Magnificent cliiiics for J:iiuinrr. 1S4G J. G. GREGORY CO. Manner,. A I. n XA A D RIA LO T TJu R Y Class 3, for 1S IG. ' Tob drawn at Alexandria, I. C,on Saturday. Januar lTis lt-46. j -.m, 78 So. Isltery 14 Drawn DalJots. Mac-nrtrENT raizes: 1 Grand Capital. $i0,tMH I Splendid Fuze, $25,000 1 SpUnd Fiize of $15,00:) luo$IO,000 1 prize ofSHO I Jrt w m tin 7,000 I do $-",172 ii pri.e of $ t ,0u0 4 do . ,500 ÜO lo' Oi 30 do 3 1 ,000 üüdoSGOO 4J do $ÖUO &.e.. Ate. 4cc. Ticket-.15-llalvei $7 oO-Uuartcm $3 T5 Ctphf lis $! 871 Certificate of packages t.f Sri holea $!9o uo Do Do Do ao cfS6 Halve OO do rf 26 Quartern 47 50 do of 2ti Lijlitfn 3 75 ALEXANDRIA LOTTERY, Class o.l, for 1SIG. To be drawn at Alexandria D. C, on Saturday, Jar.uary 2iib, 1849. prizes : 30,000 Dollarn! 12,5KI Dollars! 6,000 Dollars 4,000 Dollars! 3,.77 Dollars! 3,000 Dollars' 42,oo0 Dollarn! CO Prizes of 2,000 Dollar! 20 Trizes of 1,000 Dollais ' 50 do of 5'J Dollars! Vc. Lc. 75 ;V. lottery 12 Drawn Ralots. Tickets 310 Halve JlVQu; riers $0 53. Certificate ol Tarkajenof i.5 Whole Tickets I'0 Do do of 2d Half do Do do of 25 Quarter da 32 59 ALEXANDRIA LOTTERY. Clans'), for h4G. To be dranvn at Alexandria. D. C.on Saturday, January 31i isjg C.4D ICHtMtl $35,000 $10.000 $S,fO0 3 177 3,000 e.-soo ,000 40 Prizes of $1-500 iO prizes of Jl'JU CO prizes of $300 Ate See 1lc 73 Nos. V RaUots. Tirkats $10 Halves $5 Quarters $- M Certificates of Packages ol 25 hole Tickets SI.U) l do 25 Half do C5 do Quarter do 3j 50 Orders for Tiekets and Shares and Certificates of rar k ares in th above Splendid Lotteries will receive the iimmc prompt aUeitiXn and an official account of each drmviHg sent immediately after it to all who order frow ua Address, 7 r H " vr

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